Source: Review copyPublication: March 23rd 2021 from Thomas & MercerPP: 362ISBN-13: 978-1542019958 My thanks to Sophie Goodfellow of FMcM and Thomas &Mercer for the opportunity to review A decade ago, Emily Carlino vanished after her car broke down on a California highway. She was presumed to be one of serial killer Ronny Lee Jessup’s victimsContinue reading “The Other Emily by Dean Koontz @deankoontz @AmazonPub @sophieglorita”
Category Archives: Horror
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor @cjtudor @MichaelJBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 21 January 2021 from Michael JosephPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-0241371305 My thanks to the publisher for an early copy for review. 500 years ago: eight martyrs were burnt to death30 years ago: two teenagers vanished without traceTwo months ago: the vicar committed suicide Welcome to Chapel Croft. For Rev Jack Brooks and teenage daughterContinue reading “The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor @cjtudor @MichaelJBooks”
The Game by Luca Veste @LucaVeste @simonschusterUK @jessbarratt88
Source: Review copyPublication: 12 November 2020 from Simon & SchusterPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1471168185 THEY KNOW WHAT YOU DID You receive a call, an email, a text – someone knows your secret and they want to ruin you. AND THEY’RE OUT FOR BLOOD If you don’t do what they say, they’ll tell everyone what you’ve been hiding.Continue reading “The Game by Luca Veste @LucaVeste @simonschusterUK @jessbarratt88”
The Shadow Friend by Alex North @writer_north @MichaelJBooks @Ells85
Source: Review copyPublication: 9th July 2020 from Michael JosephPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1405939287 The victim was his friend. So was the murderer. Twenty-five years ago, troubled teenager Charlie Crabtree committed a shocking and unprovoked murder. For Paul Adams, it’s a day he’ll never forget. He’s never forgiven himself for his part in what happened to his friendContinue reading “The Shadow Friend by Alex North @writer_north @MichaelJBooks @Ells85”
Dark Waters by G.R. Halliday (D.I. Monica Kennedy #2) @gr_halliday @HarvillSecker @mia_qs
Source: Review copyPublication: 16th July 2020 from Harvill and SeckerPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1787301436 THREE MISTAKES. TWO MURDERS. ONE MORE VICTIM TO GO . . . Annabelle has come to the Scottish Highlands to escape. But as she speeds along a deserted mountain road, she is suddenly forced to swerve. The next thing she remembers is wakingContinue reading “Dark Waters by G.R. Halliday (D.I. Monica Kennedy #2) @gr_halliday @HarvillSecker @mia_qs”
BEAST by Matt Wesoloski @ConcreteKraken @orendabooks @annecater #Beast #SixStories #DeadFamous
Source: Review copyPublication: 6th February from Orenda BooksPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1913193133 Elusive online journalist Scott King examines the chilling case of a young vlogger found frozen to death in the legendary local ‘vampire tower’, in another explosive episode of Six Stories… In the wake of the ‘Beast from the East’ cold snap that ravaged the UKContinue reading “BEAST by Matt Wesoloski @ConcreteKraken @orendabooks @annecater #Beast #SixStories #DeadFamous”
A Rush of Blood by David Mark @davidmarkwriter @severnhouse #ARushofBlood
Source: Review copy Publication: 30 September 2019 from Severn HousePP: 224ISBN-13: 978-0727889058 Ten-year-old Hilda’s search for her missing friend has terrible consequences in this gripping psychological thriller. When her friend Meda fails to turn up for dance class one evening, 10-year-old Hilda is convinced that something bad has happened to her, despite Meda’s family’s reassurances.Continue reading “A Rush of Blood by David Mark @davidmarkwriter @severnhouse #ARushofBlood”
Lock Ever Door by Riley Sager @riley_sager @EburyPublishing #LockEveryDoor
Source: Review copy: NetgalleyPublication: 25th July 2019 from Ebury PressPP: 384ISBN-13: 978-1529104400 No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen’s new job as an apartment sitter at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’sContinue reading “Lock Ever Door by Riley Sager @riley_sager @EburyPublishing #LockEveryDoor”
The Neighbour by Fiona Cummins @FionaAnnCummins @PanMacMillan #bookreview
Source: Review copy, NetgalleyPublication 4th April 2019 from MacMillanPP: 416ISBN-13: 978-1509876914 FOR SALE: A lovely family home with good-sized garden and treehouse occupying a plot close to woodland. Perfect for kids, fitness enthusiasts, dog walkers . . . And, it seems, the perfect hunting ground for a serial killer. On a hot July day, GarrickContinue reading “The Neighbour by Fiona Cummins @FionaAnnCummins @PanMacMillan #bookreview”
The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor @cjtudor @JennyPlatt90 @MichaelJBooks #TakingofAnnieThorne #bookreview
Source: Review copyPublication: 21st February 2019 from Michael JosephPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-0718187453 Then . . . One night, Annie went missing. Disappeared from her own bed. There were searches, appeals. Everyone thought the worst. And then, miraculously, after forty-eight hours, she came back. But she couldn’t, or wouldn’t, say what had happened to her. Something happenedContinue reading “The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor @cjtudor @JennyPlatt90 @MichaelJBooks #TakingofAnnieThorne #bookreview”