This has got to be one of the most chilling books I've ever read! Psychological thrillers that are fast-paced and keep you on the edge of your seat are fabulous - you want to keep turning those pages until that killer's revealed. But here, you find out who the killer is really early on, and... Continue Reading →
A novel about food, whānau, and mental illness. Blurb: Valerie reads George Eliot to get to sleep – just to take her mind off worries over her patients, her children, their father and the next family dinner. Elena is so obsessed with health, traditional food, her pregnancy and her blog she doesn’t notice that her... Continue Reading →
I loved this book! It has the perfect balance of psychological and supernatural to unhinge you just that much without tipping you completely over the edge! Not many authors have the ability to get that right, but Redmond manages to do it perfectly. The story starts off with Meg as a child, discovering that she... Continue Reading →
I could not put this one down! It's the quintessential psychological thriller that will keep you up at night and keep you guessing with every page. Ryan Mills is thrilled that his sister Gina is back in his life after many years of estrangement, relating to the family's breakdown after the tragic loss of their... Continue Reading →
After reading this I did wonder if the whole idea of artist colonies and the like are really so great after all. All that ego and hedonism in one place! Is there really anywhere large enough to handle it?! Tamar Hodes has based this partly autobiographical novel on Hydra in the 60's. It's a time... Continue Reading →
Are you ready to be transported back to the '90's ... those heady days of high school, teenage angst, best friends, bullies, teachers (and parents) who didn't have a clue, and your whole life ahead of you. The Spice Girls had taken over the world, and Girl Power well and truly ruled! Well, welcome to... Continue Reading →
It's a good day for Mark Edwards fans! Publication day for his latest, eagerly anticipated book, and I promise you won't be disappointed! Jessica had always adored her older, glamorous sister Isabel. She preferred to stand back and bask in Izzy's light until the day Izzy dies in a tragic accident. She inexplicably falls from... Continue Reading →
Far fetched? Possibly. But sadly, as they say, the truth is stranger than fiction. This truth, however, happens more often than we would like to think: men who appear loving and 'perfect' on the surface but who hide something much darker behind that charming facade. That's the case with David who manages to con Annie... Continue Reading →
A really unique take on the psychological thriller genre. I must say, authors are coming up with some quite remarkable killing methods these days, ensuring that those of us who are fans of this category of reading never run out of material ... I'm just a little nervous as to where they're getting their ideas... Continue Reading →
Blurb: A young woman is found, emaciated and unconscious, in the mountains surrounding a village in Transylvania. When it is discovered that she is of an ethnic group which was violently driven out of the regions many years before, old wounds are reopened as the villagers are reminded of their role in the bloodshed.... Continue Reading →
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