With so many stories being set in the traumatic WWII era, all based on fact - whether the author chooses to rely heavily or loosely on these facts depending on each individual book - The Violin Maker's Daughter has many unique qualities. Sharon Maas has chosen to begin her book in the Alsace region of... Continue Reading →
An absolutely brilliant, unputdownable, cracker of a read! I hate comparing books, but for me, this was slightly reminiscent of The Woman in the Window. It had the same sense of a woman being trapped both within herself and her home, by her life and circumstances and unable to move forward. Esther has suffered a... Continue Reading →
A masterful plot, together with a nervous and at times unreliable narrator, combine to give readers a thrilling page-turner! Meredith Vincent lives a quiet, unassuming life as the manager of the gift shop on the grounds of Minstead House, a stately home that welcomes the public on a daily basis. She has worked there for... Continue Reading →
This nanny is no Mary Poppins - she's pure evil behind a facade of calm control! Based in the late 1800's this is a slow-burner of a crime thriller with a dark edge and a feeling of unease throughout. It opens with the gruesome discovery of a suitcase containing the bodies of twin babies, buried... Continue Reading →
Life doesn't always end up the way we planned it, or the way we expected it to. That's what happens to Sylvia Penton. She always thought her life would be pretty much like everyone else's: she'd meet 'Mr Right'; get married; have children and live mediocrely ever after. But that's not exactly the way it... Continue Reading →
Although this is is the second in a series featuring DC Cat Kinsella, and it's recommended that the first book, Sweet Little Lies, be read first, Stone Cold Heart can easily be read as a standalone as the reader is provided with enough background information. The book starts off with Joseph Madden, Cat's barista seemingly... Continue Reading →
One of those pacey, excellent reads told from varying points of view that you just can't put down until you find out what really happened! Thea - had it all: gorgeous husband Rupert, 8-year-old daughter Millie, baby son, Zander, online business selling baby clothes. Annabelle - married to Greg, 11-year-old son Oliver, 8-year-old daughter Nell... Continue Reading →
So excited to be here on publication day for Nicole Trope's The Boy in the Photo! It's every parent's worst nightmare: having something happen to your child. Megan arrives at school to collect her 6-year-old son Daniel one day, only to discover that he's nowhere to be found because he's already been collected by his... Continue Reading →
The fact that Gary Bell is himself a QC contributes to this being an excellent description of the British justice system with all its intricacies laid bare. One can't help but compare this to the many courtroom and legal dramas, on both our shelves and screens and I for one find all of it truly... Continue Reading →
What lengths would you go to to protect your deepest, darkest secret? Well, I don't have a deep, dark secret, so I'm really not sure what I'd do to ensure that people don't find out about it, but Rebecca Bradley has created a cast of characters who have a lot to hide. She's also produced... Continue Reading →
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