Month: Aug 2023

THE LIE MAKER By Linwood Barclay @HQStories @HarperCollinsUK @linwood_barclay #TheLieMaker #BookReview

31st Aug 2023

SYNOPSIS Your dad’s not a good person. Your dad killed people, son. These are some of the last words Jack Givins’s father spoke to him before he was whisked away by witness protection, leaving Jack and his mother to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives. Years later, Jack is a struggling author, recruited … More THE LIE MAKER By Linwood Barclay @HQStories @HarperCollinsUK @linwood_barclay #TheLieMaker #BookReview

THE ART OF KILLING By C. R. Clarke @matadorbooks @CRClarkeAuthor #TheArtOfKilling #BookReview

15th Aug 2023

SYNOPSIS Unbeknownst to him, a chance discovery of something unimaginable will steer Detective Patrick Gutteridge’s life down a path littered with memories of his past, memories he’s spent a decade trying to forget. For two years, Gloucester’s quiet streets have glowed to the media interest gifted by the works of an anonymous graffiti artist — … More THE ART OF KILLING By C. R. Clarke @matadorbooks @CRClarkeAuthor #TheArtOfKilling #BookReview

ASSASSIN EIGHTEEN By John Brownlow @HodderBooks @johnbrownlow #AssassinEighteen #BookReview

14th Aug 2023

First of all I would like to thank @Phoebe_A_Morgan and @HodderFiction for my proof copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and not influenced in any way. SYNOPSIS ‘I am waiting for someone to kill me. Tonight would be a good night for it.’Agent Seventeen, the most infamous hitman in the … More ASSASSIN EIGHTEEN By John Brownlow @HodderBooks @johnbrownlow #AssassinEighteen #BookReview

WEST HEART KILL By Dann McDorman @ravencrime #DannMcDorman #WestHeartKill #BookReview

11th Aug 2023

SYNOPSIS Any respectable practitioner must follow the rules in making the truth – however skilfully camouflaged by lies – accessible to all’ It’s the Fourth of July weekend at the prestigious West Heart country club. Gathered for cocktails on the first evening are just some of the guests: the club president, the treasurer and his … More WEST HEART KILL By Dann McDorman @ravencrime #DannMcDorman #WestHeartKill #BookReview

DON’T LOOK AWAY By Rachel Abbott @Wildfirwbks @RachelAbbott #Don’tLookAway #BookReview

8th Aug 2023

SYNOPSIS Eleven years ago my sister Lola vanished from my aunt’s cottage in Cornwall. Now I’m back, and I’m no closer to understanding why she ran away. What secrets was she keeping? Memories come to me in snippets, but something is still missing. Then a body is discovered in a cave below the cliffs. No … More DON’T LOOK AWAY By Rachel Abbott @Wildfirwbks @RachelAbbott #Don’tLookAway #BookReview

DON’T SWIPE RIGHT By L.M.Chilton @AriesFiction @LM_Chilton #Don’tSwipeRight #BookReview

7th Aug 2023

SYNOPSIS Finding true love can be murder. Gwen Turner, 29, entrepreneur and part-time barista. Likes: true-crime podcasts, cheese-based snacks (the more unnaturally orange the better) and constantly refreshing her dating apps. Dislikes: two-day hangovers, people who refer to themselves as entrepreneurs… and discovering her latest match is actually a serial killer (probably should have put … More DON’T SWIPE RIGHT By L.M.Chilton @AriesFiction @LM_Chilton #Don’tSwipeRight #BookReview