Month: Nov 2023

ARCTIC SUN By Jack Grimwood @MichaelJBooks @joncg #BookReview

21st Nov 2023

SYNOPSIS Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret . . . When research zoologist Dr Amelia Blackburn ventures north to investigate the ravages of the Chernobyl reactor meltdown, she stumbles on the evidence of another sinister disaster on the Norway-Russia border – one that appears far from … More ARCTIC SUN By Jack Grimwood @MichaelJBooks @joncg #BookReview

THE BIRDCAGE LIBRARY By Freya Berry @headlinepg @FreyaBBooks @Squadpod3 #TheBirdcageLibrary #BookReview

20th Nov 2023

SYNOPSIS Dear Reader, the man I love is trying to kill me… Emily Blackwood, adventuress and plant hunter, travels north for a curious new commission. A gentleman has written to request she catalogue his vast collection of taxidermied creatures before sale. On arrival, Emily finds a ruined castle, its owner haunted by a woman who … More THE BIRDCAGE LIBRARY By Freya Berry @headlinepg @FreyaBBooks @Squadpod3 #TheBirdcageLibrary #BookReview

A KILLING IN NOVEMBER By Simon Mason @riverrunbooks @SimonMasonbooks @katyaellis #AKillinginNovember #BookReview

13th Nov 2023

SYNOPSIS Ryan Wilkins grew up on a trailer park, a member of what many people would call the criminal classes. As a young Detective Inspector, he’s lost none of his disgust with privileged elites – or his objectionable manners. But he notices things; they stick to his eyes. His professional partner, DI Ray Wilkins, of … More A KILLING IN NOVEMBER By Simon Mason @riverrunbooks @SimonMasonbooks @katyaellis #AKillinginNovember #BookReview

THE UNSPEAKABLE ACTS OF ZINA PAVLOU By Eleni Kyriacou @AriesFiction @Elenikwriter #TheUnspeakableActsOfZinaP #BookReview

9th Nov 2023

SYNOPSIS THEY HAVE TOLD SO MANY LIES ABOUT ME. London, 1954.Zina Pavlou, a Cypriot grandmother, waits quietly in the custody of the Metropolitan police. She can’t speak their language, but she understands what their wary looks mean: she has been accused of the brutal murder of her daughter-in-law. Eva Georgiou, Greek interpreter for the Met, … More THE UNSPEAKABLE ACTS OF ZINA PAVLOU By Eleni Kyriacou @AriesFiction @Elenikwriter #TheUnspeakableActsOfZinaP #BookReview

THE FIRST 48 HOURS By Simon Kernick @Headlinepg @Simonkernick #The First 48 Hours #Book review

8th Nov 2023

SYNOPSIS A COP NEEDS TO CRACK A DEADLY CASEHe’s a detective hunting cold-blooded killers, but does he know more than he admits? A MOTHER HAS TO SAVE HER DAUGHTERShe’s a lawyer who must defend a murderer – but how far will she go to protect her only child? A COUPLE WILL COMMIT THE PERFECT CRIMEThey … More THE FIRST 48 HOURS By Simon Kernick @Headlinepg @Simonkernick #The First 48 Hours #Book review

JACKDAW By Daniel Cole @Stormbooks_co @DanielColeBooks #Jackdaw #BookReview

3rd Nov 2023

SYNOPSIS Daughter of a notorious murderer herself, Detective Scarlett Delaney hasn’t been on the force for long when she finds herself heading up a mystifying new case. With three seemingly impossible murders to date, leaving each of the victims with calling-card scratches, the killer known only as “Jackdaw” feels untouchable… uncatchable, always claiming a shiny keepsake before disappearing … More JACKDAW By Daniel Cole @Stormbooks_co @DanielColeBooks #Jackdaw #BookReview