Jackie’s Reading Corner

Thank you to Emma of @damppebblesblogtours for my spot today reviewing The Southern Belles by Katie Simpkins. SYNOPSIS Not Just Any Old Riches to Rags Story. Heiresses, Evelyn, Georgia and Olivia Belle, nicknames The Southern Belles by the tabloid press, have everything they’ve ever wanted. Then, suddenly, on Evelyn’s 30th birthday, their father dies in … More The Southern Belles by Katie Simpkins #TheSouthernBelles @FusionPress1 #TheBrightonBellesSeries @damppebbles #damppebblesblogtours. #Bookblogger

SYNOPSIS They were the perfect family. It was the perfect crime. It’s the most disturbing crime scene DCI Matilda Darke has ever seen…. The morning after a wedding reception at a beautiful suburban home in Sheffield, the bride’s entire family are stabbed to death – in a frenzied attack more violent than anything DCI Matilda … More THE MURDER HOUSE By Michael Wood (DCI Matilda Darke Thriller, Book 5)

SYNOPSIS She only looked away for a second….. Anne White only looked away for a second, that’s all it took to lose sight of her daughter. But seven years later, Abigail is found. And as Anne struggles to connect with her teenage daughter, she begins to question how much Abigail remembers about the day she … More LITTLE WHITE LIES By Phillipa East

Welcome to my spot on the book blog tour of A Wash of White. I am delighted to be a part of this tour. SYNOPSIS ITS NOT LIFE THAT IMITATES ART. ITS DEATH Anna Simon’s. Famous. Talented. Dead. The body of a famous actress is found mutilates on an ice rink in Manchester, recreating a … More A WASH OF BLACK By Chris McDonald #BookBlogTour #ChrisMcDonald #RedDogPress #Bookblogger

SYNOPSIS He had never heard himself scream before. It was terrifying. Alone, trapped in the darkness and with no way out, Bart Campbell knows that his chances of being found alive are slim. Drugged and kidnapped, the realisation soon dawns that he’s been locked inside a shipping container far from his Edinburgh home. But what … More Perfect kill By Helen Fields (DI Callanach book 6)

SYNOPSIS An exiled agent. A growing threat. A clandestine war. The world is changing beyond recognition. Radical extremists are rising and seek to enforce their ideology globally. Governments, the military and intelligence agencies are being outmanoeuvred at every step. Borders are breaking down. Those in power are puppets. The old rules are obsolete. To fight … More BLACK 13 By Adam Hamdy (Scott Pearce)

SYNOPSIS Close to my heart you’ll be, sisters forever you and me…. Alexandra Van Ness has the perfect life. She lives in an idyllic resort town tucked away in the Rocky Mountains, shares a designer loft with her handsome boyfriend, Chase, and has her dream job working in child protection. Every day, Alex goes above … More HURRY HOME By Roz Nay

SYNOPSIS How does the saying go? Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re out to get you…..? For Ruth, a new mother recovering from postpartum psychosis, every day is difficult and, after months spent hearing voices in the walls and trusting no one, she’s no longer confident in her own judgement. Neither, it seems, … More THE HIDDEN GIRLS By Rebecca Whitney

SYNOPSIS You escaped. But your nightmare has just begun. This thriller starts where others end. A windowless shack in the woods. Lena’s life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captors, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the … More DEAR CHILD By Romy Hausman

SYNOPSIS Meet Eve Mallow: An American far from home, a professional busybody…. and an amateur detective? Seasoned obituary writer Eve Mallow has a new assignment: to tell the life story of famed musician Bernard Fitzpatrick. A chance to spend a few days in the sweet little village of Sanford St Peter, walking the country lanes … More MYSTERY ON HIDDEN LANE By Clare Chase (An Eve Mallow Mystery)