#TheakstonsCrime 3 and 4. More great books.

Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him… Continue reading

#TheakstonsCrime Read 2. Another to watch in 2019.

Coming February 2019! Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise – she’s just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems… Just one more night. Then I’ll end it. Alison drinks too much. She’s neglecting… Continue reading

#TheakstonsCrime Read 1. One to watch in 2019.

If you leave a door half-open. Soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken… The Whispers begin in June 2019 and you might want to make a note of that because this novel is very very good indeed. The Whisper Man has it all, extremely beautiful writing, exquisite plotting, a wonderful sense… Continue reading

Latest Reads: A Little Bird Told Me Marianne Holmes

Publication Date 13th September from Agora Books. Source: Netgalley   Besides, if you were one half evil, wouldn’t you want to know about the other half? In the scorching summer of 1976, Robyn spends her days swimming at the Lido and tagging after her brother. It’s the perfect holiday –… Continue reading

Latest Reads: The Thinnest Air Minka Kent.

Publication Date: Available Now from Thomas and Mercer. Source: Netgalley   Meredith Price is the luckiest woman alive. Her husband, Andrew, is a charming and successful financial broker. She has two lovely stepchildren and is living in affluence in a mountain resort town. After three years of marriage, Meredith’s life… Continue reading

Latest Reads: The Winters Lisa Gabriele

Publication Date 15th November from Harvill Secker. Source: Netgalley After a whirlwind romance, a young woman returns to the opulent, secluded mansion of her new fiancé Max Winter – a wealthy senator and recent widower – and a life of luxury she’s never known. But all is not as it… Continue reading

Latest (early) Reads: She Lies In Wait Gytha Lodge. Teaser review.

Publication Date January 2019 from Michael Joseph. Source: Review Copy On a hot July night in 1983, six school friends go camping in the forest. Bright and brilliant, they are destined for great things, and young Aurora Jackson is dazzled to be allowed to tag along. Thirty years later, a… Continue reading

Latest Reads: The Ash Doll James Hazel.

Publication Date 20th September from Bonnier. Source: Review Copy. What starts out like any other major libel trial for prolific lawyer Charlie Priest turns into a legal train wreck when the defence’s star witness turns up murdered. While the defence stalls for time, Priest is determined to find out who… Continue reading

Latest Reads: City of Lies. Sam Hawke.

Publication Date 23rd August from Bantam Press. Source: Review Copy. I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me… Outwardly, Jovan is the lifelong friend of the Chancellor’s charming, irresponsible Heir. Quiet. Forgettable. In secret, he’s a master of poisons and chemicals, trained to protect the Chancellor’s… Continue reading