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His Last Wife – Ruhi Choudhary
A marvellous masterpiece of misdirection, with an excellent twist and a half added for good measure. “Do not go in there, Anna. Never go in there.” The words ring in my head as I pick the lock to the only room in the house that the man I love tells me I’m not allowed to Read more
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Three Drowned Girls – Emily Shiner
A small community, a massive crime, undertaken in a shockingly unbelievable believable way. When Freya Sinclair was a little girl, she had no idea what her parents were hiding in the basement of her childhood home… After five years away from her hometown of Fawn Lake, Detective Freya Sinclair isn’t expecting a warm welcome from the people Read more
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The Anniversary – Cole Baxter
The devastating fallout of marrying a man with a messiah complex – Absolutely Bonkers (but good). I gaze across the candlelit table into the eyes of the man I love. It’s our anniversary dinner, a celebration of our marriage, of how far we’ve come. But within hours our romantic date has ended in murder… When Read more
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The Gathering – C J Tudor
Tense and claustrophobic, in this small Alaskan town it’s not just the vampyrs who are out for blood! WELCOME TO DEADHART. ALASKA. POPULATION 673. LIVING. In a small Alaskan town, a boy is found with his throat ripped out and the blood drained from his body. The brutality of the murder of chillingly echoes a killing Read more
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Noise Floor – Andrew Cartmel
With drug highs, crazy drives and relationship wrangles, the Fab Four are back and leaving no tone unturned in this latest offbeat mystery The Vinyl Detective plunges into the world of electronic dance music in his seventh adventure. Expect laughs, LPs, cats and the return of fan favourites, Nevada, Tinkler, Stinky Stanmer and more. The Read more
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My Perfect Marriage – A J Campbell
Well that one caught me out, and not just because it’s the wrong persons best friend that dies… My husband is accused of killing my best friend. Can I trust anything he says? It feels like all the air has been knocked out of me. My best friend is dead, killed at her own daughter’s Read more
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The Potting Shed Murder – Paula Sutton
Planting the seeds of a series… A delightful middle England cosy, intriguing whodunnit, an eclectic mix of contemporary and classic characters, plus plenty of scope for further adventures. Welcome to the sleepy village of Pudding Corner, a quintessentially English haven of golden cornfields, winding cobbled lanes … and murder. Daphne Brewster has left London behind Read more
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How to Kill A Guy In Ten Ways – Eve Kellman
Pacy, gripping and intelligent. A dark listen, expertly juxtaposing harsh realities with moments of light and clarity. Are you on a date that doesn’t feel right? Can’t shake that creepy guy at the bar?Worried you’re being followed home?Message M. After one too many terrifying encounters, Millie Masters sets up a hotline for women who feel unsafe Read more
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Day One – Abigail Dean
Provoking contemplation on the origins of and obsessions with conspiracy theories, it’s easily read and thoroughly addictive. Marty told the reporters that she saw it happen. She saw the gunman enter the hall. She saw her mother die trying to protect them all. That’s the version of Day One Marty wishes was true. But strange Read more
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How To Solve Your Own Murder – Kristen Perrin
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. This time it just happens to be a Last Will & Testament. Great story, entertainingly executed FRANCES ALWAYS SAID SHE’D BE MURDERED…SHE WAS RIGHT. In 1965, when Frances Adams was seventeen, a fortune teller told her that one day she’d be murdered. Thus began a lifetime of trying Read more
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