Reviews
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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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Every Move You Make – C L Taylor
Like a sucker punch to the stomach of your insecurities, it’s creepy, anxiety inducing and addictive as hell. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer… Alexandra, Lucy, Bridget, River and Natalie. Five friends who wish they’d never met. Because the one thing they have in common is the worst thing in their lives: they Read more
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The Best Way To Bury Your Husband – Alexia Casale
A darkly comic depiction of women supporting women, these lockdown ladies are “digging deep” to lift each other up. Sometimes a woman has to take matters into her own hands . . . Sally never meant to cave her husband’s head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn’t until suddenly, she did. But Read more
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Mother Of The Bride – Samantha Hayes
A long, slow start throws you headlong into rapid acceleration, to a sudden yet satisfying ending. My mother is obsessed with every detail of my wedding – controlling my dress, my ring, my happiness. But when the day finally comes, will she really let me go? Last year, my sister’s fiancé was murdered on his 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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The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe M.B.E. – Claire Parkin
Taking FRENEMIES to a whole new level. Toxicity and humour abound. Muriel, a former bestselling romantic novelist, and Ruth, a journalist, are best friends. Inseparable since they were little, they’ve shared everything; unable to be without each other, even after the most vicious of fights. Now fate has left them living together in a North Read more
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The Best Revenge – Gerald Seymour
A meticulously woven web of spies… Even the most ardent of espionage fans will love it. On the Mongolian steppes a general in the People’s Liberation Army stakes his career, and his life, on a GPS-free missile guidance system that will change the balance of power on the battlefield. In Bath a young Chinese woman Read more
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I Let Her In – Maria Frankland
When you’ve finished screaming at Cassie for being too timid, too trusting and ultimately naive, you’ll enjoy unravelling all the secrets. I tread quietly up the plush carpeted stairs. There’s no-one here to see me as Cassie and Jon’s bedroom door creaks gently open. I’ve watched them from afar for so long. Now I’m finally Read more
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