Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty My rating: 3 of 5 stars Despite their differences, Erika and Clementine have been best friends since they were children. So when Erika needs help, Clementine should be the obvious person to turn to. Or so you’d think. For Clementine, as a mother of a two desperately trying to …
Holding by Graham Norton My rating: 5 of 5 stars The remote Irish village of Duneen has known little drama; and yet its inhabitants are troubled. Sergeant PJ Collins hasn’t always been this overweight; mother of two Brid Riordan hasn’t always been an alcoholic; and elegant Evelyn Ross hasn’t always felt that her life was …
All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker My rating: 4 of 5 stars Jenny’s wounds have healed. An experimental treatment has removed the memory of a horrific and degrading attack. She is moving on with her life. That was the plan. Except it’s not working out. This is a fascinating psychological novel, that deals with …
Rush of Blood by Mark Billingham My rating: 5 of 5 stars Perfect strangers. A perfect holiday. The perfect murder… Three couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on their last night, their perfect holiday takes a tragic twist: the teenage daughter of another holidaymaker goes missing, and …
The Malice of Waves by Mark Douglas-Home My rating: 5 of 5 stars Five years ago, fourteen-year-old Max Wheeler disappeared from Priest’s Island, an isolated but bleakly beautiful place on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. In the close knit local community, there are no secrets, except what happened to Max. None of the police …
The Keeper by Alastair Gunn My rating: 4 of 5 stars There is something hiding in the forest. A man is found dead near an isolated forest outside of London. When another body is discovered a few days later, DCI Antonia Hawkins knows that she must move fast. The hunt is on. With each passing …
Progeny by Lea O’Harra My rating: 5 of 5 stars One winter’s evening three-year-old Makiko Kohara goes missing from a mall in western Japan while shopping with her family. When Chief Inspector Kenji Inoue of the Fujikawa police gets the call, he is playing with his own small son, Yuichi. Disturbed by the news, he …
