Review: Fire Damage by Kate Medina

Monday 21 March 2016 1 comments
Title: Fire Damage
Author: Kate Medina
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 24th March 2016
Pages: 384
Source: Review Copy
Rating: 4/5
Purchase: Amazon
‘The girl knows,’ he whispered…

Four-year-old Sami is deeply traumatised, and it’s up to psychologist Dr Jessie Flynn to unlock his terrifying memories. She needs to find out who ‘the girl’ is – but nothing can prepare her for the truth about what haunts him.

Meanwhile, Jessie’s former patient, Captain Ben Callan, is investigating the suspicious death of an officer in Afghanistan – the problem is the only suspect refuses to talk.

When a dead body washes up on a Sussex beach, Jessie and Ben’s cases converge. Soon it’s clear that the mystery in Afghanistan began with a secret much closer to home. And a desperate killer will do anything to keep it buried…

Review: Between You and Me by Lisa Hall

Saturday 19 March 2016 3 comments
Title: Between You and Me
Author: Lisa Hall
Publisher: Carina
Publication Date: 17th March 2016
Source: Review Copy
Rating: 5/5
Purchase: Amazon
They say every marriage has its secrets.

But no one sees what happens behind closed doors.

And sometimes those doors should never be opened …

Sal and Charlie are married. They love each other. But they aren’t happy. Sal cannot leave, no matter what Charlie does – no matter how much it hurts.

Review: Wicked Game by Matt Johnson

Friday 18 March 2016 0 comments
Title: Wicked Game
Author: Matt Johnson
Publisher: Orenda Books
Publication Date: 15th March 2015
Pages: 320
Source: Review Copy
Rating: 4/5
Purchase: Amazon
2001. Age is catching up with Robert Finlay, a police officer on the Royalty Protection team based in London. He s looking forward to returning to uniform policing and a less stressful life with his new family. But fate has other plans. Finlay's deeply traumatic, carefully concealed past is about to return to haunt him. A policeman is killed by a bomb blast, and a second is gunned down in his own driveway. Both of the murdered men were former Army colleagues from Finlay's own SAS regiment, and in a series of explosive events, it becomes clear that he is not the ordinary man that his colleagues, friends and new family think he is. And so begins a game of cat and mouse a wicked game in which Finlay is the target, forced to test his long-buried skills in a fight against a determined and unidentified enemy.

Wicked Game is a taut, action packed, emotive thriller about a man who might be your neighbor, a man who is forced to confront his past in order to face a threat that may wipe out his future, a man who is willing to do anything to protect the people he loves. But is it too late?

Review: Trust No One by Clare Donoghue

Monday 14 March 2016 0 comments
Title: Trust No One
Author: Clare Donoghue
Publisher: Pan
Publication Date: 10th March 2016
Pages: 368
Source: Review Copy
Rating: 4/5
Purchase: Amazon
Marriage is complicated. It doesn't always work out. Sometimes there are things you discover about yourself and each other which mean the marriage has to end. Sad, particularly when kids are involved - but all pretty normal.

Normal that is, until there's a murder.

DS Jane Bennett and DI Mike Lockyer are called in to investigate one of South London's most difficult and distressing cases yet - where family and friends come under scrutiny in the hardest of circumstances.

Hall of Fame Review: The Finding of Martha Lost by Caroline Wallace

Monday 7 March 2016 2 comments
Title: The Finding of Martha Lost
Author: Caroline Wallace
Publisher: Transworld
Publication Date: 10th March 2016
Pages: 320
Source: Review Copy
Rating: 5/5
Purchase: Amazon
She’s been lost since she was a baby, abandoned in a suitcase on the train from Paris. Ever since, she’s waited in station lost property for someone to claim her. It’s been sixteen years, but she’s still hopeful.

In the meantime, there are mysteries to solve: secret tunnels under the station, a suitcase that may have belonged to the Beatles, the roman soldier who appears at the same time every day with his packed lunch. Not to mention the stuffed monkey that someone keeps misplacing.

But there is one mystery Martha cannot solve. And now the authorities have found out about the girl in lost property. Time is running out - if Martha can’t discover who she really is, she will lose everything...

Hall of Fame Review: In Her Wake by Amanda Jennings

Tuesday 1 March 2016 5 comments
Title: In Her Wake
Author: Amanda Jennings
Publisher: Orenda Books
Publication Date: 10th February 2016
Pages: 360
Source: Review Copy
Rating: 5/5
Purchase: Amazon
A perfect life... until she discovered it wasn’t her own.

A tragic family event reveals devastating news that rips apart Bella's comfortable existence. Embarking on a personal journey to uncover the truth, she faces a series of traumatic discoveries that take her to the ruggedly beautiful Cornish coast, where hidden truths, past betrayals and a 25-year-old mystery threaten not just her identity, but her life. Chilling, complex and profoundly moving, In Her Wake is a gripping psychological thriller that questions the nature of family - and reminds us that sometimes the most shocking crimes are committed closest to home.
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