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The Puppet Show – M.W. Craven
Engrossing, captivating, and gripping! Love ‘The Puppet Show’ introducing DS Washington Poe – a man, living in rural Cumbria, suspended and not ready to go back to work until a gruesome murder is somehow connected to Poe… Washington Poe #1 The Book A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District’s prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation, he wants no part of . . . Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant, but socially awkward, civilian analyst,…
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Dead Inside – Noelle Holten
‘Dead Inside’ is Noelle Holten’s gritty, gripping, and captivating debut novel, not only introducing DC Maggie Jamieson but also featuring Probation Officers Lucy Sherwood and Sarah Hardy – and boy, what a dark and devious world we stumble upon! Maggie Jamieson Crime Thriller #1 Introduction When three domestic abuse offenders are found beaten to death, DC Maggie Jamieson knows she is facing her toughest case yet. The police suspect that Probation Officer Lucy Sherwood – who is connected to all three victims – is hiding a dark secret. Then a fourth domestic abuser is brutally murdered. And he is Lucy’s husband. Now the finger of suspicion points at Lucy and…
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Wicked Game – Matt Johnson
Engrossing plotlines, treacherous games, and a tormented police officer… the perfect ingredients for an exciting, gripping, and captivating thriller: Wicked Game! Robert Finlay #1 The Book 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…
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Jaded – Rob Ashman
A man beaten, tortured, and murdered for no apparent reason. Another man “considers himself a good man apart from killing the occasional person.” And DI Rosalind Kray feels shit – even if she gave up on smoking and drinking. The reason why? That’s for you to find out – I won’t mention it for those, who haven’t read the previous books in the DI Rosalind Kray series! DI Rosalind Kray #4 Introduction Michael Ellwood is at the receiving end of a serious beating. He will die that same night. The method used to torture him resembles that of South-American drugs gangs. No wonder freshly appointed and fulltime arsehole DCI Dan…
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Hemlock Jones & the Underground Orphans – Justin Carroll
Super enthusiastic about this second book in the Hemlock Jones Chronicles – Justin Carroll has done it again and I LOVE it! Chinese pirates, the London sewers and way too many rats all around.. what do they have in common? Follow our favourite demystifier Hemlock Jones and her sidekick, Edward Whitlow on another thrilling, exciting and gripping adventure in HEMLOCK JONES & THE UNDERGROUND ORPHANS! Introduction When Hemlock Jones sends away a gentleman by the name of Mr Willoughby because his case simply sounds way too dull – someone who is upset because a rivalling firm, the Pelmet-Johnston Railway Company is somehow faster, cheaper digging tunnels under London’s city for…
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The Detective, The Woman and The Pirate’s Bounty – Amy Thomas
The Detective, The Woman, and The Pirate’s Bounty is an entertaining and engaging detective novel prominently featuring The Woman – the delightful, intelligent, funny, beautiful, and adventurous Irene Adler. Introduction In The Detective, The Woman and The Pirate’s Bounty, Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler retrace the steps of pirates as they uncover a conspiracy at the heart of Florida’s islands. Death threats and gangsters are not enough to stop the pair as they meet new friends and enemies while seeking pirate treasure and preserving law and order. My Thoughts ‘The Detective, The Woman, and The Pirate’s Bounty’ is a lovingly, expertly written and well-crafted new tale of Sherlock Holmes and ‘the’…
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You Belong To Me – Mark Tilbury
When three men, separately, receive a message from the past, each sees his carefully construed life fall apart. Not again. Not now. No way they were going to answer Danny’s call. No way they were going back to relive the horrific events, buried in the past – but alas, history has a tendency to repeat itself… Introduction Cassie Rafferty thought breaking up with her boyfriend was the saddest moment of her day – her life even. She was wrong. Her bad luck hadn’t even started but it would soon enough. A horrible nightmare – will she ever wake up? Each of the three men approached by Danny’s messenger has his…
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Broadland – David Blake
Engaging, gripping, and intriguing. Broadland is the first in an exciting new detective series featuring Detective Inspector John Tanner, who, after a traumatic event, transferred from the London Met to the Norfolk Police. Detective Tanner Murder Mystery #1 Introduction Jane Richardson should NOT have taken the towpath along the river Bure. It would have been fine if it were light still but the Norfolk Broads were dark and looked impenetrable. Jane knew she was in trouble when she heard a sound behind her. She did not expect to die that night – that way. She did… The Wroxham Police Station is not too happy with the arrival of their new…
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Out of the Silence – Owen Mullen
“For Afra and the millions of Afras, I hope things have improved – now and then, something allows us to believe the forces for good are still out there, fighting against the darkness threatening to engulf us.” – Owen Mullen Introduction A mutilated, broken, dying woman is found near a hospital in Punjab. Her name is Afra. What she must have suffered makes you cold. Spine-chillingly cold. Beatings. Strangulation. Acid attack. Not to mention what came before, the years of abuse and rape. To Doctor Simone Jasnin, Afra is an eye-opener. Of course, she knew that women were considered lower creatures and wives the property of their husbands in India,…
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Shadows of Regret – Ross Greenwood
Shadows of Regret is Ross Greenwood’s latest psychological thriller and boy, you will want to read it! With a life behind bars and scars that will never fade, Katie is a resilient protagonist but will she find her way? Introduction A woman leaves prison after sixteen years inside. Katie did not think she ever would. Now she has to get back into society – but society has changed. A lot. Will she be able to rebuild her life? She has to live with rules and to report regularly, however, she soon wishes that were all. With the past haunting her Katie faces huge problems in the present and soon, she’ll…
