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Savage Games – Peter Boland
Thrilled to be reconnected to the flawed – and therefore, oh, so likeable – John Savage, who has to go through the gates of hell to find out what has happened to a friend and his son. Tormented by his alter ego and feelings of guilt, Savage is prepared to risk his life… John Savage Action Thriller #2 The Book A body hidden in a tree.A forest full of dark secrets. A man determined to find the truth… John Savage receives the shocking news that his friend has been found dead in bizarre circumstances. His body hidden in the branches of a towering fir tree in the New Forest. Savage vows to…
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Open Grave – A.M. Peacock
Engrossing, captivating, gritty: I highly recommend Open Grave- a heck of a debut novel by A.M. Peacock! This fab thriller will have you glued to your seat – with DCI Jack Lambert we stumble in the dark trying to find the killer & their motive – to prevent the next murder(s). With Lambert, we fail… DCI Jack Lambert #1 Introduction A man being tortured. He knows he won’t survive. All he wants is to protect his ‘Suzy.’ An open grave. Two bodies inside. One male, one female. The crazy thing is, they were deliberately dug op. Exposed for the world to see. For the Police and DCI Jack Lambert to…
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The Prodigal – Nicky Black
‘The Prodigal’ is a gripping Geordie thriller, featuring detective Lee Jamieson, set against the darker side of Newcastle – where the police dare not tread, fists rule the world, and protection comes with a price tag. Valley Park #1 Introduction Detective Lee Jamieson would never have thought he’d voluntarily be back in Newcastle’s Valley Park. The place he escaped from years ago. Now he is a man on a mission. A man who has been denied the right to see – to know of – his now teenage daughter. A man determined to make a difference to the people living in the criminal neighbourhood he grew up in. But somehow,…
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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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The Girl in the Pink Raincoat – Alrene Hughes
Love this wonderfully melancholic, sad, yet uplifting novel, set in wartime Manchester! It is a story of war and insecurity, of working hard to provide for your daily meals, of manipulators and persecution but most of all, it is a story of love. Introduction Picture this: Manchester, 1939. Gracie and her single mother Sarah work hard – Sarah works at a hotel, Gracie at the Rosenberg Raincoats factory. Owned by the Jewish Rosenberg family, who came over from Germany long ago. Whenever Jacob Rosenberg, the boss’s nephew, walks by, Gracie just has to observe him. He is good-looking, dressed smartly, and not only knows his business but also every employee…
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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’…
