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Death on the River – Clare Chase
What a fab mystery thriller – I LOVE Clare Chase’s Deah on the River, set in Cambridge, and have found a new heroine: Tara Thorpe! Captivating, engaging, intriguing, and entertaining! Storyline Tara Thorpe Mystery #2 A car submerged in the cold water – the driver found dead. Accidental death, in all probability. Two months later, DS Tara Thorpe finds a most unwelcome visitor at her door: Dr Monica Cairncross, sister of the deceased, the author Ralph Cairncross. She is adamant her brother has been murdered. – she even has picked her preferred killer: her sister-in-law. It does not help that Tara’s boss, DS Wilkins, has dismissed Monica’s ideas as investigating it…
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Novella | The Note – Andrew Barrett
When CSI Eddie Collins finds himself once again outside working a scene, he has a queasy feeling of being watched. If only he had paid attention … Introduction CSI Eddie Collins is working a scene during a rainy night whilst being watched by a few drunken bystanders. He cannot shake the creepy feeling that someone else too, is watching him, but as nothing seems out of the ordinary he shrugs it off. Although Eddie cannot put a name to the face of the butchered male he feels sure he has seen him before. To make matters worse, Detective Sergeant Trafford aka ‘Dibble’ (as Eddie likes to call him) orders…
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The Mirror of Pharos – J.S. Landor
An unusual messenger goes to a lot of trouble of delivering a peculiar package to Jack Tideswell. The tragic deaths of his parents on an archaeological mission caused Jack to hate adventures. But he is captivated by the magical contents of the package and before he knows it, he is head over heels in an exciting adventure of his own… Introduction Jack Tideswell is a twelve-year-old boy living with his Grandmother after his parents had died on an archaeological mission. His parents’ accidental death caused Jack to hate adventures. But then, against his will, he is captivated by the contents of the package and by a stranger he meets. Before…
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You’re Next – Michael Fowler
Scarlett Macey is devastated when ‘the Lycra rapist’ walks out of court a free man. She is determined to put him back behind bars but he has other plans… Introduction Just before James Green, the vicious criminal also known as the ‘Lycra rapist’ will be tried in court, he is acquitted because the main witness has committed suicide rather than to be confronted with her attacker and testify in court. Detective Sergeant Scarlett Macey is shattered – she had put so much time and effort in getting her suspect, putting him behind bars with the help of an undercover operation, involving a female detective as a target for the rapist.…
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Made in Japan – S.J. Parks
An atmospheric and engaging tale of a mother and daughter who, twenty-three years apart, come to Japan each with their own objective, both with a strong sense of not-belonging and a desperate wish to find their place in life. Introduction After her mother’s death, a young woman wants to learn to know Japan, the country of her father, whom she does not know. Hana has not even a name to find him nor a clue as to who he is or his whereabouts; all she knows is the ‘Teahouse’ her mother, Naomi, helped to create. Most of all though, Hana needs to find herself and to that end, she leaves behind…
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Character Insight & Excerpt | We have lost the Chihuahuas – Paul Mathews
In the year 2046, the UK has no longer a Queen nor a Royal Family. In comes the American First Lady, blunt and provocative. Howie Pond is to be her presidential spokesman but when her chihuahuas go missing he will have to investigate.. but does he want to, as a cat lover? Introduction London, 2046. The British Republic has a new First Lady. She’s Californian, ‘in-your-face, for sure’ and she’s got big plans for a Buckingham Palace refurb. When her three Chihuahuas go missing, one man is determined to avoid getting dragged into it all. His name is Pond. Howie Pond – presidential spokesperson, retired secret agent and cat lover. Meanwhile,…
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Hell to Pay – Rachel Amphlett
When a traffic accident leaves the driver mortally wounded, the Police discover the lifeless body of a young woman in the boot of the car. Somehow, the investigation fuels Detective Kay Hunter’s quest for revenge and she will stop at nothing to get the culprit – regardless the danger for her own life Introduction Detective Kay Hunter #4 A traffic incident becomes a case for Detective Sergeant Kay Hunter and her colleagues when the body of a young woman is found hidden in the boot of the car. She looks to have been murdered and Kay and her colleagues blame the driver of the car who has been taken to hospital…
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The Puppet Master – Abigail Osborne
Billie, a young woman with a dark past, is afraid of and for everything – Adam, a journalist, is determined to reveal the monster behind Billie’s exterior of vulnerability… Introduction The year is 2018, the place a bookshop. Once a week is all Billie allows herself to “brave the world” and have a browse through the books and a hot chocolate to drink. We can hear her think “people are dangerous” but are clueless to the extent of her fears and anxiety. What is hidden in her past that causes her to be like she is today? Who did this to her? Enter Adam, a journalist who ‘accidentally’ meets Billie but…
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Exclusive Cover Reveal & Excerpt | The Liar’s Promise – Mark Tilbury
Bits about Books is super proud to present you the absolutely fabulous cover for THE LIAR’S PROMISE – Mark Tilbury’s next dark thriller! It is creepy and harrowing and if you scroll down to read the excerpt – the Prologue of the book – you know that reading THE LIAR’S PROMISE will haunt your thoughts and turn your dreams into nightmares… *EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT* THE LIAR’S PROMISE The book cover for Mark Tilbury’s The Liar’s Promise looks great but also leaves me terrified. What will happen to the little girl on the cover? What monster is hiding in The Liar’s Promise, waiting for us, the readers, to be discovered and…
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No Bodies – Robert Crouch
In ‘No Bodies’, Environmental Health Officer Kent Fisher experiences a difficult time due to his unrequited love for his beautiful assistant, Gemma, and the death of his father, leaving behind an indebted legacy which makes it necessary for his gorgeous stepmother, Niamh, to move in with Kent. Furthermore, there is a missing wife and a dodgy caterer, and on top of that, a little girl is rushed into hospital leading to allegations against Kent’s beloved animal sanctuary… Introduction Kent Fisher Mysteries #2 The funeral of Tollingdon’s local MP and Cabinet Minister, the Right Honourable William Kenneth Fisher, is a huge occasion: everyone attends to pay respects to the deceased and…
