Adam Black is facing his most mysterious case yet. When a stranger gives Black a book and tells him the book holds the key to the mystery surrounding his wife’s murder, Black dismisses the event as nothing more than the ramblings of a mad man. Then Black is called to a meeting with a Hollywood movie star, Victor Cromwell, who is shooting a new film … Continue reading Fury by Karl Hill #BookReview #AdamBlack4 #BloodhoundBooks #5*
CALL OF DEATH Eva Carradine is horrified when she witnesses an attack on her best friend, Naomi Spence, during a video call. Fearing for her own safety, Eva calls an ambulance and flees her home. DCI Helen Lavery leads the investigation into Naomi’s murder, but with no leads, no further witnesses and no sign of forced entry, the pieces of the puzzle are slow to … Continue reading The Truth Will Out by Jane Isaac #BookReview #DCIHelenLavery2 #LegendPress #4.5*
James Machie was a man with a genius for violence, his criminal empire spreading beyond Glasgow into the UK and mainland Europe. Fortunately, James Machie is dead, assassinated in the back of a prison ambulance following his trial and conviction. But now, five years later, he is apparently back from the grave, set on avenging himself on those who brought him down. Top of his … Continue reading The Last Witness by Denzil Meyrick #BookReview #DCIDaley2 #Polygon #5*
A MESMERIZING BREAK-OUT CRIME THRILLER FULL OF BREATHTAKING TWISTS Nic always hated clubbing. She only went out that night because she’d promised a friend. She wakes up, naked and bound in an abandoned cottage in the middle of nowhere. Dappled light comes in through a dirty window. Her body is covered in cuts. Across the room her friend groans in pain. A shadow passes the … Continue reading Knife Edge by Kerry Buchanan #BookReview #DetectivesHarvey&Birch1 #JoffeBooks #3.5*
DISCOVER ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING CRIME THRILLERS YOU’LL READ THIS YEAR Detective Sara Hirst has moved from London to Norfolk Police’s Serious Crimes Unit. Under the brooding skies of North Norfolk, Sara faces her toughest case yet and finds that great beauty sometimes conceals great violence. Too many secrets. Too much pain. Too many leads. Dawn breaks as a dog-walker finds a dead body, … Continue reading Into Deadly Storms by Judi Daykin #BookReview #DetectiveSaraHirst2 #JoffeBooks #5*
Can’t find her. Can’t catch him. Can’t trust anyone. The first in a gripping new Sheffield-set crime series starring Detective Claudia Nunn. Detective Claudia Nunn’s colleague DS Dominic Harrison has been leading the case against a dangerous serial killer, who hunts his victims using a dating app. But now his own wife has gone missing. Then a large pool of blood is discovered in their … Continue reading Blood Stained by Rebecca Bradley #BookReview #DetectiveClaudiaNunn1 #Joffe Books #5*
ONE OF THE MOST GRIPPING THRILLERS YOU’LL EVER READ. FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR RICK MOFINA A single mistake that changes everything. Fourteen-year-old Riley Jarrett vanishes from her family’s motorhome, turning their dream of startingover in a new city across the country into a nightmare. The massive, bustling truck plaza in the Nevada desert is the perfect place for someone to disappear— or be taken. Detectives pursue … Continue reading Search for Her by Rick Mofina #BookReview #JoffeBooks #5*
CELEBRATING THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUICK READS: SHORT BOOKS AND GREAT STORIES TACKLING THE ADULT LITERACY CRISIS OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE: The Baby is Mine (Atlantic) LOUISE CANDLISH: The Skylight (Simon & Schuster) KATIE FFORDE: Saving the Day (Arrow) PETER JAMES: Wish You Were Dead (Macmillan) CAITLIN MORAN: How to Be a Woman, abridged (Ebury) KHURRUM RAHMAN: The Motive (HQ) 27 May 2021 | £1 | #QuickReads @readingagency http://www.readingagency.org.uk “Buy one, gift one: Buy a Quick Read this summer and we’ll … Continue reading The Skylight by Louise Candlish #BookReview #TheReadingAgency #QuickReads #Simon&Schuster #MidasPR #5*
Definitely Dead is a thrilling crime novel from real CSI Kate Bendelow. It’s the perfect read for fans of authors like Kathy Reichs and Tess Gerritsen. Can you always trust the evidence? Maya Barton has just embarked on her dream job as a scene of crime officer. When she attends her first death the post-mortem deems it to be non-suspicious and the case is closed. But despite the … Continue reading Definitely Dead by Kate Bendelow #BookReview #DebutNovel #MayaBarton1 #BloodhoundBooks #4*
A Missing Girl. A Race Against Time. Ten-year-old Elodie Fry vanishes overnight, along with a rucksack filled with her meagre belongings. Acting DI Gaby Darin and her team are fighting the clock to reunite Elodie with her distraught mother – but was Elodie kidnapped or did she run? Later that day, a local undertaker uncovers a nasty surprise: the remains of an unidentified second adult … Continue reading Lost Souls by Jenny O’Brien #BookReview #DetectiveGabyDarin4 #BlogTour #HQDigital #RachelsRandomResources #NetGalley #5*
