Thirteen guests. One killer. No escape. On an island on the coast of Cornwall, cut off from the mainland by the tides for most of the day, thirteen old friends meet at Tregowan Castle for a weekend of revelry. By the next evening only twelve are still alive. Amongst them is a killer – but who? As a storm traps them on the island and … Continue reading The Invitation by A. M. Castle #BookReview #HQDigital #4.5*

A book to watch out for from a stunning new voice in thriller writing, as selected by the i, Daily Mail, Grazia, Culture Fly and her.ie. Helen has it all… Daniel is the perfect husband.Rory is the perfect brother.Serena is the perfect sister-in-law. And Rachel? Rachel is the perfect nightmare. When Helen, finally pregnant after years of tragedy, attends her first antenatal class, she is expecting her loving architect husband to arrive soon after, along with her confident, … Continue reading Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner #BookReview #DebutNovel #Bloomsbury #NetGalley #4.5*

An attractive student. An older professor. Think you know the story? Think again. THE NEW UP-ALL-NIGHT THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CARA HUNTER She has everything at stake; he has everything to lose. But one of them is lying, all the same. When an Oxford student accuses one of the university’s professors of sexual assault, DI Adam Fawley’s team think they’ve heard it all before. But … Continue reading The Whole Truth by Cara Hunter #BookReview #DIAdamFawley5 #Penguin #NetGalley #5*

A brother sent away A sister in a loveless home A father ruthlessly murdered Ricky and Leonora Bates are brother and sister, best friends, allies in a loveless family. They are a constant disappointment to their domineering father. He views Ricky’s quiet bookishness as weakness and Leonora’s feisty intelligence as unbecoming. Then Ricky is sent away to a boarding school in South Africa to “toughen … Continue reading The Lost Brother by Susanna Beard #BookReview #JoffeBooks #4.5*

Someone thinks they know who she is… and what she did.  But she insists it’s a mistake. All Beth has ever wanted is a quiet life for her and her family. And that is what she has, until one evening a note is pushed through the door, with two words scrawled in menacing black ink:Found you. As Beth’s neatly crafted life begins to unravel, an … Continue reading Girl A by Dan Scottow #BookReview #BloodhoundBooks #5*

“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn’t put this book down and had my heart in my mouth practically the whole time . . . loved it.” Hannelore C. The woman who has it all Heather has lucked out. She has a beautiful house, a happy marriage to James Jessop, with two sons, Ben and Harry — and she’s just won the lottery. £29 million! The loyal best friend Natalie … Continue reading The Perfect Life by Susanna Beard #BookReview #Joffe Books #4.5*

‘Breathlessly fast, brilliantly original’ Clare Mackintosh ‘Social media has never been so dark or so compelling’ Samantha Downing People like Emmy Jackson. They always have. Especially online, where she is Instagram sensation Mamabare, famous for always telling the unvarnished truth about modern parenthood. But Emmy isn’t as honest as she’d like the fans to believe. She may think she has her followers fooled, but someone out there … Continue reading People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd #BookReview #PanMacmillan-Mantle #NetGalley #5*