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Nadia and the Secret Police
I was at primary school when Romanian gymnast, Nadia Comaneci, stunned the world of Olympic sport with her medal-winning performance in...
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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Just another missing person: Another top-notch Gillian McAllister thriller
This post reviews the second book by Gillian McAllister that I have read. Check out my previous post on Wrong place, wrong time, ...
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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The lost: Firearms Officer Jonah Colley #1
I found The lost at my local library and was intrigued after reading the blurb. I hadn't heard of author, Simon Beckett, previously....
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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Kellerman and son's Deputy Coroner Clay Edison series
You'll know how much I love Jonathan Kellerman if you've read my posts on book 37 and book 39 of the Alex and Milo series. Kellerman, a...
Dec 27, 20246 min read
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A double shot of Holly Bourne chick lit
It's sometimes nice to have a break from the usual dark and disturbing psychological thrillers that I read and I do like a bit of good...
Dec 26, 20244 min read
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The ice child: A dark Scandinavian thriller
I love dark and disturbing Scandinavian thrillers! There's something unique about these stories and the exploration of the heinous side...
Dec 26, 20244 min read
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Karin Slaughter: Perfect name for a crime writer
Karin Slaughter is a hugely successful American crime writer who has written 24 novels, selling over 40 million copies. If ever there was...
Dec 26, 20247 min read
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Grown ups: Another dysfunctional family saga by Marion Keyes
Even though Grown ups was published four years ago at the time of writing this post, it's Marion Keyes's most recent standalone novel....
Dec 24, 20244 min read
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Spoiler alert: Sushi for beginners is not about sushi...
I adore Marion Keyes. Her books are so Irish and I love that brand of humour. She tackles weighty subjects wrapped up within a bunch of...
Dec 24, 20243 min read
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Thoughts on two of Louise Jensen's psychological thrillers
Louise Jensen is a bestselling British author of psychological thrillers. She's also written a couple of romance novels under the name,...
Dec 24, 20243 min read
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Lucy Clarke: My review of three of her destination thrillers
Lucy Clarke has a first class degree in English Literature. I've read that she is a passionate traveller and diarist. Before taking up...
Dec 24, 20245 min read
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Gilly Macmillan: Yet another cracking British thriller writer
One can never have enough British thriller writers in one's reading diet and Gilly Macmillan is another I discovered recently. Macmillan...
Dec 24, 20245 min read
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Lesley Kara thriller duo
Lesley Kara is yet another British thriller writer whom I stumbled across recently. She has written five books to date since 2019 that...
Dec 23, 20244 min read
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Completing the Beth O'Leary set
I've now read all five of the novels British contemporary fiction writer, Beth O'Leary, has written to date. This post covers three of...
Dec 23, 20246 min read
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Michelle Davies: I'm on board!
I've found another British author I love! Her name is Michelle Davies and she is the author of six crime novels to date. Davies has a...
Dec 22, 20245 min read
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A Clare Mackintosh trifecta
Clare Mackintosh is a British author with an interesting background. She studied French and Management at university and spent a year as...
Dec 22, 20245 min read
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Fiona Barton round up
Fiona Barton is a British author who started her writing career as a journalist, covering notorious crimes and trials for a bunch of...
Dec 22, 20243 min read
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The perfect wife: A (kind of weird) sci fi mystery thriller
Ugandan born JP Delaney is a British writer of psychological thrillers, also published as Tony Strong and Anthony Capella. I've not read...
Dec 21, 20242 min read
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A Polish detective in a Scottish crime novel
I picked The murder stones up at my local library as I was intrigued by the idea of a Polish detective in a Scottish crime novel. The...
Dec 21, 20242 min read
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A unique take on a futuristic story
Naomi Alderman is a British novelist, having studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford before taking up a career as a writer....
Dec 21, 20242 min read
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