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book review

American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins

TRIGGER WARNING: gang violence, sexual violence Lydia sees her whole family killed by a drugs gang except for her eight year old son Luca. Their only hope for survival is to travel to the United States where she has an uncle. But the drugs cartel boss won’t rest until she is found and she faces […]

The Wicked Lady, by Elena Collins

1640s, Kate Ferrers is forced to marry a man who steals her fortune until she resorts to highway robbery to save her home. Present day, Charlie is trying to rebuild his life after being dumped by his girlfriend. But his new home is haunted by a ghostly presence… The Wicked Lady is a dual timeline […]

The Murders at Fleat House, by Lucinda Riley

A school bully is found dead. Did he deliberately take aspirin that would kill him, was it given accidentally, or did someone swap the medications on purpose to kill? The Murders at Fleat House is a police procedural centred around a boarding school. I wonder if it could have been the first book in a […]

The Wreckage of Us, by Dan Malakin

TRIGGER WARNING: drug use Bryan Webb comes home from a bike ride to find the police on his doorstep. His wife’s car has been found crashed in the woods and she has vanished. Has she had another blackout or has someone taken her…? The Wreckage of Us is a mix of crime, mystery and psychological […]

Murder at Cleve College, by Merryn Allingham

1958, newlyweds Jack and Flora Carrington have only just said their vows when they find a body in a ditch and are catapulted into a murder investigation. They need to keep each other safe as danger looms, but also adapt to married life… Murder at Cleve College is the 9th book to feature amateur sleuths […]