The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth

Ah, The Mother-In-Law, so often the butt of many jokes by great comedians, loved by their own off spring and more often than not, derided by their son or daughter's choice of husband or wife. Quite oftenly seen as the interfering back stabber who loves to take control of everything and anything and no matter …

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The Taking of Annie Thorne by C J Tudor

C J Tudor in 2018 released her debut novel 'The Chalk Man' which was quite a chilling psychological suspense story set in both 1986 and 2016 which I along with many others really enjoyed. The success of that book has quickly brought about the follow up which I actually purchased in book form from Waterstones …

The Lost Man by Jane Harper

Jane Harper has been somewhat of a revelation these last couple of years, setting stories in the Australian Outback with her two previous books featuring a character called Aaron Faulk who is involved in investigating mysterious deaths. Such was her impact on the literacy scene she scooped a number of awards for those two books. …

The Secret Barrister : Stories of Law and How It’s Broken

I have always wondered when I read the newspapers or watch the news on the telly why some criminal cases go to a Magistrates Court, why some go to Crown Court, how a case ends up in either the Court of Appear or the High Court and how do jury's, judges, the CPS and the …

The Confident Port Explorer by Cathy Rogers

So hands up readers who have done a few cruises and think that they know everything they need to know about cruising ?? Yes Yes I know, I stuck my hand up too. After we have all been on a cruise or two we all think we know everything there is to know about cruising …

Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce

Have you ever wondered what it was like to live and work in London in World War II ?? What with the Luftwaffe regularly making bombing raids over the city during the night, thousands of innocent people being made homeless, injured or killed, women whose husbands have gone off to fight or young ladies being …

And So It Begins by Rachel Abbott

I started reading Rachel Abbott books when I got my very first Kindle (the one with the keyboard !!) and her books were free to download. Abbott has now sold over 3 million of her books via Kindle and back in 2015 she was named as the 14th best selling author over the previous five …

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

I am always on the lookout for new authors to read and I often scan what books are due for release and the synopsis of the plot. I noticed 'Blood Orange' by Harriet Tyce in a national newspaper review and thought that it had the potential to firstly be a good read and secondly be …

An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

So if you had a mundane job, lied to your parents about what you did and overheard two rich girls talking about earning $500 just for participating in psychological research project but they can't be bothered to go it, preferring a late night out instead, what would you do ? This is the predicament that …

The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz

The name's Horowitz, Anthony Horowitz !! The man who has brought our children the Alex Ryder Spy novels and not one but two Bond books has had an outstanding career. Not only has he written a whole array of different types of books, he has also written the scripts for some of Britain's biggest TV …