Saturday 31 August 2019

What I read in August

The Night Caller by JM Hewitt
Published by Bookouture
Publication date 15th August 2019

Detective Carrie Flynn and her team work frantically to find serial killer branded 'The Pusher' before he takes his next victim. But something seems amiss with his last victim, but can they crack the case in time?

The Holiday by TM Logan
Published by Zaffre
Publication Date 25th July 2019
RICHARD & JUDY SUMMER BOOK CLUB CHOICE

Three families take a much needed holiday to sunkissed Provence. But under the blazing Mediterranean sun, suspicions are rife and tensions come to a head with one of their number not making it home from their holiday. There's a killer in their midst. But who?

The Fourth Victim by John Mead
Published by Book Guild Publishing
Publication Date 28th October 2018

Three parks, three deaths, four victims, two grieving families, one murder enquiry team and an unknown number of killers. Can an answer be found? Whitechapel in London has a notorious history of unsolved murders of young women. But the detectives investigating this latest cluster of killings are determined that these women won't be added to their number.


The Girl Before You by Nicola Rayner
Published by Avon Books
Publication Date 22nd August 2019

She was his.
She was perfect.
And then, she was gone.
Alice has always been haunted by the women from her husband’s past. As a politician and now a TV personality, George Bell’s reputation as a ladies’ man precedes him. But when Alice falls pregnant, her unease becomes an obsession.
And there’s one ex in particular she can’t get out of her head, a beautiful student who went missing before they finished university: Ruth.

Bloodline by Pamela Murray 
Published by Bloodhound Books
Publication Date September 2019

When a young boy discovers a man’s body lying in a doorway, DI Burton and DS Fielding are called to the scene. Believing the man was homeless, the police are shocked to discover the true identity of the victim; a Detective Constable from London who was working undercover. But when the DNA from the victim is linked to a cold case Burton and Fielding find themselves looking into another unsolved murder. And as the case unfolds, the detectives are faced with unpicking through a web of lies and deceit. But can they solve the murders before any more blood is spilt?



Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
Published by Corvus
Publication Date 22nd August 2019

PLAY
Andrew, the manager of Shanamore Holiday Cottages, watches his only guest via a hidden camera in her room. One night the unthinkable happens: a shadowy figure emerges onscreen, kills her and destroys the camera. But who is the murderer? How did they know about the camera? And how will Andrew live with himself?
PAUSE
Natalie wishes she'd stayed at home as soon as she arrives in the wintry isolation of Shanamore. There's something creepy about the manager. She wants to leave, but she can't - not until she's found what she's looking for...
REWIND
This is an explosive story about a murder caught on camera. You've already missed the start. To get the full picture you must rewind the tape and play it through to the end, no matter how shocking..


Very Nearly Dead by A K Reynolds
Published by Bloodhound Books
Publication Date September 2019

Jasmine Black, a 34-year-old alcoholic, criminal lawyer, has a secret. At the age of 16 she was a member of a gang of youths. The gang attacked a boy and his girlfriend. The boy was killed in the attack, and girl was so badly injured that she fell into a coma and never recovered. Jasmine, although present during the attack, didn’t hurt anyone. She has concealed the crime for eighteen years out of fear of retribution if she talks.But as members of the gang start being killed one by one, Jasmine fears for her own life.
Desperate to uncover who is responsible for the murders Jasmine starts to investigate.
But can she uncover the truth before it’s too late? And can she escape with her life and conscience intact?


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