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Archive for September 2020

The Runaway Sisters, by Ann Bennett

  Laura and Helen are sorting through their mother’s belongings after she has a stroke and moves to a care home. They discover a secret cupboard containing letters which raise a number of questions about their mum’s life. Daisy Banks and her little sister Peggy are evacuated from London but their mother dies shortly after […]

Child Behind The Wall, by Steve Parker

TRIGGER WARNING: Child Behind the Wall contains graphic descriptions of violence and murder including acts against children. Police are called to a burglary but find the thief dead with a mad woman standing over him, wearing his face. She attacks officers but is eventually subdued. Inside the house are the dismembered body parts of children. […]

A Witness to Murder, by Verity Bright

  A murder leads Lady Eleanor Swift to delve into the world of politics and women’s rights as well as into a new investigation. Arnold Aris, who is running for election, dies from a peanut allergy at a dinner party and the cook is blamed. Eleanor is convinced of the cook’s innocence and is determined […]

Close To The Bone, by Susan Wilkins

  DS Megan Thomas finds her personal life and career are colliding in her latest cases. First her sister is arrested for the murder of a property developer and then she begins a relationship with a visiting officer investigating people smuggling. This is the second book to feature Megan Thomas and her colleagues, although I […]

A Bicycle Built for Sue, by Daisy Tate

  TRIGGER WARNING: this book deals with the aftermath of suicide. Sue is a 111 call handler, her days are varied and often comical. But one day she is the one to call, after she arrives home to find her husband has committed suicide. Flo is in her 70s and determined that life should still […]