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Archive for May 2022

The Midwife of Auschwitz, by Anna Stuart

TRIGGER WARNING: graphic Holocaust violence including infanticide Ana and Ester are friends in Lodz, Poland when the Nazis invade. Both are forced from their homes as a ghetto is established and Ester is locked inside. Ana is eager to help the Jewish community but this brings her to the attention of the Gestapo. Both women […]

The Summer of Secrets, Patricia Wilson

Olivia is distracting herself from her divorce and the death of her mother by writing a cook book based on her Greek heritage. Encouraged by her great uncle George, she travels to the island of Castellorizo to discover her family’s past… The Summer of Secrets is a dual timeline novel set mostly on the Greek […]

The Bridesmaids, by Victoria Jenkins

Holly is getting married and her best friends organise a hen weekend. Everyone is keeping secrets. Everyone has a lot to lose. One of them won’t leave alive… The Bridesmaids is a psychological thriller and murder mystery. Some chapters are written about the discovery of the body but the identity is kept hidden. The majority […]

The Italian Job, by Kathryn Freeman

Anna is newly single and unemployed so does an internet search for a dream job. She finds an ad for a live in position at an Italian castle. The only problem is that the ad wants a couple. She calls upon her neighbour Jake to help but can they keep up the pretence for a […]

The Second Wife, by Miranda Rijks

Tamsin is newlywed to famous composer Robin when he suffers a stroke and later dies. The will proves a shock to his whole family… The Second Wife is a domestic drama novel with psychological thriller elements and a potential murder mystery. The book is written from the alternating first person perspectives of Tamsin, Robin’s second […]