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My Daughter’s Revenge, by Natali Simmonds

Jules feels old and past it. Her husband shows no interest in her and her children are ready to fly the nest. She is particularly worried about her daughter Leah who is emotionally vulnerable after a bad break up. Leah is on the look out for a new boyfriend… My Daughter’s Revenge is a family […]

The Girl in the Woods, by Lynda Renham

TRIGGER WARNING: rape, racism Ana has transferred to a new police team. Their first case is a vigilante taking on a group of racist teenagers. Then a troubled young woman dies and the vigilante is suspected of murder but Ana doesn’t think it fits his other behaviour… The Girl in the Woods is described as […]

When The World Went Silent, by Ellie Midwood

Deaf after contracting measles as a child, Mina is a brilliant student but is thrown out of school due to the Nazi rules about disabilities. Luckily she can lipread and is able to get into university, keeping her deafness a secret. But her scientific brain is recognised by the government and she is whisked away […]

The Good Girl’s Guide To Murder, by Holly Jackson (audiobook and TV series)

Andie Bell’s boyfriend killed himself after apparently confessing to committing her murder. Now 5 years later, Pip believes that Sal was innocent and decides to investigate. The Good Girl’s Guide To Murder is a young adult book set in the UK. The audiobook narration was a little uneven. The third person elements were read slowly […]

The Antique Store Detective, by Clare Chase

Bella Winter’s father was a police officer and she has inherited his love of investigating. She is first on the scene when a local man is found dead next to his metal detector and she is convinced the death was murder… The Antique Store Detective is the first book in a new series of amateur […]