1941: Julia and her sister are sent away by their parents, towards Nazi Germany and away from the Soviet troops. Julia survives the journey and the war, moving to Australia with her husband and child. But the immigrants do not find peace in their new home… The Child of Ukraine is an historical novel based […]
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Five Down, by Tom Sibson
Local crime reporter Paul Dodson is shocked to find himself getting emails from a killer. Together with the police, he tries to solve the riddles to catch the killer… Five Down is a police and crime thriller set in York. It is a debut novel but confidently written. The plot is full of cryptic clues […]
The Last Restaurant In Paris, by Lily Graham
1920s Elodie’s mother dies and she is sent live with her grandmother, enjoying a simple life. 1940s Paris is occupied by the Nazis and Marianne owns a restaurant that serves the officers. 1980s Sabine inherits a restaurant with a haunting past… The Last Restaurant In Paris is a triple timeline novel set across the twentienth […]
The Lost Boy, by Jane Renshaw
Anna invites the Clarke family to stay on her remote Scottish island. But despite her smiles, her intentions are deadly… The Lost Boy is a psychological thriller. Right from the start we know that Anna is intent on harming one of the Clarke boys. They are not at all likeable but surely murder is […]
Do I Really Know You? by Sheryl Browne
TRIGGER WARNING: this book deals with rape, suicide, phobias Two couples, best friends since university. But their whole friendship teeters amid accusations of affairs and then Kiara commits suicide. The friends question whether they ever really knew their friend at all… Do I Really Know You? is a psychological thriller which centres around two couples. […]