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book reviews

The Widow, by K.L. Slater

Kate Shaw befriends a Polish woman who is shunned by the rest of the community. But is Suzy getting closer to Kate’s husband while they work together? Matters come to a head when Suzy vanishes and Kate’s life shatters… The Widow is a standalone psychological thriller. The book begins with a police search before moving […]

The Forgotten Maid, by Jane Cable

2015: Anna, moves to Cornwall to oversee as glamping site that is bitterly unpopular with the local community. 1815: a young woman griefstricken on a battlefield is brought to Cornwall to work as a French maid. Two women, two centuries apart, two lives connected… The Forgotten Maid is a dual timeline book set in Cornwall […]

The Lost, by Simon Beckett

Jonah receives a call from an old friend that he fell out with 10 years ago. He arrives at midnight to a deserted quay to find his friend’s body and others ready for disposal. Then he is attacked. When he awakes he finds himself a suspect and a link to a missing child case a […]

Murder On The Pier, by Merryn Allingham

  Flora Steele discovers another body but at least it isn’t in her bookshop this time! Local girl Polly is found dead at the beach but did she fall from the pier or was she pushed? Flora persuades crime author Jack to help her again to discover the truth behind the death as she is […]

The Safe Place, by L.A. Larkin

Jessie is an outcast after accusing her ex of being violent. Ruth is new in town and feels isolated. The town of Eagle Falls is also home to a dangerous arsonist with murder in mind… The Safe Place is a crime thriller centred around arson and murder. It is a stand alone novel and I […]