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  This book is stunningly good and had me hooked from the first page. We encounter Lucy and Ben in the opening chapter of A Face in the Crowd. He is about to set off on a money making venture that will make their dreams come true. In the next chapter, the narrative has moved […]

Irish detective Finnegan Beck is called in to investigate the murder of a young mother and the disappearance of her baby daughter. A horrific crime but with a strong connection to a deserted village where a baby was murdered in the 1950s. Has this baby met the same fate? This is the second book to […]

This book is a fascinating read about morality and the ethics of using violence for avenging the innocent. We are introduced to Ellie and Mia. They are on different sides of the law. Ellie wins the lottery and sets up rescue centres for animals but also hires a team to get revenge on those that […]

Katie Scott leaves the army and returns home. Her uncle arranges for her to join his police department and she is soon upsetting the locals with her drive and determination which makes them feel inadequate. She struggles to adapt to civilian life. I was surprised that she is so used to taking orders during her […]

Motherhood, broken relationships, mental health, suicide, alcoholism, , shoplifting, adoption. Big subjects but all sensitively dealt with in Invisible Girl. Three women are brought together through a twist of fate. Becca is struggling financially and emotionally after leaving her husband. She accidentally leaves her money at the cashpoint and fears the worst but the cash […]