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Naomi and Ben Felton move into a house that was abandoned 20 years ago. Naomi is sure that the house is hiding secrets but her husband is acting oddly too. The unease becomes even more powerful when they meet neighbours Sara and Joan…

My Husband’s House is a psychological thriller set in the UK.

Moving house and being pregnant are stressful enough. But Naomi thinks it is more than just her hormones and stress causing the unsettled feeling she has had since moving in. Her husband knew exactly where he wanted all the furniture and seems to be acting negatively towards the neighbours.

Horrifying secrets about the house’s history add to Naomi feeling uncomfortable but she isn’t sure if she can rely on her new friend and neighbour. Sara’s own history means she makes assumptions about Naomi’s marriage and is distrustful. I liked Sara and Naomi and wondered if they would get past their own issues to become supportive and trusting friends.

The book is written mainly from Naomi and Sara first person perspectives although other characters also provide part of the narrative. Secrets are hinted at which builds anticipation and tension as we await a shift in the plot line. The house has a sinister feel to it right from the start so the setting feeds the atmosphere of uncertainty and mystery.

My Husband’s House is an enjoyably tense psychological thriller.

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A new home. A loving wife. A secret that could kill…

With its peeling wallpaper and overgrown garden I know our new home isn’t perfect. But my husband Ben promises it’s the fresh start we need. I remind myself that he’s an amazing father to our two children, and that we have years of happy marriage behind us. He’s been distant for months but I’m desperate to believe the move will bring us back together.

When I meet our next-door neighbour Sara, I’m immediately relieved. She’s so welcoming and full of local gossip. But the moment she meets Ben I’m sure an angry frown flickers across her smiling face. Later he says I’m imagining things…

Why is my husband lying?

Then one night as I tuck our children into bed, the silence is broken by a knock on the front door. A stranger is standing on our doorstep. I turn to look at Ben’s face as he stares at her with unconcealed fury. Has he met this woman before? Nothing could prepare me for what she says:I know who you are. Get out of my house.

How well do I know the man I married? And by moving to this house, did I put my children’s lives in danger?

If you enjoyed reading The Housemaid, The Perfect Marriage and The Wife, you will love My Husband’s House. Gripping and totally addictive, you’ll be hooked from the first page.

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Sam dies, apparently as a result of a drugs overdose. But his stepdaughter is convinced that Sam would never have touched drugs so what really caused his death…?

The Other Sister is a psychological thriller centred around family secrets.

Iris is convinced that her stepdad’s death is unusual and has a link to her mother’s past. There is a mystery concerning Daisy’s sister Rosemary who is estranged from Daisy and their other sister Violet. These plot strands are established at the start of the book and the mystery unravels over the course of the plot developments and twists.

The book is written to show Iris in the present day as she adjusts to life without Sam and investigates his death. There are also chapters taken from Daisy’s diary to show her childhood and establish the background to the family. I liked the way that the author used childlike language and crossed out words/spelling errors to convey Daisy’s youth.

Iris’ love of her stepdad and the little details she provides about his kindness set us up to want to find the truth about his death. The chapters which show the terrible circumstances of the past are very emotive as the girls struggle to survive and rely on each other. I enjoyed the style of writing along with the way the plot develops across the two timelines.

The Other Sister is an enjoyable psychological thriller with emotion and mystery.

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They seem like a lovely family. Until you meet Rosemary.

Iris is reeling from the loss of her beloved stepfather Sam. His death was apparently caused by an accidental drug overdose. But Iris knows Sam would never do drugs and she’s convinced there was foul play. Why will nobody believe her?

And who is this mysterious Aunt Rosemary she keeps hearing about? Iris has never met her. But she knows that her mother Daisy and her Aunt Violet fell out with their sister Rosemary a long time ago.

Something dreadful happened at Abbey House, their mansion in the Cotswolds, but Iris has learned never to ask about it. Now, in the wake of Sam’s death, Iris is more curious than ever. Could there be something rotten at the heart of her seemingly perfect family?

Iris sets out to uncover what happened all those years ago, and whether those events are somehow linked to Sam’s untimely death. But the deeper she probes, the more shocking the secrets she uncovers. And someone is determined to stop her finding out anything more.

It looks like Rosemary is back.

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As a child, Jane spent a lot of time in elaborate Lego worlds populated by tiny plastic animals and people. Crime levels were high, especially after the Dragon brothers set themselves up as vets and started murdering the animals in their ‘care’. (They got away with it by propping the victims up with Plasticine and pretending they were still alive…)

As an adult, she is still playing in imaginary worlds and putting her characters through hell – but now she can call it ‘writing’ and convince herself that she is doing something sensible. In real life, she has a PhD in genetics and copy-edits scientific and medical journals.

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A friendship forged at primary school is still enduring sixty years later. Josie, Lin and Minnie have been through the highs and lows of life together. Now they are reunited with their former teacher who is still trying to impart words of wisdom…

The Silver Ladies Do Lunch is a book about female friendship, seizing every opportunity and a reminder that age is just a number.

The three women have a firm friendship and have been through a lot over the course of their lives. Now in their later years, Josie is grieving for her recently deceased husband, hopeless cook Lin begins to fear for her marriage, and Minnie’s career is nearing retirement and she has no personal life to fall back on. Into this mix returns their inspirational former teacher Miss Hamilton, now in her nineties and still trying to positively influence her pupils.

There is a wonderful warmth to this book. There are a whole range of quirky peripheral characters, some also going back to the women’s school days. The village setting, characters and minutiae of interactions are described effectively to bring the plot to life.

I loved the main three friends and their delightful teacher. They have plenty to offer to the world despite their ages and the enduring love and friendship is uplifting. However, all of the women face challenges in their personal lives and this adds an extra emotional dynamic as they look to the future.

The Silver Ladies Do Lunch is a hugely enjoyable, uplifting novel that will leave you with a warm glow.

The Silver Ladies Do Lunch

When Lin, Josie and Minnie left Miss Hamilton’s class at Middleton Ferris County Primary School, sixty years ago, they could only dream about what the future had in store for them.  The one thing they knew for certain was that their friendship would thrive.

Years later and life hasn’t always been kind.  Josie is still mourning the loss of her beloved husband Harry a year after his sudden demise. Lin is hoping to celebrate her fiftieth wedding anniversary with husband Neil, but he’s suddenly keeping secrets and telling her lies, so she’s suspecting the worst  And as for Minnie, well she loves her life in Oxford academia, but with no family to call her own, she sometimes wonders if the sacrifices were all worthwhile.

So, when the ninety-year-old Miss Hamilton – or Cecily as she lets them call her now – glides gracefully back into their lives on her glamorous purple mobility scooter, the ladies are in need of inspiration and fun.  And over their regular lunches, the friends start to dream of leaving the past in the past and embracing the future, because there’s nothing you can’t achieve with good friends at your side.

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Judy Leigh is the USA Today bestselling author of The Old Girls’ Network and Five French Hens and the doyenne of the ‘it’s never too late’ genre of women’s fiction. She has lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently resides in Somerset.

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The search for a missing child has a happy conclusion except it launches a murder investigation into remains found at the lake. Historic murder cases suddenly stack up as connections are made. Women go missing and then another child is abducted as a serial killer escapes…

Widow Lake is the 8th book to feature Detective Ellie Reeves and her colleagues. There are some mentions of events and outcomes from previous books where they relate to the personal life of Ellie.

The opening chapters of this book set several plot strands going and it took me a little while to begin to understand the connections between the events and characters. We are shown events from the past as well as build up to the present day circumstances. Ellie is called to investigate a missing child but the setting of a lake during a drought leads to the discovery of a body that links to a mother and child disappearance from 10 years ago.

The chapters are short and allows the plot to surge ahead. It is sooooo tempting to keep reading, one more chapter becomes three or four! I was completely caught up in the plot as the present day plot threads connect to those from the past. There is plenty of drama and danger as the plot develops, leading to an exciting conclusion.

Widow Lake was a gripping detective thriller and a great addition to the series.

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Book: WIDOW LAKE 

Author: Rita Herron

Pub Day: May 31st 2023

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“Help,” a tiny voice cried out into the darkness. Little Betsy trembled, praying someone would hear her, save her. “Please,” she whimpered. “I’m scared.”

On the hottest day of the year, as a heatwave takes hold of the Appalachian Mountains, a five-year-old girl goes missing. Just as the sun is setting, a family vacation becomes a worst nightmare—Betsy, with her green eyes, ponytail and rainbow t-shirt—disappears in the woods by Widow Lake. Detective Ellie Reeves is straight on the scene, promising Betsy’s heartbroken parents that she will stop at nothing to find their precious daughter.

Hours later, Ellie is called back to the lake. One of her team have discovered some remains near where Betsy disappeared. The bones belong to a local girl, Amy Dean, who vanished ten years ago to the day, along with her two-year-old baby girl Paisley. But why was Paisley never reported missing? And could she still be alive?

Ellie is suddenly up against the toughest case of her career. Her instincts tell her that the two cases are somehow connected, and she works day and night to uncover the link. When she comes across some little graves beside the water’s edge, she knows she needs to stop the evil lurking around this tranquil lake.

When Ellie discovers a notebook scrawled with the handwriting of a little girl, it could be the breakthrough she needs. Can she unravel a decades-old mystery, and stop the monster claiming innocent lives?

This totally addictive and jaw-dropping crime thriller will have your heart racing as you fly through the pages! Perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, Lisa Regan and Kendra Elliot.

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USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author Rita Herron fell in love with books at the ripe age of eight when she read her first Trixie Belden mystery. But she didn’t think real people grew up to be writers, so she became a teacher instead. Now she writes so she doesn’t have to get a real job.

With over ninety books to her credit, she’s penned romantic suspense, romantic comedy, and YA novels, but she especially likes writing dark romantic suspense and crime fiction set in small southern towns.

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Lady Bea is at the royal family’s Scottish castle for a winter shooting party. Nowhere near the awful Detective Fitzwilliam. Or so she thinks…until a murder takes place among the guests and the only officer available is her nemesis…

A Dead Herring is the fourth book in the Right Royal cosy murder mystery series. I have previously reviewed the earlier books in the series: Spruced Up For Murder, For Richer For Deader, and Not Mushroom For Death.

Ben Rhodes has made plenty of enemies and has had to hire a bodyguard. But surely he is safe at a royal residence… NOPE! Ben is found dead in the bath as the royal family are snowed in on their estate. Luckily (or unluckily, judging by Bea’s response!) DCI Fitzwilliam is staying with friends on the estate and is able to visit the main house to try to track down the killer.

There is plenty of tension between Bea and Fitzwilliam as usual. They rub each other up the wrong way and take offence when none is meant. In contrast to this is the loving relationship between Perry and Simon who both have marriage on their minds. Daisy the dog continues to have a prominent role in finding clues and getting help for those in danger.

I love this series of books. There is a wonderful light hearted tone to the writing as well as humour in the dialogue. Once again there are several suspects to investigate with plenty of red herrings along the way. Bea finally finds out the truth about her brother’s work as well as extra information about her late husband. I did manage to guess the killer but this did not spoil my enjoyment of the book at all.

A Dead Herring is a hugely enjoyable cosy murder mystery from a brilliant series.

A Dead Herring

BREAKING NEWS Urshall United FC Owner Dies at Drew Castle

 Details are sketchy at this stage, but it is believed businessman Ben Rhodes (38) was found dead in his bathroom at the king’s Scottish home by his twin brother Max, where the pair were guests at a shooting party hosted by Lord Frederick Astley (39), brother of Lady Beatrice (36). The cause of Mr Rhodes’ death is not known, but he started receiving death threats from football fans after his controversial takeover of the club and had recently employed his own personal security.

How unlucky can a girl get? Is fate playing a cruel trick on her for boorish Detective Chief Inspector Richard Fitzwilliam to be the only person who can get to the snowed-in castle to investigate Ben Rhodes’s death? And with no other external resources available to him, he now needs her, her smart dog, and her best friends’ help to catch the killer. Can they put their issues behind them and work together to find the murderer before the weather improves and the perpetrator is free to leave?

Another page-turning cozy British whodunnit with a hint of humour from author Helen Golden.

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Hello. I’m Helen Golden. I write British contemporary cozy whodunnits with a hint of humour. I live in small village in Lincolnshire in the UK with my husband, my step-daughter, her two cats, our two dogs, sometimes my step-son, and our tortoise.

Previusly, I worked in senior management, but after my recent job came to a natural end I had the opportunity to follow my dreams and start writing. It’s very early in my life as an author, but so far I’m loving it.

It’s crazy busy at our house, so when I’m writing I retreat to our caravan (an impulsive lockdown purchase) which is mostly parked on our drive. When I really need total peace and quiet, I take it to a lovely site about 15 minutes away and hide there until my family runs out of food or clean clothes

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