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Tara is shocked and griefstricken when her estranged sister dies in a house fire. Her niece Hannah comes to live with her but there is a tension between them as the past haunts them. But sinister phone calls and notes lead Tara to realise she is in danger and could face the same fate as […]

TRIGGER WARNING: child abuse, murder of foetuses and pregnant women DI Gary Blood’s latest case is a gory one: missing teenage pregnant girls, their posed bodies and dead babies. But will his focus be distracted by his personal relationships…? Blanket of Blood is a police and crime thriller set in the UK. The case itself […]

1940s Netherlands, Ilse struggles to find food and fuel to keep her aging parents alive as war grips their country. 2005 UK, Anna’s father dies and among his papers she discovers he was adopted. She sets off to find out the truth about his birth parents… The Boy in the Attic is a dual timeline […]

Bodies, Brains & Bogies is a non fiction book aimed at children aged 8+. It is full of facts and diagrams delivered with a comedic tone. I loved the chatty style of writing that gives plenty of information but in an easy to digest way. As well as enjoying it myself, I gave this to […]

A group of friends meet every 5 years on Holy Island to celebrate their friendship forged fifty years ago. One of the friends is found dead after an apparent suicide but DI Vera Stanhope believes it was murder… The Rising Tide is the 10th book to feature DI Vera Stanhope. It is the first book […]