5* Seventeen year old Hattie Hoffman is a talented actress, loved by everyone in her Minnesotan hometown. So when she’s found stabbed to death on the opening night of her school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of the community. Local sheriff Del Goodman, a good friend of Hattie’s dad, vows to find her killer, but the…
The Lost Children – Helen Phifer
3* Lizzie pulled the covers over her head. Then she realised what was being dragged behind the person with the torch. She rammed her fist into her mouth to stop herself from screaming … For decades, The Moore Asylum was home to the forgotten children of Brooklyn Bay. But ever since a scandal forced its closure, the abandoned building…
Bad Little Girl – Frances Vick
3* Little Lorna Bell is from a notorious family on a rundown estate. Everyone thinks she’s a nasty piece of work. The schoolchildren call her a thief. But Lorna’s hair is matted, her shoes pinch her feet and her school teacher Claire Penny can’t help herself; some kids just need a bit more support, a bit more…
This Week in Books – March 15
Hosted by Lipsyy Lost & Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words. Previously : I finished reading Bad Little Girl by Frances Vick. Little Lorna Bell is from a notorious family on a rundown estate. Everyone thinks she’s…
Everything But The Truth – Gillian McAllister
4* Just how much can you trust the person you love? It all started with the email. Rachel didn’t even mean to look. She loves Jack and she’s pregnant with their child. She trusts him. But now she’s seen it, she can’t undo that moment. Or the chain of events it has set in motion. Why…
Quieter Than Killing – Sarah Hilary
5* It’s winter, the nights are dark and freezing, and a series of seemingly random assaults is pulling DI Marnie Rome and DS Noah Jake out onto the streets of London. When Marnie’s family home is ransacked, there are signs that the burglary can only have been committed by someone who knows her. Then a child goes missing,…
What I never told you – Louise Mullins
4* Two women’s lives collide when a husband, father, and son is accused of unspeakable crimes. Anthony Wells is arrested on suspicion of obtaining indecent images of minors. His mother, Teresa, is forced to look back on her life from the day her son was born. She feels shame and guilt. Did she raise a…
Six Stories – Matt Wesolowski
5* Back in 1996, fifteen year old Tom Jeffries disappears. A year later, his body is found. Was it an accident or something more sinister? Now, 20 years on, former journalist Scott King tries to reach out to the people who knew Tom best and who were around when he disappeared. Six people. Six stories.…
The Abattoir of Dreams -Mark Tilbury
5* The past is never far away. Michael Tate has not had an easy life. With his father in prison, and his mother dead, Michael was sent to Woodside Children’s Home. Now an adult, Michael wakes up from a coma in hospital suffering from amnesia and paralysis. Confused and terrified, he is charged with the…
Wish Me Home – Kay Bratt
3* A hungry, stray dog is the last thing Cara Butter needs. Stranded in Georgia with only her backpack and a few dwindling dollars, she already has too much baggage. Like her twin sister, Hana, who has broken Cara’s heart one too many times. After a lifetime of family troubles, and bouncing from one foster…
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