Category Archives: Crime

The Battered Body Beneath the Flagstones and other Victorian Scandals by Michelle Morgan

Published by Robinson on 12th April 2018 Synopsis: A grisly book dedicated to the crimes, perversions and outrages of Victorian England, covering high-profile offences – such as the murder of actor William Terriss, whose stabbing at the stage door of … Continue reading

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The House by Simon Lelic

This book was provided by Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review   Synopsis The perfect couple. The perfect house.  …The perfect crime. Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their … Continue reading

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Blog Tour – District VIII by Adam Lebor

Synopsis Life’s tough for a Gypsy cop in Budapest. The cops don’t trust you because you’re a Gypsy. Your fellow Gypsies, even your own family, shun you because you’re a cop. The dead, however, don’t care. So when Balthazar Kovacs, … Continue reading

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In the Dark by Andreas Pfluger – BLOG TOUR

Synopsis Jenny Aaron was once part of an elite police unit tracking Germany’s most dangerous criminals. She was the best. Until it all went wrong. A disastrous mission saw her abandon a wounded colleague and then lose her sight forever. … Continue reading

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Two Nights by Kathy Reichs

Synopsis Meet Sunday Night, a woman with physical and psychological scars, and a killer instinct … Sunnie has spent years running from her past, burying secrets and building a life in which she needs no one and feels nothing. But a … Continue reading

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The Toy Breaker by Roy Chester

Published by Joffe Books 9th October 2016 Synopsis Dr Hannah Nightingale faces a race against time to stop the evil serial killer known as the Toy breaker Someone is snatching small children from their beds in the middle of the … Continue reading

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Only the Willing – Allison Cosgrove

Synopsis A young girl trying to turn her life around takes pity on a lonely looking man one night… the next morning, Homicide Detective Stan Brookshire is called to one of the most gruesome crime scenes of his career. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre

This book was free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest and fair review. Paperback will be published 01 November 2016 Synopsis Diana Jager is clever, strong and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce campaigner via her blog about sexism. … Continue reading

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Living Spectres by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Smoke and Shadows Books 2nd November 2016 This was a free copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis Philadelphia, 1924. It’s been three months since crime reporter Poppy Thornton was left to die in … Continue reading

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They All love Jack: Busting the Ripper by Bruce Robinson

Published by Fourth Estate 6th October 2015 Synopsis A book like no other – the tale of a gripping quest to discover the identity of history’s most notorious murderer and a literary high-wire act from the legendary writer and director … Continue reading

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