‘It was that point in the evening which the poetic might call crepuscular.’ Welcome to Heather Peck’s Norfolk, a world where hare coursers and arsonists are causing trouble, and two young children have been missing for three long months. Norfolk and Suffolk police are low on manpower and hampered by Covid protocols, but crime has […]
Astrid Webb is missing, but she’s also sick and usually stays at home. Bryan Webb arrives home from a cycle ride to find the police waiting outside his perfect countryside cottage to inform him that they’ve found his wife’s car, with blood inside, abandoned near the woods. Bryan immediately has questions: why had Astrid left […]
Ellery Hathaway knows a thing or two about serial killers. Not because she’s a police officer in a sleepy American town, where most offences are so minor they’re barely worth ticketing, but because she survived being kidnapped by one in her teens. Now an adult, Ellery fiercely guards her past secrets, but she also knows […]
‘Jukes cried out in agony before toppling onto the ground like a skittle struck by a bowling ball.’ Murder. Kidnap. Mayhem. And that’s just the opening few pages. Tony Bassett is back with the sixth book in his DCI Roscoe and DS Roy series, although this time it’s not just the criminal gang causing mayhem: […]
I loved this book and look forward to Doyle’s next case. Oh, you want more information than that? Ok. If you like police procedurals, you should definitely read this. More information than that? Well, if you insist… What’s it about? When a woman’s broken body is found at the bottom of a cliff, it’s up […]
I was intrigued to read about the work of a forensic anthropologist. I’ve not read any earlier books in the series, so I’m not sure how typical this is, but can confirm that ‘Fire and Bones’ works well as a standalone. What I do know is that when Detective Deery asks Brennan why she is […]
A locked room. A brutal murder. And a killer who can unwind time… Ooh, what a fabulous premise. I was sure I would love this before I even read the blurb, and I was right. Part myth, part mystery and completely compelling, ‘Black Lake Manor’ is a cleverly crafted tale with a satisfying ending. What’s […]
‘Whoever did it must have read it.’ When local author and recently retired teacher Liam Allerton is found drowned in Barnes Pond, just like the retired teacher in his debut novel, it’s a curious case of life imitating art – or rather, his death imitating his art – but when DI Garibaldi reads Allerton’s novel, […]
King Lear is meant to die – but the actor performing the title role isn’t. When Sir Nigel Viliers collapses and dies on stage during the opening night of King Lear, everyone around him appears to be startled: Sir Nigel is a leading light of the London stage – so it’s even more startling when […]
Today I’m excited to be part of the cover reveal for L. C. North’s new thriller ‘Clickbait’  Isn’t it pretty? But of course, we shouldn’t judge a book purely by its cover, so here’s the blurb to tempt you further: ​——————————— ‘We’re not famous anymore. We’re notorious.’ For over a decade, the Lancasters were celebrity royalty, […]