Category: Psychlogical thriller
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The Beresford by Will Carver – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB There’s a routine at The Beresford. For Mrs May, every day’s the same: a cup of cold, black coffee in the morning, pruning roses, checking on her tenants, wine, prayer and an afternoon nap. She never leaves the building. Abe Schwartz also lives at The Beresford. His housemate Smythe no longer does. Because…
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The Lies We Tell by Jane Corry – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB WHAT IF YOUR SON HAD MURDERED SOMEONE? Sarah always thought of herself and her husband, Tom, as good people. But that was before their son Freddy came home saying he’d done something terrible. Begging them not to tell the police. Soon Sarah and Tom must find out just how far they are willing…
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Mirrorland by C L Johnstone – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB With the startling twists of Gone Girl and the haunting emotional power of Room, Mirrorland is a thrilling work of psychological suspense about twin sisters, the man they both love, and the dark childhood they can’t leave behind. Cat lives in Los Angeles, far away from 36 Westeryk Road, the imposing gothic house…
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Vanished by James Delargy – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB From the groundbreaking author of 55 comes an extraordinary new thriller… The Kane family, Lorcan, Naiyana and their young son, are desperate to move their young family far away from the hustle and bustle of modern city life in Perth. The abandoned town of Kallayee, an abandoned mining town in the Great Victoria…
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The Favour by Laura Vaughan – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB When she was thirteen years old, Ada Howell lost not just her father, but the life she felt she was destined to lead. Now, at eighteen, Ada is given a second chance when her wealthy godmother giftsher with an extravagant art history trip to Italy. In the palazzos of Venice, the cathedrals of…
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The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But she’s taken time off from her job as a detective, so when she receives an invitation out of the blue to celebrate her estranged brother’s recent engagement, she has no choice but to…
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The Push by Ashley Audrain – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB ‘The women in this family, we’re different . . .’ Blythe Connor doesn’t want history to repeat itself. Violet is her first child and she will give her daughter all the love she deserves. All the love that her own mother withheld. But firstborns are never easy. And Violet is demanding and fretful.…
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Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB THE ONLY THING THAT WILL SHOCK YOU MORE THAN THE FIRST CHAPTER . . . IS THE LAST. . . ‘I stayed up until 3am to read it because I was so sucked in. Brilliant, brilliant book!’ 5* Reader Review Jess and Heather were once best friends – until the night Heather’s sister…
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Stranded by Stuart James – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB A family trapped. A psychopath on the loose. Let the game begin… What could be more innocent than going on holiday? As a family drive along a quiet country lane on their way to the airport, they meet a stranger standing alone in the middle of the road. Steering them along another path,…
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The Watcher by Kate Medina – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB If you see him it’s already too late… ‘A brilliant and believable female lead’ Good Housekeeping Some secrets can’t be hidden. The Fullers are the picture-perfect family, a wealthy couple with a grand home in the middle of remote woodland. But even they have something to hide – and it will prove fatal.…
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You Can Trust Me by Emma Rowley – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB If you like Clare Mackintosh, Fiona Barton, Rachel Abbott or Lisa Jewell then you will be utterly gripped by this psychological thriller with a massive twist you won’t see coming. You can trust me. But can I trust you? Olivia is the domestic goddess who has won millions of followers by sharing her…
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The Heatwave by Kate Riordan – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Under the scorching French sun, a tense homecoming unearths a long-buried family secret in this deliciously propulsive beach read of a mother’s greatest fear brought to life. Elodie was beautiful. Elodie was smart. Elodie was manipulative. Elodie is dead. When Sylvie Durand receives a letter calling her back to her crumbling family home…
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Ritual Demise by Sally Rigby – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Someone is watching…. No one is safe The once tranquil woods in a picturesque part of Lenchester have become the bloody stage to a series of ritualistic murders. With no suspects, Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker is once again forced to call on the services of forensic psychologist Dr Georgina Cavendish. But this…
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A Ruined Girl by Kate Simants – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Two boys loved her. But which one killed her? Two years ago, teenagers Rob and Paige broke into the house of Paige’s school counsellor and stole only a necklace, but traumatised their victims in the process. No one knows why. And Paige hasn’t been seen since that night. Having spent her life in…
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The Hit List by Holly Seddon – Audiobook Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB You don’t know who. You don’t know why. But someone wants you dead. When Marianne’s husband Greg is knocked off his bike and killed on the way to work, she must unpick the life he left behind. Numb with grief, Marianne consoles herself by scouring Greg’s laptop, finding comfort in reading his old…
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Final Cut by SJ Watson – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB SJ Watson writes : In writing Final Cut I wanted to move away slightly from the entirely domestic, urban and claustrophobic feel of Before I Go To Sleep and open the story world a little. I’m returning to my preoccupations of memory, narrative and identity, though bringing a fresh spin and new maturity…
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Dance With The Reaper by Wes Markin – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB How do you stop a perfect killer? After the terrible events of the past year, DCI Yorke’s team are on the verge of finding peace. But after a terrifying act of violence shatters their equilibrium, they are forced to dance with a skilled assassin who knows no equal. After it becomes clear that…
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Her Husband’s Grave by P L Kane – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB A hint of gold glistened in the sand. It was a watch, no doubt about it. A watch… attached to a body. Criminal psychologist Robyn Adams is at breaking point after her last case resulted in an attempt on her own life. But as she sits in the car about to head home,…
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The Resident by David Jackson – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Thomas Brogan is a serial killer, and he has nowhere left to hide. At least until he finds an abandoned house at the end of a terrace on a quiet street. And when he discovers that he can access three other houses through the attic space, the real fun begins. Because the one…
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Shed No Tears by Caz Frear – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Christopher Masters, known as ‘The Roommate Killer’, strangled three women over a two-week period in a London house in November 2012. Holly Kemp, his fourth victim, was never found. Until now. Her remains have been unearthed in a field in Cambridgeshire and DC Cat Kinsella and the major investigation team are…
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