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Deity by Matt Wesolowski – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB When pop megastar Zach Crystal dies in a fire at his remote mansion, his mysterious demise rips open the bitter divide between those who adored his music and his endless charity work, and those who viewed him as a despicable predator, who manipulated and abused young and vulnerable girls. Online journalist, Scott King,…
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The Children God Forgot by Graham Masterton – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Forsake the living. Forget the dead. Fear the children… The brand new chilling page-turner from the master of horror. A TERRIFYING BIRTH A young woman is rushed to the hospital with stabbing pains in her stomach. The chief surgeon delivers a living child with the face of an angel and the body of…
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Smoke Screen by Thomas Enger & Jørn Lier Horst – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Oslo, New Year’s Eve. The annual firework celebration is rocked by an explosion and the city is put on terrorist alert. Police officer Alexander Blix and blogger Emma Ramm are on the scene, and when a severely injured survivor is pulled from the icy harbour, she is identified as the mother of two-year-old…
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No Ceremony For The Dead by Shane Dunphy – Audiobook Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB ‘I know I has special needs. So does Stanley and Francis and Billy and Josh. People don’t listen to us, ’cause they thinks we’re thick in our heads.’ Charlie works at St Patrick’s residential home, where the walls are so thick no one can hear you cry. He’s asking child protection expert Shane…
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Evil Impulse by Leigh Russell – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Living with her colleague and long time love interest, Detective Inspector Ian Peterson, it seems that Geraldine Steel has finally found happiness. But life is never that simple. As a psychopath starts killing random women on the streets of York, Geraldine is abducted by a drugs syndicate who have been threatening her sister.…
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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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Crow Court by Andy Charman – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Spring, 1840. In the Dorset market town of Wimborne Minster, a young choirboy drowns himself. Soon after, the choirmaster—a belligerent man with a vicious reputation—is found murdered, in a discovery tainted as much by relief as it is by suspicion. The gaze of the magistrates falls on four local men, whose decisions will…
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Danger by Robin Nye – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Danger’ is a riveting, fast-paced thriller that ranges from the leafy countryside of Kent to the windswept shores of the Black Sea and to the dramatic coastline of Cornwall. At its heart, ‘Danger’ is a compelling story depicting the hopelessness, desolation and suffering of those caught up in people-trafficking across Europe. A guest…
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The Shape Of Darkness by Laura Purcell – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Wicked deeds require the cover of darkness… A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead – and to try and identify their killers – in this beguiling new tale from Laura Purcell. Silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her…
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There’s Only One Danny Garvey by David F. Ross – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Danny Garvey was a sixteen-year old footballing prodigy. Professional clubs clamoured to sign him, and a glittering future beckoned. And yet, his early promise remained unfulfilled, and Danny is back home in the tiny village of Barshaw to manage the struggling junior team he once played for. What’s more, he’s hiding a secret…
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*AUDIOBOOK SPOTLIGHT* for The Far Wild by Alex Knight
Welcome to The Bookwormery, today I have a SPOTLIGHT for the Audiobook of The Far Wild by Alex Knight….. I am a big fan of audiobooks and listen to them regularly, this fantasy thriller sounds great. Here is the publisher’s blurb: The Far Wild by Alex Knight and narrated by Peter Kenny, Stephanie Lane) and …
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The Art Of Dying by Ambrose Parry – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB A gripping historical novel of medicine & murder from bestselling author Chris Brookmyre and consultant anaesthetist Dr Marisa Haetzman, set in nineteenth-century Edinburgh Edinburgh, 1849. Hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. And a campaign seeks to paint Dr James Simpson, pioneer of medical chloroform,…
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Primal Calling by Barry Eisenberg – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB While rummaging through the attic, high school senior Jack Davies is surprised to find his never-before-seen birth certificate, revealing a startling fact that changes his life. The story his mother told about his birth, he discovers, is a lie. Jack becomes obsessed with discovering the true identity of his father, forcing him 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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My latest crochet project…..FINISHED
Someone in my local community asked me to make a large blanket for them and I’d seen this CAL (Crochet along ) on Scheepjes.com so I thought it would be perfect. It measures 50 x 50 inches and took 100 hours to make. I love it, so am now about to start a second, for…
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Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Easter weekend is approaching, and snow is gently falling in Siglufjörður, the northernmost town in Iceland, as crowds of tourists arrive to visit the majestic ski slopes. Ari Thór Arason is now a police inspector, but he’s separated from his girlfriend, who lives in Sweden with their three-year-old son. A family reunion is…
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Bliss Uncovered by Tony J. Forder – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB The bestselling author of the stunning DI Bliss crime series is back – this time with a thrilling prequel novella. A double life – a single truth. Fresh out of uniform, DC Jimmy Bliss finds himself at the centre of an undercover sting. Enlisted by a crew of villains to crack a safe,…
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*EXTRACT* from The Germans and Europe, A Personal Frontline History by Peter Miller.
Welcome to The Bookwormery, I am pleased to be able to share an Extract from Peter Millar’s book, The Germans and Europe, A Personal Frontline History. 1BerlinA special party in a special pub, the mouse that roared, from obscurity to oblivion, a tale of two cities and an unexpected resurrection happy Birthday In the summer…
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A *GUEST POST* from Billy Moran, Author of Don’t Worry Everything Is Going To Be Amazing.
Good Morning and welcome tomThe Bookwormery. Today I am lucky enough to be sharing a GUEST post from Billy Moran. He is the author of Dont Worry, Everything Is Going To Be Amazing….. Here he shares his 10 Amazing Lockdown Reads…….enjoy! 10 Amazing Lockdown Reads, My Books of 2020 Wow. What a horrible year. Let’s…
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Body Language by A. K. Turner – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB THE DEAD CAN TALK – WE JUST NEED TO LISTEN . . . Camden mortuary assistant Cassie Raven has pretty much seen it all. But this is the first time she’s come face to face with someone she knows on the slab. Someone she cared about. Her friend and mentor, Mrs E. Deeply…
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