Thriller

JUST by Jenny Morton Potts, Review: Page turner with substance

JUST by Jenny Morton Potts, Review: Page turner with substance

Just is the second gripping psychological thriller released by Jenny Morton Potts this year, and the second of her titles that I have had the great pleasure of reading. Read on for our full review. Just Book Synopsis: On golden Mediterranean sands,…

THE DEPTHS by Kirk Kjeldsen, Book Review

THE DEPTHS by Kirk Kjeldsen, Book Review

 The Depths is Kirk Kjeldsen’s third novel. The Depths Synopsis: After trailing spouse Marah Lenaerts suffers her third miscarriage in as many years, her husband Eden surprises her with a vacation to Malaysia, hoping it will lift her spirits. And it…

HIDING by Jenny Morton Potts, Review: Enigmatic lead characters

HIDING by Jenny Morton Potts, Review: Enigmatic lead characters

Jenny Morton Potts’ Hiding is a gripping psychological thriller with chilling twists, from a unique new voice. Read our full review of this top quality novel. Hiding Book Synopsis Keller Baye and Rebecca Brown live on different sides of the Atlantic. Until…

Red Fox author Lara Fanning on flaws in idealised worlds

Red Fox author Lara Fanning on flaws in idealised worlds

Today we welcome Aussie author Lara Fanning to discuss how writing her dystopian trilogy Red Fox led to identifying flaws in her idealised world, and highlighted the delicate balance between nature and technology. I have loved writing since I was a child….

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (aka 7 1/2 Deaths), Review

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (aka 7 1/2 Deaths), Review

Stuart Turton’s debut novel The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (or The 7 1/2 Deaths in US & Canada) is the original high-concept murder mystery being described as Gosford Park meets Inception, by way of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. Read my full review.

THE LIST by Mick Herron, Review: Compelling reading

THE LIST by Mick Herron, Review: Compelling reading

The List, Book 2.5 in Mick Herron’s Jackson Lamb / Slough House Thrillers.    The List Synopsis: Dieter Hess, an aged spy, is dead, and John Bachelor, his MI5 handler, is in deep, deep trouble. Death has revealed that the deceased…

SEVEN DEAD by J Jefferson Farjeon, Book Review

SEVEN DEAD by J Jefferson Farjeon, Book Review

Seven Dead is an atmospheric crime novel by J Jefferson Farjeon first published in 1939, and now republished as part of the British Library Crime Classic Series. Seven Dead Book Synopsis With an Introduction by Martin Edwards Ted Lyte, amateur thief, has…

FUTURE’S ORPHANS by A K Alliss, Book Review

FUTURE’S ORPHANS by A K Alliss, Book Review

Future’s Orphans is the second title in AK Alliss’ cyberpunk series Ouroboros Cycle. Future’s Orphans Synopsis: In an uncertain future, the truth can get you killed. Cassidy Nolan is a drug addicted journalist, disgraced after releasing one of the most iconic…

Book Gift Guide 2017

Book Gift Guide 2017

Holiday season is upon us and there really is no better gift than a book! In addition to books we have read this year that we think would make great gifts, we’ve sought recommendations from other experts and enthusiasts in…

SOON by Lois Murphy, Review: An utterly gripping debut

SOON by Lois Murphy, Review: An utterly gripping debut

Lois Murphy’s Soon won the 2017 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel. Read on for our full review. Soon Book Synopsis An almost deserted town in the middle of nowhere, Nebulah’s days of mining and farming prosperity – if they ever truly…

Atlantic Black by A S Patric, Review: Impressive

Atlantic Black by A S Patric, Review: Impressive

Atlantic Black is the latest novel from Miles Franklin award-winning author of Black Rock White City, A S Patric. Read my review. Atlantic Black Synopsis In this haunting new novel, Katerina Klova and her mother are crossing the Atlantic by ocean…

WW Mortensen on horror, EIGHT & SLITHERS

WW Mortensen on horror, EIGHT & SLITHERS

Today Wayne Mortensen joins us to discuss what sparked his love of the horror/thriller genre and the inspiration behind his bestselling debut novel Eight.  Plus, to celebrate the recent release of his second novel Slithers, we have an ebook copy of…

LOOK FOR HER by Emily Winslow, Review: Deviously plotted

LOOK FOR HER by Emily Winslow, Review: Deviously plotted

Look for Her is the fourth title in Emily Winslow‘s Cambridge-set novels of psychological suspense starring detectives Morris Keene and Chloe Frohmann. Look for Her Synopsis: The memory of Annalise Wood has haunted the town of Lilling near Cambridge for decades. She…