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Category: Thriller

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  • Ragman by JG Faherty

    Ragman by JG Faherty

    Ragman

    Ragman by JG Faherty

    Release: 10th January 2023
    Format: Ebook
    Publisher: Flame Tree Press
    Source: Zooloos Book Tours
    Find it at: Goodreads

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    If you love a great horror tale with ancient mummies, a deluded priest and two oddball cops, then you’re in for a treat…

    In 1882, a group of British soldiers plunder an Egyptian temple and kill the high priest. The priest vows revenge. And he is finally revived in the present day.

    He finds the great-grandson of the man who killed him. But they form an uneasy partnership to get back all the stolen artifacts. And they also send all the descendants of the other soldiers to the Underworld.

    Two police officers, former partners who had a falling out, must put aside their differences as they go from trying to solve gruesome, unexplained murders to risking their lives to stop the supernatural mummy the priest has called forth.

    About the Author:

    A life-long resident of New York’s haunted Hudson Valley, JG Faherty has been a finalist for both the Bram Stoker Award® (THE CURE, GHOSTS OF CORONADO BAY) and ITW Thriller Award (THE BURNING TIME), and he is the author of 8 novels, 11 novellas, and more than 75 short stories.

    He writes adult and YA horror, science fiction, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy.

    He grew up enthralled with the horror movies and books of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, and as a child his favorite playground was a 17th-century cemetery. Which explains a lot.

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    Ragman Review:

    I always enjoyed Egyptian mythology and horror, and “Ragman” perfectly blended the two. From the get-go, I knew the story would not bore me as a new monster unleashes in New York City. The author also adds adventure, mystery, and drama into this fast-paced thriller, where you don’t know who the next victim would be on the Ushabti’s target list. Each chapter had something shocking happening, and I wondered how far the author would go regarding the kill count. I loved the premise of the Egyptian priests, incantations, and protection spells and felt each chapter had something new and exciting.

    Moreover, I enjoyed the drama between Dan, Tom, Joanna, and Stacey. In the beginning, they are hostile and uncomfortable with one another, and you wonder what happened. The author slowly reveals the incidents while showing how they must get through their differences to work on the case. I loved Tom and Dan’s relationship and thought they worked so well. Stacey is also great in her research on Egyptian mythology, while Joanna adds her flair to the drama, especially in her conversations with Beth. There are multiple villains in the story, and it was fun to see how they all had their agendas. Chad got on my nerves, while Peter frightened me with how far he would go to execute his plans. The author also takes the story to a thrilling climax where some scenes, particularly with Dan, blew my mind.

    Overall, “Ragman” is a great mystery, thriller, and fantasy horror with Egyptian mythology, and I enjoyed reading it!

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  • Her Husband’s Lies by T.J. Brearton

    Her Husband’s Lies by T.J. Brearton

    Her Husband's Lies

    Her Husband’s Lies by T.J. Brearton

    Release: December 15th 2022
    Format: Ebook
    Publisher: Joffe Books
    Source: Zooloos Book Tours
    Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon
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    A GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GONE. Callie has a great life, living in a ten-acre home in the Adirondacks with her husband, Abel. Their son is away at college and Callie, a writer, is content living a relatively secluded life. Then Abel skids off the road into an icy lake. No one heard anything. No one saw anything. But Abel remains in a coma in a Vermont hospital. Things seem bad but they’re about to get even worse. Now Callie is getting calls from a woman who claims to know more about the accident. Callie is skeptical, though a few things do line up, and she’s always wondered why her husband was where he was at the time of the accident. Then every spouse’s worst nightmare: police tell Callie her husband is a suspect in the disappearance of two teenage girls. Callie will do whatever it takes to clear his name. But is she really ready for the truth about her husband . . . ?
    About the Author:
    T.J. Brearton is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of the novels Gone and Dead Gone, both of which have ranked among Amazon Kindle’s top 100. His Titan trilogy has been an international best-seller. With Ted Magee, Brearton wrote Bare Knuckle, a martial arts film, and wrote and directed Breathe, about amateur MMA fighter Lane Buzzell on an undefeated streak. He has written more than a dozen novels, mostly crime thrillers, including one paranormal mystery, and published short fiction in numerous literary journals. He lives in the Adirondack Mountains of New York with his wife and three children where he writes full time, takes out the trash, and competes with his kids for his wife’s attention. T.J.’s latest psychological thriller, HER PERFECT SECRET, won the Next Generation Indie award for Suspense in 2022.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

    Her Husband’s Lies Review:

    Firstly, I enjoyed the premise of the story and the way the author described it. A man in a coma, a wife searching for answers, and a psychic giving clues in bits and pieces. The story grabbed my attention right from the beginning. While the pacing is slow, I liked how it adds to the suspense and makes the tale atmospheric.

    Callie was fun in the lead. Yes, she sometimes got on my nerves because of some bad decisions, like going to Nathan’s house alone and doing things before confronting Footman. But I enjoyed how she searched for answers about Abel’s life. On the other hand, Althea was my favorite character. The author wrote her so well that we see how conflicted she gets over her abilities, and she sometimes doesn’t trust them. I enjoyed the concept of alternative memory and how the author described it. The supporting cast, like Footman and Cormac, also added nicely.

    Quite a few moments also had me at the edge of my seat, like Callie finding herself trapped when they go to the cabin or when she gets uncomfortable in Nathan’s house. The author writes the suspense well, and you get quite a few red herrings and twists you don’t see coming. I also liked how the story sets the premise for a continuation, which I would love to pick up if we have a continuation! The side story of the missing girls also blended well. 

    Perhaps the only downside is how some subplots didn’t have any progression, like Cynthia, and some characters disappear in the background in the latter half.

    Overall, I immensely enjoyed “Her Husband’s Lies” and hope the author writes a sequel.

     

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  • The Family Trap by Lorna Dounaeva

    The Family Trap by Lorna Dounaeva

    The Family Trap

    The Family Trap by Lorna Dounaeva

    Release: December 4th 2022
    Format: Ebook
    Publisher:  Inkubator
    Source: Zooloos Book Tours
    Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon
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    Prudence welcomed Zoe into her home. Now she’s fighting to survive. Two simple words shatter Prudence Ahern’s world – “I’m pregnant.” Her son Nathan is only eighteen when his new girlfriend Zoe drops that little bombshell. Prudence feels she has to support her son and asks Zoe to move in with them. Right from the start, Prudence knows something isn’t right. When Nathan is around, Zoe is sweet and funny but as soon as it’s just the two of them, she becomes menacing and sullen. Worse still, Prudence becomes the victim of a series of increasingly dangerous accidents which begin soon after Zoe moves in. She tries to warn her son that something is wrong with Zoe, but he refuses to listen, so it’s left to Prudence to figure out what’s going on. Who is the mysterious Zoe? What exactly does she want from them? And whose child is she really carrying? Filled with shocking twists and diabolical secrets, The Family Trap will keep you up all night. If you loved Gone Girl, The Silent Patient and The Girl on the Train, you will devour this utterly addictive thriller.
    About the Author:
    Lorna Dounaeva has a Masters in European Studies and used to work at the Home Office before turning to crime fiction. She lives in Godalming, Surrey with her husband, three children and a crafty cat.                                                                                                                                                          Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

    The Family Trap Review:

    “The Family Trap” is a unique suspense thriller with a distinctive concept that I enjoyed reading.

    Firstly, I enjoyed the premise of this thriller. It surrounds the dynamic between a mother and her son’s girlfriend as the girlfriend gets pregnant and moves in. I liked the tense dynamic between Prudence and Zoe. Prudence feels protective towards her son Nathan when Zoe enters their lives. Zoe creeped me out immediately, especially with the weird emails she sent to her father. The author adds a few quick twists and shocking deaths that I did not anticipate. Some surprising moments in the tale are the incident in the nursery when Prudence is present or when we find out what happens to Bob.

    Prudence is my favorite in the story, and I admired how she managed to give Zoe multiple chances, even though she suspected her of foul play. Even the supporting characters like Heidi and Alana were memorable. Heidi also got on my nerves as she took Zoe’s side more than Prudence’s, even though she is supposed to be Prudence’s close friend. The author makes all the characters memorable because they behave and do things you don’t necessarily approve of, but you understand their intentions.

    Perhaps the only minor criticism was how the story went on a different tangent toward the climax. While I liked how the author gave a twisted ending, looking back, it did not justify why some of the characters behaved that way.

    Overall, “The Family Trap” starts slowly but has a fast-paced second half with a surprising ending, making it worth reading.

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  • I’m Following You by Emily Shiner

    I’m Following You by Emily Shiner

    I’m Following You

    I’m Following You by Emily Shiner

    Release: December 11, 2022
    Format: Ebook
    Publisher: Inkubator books
    Source: Zooloos book Tours
    Find it at: Goodreads

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    Amanda has the perfect life. But someone wants to end it.

    Amanda loves her life. She’s a highly respected doctor, and she lives in a beautiful home in the best neighborhood in town.

    But her perfect life begins to crumble when she notices a woman in a red car following her. Then this mysterious person begins an increasingly disturbing campaign – stalking Amanda, even invading her home and office.

    Amanda is terrified and feels as if she is under siege. As far as she knows she has no enemies. So who is this strange woman? And what does she want?

    As the interloper’s behavior becomes more and more threatening, the conflict between the two women moves inexorably towards a fateful confrontation.

    When dangerous secrets and shocking lies are revealed, there’s no turning back. One of them will pay the ultimate price.

    About the Author:

    Emily Shiner always dreamed of becoming an author but first served her time as a banker and a teacher. After a lifetime of devouring stacks of thrillers, she decided to try her hand at writing them herself. Now she gets to live out her dream of writing novels and sharing her stories with people around the world. She lives in the Appalachian Mountains and loves hiking with her husband, daughter, and their two dogs.

     

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    I’m Following You Review:

    I have read a few of the author’s other psychological thrillers, and I liked how she writes each chapter to keep you guessing about each character’s intentions. In this book, I kept wondering if Collette was right about Amanda or if Amanda was hiding something. The author nicely paces the story with concise chapters, where you know something is off with one of them and try to guess the possibilities of what could happen. The ending surprised me completely, and it made the story worth reading.

    The two main characters balance each other nicely. Frankly, I liked Collette even though she does some weird stuff with Amanda to mess up her mind. You know she is yearning for the loss of Arabella and tries to make her life better by going to grief counseling. The author also added interesting passages with the concepts they talk about during grief counseling, like intrusive thoughts and your subconscious communicating with you. On the other hand, Amanda got on my nerves because of how scatterbrained she came across. She is supposed to be this intelligent doctor, yet she doesn’t consider installing security cameras when she suspects someone is following her. She does nothing except wait like a target for her mystery person to attack her, which irked me.

    However, the story could have been better. It started strong and ended well, and while it had exciting moments, it staggered in the middle. For a while, nothing happens much except for how Collette does something to scare Amanda and then tells Jackson about it on a loop. The story could have been trimmed in certain places and added more twists.

    But “I’m Following You” is a fun, guilty pleasure read and worth checking out if you like short psychological thrillers with surprising, twisty endings.

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  • A Bend Of Light by Joy Jordan-Lake

    A Bend Of Light by Joy Jordan-Lake

    A Bend Of Light

     A Bend Of Light by Joy Jordan-Lake

    Release: September 6th 2022
    Format: Paperback
    Publisher: Lake Union
    Source: Suzyapproved Book Tours
    Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible,

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    A quiet coastal village in post–World War II America is shaken when the secrets of the past and present collide in a riveting novel by the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon.

    Five years after the war, Amie Stilwell, a photo interpreter for an Allied unit in England, returns to her hometown in Maine. Jobless and discouraged but stubbornly resourceful, she’s starting over in the same coastal village where her life once went so wrong. Waiting for her is Shibby Travis, the surrogate mother with whom Amie never lost touch. But the unexpected also awaits…

    A silent, abandoned boy is found with a note from a stranger pleading that he be watched over. Amie and Shibby take him in, but the mysteries multiply when a Boston socialite is found dead in Amie’s barn and an old friend, believed to be a casualty of war, suddenly reappears.

    Trained to see what others cannot, to scan for clues, and to expose enemies, Amie uses her skills to protect a child, solve a crime, and find the motive behind a veteran’s masquerade. But through the hazy filter of a town’s secrets, Amie must also confront her own painful past.

    About the Author:

    Joy Jordan-Lake is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of nine books, including Under A Gilded Moon; A Tangled Mercy, an Editors’ Choice recipient from the Historical Novel Society; Blue Hole Back Home, winner of the Christy Award for Best First Novel; and two children’s books. Raised in the foothills of the southern Appalachians, she lived nearly a decade of her young adult years in New England, which she still misses―and jumps at every chance to visit. She holds two master’s degrees and a PhD in English and has taught literature and writing at several universities. Now living outside Nashville, she and her husband are startled to find the kids in college and launching careers, with only the ferocious ten-pound rescue pup still living at home full-time. Joy loves to connect with readers.

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    A Bend Of Light Review:

    “A Bend Of Light” is a delightfully fun mystery thriller with a touch of historical fiction, drama, mystery, and past secrets that stands out in the genre.

    Firstly, I loved how the author set up the plot with multiple storylines. On the one hand, you have Amie returning to town to locate her friend Jake and landing herself in a mystery involving a Bentley. On the other hand, you have a mysterious boy, Chester, show up, who Shibby takes in and tries to find out his background. Then, you have Tom in Boston, who doesn’t want his picture to show up in the papers for some reason. All these stories seamlessly merge as we see the characters intermingle. Amie, Shibby, and Tom were the highlights, and I enjoyed how the author progressed the mystery. Even Stella, Ian, and Desmond were mysterious, and I wondered about their true intentions. Stella and Tess, in particular, had a strong aura and made the story exciting. The story has a large cast of characters, and each of them brings something new.

    Secondly, I loved how the story takes us back to the 1950s to the quaint setting of Maine. The author adds quite a few twists and turns that surprised me, and I enjoyed how charming yet exciting it was for the genre. Some of my favorite moments were when Amie meets Tess for the first time to show the sails and how the plot progresses toward the climax.

    Overall, I enjoyed “A Bend Of Light” and didn’t notice the time fly. It is one of my favorites by the author, in addition to “Under a Gilded Moon.”

     

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  • The Night Nurse by Cole Baxter

    The Night Nurse by Cole Baxter

    The Night Nurse

    The Night Nurse by Cole Baxter

    Release: November 27th 2022
    Format: Ebook
    Publisher: Inkubator Books
    Source: Zooloo’s Book Tours
    Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle

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    They seem like angels of mercy. Until you invite them in. While going through a bitter divorce, Laura moves home to care for her widowed father who
    suffers from dementia. Quickly realizing she can’t handle her dad alone, Laura hires nurse Bella and her dementia- specialist brother, Andrei, to look after him. The siblings are the perfect caregivers, effectively handling her father’s needs and mood swings.
    Then accidents begin happening around the estate, and her dad takes a drastic turn for the worse. He becomes violent and claims he’s being poisoned. Is it true? Or is his illness causing paranoia?

    As Laura tries to get to the truth, she begins to realize that the caregivers are not who they seem, that they may have a sinister agenda of their own. But who are they really? And what do they want? The answers to these questions are more horrifying than anything Laura could ever have imagined…

    About the Author:

    The Night Nurse

    Cole Baxter loves writing psychological suspense thrillers. It’s all about that last reveal that he loves shocking readers with.
    He grew up in New York, where there’s crime was all around. He decided to turn that into something positive with his fiction.
    His stories will have you reading through the night—they are very addictive!

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    The Night Nurse Review:

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    I recently read “I Won’t Let Go” by the author and loved that book. It was one of the few stories that gave me nightmares! Hence, I had high expectations for “The Night Nurse” as the premise sounded like something I would enjoy. While I liked “The Night Nurse,” it didn’t shock me as some of the author’s previous works did.

    There are some lovely elements to the story. For one, Laura and Sam’s friendship was one of the highlights, and I liked how they bonded. Moreover, Bella and Andrei were creepy, and I didn’t particularly appreciate it when they started showing their true colors.

    Laura is fun in the lead and has her moments, primarily when interacting with Bella and Andrei. I also enjoyed the strained relationship between Billy and Laura. The author also adds some exciting moments when Angela comes into the picture and shows us flashbacks of how abusive Laura’s mother was with them. The author details the character relationship nicely, giving them depth and making me like Laura.

    However, while I enjoyed the character moments, the author could have added more thrills and suspense. I wish that there were more twists and turns in the tale. The story takes time to get going, as the author adds quite a few details that I found unnecessary. The thriller elements come into place around 50% of the book, and it would have been nice to see more shocks. Moreover, in such books, I expected a shocking twist in the end, and the book didn’t end the way I had expected.

    Nevertheless, “The Night Nurse” is a decent thriller, but not the best of the author.

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  • Behind Closed Doors by Carol Wyer

    Behind Closed Doors by Carol Wyer

    Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors by Carol Wyer

    Release: December 6th 2022
    Format: Ebook
    Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
    Source: Zooloo’s Book Tours
    Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle

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    Two kidnappings, thirty years apart. Can Stacey face her own dark past in order to save her stepdaughter?

    When Stacey’s ex-husband turns up on her doorstep begging her to help save his kidnapped thirteen-year-old daughter, Lyra, the terror is all too familiar. Stacey’s own violent kidnapping thirty years ago was never solved. While a severe case of amnesia spares her from recalling the specific horrors, she remembers enough…

    Stacey knows her father never paid the ransom. She has the missing pinkie finger to prove it. She knows she was only saved because of an anonymous tip-off to the police. And she knows her captor was never apprehended.

    Lyra’s kidnappers have made it clear the police must not get involved. But Stacey can’t shake the eerie similarities between the two cases. She’ll use whatever she can, from her journalistic powers to her shady contacts, to save Lyra from the same nightmare. Desperate to find any link between Lyra’s abduction and her own, Stacey forces herself to revisit her forgotten, traumatic past for clues.

    But can she make sense of the terrible secrets she unearths in time to save Lyra? And if she does, is she ready to face her own tormentor?

    About the Author:Behind Closed Doors

    USA Today bestselling author and winner of The People’s Book Prize Award. Carol Wyer’s crime novels have sold over one million copies and been translated into nine languages. A move from humour to the ‘dark side’ in 2017, saw the introduction of popular DI Robyn Carter in Little Girl Lost. It proved that Carol had found her true niche. February 2021 saw the release of the first in the much-anticipated new series. It featured DI Kate Young. An Eye For An Eye was chosen as a Kindle First Reads and became the #1 bestselling book on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia. Carol has had articles published in national magazines ‘Woman’s Weekly’, featured in ‘Take A Break’, ‘Choice’, ‘Yours’ and ‘Woman’s Own’ magazines and the Huffington Post.

    She’s also been interviewed on numerous radio shows discussing ”Irritable Male Syndrome’ and ‘Ageing Disgracefully’ and on BBC Breakfast television. She currently lives on a windy hill in rural Staffordshire with her husband Mr. Grumpy… who is very, very grumpy. When she is not plotting devious murders, she can be found performing her comedy routine, Smile While You Still Have Teeth.

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    Behind Closed Doors Review:

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    I have read quite a few suspense crime thrillers and found “Behind Closed Doors” to be a unique premise. It was interesting to see how our main lead, Stacey, investigates the kidnapping of her stepdaughter when she was a victim of a similar incident many years back. Moreover, the kidnapper is a copycat in many ways, where they follow the same methods of revealing clues as Stacey’s, and you wonder why they would target her family after so many years.

    I liked Stacey in the lead and thought the author wrote her perfectly with flaws. Some of my favorite moments in the books are when she remembers the past with Doctor Erin, which reveals a part of her trauma that had locked up long back. The author also paces the story nicely, where you meet various people who could have the motive for kidnapping Lyra. When you figure out who it could be, the author throws you off and brings another character from Stacey’s past into the picture. The twist in the end also threw me off and was one I did not see coming, which made the story enjoyable.

    Moreover, I liked the cast of characters too. Ashraf and Erin were my favorites, and I loved the dynamic they brought in. Jack also had his moments and spiced up the tale with his emotions. However, the most exciting person was Bella. She was unpredictable and fierce, and I enjoyed her flashback scenes with Stacey. Even Ox was fun with the way he found out information. I hope the author writes more books with Stacey and these characters, and I would love to revisit them.

    Overall, I enjoyed “Behind Closed Doors” and thought the author executed it well!

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  • The Clinic by Sally-Anne Martyn

    The Clinic by Sally-Anne Martyn

    The Clinic

    The Clinic by Sally-Anne Martyn

    Release: October 27th 2022
    Format: Ebook
    Publisher: Joffe Books
    Source: Zooloos Book Tours
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    Would you go to a beauty clinic that promises to transform your life? If you’re prepared to put the work in.

    It seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. An all-inclusive stay at a top-of-the-line wellness retreat for a month of pampering and luxury. Not just anyone gets in. Guests are hand selected.

    They promise big results: a total transformation.

    All you have to do is take a few pills every day. Join in the activities. Make some new friends.

    But then you start to lose track of time. The meals get smaller. They take away everything from you.

    And the guests start disappearing . . . Will you be next?
    About the Author:

    Sally-Anne grew up near Sheffield, in the north of England. She has worked as a writer, film and television extra and formerly as an auxiliary nurse, including a spell working in one of the last Victorian asylums in England.

    As a child she loved Hammer House and Tales of the Unexpected, so unsurprisingly her books lean towards the darker side. She writes female led thrillers, inspired by the working-class women she grew up with.

    She has written for international print and digital publications and won an ITV initiative for her short film script, ‘Freak Show.’

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    The Clinic Review:

    Wow! “The Clinic” is perhaps one of the best psychological thrillers I have read this year, and I could not put it down.

    This book has all the elements that excite me from the genre. Creepy asylums, shady characters, mysterious pasts, and tense moments get you to the edge of your seat. The author does a beautiful job of building suspense. The chapters toggle between Amy and Jenny, and while you feel like their stories are separate, I enjoyed how they connected. Even though there are 92 chapters, you don’t see the time fly by as you immerse in Amy and Jenny’s world.

    Amy and Jenny are excellent in their roles. Jenny was my favorite because I loved how my perception of her changed. She is more vigorous and brave than I gave her credit for, considering her challenges since childhood. Similarly, Amy brings a sense of innocence to the tale as our heroine tries to discover what happened to her fellow friends. Dr. Cavendish is also exciting to read because you sense something is wrong with the methods she suggests, but you cannot place what unless you read the story.

    Many moments stood out for me, like when Amy and Jenny meet or when we see what happens to Gaynor. The supporting cast, like Bob, Gaynor, Jasmine, and even the sleazy Robert, added well to the mix and made the story atmospheric.

    Moreover, the author adds an underlying message that you don’t have to be model thin and look exotic to appreciate life and have people admire you. I enjoyed how the author embedded the theme, albeit in such a twisted manner.

    Overall, “The Clinic” is a gripping psychological thriller and a must-read for fans of the genre.

     

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  • Daisy And The Deadly Dagger by Janey Clarke

    Daisy And The Deadly Dagger by Janey Clarke

    Daisy And The Deadly Dagger

    Daisy And The Deadly Dagger by Janey Clarke

    Release: September 29th 2021
    Format: Ebook
    Publisher: Blossom Spring Publishing
    Source: Zooloos Book Tours
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    In a priory on Bodmin Moor, murderous mayhem, Knights Templar fanatics, and long hidden family secrets unravel.
    Daisy Dunwoody and Cleo, her rescue cat, retire to Bodmin Moor. Shy Daisy hopes that new clothes, a zany hairstyle and her bonkers BURT’S van, will help her to overcome a marital breakup, the sale of her family home, and that dreaded significant birthday.
    But Daisy’s new simple life becomes complicated when a body is found in her cottage. Suddenly, Daisy has to change her timid nature to save herself, and her newfound friends from the increasingly dangerous situations they find themselves in. Little do they know that their every move is being watched in the priory, corridors and crypt. Searching for Templar artefacts, their moorland visit ends in a scene of bloodshed.
    The arrival in the post of a birth certificate, leaves Daisy shocked and distraught. Chaos ensues when Flora, Daisy’s new, boisterous puppy, finds the vital evidence. But is it enough to solve the puzzle?

    About the Author:
    Scottish born, I now live on the Jurassic coast of Dorset with my husband, and Monty our enormous Cavalier. Our two adult children live in Yorkshire and Germany. As a lifelong sufferer from E.D.S, I cope with my restricted mobility by reading and writing. I often scribbled stories from childhood, stemming from Scotland, Cornwall, Norfolk, Essex, and the Home Counties. Now a teacher, tutor, and hotelier, I still scribble with each novel disappearing into a drawer! Changing primary schools, five in total, meant that I was unable to read until given special lessons. This gave me a deep love of reading, and being an only child, I devoured books. Following this experience, when I became unable to teach because of mobility problems, I became a home tutor. After extra training, I specialised in children with reading difficulties.  Still an avid reader, I love cosy mysteries, where the murder doesn’t scare me to death! The Open University helped with my exams, enabling me to continue studying. I had an amanuensis who wrote out my answers.  Of course, I did English and history, my great loves. Creative Writing was difficult as I love to write amusing and light pieces, and they preferred dark and dismal topics! I studied botanical art for many years and then got RSI. Determined to carry on with my art and writing, I now paint with my left hand and dictate all my novels. I still paint flowers trying to capture their beauty, it is hard work but so enjoyable. . Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads

    Daisy And The Deadly Dagger Review:

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    “Daisy And The Deadly Dagger” is a fun start to the cozy mystery series I adored reading!

    I loved Daisy in the lead and how she fits in with the others to form the priory five. Even though she knows she is getting old, she doesn’t let it stop her from living and making her own decisions. Even her bond with Jim makes the book stand out. Jim was another of my favorites, and I was intrigued by his secretive past. The author describes the characters as cutesy, and you adore them, like Sheila, Maggie, Martin, and even Flora and Cleo. Even Tenby, who appears grouchy, melts your heart and makes you laugh at his shenanigans, even when he tries to be serious.

    Moreover, the author also wrote the plot nicely, where you have more than one mystery that Daisy and the team investigate. I enjoyed Jim’s approach in trying to help with the case. The angle with the Knights Templar also sparked my curiosity. Frankly, I had no idea about them, and reading this book made me further research and fascinated with the military order.

    Also, the story paces beautifully, and there are some exciting moments, mainly when someone attacks them in the church or when they encounter a foul smell near the Wishing Well Cottage. I was surprised by some scenes’ excitement and felt how the group would get past it. Perhaps my only suggestion would have been to see the prominence of other figures, like Maggie and Sheila.

    Overall I enjoyed reading “Daisy And The Deadly Dagger” and found it an exciting start to the Daisy series.

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  • The Devil’s House by J.M O’Rourke

    The Devil’s House by J.M O’Rourke

    The Devil's House

    The Devil’s House by J.M O’Rourke

    Release: 28 October 2022
    Format: Ebook
    Publisher:  Inkubator Books
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    A killer, silent for ten years. Now he’s back.

    Ten years ago, three teens were murdered at a summer party in sleepy little Meadowstown. One of their friends was convicted of the murders and has been in a mental hospital ever since.

    But now items are turning up which could have only been taken from the victims on that fateful night. Is it possible there was more than one killer? Or has the wrong person been convicted?

    Det Sergeant Jack Brody of the Major Crimes Investigation Unit is sent to investigate. And comes up against apathetic local police who are determined to resist his every move.

    Brody isn’t easily deterred. He pushes hard and becomes convinced the murderer is still out there, is stirring back to life, preparing to choose another victim. Brody summons the rest of his team, and they race to find the killer before he or she can strike again.

    But this little town has some very dark secrets, and as Brody begins to uncover the horrifying truth, he realises that no-one here is safe, that even he and his team may be in terrible danger…

    The Devil’s House – the first in the gripping crime series featuring DS Jack Brody.

    About the Author:

    I hail from Mayo in the west of Ireland, although I spent much of my life away. I was in the US, UK, Europe, Jersey in the Channel Islands and various parts of Ireland.  In my younger years I was incredibly restless.

    I left home and school at 16 and spread my wings. I’ve had over forty jobs, everything from barman, labourer,  staff newspaper reporter, soldier  in the Irish army, station foreman with London Underground, mason, and many more besides. I returned to education as a mature student in the early noughties and hold a BA in history and sociology from the National University of Ireland at Maynooth, and an M.Phil in creative writing (first class honours with distinction) from Trinity College Dublin.

    Since 2005 I’ve been a civilian employee of the Irish police, An Garda Síochána. However, I’ve been on extended sick leave since 2015 following a mystery illness which struck while travelling in Spain. It almost killed me. The doctors never got to the bottom of it and they call me the Mystery Man. But every cloud has a silver lining. It has given me the time to write. Although I’ve been writing all my life, most of my output languishes in the bottom of drawers.

    Under my real name, Michael Scanlon, I was published for the first time in 2019 by Bookouture  with the first of three crime novels. Working with Inkubator is a great opportunity because I think I’ve learned something since becoming published and I want to put it into practice. It is a new departure and I have adopted a pseudonym because the books are so different. I hope readers like them.

    The Devil’s House is his first police thriller with Inkubator Books.

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    The story’s premise starts strong when we see evidence from an old murder case years ago showing up to the victims’ families. Brody shines in the lead as the Detective in charge of the case as he tries to figure out why things are starting now. The reason I enjoyed this book was because of the thorough analysis that the team conducts. Each chapter covers a different angle they look for, and I was fascinated at how comprehensive and detailed the author made the story like I was reading a proper case file of investigations.

    Moreover, Patton gave me the creeps. He is like the perfect squirmy, cowardly antagonist who feels threatened when Brody enters his territory. I was also keen to know what hold he had on Kinsella. There is also a side story of a man attacking women, which blends well with the plot.

    Speaking of Kinsella, I enjoyed Brody and her scenes together. They share a beautiful friendship and professional camaraderie, and I’m happy that the author did not stray into the plot of the two of them together. Even the supporting cast, like Voyle and Considine, was memorable. I particularly enjoyed Harry because he spiced up the story with his eccentric behavior.

    The only downside to the tale was how there were many characters on canvas. Moreover, the characters are often referred to by their first or last name, so I had to know their full names to know who a person was referencing. It would have been nice if the references to the cast were consistent.

    Besides that, “The Devil’s House” was a solid start to the Detective Jack Brody series, and I can’t wait to read the continuation.

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