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Month: Mar 2016

Psycho: Sanitarium by Chet Williamson

Mar 31, 2016 / damppebbles / 5 Comments

"The legendary Norman Bates returns… The original Psycho novel by Robert Bloch was published in 1959 and became an instant hit, leading to the classic Alfred Hitchcock film a year later. Norman Bates’s terrifying story has been seared in the public consciousness ever since. It took Bloch 23 years to write another Psycho novel, revealing … Continue reading Psycho: Sanitarium by Chet Williamson

The Silent Twin by Caroline Mitchell

Mar 29, 2016Mar 29, 2016 / damppebbles / 14 Comments

"I’m alone in the dark, please can you find me … Nine-year-old twins Abigail and Olivia vow never to be parted. But when Abigail goes missing from Blackwater Farm, DC Jennifer Knight must find her before it’s too late. Twin sister Olivia has been mute since Abigail’s disappearance. But when she whispers in Jennifer’s ear, … Continue reading The Silent Twin by Caroline Mitchell

Maladapted by Richard Kurti

Mar 28, 2016 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"From BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Richard Kurti comes an exciting, fast-paced thriller that shows the power science has to change not just our lives, but our very selves. Cillian is the sole survivor of a devastating terrorist attack on a packed Metro train. How did he survive when everyone else was killed? Searching for answers with the … Continue reading Maladapted by Richard Kurti

Bled by Eddie Slain

Mar 27, 2016 / damppebbles / 4 Comments

"Cassie is caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, where the only rules are kill, or be killed… Charleston, Illinois - Cassie and Frank’s animalistic rutting climaxes with rage, pain, and disappointment, when he disappears, trailing burnt and bloody remains in his wake. Rome, Italy - A gorgeous stranger sweeps Cassie off her … Continue reading Bled by Eddie Slain

Holmes Volume 1 by Melvyn Small

Mar 23, 2016 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"Six short stories inspired by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. What if Sherlock Holmes, with his dry wit and natural predilection for data, deduction and logic, had been born on Teesside and lived in present-day Middlesbrough? This smart-arse Boro lad hides his talents under a bushell of misdirection, self-deprecation and good old Teesside … Continue reading Holmes Volume 1 by Melvyn Small

City of Good Death by Chris Lloyd

Mar 21, 2016 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"A serial killer is targeting hate figures in the Catalan city of Girona – a loan shark, a corrupt priest, four thugs – leaving grisly clues about his next victim. Each corpse is posed in a way whose meaning no one can fathom. Elisenda Domènech, the solitary and haunted head of the city’s newly-formed Serious … Continue reading City of Good Death by Chris Lloyd

No Other Darkness by Sarah Hilary

Mar 14, 2016 / damppebbles / 2 Comments

"Two young boys. Trapped underground in a bunker. Unable to understand why they are there. Desperate for someone to find them. Slowly realising that no-one will... Five years later, the boys' bodies are found and the most difficult case of DI Marnie Rome's career begins. Her only focus is the boys. She has to find … Continue reading No Other Darkness by Sarah Hilary

The Evil Inside by Philip Taffs

Mar 10, 2016Mar 10, 2016 / damppebbles / 3 Comments

"A NEW MILLENNIUM. On 31 December 1999, Australian advertising creative Guy Russell arrives in New York along with his fragile wife and their young son. A painful tragedy has led them to swap Melbourne for Manhattan, and seek a fresh start. A NEW BEGINNING. With a new job secured at a thriving midtown agency, and … Continue reading The Evil Inside by Philip Taffs

Little Boy Blue by M J Arlidge

Mar 10, 2016Mar 2, 2016 / damppebbles / 2 Comments

"Detective Inspector Helen Grace is no stranger to tragedy. But when a body is found in a Southampton nightclub, the death cuts too close to the bone. Hiding her personal connection to the victim - and a double-life which must remain secret at all costs - Helen becomes a woman possessed, working her team around … Continue reading Little Boy Blue by M J Arlidge

Hellbound: The Tally Man by David McCaffrey

Mar 9, 2016 / damppebbles / 3 Comments

"His crimes - unforgivable. His death - inevitable. His suffering - just beginning. Obadiah Stark aka The Tally Man, is executed at ADX Absolom, his death sentence watched by the world's media, victim relatives and one investigative reporter, Joe O Connell. Penning an account of Stark's personal history and subsequent crimes in the hope of … Continue reading Hellbound: The Tally Man by David McCaffrey

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