WWW Wednesday | 20th March 2024 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles

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Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading.

The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

The Mind of a Murderer by Michael Wood
A DARK PAST

Dr Olivia Winter is a forensic psychologist whose job is to understand the minds of serial killers. There’s only one monster she can’t understand, her father.

A NEW IDENTITY

Notorious and brutal, he held a reign of terror until he was caught. His nine-year-old daughter was supposed to be his last victim, but she survived.

A SERIAL KILLER WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING

Now, a serial killer is stalking the streets of London. As the body count rises, the police need Olivia’s help to profile him before he can strike again. But to do so, she will need to confront her own demons…

What did you recently finish reading?

Oracle by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
On a foggy winter morning two children discover the impossible: the wreck of an eighteenth-century ship stranded in a field.

One enters the hatch on the deck and is never seen again. And she isn’t the last to disappear . . .

Soon a government agency begins to investigate, determined to uncover the ship’s secrets before a media storm erupts. They enlist Robert Grim, a retired specialist of the occult, to unravel the mystery, who soon realises the ship could be a harbinger of an ancient doom awakened under the sea.

In a maelstrom of international intrigue and pure terror, Grim must race against time as he comes face to face with an open doorway to the apocalypse.

Keep Your Friends Close by Leah Konen
You thought you could trust her.
You thought wrong . . .

—————

Willa is the best friend Mary never had . . .

Appearing in Mary’s life in a moment of crisis – after divorcing her rich and powerful ex, George – Willa proves herself fun, charming and loyal.

Until the day she vanishes, leaving Mary more alone than ever.

Months later, Mary is looking to make a fresh start in a new town, when she runs into the last person she expects to see – Willa.

Except her former friend is going by a new name, with a new family in tow.

Hurt, confused and troubled, Mary doesn’t know what to think.

She knows she can’t trust Willa. But soon she’ll have a choice to make.

Because when George is found dead, Mary is quickly named the prime suspect in his murder.

And what her former friend knows will either exonerate her or convict her.

But is Willa on her side or not?
And does Mary have time to figure it out – before it’s too late?

Murder Road by Simone St James
April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn.

They’re on a long dark road, late at night, and they see a woman up ahead, clearly in trouble.

They stop and pick her up. It’s only once she’s in the car that they see the blood.

And then they see the headlights, and at last, the woman speaks, her voice faint. “I’m sorry, he’s coming.”

Ingeniously plotted and heartstoppingly terrifying, are you ready to uncover the secret of Murder Road?

What do you think you’ll read next?

The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell
Some people are in

On the last Saturday in August, politicos and socialites trade tidbits of gossip and sips of Pimm’s under the tasteful bunting of a Richmond garden party. They’d never guess that the police are just a stone’s throw away, pulling a body out of the river Thames.

Some people wish they were

The drowning appears to be a tragic accident – until Detective Caius Beauchamp gets an unexpected tip. The victim, it seems, had enemies in high places. Did being on the wrong side of them get her killed?

Either way, being out is absolute murder

Very little had changed last week but this week, everything has changed! I’ve been laid up with a horrible cold/flu bug that has sapped all of my energy and left me feeling very sorry for myself. The best cure for that I find (apart from copious amounts of chocolate and tea!) is READING! So I read a few books. I’m now back on track for my 2024 Goodreads challenge goal. Yay!

Struggling a little with my current read. I tend to love this author’s books but this one isn’t quite hitting the mark at the moment. I’m not very far through though so plenty of time for that to change.

Really enjoyed Murder Road. It’s my favourite book of the last few days. As I’ve been feeling so yuck I’ve fallen a little behind with my reviews. I’m hoping to get Oracle and Keep Your Friends Close reviewed before the end of the week though. Stay tuned!