"A family has been found murdered in the heart of 1920s Shanghai. But what could have compelled them to open the door to their killer?   "A family of four is found murdered in the heart of one of the new Art Deco estates in the city. It’s a brutal crime, committed without mercy. Under … Continue reading *Blog Tour* City of Shadows by M J Lee (Inspector Danilov, Book 2)

"Claymore Straker is a fugitive with a price on his head. Wanted by the CIA for acts of terrorism he did not commit, his best friend has just been murdered and Rania, the woman he loves, has disappeared. Betrayed by those closest to him, he must flee the sanctuary of his safe house in Cornwall … Continue reading *Blog Tour* The Evolution of Fear by Paul E. Hardisty

I am honoured to be Portobello Book Blog's Blogger in the Spotlight today. Thanks ever so much for having me Joanne.

How far would you go to save your family? "In the dead of night, new parents Alice and Harry French are plunged into their worst nightmare when they wake to find masked men in their bedroom. Men ruthless enough to threaten their baby daughter, Evie. This is no burglary gone wrong. The intruders know who … Continue reading See How They Run by Tom Bale

"What if you woke up in a strange place and didn’t know who you were? A woman wakes up in a Thai hospital unaware of how she got there or who she is. The doctor names her Kai, the Thai word for fever. Unable to recall what led her to end up at the bottom … Continue reading Forgotten: a truly gripping psychological thriller by Heleyne Hammersley

"A writer murdered. A reader with a dangerous obsession.  A killer who shouldn’t exist.  When romance novelist Joy Haversham is murdered she leaves behind a husband, daughter and Silver,  a disturbing, unfinished manuscript the publishing world are desperate to read. But her grieving husband,  Roger, refuses to allow publication. Roger wants to lock himself away with his memories. But the … Continue reading Silver by Mark L. Fowler

"Seventeen-year-old Tessa, dubbed a 'Black-Eyed Susan' by the media, became famous for being the only victim to survive the vicious attack of a serial killer. Her testimony helped to put a dangerous criminal behind bars - or so she thought. Now, decades later the black-eyed susans planted outside Tessa's bedroom window seem to be a … Continue reading Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin

"Limerick, Ireland: Oscar Harvey finds the body of a woman in a car boot, beaten and bloody. But let’s start at the beginning… Kate and Mannix O’Brien live in a lovely Limerick house they can barely afford. Their autistic son is bullied at school and their daughter Izzy wishes she could protect him. When she … Continue reading Twisted River by Siobhan MacDonald