"'What happens to those girls who go missing? What happens to the Zoe Nolans of the world?' In the early hours of Saturday 17 December 2011, Zoe Nolan, a nineteen-year-old Manchester University student, walked out of a party taking place in the shared accommodation where she had been living for three months. She was never … Continue reading #BookReview: True Crime Story by Joseph Knox #TrueCrimeStory #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
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#BookReview: A Sliver of Darkness by C.J. Tudor @MichaelJBooks #ASliverofDarkness #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"A creak of the floorboard, a shiver down your spine, the feeling that you're not alone . . . _________ Join a group of survivors who wash up on a deserted island only to make a horrifying discovery. Meet a cold-hearted killer who befriends a strange young girl at a motorway service station. Travel along … Continue reading #BookReview: A Sliver of Darkness by C.J. Tudor @MichaelJBooks #ASliverofDarkness #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
#BookReview: Until the Debt Is Paid by Alexander Hartung (translated by Steve Anderson) #UntilTheDebtIsPaid #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"Berlin detective Jan Tommen expected to wake up with a hangoverβnot a murder charge. But a well-known judge has been brutally killed and hard evidence places Jan at the crime scene. When disturbing gaps in Janβs memory make finding an alibi impossible, the case against him looks open and shut. Faced with life on the … Continue reading #BookReview: Until the Debt Is Paid by Alexander Hartung (translated by Steve Anderson) #UntilTheDebtIsPaid #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
#BookReview: What Lies Between Us by John Marrs @AmazonPub #WhatLiesBetweenUs #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave. They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have … Continue reading #BookReview: What Lies Between Us by John Marrs @AmazonPub #WhatLiesBetweenUs #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
20 Books of Summer Challenge – The Results! #20booksofsummer22 #amreading #amreviewing #damppebbles #bookblogger #BookTwitter #booktwt
Happy Friday bookish friends and welcome to damppebbles. If you've been following the blog over the Summer, you may have noticed that I've been participating in the 20 Books of Summer Challenge run and organised by the lovely Cathy atΒ 746 Books. The challenge invites bookish types to select twenty (or fifteen, or ten) books which … Continue reading 20 Books of Summer Challenge – The Results! #20booksofsummer22 #amreading #amreviewing #damppebbles #bookblogger #BookTwitter #booktwt
#BookReview: Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi #EightDetectives #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"All murder mysteries follow a simple set of rules. In the 1930s, Grant McAllister, a mathematics professor turned author, worked them out, hiding their secrets in a book of crime stories. Then Grant disappeared. Julia Hart has finally tracked him down. She wants to know what happened to him. But she's about to discover that … Continue reading #BookReview: Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi #EightDetectives #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
#BookReview: The Sound of Her Voice by Nathan Blackwell @orionbooks #TheSoundofHerVoice #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"Detective Buchanan remembers every victim.Β But this one he can't forget. The body of a woman has been found on a pristine New Zealand beach - over a decade after she was murdered. Detective Matt Buchanan of the Auckland Police is certain it carries all the hallmarks of an unsolved crime he investigated 12 years ago: … Continue reading #BookReview: The Sound of Her Voice by Nathan Blackwell @orionbooks #TheSoundofHerVoice #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
#BookReview: The Watchers by A.M. Shine @AriesFiction @HoZ_Books #TheWatchers #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"You can't see them. But they can see you. This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams behind … Continue reading #BookReview: The Watchers by A.M. Shine @AriesFiction @HoZ_Books #TheWatchers #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
#BookReview: The Collective by Alison Gaylin @orionbooks #TheCollective #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"How far would a mother go to right a wrong? Camille Gardener is a grieving and angry mother who, fives years after her daughter's death, is obsessed with the man she believes to be responsible. Because Camille wants revenge. Enter: the Collective. A group of women who desire justice above all else. A group of … Continue reading #BookReview: The Collective by Alison Gaylin @orionbooks #TheCollective #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
#BookReview: The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh @BooksSphere @EmmaFinnigan #TheLastParty #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"On New Year's Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His lakeside holiday homes are a success, and he's generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbours. This will be the party to end all parties. But not everyone is there to celebrate. By midnight, Rhys will be floating … Continue reading #BookReview: The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh @BooksSphere @EmmaFinnigan #TheLastParty #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22