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Behind Closed Doors by B A Paris

Feb 26, 2016Feb 26, 2016 / damppebbles / Leave a comment

"Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’d like to get to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others … Continue reading Behind Closed Doors by B A Paris

Beyond Evidence by Emma L Clapperton

Feb 25, 2016 / damppebbles / Leave a comment

"In an alley way of the back streets of Glasgow there lies a decomposing corpse of a slain female baking in the midday heat. No one has found her yet, but medium Patrick McLaughlin knows she is there. It is not the first time he has dreamt of death... and he soon finds out that … Continue reading Beyond Evidence by Emma L Clapperton

Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama

Feb 22, 2016Feb 22, 2016 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"SIX FOUR. THE NIGHTMARE NO PARENT COULD ENDURE. THE CASE NO DETECTIVE COULD SOLVE. THE TWIST NO READER COULD PREDICT. For five days in January 1989, the parents of a seven-year-old Tokyo schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter's kidnapper. They would never learn his identity. They would never see their daughter … Continue reading Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama

The Jackdaw by Luke Delaney

Feb 16, 2016 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"Guilty or not guilty? A lone vigilante is abducting wealthy Londoners and putting their fate in the hands of the public. Within hours of disappearing, the victims appear on the internet, bound to a chair in a white room. Revenge or mercy? Their crimes of greed and incompetence are broadcast to the watching thousands who … Continue reading The Jackdaw by Luke Delaney

The Girl You Lost by Kathryn Croft

Feb 11, 2016 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"Eighteen years ago, Simone Porter’s six-month-old daughter, Helena, was abducted. Simone and husband, Matt, have slowly rebuilt their shattered lives, but the pain at losing their child has never left them. Then a young woman, Grace, appears out of the blue and tells Simone she has information about her stolen baby. But just who is … Continue reading The Girl You Lost by Kathryn Croft

Dust and Desire by Conrad Williams

Feb 8, 2016 / damppebbles / 3 Comments

"AN EXTRAORDINARY KILLER HAS ARRIVED IN LONDON, HELL-BENT ON DESTRUCTION Joel Sorrell, a bruised, bad-mouthed PI, is a sucker for missing person cases. And not just because he's searching for his daughter, who vanished five years after his wife was murdered. Joel feels a kinship with the desperate and the damned. He feels, somehow, responsible. … Continue reading Dust and Desire by Conrad Williams

Follow You Home by Mark Edwards

Feb 5, 2016 / damppebbles / 7 Comments

"It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, a final adventure before settling down. But after a perfect start, an encounter with a young couple on a night train forces Daniel and Laura to cut their dream trip short and flee home. Back in London, Daniel and Laura vow never to talk about … Continue reading Follow You Home by Mark Edwards

Follow Me by Angela Clarke

Feb 3, 2016Feb 3, 2016 / damppebbles / 2 Comments

"LIKE. SHARE. FOLLOW . . . DIE The ‘Hashtag Murderer’ posts chilling cryptic clues online, pointing to their next target. Taunting the police. Enthralling the press. Capturing the public’s imagination. But this is no virtual threat. As the number of his followers rises, so does the body count. Eight years ago two young girls did … Continue reading Follow Me by Angela Clarke

Blacklands by Belinda Bauer

Jan 29, 2016Jun 24, 2016 / damppebbles / 1 Comment

"Twelve-year-old Steven Lamb digs holes on Exmoor, hoping to find a body. Every day after school, while his classmates swap football stickers, Steven goes digging to lay to rest the ghost of the uncle he never knew, who disappeared aged eleven and is assumed to have fallen victim to the notorious serial killer Arnold Avery. … Continue reading Blacklands by Belinda Bauer

The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza

Jan 21, 2016Feb 9, 2024 / damppebbles / 11 Comments

"Her eyes are wide open. Her lips parted as if to speak. Her dead body frozen in the ice…She is not the only one. When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South London park, Detective Erika Foster is called in to lead the murder … Continue reading The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza

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