"Lola Nox is the daughter of a celebrated horror filmmaker - she thinks nothing can scare her. But when her father is brutally attacked in their New York apartment, she's swiftly packed off to live with a grandmother she's never met in Harrow Lake, the eerie town where her father's most iconic horror movie was … Continue reading #BookReview: Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis @PenguinUKBooks #HarrowLake #damppebbles
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#BookReview: Pine by Francine Toon @DoubledayUK #Pine #damppebbles
"They are driving home from the search party when they see her. The trees are coarse and tall in the winter light, standing like men. Lauren and her father Niall live alone in the Highlands, in a small village surrounded by pine forest. When a woman stumbles out onto the road one Halloween night, Niall … Continue reading #BookReview: Pine by Francine Toon @DoubledayUK #Pine #damppebbles
#BookReview: Halcyon by Rio Youers @TitanBooks #Halcyon #damppebbles
"Nightmarishly compelling and flawlessly told horror for fans of Paul Tremblay and Joe Hill. Halcyon is the answer for all Americans who want to escape, but paradise isn't what it seems. A beautiful self-sustaining community made up of people who want to live without fear, crime, or greed, Halcyon is run by Valerie Kemp, aka … Continue reading #BookReview: Halcyon by Rio Youers @TitanBooks #Halcyon #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Rosary Garden by Nicola White @ViperBooks #TheRosaryGarden #damppebbles
"It was Ali who found the body of a murdered newborn baby, hidden in the garden of her convent school. In an Ireland riven by battles of religion and reproduction, the case becomes a media sensation, even as the church tries to suppress it. But this is not the first dead baby Ali has found. … Continue reading #BookReview: The Rosary Garden by Nicola White @ViperBooks #TheRosaryGarden #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor @MichaelJBooks #TheBurningGirls #damppebbles
"500 years ago: eight martyrs were burnt to death30 years ago: two teenagers vanished without traceTwo months ago: the vicar committed suicide Welcome to Chapel Croft. For Rev Jack Brooks and teenage daughter Flo it's supposed to be a fresh start. New job, new home. But, as Jack knows, the past isn't easily forgotten. And … Continue reading #BookReview: The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor @MichaelJBooks #TheBurningGirls #damppebbles
#BookReview: Q by Christina Dalcher #QBook #damppebbles
"It begins as a way to make things fairer. An education system that will benefit everyone. It’s all in the name of progress. This is what Elena Fairchild believes. As a teacher in one of the government’s elite schools for children with high ‘Q’ scores, she witnesses the advantages first-hand. But when Elena’s own daughter … Continue reading #BookReview: Q by Christina Dalcher #QBook #damppebbles
Three Days and a Life by Pierre Lemaitre translated by Frank Wynne @maclehosepress #ThreeDaysandaLife #damppebbles
"Antoine is twelve years old. His parents are divorced and he lives with his mother in Beauval, a small, backwater town surrounded by forests, where everyone knows everyone's business, and nothing much ever happens. But in the last days of 1999, a series of events unfolds, culminating in the shocking vanishing without trace of a … Continue reading Three Days and a Life by Pierre Lemaitre translated by Frank Wynne @maclehosepress #ThreeDaysandaLife #damppebbles
#BlogTour | #GuestReview: Where is Tony Blunt? by Joseph Mitcham (@MitchamJoseph) @cobaltdinosaur #WhereIsTonyBlunt #damppebbles
"Has the hornets’ nest been kicked too hard? Having taken down some of the most dangerous members of the UK Terror Watch List – Alex is persuaded to return to help track down the unrelenting Islamist terror organisation ‘the Interest Group’ – Tony Blunt is the only lead. Where is Tony Blunt? The apparently radicalised … Continue reading #BlogTour | #GuestReview: Where is Tony Blunt? by Joseph Mitcham (@MitchamJoseph) @cobaltdinosaur #WhereIsTonyBlunt #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Embalmer by Alison Belsham @TrapezeBooks #TheEmbalmer #damppebbles
"Has the ancient Egyptian cult of immortality resurfaced in Brighton? When a freshly-mummified body is discovered at the Brighton Museum of Natural History, Detective Francis Sullivan is at a loss to identify the desiccated woman. But as Egyptian burial jars of body parts with cryptic messages attached start appearing, he realises he has a serial … Continue reading #BookReview: The Embalmer by Alison Belsham @TrapezeBooks #TheEmbalmer #damppebbles
#BookReview: Yesterday by Felicia Yap @Wildfirebks #Yesterday #damppebbles
"Today, the police are at your door. They say that the body of your husband's mistress has been found in the River Cam. They think your husband killed her two days ago. You can't recall what he did that day, because you only remember yesterday. You rely on your diary to tell you where you've … Continue reading #BookReview: Yesterday by Felicia Yap @Wildfirebks #Yesterday #damppebbles
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