"TWO'S COMPANY, THREE'S FATAL 'Do you remember me?' she asked, after stepping into my office. When private detective and former teacher Henry Kimball is hired to investigate an ex-pupil's cheating husband, he senses all is not quite what it seems, and before he knows it he's gotten far too close to the other woman. As … Continue reading #BookReview: The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson @FaberBooks #TheKindWorthSaving #BookTwitter #damppebbles
Mystery
#BookReview: What July Knew by Emily Koch @HarvillSecker #WhatJulyKnew #damppebbles
"JULY KNOWS 18 THINGS ABOUT HER MOTHER. BUT HER DEATH REMAINS A MYSTERY. Like number thirteen: she loved dancing on the kitchen table. And number eight: she was covered in freckles. And then there's number two: she died after being hit by a car when July was small. She keeps this list hidden in a … Continue reading #BookReview: What July Knew by Emily Koch @HarvillSecker #WhatJulyKnew #damppebbles
#BookReview: Exiles by Jane Harper @panmacmillan #Exiles #damppebbles
"A mother disappears from a busy festival on a warm spring night. Her baby lies alone in the pram, her mother’s possessions surrounding her, waiting for a return which never comes. A year later, Kim Gillespie’s absence still casts a long shadow as her friends and loved ones gather to welcome a new addition to … Continue reading #BookReview: Exiles by Jane Harper @panmacmillan #Exiles #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis #TheShards #damppebbles
"LA, 1981. Buckley College in heat. 17-year-old Bret is a senior at the exclusive Buckley prep school when a new student arrives with a mysterious past. Robert Mallory is bright, handsome, charismatic, and shielding a secret from Bret and his friends, even as he becomes a part of their tightly knit circle. Bret’s obsession with … Continue reading #BookReview: The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis #TheShards #damppebbles
#BookReview: Devil’s Way by Robert Bryndza #DevilsWay #damppebbles
"THE TRUTH HIDES IN THE DARK When Private Investigator Kate Marshall is rushed to hospital after being pulled into a riptide current in the sea, the near-death experience leaves her shaken. During her recovery, she befriends Jean, an elderly lady on the same ward. Jean tells the harrowing story of how her three-year-old grandson, Charlie, went missing … Continue reading #BookReview: Devil’s Way by Robert Bryndza #DevilsWay #damppebbles
#BookReview: True Crime Story by Joseph Knox #TrueCrimeStory #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"'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
#BlogTour | #BookReview: The Invisible by Peter Papathanasiou @maclehosepress #TheInvisible #damppebbles
"Burnt-out from policework, Detective Sergeant George Manolis flies from Australia to Greece for a holiday. Recently divorced and mourning the death of his father, who emigrated from the turbulent Prespes region which straddles the borders of Greece, Albania and North Macedonia, Manolis hopes to reconnect with his roots and heritage. On arrival, Manolis learns of … Continue reading #BlogTour | #BookReview: The Invisible by Peter Papathanasiou @maclehosepress #TheInvisible #damppebbles
#BookReview: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson @MichaelJBooks #EveryoneInMyFamilyHasKilledSomeone #damppebbles
"Everyone in my family is a killer. Everyone in my family is a suspect. But which of them is a murderer? _________ I was dreading the Cunningham family reunion even before the first murder. You see, us Cunnighams don't really get along. We've only got one thing in common: we've all killed someone. So when … Continue reading #BookReview: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson @MichaelJBooks #EveryoneInMyFamilyHasKilledSomeone #damppebbles
#BookReview: WAKE by Shelley Burr @HodderBooks #WAKEBook #damppebbles
"EVERYBODY THINKS THEY KNOW MINA McCREERY. EVERYONE HAS A THEORY ON WHAT HAPPENED TO HER SISTER. NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH... Mina McCreery's sister Evelyn disappeared nineteen years ago. Her life has been defined by the intense public interest in the case. Now an anxious and reclusive adult, she lives alone on … Continue reading #BookReview: WAKE by Shelley Burr @HodderBooks #WAKEBook #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley @fictionpubteam @harpercollinsuk #TheParisApartment #damppebbles
"Welcome to No.12 rue des Amants A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the Seine. Where nothing goes unseen, and everyone has a story to unlock. The watchful concierge The scorned lover The prying journalist The naïve student The unwanted guest There was … Continue reading #BookReview: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley @fictionpubteam @harpercollinsuk #TheParisApartment #damppebbles