"RUNNING FROM HER PAST Leaving behind Sheffield, her friends and her job, a grieving DCI Matilda Darke finds solace in the wild, untamed beauty of the Lake District. But she can’t outrun her reputation. A COLD CASE PC Alison Pemberton is living in the shadow of her twin sisters, who were abducted thirty years ago. … Continue reading #BookReview: Worse Than Murder by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #WorseThanMurder #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"A travelling funfair of seductive troublemakers arrive in a repressed Scottish town. What could possibly go wrong? It’s the summer of ’97 and the Scottish town of Pitlaw is itching for change. Enter the Freakslaw – a travelling funfair populated by deviant queers, a contortionist witch, the most powerful fortune teller, and other architects of … Continue reading #BookReview: Freakslaw by Jane Flett @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social #Freakslaw #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"A series of drawings made by a young woman before her death. A child's disturbing picture of his home. A desperate sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments. Each contains a chilling warning. Each reveals a terrible secret, hidden in plain sight. Uketsu's eerie mysteries have captivated millions of readers. Can you … Continue reading #BookReview: Strange Pictures by Uketsu @pushkinpress.com #StrangePictures #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls his wife as she’s driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by a cliff edge, the headlights are on, the driver … Continue reading #BookReview: Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney @panmacmillan.bsky.social #BeautifulUgly #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"Summer, 1993 – a group of young guerrilla filmmakers spend four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror film. The weird part? Only three of the film's scenes were ever released to the public. Steeped in mystery and tragedy, the film has taken on a mythic renown. Decades later, a big budget reboot … Continue reading #BookReview: Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay @titanbooks.bsky.social #HorrorMovie #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"Hannah can always spot a killer. Until she looks in the mirror. Hannah Herbst is Germany's most experienced facial resonance expert. She can successfully 'read' a suspect through a tiny twitch of the lip or the flicker of a pupil. As a consultant to the police, she has already helped convict a number of violent … Continue reading #BookReview: Mimik by Sebastian Fitzek @AriesFiction @headofzeus.bsky.social #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"One is chasing justice. One is chasing the past. Both are being followed. Deep beneath London, urban explorer Connie Darke stumbles across a mutilated body in the city’s decaying sewer system. Moments later, a strange whistling sound follows her through the tunnels—low, eerie, impossible to trace. DI Lew Kirby is assigned the case. The victim … Continue reading #BookReview: The Whistler by S.W. Kane @AmazonPub #TheWhistler #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"Only the bravest dare to ride the highest roller coaster in the world, Hysteria… You’re a thrill seeker who loves an adrenaline rush. You’re offered the chance to ride a roller coaster. The highest one in the world. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, after hours, no queuing, no restrictions. But then the roller coaster stops. 200 metres above … Continue reading #BookReview: The Drop by S.R. Masters #TheDrop #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"LLIAM, what do I want for dinner? LLIAM, how can I get a better job? LLIAM, should I kill my husband? AI bot LLIAM powers society - but today, he went offline. Shops shut, planes were grounded, and Kaitlan Goss, CEO of LLIAM's parent company, has to fix it. Then letters from LLIAM arrive: identical … Continue reading #BookReview: The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr @faberbooks.bsky.social #TheConfessions #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"A remote Scottish lake The guests arriving at Creaglie Castle are expecting discreet luxury, panoramic views, and perhaps a glimpse of one of its infamous ghosts. No means of escape When a violent storm severs all contact with the mainland, it’s not the spirits they need to fear… Trust no one As the past resurfaces … Continue reading #BookReview: The Lake by Catherine Cooper @harpercollins.bsky.social #TheLake #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
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