"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
"The Killer His most valuable possession has been stolen. Now he must retrieve it, at any cost. The Girl Angela Wood wanted to teach the man a lesson. It was a bag, just like any other. But when she opens it, the worst nightmare of her life begins. The Detective A journal ends up on … Continue reading #BookReview: Written in Blood by Chris Carter @simonschusteruk.bsky.social #WrittenInBlood #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"FIVE PERFECT MURDERS DCI Matilda Darke receives an anonymous email from someone claiming to have committed the perfect murder. Experience tells her this isn’t possible, but as she investigates, she discovers a killer questioning everything she’s ever known. HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT Now, Matilda is on the trail of a murderer who targets the most … Continue reading #BookReview: Last One Left Alive by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #LastOneLeftAlive #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty, and layered debut novel. When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their … Continue reading #BookReview: The September House by Carissa Orlando @berkleypub.bsky.social #TheSeptemberHouse #20BooksofSummer2025 #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
"In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds. Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an eye. DCS Kat Frank knows all about loss. A widowed single mother, Kat is a cop who trusts her instincts. Picked to lead a pilot programme that has her paired with AIDE (Artificially Intelligent Detective Entity) Lock, … Continue reading #BookReview: In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan @simonschusteruk.bsky.social #InTheBlinkOfAnEye #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"It is an ordinary Thursday and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her … Continue reading #BookReview: The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social #TheBulletThatMissed #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"HE’LL BREAK YOUR HEART. LITERALLY. Franklin B Goodman wants to spread love wherever he goes. But love is an emotion he doesn’t understand. In Franklin’s dangerously warped mind, a damaged relationship is like a sick animal. He is willing to take extreme measures to nurse it back to health. And if that doesn’t work… …the … Continue reading #BookReview: Love Kills by David Jackson #LoveKills #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"Amanda Pearson was once the hottest rising star in the music world. Not anymore. Washed up, broke and directionless following a public breakdown, she is certain she will never be adored again. But she is very wrong. Her old manager calls her out of the blue with an opportunity: a week’s stay at an isolated … Continue reading #BookReview: Honeycomb by S.B. Caves @daturabooks.bsky.social #Honeycomb #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
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