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Under a thick canopy of pine trees, Cassidy Wilder frantically searches for a hiding place. Her breath catches in her mouth as she hears heavy footsteps. She says a silent prayer, but she knows he’s closing in on her. She knows it’s too late…

When a robbery at a local store ends with multiple deaths and the abduction of sixteen-year-old schoolgirl Cassidy Wilder, FBI agent Beth Katz and her partner Dax Styles are called in. Visiting Cassidy’s family home just a couple of blocks away from the quiet little store where she went missing, Beth’s heart breaks as she talks to her grieving parents and promises to find their daughter.

Looking at CCTV footage, Beth is horrified to see how calm the killer is as he shoots everyone in the store before forcing the terrified Cassidy to follow him into his truck. Then Beth uncovers multiple robberies just like this one, where all witnesses are killed and a young girl is taken. All of the victims are taken at night and found dead the following morning, so Beth knows time is running out to save Cassidy.

When Cassidy’s lifeless body is discovered dumped on a busy highway near a patch of forest, Beth is devastated. And as more girls go missing, she fears the murderer is escalating. A breakthrough finally comes when she finds a name written in blood next to one of the bodies. Beth knows she’s close to catching the killer and is determined to stop any more lives from being taken—even if it means serving her own form of justice. Will she be able to resist the urge to take a life herself? Or will she become the killer’s next victim?

Perfect for fans of Robert Dugoni, Lisa Regan and Melinda Leigh, this absolutely nail-biting new crime series from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, D.K. Hood, is sure to keep you up all night!

BOOK REVIEW

Beth and her partner Dax are called to the scene of a brutal crime not only are there bodies but a young girl has been kidnapped. Unfortunately for the girl if the perpetrator follows his previous kill plan she won’t have long to live. Just as the case seems to heat up there is yet another murder in a different county. Has the offender traveled and taken someone else. Beth and Dax start to look into both crimes to see if they are connected in anyway. It’s at this second crime scene that Beths dark side rears it head as she realises this is a case worthy of her own special kind of justice.

I am really enjoying this new series by the author showing murder from a different perspective. We see the world through the eyes of not only a serial killer that of a member of law enforcement. More and more of the life that Beth has led is being unearthed the more we read. Beth is a complex,dynamic character and one that I am enjoying getting to know better. How she is coping with working closely with not only her partner, but with the wider law enforcement community whilst hiding her dark side makes for a great read. As she tries to juggle her need to seek justice for the dead and the need to follow the law the book allows us an insight into what makes her tick. Beth is a character that I enjoy reading about and one I look forward to getting to know as the series progresses.

My thanks to Bookouture for my tour invite and copy of the book, as always they are my own thoughts and opinions on the book.

STAR RATING 5

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

D.K Hood is THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY, and #1 AMAZON MILLION COPY Bestselling Author of the Kane and Alton Series.

D.K’s spine chilling, fast paced serial killer thrillers revolve around Sheriff Jenna Alton and her ex- special forces Deputy, Dave Kane. As the main characters fight crime, their secret pasts are never far away. Set in and around the fictional backwoods town of Black Rock Falls, Montana, known locally as Serial Killer Central, D.K ‘s imagery takes the reader into the scenes with her. Given the title “Queen of Suspense” by her reviewers, D.K ‘s writing style offers her readers a movie style, sizzling fast thrill ride.

NEW SERIES: SPECIAL AGENT BETH KATZ-

Beth is a serial killer working for the FBI. By day she is a dedicated agent and by night she becomes the notorious Tarot Killer and hunts down vicious serial killers, who have slipped through the net of justice. With her handsome mountain man partner,

Agent Dax Styles, they fight crime by walking a very thin line of the law.

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The worst day of her life could be the best thing that’s ever happened.

Kim Jacobs believes that she is happily married, until her husband tells her he is leaving her. Forced to re-evaluate her life on the same day that her son leaves for university, Kim is shocked to find herself sleeping in the spare room of his college flat share.

She never imagined her prime would be spent with a bunch of man-babies, but amongst the empty pizza boxes and unwashed laundry, Kim can feel something starting to happen.

Can her unlikely new housemates help her realise that maybe the best is yet to come?

BOOK REVIEW

It was to be a celebration of her husbands birthday, friends invited , food prepared and a fabulous cake ready to be presented. Kim has been married for years and believes her life to be practically perfect in every way. A husband she loves and adores and a teenage son ready to set off to university, when the biggest bombshell drops out of the blue. Her husband has been having an affair with the next door neighbour and tells her the night of the birthday party. Reeling from the news and in a state of shock she sets out from her home the day after to take her son to university. Kim and her son Harry arrive at his new digs and are greeted by the new roommates and the fact that Kim still has no clue as to where she will stay. In the end she is persuaded to stay at the student digs overnight, one night becomes two, then weeks fly by. As time goes on Kim starts to learn who she really is after years as a mother and wife. Helped by her new housemates she starts to recover from her newfound status and make attempts at a different life.

Catapulted into a world a million miles away from what she is used to Kim must face a raft of new and unfamiliar thoughts, feelings and places in order to make sense of what has happened to her. This is the start of a woman who for the most of her life so far has been known as something other than just Kim. She has been a daughter , a wife , a mother , a best friend and just a hairdresser. Yet who is the real Kim and will we ever find out what really makes her tick. Yes we will over the course of the book we follow her journey , one fraught with emotions, excruciating situations and making friends. Somewhere between being a parent and mother of one of the boys who share the house and being one of the housemates herself she blossoms. After drowning her sorrows drinking posh wine , throwing up in front of all the boys Kim becomes Kim. A life affirming story of a woman’s journey following a separation. We laugh with her through her tribulations, we want to hold her tight through the tears and cheer her on as she emerges anew. Kim is a caring, thoughtful listener who uses her life skills to help those around her before realising she is ultimately helping herself. A wonderfully poignant story that will lighten your heart as you realise that life is always moving forward and that as long as you look to the future the past won’t hold you down.

My thanks to Anne Cater for my tour invite and copy of the book, as always they are my own thoughts and opinions on the book.

STAR RATING 5

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tracy Bloom started writing when her cruel, heartless husband ripped her away from her dream job, shopping for rollercoasters for the UK’s leading theme parks, to live in America with a brand-new baby and no mates. In a cunning plan to avoid domestic duties and people who didn’t understand her Derbyshire accent, she wrote NO ONE EVER HAS SEX ON A TUESDAY. It went on to become a No.1 bestseller and publishing phenomenon.

Since then Tracy has written many more novels and been published successfully around the world. She now lives back home in Derbyshire with her husband and children.

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It is almost Christmas and yards glow with twinkling lights.But more than chestnuts are roasting.

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A raging fire sweeps through the decorated landscape of Sled Run, destroying the home of Chief Deputy Oren Rosenberg and killing two.

An accident? Or did something toxic fuel the flames?

Sheriff Piper Blackwell and Detective Basil Meredith believe Oren was targeted and are tasked with finding motive and means before more than the holiday burns bright.

With many clues reduced to ashes, can Piper and Basil catch the culprits before they strike again? Or is this blaze just the start of the most murder-filled time of the year?

The Dead of Sled Run is book five of the Piper Blackwell Series. Want to read the series in order? Check it out on Amazon.
Prefer audio? The Piper Blackwell series is in audio, read by Catherine Wenglowski. Start with book one of the series, The Dead of Winter

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There was a fire on Mistletoe Drive two years back.” The Santa Claus Volunteer Fire Chief removed his helmet, let out a long breath, and leaned against the fire truck named Blitzen. Despite the sleet, sweat beaded on his forehead. His name patch read: James “Jimmy” Wollach. He and Piper watched the other firemen roll the hoses and gather equipment, the darkness cut by truck headlights and streetlights. “That Mistletoe fire, Sheriff Blackwell, was after Thanksgiving, right at the edge of December. Nice house. Two levels, new construction. Electrical problems set it off.”
Piper guessed Wollach to be mid-fifties, about the same age as her dad. She knew he owned a gas station at the northern edge of Santa Claus, had served on the county board, and been president of the school board a few years back. Apparently a civic-minded soul. His blue eyes looked kind.
“Burnt to the ground, that house. Just like these,” he said, making a sweeping gesture at the charred remains of Oren’s place and his neighbor’s. “And two years before that, fire took a split-level on Sleigh Bell Drive. That was because of Christmas tree lights, real candles in the windows. All things merry brought that one down. It was right around New Year’s. They’d had a real tree, let it dry out. Total loss. And wholly preventable if they just would’ve kept it watered. They wrestled with the insurance company for months.”
Piper felt numb … from the cold, from worry over Oren, disgust that this was a hate crime. Basil was right, the destroyed houses had been the only two not decorated for Christmas, owned by Jewish people.
And there was the spray paint.
Anger, hate, prejudice had sent Oren Rosenberg to the specialized burn unit of a hospital in Indianapolis. What the hell was wrong with the world?
She shuddered and nearly gagged. The stench from fire, burnt wood, plastic, and all the other things that had gone up in flames remained strong in her mouth. It felt like it had taken forever to knock down every last bit of fire. All the gawkers had given up a while ago. Piper had recorded a lot of names so she or Basil could talk to some neighbors later. A few hours of sleep and she’d be back to question them when it was light.
“This wasn’t an accident,” she said.
“Can’t say that yet,” Wollach replied. “I’ll be out here later today, when the sun’s bright. Take a close look then.”
“Not an accident,” she said more firmly. She’d walked the property before settling next to Wollach. She knew it was deliberately set.She’d noticed the paint.

BOOK REVIEW

A call out to a fire for Sheriff Piper Blackwell is anything but routine when it’s the house of her chief deputy that is alight. Unfortunately the fire has spread to the house next door leaving devastation in its wake. Whilst her deputy and his cats survived two bodies are recovered from the neighbouring house. The fire is not the first to be set and for a while it seems they are hate crimes. When Piper and her team realise it’s not a hate crime it’s much worse and closer to home the clock starts ticking before the next fire is lit.

Book 5 in the series catches up with Piper just weeks after her wedding to Nang and still getting used to having someone to go home to. The books are cosy crime stories set in a small community where crime is usually drink driving or the occasional bar fight. Murder following an arson attack is something that the sheriff has not encountered before. The author has taken us back into the small town life of a small close knit sheriff department. In doing so she has created believable, relatable characters that we enjoy meeting book after book. Whilst there is crime there are no graphical details that some crime writers do. Yet the books are still filled with thrills and twists that make for a very enjoyable reading , and prove to be binge worthy. Perfect for the dark evenings wrapped up on the sofa. They can be read as a series or as a standalone book but I would definitely encourage you to read the series in order as you will not only gain a fuller insight into the characters but fill your hours with enjoyment of reading them.

My thanks to Echo Shea for my tour invite and copy of the book, as always they are my own thoughts and opinions on the book.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

USA Today best-seller, Jean Rabe’s impressive writing career spans decades, starting as a newspaper reporter and bureau chief.
From there she went on to become the director of RPGA, a co-editor with Martin H. Greenberg for DAW books, and, most notably, Rabe is an award-winning author of more than forty science fiction/fantasy and murder mystery thrillers.
She writes mysteries and fantasies, because life is too short to be limited to one genre–and she does it with dogs tangled at her feet, because life is too short not to be covered in fur.
Find out more about her at www.jeanrabe.com

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The little girl looked like an angel in her thin white robe, her long black hair spread around her head like a dark halo on the snow. Her hands rested on her chest, fingers interlaced as if she had fallen asleep while praying. But she would never wake up again…

When Detective Lottie Parker receives news that a child’s body has been found in the frozen grounds of thecathedral, a shiver runs down her spine. She’s terrified it will be eight-year-old Willow Devine, reported missing that morning.

But when she arrives at the cathedral, holding a photo of Willow with her blonde ponytail and gap-toothed smile, she gets a terrible shock. The body is a young girl, wrapped in a white shroud, a rosary clutched in her frozen fingers. But her hair is dark, not fair. This girl isn’t Willow but another eight-year-old, Naomi.

Desperate to find a connection between the two girls and to find Willow before it is too late, Lottie speaks to thegirls’ families and discovers that both girls were altar servers at the cathedral. The charismatic priest Father Maguire has a watertight alibi for the time the girls went missing, but Lottie suspects the confused old lady traumatised by thediscovery of Naomi’s body is hiding something…

A day later, Willow’s little body is found wrapped in a white robe in the snowy grounds of a church across town. Lottie is devastated, convinced now that she can’t trust anyone, least of all the girls’ parents. Why did Willow’s mother claim the girls didn’t know each other? And why are there no photos of Naomi in her mother’s shabby house?

But when a little boy from the choir goes missing too, Lottie realises she must spread her net wider. Can she stop this twisted killer before another precious life is stolen?

BOOK REVIEW

It’s one of the worst calls that a police officer can receive, there’s been a dead child found and we need you to attend the scene. With a sense of dread and sadness DI Lottie Parker arrives fearful it’s the missing little girl who was not seen after her choir practice. Imaging the shock when arriving on the scene she discovers it’s a different little girl. This means that the first girl is still lost and that there is a murderer out there.Realising time and the winter weather is against at them the team pull together to talk to those who may have been the last to see the girls. Yet there is another child missing only this time is closer to home for Lottie and Boyd, it’s his son Sergio that his ex wife kidnapped. Will there be a resolution for both of them that will be positive one ??

The thirteenth book in the series but by no means unlucky for the author or reader. Once again we are taken back into the lives of DI Lottie Parker in both home and work. We follow her as she try’s to navigate a murder investigation whilst care for her ever forgetful mother. We also fall into the despair and fear that Boyd feels as he frantically searches for his lost son. Lives in fiction that could mirror reality as that is how the author makes you feel with every turn of the page. With an increasing sense of urgency the novel carries you headlong into the investigation and the need to catch the killer. As always the author gives us a great read with twists aplenty and the need to keep going page after page regardless of what is going on around you. Hopefully one day we may see Lottie and Boyd finally getting the happily ever after they both deserve. Until then we will continue to be caught up in the amazing world the author has created and which goes from strength to strength.

My thanks to Bookouture for my tour invite and copy of the book, as always they are my own thoughts and opinions on the book.

STAR RATING 5

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Patricia is the million-copy bestselling author of the DI Lottie Parker series. She yearned to be a writer after reading Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene and even wanted to be Nancy Drew when she grew up. She has now grown up (she thinks) but the closest she’s come to Nancy Drew is writing crime!

In 2009, after her husband died, she retired from her job and started writing seriously. Fascinated by people and their quirky characteristics, she always carries a notebook to scribble down observations.

Patricia also loves to paint in watercolour and lives in the Irish midlands with her children.

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During 1974 and 1975 the IRA subjected London to a terrifying bombing campaign. In one day alone, they planted seven bombs at locations across central London. Some were defused – some were not.

Jane Tennison is now a fully-fledged detective. On the way to court one morning, Jane passes through Covent Garden Underground station and is caught up in a bomb blast that leaves several people dead, and many horribly injured. Jane is a key witness, but is adamant that she can’t identify the bomber. When a photograph appears in the newspapers, showing Jane assisting the injured at the scene, it puts her and her family at risk from IRA retaliation.

‘Good Friday’ is the eagerly awaited date of the annual formal CID dinner, due to take place at St Ermin’s Hotel. Hundreds of detectives and their wives will be there. It’s the perfect target. As Jane arrives for the evening, she realises that she recognises the parking attendant as the bomber from Covent Garden. Can she convince her senior officers in time, or will another bomb destroy London’s entire detective force?

BOOK REVIEW

Sometimes being in the wrong place at the right time can be seen as a blessing. For Jane being there when a bomb goes off in Covent Garden will be a blessing as she survives the explosion, but it’s also the start of an investigation into the deadly crimes committed by the IRA. The IRA have been running a campaign of terror by planting bombs around London and setting them off. Caught up in the blast along with Jane is an elderly woman who saw the bombers face and who can identify them. Given a police guard the woman is in a critical condition so it’s up to Jane to try to remember what she saw that day. As the investigation takes hold Jane’s personal life is also moving on, she buys her own place , she reconciled with an old friend and starts dating. Yet all is not what it seems and Jane must again face a deadly game of cat and mouse as the race to find the bombers gains ground.

It’s been a great journey so far reading about the life and times of Jane Tennison, as someone who loved the TV series it’s been insightful to learn how Jane’s mind works. Jane is now out on her own with regard her living in her own flat, and more and more she is becoming more confident of her talents. With every book she is morphing more into the hard, strong, opinionated woman that Helen Mirren portrayed so brilliantly on screen. It’s also clear that the author is getting more into her stride with the flow and content of the books. Lynda is showing the readers how her skill set has evolved and will evolve to make her the queen of the screen with her work. It’s a fast paced thriller with twists and turns aplenty, with a sprinkle of romance and new friendships formed. Lynda is able to transport the reader back in time to an era filled with fear, terror, male dominated work places and a way of policing that will seem almost medieval to some. Yet that was true to the life and times of a female in the early 70’s trying to forge a career against all odds.

My thanks to Tracy Fenton and Zaffre books for my chance to read and review the Tennison books. As always they are my own thoughts and opinions on the book.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with the National Theatre and RDC before becoming a television actress. She then turned to writing – and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series WIDOWS.

Her novels have all been international bestsellers. Her original script for the much-acclaimed PRIME SUSPECT won awards from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the 1993 Edgar Allan Poe Writer’s Award.

Since 1993 Lynda has spearheaded La Plante Productions. In that time the company has produced a stunning slate of innovative dramas with proven success and enduring international appeal.

Based on Lynda’s best selling series of Anna Travis novels, Above Suspicion, Silent Scream, Deadly Intent and Silent Scream have all adapted into TV scripts and received impressive viewing figures.

Lynda has been made honorary fellow of the British Film Institute and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Writer’s Award 2000.

On 14th June 2008 Lynda was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List (Writer and Producer for services to Literature, Drama and to Charity).

On 3rd October 2009, Lynda was honoured at the Cologne Conference International Film and Television Festival with the prestigious TV Spielfilm Award for her television adaptation of her novel, Above Suspicion.

Books penned by Lynda La Plante include: The Legacy, The Talisman, Bella Mafia, Entwined, Cold Shoulder, Cold Blood, Cold Heart, Sleeping Cruelty, Royal Flush, Above Suspicion, The Red Dahlia, Clean Cut, Deadly Intent and Silent Scream, Blind Fury (this entered the UK Sunday Times Bestsellers List at number 1 having sold 9,500 copies in its first two weeks), Blood Line, Backlash, Wrongful Death, and Twisted, which have all been international best-sellers.

In Feb 2012 Lynda’s chilling tale of THE LITTLE ONE was published in conjunction with Quick Reads through Simon & Schuster UK.

Lynda’s book Tennison, was published on 24th September 2015 and is the prequel the highly acclaimed Prime Suspect. The story charts Jane Tennison’s entry into the police force as a 22 year old Probationary Officer at Hackney Police Station in 1973.

Lynda La Plante is published in the UK by Simon & Schuster.

Lynda La Plante is published in the US by HarperCollins Publishers.

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THERE ARE WORSE PLACES THAN HELL…
Hotel Beresford is a grand, old building, just outside the city. And any soul is welcome.
Danielle Ortega works nights, singing at whatever dive bar will offer her a gig. She gets by, keeping to herself. Sam Walker gambles and drinks, and can’t keep his hands to himself. Now he’s tied up in a shoe closet with a dent in his head that matches Danielle’s broken ashtray.
The man in 731 has been dead for two days and his dog has not stopped barking. Two doors down, the couple who always smokes on the window ledge will mysteriously fall.
Upstairs, in the penthouse, Mr Balliol sees it all. He can peer into every crevice of every floor of the hotel from his screen-filled suite. He witnesses humanity and inhumanity in all its forms: loneliness, passion and desperation in equal measure. All the ingredients he needs to make a deal.
When Danielle returns home one night to find Sam gone, a series of sinister events begins to unfold. But strange things often occur at Hotel Beresford, and many are only a distraction to hide something much darker…

BOOK REVIEW

The Beresford is a hotel with faded gentile grandeur that still sees many guests stay for maybe one night or two. There are also guests who rent studio style rooms by the week. It’s those guests that capture the attention of the top floor residence Mr Balliol. He is somewhat of an enigma to those who live inThe Beresford, he also seemingly runs the place from behind the scenes. Carol is the general manager and Keith her right hand man between them they help to keep the place running smoothly despite the unusual comings and going’s. Behind its facade the hotel houses a grisly secret and it’s one that’s people will kill for to keep it that way.

Having read the The Beresford book by the author I was keen to read this the second book in the series. Yet it’s more a prequel as it concerns The Beresford when it was a hotel not an apartment block. The comings and going’s are still strange and spooky in that as one room is empty within minutes someone is there to take it. When one staff member is killed almost immediately someone is coming and doing their job. Overseen by the manager Carol who has her own reasons for being there the hotel knows how to keep its secrets. It’s a place that can and does steal the very souls of those who enter into agreements made on its premises under the watchful gaze of the all seeing Mr Balliol. As always the author has written a novel that cannot be categorised into just one genre. It is thrilling, spooky and very very engrossing, almost as if the hotel wants to capture the soul of the reader themselves. The fight or maybe should I say the balance between good and evil will be played out within the walls of the hotel and the pages of the book. Prepare yourself for a long session with the book as you will not want to leave the hotel once you have booked in. A perfect accompaniment to these dark dreary nights curled on the sofa or wherever you read your books. The author has written yet another masterpiece of fiction that will send you in to another dimension, where worlds, lives, loves and souls will fight for survival.

My thanks to Anne Cater and Orenda books for my tour invite and copy of the book. As always they are my own thoughts and opinions on the book.

STAR RATING 5

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Will Carver is the international bestselling author of the January David series and the critically acclaimed, mind-blowingly original Detective Pace series, which includes Good Samaritans (2018), Nothing Important Happened Today (2019) and Hinton Hollow Death Trip (2020), all of which were ebook bestsellers and selected as books of the year in the mainstream international press. Nothing Important Happened Today was longlisted for both the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2020 and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Hinton Hollow Death Trip was longlisted for Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize, and was followed by four standalone literary thrillers, The Beresford, Psychopaths Anonymous, The Daves Next Door and Suicide Thursday. Will spent his early years in Germany, but returned to the UK at age eleven, when his sporting career took off. He currently runs his own fitness and nutrition company, and lives in Reading with his children.

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As she opens her eyes and takes in the dark, damp earth, her heart races. She tries to move but the rope binding her feet cuts tight—she’s trapped underground. Heavy footsteps pace above. A tear falls down her cheek as she stifles a scream. He’s walking away. He’s left her for dead…

When a shallow grave is discovered in the dark pine forest surrounding Black Rock Falls, Sheriff Jenna Alton rushes to investigate. After unearthing the old bones, Jenna scours the area for clues: and her heart beats wildly when she bumps into a teenage girl, breathless and covered in dirt. Wanda Beauchamp tells Jenna she was kidnapped from her foster home and buried alive. Could the kidnapper be linked to the shallow grave?

Taking in Wanda’s thin frame, Jenna knows the poor girl is close to death. She’ll do everything she can to save her, but they’re miles from anywhere and night is falling fast. When Wanda falls, the kidnapper makes his move and Jenna is powerless to stop him taking the young girl’s life. Escaping the same fate, she is wracked with guilt and vows to catch the ruthless killer and bring him to justice.

When another girl is reported missing from a foster home, Jenna and her deputy David Kane know they must act fast to save her. Jenna believes the murderer lives off-grid, and a clue at a local supply store finally leads her to a remote cabin in the woods.

Still haunted by Wanda’s last moments, can Jenna lay a trap to outsmart this twisted killer preying on young girls? Or did she just put herself in unthinkable danger?

This absolutely gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot. From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author D.K. Hood, Where Hidden Souls Lie will have you gasping for breath!

**Each Kane and Alton book can be read as part of the series or as a standalone**

BOOK REVIEW

Quite by accident Jenna finds herself lost, wet and alone in the dense forest she had been searching with her team. Assessing herself and her meagre supplies she is frightened by the noises coming from the Forest around her when suddenly a young woman races from the undergrowth. The young woman is disoriented and doesn’t know who left her for dead, she knows he’s still looking for her. Meanwhile Kane is way from home and knows nothing if the disappearance of Jenna. It’s down to the tight knit team that are left behind to race against the clock to find Jenna and bring her home safe. The team are thrown into disarray and gripped by the sense of loss when the body of a young woman , beaten beyond recognition but wearing a pice of clothing known to be Jenna’s. Faced with no Kane to rely on and the thought that Jenna is dead the team must stiffen their resolve and find a killer.

Whilst this may be book 20 in the series it feels as fresh and exciting as book 1, it can also be read as a standalone book. Kane and Alton are now a settled married couple with a small soon to be adopted son. Yet as always life is not a breeze for them and their colleagues as we find out from the get go. The small town feel of the books is felt throughout the pages yet the crimes encountered take the tension through the roof. The way the author blends the tension, thrills and the cosy ambience of the small town has the reader engrossed and engaged book after book. With every new book we find out yet another nugget of information of our main characters that adds depth to them and giving us more of an investment in their lives. Avid readers like myself wait with baited breath for the next new crime and adventure that our dynamic duo and their teams face. For those out there who want a cosy town filled with serial killers doing horrendous things. Crimes that send shivers down the spine and thrills by the bucket load then this is the series for you. Grab a warm drink, a comfortable seat and wrap in a fluffy blanket open the book and dive into Black Rock Falls.

My thanks to Bookouture for my blog invite and copy of the book, as always they are my own thoughts and opinions on the book.

STAR RATING 5

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

D.K. Hood is THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY and AMAZON bestselling author of the Detective Kane and Alton Series. Her spine chilling, fast-paced serial killer thrillers revolve around Sheriff Jenna Alton and her ex-special forces Deputy, Dave Kane. As the main characters fight crime, their secret pasts are never far away. Set in and around the fictional backwoods town of Black Rock Falls, Montana, known locally as Serial Killer Central, D.K.’s imagery takes the reader into the scenes with her. Given the title “Queen of Suspense” by her reviewers, D.K.’s writing style offers her readers a movie style, sizzling fast thrill ride.

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The second novel in Wilbur Smith’s The Courtneys series, The Sound of Thunder is a powerful story of family tragedy set against the backdrop of the ravages of the Second Boer War.

‘Only once in his life had Sean met a man whose strength matched his own – and now, again, they were pitted against each other . . .’

Sean Courtney, impulsive adventurer of When the Lion Feeds returns from the wildnerness a rich man – until he is robbed by the Boers of his wagons, his gold and the girl he loves. A grim homecoming finds his country in the cruel grip of war. But in the bloody days ahead, conflicts within his family will prove far more bitter than any fought on the veld

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No matter how desperate Sean gets the Veld calls to him. Heartbroken and seemingly lost he leaves his son Dirk with his mother and leaves home to find some kind of peace. Only peace is not in his blood and he soon finds himself fighting with the English in the Boer War. Making a lifelong friend they fight side by side arm in arm. Yet there is someone in the command chain that wants Sean dead and when their identity is revealed it strikes yet another blow to Sean’s heart. A chance encounter with a charming young woman will melt Sean’s heart but break it again and again. On his return home he finds his son to be a wild young man hell bent on gaining his father’s respect. Yet there are more children for Sean, only these he cannot claim as his own. Family feuds come to a head when his brother pits against him driven on by the hate his wife fills him with. With fatal and horrible consequences the two brothers will fight, hate and struggle until a truth emerges that will leave both reeling and attempting a reconciliation.

The book is all you would expect from the author. Thrilling, chilling, exhilarating, nail biting, exciting and heartbreaking. The book seems to again concentrate on Sean, the wandering adventurer who goes from one escapade to another. He rebuilds his life, he abandons his son in order to find more adventures, he falls in love and fights for his life. The descriptions in the book make you feel as though you are there amid the guns, the adventures and the heartbreak. Accurately depicting the lives and conditions of the era it’s set in the book is a fantastic fictionalised story of epic proportions. An adventure book that will appeal to readers off all ages and genres. A compulsive read that will transport you to another era brought to life through the medium of words.

My thanks to Tracy Fenton and the team at Bonnier books for the opportunity to read and review the books by Wilbur Smith.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Wilbur Smith was born in Central Africa in 1933. He was educated at Michaelhouse and Rhodes University. After the successful publication of WHEN THE LION FEEDS in 1964 he became a full-time writer, and has since written 30 novels, all meticulously researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide. His books have been translated into twenty-six different languages

#BookReview #TeamTennison #HiddenKillers @ZaffreBooks #LyndaLaPlante @Tr4cyF3nt0n

Today on my blog I am sharing my book review of the second book in the Jane Tennison series by Lynda La Plante “ Hidden Killers “ as part of the #TeamTennison book reviewers.

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When WPC Jane Tennison is promoted to the role of Detective Constable in London’s Bow Street CID, she is immediately conflicted. While her more experienced colleagues move on swiftly from one criminal case to another, Jane is often left doubting their methods and findings. As she becomes inextricably involved in a multiple rape case, Jane must put her life at risk in her search for answers.

Will she toe the line, or endanger her position by seeking the truth?

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As she navigates life following her last case Jane Tennison finds herself playing a decoy trying to lure out a dangerous attacker. An attacker who has attacked and possibly raped young women, the burden rests on Jane and the team to catch and detain the culprit. After the arrest of the man in question, Jane has her doubts as to his guilt over the rape case but before she can follow her instincts she is given a promotion. At her new posting she is taken to a suspected natural death, a young mother is found dead in her bathtub, her child asleep in her crib. The placement of the body in the bath has Jane’s gut tingling and it’s not long before she is convinced the death was murder. Balancing her role in both of the investigations Jane must follow her instincts and bring to justice not only one murderer but two.

In this outing with Jane Tennison we find her promoted and working a murder case. As she struggles to find her place in a male dominated workplace we see a new stronger , resolute character emerging. A character with grit who is not afraid to stand on toes if it’s the right thing to do. A seeker of the truth , a friend to those in need and an excellent police officer in the making. The story starts of slow with the tension bubbling to a boiling point, releasing the pressure only after the last word has been read. The crafting of the characters is superb and the interaction created between them has you transfixed as you rush to discover their next step, their next challenge the next part of the investigation. Follow in the footsteps of the trailblazer that is Jane Tennison, book by book as she hones her skills and fights her way to the top of the police ladder. Read each book and follow police procedures as they change year after year told in detail by the author.

I look forward to reading the next book of Jane’s crime fighting career.

My thanks to Tracy Fenton and the team at Zaffre Books for my copy of the books and the chance to be part of #Team Tennison

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Since 1993 Lynda has spearheaded La Plante Productions. In that time the company has produced a stunning slate of innovative dramas with proven success and enduring international appeal.

Based on Lynda’s best selling series of Anna Travis novels, Above Suspicion, Silent Scream, Deadly Intent and Silent Scream have all adapted into TV scripts and received impressive viewing figures.

Lynda has been made honorary fellow of the British Film Institute and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Writer’s Award 2000.

On 14th June 2008 Lynda was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List (Writer and Producer for services to Literature, Drama and to Charity).

In Feb 2012 Lynda’s chilling tale of THE LITTLE ONE was published in conjunction with Quick Reads through Simon & Schuster UK.

Lynda La Plante is published in the UK by Simon & Schuster.

Lynda La Plante is published in the US by HarperCollins Publishers.

#Blogtour #TheOppositeOfLonely #TheSkelfs @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours

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EVEN DEATH NEEDS COMPANY…
The Skelf women are recovering from the cataclysmic events that nearly claimed their lives. Their funeral-director and private- investigation businesses are back on track, and their cases are as perplexing as ever.
Matriarch Dorothy looks into a suspicious fire at a travellers’ site, and takes a grieving, homeless man under her wing. Daughter Jenny is searching for her missing sister-in-law, who disappeared in tragic circumstances, while grand-daughter Hannah is asked to investigate increasingly dangerous conspiracy theorists, who are targeting a retired female astronaut … putting her own life at risk.
With a body lost at sea, funerals for those with no one to mourn them, reports of strange happenings in outer space, a funeral crasher with a painful secret, and a violent attack on one of the family, The Skelfs face their most personal – and perilous – cases yet. Doing things their way may cost them everything…

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The Skelf women are strong, dynamic and close knit yet still they can be vulnerable. Still trying to get over the events of the previous months they go about their business of death and investigation. During one of their many funerals they make friends with a group of travellers as they celebrate the life of the deceased. When tragedy befalls the travellers Dorothy decides that an investigation is needed. Meanwhile Jenny her daughter is off trying to track down her ex sister in law to tell her about a death as well as recovering the body of her ex husband. As if that wasn’t enough Hannah meets a female astronaut and her partner who need some advice following threats and harassment. Life in the Skelf household is never dull, quiet or mundane it is just deadly.

The Skelf women are a fantastic group of characters and ones that are a joy to read about. Within the characters are traits that you the reader can pick out in the females you know. From the caring carefree matriarch who nurtures waif and strays to the granddaughter trying to forge her own path as a newlywed academic. Capturing each nuance between all the characters and weaving in the story different events the book just ran away with me. I was fully invested in the lives and tribulations of all involved in the book. It was fascinating to read about the various methods used instead of a traditional funeral and I suppose as such can open up what could be difficult discussions. The book is filled with tears, laughter, fear, terror , new beginnings and best of all compassion and hope. Compassion for those around you regardless of their situations and the hope that every new day brings.

My thanks to Anne Cater for my tour invite and copy of the book. As always they are my own thoughts and opinions on the book.

STAR RATING 5

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Doug Johnstone is the author of sixteen novels, many of which have been bestsellers. The Space Between Us was chosen for BBC Two’s Between the Covers, while Black Hearts and The Big Chill were longlisted for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. Three of his books – A Dark Matter, Breakers and The Jump – have been shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize. Doug has taught creative writing or been writer in residence at universities, schools, writing retreats, festivals, prisons and a funeral home. He’s also been an arts journalist for 25 years. He is a songwriter and musician with six albums and three EPs released, and he plays drums for the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers, a band of crime writers. He’s also co-founder of the Scotland Writers Football Club and lives in Edinburgh with his family.

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