One of my favorite books this year first here! The perfect modern thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat from page one. This is the book for all the fans of a good haunted house story, full of plot twists and unexpected turns. Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt moved to Baneberry Hall… Continue reading Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
Category: Mystery
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
A brilliant, explosive, mind-blowing debut. Everything you need to get book-addicted you’ll find it here. Evelyn Hardcastle is meant to die over and over again at a gala party organised by her parents. She has been murdered hundreds of times and each day, Aiden Bishop is unable to stop it. As the same day repeats… Continue reading The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Weekend at Thrackley by Alan Melville
Another great mystery from the Golden Age of Crime. Jim Henderson hasn’t been the luckiest of man. Being unemployed for three years left him hanging only by his social position. When the mysterious Edwin Carson, a precious stone collector, summons Jim to his country house Thrackley for a weekend party, he knows he has nothing… Continue reading Weekend at Thrackley by Alan Melville
A Graveyard Visible by Steve Conoboy
A refreshing horror story that introduces the idea of an expanding cemetery. Caleb can see an old graveyard from his bedroom window and it seems to grow bigger every day. Even though funerals take place there every night, no one in their town is dying. As Caleb takes it upon himself to measure the graveyard,… Continue reading A Graveyard Visible by Steve Conoboy
Reality Gold by Tiffany Brooks
A top novel with a top, refreshing story. Riley Ozaki was once a normal teenage girl trying to survive high school. When misinterpretation of her school paper turns her calm life into a hell of bullying, both in reality and online, and public-shaming, Riley decides to join a competition in a deserted island with… Continue reading Reality Gold by Tiffany Brooks
Egyptian Enigma (Dr Pimms, Intermillennial Sleuth, #3) by L.J.M. Owen
A nice mystery that goes deep into Egypt mixing the ancient world and the modern times perfectly! Among the treasures of the Cairo museum, Dr Elizabeth Pimms, archaeology fan and unenthusiastic librarian recently returned to Egypt, makes a discovery. Cryptic symbols on the corner of a papyrus lead to the discovery of several unidentified mummies.… Continue reading Egyptian Enigma (Dr Pimms, Intermillennial Sleuth, #3) by L.J.M. Owen
The Vanished Bride of Northfield House by Phyllis M. Newman
The type of novel take gets you hooked from page one. A mesmerising, captivating, suspenseful narrative that will keep you from putting it down. Anne Chatham desperately needs a new start. After losing her family to Influenza and almost dying herself, Anne is ready to start a new chapter of her life as a typewriter… Continue reading The Vanished Bride of Northfield House by Phyllis M. Newman
The Ghosts of Galway (Jack Taylor #13) by Ken Bruen
This was the first novel I’ve read of Jack Taylor and despite the dark atmosphere and writing, I found myself enjoying it. After being misdiagnosed and being involved in a scandal due to it, former cop Jack Taylor has almost everything he needs: his whiskey, his books and his faithful watchdog Storm. Everything, but money.… Continue reading The Ghosts of Galway (Jack Taylor #13) by Ken Bruen
Killman Creek (Stillhouse Lake #2) by Rachel Caine
I didn’t think the sequel to Still House could get any better as the first novel raised a high bar. I was wrong; I’m both glad and disturbed that it was better. This collection takes a dark turn in this novel and even though it’s cruel and agonising at times, it’s next to impossible to… Continue reading Killman Creek (Stillhouse Lake #2) by Rachel Caine