Barbara CopperthwaiteSep 21, 20181 minReview: CROSS HER HEART, Sarah PinboroughTHEY SAY Lisa. Ava. Marilyn. Three women, three secrets and a hidden past that could destroy them all. I SAY Winning the award for...
Barbara CopperthwaiteAug 31, 20182 minReview: SNAP, Belinda Bauer‘A different slant on a detective novel’ THEY SAY SNAP DECISIONS CAN BE DANGEROUS . . . On a stifling summer's day, eleven-year-old Jack...
Barbara CopperthwaiteMay 9, 20183 minReview: SALT LANE, William Shaw‘William Shaw’s writing, plotting, and sense of light and shade, of when to rush and when to pause, are faultless’ THEY SAY SHE ALWAYS...
Barbara CopperthwaiteApr 10, 20182 minReview: THREE THINGS ABOUT ELSIE, Joanna Cannon‘Transports you inside the characters, making you feel exactly what they are feeling’ THEY SAY There are three things you should know...
Barbara CopperthwaiteFeb 6, 20182 minReview: FORCE OF NATURE, Jane Harper‘The plotting is clever and intricate’ THEY SAY FIVE WENT OUT. FOUR CAME BACK... Is Alice here? Did she make it? Is she safe? In the...
Barbara CopperthwaiteJan 31, 20182 minReview: THE CHILD FINDER, Rene Denfield‘Heartbreaking, stunning, beautifully-phrased, and delicately judged’ THEY SAY Naomi Cottle finds missing children. When the police have...
Barbara CopperthwaiteJan 16, 20182 minReview: THE DRY, Jane Harper‘Transports the reader so that I wasn’t simply reading these things, I was right there’ THEY SAY WHO REALLY KILLED THE HADLER FAMILY? I...
Barbara CopperthwaiteJan 11, 20181 minReview: BRING ME BACK, B.A. Paris‘B.A. Paris has what it takes to have real longevity as a writer.’ THEY SAY The Disappearance: Twelve years ago Finn’s girlfriend...
Barbara CopperthwaiteDec 12, 20172 minReview: MOTHER, SE Lynes‘Wonderful story-telling builds slowly to a crescendo’ THEY SAY Christopher would never hurt anyone. Not intentionally. Even after...
Barbara CopperthwaiteDec 5, 20171 minReview: THE SECRET MOTHER, Shalini Boland'An incredible hook, it’s a real ‘what the heck?’ moment.' THEY SAY ‘Are you my mummy?’ Tessa Markham returns home to find a child in...
Barbara CopperthwaiteNov 21, 20172 minReview: BROKEN BONES, Angela MarsonsAngela Marsons packs a punch, and she knows right where to hit you. THEY SAY They thought they were safe. They were wrong. The murder of...
Barbara CopperthwaiteNov 15, 20172 minReview: MY SISTER’S BONES, Nuala EllwoodA tense, slow-burning tale that has a blistering end. THEY SAY If you can't trust your sister, then who can you trust? Kate Rafter has...
Barbara CopperthwaiteNov 8, 20172 minReview: THE SURROGATE, Louise Jensen'Louise Jensen is queen of sleight of hand, making you look in all directions apart from the one you should be looking. ' THEY SAY She...
Barbara CopperthwaiteOct 31, 20172 minReview: DARK MATTER, Michelle Paver‘A spine-tingling atmosphere that feels both scarily large and claustrophobically close’ THEY SAY A terrifying 1930s ghost story set in...
Barbara CopperthwaiteSep 4, 20172 minReview: A PATIENT FURY, Sarah Ward‘Every time you think you have the plot sorted, it slips through your fingers like water’ THEY SAY When Detective Constable Connie Childs...
Barbara CopperthwaiteAug 22, 20172 minReview: THE REAL CSI, A FORENSIC HANDBOOK FOR CRIME WRITERS, Kate Bendelow'Perfect for anyone interested in crime or crime writing' THEY SAY Who is allowed access to a crime scene? What happens when a body is...
Barbara CopperthwaiteAug 8, 20172 minReview: CITY OF MASKS, S.D. Sykes'There’s something for everyone in this gentle crime fiction' THEY SAY 1358. Oswald de Lacy, Lord Somershill, is in Venice, awaiting a...
Barbara CopperthwaiteAug 1, 20172 minReview: SWEETPEA, CJ Skuse‘A serial killer with one-liners sharp enough to slice a throat’ THEY SAY The last person who called me ‘Sweetpea’ ended up dead… I...
Barbara CopperthwaiteJul 25, 20172 minReview: TATTLE TALE, Sarah J Naughton‘This tale leads the reader along a well-trodden path - but the destination isn’t the one that’s expected.’ THEY SAY Packed with twists...
Barbara CopperthwaiteJul 17, 20171 minReview: THE SECOND SISTER, Claire Kendal'Claire Kendal is one to watch in this genre' THEY SAY It is ten years since Ella's sister Miranda disappeared without trace, leaving her...