Review: THE FIRE CHILD, S.K. Tremayne
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“The sense of place was magnificent, the atmosphere was taut, but they came at the expense of characterization and plot” THEY SAY When...
Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 28, 2016
- 1 min
Review: THE OTHER WIDOW, Susan Crawford
“A strong, thrilling set up that made me ask all kinds of questions” THEY SAY ‘We have to stop seeing each other . . . It isn’t safe. For...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 21, 2016
- 1 min
Review: BLACK EYED SUSANS, Julia Heaberlin
“Made me want to go back to the start and read it all over again” THEY SAY A chilling new thriller that gets into the heart and mind of...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 14, 2016
- 1 min
Review: WHEN SHE WAS BAD, Tammy Cohen
“It’s a great idea to set a crime thriller in the claustrophobic setting of the workplace” THEY SAY YOU SEE THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 7, 2016
- 2 min
Review: THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR, Shari Lapena
“This is a book that you must clear your diary for, because once you start it, you won’t be able to stop” THEY SAY You never know what’s...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 31, 2016
- 1 min
‘Nail-biting, complex, edge-of-your-seat’ #BookReview THE NIGHT STALKER, Robert Bryndza
“So tense that you’re holding your breath, so fast-paced that it’s heart-pounding” THEY SAY If the Night Stalker is watching, you’re...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 24, 2016
- 1 min
Review: A DEADLY THAW, Sarah Ward
“Weaves red herrings in with genuine clues so that the reader is constantly left guessing” THEY SAY 2004: In Bampton, Derbyshire, Lena...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 24, 2016
- 1 min
Review: IN BITTER CHILL, Sarah Ward
“A stylish whodunit that is cleverly constructed” THEY SAY Bampton, Derbyshire, January 1978. Two girls go missing: Rachel Jones returns,...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 17, 2016
- 1 min
Review: FOLLOW ME, Angela Clarke
“Fast-paced, absorbing, unique, modern, and rockets along” THEY SAY LIKE. SHARE. FOLLOW . . . DIE The ‘Hashtag Murderer’ posts chilling...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 13, 2016
- 1 min
Review: BONE BY BONE, Sanjida Kay
“This is a story that will get under the skin of many parents…” THEY SAY Laura loves her daughter more than anything in the world. But...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 10, 2016
- 2 min
Review: THE BIRDWATCHER, William Shaw
“Brooding, atmospheric, and full of subtleties” THEY SAY Police Sergeant William South has a reason for not wanting to be on the murder...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 3, 2016
- 2 min
Review: REDEMPTION ROAD, John Hart
“At its heart are questions about redemption, salvation, and fresh starts” THEY SAY: Elizabeth Black is a hero. She is a cop who...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Apr 28, 2016
- 2 min
Review: SEE HOW THEY RUN, Tom Bale
“Read. This. Book. That’s all I need to say.” THEY SAY: How far would you go to save your family? In the dead of night, new parents Alice...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Apr 25, 2016
- 1 min
Review: IN THE SHADOWS, Tara Lyons
“Wow, this book gets off to a blood-thirsty start, and the killing just doesn’t stop!” THEY SAY: Detective Inspector Denis Hamilton is...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Apr 12, 2016
- 2 min
Review: COFFIN ROAD, Peter May
“Go on, try not to keep turning the pages; you won’t be able to.” THEY SAY: The million-selling author of the Lewis trilogy brings murder...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Apr 5, 2016
- 1 min
Review: BLOQ, Alan Jones
“Not only action-packed but intelligent” THEY SAY: A gritty crime thriller. Glasgow man Bill Ingram waits in the city’s Central Station...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Mar 29, 2016
- 2 min
Review: THE GIRL IN THE ICE, Robert Bryndza
“Heart-pounding, tense, and horrifying” THEY SAY: Her eyes are wide open. Her lips parted as if to speak. Her dead body frozen in the...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Mar 21, 2016
- 1 min
Review: BETWEEN YOU AND ME, Lisa Hall
“The narrative leads you skillfully along a path that is tense, violent, and full of deception” THEY SAY: They say every marriage has its...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Mar 15, 2016
- 1 min
Review: MISSING, PRESUMED, Susie Steiner
“The plot beautifully and painfully slowly unfolds” THEY SAY: Mid-December, and Cambridgeshire is blanketed with snow. Detective Sergeant...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Mar 11, 2016
- 1 min
Review: IN THE COLD, DARK GROUND, Stuart MacBride
“MacBride makes other police procedural novels look po-faced” THEY SAY: THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER The new Logan McRae novel from...
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