Barbara CopperthwaiteNov 25, 20143 minReview: MORIARTY, Anthony Horowitz“It contains the mother of all double-crosses. I gasped aloud.” THE BOOK BLURB Sherlock Holmes is dead. Days after Holmes and his...
Barbara CopperthwaiteNov 11, 20142 minReview: REVIVAL, Stephen King"King goes back to his paranormal roots in spectacular style" THE BOOK BLURB A spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction,...
Barbara CopperthwaiteOct 24, 20144 minHaunting reads for HalloweenSomething a little different in this post: Today there is one week to go until Halloween – so that leaves plenty of time to read a spooky...
Barbara CopperthwaiteOct 22, 20143 minReview: DARK PLACES, Gillian Flynn"This book is as dark as a crypt, whilst shining a searchlight-bright beam into the darkest recesses of ordinary people’s lives" THE BOOK...
Barbara CopperthwaiteSep 29, 20142 minReview: ROSE GOLD (EASY RAWLINS), Walter Mosley“Easy Rawlins is up there with private detective greats Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade” THE BOOK BLURB Easy Rawlins is back - and this time...
Barbara CopperthwaiteSep 10, 20143 minReview: NO SAFE HOUSE, Linwood Barclay"I did have high expectations. Perhaps that was the problem." THE BOOK BLURB Seven years ago, Terry Archer and his family experienced a...
Barbara CopperthwaiteAug 25, 20141 minReview: WHITE CROCODILE, K.T. Medina"A vividly-written, atmospheric nail-biter!" THE BOOK BLURB When emotionally damaged mine-clearer Tess Hardy travels to Cambodia to find...
Barbara CopperthwaiteAug 14, 20142 minReview: MR MERCEDES, Stephen King"King creates a rounded character whose mind is colder than the steel drawers of a morgue." THE BOOK BLURB: A cat-and-mouse suspense...
Barbara CopperthwaiteAug 9, 20142 minReview: THE SANDMAN, Lars Kepler"Wow. Just wow. This book will have you hooked from the very first page" THE BOOK BLURB He’s Sweden’s most prolific serial killer. Jurek...
Barbara CopperthwaiteJul 27, 20142 minReview: BURIED ANGELS, Camilla Lackberg"If you love complex jigsaw puzzles of the mind, you'll love this book" THE BOOK BLURB: YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST Easter 1974. .A family...
Barbara CopperthwaiteJul 14, 20142 minReview: TAKING HOLLYWOOD, by Shari King"The story sucks you in as a great beach read that entertains" BOOK BLURB 1993. Davie Johnston, Zander Leith and Mirren McLean, childhood...
Barbara CopperthwaiteJul 14, 20142 minReview: THE BONES BENEATH, Mark Billingham"Expertly draw out the tension" THE BOOK BLURB: The Deal Tom Thorne is back in charge - but there's a terrifying price to pay. Stuart...
Barbara CopperthwaiteJul 6, 20142 minReview: "HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN" by Louise Penny"Superbly written, great plot, wonderful humour, and believable, rich characters" BOOK COVER BLURB: As a fierce, unrelenting winter grips...