Category Archives: Psychological thrillers

“The Life She Wants” by Mel Sherratt – Book Review

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Fictionophile

Juliette and Danny – make the decision to relocate to the country to make a fresh start. They have recently lost their young daughter to meningitis, and feel that escaping their London life, with all its memories, would be good … Continue reading →

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“The Girl Upstairs” by Georgina Lees – Book Review

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Fictionophile

The story of two young women living in an Islington house. Both single, they antagonize each other as neighbours. Both seem lonely in the congested metropolis that is London. Suzie, our protagonist, complains to the Council about the anti-social behavior … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday – “Her Dark Retreat” by J.A. Baker

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Fictionophile

The Throwback Thursday meme was created by Renee over at It’s Book Talk. She made this meme to share some of her old favorites. Although all bookbloggers have an endless TBR pile, we seldom take the time to reflect back … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday – November 23, 2021 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday @GLees_author #TheGirlUpstairs@0neMoreChapter_

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Fictionophile

My Tuesday post where I’ll ‘tease‘ you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the advanced reader’s copies from my own TBR. This book is a title I downloaded from NetGalley. Today, Tuesday November 23, 2021 I … Continue reading →

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“Bring Her Home” by S.A. Dunphy – Book Review

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Fictionophile

Jessie Boyle – is a 45 year old perfectionist, who works as a Criminal Behaviourist, and has just lost her lover and partner in a brutal, barbaric, crime. Reeling from her loss, she resigns from her job with the London … Continue reading →

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“The Last House on Needless Street” by Catriona Ward – Book Review

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Fictionophile

“How many times can someone bend before they break forever?” Ted – a man who is large and stature, has no friends, and lives in the house where he grew up. Ted clearly has some form of mental illness and … Continue reading →

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“Blood Sisters” by Jane Corry – Book Review

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Fictionophile

“Does bad blood run from one generation to the next?” S Alison – is in her late thirties. She lives alone and works as an art instructor in a college. Always short of funds, she strives to help her mother … Continue reading →

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“Sleepless” by Romy Hausmann – Book Review

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Fictionophile

“Damaged people damage other people.” Nelly Schütt – was brought up in her parent’s inn. She works the reception desk and longs for a ‘bigger’ life. She begins to have an affair with one of the hotel’s regular customers, Paul. … Continue reading →

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“Rock, Paper, Scissors” by Alice Feeney – Book Review

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Fictionophile

“Things have been wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Wright for a long time.” Adam and Amelia Wright drive from London to Scotland to celebrate their anniversary. Amelia ‘won‘ the trip via a contest she entered through her work.  Immediately the … Continue reading →

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“The Heatwave” by Kate Riordan – Book Review

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Fictionophile

This novel is told in two parts. The first half switches back and forth between the early seventies and 1993, the year in which the book is set. Part I Sylvie and Greg have a beautiful little daughter named Élodie. … Continue reading →

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“Sister, Sister” by Sue Fortin – Book Review

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Fictionophile

“I muse over how different people can have the same experience and yet totally different memories.” Clare Tennison is a hard-working solicitor who is a named partner in her Bristol law firm. She is happily married to her artist husband, … Continue reading →

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“Magpie Lane” by Lucy Atkins – Book Review

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Fictionophile

“Damage is only damage, after all, when it is observed.” Dee is a middle-aged Scottish woman living and working in the University City of Oxford, England. For the past two decades she has been a nanny to various visiting professors … Continue reading →

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“The Good Sister” by Sally Hepworth – Book Review

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Fictionophile

“Maybe when it comes to sisters, boundaries are always a little bit blurry. Blurred boundaries, I think, are what sisters do best.” Rose and Fern Castle are the twenty-eight year old fraternal twins of a single mother. When the girls … Continue reading →

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“Look What You Made Me Do” by Nikki Smith – Book Review

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Fictionophile

This is the story of two sisters who are both adults with children of their own. The sisters have always had a somewhat rocky relationship. This is largely down to the fact that the eldest daughter Caroline was her mother’s … Continue reading →

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“The Choice” by Gillian McAllister – Book Review

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Fictionophile

Joanna Oliva is a happily married thirty year old woman who lives in a basement flat in London. She adores her husband Reuben, and enjoys her job working on one of London’s mobile library buses. She goes out one night … Continue reading →

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