Category Archives: Bookouture

“The House at Magpie Cove” by Kennedy Kerr – Book Review

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Fictionophile

Mara Hughes has recently separated from her wealthy lawyer husband. She is in her early thirties and is the mother of nine-year old twins. Her husband Gideon was unfaithful, and has decided to move his new woman into Mara’s family … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Bookouture, NetGalley, Women's fiction | Tagged chick lit, England, recommended reading, romance | 7 Comments

“Deadly Cry” by Angela Marsons – Book Review

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Fictionophile

D.I. Kim Stone – An acerbic, brusque, and driven young woman who works as a Detective Inspector for the West Midlands Police, the second largest police force in the country. She is socially inept, and has been known to break … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Bookouture, NetGalley, series to savour | Tagged crime fiction, England, police procedurals, recommended reading, serial killer, sibling rivalry | 7 Comments

“The Invitation” by Rachel Abbott – Book Review

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Fictionophile

Lucas Jarrett is handsome, powerful, and very wealthy. He has always been a ‘leader’ and his friends want to stay within his charismatic orbit. Since they were all in their early teens the group have been ‘friends’. Now, as adults … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Bookouture, NetGalley | Tagged crime fiction, England, police procedurals, recommended reading, thrillers | 8 Comments

“Killing Mind” by Angela Marsons – Book Review

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Fictionophile

Posted in Book Reviews, Bookouture, NetGalley, series to savour | Tagged crime fiction, cults, England, Marsons of the month, police procedurals, recommended reading | 3 Comments

“The Fortune Teller’s Promise” by Kelly Heard – Book Review

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Fictionophile

Also published under the title “Before You Go“ “Predictions and nightmares, Dell often said, have exactly as much power as we give them and no more.” The story flips back and forth between 1990 and 1991 with some back references … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Bookouture, Literary fiction, Love stories, NetGalley, Women's fiction | Tagged recommended reading, stand-alone novels, Virginia | 5 Comments

“The Garden of Lost Memories” by Ruby Hummingbird – Book Review

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Fictionophile

Sixty-two year old Elsie Maple is living a small, solitary, insular life. Alone in the house for the past twenty-eight years, she has become a creature of habit, ritual, and routine. She has become so set in her ways that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Tour, Book Reviews, Bookouture, BOTBS publicity (Sarah Hardy), Literary fiction, NetGalley, Women's fiction | Tagged England, recommended reading, stand-alone novels | 8 Comments

“Child’s Play” by Angela Marsons – Book Review

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Fictionophile

Despite my best efforts last year, I didn’t quite finish the D.I. Kim Stone series as I had hoped. This is the 11th novel in the series, I SHOULD have read and reviewed it in November 2019 and I’m only … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Bookouture | Tagged crime fiction, England, Marsons of the month, police procedurals, recommended reading | 2 Comments

“Dead Memories” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Fictionophile

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Bookouture | Tagged crime fiction, England, Marsons of the month, police procedurals, recommended reading | 16 Comments

“Why She Ran” by Geraldine Hogan – Book Review

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Fictionophile

Eleanor Marshall, a troubled teenager witnesses a brutal murder and goes on the run to escape from the confines of Curlew Hall, the facility where she resides with other ‘problem’ teens. The main issue for the police is that not … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Tour, Book Reviews, Bookouture, Mystery fiction | Tagged crime fiction, Ireland, police procedurals, recommended reading | Leave a comment

“The Lies We Hide” by S. E. Lynes – Book Review

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Fictionophile

Carol’s story is set mostly in the mid to late 1980s. Desperate, after a final, almost deadly attack from her husband Ted, Carol secrets her two children away and takes them to live in a shelter for abused families. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Tour, Book Reviews, Bookouture, Favorite books, Literary fiction, NetGalley, Women's fiction | Tagged abuse victims, domestic drama, recommended reading, stand-alone novels | 3 Comments

“Her Sister’s Bones” by Geraldine Hogan – Book Review

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Fictionophile

Twenty-five years ago, while Anna Fairley was helping her mother peg out clothes on the line, Anna’s baby sister Janey, was taken from her pram in the front garden of their cottage. The case of the missing baby girl was … Continue reading →

Posted in 1st in series, Book Reviews, Bookouture, Mystery fiction, NetGalley | Tagged crime fiction, Ireland, police procedurals, recommended reading | 15 Comments

“Dying Truth” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Fictionophile

Posted in Book Reviews, Bookouture | Tagged crime fiction, England, Marsons of the month, police procedurals, recommended reading | 6 Comments

“The Lying Kind” by Alison James – Book Review

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Fictionophile

Months after the missing persons case goes cold for the Surrey police, the National Crime Agency steps in to see if they can find little Lola Jade Harper. D.C.I. Rachel Prince and her second in command, Detective Sergeant Mark Brickall … Continue reading →