Tag Archives: debut novels

“The Last Thread” by Ray Britain – Book Review @Ray_Britain #TheLastThread #BookReview #policeprocedural

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Fictionophile

“The Last Thread puts the reader in the driving seat of a complex murder investigation with all the political and operational pressures that investigations engage.” In addition to his paid supervisory role, DCI Doug Sterling works as an unpaid negotiator … Continue reading →

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“The Shadow Bird” by Ann Gosslin – Book Review

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Fictionophile

Erin Cartwright, a psychiatrist in her late thirties, is conflicted. Born in small-town Maine, she escaped the clutches of her dysfunctional family and fled to England. Now, back on American soil once again after twenty years, she is posing as … Continue reading →

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“Dear Child” by Romy Hausmann – Book Review

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Fictionophile

“Things got really terribly out of hand”. Lena Beck – Thirteen years ago Lena was abducted. Over that time she has been kept in a remote cabin situated on the border of Germany and Czechoslovakia. The cabin has no running … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday – “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” by Iain Reid – Book Review

Posted on September 17, 2020 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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“The Second Home” by Christina Clancy – Book Review

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Fictionophile

Ann Gordon – the eldest of the three Gordon children, is seventeen the year that everything changed for her family. This is the year that the family introduces their newest member to the family’s second home, an old saltbox style … Continue reading →

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“The Silence” by Susan Allott – Book Review

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Fictionophile

“…two neighbor families, and shameful secrets from the past that refuse to stay buried.” THEN 1967 – On a quiet street by the sea, two young couples live as next-door neighbours. Mandy and Steve Mallory‘s marriage is floundering. Mandy fears … Continue reading →

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“The Borrowed Boy” by Deborah Klée – Book Review

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Fictionophile

Angie Winkle, in her mid-fifties is a lonely woman with a small life. She still resides in the terraced house where she grew up. She has never married, never traveled, and has no social life to speak of. She spends … Continue reading →

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“The Island Child” by Molly Aitken – Book Review

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Fictionophile

“So many lies are built out of a wish to shield the ones we love from the horror of the truth.” “Boys were all free while girls were tied to the hearth and kept sleepy inside like gentle calves in … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday – “Try not to breathe” by Holly Seddon – Book Review

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Fictionophile

As I am now in the process of reading Holly Seddon’s upcoming novel “The Hit List“, I thought it only fitting that I feature her debut novel in today’s “Throwback Thursday” feature post. The Throwback Thursday meme was created by … Continue reading →

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“Seven Lies” by Elizabeth Kay – Book Review

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Fictionophile

Two lonely little girls met in school at the age of twelve. From then on they were inseparable – finding in each other someone to share their innermost thoughts. As is often the case, the girls were opposite in many … Continue reading →

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“Catherine House” by Elisabeth Thomas – Book Review

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Fictionophile

“A gothic-infused debut of literary suspense, set within a secluded, elite university and following a dangerously curious, rebellious undergraduate who uncovers a shocking secret about an exclusive circle of students . . . and the dark truth beneath her school’s … Continue reading →

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“The Wife’s Secret” by Caroline England – Book Review

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Fictionophile

Previously published as Beneath the Skin Four wives. Four husbands. This is their story. Antonia and David Antonia has a secret. She has reinvented herself. Her name was not always Antonia. She is thirty years old, beautiful, is of mixed … Continue reading →

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“The Big Finish” by Brooke Fossey – Book Review

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Fictionophile

Duffy Sinclair – 88 years old, a childless lifelong bachelor, intellectually sound, but has a few health issues. An ex-alcoholic, Duffy hasn’t had a drink in years. He has abused his body his entire life, which has precluded him from … Continue reading →

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“All In Her Head” by Nikki Smith – Book Review

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Fictionophile

NOW – Alison Reid is a nervous, edgy, woman who works in a library. She feels insecure in her life and in her job. She feels that her boss wants to get rid of her, and she is certain that … Continue reading →

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“The Tenant” by Katrine Engberg – Book Review

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Fictionophile

Esther de Laurenti is a newly retired academic living in the house where she grew up. She lives on the top floor and rents out the three lower floors.  She fancies herself a novelist and is working on a murder … Continue reading →

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