Tag Archives: missing children

“The Last House On The Cliff” by Anne Wyn Clark – Book Review

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Fictionophile

There were many factors that attracted me to this novel. The striking cover, the remote Anglesey, Wales setting, and the hints of family secrets to name but a few. It delivered on these and I was immersed for about the … Continue reading →

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“99 Red Balloons” by Elisabeth Carpenter – Book Review

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Fictionophile

“The past is always part of my present.” Emma – is in her late thirties and is mother to eight year old Grace. Every mother’s worst fear is realized when Grace does not return home from school one day. Emma’s … Continue reading →

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“Bitter Edge” by Rachel Lynch – Book Review

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Fictionophile

DI Kelly Porter is faced with an important case in this, the fourth novel in the series. Jenna Fraser, a sixteen year old athlete, has jumped from a cliff in the Peaks. With everything to live for, Kelly is distraught … 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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“Just What Kind of Mother are You?” by Paula Daly – Book Review

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Fictionophile

This novel is told via three voices: Lisa Kallisto – a married mother of three who never has the time she needs for all she wants to do. Harried and often overwhelmed by her busy life and her job in … Continue reading →

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“Looking for Leo” by J.A. Baker – Book Review

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Fictionophile

About the book: Lynda – is single and nearing retirement from her job as a school teacher. She lives alone and enjoys her own company. She has lived with regrets and guilt for most of her adult life. Her only … Continue reading →

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“Games People Play” by Owen Mullen – Book Review

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Fictionophile

Mark Hamilton, his wife Jennifer and year old daughter Lily are having a day out at the seaside in Ayr, which is about an hour from Glasgow. Just before they are due to go home, Jennifer decides to take one … Continue reading →

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“What Could Be Saved” by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz – Book Review

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Fictionophile

“Some secrets were better when shared; others were weakened.” 2019 – Laura Preston is an unmarried, fiftyish, artist who has never recovered from the family tragedy which occurred when she was just seven years old. While her family was living … Continue reading →

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“Silent Cry” by Jenny O’Brien – Book Review

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Fictionophile

DC Gaby Darin has just moved to Pembrokeshire, Wales after a difficult work-related experience in Swansea. She is teamed up with DCI Rhys Walker, a man who seems to have hidden secrets but is a copper that she respects. Izzy … Continue reading →

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“A Rush of Blood” by David Mark – Book Review

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Fictionophile

Molly – mother of Hilda, ex-policewoman, and manageress of the pub the Jolly Bonnet. Molly is prone to flights of imagination where she almost immerses herself in the history of her chosen neighbourhood. She takes meds to control her hyperactivity … Continue reading →

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