Tag Archives: stand-alone novels

“The Missing Years” by Lexie Elliott – Book Review

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

It has been twenty-seven years since Ailsa Calder lived in the Manse. Located in rural Scotland, the Manse has a varied and dark history.  Now, with the recent death of her mother, she has inherited half of this personality-filled house. … Continue reading →

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“The Sun Down Motel” by Simone St. James – Book Review #FFRC2020

Posted on January 7, 2020 by

Fell, New York, is a small town that has somehow escaped progress. A town where the library still has paper archives, cell phone reception is sketchy at best, and a town with a history of dead and missing girls. As … Continue reading →

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“Christmas at the Edge of the World” by Kate Hewitt – Book Review

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

Laurel West is thirty-five years old. She lives in York with her cat Mistral for company. She hasn’t given up on love exactly, but she is content with her life. When Laurel’s sister contacts her with a plea to look … Continue reading →

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“The Secretary” by Renée Knight – Book Review

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

In her mid-twenties, Christine Butcher goes to work as a secretary for Mina Appleton, the heiress of a large supermarket chain. Christine is married and has a young daughter but her obsessive work ethic leaves her little time or thought … Continue reading →

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“Blackberry & Wild Rose” by Sonia Velton – Book Review

Posted on December 15, 2019 by

Inspired by the life of Anna Maria Garthwaite, “Blackberry & Wild Rose” is a fictional rendering of  the mid-eighteenth century silk industry in Spitalfields, London. Esther Thorel – married into money and privilege, she is an Englishwoman in her late … Continue reading →

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“The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides – Book Review

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

Theo Faber contrives to work at a forensic psychiatric hospital in North London so that he might get the opportunity to work with Alicia Berenson. Her case is interesting in that following the murder of her husband, she has not … Continue reading →

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“The Poison Thread” by Laura Purcell – Book Review

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

Dorothea Truelove is a twenty-five year old woman of means. She lives a privileged life with her wealthy father, a ladies maid, and other servants. Her only friend seems to be her canary which she calls Wilkie. She lives in … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

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 →

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“The Retreat” by Mark Edwards – Book Review

Posted on November 27, 2019 by

Lucas Radcliffe has written a best-selling horror novel. Since the accidental death of his girlfriend, his writing has been therapeutic, a way to momentarily forget his loss. Now his publisher is waiting for another bestseller – only there is one … Continue reading →

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Introducing…. “Who’s there?” by Kerena Swan

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

A while back I read and reviewed Kerena Swan’s “Scared to Breathe” and really enjoyed it. So, I was excited to learn that she has a new book out – a novel which she believes is her best work to … Continue reading →

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“The Slaughter Man” by Cassandra Parkin – Book Review

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

Seventeen-year-old Willow Tomms has just lost her identical twin sister. Her world is irrevocably changed. Not only were they womb mates, they had shared everything in their lives – including their face. “They belong together, and their sudden cleaving into … Continue reading →

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“Blood Orange” by Harriet Tyce – Book Review

Posted on November 7, 2019 by

“Actions have consequences” Alison Wood is burning the candle at both ends in both her personal and professional life. She works long hours as a busy barrister in London and has just landed her first ever murder case. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading →

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“Lacey’s House” by Joanne Graham – Book Review @Legend_Press

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

A beautifully written, well crafted, debut “Lacey’s house” is a novel told in two voices.  Alternate chapters introduce us to Rachel — a young, single, and solitary artist who has just miscarried — and Lacey, an elderly women with a horrific past … Continue reading →

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“The Mausoleum” by David Mark – Book Review @severnhouse

Posted on November 3, 2019 by

“When lightning strikes an ancient crypt, it exposes a devastating wartime secret” Cordelia Hemlock is living in an English village near Hadrian’s Wall named Gilsland. A village which once housed a WWII POW camp. She lives alone in a grand … Continue reading →

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“Crook’s Hollow” by Robert Parker – Book Review

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

Twenty-five year old Thor Loxley has been estranged from his family for two years after a major rift with his father. Now, inexplicably, someone has attempted to kill him – and very nearly succeeded. His assailant left him with the … Continue reading →

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