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WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DARK By Kia Abdullah @HarperCollinsUK @KiaAbdullah #WhatHappensInTheDark #BookBlogger #BookReview Available now / Hardback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS Lily and Safa were best friends growing up. Now, Lily is the nation’s favourite breakfast TV presenter and Safa, once a renowned journalist, …

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THE EXES By Leodora Darlington @MichaelJBooks @Leodora_ #TheExes #BookBlogger #BookReview Available Feb2026 / Hardback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS Natalie chose James carefully, because he’s different from all the men she’d loved before. Calm. Competent. Kind. And there a…

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THE FAMILY FRIEND BY Claire Douglas @MichaelJBooks @Dougieclaire #TheFamilyFriend #BookReview #BookBlogger Imogen’s unexpected inheritance sets off a thrilling chase through time and betrayal. As she discovers hidden truths, she must confront her own dark family history. Can she trust her new home…

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THE RETIREMENT PARTY (Angel & Haines Book 1) By Graham H Miller #IndiePublished @grahamhmiller #TheRetirementParty #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now / paperback / ebook / SYNOPSIS A ruthless killer stalks the streets of Bradwick. Detective Constable Emma Angel is new to CID and must catch the killer with old hand Detective Chief I…

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Looking for a new police procedural crime thriller. Then grab a copy of this book 1 in a series books 2, 3 and 4 are also available. Meet DCI Rob Raines and DS Emma Angel.

THE MARK OF ETERNITY (The Egyptian Stones bk 2) By Murray Bailey @MurrayBaileybks #TheMarkofEternity #BookReview #BookBlogger Available 6th March ‘26 / paperback / ebook / SYNOPSIS An ancient code. A deadly killer. A truth buried beneath the sands of time. FBI Special Agent Charlie Reed thought the Surgeon – a notor…

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Back with Alex McClure as he tries to decode symbols from ancient tablets. Finds himself in Jail in Egypt accused of murder. The FBI in Atlanta have a spate of murders, with bodies found under a church. Can the two be linked?

THE MAGDALENE STONES MURDERS (Whistlers Peak book 2) by J.M.Simpson #IndiePublished @JMSimpsonauthor #TheMagdaleneStonesMurders #BookReview #BookBlogger Available 5th March / paperback / ebook / SYNOPSIS Murder in a sacred place.  When Joe Ripley, the local fire chief, attends a house fire, he finds his friend Gina Murray has been burnt alive …

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The second book in The Whistlers Peak series is out on the 5th March. If you like a fast paced crime read, with great characters, added humour then grab a copy of this. Then check out the Castleby series. I have loved them all.

THE HOUSEMAID By Freida McFadden @bookouture @Fredia_McFadden #TheHousemaid #BookReview #Bookblogger Available now / paperback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS “Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble…

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ADRIFT By Will Dean @HodderBooks @willrdean #Adrift #BookBlogger #BookReview Available 19th February 26 / Hardback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS Three of them adrift on the narrowboat.Mother, son, and wickedness.Peggy Jenkins and her teenage son, Samson, live on a remote s…

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Looking for your next psychological thriller that will leave you completely drained, will take you through every emotion then this one is a must read. Absolutely brilliant 5⭐️ read

DEAD MEN DON’T SKI By Patricia Moyes @randomthingstours @farragobooks #PatriciaMoyes #DeadMenDon’tSki #inspectortibbett #BlogTour #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now / Paperback / ebook / SYNOPSIS Inspector Henry Tibbett is taking a much-needed holiday from his job at Scotland Yard with his wife Emmy. Headed for a spot of skiing in the Italian Dol…

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THE OPHELIA MURDERS (Book one, Whistlers Peak series) By J.M.Simpson #IndependentlyPublished @JMSimpsonauthor #TheOpheliaMurders #BookReview #CrimeFiction #BookBlogger Detective Sergeant Scott Hansen unravels chilling mysteries in Scotland’s Highlands, where murders stack up and secrets threaten lives. Is it murder or suicide? Discover the suspense and dram…

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CHRISTMAS IN CASTLEBY By J.M.Simpson #IndiePublished @JMSimpsonauthor #ChristmasInCastleby #CastlebyBook6 #BookReview Castleby’s Christmas season teems with drama as Tess Dutton juggles family and restaurant chaos. Enter Griffin Jones, whose haunted past challenges her heart. Amidst romance and dark forces, …

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Book 6 in Castleby series, and i think may be my favourite, this series gets better. Have to wait for next book now. 😟

SEA RIFT By J.M.Simpson #IndiePublished @JMSimpsonauthor #SeaRift #CastlebyBook5 #BookReview Unravel dark secrets in Castleby as Detective Steve Miller confronts the Tao crime family. Revenge and betrayal threaten to destroy everything. Dive into this gripping series for more!

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Book 5 of this fantastice series, i have whizzed through these. I absolutely love them, the author packs so much into one book, but its not just that its the characters and the settings that make these stories so loveable. Grab a copy now.

SEA HAVEN By J.M.Simpson #IndiePublished @JMSimpsonauthor #SeaHaven #CastlebyBook4 #BookReview Journey into the suspenseful world of Castleby, where secrets lurk in every corner. In the fourth book, Detective Miller must untangle the deadly game of murder and betrayal, revealing who among th…

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Another trip to Castleby. This series just gets better and better. I lose myself completely in every book, non-stop action. Great characters you will love, fast paced. I really cannot recommend this series high enough. Try from book one.

THE NOWHERE GIRLS BY Carmel Harrington @headlinepg @HappyMrsH #TheNowhereGirls #BlogTour #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now / Hardback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS On a cold afternoon in December 1995, two young girls are found abandoned on a platform at Pearse Station in Dublin.Thirty years later, inves…

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FIREFLIES IN WINTER By Eleanor Shearer @headlinepg @eleanorbshearer #FirefliesInWinter #BookReview SYNOPSIS Nova Scotia 1796. Cora, an orphan newly arrived from Jamaica, has never felt cold like this. In the depths of winter, everyone in her community huddles together in their homes to keep…

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COVER REVEAL: IT COULD HAVE BEEN HER By Lisa Jewell @centurybooks @lisajewelluk @thebookdealer @Tr4cyF3nt0n #ItCouldHaveBeenHer #CoverReveal Available July 2nd 2026 / Hardback / ebook / audiobook / It’s my pleasure to be on the cover reveal for the next book by bestselling author Lisa Jewell. Available to pre order now from all good boo…

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COVER REVEAL: It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell.
Available to pre order now, released on 2nd July 2026 Waterstones have author signed copies available for half price, don’t miss this bargain.

MY HUSBANDS WIFE By Alice Feeney @panmacmillan @alicewriterland #MyHusbandsWife #BookReview Available now / Hardback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently …

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This is one book Psychological thriller readers should be buying. It will keep you guessing even when you think you gave it all. Absolutely brilliant 5⭐️

THE YOUNGER WOMAN By Cate Ray @foxandinkbooks @CateRaywriter #TheYoungerWoman #BookBlogger #BookReview Available now / paperback / SYNOPSIS A woman’s confession about her husband sparks a dangerous cat-and-mouse game in this riveting domestic thrillerGabby and Fred have just begun to adapt to …

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SEA SHAKEN By J.M.Simpson #IndiePublished @JMSimpsonauthor #SeaShaken #BookReview #CastlebyBook3 Available now / Paperback / ebook / SYNOPSIS All is not well in Castleby.  Her life hangs in the balance… He needs to be sure she’s dead… Jesse Stevens lies in a coma after being pulled off a …

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Book 3 in this fantastic series. Crime readers this is a series to read, especially if you like your reads fast paced, dark at times with some added humour, great characters that are like family. I cannot recommend this series high enough. 5⭐️read

SEA CHANGE BY J.M.Simpson #IndiePublished @JMSimpsonauthor #SeaChange (2nd book in Castleby series) #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now / paperback / ebook / SYNOPSIS Sinister undercurrents at are work in the seaside town Castleby. A young boy goes missing and another dies in suspicious circumstances. Jesse Stevens be…

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This is book 2 in this fantastic series, if you like a fast paced crime read, dark but with added humour, great characters you get to know and love. Then give this series a go. There are 6 books in the series this is book 2 book 1 is Sea State. 5⭐️read

THE BONE GARDEN By Simon Beckett @orionbooks #simonbeckettauthor @Tr4cyF3nton #thebookdealer #TheBoneGarden #BlogTour #BookReview Available now / Hardback / ebook/ audiobook / Many thanks to Tracy Fenton of Compulsive Readers Blogtours for my spot on this tour, all thoughts and opinions are my own and have not been influenced…

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A brilliant, engrossing, fast paced read. Highly recommend this one.

THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY By Dean Koontz #Thomas&Mercer @FMcMAssociates #TheFriendOfTheFamily #BlogTour #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now / Hardback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS A girl liberated from a carnival sideshow discovers her mysterious purpose in a moving novel about family, sacrifice, and transcendent love b…

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THE KILL LIST By Nadine Matheson @HQstories @nadinematheson #TheKillList #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now / Hardback / paperback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS He will come for them, one by one… Five shocking murders Twenty-five years ago, DCI Harry Rhimes arrested Andrew Streeter for the…

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Looking for you next crime series, with serial killers, along with a great team of detectives then grab a copy of this. Or start with book 1 The Jigsaw Killer and get to know the detectives from the start. Book 4 is due next month and i cannot wait

THE SUMMER OF MADNESS By Alexander Raphael#IndiePublished @raphaelalexx #TheSummerofMadness #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now / paperback / ebook / SYNOPSIS In the summer of love, or rather of madness, a whole set of stories are emerging. But there is one that has got everyone talking. When Kurt Vannes decid…

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Looking for a short story, give this one a go. ❤️

VOICES FROM THE DEAD By Tony Bassett @JoffeBooks #TheBookFolks @tonybassett1 @rararesources #VoicesFromTheDead #BlogTour #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now /Hardback / paperback / ebook / SYNOPSIS A murdered beauty influencer. A buried secret waiting to surface. A killer who’s already one step ahead. In the picturesque Warwickshire town …

Looking for you next crime read, look no further. This is an engrossing, engaging read. ⬇️ jackiesreading4leisure.home.blog/2026/01/13/v...

ROOM 706 By Ellie Levenson @headlinepg @EllieLevenson #Room707 #BookBlogger #BookReview Available 15th Jan 26 / Hardback / ebook / audiobook SYNOPSIS Nobody knows she’s checked into Room 706.Caught in the wrong place at precisely the worst time, Kate must face the most confronti…

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MURDER OF A RECLUSE By Jean M Dams @severnhouse #JeanMDams #MurderOfARecluse #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now / Hardback / paperback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS Who killed the reclusive Agatha Dobbs? Newly married Elizabeth Wilkins is determined to prove Agatha’s niece’s innocence in this …

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FORBIDDEN WATERS By Rob Parker @BloomsburyBooks @robparkerauthor #ForbiddenWaters #BookBlogger #BookReview Available 15th January 26 / Hardback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS It starts with the knife. Found at the bottom of a hidden lake in the Norfolk Broads, covered in blood and heart tissue so f…

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Another brilliant read from Rob Parker, this is book 2 in this series but can be read as a standalone novel. Great pace, great plot that will keep you on your toes right until the end

SEA STATE (Castleby bk 1) By J.M.Simpson #IndependentlyPublished @JMSimpsonauthor #SeaState #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now / paperback / ebook / SYNOPSIS Jesse Stevens needs to escape her past, start a new life and feel safe. The rugged coastline and tight-knit community of Castleby offers her that chance…

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My first read of 2026 was this brilliant book, if you like a character driven read, suspenseful plot, then give this series a go with book one. I was reading until 2 am to finish this as i literally couldn’t put it down.

WE WERE LIARS By E.Lockhart @HotKeyBooks @elockhart #WeWereLiars #BookReview #BookBlogger Available now/ paperback / ebook / audiobook / SYNOPSIS A beautiful and distinguished family.A private island.A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.A group of four friends-the Liar…

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Book 2 for 2026 this ine has been on my TBR for a while, wasn’t sure if i would like this or not. But i loved it. I may have cried. The twist i didn’t see coming.