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Written by: | Nicola Moriarty |
Review by: | Dee Atkinson |
Genre: | Suspense |
Georgia is in her mid 30s and a nurse. She’s never had much luck with the men in her life. She has been through a lot and finally feels safe in her relationship to Luke, who is a sales rep. To start with they meet by chance, though Georgia has a sneaking feeling she has seen him before.
They hit i off, start dating and fairly soon Georgia decides Luke is ‘the one’. The only issue is the ex – ex-girlfriend – Cadence, who Luke is still living with until the lease is up.
Written by: | Terry Goodkind |
Review by: | Dee Atkinson |
Genre: | Suspense |
Kate's brother is murdered not long after her Uncle has also been murdered. And why does it appear that he has been murdered by someone who appeared to be chained up in his basement.
Detective AJ Janek is on the case and reveals that she already knew Kate's brother. She also has a connection with the author of a book called A Brief History of Evil.
Written by: | Michael Connelly |
Review by: | Dee Atkinson |
Genre: | Suspense |
Journalist Jack McEvoy is back.
It's been a few years now since The Poet and a couple of best sellers and he's now working for online company Fair Warning who investigate consumer protection issues.
He soon becomes embroilled in a murder investigation after police find out about his one night fling with a murdered woman.
Written by: | Rachael Blok |
Review by: | Dee Atkinson |
Genre: | Suspense |
It’s Christmas time, but all is not well in the town of St Albans in outer London. The body of a young year old girl is discovered under an ice covered lake.
Jenny, our main character, seems to have had visions that might be related to the murder, but can the visions of an exhausted mother be trusted? And does this in some way relate to the death of her mother?
Written by: | Lisa Scottoline |
Review by: | Dee Atkinson |
Genre: | Suspense |
The scene is set very much from the get go. There used to be four friends, now there were three and they are all dealing with the consequences 20 years on.
They have kept the secret, not had contact with one another and not spoken about what happened.
Written by: | Phillip Margolin |
Review by: | Dee Atkinson |
Genre: | Suspense |
Robin Lockwood is a former MMA fighter and now lawyer.
Two women come to see her. The woman’s daughter has been raped and apparently the perpetrator is in custody. They’re looking to sue. The accused is the football star of rich parents and due a trust fund. He denies it but the police have DNA evidence.
Written by: | Belinda Bauer |
Review by: | Dee Atkinson |
Genre: | Suspense |
Jack and his two sisters are sitting in a stifling hot car even though the windows are down. Their mother has told them to wait there until she returns. She tells them that Jack, 11, is in charge and she won’t be long. His sisters are 9 and 2.
Ten minutes turns into 10 hours, and Jack makes the decision to leave the car with his sisters in tow to look for their mother.
Review by: | Dee Atkinson |
Genre: | Suspense |
Series: | Millenium |
This story is a continuation of the Millenium series. This is number 6 in the series.
Lisbeth Salander is the girl with the dragon tattoo. She has disappeared and she’s told no one where she is. She's sold her apartment in Stockholm but she’s still keeping an eye on it from afar.
She’s trying to stay one step ahead, and still has the feeling that she is being watched despite covering her tracks. And she wants to strike before the enemy strikes first.
Written by: | CJ Cooper |
Review by: | Dee Atkinson |
Genre: | Suspense |
Don’t be swayed by the title, this is a psychological thriller.
Set in London a new resident, Alice, moves into number 1 in the street. Lucy is our main character and becomes instantly paranoid after their first meeting. Perhaps she had an inkling of what was to come.