January 25, 2019
Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward
Brilliantly plotted, thoroughly convincing, Beautiful Bad is an enthralling read… Maddie falls in love with Ian overseas where she’s writing a travel guide and he is working with the British Military. It takes years before they finally get married and…
January 22, 2019
Tied to Deceit by Neena H. Brar
This book, more literary than traditional crime fiction, is intricated plotted, filled with dark motives, ordinary lives and richly textured characters… “The curtains were drawn and the splendour of the morning sun through the vast window had been illuminating an…
January 15, 2019
Buffalo at the Gates by Bill Greenwood
In Buffalo at the Gates, Bill Greenwood delivers a heart-pumping, nerve-racking story with a riveting ending you won’t see coming… Buffalo at the Gates takes a fascinating look into USA and Canada’s special forces operations, complemented by very humane…
January 10, 2019
La Flor Manor: The Introduction by Mary Jaimes-Serrano
A strong female lead; a fantasy world; and a gripping storyline…A promising debut! Lizette has spent the past few years dedicated to her legal career which suddenly seems to come at a standstill, and the man she loves has been…
January 1, 2019
The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora
A stylish debut novel in which Lauren Acampora reveals herself as an explorer of twisted human psyche… Lauren Acampora delves into the dark psyche and obsessional journey of one woman’s twisted ambitions in her debut novel, The Paper Wasp. Abby…
January 1, 2019
Unto Us a Son is Given by Donna Leon
Compulsively readable with an unassuming, graceful prose… The exotic Venetian settings and Commissario Guido Brunetti’s old-school investigative methods are very charming, but it is the character-driven narrative that makes Donna Leon’s Brunetti series highly addictive. In this 28th Brunetti novel,…
January 1, 2019
Ida and the Whale by Rebecca Gugger
A beautiful story with fabulous illustrations that will be sure to stimulate little inquisitive minds… Ida is a little, curious girl who lives in a pretty tree house and often wonders about magnanimity of the universe. One night, a flying…
January 1, 2019
In Safe Hands by J. P. Carter
A clever plot and a touching story marred by flat writing… DCI Anna Tate takes on the investigation after nine pre-schoolers are abducted in broad daylight from a nursery school in South London. The suspects are plenty, and DCI Tate…
January 1, 2019
Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf
A compelling read with unseen twists…one of Gudenkauf’s best! Gudenkauf’s intricately plotted novel packs a lot of unpleasant happenings into a few unhappy winter days in a small rural town in Iowa. Twelve-year-old Cora Landry is found bloody, viciously beaten…
January 1, 2019
Macbeth by Jo Nesbo – A Gritty Crime Thriller
The hardest part for any crime writer while working on adaptation of Shakespeare’s 400-yrs old tragedy, especially, in today’s age of advanced forensics and medical technology is to provide credibility to a series of supernatural events; prophecies, visions, witches,…
January 1, 2019
OPEN – Pierre’s Journey after War by Margareth Stewart
A stunning literary novella… The book takes an intimate look into the aching soul of Pierre, a kind, empathetic man. After losing his wife and five children to the aerial bombing of France during the Second World War, Pierre takes…
January 1, 2019
I, Charles, from the Camps: A Novel by Joel D. Hirst
A stunningly brilliant, thought-provoking work of literature… Charles Agwok is a black boy born in Uganda and lives in a refugee camp with his parents and siblings. While most of those refugees population is content to live a life of…
January 1, 2019
True North by Roger Rooney
A moving story of war, love and loss… In 1961 and 1962, Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of the South Vietnam government, requested security assistance from the US and its allies. Australia decided to send 30 military advisers, dispatched as the…
January 1, 2019
Beyond the Fence by Sheldon Peart
A dazzling mystery that will keep the readers on their toes… To keep the unsavory elements away, Victor Buddom builds an electrified fence on his property in rural Jamaica. After a man is electrocuted, another brutal killing follows. The…
January 1, 2019
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
An absolutely brilliant, page turning thriller that will keep the readers on the edge of their seats… Jessica Farris, a twenty-something makeup artist, is struggling to make ends meet in expensive New York City. Through one of her clients, she…
January 1, 2019
Glass Houses by Louise Penny
A series going way off the mark and steering into an entirely different territory. Skip it… Glass Houses by Louise Penny opens with Armand Gamache, newly appointed Chief Superintendent of the Surete du Quebec, in the witness box to testify…
January 1, 2019
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
A suspense-filled, thrilling read… A break from her regular series, Karin Slaughter explores mother daughter relationship and cult mentality in Pieces of Her. Children like to think mothers as mothers and nothing else. It is hard to imagine a mother…
January 1, 2019
She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge
A promising debut that will be sure to delight fans of brilliant police procedural series… Aurora Jackson, an intelligent, pretty 14-year-old girl disappears at a campsite while camping with her older sister and sister’s five friends in Brinken Wood in…
January 1, 2019
After the Fire by Will Hill
A YA book about plight of victims of religious cults… The book is roughly based on the US government’s investigation into the actions of the federal agencies during the Waco Siege after eighty-two members of the Branch Davidian religious sect…
January 1, 2019
The Liar’s Wife by Samantha Hayes
With its everyday narration and ordinary writing style, The Liar’s Wife is a tedious read at best… Ella Sinclair meets an accident and wakes up in a hospital bed to find a man claiming to be her husband. Used…