Series: N/A Book Number: N/A Read this book for: serial killer, abduction thriller, kidnapping, amateur investigation, woman-led, psychological thriller Quick Review: An interesting twist on a familiar premise, you’ll want to know how this one ends! He won’t forget her… Erin and her brother Alex were the last children abducted by ‘the Father’, a serial killer who only ever took pairs of siblings. She escaped, but her brother was never seen again. Traumatised, Erin couldn’t remember anything about her ordeal, and the Father was never caught. Eighteen years later, Erin has done her best to put t ..read more

Series: N/A Book Number: N/A Read this book for: psychological thriller, unreliable narrator, female lead character, twisting plot, suspense, forgotten past Quick Review: Unsettling and unexpected, a thriller that will subvert your expectations at every turn and leave you with an experience that you will remember. Heather Hornne is going home.  Haunted by a childhood tragedy and estranged from her family, Heather finds herself back in Hunther, Wisconsin after twenty years running from it.   She returns to finally put the past to rest, but uncovers another tragedy and f ..read more

Series: N/A Book Number: N/A Read this book for: medical thriller, serial killer, moral questions, amateur detective, personal stakes Quick Review: Uniquely interesting and thought-provoking, with a solid thriller core, this pushes genre boundaries for a great read! When her elderly patients start dying at home days after minor surgery, anesthesiologist Dr. Kate Downey wants to know why. The surgeon, not so much. “Old people die, that’s what they do” is his response. When Kate presses, surgeon Charles Ricken places the blame squarely on her shoulders. Kate is currently on probation, and the ch ..read more

Series: Nolan Book Number: 9 Read this book for: heist, vintage noir style, action, thriller, adventure Quick Review: A vintage 70s or 80s heist movie in novel form, complete with all the action, sex, danger, violence and quick twists that the genre holds! The first new Nolan novel in 33 years from one of the masters of the genre, Max Allan Collins, award-winning author of Road to Perdition. The onetime world-class thief Nolan – now happily gone straight with his own restaurant/nightclub – whisks his longtime lover Sherry off to Vegas for a trip to a wedding chapel and ..read more

Series: Koa Kane Hawaiian Mysteries Book Number: 1 Read this book for: Hawaiian mystery, US mystery, whodunnit, police procedural, damaged detective, thriller Quick Review: Unique setting, interesting topics and a decent plot make this an interesting mystery to pick up, especially if you’re stuck in a reading rut! On Hawai’i Island, an anonymous 911 caller reports a body at Pohakuloa, the Army’s live-fire training area. Hilo Chief Detective Koa Kane, a cop with his own secret criminal past, finds a mutilated corpse—bearing all the hallmarks of ancient ritual sacrifice. Koa ..read more

Series: N/A Book Number: N/A Read this book for: classic Holmes pastiche, Sherlock Holmes, cozy mystery, supernatural elements, classic mystery, whodunnit Quick Review: Packed with familiar faces and places but with a fresh twist, this is a novel perfectly suited to classic Holmes fans.  1894. The monstrous Hound of the Baskervilles has been dead for five years, along with its no less monstrous owner, the naturalist Jack Stapleton. Sir Henry Baskerville is living contentedly at Baskerville Hall with his new wife Audrey and their three-year-old son Harry. Until, that is ..read more

Series: Drabble & Harris Book Number: 2 Read this book for: UK mystery, India mystery, adventure thriller, historical fiction, thriller, amateur investigators Quick Review: A fun adventure thriller with the added bonus of a sumptuous, detailed and unique setting in India in the late 1930s.   India, 1937. Intrepid reporter Sir Percival Harris is hunting tigers with his friend, Professor Ernest Drabble. Harris soon bags a man-eater – but later finds himself caught up in a hunt of a different kind… Harris is due to interview the Maharaja of Bikaner, a friend to the Raj, fo ..read more

Series: The Best New True Crime Stories Book Number: 2 Read this book for: short stories, true crime stories, little-known true stories, anthology Quick Review: Unvarnished selection of interesting true crime stories from a wide variety of places and over 150 years.  A collection of non-fiction accounts by international writers and experts on small town true crime shows readers that the real monsters aren’t hiding in the woods, they’re inside our towns. Small towns aren’t always what they seem. We’ve been told nothing bad happens in small towns. You can leave your doors unlocked ..read more

Series: N/A Book Number: N/A Read this book for: horror, supernatural mystery, mixed genre, short stories, mob stories, creepy stories Quick Review: Creepy, suspenseful, and showcasing a vast range, Bradbury’s crime stories should be read, whether you are a Bradbury fan or love crime novels with a horror edge.  Time travelers…dark carnivals…living automata…and detectives? Honoring the 100th birthday of Ray Bradbury, renowned author of Fahrenheit 451, this new, definitive collection of the master’s less well-known crime fiction, published in a high-grade premium collectible edition, featur ..read more

Series: N/A Book Number: N/A Read this book for: psychological thriller, unreliable narrator, missing person’s case, female lead character, twisting plot, suspense  Quick Review: Intense, emotional, and chilling, this twisting story will grip you, and make you question your opinions about the characters again and again.   Five-year-old Ava Boone vanished without a trace six months ago. No witnesses, no sightings or arrests. But Grace Wright just moved in next door to the only suspect the case had: quiet, middle-aged Leland Ernest. Recently divorced, Grace uprooted her two s ..read more