-
The Upper Hand – A.L. Fraine
The Upper Hand is an exciting well-written debut novel with an intriguing and gripping plot. A DC O’Connell Crime Thriller #1 About the Book Publisher’s blurb A murder with all the trappings of an occult sacrifice. It’s DC Kate O’Connell’s first case. Will it also be her last? Keen to prove herself to her superiors Kate fights to break through the lies that surround the victim’s life. But the ritualistic nature of the crime dredges up disturbing memories of a past tragedy. While wrestling with the demons of her past, Kate learns that her partner has a few skeletons in his own closet. His reputation threatens to taint the investigation…
-
Grave Intent – A.M. Peacock
The long-awaited 2nd instalment in Adam Peacock’s Jack Lambert series is out now – what a fab follow-up to Open Grave! I love it and … wait for it … nah, I won’t tell. You HAVE to read this gripping, spine-chilling thriller for yourself! DCI Jack Lambert #2 Introduction When a seemingly open-and-shut case turns out to be quite something different, Jack Lambert and his team find themselves confronted with the darker side of the North East – the vicious underworld. Will they cross paths with Jack’s former boss once again? Will Jack ever be free from his past, both in and outside the Police force? The Jack Lambert Series#1…
-
St. Benets – David Blake
To start a book with a Bible quote AND a deceitful priest with sinful intention – I hate him! – that’s a daring choice and it gets even better when Satan comes into the equation and a priest is ritually murdered .. that’s when it gets intriguing, chilling, and exciting! Want to read more? If ‘Hell YES‘ is your answer, follow me … Detective Tanner Murder Mystery #2 About the Book A girl thrown from a church tower, a man sacrificed to Satan, and a priest murdered at the hands of the Devil. When the body of an old man is found lying in the ruins of St Benet’s Abbey,…
-
Savage Games – Peter Boland
Thrilled to be reconnected to the flawed – and therefore, oh, so likeable – John Savage, who has to go through the gates of hell to find out what has happened to a friend and his son. Tormented by his alter ego and feelings of guilt, Savage is prepared to risk his life… John Savage Action Thriller #2 The Book A body hidden in a tree.A forest full of dark secrets. A man determined to find the truth… John Savage receives the shocking news that his friend has been found dead in bizarre circumstances. His body hidden in the branches of a towering fir tree in the New Forest. Savage vows to…
-
Open Grave – A.M. Peacock
Engrossing, captivating, gritty: I highly recommend Open Grave- a heck of a debut novel by A.M. Peacock! This fab thriller will have you glued to your seat – with DCI Jack Lambert we stumble in the dark trying to find the killer & their motive – to prevent the next murder(s). With Lambert, we fail… DCI Jack Lambert #1 Introduction A man being tortured. He knows he won’t survive. All he wants is to protect his ‘Suzy.’ An open grave. Two bodies inside. One male, one female. The crazy thing is, they were deliberately dug op. Exposed for the world to see. For the Police and DCI Jack Lambert to…
-
The Prodigal – Nicky Black
‘The Prodigal’ is a gripping Geordie thriller, featuring detective Lee Jamieson, set against the darker side of Newcastle – where the police dare not tread, fists rule the world, and protection comes with a price tag. Valley Park #1 Introduction Detective Lee Jamieson would never have thought he’d voluntarily be back in Newcastle’s Valley Park. The place he escaped from years ago. Now he is a man on a mission. A man who has been denied the right to see – to know of – his now teenage daughter. A man determined to make a difference to the people living in the criminal neighbourhood he grew up in. But somehow,…
-
The Puppet Show – M.W. Craven
Engrossing, captivating, and gripping! Love ‘The Puppet Show’ introducing DS Washington Poe – a man, living in rural Cumbria, suspended and not ready to go back to work until a gruesome murder is somehow connected to Poe… Washington Poe #1 The Book A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District’s prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation, he wants no part of . . . Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant, but socially awkward, civilian analyst,…
-
Dead Inside – Noelle Holten
‘Dead Inside’ is Noelle Holten’s gritty, gripping, and captivating debut novel, not only introducing DC Maggie Jamieson but also featuring Probation Officers Lucy Sherwood and Sarah Hardy – and boy, what a dark and devious world we stumble upon! Maggie Jamieson Crime Thriller #1 Introduction When three domestic abuse offenders are found beaten to death, DC Maggie Jamieson knows she is facing her toughest case yet. The police suspect that Probation Officer Lucy Sherwood – who is connected to all three victims – is hiding a dark secret. Then a fourth domestic abuser is brutally murdered. And he is Lucy’s husband. Now the finger of suspicion points at Lucy and…
-
Wicked Game – Matt Johnson
Engrossing plotlines, treacherous games, and a tormented police officer… the perfect ingredients for an exciting, gripping, and captivating thriller: Wicked Game! Robert Finlay #1 The Book 2001. Age is catching up with Robert Finlay, a police officer on the Royalty Protection team based in London. He’s looking forward to returning to uniform policing and a less stressful life with his new family. But fate has other plans. Finlay’s deeply traumatic, carefully concealed past is about to return to haunt him. A policeman is killed by a bomb blast, and a second is gunned down in his own driveway. Both of the murdered men were former Army colleagues from Finlay’s own…
-
Jaded – Rob Ashman
A man beaten, tortured, and murdered for no apparent reason. Another man “considers himself a good man apart from killing the occasional person.” And DI Rosalind Kray feels shit – even if she gave up on smoking and drinking. The reason why? That’s for you to find out – I won’t mention it for those, who haven’t read the previous books in the DI Rosalind Kray series! DI Rosalind Kray #4 Introduction Michael Ellwood is at the receiving end of a serious beating. He will die that same night. The method used to torture him resembles that of South-American drugs gangs. No wonder freshly appointed and fulltime arsehole DCI Dan…
