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Book review: Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman| Debbish
Book review: Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman| Debbish
Book review: Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman| Debbish
How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates reminded me a little of Ruth Ware’s One Perfect Couple – a reality TV show gone-wrong. Here however, the events border on the macabre… almost taking us into cult-like horror territory. I was unsure if Coates was inspired by any particular TikTok or YouTube star, though got Continue Reading The post Book review: How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates appeared first on Debbish.| Debbish
Tenderfoot by Toni Jordan was a mind-blowing read for me. As usual Jordan’s writing is amazing. I read her debut novel Addition after commencing writing-related courses and it was the first time I became conscious of prose and I marvelled at her genius. I felt the same way years later when I read The Fragments. Continue Reading The post Book review: Tenderfoot by Toni Jordan appeared first on Debbish.| Debbish
Murder in the Mangroves by Joanne Tracey is the second book in the Clementine Carter cosy crime series. I adored One For Sorrow, giving it a pretty rare (for me!) 4.5 stars. I probably didn’t enjoy this quite as much but I suspect it’s because I was more personally invested in the first one as Continue Reading The post Book review: Murder in the Mangroves by Joanne Tracey appeared first on Debbish.| Debbish
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman features a widow embroiled in theft and murder on her first overseas holiday.| Debbish
Book review: She Didn’t Stand a Chance by Stacie Grey| Debbish
She Didn’t Stand a Chance by Stacie Grey is an intriguing read… the title alone enough to worry readers this may not end well for our heroine and I had visions of similar ‘dark and doomful’ books where the baddies are victors. I won’t spoil the ending here obviously, but it meant that I was slightly on edge. Gertie’s a likeable lead but tended to jump into situations knowing they may go pear-shaped. She returns to her father’s home after his death… a place she’s not been sin...| Debbish
Don’t Say His Name by Rachel Givney is a great read that I whipped through in one sitting. (Thank god for air-fryer dinners because my pre-dinner bath/read went longer than expected.) I’m not a fan of supernatural-themed novels but, though this novel is soused in folklore, it’s more about it being manipulated which is often Continue Reading The post Book review: Don’t Say His Name by Rachel Givney appeared first on Debbish.| Debbish
She Didn't Stand a Chance by Stacie Grey centres around the supicious death of a wealthy man and those who stand to inherit his fortune.| Debbish
I very much enjoyed Walter’s Lie By The Pool last year and started following her online. It was timely then that she posted that two of her earlier books were on sale. They weren’t actually on special here in Australia but I decided to buy and download Over Her Dead Body as it sounded like the perfect read for a rainy Saturday night ‘in’. And – OMG – what a ride it was! So. Many. Twists. I loved it!| Debbish
In the clever and twisty Lie by the Pool by Susan Walter we meet a previously happily married woman who's now on her own and homeless.| Debbish
Book review: Guess Again by Charlie Donlea| Debbish
Book review: Guess Again by Charlie Donlea| Debbish
The Neighbours by Emma Babbington is the journalist’s debut novel and it’s a very good one. As lovers of books we have very similar tastes, so I guess it’s not surprising that I would enjoy something she’s written. And The Neighbours is a complex thriller with layers of murky moral dilemmas for readers to traverse. Continue Reading The post Book review: The Neighbours by Emma Babbington appeared first on Debbish.| Debbish
Guess Again by Charlie Donlea features a former cop, now doctor who takes on a ten-year old case of a missing teenager.| Debbish
Book review: The Surf House by Lucy Clarke| Debbish
Book review: The Surf House by Lucy Clarke| Debbish
Book review: The Surf House by Lucy Clarke| Debbish
What the Night Brings by Mark Billingham is the 19th in the series featuring Detective Tom Thorne (and Nicola Tanner). I was a latecomer to the series, kicking off with book #13 in 2015. I was relieved a few books ago when Tom broke up with this then girlfriend and fellow cop Helen and moved Continue Reading The post Book review: What the Night Brings by Mark Billingham appeared first on Debbish.| Debbish
I first heard of The Forsaken by Matt Rogers at BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival late last year when Rogers spoke on a panel. He’s not exactly a debut author as he’s had a successful self-published career before getting picked up by Simon and Schuster. I LOVE Gregg Hurwitz’s Orphan X series and I believe Continue Reading The post Book review: The Forsaken by Matt Rogers appeared first on Debbish.| Debbish
The Surf House by Lucy Clarke is a mystery that imbues in readers a sense of trepidation though it's set in paradise.| Debbish
Wimmera by Mark Brandi centres around two boys and the summer of 1989 which will change their lives forever. And not in a good way.| Debbish
The Others by Mark Brandi is an exquisitely written story about a young boy and his father living in isolation, safe from 'the others'.| Debbish
Eden by Mark Brandi is the second book to feature Tom who's been in jail after supporting a childhood friend, now trying to settle back in.| Debbish
Book review: No One Would Do What The Lamberts Have Done by Sophie Hannah| Debbish
Book review: No One Would Do What The Lamberts Have Done by Sophie Hannah| Debbish
Pet lovers may well relate to No One Would Do What The Lamberts Have Done by Sophie Hannah, featuring a woman who goes on the run with her dog| Debbish
The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton is a bittersweet novel about family and long-kept secrets, about regret, guilt and grief| Debbish
Deborah Cook's book reviews and thoughts on life in general.| Debbish
Book review: Whisky Valley by Joan Sauers| Debbish
Book review: The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton| Debbish
The Bluff by Joanna Jenkins features lawyer Ruth who becomes involved in the disappearance of a teenaged girl and murder of a local man.| Debbish
Book reviews: Two twisty tales by Alice Feeney| Debbish
Book review: This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead| Debbish
Book reviews, author interviews and books / literature news and thoughts. Mostly fiction and thrillers, crime fiction, suspense and mysteries.| Debbish
The Wrong Man by Tim Ayliffe is the latest in the series featuring John Bailey and Annie Brookes, journalists working past and recent murders| Debbish
Book review: The Second Mrs Strom by Kaira Rouda| Debbish
Novels classified as thrillers or novels of suspense.| Debbish
Book review: The Life Impossible by Matt Haig| Debbish
Book review: All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker| Debbish
Book review: Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth| Debbish
In the Middle of the Night by Riley Sager centres around the 30 year old disappearance of a young boy, revisited when new evidence appears.| Debbish
Running Cold by Susan Walter features a woman whose life is upended after her husband's suicide and a spate of debt he left behind.| Debbish
Over Her Dead Body by Susan Walter is an incredibly twisty tale about the death of a wealthy woman who leaves her money to a stranger.| Debbish
