Category: Crime, Thriller, Mystery

A Christmas Crime by Tara Lyons (Short Story)

51k5aMy6zxL._SY346_ SYNOPSIS: With snow falling in a quaint Surrey Village, it’s the perfect setting for Holly and Christopher’s dream Christmas wedding. But instead of enjoying mince pies and mistletoe, their happiness is threatened by old secrets and someone harbouring a grudge. When the truth is finally revealed, can the couple enjoy the festivities with their family, or is their marriage doomed from the start?

Kat’s Rating: 4/5

My Review: This is a perfect short story to read even for me as I am not a huge fan of short stories. I am LOVING Tara’s series featuring DI Hamilton and also enjoyed her last standalone. This is like a little glimmer of a treat and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can only hope we get another fix of Hamilton soon or another standalone…can’t wait!

When You See Me by Lisa Gardner (DD Warren #11)

51jBH9cgysL._SX325_BO1,204,203,200_Synopsis: A body is found in the hills – but the truth still lies buried…

In a small town in the Deep South, Flora Dane is part of a task force committed to hunting down every last trace of notorious serial kidnapper Jacob Ness. As his last victim, imprisoned by Ness in a small box for over a year, she knew him better than most. Even after his death, his evil still lingers.

But this is the kind of town that doesn’t take kindly to strangers asking questions.

The kind of town where dark secrets lurk just beneath the surface. The kind of town she might not leave alive. Continue reading “When You See Me by Lisa Gardner (DD Warren #11)”

Publication List – Lisa Gardner

  • The Perfect Husband (1997) FBI Profiler Series #1
  • The Third Victim (2001) FBI Profiler Series #2
  • The Next Accident (2001) FBI Profiler Series #3
  • Alone (2005) DD Warren #1
  • The Killing Hour (2003) FBI Profiler Series #4
  • Gone (2006) FBI Profiler Series #5
  • Hide (2007) DD Warren #2
  • Say Goodbye (2008) FBI Profiler Series #6
  • The Neighbor (2009) DD Warren #3
  • Live to Tell (2010) DD Warren #4
  • Love You More (2011) Tessa Leoni #1/DD Warren #5
  • Catch Me (2012) DD Warren #6
  • Touch & Go (2013) Tessa Leoni #2
  • Fear Nothing (2014) DD Warren #7
  • Crash & Burn (2015) Tessa Leoni #3
  • The 4th Man (2016) FBI Profiler Series #7
  • Find Her (2016) DD Warren #8
  • Right Behind You (2017) FBI Profiler Series #8
  • Look For Me (2018) DD Warren #9
  • The Guy Who Died Twice (2019) DD Warren #9.5
  • Never Tell (2019) DD Warren #10
  • When You See Me (2020) DD Warren #11
  • Before She Disappeared (2021) Frankie Elkin 1
  • One Step Too Far (2022) Frankie Elkin 2

Never Tell by Lisa Gardner (DD Warren #10)

51GyZUgqvtL._SY346_ Synopsis: One death might be an accident.
Two deaths looks like murder.

A man is shot dead in his own home, and his pregnant wife, Evie, is found with the gun in her hands.

Detective D.D. Warren instantly recognises her. Sixteen years ago, Evie also shot her own father. That killing was ruled an accident.

D.D. doesn’t believe in coincidences. But this case isn’t as open and shut as it first appears, and her job is to discover the truth.

Evie might be a victim. Or she might be about to get away with murder again.

My Rating: 5/5 Continue reading “Never Tell by Lisa Gardner (DD Warren #10)”

End Game by Anna Smith (Kerry Casey 3)

D79498AC-3A72-44EA-86BC-E3E52899ED18 Synopsis; Physically and emotionally battered after the shocking events of Fight Back, Glasgow gang leader Kerry Casey must pick herself up and get straight back into the fray.

When London gangsters William ‘Wolfie’ Wolfe and his tough-talking daughter Hannah approach her with millions of pounds worth of stolen diamonds and offer her an alliance in return for helping to sell them, she jumps at the chance to have someone on her side for a change.

But there were more than diamonds in the loot Wolfie stole, and its former owners will stop at nothing to get it back. Kerry and Hannah must stay one step ahead of their new enemies – while Kerry spots the opportunity to settle an old score of her own…

Kat’s Rating: 5/5 Continue reading “End Game by Anna Smith (Kerry Casey 3)”

Into The Dark by Karen Rose (Cincinnati #5)

51mXBnyOa8L Synopsis: When Michael Rowland saves his younger brother Joshua from the clutches of his stepfather, he runs for his life with his brother in his arms. From his hiding place he sees the man who has made their lives a misery taken away in the trunk of a stranger’s car, never to be seen again.

Doctor Dani Novak has been keeping soccer coach Diesel Kennedy at arm’s length to protect him from her dark secrets. When they are brought together by the two young brothers who desperately need their help, it seems they might finally be able to leave their damaged pasts behind them. Continue reading “Into The Dark by Karen Rose (Cincinnati #5)”

Publication List – Jessie Keane

Edge of Darkness by Karen Rose (Cincinnati #4)

517RvO9RqCL._SY346_ Synopsis: Homicide detective Adam Kimble is no stranger to battling demons. But Meredith Fallon is a different kind of weakness: one that could actually be good for him, if only he would let himself depend on her. Meredith has loved Adam for a year, and seeing how hard he’s worked to deal with his PTSD makes her feelings only stronger, but she respects his needs. Her work keeps her busy anyway: she counsels sexually abused women like Mallory Martin to help them reintegrate into the world.

But someone doesn’t want Meredith helping women like Mallory, and Meredith finds herself the target of a very determined killer. Adam would risk anything for Meredith, but they’ll soon find out the killer is just a little too close to home…

My Rating: 5/5 Continue reading “Edge of Darkness by Karen Rose (Cincinnati #4)”

Every Dark Corner by Karen Rose (Cincinnati #3)

51taS1bpDFL._SX325_BO1,204,203,200_ Synopsis: When FBI Special Agent Griffin ‘Decker’ Davenport wakes from a coma, he immediately thinks of two things: first, the ring of human traffickers he’s spent the past three years undercover to bring down was just the tip of the iceberg; second, the brown eyes he sees upon waking belong to a woman he trusts to help him finish the job he started.

FBI Special Agent Kate Coppola’s mission is to stop the growing menace of domestic human trafficking, starting with the customers and suppliers of the now-broken Cincinnati trafficking ring. Decker’s new revelation is her worst nightmare – one of the traffickers’ customers is acquiring teens for the Internet sex trade.

Kate and Decker’s search for this mystery customer becomes more difficult and dangerous with every passing hour as witnesses, suspects, and even members of their own team, are systematically exterminated by a predator who lets nothing stand in his way…

My Rating: 5/5 Continue reading “Every Dark Corner by Karen Rose (Cincinnati #3)”