The Secret Keeper’s Daughter by Samantha King was published HQ on 30 December 2021. Samantha kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Secret Keeper’s Daughter. The Secret Keeper’s Daughter is an emotional, suspenseful family drama set on England’s Suffolk coast. The story opens in the aftermath of an…
Month: August 2022
Homesick by Jennifer Croft – review
Published by Charco Press Publication date – 23 August 2022 Source – review copy Sisters Amy and Zoe grow up in Oklahoma where they are homeschooled for an unexpected reason: Zoe suffers from debilitating and mysterious seizures, spending her childhood in hospitals as she undergoes surgeries. Meanwhile, Amy flourishes intellectually, showing an innate ability to…
Jumping Jenny by Anthony Berkeley
Published by The British Library Publication date – 10 January 2022 Source – review copy At a costume party with the dubious theme of ‘famous murderers and their victims’, the know-it-all amateur criminologist Roger Sheringham is settled in for an evening of beer, small talk and analysing his companions. One guest in particular has caught…
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune – review
Published by Tor Publication date – 16 September 2021 Source – own copy He expected nothing. But they gave him everything . . . Linus Baker leads a quiet life. At forty, he has a tiny house with a devious cat and his beloved records for company. And at the Department in Charge of Magical…
Lorraine Turnbull – Q&A
Mum’s the Word by Lorraine Turnbull was published on 23 April 2021. Lorraine kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Mums the Word. Mum’s the Word is my debut novel. I’ve written a couple of non-fiction smallholding books and a memoir of my time leading up to the purchase…
The Change by Kirsten Miller – review
Published by HQ Publication date – Source – review copy Nessa: The Seeker Jo: The Protector Harriett: The Punisher With newfound powers the time has come to take matters into their own hands… After Nessa is widowed and her daughters leave for college, she’s left alone in her house near the ocean. In the quiet…
Alison Irvine – Q&A
Cat Step by Alison Irvine was published by Cinder House on 5 November 2020. Alison kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Cat Step. Cat Step is about Liz whose decision to leave her four-year-old daughter Emily sleeping in the car while she nips into the Co-op sets off…
Skip to the End by Molly James – review
Published by Quercus Publication date – 18 August 2022 Source – review copy Three kisses. Two break ups. One happy ending… Amy Daniels has a pretty nice life. Her career is on the up, she loves her friends, and she’s about to buy her very own flat. On a good day, Amy could be described…
Trust by Hernan Diaz – review
Published by Picador Publication date – 4 August 2022 Source – review copy The legendary Wall Street tycoon whose immense wealth gives him the power to do almost anything. The second-generation Italian immigrant tasked with recording his life story. The reclusive, aristocratic wife. And the writer who observes them from afar. In a city devoted…
Jessica Huntley – Q&A
My True Self by Jessica Huntley was published on 30 October 2021. Jessica kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about My True Self. My True Self is the second book in the My … Self series. It is a psychological thriller about two people sharing the same body. One…
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