1st October 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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Alex Walters DI Alec McKay is still shadowed by the acquittal of the suspected perpetrator from his last case, but now he needs to focus on a series of garrottings, with victims from the world of washed-up entertainers. Meanwhile, after … Continue reading
18th September 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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by Rowan Coleman. Luna’s mother has died. Travelling to Boston with her sister, they aim to lay the family ghosts to rest by selling the family home. But when the impossible happens, Luna realises she has a chance to change … Continue reading
18th September 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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by C. L. Taylor. A now adult Lou discovers her erstwhile school teacher – the man who served time for abducting her as a child – is now forming a relationship with another underage girl. Facing her own demons, Lou tries … Continue reading
12th September 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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by Kathleen McGurl. Laura has recently left her boyfriend, and is living with her grandmother, Stella. Taking a badly needed holiday in the Lake District, she meets fellow-camper Tom, and together they begin to explore Stella’s birthplace, Brackendale Green, a … Continue reading
21st June 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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by Dave Stanton. Dan Reno is a tough-guy private eye, who teams up with side-kick Cody Gibbons to investigate a serious miscarriage of justice. Sadly, and although I usually like this genre (and I did read to the end), I never really … Continue reading
27th May 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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by Amanda Brittany. Is Isla being stalked by her erstwhile attacker (who might or might not still be in jail) or is she just going mad? Or has he got someone on the outside? Brittany writes a powerful story, with … Continue reading
9th May 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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by Pedro Barrento. I really wanted to like this book – the premise was clever, and Barrento creates a convincing fantasy world. But I struggled with the writing, which I found incessantly “tell-y”. And it was so long (the equivalent … Continue reading
20th April 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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by Louise Walters. As someone who is #actuallyautistic (and has an autistic teenage son), I found Ryan 100% authentic and convincing, and loved how autism was depicted from inside the experience rather than with the veneer of people with second-hand … Continue reading
6th January 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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by Sarah Dunnakey. This book is a picture painted with words, incorporating some of the most beautifully descriptive writing I’ve ever read. The story flows in two parts: in 1932, 11-year-old Billy Shaw is sent to live with the wayward … Continue reading
4th January 2018
by Leigh Forbes
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by Alex Walters. DCI Kenny Murrain is faced with the death of a child, but almost no leads to suggest who the killer might be. As the case begins to go cold, reports of attempted child abductions begin to surface; … Continue reading
