Enemy at the Window- AJ Waines-Psychological thriller  

Sophie finds herself in hospital. She has sketchy memories of what happened but can

remember arguing with her husband about him having an affair and the kitchen being

as if someone had split red paint. She soon discovers that she is in a secure psychiatric

unit having stabbed her husband, fortunately he survived. Daniel has not been having

an affair however Sophie claimed to have found several lots of “evidence” including

some photographs,  none of which anyone else ever saw. Before a few months ago

she was a calm, collected fun loving person who wouldn’t hurt a fly, so to go to a

violent person wielding a knife is totally out of character. Being at home alone with

their young son Ben, Daniel starts to discover some anomalies, especially when Ben

keeps giggling facing the window. What on earth is happening and why?

Oooh!! One of those reads where I wanted just another chapter, and then another.

A tantalising cleverly thought out plot where I wasn’t sure who to trust and thought

I knew who not to. I felt for Daniel being the innocent victim in all of this with his

world circling and conspiring around him, and his closest friend being anything

but supportive. A very cleverly thought out and well researched plot.

One gripping read.

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ENEMY AT THE WINDOW 
A.J. WAINES


Someone knows what you did… and they’re watching you…

Daniel is living the dream with a devoted wife, perfect job and adorable toddler. Until, out of the blue, his wife accuses him of having an affair and stabs him in a frenzied attack with a kitchen knife. As his wife is sectioned in a psychiatric ward, Daniel returns home from intensive care to find his precious world is inexorably falling apart:

Who is prowling around his house?
Why is someone sending threatening postcards?
And who is his son talking to in the dead of night?

As Daniel attempts to put his life back together, a merciless force just out of reach is unravelling it, bit by bit, until Daniel is plunged into his worst nightmare.

Enemy at the Window is an utterly gripping psychological suspense thriller, full of secrets, lies and betrayal, leading to a heart-stopping conclusion. It will appeal to fans of authors such as C.L. Taylor, Mark Edwards and Sabine Durrant. 
       

AJ Waines is a number one international bestselling author, topping the entire UK and Australian Kindle Charts in two consecutive years, with Girl on a Train. Following fifteen years as a psychotherapist, the author has sold nearly half a million copies of her books, with publishing deals in UK, France, Germany, Norway, Hungary, Czech Republic and Canada. Her fourth psychological thriller, No Longer Safe, sold over 30,000 copies in the first month, in thirteen countries. AJ Waines has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Times and has been ranked a Top 10 UK author on Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). She lives in Hampshire, UK, with her husband. Find her books here and visit her website and blog, or join her on Twitter, Facebook or on her Newsletter.

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A Feast of Serendib  Mary Anne Mohanraj (recipe book)  

This is wonderful cookbook of recipes from Sri Lanka. A country I loved when

visiting and the food is delicious so this was a perfect match when I was asked

to review it. the books is divided into sections from appetisers and snacks ,

eggs poultry and meat, vegetable, accompaniments, grains, drinks and sweets.

There is a nice personal introduction of how the book came into being and tips

such as not buying shredded coconut in the baking aisle (more than likely it

will be sweetened). There are menu suggestions from a brunch with friends to

a royal feast (which will feed two hundred or so). The recipes are easily set out

with a highlighted list of ingredients. My only criticism (and this may have been

done for a reason) is that the recipes are in imperial units and I prefer for

accuracy to work with metric. Easily converted so not too much of an issue

especially with savouries. Cakes and baking would be a different matter! For

both the savoury dishes and desserts there is a description of each dish at

the beginning of the recipe which is useful when presented with an unfamiliar

dish name. There is even a recipe to make your own Chai which I can’t wait to

try.I look forward to cooking and sampling these wonderful dishes very shortly.

My mouth is watering just looking at some of them.

A truly authentic cookbook and one I have been looking for for a while.

A proper Sri  Lankan curry.

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A Feast of Serendib Dark roasted curry powder, a fine attention to the balance of salty-sour-sweet, wholesome
red rice and toasted curry leaves, plenty of coconut milk and chili heat. These are the flavors
of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka was a cross roads in the sea routes of the East. Three waves of colonization—
Portuguese, Dutch and British—and the Chinese laborers who came with them, left their
culinary imprint on Sri Lankan food. Sri Lankan cooking with its many vegetarian dishes
gives testimony to the presence of a multi-ethnic and multi -religious population. Everyday classics like beef smoore and Jaffna crab curry are joined by luxurious feast
dishes, such as nargisi kofta and green mango curry, once served to King Kasyapa in his
5th century sky palace of Sigiriya. Vegetable dishes include cashew curry, jackfruit curry, asparagus poriyal, tempered
lentils, broccoli varai and lime-masala mushrooms. There are appetizers of chili-mango
cashews, prawn lentil patties, fried mutton rolls, and ribbon tea sandwiches. Deviled
chili eggs bring the heat, yet ginger-garlic chicken is mild enough for a small child.
Desserts include Sir Lankan favorites:  love cake, mango fluff, milk toffee and
vattalappam, a richly-spiced coconut custard. In A Feast of Serendib, Mary Anne Mohanraj introduces her mother’s cooking and
her own Americanizations, providing a wonderful introduction to Sri Lankan American
cooking, straightforward enough for a beginner, and nuanced enough to capture the
flavor of Sri Lankan cooking. Purchase Links: http://serendibkitchen.com/shop/ https://a-feast-of-serendib.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Author Bio –

Mary Anne Mohanraj is the author of Bodies in Motion (HarperCollins), The Stars
Change (Circlet Press) and thirteen other titles. Bodies in Motion was a finalist for
the Asian American Book Awards, a USA Today Notable Book, and has been translated
into six languages. The Stars Change was a finalist for the Lambda, Rainbow, and
Bisexual Book Awards. Mohanraj founded the Hugo-nominated and World Fantasy Award-winning speculative
literature magazine, Strange Horizons, and also founded Jaggery, a S. Asian & S. Asian
diaspora literary journal (jaggerylit.com). She received a Breaking Barriers Award from
the Chicago Foundation for Women for her work in Asian American arts organizing,
won an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Prose, and was Guest of Honor at WisCon.
She serves as Director of two literary organizations, DesiLit (www.desilit.org) and
The Speculative Literature Foundation (www.speclit.org). She serves on the futurist
boards of the XPrize and Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. Mohanraj is Clinical Associate Professor of English at the University of Illinois at
Chicago, and lives in a creaky old Victorian in Oak Park, just outside Chicago, with
her husband, their two small children, and a sweet dog. Recent publications
include stories for George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards series, stories at Clarkesworld,
Asimov's, and Lightspeed, and an essay in Roxane Gay’s Unruly Bodies. 
2017-2018 titles include Survivor (a SF/F anthology), Perennial, Invisible 3
(co-edited with Jim C. Hines), and Vegan Serendib. http://www.maryannemohanraj.com Social Media Links – Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mary.a.mohanraj Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mamohanraj Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/maryannemohanraj/ Website:  http://www.maryannemohanraj.com Serendib Kitchen website: http://serendibkitchen.com

Now You See Me- Chris George-psychological thriller

Robin is an author. His wife Samantha disappeared three years ago and he has never

given up hope of finding her. He receives a strange phone call from someone called

Matthew who is in New Hall prison. What Matthew says piques Robins interest when

he mentions Samantha. Matthew is awaiting trial as a few months ago he was taking

five people and a dog through Standedge tunnel on a boat. Two hours and a few

minutes later only Matthew, who was unconscious ,and the dog emerge. How on

earth did he get rid of 5 bodies in a canal tunnel? If he didn’t do it then who did and

what happened? No bodies have yet been found.If robin helps Matthew he promises

he will tell him what he knows about Sam. Ooooh!! This is one of those books that

grabs you from the get go and tangles you up not wanting to let go. I immediately

took to Robin and his determination and tenacity not only to find out what happened

to Samantha but also about Matthew and the others. “There are many truths of

which the full meaning cannot be realised until personal experience has brought

it home” (John Stuart MIll). A very clever plot (which I didn’t see coming) with

a nice sub-plot along side. One gripping tantalising read.

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His Guilty Secret- Helene Fermont- Women’s Literary fiction “ Oh what a tangled we

weave”Patricia Beaumont received news that her husband Jacques has died. Jacques

worked for an airline as a Captain and hence was away often.. What has surprised her

as much as the news of his death is that he was found in a hotel room where he had

checked in under a different name. He was close to his sister and Patricia suspects

that Coco knows more about him than she is letting on. Coco has her own issues with

alcohol and drugs as well as a partnr whom she is splitting from..Patricia and Jasmine

are sisters but have not been in touch with each other having fallen out years before.

In France a woman lives with her husband and son Pierre. Little does her husband

know that he is not Pierre’s father. This is a book about life and its ups and downs

and the secrets some keep that not only injure the guilty but also the innocent.

I wanted to know more although I had a feeling I knew where this was going.

It took awhile to believe in the characters and who was who as there are alot of characters

many of whom are related one way or another. Oh what a tangled web we weave….

. Despite this it led me on wanting to know how it ended. No twists or real surprises

just the web of relationships and how through the good of the human heart they

can be resolved.

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Book Description:

Secrets & Lies Are Dangerous.

When Jacques's body is discovered in a hotel room his wife, Patricia, suspects he has been hiding something from her.

Why was he found naked and who is the woman that visited his grave on the day of the funeral? Significantly, who is the unnamed beneficiary Jacques left a large sum of money to in his will and what is the reason her best friend, also Jacques's sister, Coco, refuses to tell her what he confided to her?

Struggling to find out the truth, Patricia visits Malmö where her twin sister Jasmine lives and is married to her ex boyfriend. But the sisters relationship is toxic and when a family member dies shortly after, an old secret is revealed that shines a light on an event that took place on their tenth birthday.

As one revelation after another is revealed, Patricia is yet to discover her husband's biggest secret and what ultimately cost him his life.

His Guilty Secret is an unafraid examination of the tangled bonds between siblings, the lengths we go to in protecting our wrongdoings, and the enduring psychological effects this has on the innocent...and the not so innocent.

Hélene Fermont is the author of three books. Because of You and We Never Said Goodbye are also available on Kindle and in print from Amazon.

Author Bio:

Hélene Fermont writes character-driven psychological crime fiction with a Scandi Noir flavour. Known for her explosive, pacy narrative and storylines, she has published three novels – Because of You, We Never Said Goodbye and His Guilty Secret – and two short story collections – The Love of Her Life and Who’s Sorry Now? Her fourth novel is due for release in the summer of 2019. After 20 years in London, Hélene recently returned to her native Sweden where she finds the unspoiled scenery and tranquillity a therapeutic boost for creativity. Enjoying a successful career as a Psychologist, when she’s not working her ‘day job’, Hélene spends her time writing, with friends and family, or playing with her beloved cat, Teddy. All three novels can be purchased via her website helenefermont.com/books/

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The Death of Jessica Ripley- Andrew Barrett-Crime/CSI

A woman is confronted by her ex husband who is holding a knife to himself threatening to

use it unless he sees his child. Jessica tackles him and is sent down, her child being taken

into foster care but she didn’t kill him. Twelve years later she wants to see her son and goes

by the book in order to do so. A book that has its own rules written by her probation officer.

On seeing an old colleague she learns that the man that put her away has conveniently

been killed. She wants revenge for the years she has missed- an innocent person sent

to prison. Meanwhile Eddie has a new colleague of his own, one who is rather raw around

the edges and doesn’t always get Eddie’s unique sense of humour.His father has a new

love in his life- one Eddie can’t stand. As ever Eddie is up to his neck in work and trouble

of one ilk or another albeit on the right side of the law. When the murders begin and

someone has stolen his chair, Eddie does his best to keep not only his job but also putting

the right people away for what has happened. Oh I love Eddie! You know when someone

is quick witted and you think “I wish I had thought of that witty and clever response”?

Well that’s Eddie. He plays the fool, but is anything but.

Andy is a master of words and it takes a stunningly clever and analytical mind to think up

not only the brilliant plot and characters that come to life but also the very clever retorts

for Eddie as well as some philosophical words “ Diplomacy is for people who aren’t

fluent in sarcasm” through to “  The power you have is real… but only if you believe it

Peter Pan was right..You must believe in yourself, everyone is trying to put you down..

and it’s easy for them because they believe in themselves or they see a weakness in

you, a weakness that is caused by your own self doubt. Confidence is king”

Very true words which really struck a chord with me.

One stunning plot, one brilliant read, 5** all the way. Love Eddie!

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Book Description:

Jessica Ripley didn’t kill her ex-husband. But everyone thinks she did. After serving twelve years for his murder, it’s time to get her own back on those who put her inside.

During those twelve years, Jessy’s son, Michael, has turned against her. Whatever mercy Jessy had for her intended victims, just blew away.

CSI Eddie Collins is having a hard time watching his father enjoying life. He’s also having it tough in the form of two new recruits to his office. One is off his tree on drugs and the other wants his job.

And then the murders begin.

Can Eddie trust the evidence, or is someone twisting it, desperate to get even? And who did kill Jessy’s ex?

Author Bio:

Andrew Barrett has enjoyed variety in his professional life, from engine-builder to farmer, from Oilfield Service Technician in Kuwait, to his current role of Senior CSI in Yorkshire.

He’s been a CSI since 1996, and has worked on all scene types from terrorism to murder, suicide to rape, drugs manufacture to bomb scenes. One way or another, Andrew’s life revolves around crime.

In 1997 he finished his first crime thriller, A Long Time Dead, and it’s still a readers’ favourite today, some 150,000 copies later, topping the Amazon charts several times. Two more books featuring SOCO Roger Conniston completed the trilogy.

Today, Andrew is still producing authentic crime thrillers with a forensic flavour that attract attention from readers worldwide. He’s also attracted attention from the Yorkshire media, having been featured in the Yorkshire Post and interviewed on BBC Radio Leeds.

He’s best known for his lead character, CSI Eddie Collins, and the acerbic way in which he roots out criminals, and administers justice. Eddie’s series is five books and three novellas in length, and there’s still more to come.

Andrew has recently discovered the delights of writing stand-alones, with one under his belt another under way.

Andrew is a proud Yorkshireman and sets all of his novels there, using his home city of Leeds as another major, and complementary, character in each of the stories.

You can find out more about him and his writing at www.andrewbarrett.co.uk

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