Monday 30 September 2019



ASK ME NO QUESTIONS - Louisa de Lange -Thriller Suspense
A mother and father are murdered by their neighbour who was convinced that the father
was having an affair with his wife. The children of both families have always been close
being more like siblings. Fifteen years later, one of the dead parents twin girls is brutally
attacked. DS Kate Munro is on the case and wonders if the past has some meaning as
there is a distinct lack of suspects. The twins are identical and hence easily cause
confusion, however each leads a very different life and they haven’t spoken for over
fifteen years when their parents were shot. The three children, Harry, Theo and
Gabi have differing relationships to each other and things have changed since they
were children, something they never wanted to happen. Secrets and lies, pasts that
come back to haunt and threaten to tell the truth. Louisa give brilliant characters-
some you like, others I was not quite sure about. They have that realness and
possible perpetrators that air of mystery. I took to Kate- her steely determination
and dogged determination that things that are on the surface wasn’t necessarily
the truth and that unearthing the past was the key to the future.
A very well thought out plot and a page turner. 
For more reviews please see my blog http://nickibookblog.blogspot.co.uk/

or follow me on Twitter@nickisbookblog
Ask Me No Questions Louisa de Lange Twins have a special bond someone will kill to break . . . The first gripping novel in a new, character-driven police procedural and psychological drama series for fans of Cara Hunter and Fiona Barton.
Description TWINS HAVE A SPECIAL BOND SOMEONE WILL KILL TO BREAK . . . As children, Gabi and Thea were like most identical twin sisters: inseparable. Now adults, Gabi is in a coma following a vicious attack and Thea claims that, until last week, the twins hadn't spoken in fifteen years. But what caused such a significant separation? And what brought them back together so suddenly? Digging into the case, DS Kate Munro is convinced the crime was personal. Now she must separate the truth from the lies and find the dangerous assailant - before any more blood is spilled . . .
'A hugely promising debut. Overturns every assumption you have at the beginning in a startling and clever twist' C ara Hunter on The Dream Wife Sales Points
FIRST IN A NEW CRIME SERIES: The first gripping novel in a new, character-driven police procedural and psychological drama series for fans of C ara Hunter and Fiona Barton.
BESTSELLING PEDIGREE: Lou's debut psychological thriller, The Dream Wife, became an eBook bestseller, selling 22,000 eBooks
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR: Louisa's debut, The Dream Wife, received rave reviews from C ara Hunter, Elle C roft, Good Housekeeping, Daily Mail and more . . .
PACKED FULL OF TWISTS & TURNS: And offers a new take on the 'Twin Thriller' story, Louisa keeps the reader guessing at every turn.
Reviews 'Overturns every assumption you have at the beginning in a startling and clever twist' - Cara Hunter on The Dream Wife 'A clever tale where things aren't what they seem' - DAILY MAIL on The Dream Wife 'I absolutely raced through it' - Elle Croft on The Dream Wife

Author Biography Louisa de Lange studied Psychology at the University of Southampton and has lived in and around the city ever since. She works as a freelance copywriter and editor, and when she's not writing, she can be found pounding the streets in running shoes or swimming in muddy lakes. Ask Me No Questions is her second novel, and the first in the DS Kate Munro crime series. To find out more, you can follow her on Twitter @paperclipgirl. Market C haracter-driven police procedural and psychological drama for fans of C ara Hunter and Fiona Barton.



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Blurb: The Vagabond Mother
Tracey Scott-Townsend

Not every Vagabond is a Castaway...

Maya Galen’s oldest son, Jamie, left home eight years ago after a massive row with his parents and now Joe, her youngest child and apple of her eye, has cut off all contact with them too.

Called to Australia to identify the body of a young man, Maya is given her son’s journal. After a sleepless night she decides that the only thing she can do is follow in Joe’s footsteps and try to discover her most basic human self. Eschewing a monetary lifestyle, from now on she must rely on her physical and emotional strength to survive.

Following Joe’s hand-drawn maps and journal entries, she travels from Australia to Denmark and beyond, meeting many other travellers along the way and learning valuable lessons.

Eventually a crisis forces her to return home and confront the end of her marriage, but also a new understanding of what family, in the widest sense, really means.


Exploring the big questions at the heart of human existence, The Vagabond Mother shares territory with books and films such as Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, The Way, starring Martin Sheen, Wild: A Journey from Lost to Found by Cheryl Strayed and Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

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Saturday 28 September 2019



Severed- Stewart Giles- Crime  
A body is found of a young female student in her flat behind a locked door.  Rather a loner
, no one has missed her until there was rather a noxious smell emanating from her room.
It appears that she died of exsanguination. When a second body is found in the street a
short while later, DS Smith has rather an odd case on his hands. Why are they being killed
and what on earth is going on with the blood? I like this series, there is not only a brilliant
plot but substories about the characters which really brings them to life. Smith and his
partner Whitton. Partners in crime fighting and at home too. A little humour here and
there and a plot to keep the grey matter active. This is a fairly quick read at around 200
pages (which meant I devoured it rather quickly). I had to smile at the line “this
investigation is rather draining”. A clever plot and a very unusual premise- something
I wasn’t previously aware of. I won’t give anything away other than to say ugh!
A highly entertaining, most enjoyable interesting read.
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SEVERED, Detective Jason Smith book 10 From #1 best-selling author: Stewart Giles comes a new addition to the popular Detective
Jason Smith series.  A student, who hasn’t been seen for a while is found dead in her room. Her throat has been
cut but it turns out that is not the cause of death! The post mortem reveals that she had
been drained of all her blood. The killer has left behind no evidence and there are no clues. Is there a vampire loose in
York? When another body is found Smith and the team are struggling to find a link or a
motive. Will this be the case that defeats the brilliant DS Smith? How much more heartache can Jason Smith bear? Severed will take him to hell and back. THE SETTING At the confluence of the River Ouse and Foss, York is the traditional county town of the
historic county of Yorkshire. York Minster and a variety of cultural and sporting activities
make it a popular tourist destination. THE DETECTIVE DS Jason Smith is an Australian who was sent to York to live with his Grandmother when
his sister disappeared from a beach. He has suffered many losses in his short life and
s now a dedicated detective. He is a bit of a loose cannon he has his own way of doing
things that doesn’t always mean following orders and procedures. However, he does
get results. BOOKS BY STEWART GILES DS JASON SMITH SERIES Book 0.5-Phobia Book 1-Smith Book 2-Boomerang Book 3-Ladybird Book 4-Occam’s Razor Book 5-Harlequin Book 6-Selene Book 7-Horsemen Book 8-Unworthy Book 9 - Venom DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES Book 1-The Beekeeper Book 2-The Perfect Murder Book 3-The Backpacker Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3 DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES Book 1 - The Enigma Book 2 - Dropzone PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS Miranda Mistress - coming soon


Stewart Giles – Author Bio After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world
with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live. In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a
detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few
months later. 3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working
with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series - the
DC Harriet Taylor Cornwall series. The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second
in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well. I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with
amazing results. I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book
3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018. After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration
between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brings together the
broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor. Miranda is something totally different. A stand-alone psychological thriller, it is a real
departure from anything else I’ve written before. Severed, book 10 in the DS Jason Smith series is now available. I am currently writing
Mistress, the sequel to Miranda. Website: www.stewartgiles.com Twitter: @stewartgiles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.giles.33 You can join the Stewart Giles reader club by completing this form
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Friday 27 September 2019



Four Christmases and a Secret- Zara Stoneley- Holiday fiction
Daisy has just been dropped by her boyfriend. It’s almost Christmas and he’s shown his
true colours by putting everyone before her. She is currently working at the local rag- or
at least she is until she gets a text advising her that she has to reapply for her job as
three papers are merging. The love of her life is Stanley the dog she is fostering and her
Uncle who runs a bookshop.Uncle Terence holds a party every year and flashing
jumpers are a pre- requisite. When she was younger she had  a thing for Ollie. Ollie is
now a successful doctor and at the party with his girlfriend and almost fiancee from
what Daisy can tell. A book about life and its ups and downs with a smile along the
way. I loved Stanley and almost cried at one point (I won;t give anything away).
Although Christmas features in this, much is about other times of the year so is
not really just a seasonal book. A main character who is in love with books-
what’s not to like?!! When you fight it all the way but just have to follow
your heart.
A wonderful, feel good pick-me-up read with a dog you can;t help but love
and a smile. 
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Four Christmases and a Secret
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
Except for Daisy Christmas means another of Uncle T’s dreaded Christmas parties, complete with Christmas jumper and flashing antlers.  And Oliver Cartwright.  Gorgeous Oliver Cartwright. Who she hates.
Every year Daisy has to face insufferable Ollie and hear all about how BRILLIANT he is.  Whereas Daisy has no job, no man and no idea how to fix things.
This Christmas however Daisy is determined things will be different.  There will be no snogging Ollie under the mistletoe like when they were teenagers.  No, this year she’ll show Ollie that she’s a Responsible Adult too.
 
But as the champagne corks pop, and the tinsel sparkles, Uncle T has news of his own to share…and it could change Daisy's life forever…

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Author Bio
Zara Stoneley is the USA Today bestselling author of 'The Wedding Date'.

She lives in a Cheshire village with her family, a lively cockapoo called Harry, and a very bossy (and slightly evil) cat called Saffron.

Born in a small village in the UK, Zara wanted to be a female James Herriot, a spy, or an author when she grew up. After many (many) years, and many different jobs, her dream of writing a bestseller came true. She now writes about friendship, dreams, love, and happy ever afters, and hopes that her tales make you laugh a lot, cry a little, and occasionally say 'ahhh'.

Zara’s bestselling novels include 'Bridesmaids', 'No One Cancels Christmas', 'The Wedding Date', 'The Holiday Swap', 'Summer with the Country Village Vet', 'Blackberry Picking at Jasmine Cottage' and the popular Tippermere series - 'Stable Mates', 'Country Affairs' and 'Country Rivals'.
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LAKE CHILD. -Isobel Ashdown- Psychological thriller
Eva is a seventeen year old girl who lives remotely with her parents. She wakes up to
find herself not in her bedroom but in the attic room and the door locked. What on
earth is going on? She aches all over and has scars. She discovers that she was in a
road traffic accident but she can’t remember anything about it. Her parents have
been over and over it with her and she is retaining nothing. She doesn’t know who
she was in the vehicle with- just that the police are trying to trace him- or anything
about that evening. Eva knows her parents are hiding things from her- about the
accident and maybe even more. She has to get away from her attic prison and find
out what is happening. Her best friends are being turned away without even being
allowed to  see her. She keeps hearing the call of a fox and she has a feeling that a
fox was there that night. I took to Eva and her predicament of confusion and not
knowing not only what was going on but of who she really was. The tension between
the pages is very well written and I just had to keep turning. One trail led to another
which turned and so on. A very well thought out clever plot line with excellent
characterisations. I could easily see this as a film.
One very entertaining read.
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Wednesday 25 September 2019


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Hidden- Lisa Sell -psycholigical thriller
Jen works in a counselling office and is training to be a counsellor. She has had a rough
ride and all credit to her has pulled herself back in line and on the up. However Jen
has a secret- when she was a child she killed another girl and no one found out, her
death was put down to either suicide or misadventure. When she meets  with the
girls mother she explains that she now only has a few months to live and believes
that Kelly was murdered and would Jen help with some of her old friends to try
and find out what went on. Jen understandably is quaking in her shoes. Did she
really kill her or was there more to that day? We are taken back in alternate chapters
to the 1980’s when the story began and I loved some of the references to that era
(being of a certain age!) There are quite a few characters to discover and who fits
where but this is well done without overdoing the detail. A clever plot, an
interesting read and a touch of nostalgia.


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Hidden by Lisa Sell Jen Taylor has a secret. In 1987 the body of fourteen-year-old Kelly was found on a railway track and Jen believes she was responsible for her death. Now an adult, Jen is approached by Kelly’s mother, who asks her to help investigate her daughter’s murder. But Jen is hiding more than anyone knows. As the investigation is reopened by Jen, along with her former friend Claire, secrets from the past come to light and when another murder takes place, the case takes a sinister turn. Did Jen really kill Kelly and can she ever right the wrongs of the past? Beta Readers’ Reviews • “Hidden is an intense ride that kept me guessing until the last!” • “A gripping read with spot-on ‘80s references. It took me back to my teenage years.” • “A chilling blend of eighties childhood nostalgia and suburban violence. Unputdownable!” • “A nostalgic journey back to the eighties, interwoven with suspense and mystery.”
A Note From the Author I grew up on a 1980s Oxfordshire council estate, so I couldn’t resist setting Hidden in a similar environment. Although I now live in beautiful Dorset, a part of my heart still belongs to Oxfordshire. Key Features • The first in a series for the duo, Jen Taylor and Claire Dalton. • Full of 1980s nostalgia and retro references. • A working class story with thriller elements.

Ask Me No Questions (DS Kate Munro) by [Lange, Louisa de]


ASK ME NO QUESTIONS - Louisa de Lange- psycholigical thriller
A mother and father are murdered by their neighbour who was convinced that the father
was having an affair with his wife. The children of both families have always been close
being more like siblings. Fifteen years later, one of the dead parents twin girls is
brutally attacked. DS Kate Munro is on the case and wonders if the past has some
meaning as there is a distinct lack of suspects. The twins are identical and hence easily
cause confusion, however each leads a very different life and they haven’t spoken for
over fifteen years when their parents were shot. The three children, Harry, Theo and
Gabi have differing relationships to each other and things have changed since they
were children, something they never wanted to happen. Secrets and lies, pasts that
come back to haunt and threaten to tell the truth. Louisa give brilliant characters-
some you like, others I was not quite sure about. They have that realness and
possible perpetrators that air of mystery. I took to Kate- her steely determination
and dogged determination that things that are on the surface wasn’t necessarily
the truth and that unearthing the past was the key to the future.
A very well thought out plot and a page turner. 
For more reviews please see my blog http://nickibookblog.blogspot.co.uk/

or follow me on Twitter@nickisbookblog

Ask Me No Questions Louisa de Lange Keynote Twins have a special bond someone will kill to break . . . The first gripping novel in a new, character-driven police procedural and psychological drama series for fans of Cara Hunter and Fiona Barton.
Description TWINS HAVE A SPECIAL BOND SOMEONE WILL KILL TO BREAK . . . As children, Gabi and Thea were like most identical twin sisters: inseparable. Now adults, Gabi is in a coma following a vicious attack and Thea claims that, until last week, the twins hadn't spoken in fifteen years. But what caused such a significant separation? And what brought them back together so suddenly? Digging into the case, DS Kate Munro is convinced the crime was personal. Now she must separate the truth from the lies and find the dangerous assailant - before any more blood is spilled . . . 'A hugely promising debut. Overturns every assumption you have at the beginning in a startling and clever twist' Cara Hunter on The Dream Wife FIRST IN A NEW CRIME SERIES: The first gripping novel in a new, character-driven police procedural and psychological drama series for fans of Cara Hunter and Fiona Barton. BESTSELLING PEDIGREE: Lou's debut psychological thriller, The Dream Wife, became an eBook bestseller, selling 22,000 eBooks CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR: Louisa's debut, The Dream Wife, received rave reviews from Cara Hunter, Elle Croft, Good Housekeeping, Daily Mail and more . . . PACKED FULL OF TWISTS & TURNS: And offers a new take on the 'Twin Thriller' story, Louisa keeps the reader guessing at every turn. 'Overturns every assumption you have at the beginning in a startling and clever twist' - Cara Hunter on The Dream Wife 'A clever tale where things aren't what they seem' - DAILY MAIL on The Dream Wife 'I absolutely raced through it' - Elle Croft on The Dream Wife

Author Biography Louisa de Lange studied Psychology at the University of Southampton and has lived in and around the city ever since. She works as a freelance copywriter and editor, and when she's not writing, she can be found pounding the streets in running shoes or swimming in muddy lakes. Ask Me No Questions is her second novel, and the first in the DS Kate Munro crime series. To find out more, you can follow her on Twitter @paperclipgirl.

The Note

The Note- Andrew Barrett- 5* A short story written in the first person by CSI Eddie Collins. Eddie is the sort of bloke who calls a s...