Nicki's book blog

Truth be told- Paul Teague-  Crime “ An evil man. A quest for revenge. A woman who will do anything to save her family. A truth that must be told …” After the knife edge finish of the last book, we are back in Morecambe, both now and in the past. Will and Charlotte’s daughter Lucia is still missing and Charlotte and their son are now in hospital. Will is on the hunt for one of the copies of the video that could incriminate some and put others in the clear. We alternate between the mid eighties, early 200o’s and today. Years before hand someone went missing and was killed. Now his whereabouts is only known by four people. Others wonder if he provides a missing link to a circle of businessmen from the eighties and the video. This is a tense read. Charlotte yet again is the intrepid detective and protector however this time she does have the police on side, well sort of. I have really enjoyed this series- something to get your teeth stuck into so to s

Kerri Beevis M for Murder    Out today just 99p. https://www.amazon.co.uk/M-Murder-must-read-crime-thriller-ebook/dp/B084RQW69M/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kerry+beevis+m+for+murder&qid=1582716319&sr=8-1

Closer To You- Adam Croft-psychological thriller   " What if your loved one wanted you dead?" Sit down  and hold on for the ride! Grace lives on her own having split from her fiance a while ago. She works as an event organiser and has just met Tom through an online dating app. Her best friend Cath is deep in the throes of arranging her wedding and it is Grace who is actually doing most of it, being such a good organiser. Cath and Tom don’t hit it off, both seemingly being protective of Grace in their own way. Someone wants the butterfly for themselves and knows what Cath is really like. they won’t let her stand in their way of having Grace all to themselves. Ooooh!!! I devoured this in a few hours- I couldn’t put it down. I took to Grace and her situation and then the tension grew. OMG. I was on the edge of my seat. Adam has a talent - one that through such brilliant writing puts you on the edge of your seat and keeps you there. that slightly un

 Guess- who- Nesly Clerge &.Joyce L Shafer -Crime “When the phone rings at dark-thirty with more bad news, all four of your tires are as flat as your love life, and your hair explodes when you step outside, do not ask that “What else?” question” Tessa Dupuis was brought up by her uncle who ran a bank. He died a short while ago and left her his house and some money. There have been a series of robberies in the banks in the area which are rather odd. A character, as in fancy dress, appears at the security camera and waves, leaves a card with two words on in the vault and leaves empty handed. On seeing an old New York times Tessa discovers that similar robberies are happening there. She gets a friend to contact one of the detectives and decides to present herself to help. Detective Walker has better things to do with his time however he is being hassled to find out what is going on. Meanwhile someone else is after Tessa. It should have been her

Hillary’s back- Faith Martin-  Crime Hillary is back at the wheel of the cold case unit and at the helm of the Mollern, her longboat “house”. There is a new employee Gareth in the team who was disabled in his time in the army and the other team member is Clare who used to be a sergeant.  This time the case is of a suspected (but never convicted) drug dealer who was found in the woods near his home, stabbed by his own penknife. No-one was particularly bothered about his passing when the case was first opened and hence not bothered about whom the perpetrator could have been. A case of “good riddance to bad rubbish”. Now a few years have passed the case has been passed to Hillary and the team hoping that they can find out more. I love these books- they are so easy to read and entertaining. Very often a subplot going on and characters you can warm to. Hillary is a wonderful lead and you wouldn’t hesitate to want her on your side. A strong determined lady w

The Holdout - Graham Moore -  Mystery/ Crime “The real killer could be any of the other ten jurors. Is Maya being forced to pay the price for her decision all those years ago?” Ten years ago Maya and Rick were part of  jury who found Bobby Nock innocent of the murder of Jessica Silver. Jessica was the daughter of a wealthy statesman and she was never seen again- a body was never found. Maya famously changed the whole jury from 11-1 guilty when they started to a non guilty verdict.She went on to become a successful defence lawyer. For the ten year anniversary a TV show wants to get together the remaining jury members. Maya isn’t sure about this at all but her company wants her to go and support her.. Rick says he has new evidence to show that they were all wrong- Bobby did kill Jessica after all. When one of the jurors is then found dead- could it be one of the others? Is Maya safe or is she about to pay the price for speaking out all those years

New Beginnings at Wynter House by Emily Harvale-Romcom “The New Year brings unexpected revelations at Wynter House” Everyone is still gathered at Wynter house as it is Boxing day.The houses in the village were flooded and many have moved into the big house until the water recedes. Neve has been invited by the love of her life Rafe who now owns the house. His grandmother Olivia doesn’t believe that Rafe seeing a hairdresser is good for their reputation which has suffered one way and another in latter years. Rafe and his brother Adam challenge Olivia about someone they saw in town. Trying to get the truth out of her is rather like pulling teeth! Rafe wants to get his new Gin distillery off the ground and has invited Amelia to do the marketing however it appears that Amelia has her eye on more than just the gin. She would however stack up in Olivia’s eyes. This is a wonderful easy read with a smile. I like Neve and her determination. Her feet are firmly pla

Four minutes to Save a Life-Anna Stuart- review and piece by Anna Stuart about how she came to be Anna Oh my! One truly stunning read I will remember for a very long time. Anna Stuart has a talent. I’m only a few pages in as I first write this and already feel enveloped by a friend. A warmth of writing and characters I’m already taking to. Charlie has just started a new job. He is a delivery driver for a supermarket. On his first day, he receives his list of customers and decides that fate has taken a hand. There is a name on there that he needs to make amends with for something that has happened in the past. Various chapters are new deliveries to each of three characters. Each delivery house has its own story. Charlie is allowed four minutes for each one- long enough for the personal touch and not too long to be inefficient. Clever. Charlie wants to put things right and he begins just doing the little things that seem so obvious to him. At the yard howe

Hidden on the Fens-Joy Ellis  Crime   DI Nikki Galena is back! This time the wife of one of the sergeants has been called in to a neighbouring farm to advise on environmental issues. The discovery of footprints on an unknown track leads to more than one amazing discovery. The farm owners wife is receiving “gifts” relating to her interest in all things Wiccan. A young woman from the village has gone missing who strikes more than a passing resemblance to a girl killed many years ago in the area and a woman has finally come forward to give evidence on a man who has escaped justice for preying on older women. This is book eleven in the series and would probably stand alone- then again why miss out on the rest of the wonderful series? I really enjoy Joy’s style or writing. The plots are enticing and keep the grey matter active whilst being a comfortable read. Characters who stand out for all the right (or wrong!) reasons and a little humour here and there. F