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 speak.This is the

third book in the Morecambe Bay trilogy and does not stand alone- why not read

the series? Book one is Left for Dead, book two is Circle of lies. All three have

earnt 5 * from me. Three gripping reads that I wanted to turn faster and faster to

find out what happened. A well thought out clever plot and stunning reads.

Brilliant.

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Kerri Beevis M for Murder  

Out today just 99p.

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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 unsettled

feeling that you can;t shake off until you know what has happened.

A clever well thought out premise and and you can see- the sort of book I so

love to read. Brilliant doesn’t cover it. 

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 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 uncle but as he is already dead she is the next

best thing when revenge needs to be served. I really enjoyed this. It’s a crime book

with a smile where the main character isn’t the detective or a private eye. It has that

something different, that something special. Done with humour and a little tongue in

cheek. A wonderful entertaining read. 

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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 with a caring

heart and the tenacity of a rottweiler with a bone! A captivating plot to keep

the grey matter active(which I always like) and a brilliantly written

entertaining read. Keep ‘em coming! 

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Hillary’s Back (Detective Hillary Greene #18) by Faith Martin
ONE OF THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE DETECTIVES RETURNS.

A BRAND NEW MYSTERY IN THE MILLION-SELLING SERIES.

DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE IS BACK!

Eighteen months after Hillary suffered a personal tragedy, she is throwing herself into her work to try to get over it.

Former soldier Gareth Proctor joins her team and finds himself quickly growing to enjoy his new environment.

The first cold case he works on is the murder of Andrew Feeley.

In 2012, this twenty-one-year-old was found dead in the woods near his home, killed by a single stab wound to the chest from his own knife.

Andrew was extremely unpopular. He was a drug dealer, pimp and bully. His stepdad was one of the main suspects, as they hated each other and often came to blows. Other suspects include Toby Truman and his mother Debbie. Andrew was responsible for getting Toby hooked on drugs.

Given Andrew’s criminal background, his murder is thought to be drug-related.

But Hillary’s not buying it — she knows it’s personal. And a search of the Feeleys’ garden turns up some chilling evidence.



HILLARY GREENE RETURNS TO ONE OF HER TOUGHEST CASES YET.

This is a crime mystery full of well-observed characters, which will have you gripped from start to the absolutely thrilling conclusion.

THE DETECTIVE
DI Hillary Greene
An attractive, single woman just over fifty, Hillary Greene was a police officer of many years’ experience (earning the rank of DI) and came up through the ranks. Consequently, she knew how the system worked, and was always fiercely loyal to the force without being blinkered to its faults. Forced to retire early through no fault of her own, she has now returned to the force as a civilian consultant on cold cases.

DI HILLARY GREENE SERIES
BOOK 1: MURDER ON THE OXFORD CANAL
BOOK 2: MURDER AT THE UNIVERSITY
BOOK 3: MURDER OF THE BRIDE
BOOK 4: MURDER IN THE VILLAGE
BOOK 5: MURDER IN THE FAMILY
BOOK 6: MURDER AT HOME
BOOK 7: MURDER IN THE MEADOW
BOOK 8: MURDER IN THE MANSION
BOOK 9: MURDER IN THE GARDEN
BOOK 10: MURDER BY FIRE
BOOK 11: MURDER AT WORK
BOOK 12: MURDER NEVER RETIRES
BOOK 13: MURDER OF A LOVER
BOOK 14: MURDER NEVER MISSES
BOOK 15: MURDER AT MIDNIGHT
BOOK 16: MURDER IN MIND
BOOK 17: HILLARY’S FINAL CASE
Book 18: HILLARY’S BACK!

FAITH MARTIN
Faith Martin was born in Oxford, and has spent all her life within twenty miles of the university city, even working at Somerville College for five years before turning to writing full-time. The author of the popular DI Hillary Greene novels, she also writes more classic-style 'whodunits' under the pen name Joyce Cato, but began her writing career as Maxine Barry, winning an award for penning romance novels! A popular writer for over 25 years, she has had nearly 50 novels published so far. Her hobbies include walking her now ageing dog, wildlife-watching, reading and (reluctantly) gardening. 
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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 ago? Oooh!!! This gripped me early on

. chapters flip between what went on at the trial and now and are easy to follow.

I quickly liked Maya as she fought for what she believed in and wasn’t a push over

just to get a quick verdict. A jury story with a difference- a real difference!

A brilliantly written thrilling read that kept me in its grip to the very last page

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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 planted on the ground and little phases her.

An uplifting read to enjoy over a coffee or two.

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New Beginnings at Wynter House The New Year brings unexpected revelations at Wynter House. Neva Grey’s Christmas brought several surprises. Now a shocking secret has life-changing
consequences for the Wynters, as the New Year brings revelations ... and relatives to
Wynter House. It also brings Hazel Smart and Amelia Goodbody. And it’s not just Adam and Rafe Wynter
who are pleased Hazel and Amelia have come to stay. Olivia Wynter will enjoy bossing
nurse Hazel around and she also makes it clear Amelia – who is handling the marketing
for Rafe’s new business venture – is far more suited to be her grandson’s girlfriend than
Neva will ever be. Whilst Amelia is ensconced at Wynter House, Neva is busy with her new hair and beauty
salon in Merriment Bay. Perhaps she should enlist her niece, Sasha’s help because just
when she thought she had found the love of her life, old secrets, ghosts from the past,
and new arrivals might shatter all her dreams. At least she has her best friend, Jo Duncan to lean on. But newly single, Jo is
determined to have some fun, both at Wynter House and in Merriment Bay. And so
is Adam Wynter. This is book two in the Wyntersleap series but it can be read as a standalone. The
Wyntersleap series is interlinked with the Merriment Bay series and several
characters appear in both series.





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Author Bio Emily writes novels, novellas and short stories about friendship, family and falling in
love. She loves a happy ending but knows that life doesn't always go to plan. Her
stories are sure to bring a smile to your face and a warmth to your heart. Emily loves to connect with her readers and has a readers' group in which many
have become good friends. To catch up with Emily, find out about the group, or
connect with her on social media, go to her website at www.emilyharvale.com. Having lived and worked in London for several years, Emily returned to her home town
of Hastings where she now writes full-time. She’s a member of the SoA and the RWA,
an Amazon bestseller and a Kindle All Star. When not writing, she can be found
enjoying the stunning East Sussex coast and countryside, or in a wine bar with friends,
discussing life, love and the latest TV shows. Chocolate cake is often eaten. She
dislikes housework almost as much as she dislikes anchovies - and will do anything
to avoid both. Emily has two mischievous rescue cats that like to sprawl across her
keyboard, regardless of whether Emily is typing on it, or not.
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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 however there is a bully and one who has his sights

set on Charlie and has found out his past. I can’t express how much I loved this

(but I’ll try!) I really didn’t want it to end. I loved Charlie and his big yet nervous

heart. Ruth and her mending. Vik and his curries and of course Greg and his talent

with words. anna I salute you. I laughed and yes I cried (a lot). It took me to places

I had long forgotten and they were happy tears - thank you. If you read just one

book to restore your faith in human nature then this would be the one for me.

I award 5** to books that have gone that extra mile- around 10% of the 240 I

read a year make the grade. This one deserves 10*. 

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How Anna Stuart came into being The writer, Anna Stuart, was born in a rather unusual way. She was sort of always there,
waiting to happen, because as the holder of the pen – real name Joanna Barnden – I’d
wanted to be a writer since I was a very little girl. However, I secured a publishing deal
under the Anna alias in a rather roundabout fashion. As I said, I’d always wanted to write. I was a huge Enid Blyton fan and had written my
own boarding school novel around a heroine called Daisy by the age of ten. I loved
English Literature and ended up reading it at Cambridge but was well aware that,
except for a talented few, being a writer wasn’t a ‘proper job’, and certainly not a
lucrative one. I therefore opted for factory management instead!! Not an obvious
alternative, I’ll admit, but I loved it. I learned loads, made a lot of friends and even
found a husband, so it turned out to be a good job all round but the writing bug still
nibbled away at me. When I stopped work to have kids, therefore, I picked up a pen
and went for it.
I’d like to say I was an instant success but inevitably I wasn’t. What I did do, however,
was to slowly build up a portfolio writing for the women’s magazines whilst also trying
to write that bestselling novel. Eventually, several years down the line, I secured my
lovely agent, Kate Shaw, for a women’s fiction novel and thought I’d cracked it. I was
wrong. This was the mid-2000s and ‘chick lit’, as we called it then, wasn’t doing very well.
We failed to sell that novel and I decided to switch to writing historical fiction.
Perhaps insanely, I opted for 1066 as my year of choice but it paid off as a couple
of years later Kate sold a trilogy, The Queens of the Conquest, to PanMacmillan and
things started to look up. The novels were published under the name Joanna Courtney
(my first and middle names) and for the next three years I was immersed – as half of
me still is - in the medieval world.
Imagine my surprise, then, when, one sunny summer afternoon two years ago whilst
I was happily writing ancient history in the garden, Kate called me. She said she knew
a great editor, Sam Eades at Trapeze, who was looking for someone to pick up on an
idea she’d had for a contemporary novel. The idea was based around a heart-breaking
letter in the New York Times by a dying woman advertising for a new wife for her
husband when she was gone. Kate thought I’d be the perfect person for it; I thought
she was mad! I promised to think about it though – because who turns down such an opportunity?
– and the characters of Bonnie and Stan came to me almost immediately. I went back
to Kate a week later with a synopsis and she went back to Sam and within just two
more weeks I was sat in the Trapeze offices staring at a two-book contract. It was
one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. Having battled for years and years
to find a publisher, I seemed almost to have been handed one overnight. We all agreed that it would be very misleading to readers to write contemporary
fiction under the same name as medieval tales and so I needed a second alias.
As my real name is Joanna and I’ve spent my life as Jo, it seemed like it would be
fun to try the other half and become Anna. As for the surname – that’s my
husband’s name. Let’s just hope I stay in love with him!! And so, before another week was up, I had a second alter ego and Anna Stuart
was born. It was, indeed, an unusual nativity but a fantastic one for me. I love
writing as Anna and hope she’s around for a very long time…

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. For me the key to these books is the personality

which shines through and characters have more to them than “just” the plot line. Wow!  A

tangle of plots intricately and very cleverly weaved yet easy to follow. Stunning really doesn’t

do this one justice- but of course justice gets served. Love this series and very much look

forward to the next one. Please keep them coming! Thank you Joy- for a wonderful read

but also for this quote- it means more than you can imagine. “ If justice is denied, let

the law of Karma take the ride, nothing in this world is done without a price” (anon).

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Hidden on the Fens (Detective Nikki Galena #11) FROM TWO-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR, JOY ELLIS, COMES ONE OF THE MOST EAGERLY
AWAITED CRIME THRILLERS OF 2019. A DERELICT COTTAGE HIDDEN IN A COPSE OF TREES. A MISSING GIRL WHOSE BODY WAS NEVER FOUND. HAS HER KILLER RETURNED? Detective Joseph Easter’s daughter discovers a cottage hidden in some trees on a large
fenland farm. Someone has been living there. The farm-owner’s wife has been receiving sinister pagan artefacts, including a witch’s knife.
Are they some sort of warning or message? Joseph and his daughter search the cottage and find an old satchel. Inside are photos of a
beautiful girl, Jennifer Cowley. She went missing fifteen years ago. She had been stalked
by a young man, who was convicted of her murder, even though her body was never found. WHEN DI NIKKI GALENA EXAMINES THE COTTAGE, SHE FINDS SOMETHING FAR WORSE. And in the satchel is a more recent photo of a girl who looks just like Jennifer. The man who killed Jennifer is recently out of prison. Has he struck again? At the same time, DC Cat Cullen and Dave Harris are trying to get evidence against a man
who preys on widowed older women. Vernon Deacon is seemingly a pillar of society, with
very influential friends. His victims are often not believed, so their job is not easy. Full of twists and turns, this is a crime thriller that will keep you turning the pages until 
the heart-stopping ending. This is book eleven of the international best-selling books featuring Nikki Galena. Joy Ellis was nominated for audiobook of the year the British Book Awards 2018. What readers are saying about JOY ELLIS “Just wonderful to read.” Carole “Holds the reader’s attention from the first word to the last.” Nicki Richards “Compulsive reading, I loved it.” Viv “Riveting tale from start to finish.” Lynne “Absolutely engrossing.” Olga “Brilliant book which kept me gripped from page 1.” Barbara THE DETECTIVE DI Nikki Galena: A police detective with nothing left to lose, she’s seen a girl die in her
arms and her own family destroyed. She’s tough on criminals but fiercely loyal to her team. HER PARTNER DS Joseph Easter is the squeaky-clean member of the team. But his nickname “Holy Joe”
belies his former life as a soldier. He has a daughter and an ex-wife who wants his attention. THE SETTING The Lincolnshire Fens: great open skies brood over marshes, farmland, and nature reserves.
It is not easy terrain for the Fenland Constabulary to police, due to the distances between
some of the remote fen villages, the dangerous and often misty lanes, and the poor
telephone coverage. There are still villages where the oldest residents have never set
foot outside their own farmland and a visit to the nearest town is a major event. But
it has a strange airy beauty to it, and above it all are the biggest skies you’ve ever seen. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE MYSTERY SERIES NOW Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Robert Bryndza, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons,
Colin Dexter, or Ruth Rendell. ALSO BY JOY ELLIS THE NIKKI GALENA SERIES Book 1: CRIME ON THE FENS Book 2: SHADOW OVER THE FENS Book 3: HUNTED ON THE FENS Book 4: KILLER ON THE FENS Book 5: STALKER ON THE FENS Book 6: CAPTIVE ON THE FENS Book 7: BURIED ON THE FENS Book 8: THIEVES ON THE FENS Book 9: FIRE ON THE FENS Book 10: DARKNESS ON THE FENS Book 11: HIDDEN ON THE FENS Join the Joffe Books mailing list for updates on the next Joy Ellis mystery.



JOY ELLIS – Author Bio UK #1 Best Seller with THEIR LOST DAUGHTERS and THE FOURTH FRIEND Over 1 million books sold! "I was born in Kent but spent most of my working life in London and Surrey. I was an
apprentice florist to Constance Spry Ltd, a prestigious Mayfair shop that throughout
the sixties and seventies teemed with both royalty and ‘real’ celebrities. What an
eye-opener for a working-class kid from the Garden of England! I swore then, probably
whilst I was scrubbing the floor or making the tea, that I would have a shop of my own
one day. It took until the early eighties, but I did it. Sadly the recession wiped us out,
and I embarked on a series of weird and wonderful jobs; the last one being a
bookshop manager. Surrounded by books all day, getting to order whatever you
liked, and being paid for it! Oh bliss! And now I live in a village in the Lincolnshire Fens with my partner, Jacqueline, and
our four Springer spaniels. I had been writing mysteries for years but never had the
time to take it seriously. Now I write full time, and as my partner is a highly
decorated retired police officer; I find I have an in-house consultant on hand to
make sure that the police and judicial procedure is correct. She also makes very
good tea! I have set my crime thrillers here in the misty fens because I sincerely
love the remoteness and airy beauty of the marshlands. This area is steeped in
superstitions and lends itself so well to murder!