Nicki's book blog

  A Harvest of Souls By JR Sinclair - Crime  DI Joseph Stone has been coerced by friends to go on an archaeological dig, something he finds interesting but freezing! When a human tooth is found things drastically change and it looks like there may have been a series of bodies over several years in the site. He is still chasing the Night Watchmen, an organised crime group that he knows is keeping an eye on his family and wanting him to assist them by using menaces to get him to do their bidding. He is staying in the shadows determined to bring them down and has a suspicion that one of their own in the police may be involved, something making Joseph rather more than angry.  This is book five in the series and continues the day to day police life of Joseph whilst having the Night Watchman plot as a background, which most certainly adds to the story and the tension. J.R Sinclair is a brilliantly talented author in that the pages almost turn themselves, this is such an easy re...

  No Son Of Mine by C L Swatman- Psychological Thriller Oh wow! A book I devoured in one sitting.  Alex has a son Milo, who lives with her and her husband. Milo has been acting up at school with his friend Archie who is the son of Alex’s business partner and close friend. One day Alex sees a picture of a man, Samuel, who is being tried for murder and knows it is her son she gave away many years ago. Something draws her and she has to find out more about Samuel even if only to find out if she is passing on bad genes to her offspring. Through getting to know one she hopes to help the other, but things are never as straightforward as that and could even be dangerous. Can Alex sort out her life and her sons without alienating or putting anyone in danger? OMG. This is stunningly written and I couldn't help but devour this. It's very cleverly written with Clare’s talent for characters and now in this new genre, stunning plot twists. I liked and felt for Alex who was doing her best ...