At twenty, Peter is almost ready to leave the safety of his foster home. When his foster mother is terminally ill, Peter is determined to keep the family together. Together, they arrange for Peter to take over responsibility for Hayley (who is almost the same age) and 13-year-old Danny. Together, they move to an apartment, […]

The premise is simple — can you stop a murder after it’s already happened? Like many parents, Jen stays up late to await the safe return of her 18-year-old after a night out. She’s horrified to witness her son stab a total stranger on the street. With the boy detained by the police, Jen falls

I have never previously read any of Maggie O’Farrell’s books, but now I realise what I’ve been missing. When I was paying, the person taking my money said he could read her shopping list and be entertained. The enthusiasm was infectious. I loved this book.    To say it is a book about grief risks

I admit to being drawn to this book from the author’s Twitter bio.    “If following sweary authors who talk about writing more than doing any actual writing is your thing, then saddle up.”   I was glad I did. Although not a genre I often read, it rewarded me with a story with skilfully

A young woman is the latest person to go missing from a hiking trail. Faith Black, an FBI agent, teams up with the local sheriff to search over eighty miles of dense forest. Will they find the woman? Will they survive the dangers ahead?   Establishing new characters in a novella can be tricky, but

Theo Harvey, a successful thriller writer, is dead. His widow approaches the biographer, Rona Parish, to write his life story. Armed with detailed diaries, Rona soon uncovers secrets. The first in a long-running series, so more to immerse yourself in if you like this. A well plotted and thoroughly entertaining cosy mystery. It even had

 5/5 This was my first exposure to SA Cosby. I needn’t have worried. This book delivers on many levels. Titus Crowne is a former FBI agent, now back home in rural Virginia. A black sheriff in a small town revolving around religion and racism. A town where everybody knows everybody’s business — or do