Written by one of the best living crime writers working today, Dervla McTiernan’s new thriller is an edge-of-seat murder mystery set in a fictional small town in Vermont, USA.
Close to Death
Close to Death was released this month in North America. It’s narrated by the inimitable Rory Kinnear, who has become the voice of the series, and it’s the fifth book in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.
The Call
The Call is a novella-based thriller with an extra dose of humour and a great big heart. The character development is outstanding, the story arc is brilliant, and the plot is to die for.
The Rush
The Rush is a fast moving multi-twist thriller with loads of atmosphere that kept me on the edge of my seat.
Diavola
Jennifer Thorne’s contemporary spin on the annual adult family vacation is set in a gothic haunted house in a remote villa in Monteperso, Italy. It’s a funny, painful, sometimes bleak treatise on the inescapable bonds of familial roles assigned in childhood.
The Rage of Plum Blossoms
To top it off, the lead character is a bit of a moron. She’s the idiot who goes into the dark basement despite the entire audience yelling: Don’t go in the basement!
You’d Look Better as a Ghost
Wallace has put a unique spin on what’s quickly becoming a genre: the female serial killer.
Theme Music
As the sole survivor, Dixie was always considered ‘the lucky one,’ but she’s never felt that lucky. She needs to know what really happened to her family that fated Thanksgiving morning.
Grave Expectations
Loads of humour and lashings of heart, and a great example of how to incorporate diversity holistically into a work of fiction.
The Stranger in Her House
The story moves at full speed, with excellent timing, story arc, pacing and tension. Character development is second-to-none.
The Ridge
It takes the whole novel to get to the reveal, but the reward is well worth the journey.
The Delia Mariola Series
Chief Mariola is still doing what she does best: cleaning up. This second novel starts with her taking down a meth lab and escaping the burning building with a rescued baby in her arms.
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