I love books that use mixed media to tell a story, they are
so easy to read and keep you turning the pages. Cara Hunter has used this
style to great effect in Murder In The Family. We follow a reality TV-style
program that re-investigates an unsolved murder. There are tons of red herrings
and shock reveals in this gripping tale.
The Short Straw by Holly Seddon is one of the
creepiest books I’ve read in a long time. I don’t do horror films so wouldn’t
even go near this if it was on TV, I was even close to abandoning this tale of
three sisters sheltering in an abandoned house during a storm because it was so sinister. The house is
somewhere they knew as children but it is only as they spend time in the
abandoned property that they begin to uncover disturbing memories they had forgotten.
The first few pages of The Fake Wife by Sharon
Bolton didn’t grab me but I’m so glad I didn’t give up as I ended up
engrossed. The wife of an MP goes missing. Has she simply walked away from the
relationship or has she been abducted? With possible connections to organised
crime, it is up to a bungling traffic officer and a fledgling detective to sort
through all the secrets and lies in this race against time. I particularly
loved the fact that the story is set in an area of the country I know well, it
made it seem much more personal to me.
The mastermind behind a highly successful team of kidnappers
just happens to be the head of the NCA Anti-kidnap squad in The First 48
Hours by Simon Kernick. There is lots of double crossing and
misdirection when a barrister’s daughter is kidnapped. This time around it
isn’t money the kidnappers are demanding.
The Thursday Murder Club from Richard Osman returns
in the fourth book in the series, The Last Devil To Die. The group don’t
believe a friend who has been murdered over drugs would ever be involved in
drugs and decide to investigate. The police, including the NCA, and other drug
dealers, are no match for the gang of four. This time around we have a very
poignant read as Elizabeth comes to terms with the fact she can no longer look
after her husband at home because of his worsening dementia. Have some tissues
handy.
First audiobook of the month was The Nothing Man by Catherine
Ryan Howard. Having survived a serial killer who murdered the rest of her
family, Eve Black writes a book about “The Nothing Man”, hoping to track him
down. A security guard reading the book becomes incensed because he is “The
Nothing Man” and needs to ensure his identity is never revealed. A clever
audiobook that mixes the two perspectives.
You can’t beat a twisty thriller that keeps you guessing
right up to the end and my next audiobook, Silent Waters from L. V.
Matthews fits right into that category. A woman is missing presumed dead
and Jen Harper is one of the police divers searching for a body. Jen knows the
missing woman, in fact, her husband is the father of Jen’s son, a secret no-one
knows. This is just one of many secrets that could be the cause of the woman
going missing.
Last audiobook of the month was Leonard And Hungry Paul
by Ronan Hession. This is a wonderfully charming story about two young
men who lead very ordinary lives, happy with their lot, never wanting to draw attention
to themselves. Although very little happens, for Leonard and Hungry Paul there
are far-reaching consequences.
Publication dates to watch out for are:-
The Fake Wife by Sharon Bolton will be
published on 9/11/23 in hardback, ebook and audio format.
The First 48 Hours by Simon Kernick will be
published on 9/11/23 in hardback, ebook and audio format.
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