A MISSING GIRL Edith Hind is gone, leaving just her coat, a smear of blood and a half-open door. A DESPERATE FAMILY Each of her friends and relatives has a version of the truth. But none quite adds up. A … Continue reading Missing, Presumed – Susie Steiner
My husband’s lover. They said her death was a tragic accident. And I believed them… until now. Carmen is happily married to Tom, a successful London lawyer and divorcé with three children. She is content to absorb the stresses of … Continue reading Undertow – Elizabeth Heathcote
This review is a little different to my previous reviews. Triple Shot is a collection of three novellas by three different authors all of them from New York. With that in mind, I will be reviewing each story individually, then … Continue reading Triple Shot – Ross Klavan, Tim O’Mara and Charles Salzburg
Twenty winters have passed since the Cataclysm brought down society and robbed people of their memories. Humanity, vastly reduced in numbers since the initial chaos, has started anew in Canal City with the aid of library books and steam technology. … Continue reading Skyships Over Innsmouth – Susan Laine
“It’s such a fine line with people, whether they’re playing dumb or being dumb.” ― Ben H. Winters, The Last Policeman The Last Policeman is the first book I have had the privilege of being accepted to read and review through … Continue reading The Last Policeman – Ben H. Winters
“Murder was in fact a fairly uncommon event in Ankh-Morpork, but there were a lot of suicides. Walking in the night-time alleyways of The Shades was suicide. Asking for a short in a dwarf bar was suicide. Saying ‘Got rocks … Continue reading Men at Arms – Terry Pratchett
“Young man” he said, “understand this; there are two Londons. There’s London Above – that’s where you lived – and then there’s London Below – the Underside – inhabited by the people who fell through the cracks in the world. … Continue reading Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman
“In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.” – Terry Pratchett … Continue reading Lords and Ladies – Sir Terry Pratchett
“What have I always believed? That on the whole, and by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, … Continue reading Small Gods – Sir Terry Pratchett
“People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it’s the other way around.” – Terry Pratchett Witches Abroad is the third instalment in the miniseries following Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat, a trio of witches from the … Continue reading Witches Abroad – Terry Pratchett
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