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After a beloved family member is drowned in a devastating flood, Bede and Elin Sherwell want nothing more than to be left in peace to pursue their off-grid life. But when the very real prospect of fracking hits their village, they are drawn in to the frontline protests. During a spring of relentless rain, a … Continue reading Riverflow by Alison Layland @AlisonLayland @honno @damppebbles #damppebblesblogtours #Riverflow
Even if a dog goes mad, it will always be a dog. So said a small white sign hung on a wall in Birmingham Mental Institution Ward number 3. It had a black frame, written in a hand they were all well acquainted with. The letters had faded over time. In the end, among all … Continue reading Wicked Girl by I.V. Olokita @iv.olokita #bookpromo #psychologicalthriller
A vicious assault. A devastating accusation. Who should she trust, her husband or her best friend? It was supposed to be the perfect reunion: six university friends together again after twenty years. Host Ali finally has the life she always wanted, a career she can be proud of and a wonderful family with her college … Continue reading What You Did by Claire McGowan @inkstainsclaire @AmazonPub @EmmaFinnigan @damppebbles #WhatYouDid #damppebblesblogtours #psychologicalthriller
DI Alan Williams is called to the recovery of two bodies from the sea at Trearddur Bay, during a storm. The lifeboat crew suspect they’re fishermen, washed away by a wave but they’re wrong. Alan and his detective sergeant, Kim Davies, realise the men were beaten and tied together before they entered the water. Two … Continue reading The Anglesey Murders @ConradJones @BOTBSPublicity #bookreview #blogtour #psychologicalthriller #serialkiller #drugwar
A deadly game. An unstoppable killer. The perfect alibi.Lucy Anderson is late collecting her daughter from nursery. A mistake that could prove fatal.Her daughter is gone and there is only one way Lucy can get her back. The ransom is simple, she has to kill someone…And this is just the beginning. A deadly game with … Continue reading Kill for Me (Detective Hannah Robbins #5) by Rebecca Bradley @RebeccaJBradley @damppebbles #damppebblesblogtours #psychologicalthriller
I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in July 2010. It caught my eye because it is a series about a female serial killer, and boy, is she nasty. … Continue reading Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell Book 1) by @ChelseaCain #SegueSaturday #bookreview #psychologicalthriller #serialkiller
Dr. Robert Hart, Sag Harbor’s just-named Man of the Year, is the envy of his friends and neighbors. His medical practice is thriving. He has a beautiful old house and a beautiful new wife and a beautiful boat docked in the village marina. Even his wayward son, Jonah, is back on track, doing well at … Continue reading Man of the Year by Caroline Louise Walker @skywalkwithme @GalleryBooks @NetGalley #psychologicalthriller
ABOUT THE BROTHERHOOD When a young woman becomes pregnant in a religious sect, how far will she go to escape the abusive leader and save the people she loves? The Brotherhood--safe haven or prison? After her parents' sudden death, a grieving Melissa falls back on her faith and into the welcoming arms of a religious … Continue reading The Brotherhood (The Abbey Series Book 1) by Jo Fenton @jl_fenton @rararesources #psychologicalthriller
This is a weekly meme hosted by Wandering Words, where you give the first few lines of a book to hook your readers before introducing the book. Here are my first lines: "I've always delighted in the free fall between sleep and wakefulness. Those precious few semi-conscious seconds before you open your eyes when you catch … Continue reading First Lines Friday – Mar. 29, 2019
ABOUT THE BOOK He’s a grieving widower, the perfect boyfriend, and the prime suspect… Lucy knows the importance of boundaries. As a massage therapist, she keeps her work and her personal life completely separate. But when a handsome widower shows up on her table and sparks an instant attraction, Lucy is shameless. Breaking her rule, … Continue reading #BlogTour #Review: Naked Truths (Naked, Book 1) by Karen Botha @KarenBothaNovel @rararesources
Publication Day: 08 May 2018 Publisher: MCD ISBN: B076H4X9D4 (Kindle book) Pages: 288 Category: Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Obsession, Mental Illness I decided to read another book from my TBR pile and remembered that I selected this book because of the author's acknowledgments page. She notes, "The first draft of this book was written in a mad spurt of anger … Continue reading #Book Review: Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall @aramintahall @mcdbooks #psychological thriller #obsession
Publication Day: 9 August 2018 Publisher: Urbane Publications ISBN: 9781911583981 Pages: 376 Category: Fiction, Genre: Thriller / Crime / Psychological ABOUT THIS BOOK Bramfield, near Leeds, a sleepy little market town nestled on the borders of West and North Yorkshire. Detectives Stewart Gardener and Sean Reilly discover the naked corpse of Alex Wilson, nailed to the … Continue reading #BlogTour #BookReview: Implant (Gardener and Reilly Crime Series #3) by Ray Clark @T1LOM @UrbaneBooks #lovebooksgrouptours #IMPLANT
Publication Day: 2nd August 2018 Publisher: Urbane Publications ISBN: 978-1911583967 Pages: 376 Category: Fiction, Genre: Thriller / Crime / Psychological ABOUT THE BOOK Heavily pregnant Frannie is facing a crisis. An English woman living in Germany, her marriage is failing, her language skills are hopeless, and she feels like a fish out of water in … Continue reading #BlogTour #BookReview: Night Driver by @MarcellePerks @urbanebooks #thriller #crime
Sent to me by the author in exchange for an honest review Published 09.18.2017 by Freckles Over Scars / Psychological Thriller/ Kindle format / 101pp / B075R7DX5R ABOUT THE BOOK Hinanya Ven has but one interest in this life, and that to know what lies beyond it. This great question has enveloped her into a deranged … Continue reading #BookReview: Writer, Seeker, Killer by Ryan Starbloak #science fiction #psychologicalthriller
BLURB This is a story about a city. As with all others, it’s a place of violence. There are murderers, and they live among us. This is also a tale about a couple — sometimes friends, occasionally lovers, but always partners. Dan and Olivia are fighting modern battles; the ones parents have over a lack … Continue reading #BlogTour #BookReview: Abel’s Revenge by Ross Greenwood @greenwoodross @CarolineBookBit
BLURB This one comes with a warning - a steamy suspense-ridden psychological thriller - think Silence of the Lambs meets 50 Shades and hold on tight! S C Cunningham writes with a skilled mix of fuelled tension, dark humour and pulsating sex scenes. Grab a glass of wine, close the bedroom door and read alone! … Continue reading #BookTour #BookReview: The Penance List (The David Trilogy Book 1) by Siobhan C. Cunningham @SCCunningham8 @rararesources
BLURB Late one night, outside Stockholm, Mikael Kohler-Frost is found wandering. Thirteen years earlier, he went missing along with his younger sister. They were long thought to have been victims of Sweden's most notorious serial killer, Jurek Walter, now serving a life sentence in a maximum security psychiatric hospital. Now Mikael tells the police that … Continue reading #BlogTour #BookReview: The Sandman (Joona Linna, #4) by Lars Kepler @AAKnopf
BLURB A man has been stabbed. A woman is bloodstained. The nightmares from her teenage years have begun again for Olivia Field – just as she is preparing to marry. Ex-convict, Tina is terminally ill. Before she dies, the care of her younger, psychologically unwell brother, Wayne must be ensured. So Tina calls in a … Continue reading #BlogTour #BookReview: The Promise by Sally Jenkins @sallyjenkinsuk @rararesources
BLURB Rachel’s dead and she’s never coming back. Or is she? As she prepares for her wedding to Dominic, Catherine has never been happier or more excited about her future. But when she receives an anonymous package—a familiar snow globe with a very grisly addition—that happiness is abruptly threatened by secrets from her past. Her … Continue reading #BlogTour #Book Review Forget Her Name by Jane Holland @janeholland1 @rararesources
"My father created Mister Tender, and Mister Tender nearly killed me." BLURB How far are you willing to go for Mister Tender? At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never … Continue reading #BookReview: Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson @iamcarterwilson