New Release Book Review: The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter

July 27, 2020 Amanda Barrett12 Comments

Title: The Silent Wife Author: Karin Slaughter Published: July 8th 2020 Publisher: Harper Collins Books Australia Pages: 496 Genres: Fiction, Crime, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars From the No.1 bestselling author comes a gripping new crime thriller featuring WILL TRENT and SARA LINTON. ‘Simply one of the best thriller writers working today’ Gillian Flynn He watches. A woman runs… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter

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POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware

July 19, 2020 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Today I am marking off my twenty sixth #26th checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: From Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2019 Prompt: The twisting new thriller from international sensation Ruth Ware, author of Sunday Times bestsellers In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 The twisting new thriller from international sensation Ruth Ware, author… Continue reading POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware

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New Release Book Review: The Bluffs by Kyle Perry

July 17, 2020 Amanda Barrett10 Comments

Title: The Bluffs Author: Kyle Perry Published: July 2nd 2020 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars I won’t walk alone by the mountain trees, or the hungry man will come for me . . . ‘Tense, atmospheric and unsettling, this book will stay with you long after you turn the last page, and long… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Bluffs by Kyle Perry

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New Release Book Review: Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey

July 1, 2020 Amanda Barrett4 Comments

Title: Where the Dead Go Author: Sarah Bailey Published: August 5th 2019 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 464 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Four years after the events of Into the Night, DS Gemma Woodstock is on the trail of a missing girl in a small coastal town. ‘Every bit as addictive and suspenseful as The Dark Lake …… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Where the Dead Go by Sarah Bailey

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New Release Book Review: Prey by L.A. Larkin

June 8, 2020 Amanda Barrett8 Comments

Title: Prey Author: L.A. Larkin Published: April 20th 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 390 Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Four murders. Four countries. One terrible secret. Olivia Wolfe, the hero of Devour, is back. A journalist who travels the world exposing heinous crimes, Wolfe has more enemies than most. But this time some very powerful people want… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Prey by L.A. Larkin

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POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: Sheerwater by Leah Swann

June 6, 2020 Amanda Barrett4 Comments

Today I am marking off my twenty first #21st checkpoint category for the POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020 with: Emotional, powerful, unforgettable. From a stunning new literary talent, you won’t be able to put down this novel about a mother’s love for her children – it will break your heart. Ava and her two young sons,… Continue reading POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2020: Sheerwater by Leah Swann

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New Release Book Review: Find Them Dead by Peter James

June 4, 2020 Amanda Barrett4 Comments

Title: Find Them Dead Author: Peter James Published: May 12th 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 320 Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 5 stars Roy Grace, creation of the award-winning author Peter James, unearths a powerful criminal network in Find Them Dead. A Brighton gangster is on trial for conspiracy to murder, following the death of a rival crime family… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Find Them Dead by Peter James

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New Release Book Review: Like Mother, Like Daughter by Elle Croft

May 27, 2020 Amanda Barrett4 Comments

Title: Like Mother, Like Daughter Author: Elle Croft Published: January 28th 2020 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 304 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars How far would you go to reveal the truth about your own family? Kat’s children are both smart and well-adjusted. On the outside. Kat has always tried to treat Imogen and… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Like Mother, Like Daughter by Elle Croft

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New Release Book Review: Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

May 25, 2020 Amanda Barrett2 Comments

Title: Saint X Author: Alexis Schaitkin Published: February 25th 2020 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 320 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 3.5 stars Recommended by Entertainment Weekly, included in Good Morning America’s 20 Books We’re Excited for in 2020 & named as one of Vogue’s Best Books to Read This Winter, Bustle’s Most Anticipated Books of February 2020,… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

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New Release Book Review: Who We Were by B.M. Carroll

May 20, 2020May 21, 2020 Amanda Barrett4 Comments

Title: Who We Were Author: B.M. Carroll Published: April 28th 2020 Publisher: Allen & Unwin (Profile Books) Pages: 328 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A gripping novel about the power of childhood cruelty, and how it makes us the adults we become. IT’S BEEN TWENTY YEARS BUT ALL IS NOT FORGIVENKaty is not the shy schoolgirl… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Who We Were by B.M. Carroll

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