Category: thriller

New Release Book Review: Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor
2022 Reviews · crime · mystery · new release · suspense · thriller

New Release Book Review: Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor

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Title: Dirt Town Author: Hayley Scrivenor Published: May 31st 2022 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 368 Genres:  Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars My best friend wore her name, Esther, like a queen wearing her crown at a jaunty angle. We were twelve years old when she went missing. On a sweltering Friday afternoon in Durton, best friends Ronnie and Esther leave school… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor

New Release Book Review: An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher
2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · suspense · thriller

New Release Book Review: An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher

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Title: An Honest Lie Author: Tarryn Fisher Published: May 4th 2022 Publisher: HQ Fiction – US Pages: 336 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars ‘I’m going to kill her. You’d better come if you want to save her.’ Lorraine — ‘Rainy’ — lives at the top of Tiger Mountain. Remote, moody, cloistered in pine trees and fog, it’s… Continue reading New Release Book Review: An Honest Lie by Tarryn Fisher

New Release Book Review: Someone Else’s Child By Kylie Orr
2022 Reviews · Book Stack · contemporary fiction · domestic · new release · thriller

New Release Book Review: Someone Else’s Child By Kylie Orr

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Title: Someone Else’s Child Author: Kylie Orr Published: June 1st 2022 Publisher: HQ Fiction – AU Pages: 352 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Domestic, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars A gripping contemporary novel from a magnificent new talent that tackles the almost unbreakable loyalty of female friendships, the generosity of community and the lengths we will go to save a child. Ren will… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Someone Else’s Child By Kylie Orr

Book Review: Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan
2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction · thriller

Book Review: Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan

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Title: Anatomy of a Scandal Author: Sarah Vaughan Published: October 1st 2018 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 432 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller RRP: $16.99 Rating: 4 stars A high-profile marriage thrust into the spotlight. A wife, determined to keep her family safe, must face a prosecutor who believes justice has been a long time coming. A scandal that will rock Westminster. And the women… Continue reading Book Review: Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan

New Release Book Review: Remember Me by Charity Norman
2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · suspense · thriller

New Release Book Review: Remember Me by Charity Norman

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Title: Remember Me Author:  Charity Norman Published: March 1st 2022 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 320 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4.5 stars They never found Leah Parata. Not a boot, not a backpack, not a turquoise beanie. After she left me that day, she vanished off the face of the earth. A close-knit community is ripped apart by disturbing… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Remember Me by Charity Norman

New Release Book Review: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction · mystery · new release · suspense · thriller

New Release Book Review: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

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Title: The Overnight Guest Author: Heather Gudenkauf Published: February 2nd 2022 Publisher: HQ Fiction – US Pages: 352 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, Thriller RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars A woman receives an unexpected visitor during a deadly snowstorm in this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf. She thought she was alone… True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

New Release Book Review: The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · psychological · thriller

New Release Book Review: The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

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Title: The Golden Couple Author: Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen Published: March 8th 2022 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 352 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Suspense , Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars From Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the authors of the top ten bestseller The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl, comes The Golden Couple – a compelling page-turner that will keep you guessing to the very end. If Avery… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

New Release Book Review: Reputation by Sarah Vaughan
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New Release Book Review: Reputation by Sarah Vaughan

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Title: Reputation Author: Sarah Vaughan Published: March 2nd 2022 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 416 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal, soon to be a major Netflix series… Reputation: it takes a lifetime to build and just one moment to destroy. Emma Webster is a respectable MP. Emma Webster is a devoted mother. Emma Webster is… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Reputation by Sarah Vaughan

Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover
2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction · suspense · thriller · TikTok

Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover

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Title: Verity Author: Colleen Hoover Published: January 25th 2022 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $22.99 Rating: 5 stars The word-of-mouth hit psychological suspense with an unforgettable twist, from the author of TikTok sensation It Ends With Us A thriller guaranteed to keep you up all night, with a twist that will leave you reeling . . . The TikTok… Continue reading Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover

New Release Book Review: The Trivia Night by Ali Lowe
2022 Reviews · contemporary fiction · new release · suspense · thriller

New Release Book Review: The Trivia Night by Ali Lowe

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Title: The Trivia Night Author: Ali Lowe Published: February 22nd 2022 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller, Suspense RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars The events at a school fundraiser night get quickly out of hand, and the fallout leads to devastating results for a group of four couples . . . Question: How long does it take to tear someone’s… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Trivia Night by Ali Lowe