Archives for Fiction
Book Blast! The Stones by Cate Cullington
Cate Cullington’s The Stones is a modern, intense and compelling crime thriller – embroiling readers in a unique dilemma. A young woman is concerned about the mental state of her brother and is worried he may have something to do with a complex missing person’s case. She confides in her…
Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead
“Hilarious, relatable, exasperating, and endearing. For all readers of fiction.” —Library Journal This hilarious and profound debut for fans of Mostly Dead Things and Goodbye, Vitamin, follows a morbidly anxious young woman—“the kindhearted heroine we all need right now” (Courtney Maum, New York Times bestselling author)—who stumbles into a job as a receptionist at a Catholic…
A Good Life – A story about art, love, loss and redemption
Another great read from Leanne Lovegrove! A two million dollar mistake. Unemployed and afraid she flees to her eccentric old aunt, a noted artist living in a ramshackle cottage in secluded rural hinterland. Life has never seemed more ; Brodie Quade is her aunt’s protégé. Born and raised in the…
Such A Quiet Place – A polished domestic thriller
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guest--a Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection--comes a new riveting suspense novel about a mysterious murder in an idyllic and close-knit neighborhood. There was no warning that she would come back. Welcome to Hollow's Edge. A private and idyllic neighbourhood,…
Space Hopper – One of my favourite reads of 2021
‘Prepare to be entranced by this slightly bonkers novel. Brilliantly exploring themes of grief, love and loss, and peppered with cultural references that will delight anyone who grew up in the 1970s, Space Hopper will draw you in and keep you hooked right up until the last page’ – Heat, Book of the Week…
The Perfect Family – A High-Quality Domestic Thriller
One of Duffy's recommended lockdown reads! ‘A roller-coaster ride ... For fans of Celeste Ng, Gillian Flynn and Liane Moriarty.’ Booklist (starred review)The bestselling author of The Party explores what happens when a seemingly perfect family is pushed to the edge by cruel, vindictive and increasingly dangerous attacks in The Perfect Family. Thomas and Viv Adler…
The Heights – The latest thriller from Louise Candlish
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE, WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, COMES THE HEIGHTS, A NAIL-BITING STORY OF TRAGEDY AND REVENGE He thinks he’s safe up ;But he’ll never be safe from ;The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among the warehouses of Tower…
The Husbands – A feminist thriller with a sprinkling of ‘Get Out’
Smart, sharp and timely, The Husbands imagines a world where the burden of the 'second shift' is equally shared - and what it might take to get there. If you love the novels of Liane Moriarty, Celeste Ng and Sally Hepworth you will devour The Husbands. To what lengths would you go for…
Body Of Stars – The new Handmaid’s Tale?
Body of Stars. Vox meets The Immortalists in this bold and dazzling exploration of fate and female agency in a world where women own the future but not their own bodies. 'We have a new The Handmaid's an exciting new literary voice with a dazzling imagination' EMMA KENNEDYNo future, dear reader, can break a…
The Perfect Lie – Starts off with a bang, but ends a fizzer
TW: suicide He jumped to his death in front of witnesses. Now his wife is charged with murder. Five years ago, Erin Kennedy moved to New York following a family tragedy. She now lives happily with her detective husband in the scenic seaside town of Newport, Long Island. When Erin…