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Nighthawking by Russ Thomas

Published on 28th Apr 202129th Apr 2021 by The Book's Whiskers2 Comments

Nighthawking is a brilliantly complex crime thriller, packed with twists, powerful visual imagery, and an invigoratingly diverse urban authenticity. The plot and structure make for a compelling, don’t-look-away-now novel, and as for the cliffhanger … well!

Kill Day by Andrew Raymond

Published on 16th Apr 2021 by The Book's Whiskers2 Comments

Official Secrets was officially one of my favourite thriller series of 2020. It totally lived up to the hype (Line of Duty meets I Am Pilgrim). So when I heard the best-selling author was embarking on a new spy-thriller series I couldn’t wait to start reading this first instalment; Kill Day …

Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

Published on 9th Apr 202129th Apr 2021 by The Book's Whiskers3 Comments

There’s been a lot of chatter about this book in Twitter, and as I can’t resist the promise of a good psychological thriller I was very excited to be sent an ARC. And did it live up to the hype? You’ll have to read on to find out …

Pre-publication exclusive! Kill Day by Andrew Raymond

Published on 8th Apr 20218th Apr 2021 by The Book's Whiskers5 Comments

Andrew Raymond’s superb action-thriller series, Official Secrets, exploded into my awareness and onto my reading list last year. Described as Line Of Duty (a very favourite tv drama of mine) meets I Am Pilgrim (oh! My! Word! What a book!!) I immediately knew resistance was futile. I can hand-on-heart say, this was a trilogy that totally lived up to the hype. So you can imagine my joy when I heard he’s written us a new book! Kill Day is the start of something new for Andrew; a spy thriller with a fresh, work-in-progress protagonist.

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Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone

Published on 6th Apr 202129th Apr 2021 by The Book's Whiskers10 Comments

With influences including Stephen King, Daphne Du Maurier, Ruth Ware, and Alexandre Dumas, I was really looking forward to reading this debut novel. *shivers* Mirrorland is all goosebumps, sharp edges, gothic disquietude, and a refusal by the author to allow her readers to get comfortable …

Into The Fire by Rachael Blok

Published on 23rd Mar 2021 by The Book's Whiskers2 Comments

Into the Fire is the third book in the DCI Maarten Jansen series, and having massively enjoyed the earlier, St Albans-based novels, I was hugely looking forward to reading this latest crime thriller.

Poison In The Pills by August Raine

Published on 26th Feb 202126th Feb 2021 by The Book's Whiskers2 Comments

This independently-published debut novel is a fast paced adrenaline-rush story that’s spookily relevant to the events of 2020-21.

The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson

Published on 24th Feb 202124th Feb 2021 by The Book's Whiskers7 Comments

If you like your crime-fiction thrillers to be on the grisly side, then The Jigsaw Man is undoubtedly the book for you. This is exhilarating murder mystery is all the more remarkable for being the author’s debut novel, and I promise you’ll be absolutely hooked.

Call Me Mummy by Tina Baker

Published on 24th Feb 202124th Feb 2021 by The Book's Whiskers4 Comments

It’s no coincidence that #CallMeMummy is being released in time for Mother’s Day, although this dark and twisty thriller isn’t the cosy, comforter that you’d normally associate with this heart-warming day.

The Holdout by Graham Moore

Published on 16th Feb 2021 by The Book's Whiskers6 Comments

Nobody warned me quite how engrossing I was going to find The Holdout. It’s utterly addictive! And it’s the reason I’ve got absolutely nothing done since I picked it up for a “quick chapter” yesterday afternoon.