Have you ever played two truths and a lie?

It was Emma’s first summer away from home. She made friends. She played games. And she learned how to lie.

Then three of her new friends went into the woods and never returned. . .

Now, years later, Emma has been asked to go back to the newly re-opened Camp Nightingale. She thinks she’s laying old ghosts to rest but really she’s returning to the scene of a crime.

My Thoughts:

This is my second read by Riley and I have to say I am finding his books a great pick me up. I really enjoyed this book that is set around a Summer Camp, I definitely felt the creepiness reading about the Camp and what had happened there before. The author flits between the present and past so we get more of a back story. I did feel as though the book could of been shortened, some of the chapters I felt didn’t need to be there. I felt as though I was questioning everyone and couldn’t work out what had happened back then. I felt as though I was suspicious of everyone. You will literally have your jaw on the floor when you find out as I did. The twist that comes at the end was crazy good.

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For years, rumours of the ‘Marsh Girl’ have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life – until the unthinkable happens.

My Thoughts:

I had heard so many great things about this book so thought I must give it a try. Personally I was not a fan I just felt as though I was plodding through a day to day life of a girl living in a marsh. The accent that Delia the author had chosen worked well for the characters, the story was very predictable but you can tell Delia has done a lot of research into the environment that Kya was living in. But it was just not for me.

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A good job, a decent flat in Los Angeles, a quiet life – Nick Horrigan has finally put his traumatic past behind him. Or so it seems, until a SWAT team smashes into his place in the middle of the night. Still in pajamas, he’s dragged outside to a waiting helicopter. He’s told that a terrorist has seized control of a nuclear power plant and is threatening to blow it up…unless he can talk to Nick.

Flown into a deadly intrigue, Nick is charged with a dangerous secret, one that will take him from the dark alleys of the city to behind the scenes of a Presidential race. As he rockets toward the truth, peeling back layer after layer of lies and deception, only one thing is certain: The long-buried secret, tied to the traumas of his own past, threatens his life at every turn.

My Thoughts:

I have enjoyed the Orphan X books in the past so assumed this one would be good, but I felt a little let down by it. It was an ok story, the first several chapters were good and did a good job of setting the scene but then I found some things that seemed unbelievable and unlikely which let it down for me. On a positive note the characters were all well rounded and described well. My thoughts are that I would probably read another one of Gregg’s books as I have enjoyed his previous ones.

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A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District’s prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. When his name is found carved into the charred remains of the third victim, disgraced detective Washington Poe is brought back from suspension and into an investigation he wants no part of . . .

Reluctantly partnered with the brilliant, but socially awkward, civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw, the mismatched pair uncover a trail that only he is meant to see. The elusive killer has a plan and for some reason Poe is part of it.

As the body count rises, Poe discovers he has far more invested in the case than he could have possibly imagined. And in a shocking finale that will shatter everything he’s ever believed about himself, Poe will learn that there are things far worse than being burned alive …

My Thoughts:

If you are after a great read to get your teeth stuck into, then this is the book for you. First in the Washington Poe series and I am excited to continue the series. I liked Poe and the way he is, he doesn’t take no nonsense and how honest he is. I like the way he is with Tilly, he is almost like a big brother to her protecting her whenever he can. It was lovely to see. I look forward to seeing how they work as a team and also see if Tilly comes more out of her shell. There is lots going on, and there are some pretty gruesome descriptions but I don’t mind that, it makes the story even more detailed when you can imagine it. I cannot wait to continue their story and see what they get up to next.

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The year is 1999. Returning to practice after a suspension for stealing opioids, a young Scottish doctor takes the only job he can find: a post as a senior house officer in the struggling east London hospital of St Luke’s.

Amid the maelstrom of sick patients, over-worked staff and underfunded wards a darker secret soon declares itself: too many patients are dying.

Which of the medical professionals our protagonist has encountered is behind the murders? And can our unnamed narrator’s version of the events be trusted?

My Thoughts:

I love reading something a little different, having numerous trips to hospital because of certain health conditions that I have, for some reason I love reading about the medical professionals. This is set in 1999 and we see what life on a ward is like and what ailments the patients have. We literally see the life of a patient in the doctors hands. Also running alongside the stories is there is a serial killer on the loose but who is it? this made it seem slightly more less heavy going. It is all real life too which makes it more interesting to see what doctors go through on a daily basis. I really enjoyed this read.

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In search of a new life, sixteen-year-old Adriana Clark’s family moves to the ancient, ocean-battered Isle of Mull, far off the coast of Scotland. Then she goes missing. Faced with hostile locals and indifferent police, her desperate parents turn to private investigator Sadie Levesque.

Sadie is the best at what she does. But when she finds Adriana’s body in a cliffside cave, a seaweed crown carefully arranged on her head, she knows she’s dealing with something she’s never encountered before.

The deeper she digs into the island’s secrets, the closer danger creeps – and the more urgent her quest to find the killer grows. Because what if Adriana is not the last girl to die?

My Thoughts:

Wow!! Helen has done it again and has absolutely pulled a stunner out of the bag. I always read her books and think they can’t get any better than this and then I read her latest one and it really is the best. I actually had to read this book in one sitting with no interruptions as I knew it was going to be as good as it was. You won’t even believe the twists and turns that you are going to experience reading this book, there were just phenomenal, there were so many parts to this book where I didn’t realise how much I was holding my breath, I felt committed to the story that nothing else mattered. It was just so good, I feel as though I want to read it again just to experience it all once more.

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Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion.

Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . .

But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .

My Thoughts:

This is the second book I have read by Anne and I cannot wait to read a lot more. This one was even better than the first one I had read. We follow Vera as she is investigating a hanging but what are the dead man’s friends hiding and what happened in the past that could of led to this happening. But as always there is very little time to work it all out. The suspense in this story really got to me, I was so drawn into this story that when I did come up for air I was still thinking about it. There are twists that are so unexpected they made me gasp and the ending was fantastically dramatic. The characters are all courageous and serious and they made the book shine aswell with Anne’s fantastic writing.

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THREE CHILDREN WENT OUT TO PLAY. ONLY TWO CAME BACK.

The Flower Girls. Laurel and Primrose.

One convicted of murder, the other given a new identity.

Now, nineteen years later, another child has gone missing.

And the Flower Girls are about to hit the headlines all over again…

My Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this read and I look forward to reading more by Alice. This is a police Procedural story which I always find fascinating and insight, with this story it explores children that kill, it is quite an intense read and truly shocked me. I liked the way Alice has alternated between past and present so we get more of an insight into the girls lives before and after. The twist at the end will shock you, I was not expecting it to end the way it did. The tension builds through the book and left me on the edge of my seat. Such a brilliant thought out book.

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A crimewave sweeps through the city and no-one is safe. An arson at the docks. A carjacking gone wrong. A murder in a country park. What connects all these crimes without causes, which leave no clues?

Detective Inspector Helen Grace faces the rising tide of cases which threatens to drown the city. But each crime is just a piece of a puzzle which is falling into place.

And when it becomes clear just how twisted and ingenious this web of crime is, D.I. Grace will realise that it may be impossible to stop it . . .

My Thoughts:

I couldn’t wait to start this book, I really enjoy these books in the D. I Helen Grace series and I couldn’t wait to see what she was up to next in the next instalment. Would recommend to anyone who wants a great thriller at at a fast pace, it kept me on the edge of my seat through out, wondering if the killer would be caught. It is intense, gritty and thought provoking, we follow Helen Grace on her next job as a Detective Inspector, you don’t have to read this books in order, I haven’t and still thoroughly enjoyed them. There are hidden twists and turns that make this book unbelievably good and the ending just made me excited to read the next book.

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Jackie Malton was a no-nonsense girl from Leicestershire who joined the police force in the 1970s when women were kept apart from the men. Feisty and determined, Jackie worked in CID and the famous flying squad before rising to become one of only three female detective chief inspectors in the Metropolitan Police. In The Real Prime Suspect, Malton describes the struggles she faced as a gay woman in the Metropolitan Police, where sexism and homophobia were rife.

Jackie dealt with rapists, wife beaters, murderers, blackmailers and armed robbers but it was tackling the corruption in her own station that proved the most challenging. Ostracised and harassed by fellow officers furious that she reported the illegality of some colleagues, Malton used alcohol to curb her anxiety.

A chance meeting with writer Lynda La Plante five years later changed the course of her life. Together they worked on shaping Jane Tennison, one of TV’s most famous police characters, in the ground-breaking series Prime Suspect. Not long after, Malton recovered from alcoholism and now works as an AA volunteer in prison and as a TV consultant.

Jackie has spent her life working in crime. Now she’s ready to share her story.

My Thoughts:

I do love a nitty gritty memoir that involves subjects I wouldn’t necessarily know about. We follow Jackie as she makes her way into the world of policing, it was interesting to go back to the 70’s and see what life was like there for a woman police officer. I found this an interesting read working my way through Jackie’s life and all the different jobs she did felt like an honour to go behind the scenes and see some very eye opening things. There were parts of this story that were funny but other parts really shocked me, I feel as though I have a better understanding for certain things I had no clue about before. This book has definitely taught me things and I am grateful for Jackie writing this book.

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