Since the night she was attacked, Jenny Kramer hasn’t been able to recall what happened. Her parents and the doctors saw to that. Her mother couldn’t prevent the terror in the woods, but she’s done all she can to stop it ruining Jenny’s life. The only thing that now bothers Jenny is the scar carved into her lower back. Which she can’t stop touching.

But if Jenny can’t remember her attacker, he can’t be caught. He could be the man next to her right now, the one who caught just her eye.

And he hasn’t forgotten anything…

My Thoughts:

This is my second book by Wendy and I found this one was not for me. Jenny was attacked and she cannot remember what happened that night, Jenny has a lot of paranoia now when she goes out suspecting anyone looking at her thinking that is the person who attacked her. The only thing she has to remind her of her attack is the scar on her back. The plot for me sounded intriguing but I felt the story was quite long and you really had to concentrate. The subject was really not for me and I felt it was a bit too much for me. I felt as though it was very heavy going.

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Detective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless. Just as he thinks things can’t get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a Cumbrian building site.

Shot once in the back of the head, it is a cold, calculated execution. When the post-mortem reveals she has gone to significant expense in disguising her appearance, Fluke knows this is no ordinary murder.

With the help of a psychotic ex-Para, a gangland leader and a woman more interested in maggots than people, Fluke must find out who she was and why she was murdered before he can even think about finding her killer…

My Thoughts:

This is the first book in the Avison Fluke Series, in this story DCI Avison Fluke first point of call is finding out why there is a young woman’s body buried in a building site. Who is she and why there? DCI Avison Fluke has to piece together what happened to this poor woman whilst also concealing a majr thing from his work colleagues. I love that these books are set in Cumbria as it is one of my favourite places, I can almost imagine I am there. The start of this book is a little slow but it gets better throughout, I liked Avison and felt he is a good character that is engaging and realistic. I felt sorry for him with what is going on in his personal life, I found that side of things relatable which made me enjoy the story even more. I would love this to become a TV Series or any of M. W. Cravens other books to be made in to a TV Series as they would be brilliant. Another great read.

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When a light aircraft crash-lands at Machrie airport, DCI Jim Daley and his colleague Brian Scott rush to the scene. But it soon becomes clear that both occupants of the plane were dead before take-off …

Meanwhile in Kinloch, local fisherman Hamish is unwittingly dragged into danger when he witnesses something he shouldn’t, and hotel manager Annie is beginning to suspect her new boss may not be as he first appeared.

And just as Chief Superintendent Carrie Symington thinks she has finally escaped the sins of her past, she finds herself caught in an even deadlier trap.

As the action spills across the sea to County Antrim – all under the scrutiny of the Security Service – the search is on for any other truth.

My Thoughts:

This is the ninth book in The D. C. I Daley Series and my first book by this author. DCI Daley has got his work cut out in this book, he has to investigate how a light aircraft has crashed but the people inside were dead before it crashed, how so? this is what DCI Daley needs to work out. Also there are other things going on that need to be pieced together. It is full of suspense and intrigue, you don’t know who to trust, the ending was unexpected and I enjoyed it none of the less. This was a great Scottish Detective Crime Thriller. I need to go and read the other books now in the series.

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Investigating how a severed hand ends up on the third green of a Cumbrian golf course is not how Detective Inspector Avison Fluke has planned to spend his Saturday. So when a secret protection unit from London swoops in quoting national security, he’s secretly pleased.

But trouble is never far away. A young woman arrives at his lakeside cabin with a cryptic message: a code known to only a handful of people and it forces Fluke back into the investigation he’s only just been barred from.

In a case that will change his life forever, Fluke immerses himself in a world of New Age travellers, corrupt cops and domestic extremists. Before long he’s alienated his entire team, has been arrested under the Terrorism Act – and has made a pact with the Devil himself. But a voice has called out to him from beyond the grave. And Fluke is only getting started…

My Thoughts:

This is the second book in the Avison Fluke Series. Detective Inspector Avison Fluke has been called to a golf course where an unidentified hand has been found, but who’s is it? it leads to a body which the Detective must work out who it is and why this happened, but things keep cropping up from his past and it is making it harder to stay out of trouble. When reading these books you really feel as though you are part of the team and are helping to solve these crimes. A great paced storyline and great characters. A great read with lots of murder mystery included.

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Your family has been attacked, never again to be the same.
Now you have to choose between law…and justice.

     Jason Bennett is a suburban dad who owns a court-reporting business, but one night, his life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home after his daughter’s field hockey game when a pickup truck begins tailgating them, on a dark stretch of road. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever.
 
Later that awful night, Jason and his family receive a visit from the FBI. The agents tell them that the carjackers were members of a dangerous drug-trafficking organization—and now Jason and his family are in their crosshairs.
 
The agents advise the Bennetts to enter the witness protection program right away, and they have no choice but to agree. But WITSEC was designed to protect criminal informants, not law-abiding families. Taken from all they know, trapped in an unfamiliar life, the Bennetts begin to fall apart at the seams. Then Jason learns a shocking truth and realizes that he has to take matters into his own hands.
 
Sometimes justice is a one-man show.

My Thoughts:

This is my first book by Lisa and one that I really enjoyed. I loved the sound of the plot, it was everything it should be, tense, gripping and edge of the seat stuff. This is the story of the Bennetts, when travelling in their car, the family could never imagine what would happen when a truck starts to tail gate them. The next scenes that unfold are truly horrific. But Jason is onto them and will find out who these people are no matter what. I loved how intense the story became and it felt a very unpredictable story with plenty of twists and turns to grip the reader. A few times I realised I was holding my breath as I didn’t know what was coming. Such a good read, now need to read more of Lisa’s books.

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The worst day of her life could be the best thing that’s ever happened.

Kim Jacobs believes that she is happily married, until her husband tells her he is leaving her. Forced to re-evaluate her life on the same day that her son leaves for university, Kim is shocked to find herself sleeping in the spare room of his college flatshare.

She never imagined her prime would be spent with a bunch of man-babies, but amongst the empty pizza boxes and unwashed laundry, Kim can feel something starting to happen.

My Thoughts:

Kim seems to have a good life, happily married with a son, what more could she ask for until one dreaded night her husband tells her something she could never imagine in her whole entire life. He is leaving her and been having an affair. Her son is moving out to College the next day and Kim cannot even comprehend what this means for her. When she finds out who her husband has been having an affair with, she decides its time to flee. With her son in tow she decides whilst getting back on her own two feet to stay with her son in College, which is a real eye opener for Kim. Can she ever find a way to be truly happy again? I liked this story I felt sad for Kim but I knew with her determination that she would be able to piece her life back together as us strong women do. It was a funny read with a few laugh out loud moments as I find Tracy’s books always find a way to make you laugh. I enjoyed this read.

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Will love bloom on the little Cornish Isles?

Jess has lived at the idyllic flower farm on the Isles of Scilly her whole life, but when her boyfriend Adam leaves without explanation, Jess discovers that even her little slice of Cornish heaven can be lonely.

For the first time in Will’s life, he’s met someone he can’t stop thinking about. But nothing is simple when the woman of your dreams is working for you.

Gaby is running away from painful memories, and where could be more perfect than a remote island off the Cornish coast? But to put the past behind her, she must keep moving … however much she might want to stay.

My Thoughts:

The story is set on the Isles of Scilly where Jess and her brother run the flower farm. When they advertise for a new member of staff Gaby is in desperate need of getting away from her current life and this is the ideal place to do it. But what she has not got in mind is to fall for her boss. Jess has her own problems away from the flower farm, the man she thought she was going to spend her life with has upped sticks and run off, but why? You can not go wrong with a book by Phillipa, I loved the setting and it was unique reading about a flower farm but also interesting at the same time. I loved all the characters through their highs and lows, I have just realised this is part of a series so will have to catch up with the other ones, as I feel as though I have made new friends. I loved the ending.

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A friendly reunion…
After ten years, Sarah and her husband Roshan are looking forward to catching up with their closest school friends. So when one of them invites the group to spend a week in a beautiful converted church, they eagerly accept.

A vision of fear…
Very quickly though, Sarah becomes unsettled. She is frightened by the church’s creepy surroundings, and she thinks she might be seeing ghosts. Even more disturbing, a masked woman is committing armed robberies in the area – and the police can’t catch her.

A terrifying secret…
As Sarah and the others begin to have more frightening visions, the armed woman strikes again. The group of friends begin to wonder just what they’ve got themselves into…

My Thoughts:

When several friends get together after many years, they know that each of them has changed in many ways. They are spending a week together in a church. A church means a graveyard and suspicious things happening to all of them. All the friends are freaked out and something big is about to happen. It was a good story but as much as I have enjoyed Lisa’s previous books, this one just was not as good. I found it quite predictable and impractical. I also felt as though there was too much going on. It could of been such a great read too.

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When Daisy’s mother falls ill she is forced to return home. With her twin sons in tow, she moves back to Half Moon Farm, her family’s ancient hop farm.  

But a new life in the Kent countryside isn’t necessarily as idyllic as it might seem. Daisy’s relationship with her mother is complicated and the tumbledown farm isn’t the only thing that needs rebuilding. Daisy and her sons must adjust to life with estranged family, a leaking roof, and no WiFi.

Luckily for Daisy, she might yet find some distraction in silver fox farmer, Drew, or in the haughty heir to the nearby estate, Kit, who she can’t seem to avoid.

Daisy must learn to juggle her new life, the boys, and the daunting task of updating the farm. But there are secrets lurking in her family’s past that might throw everything into further disarray…

My Thoughts:

I love escaping the real world with a book by Holly and this was the perfect excuse to snuggle up and escape into Daisies world for a bit. Daisy has had to move back to her family home as her mother is not well. She has up sticks with her two kids but no one is that happy to leave behind their lives. There is a lot more going on at her family home than she can ever imagine but she is determined to get things fixed and things with her mother are strained. As Daisy and her sons adapt to their new lives will Daisy uncover a long kept secret that no one could ever imagined. I liked how the story flowed, I liked Daisy and wanted her to have a happy life. She is a tough one and is a great mum. I liked reading about the updating she does to the house and how she overcomes hurdles. She is one strong powerful woman even if she feels as though she is failing some of the time. It was a great and easy read to get lost into.

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THE PERFECT DAY FOR A HIKE

Seeking the escape of a lifetime, four friends hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild – nothing between them and the mountain peak but forest, sea and sharp blue sky.

THE PERFECT PLACE TO DISAPPEAR

But there’s a darker side to the wilderness. A woman went missing here one year ago. Now the friends are hiking into the heart of the mystery. And waiting on the trail is someone who’d do anything to keep their secrets buried – and to stop the group walking away alive . . .

My Thoughts:

I love a Lucy Clarke book, there is just something chilling and gripping that I can never wait to get my teeth stuck into. This story is about four friends that have a pact that ever year one of them gets to pick a holiday for them all to go on. This time it is going to Norway to hike the Blafjell mountain but none of the others are prepared for what is to come. When the friends hear that a woman went missing on these mountains it sends shivers down their spine and puts doubts into their heads, but they would never realise at the beginning what would happen at the very end. I liked how each chapter is a different person so you get everyone’s perspective on the situations that arise. Also that the chapters are short so you feel as though you need to read on. I found the story gripping with plenty of twists and turns to keep me guessing, I would never of expected the outcome. I finished this book in two days and didn’t want to put it down. It was fantastic.

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