Summary: Eli Lamp is a broken man. An ex-detective, ex-addict, and long-grieving father whose daughter, Hannah, disappeared a decade before, Eli decimated his old life investigating her abduction and is now indebted to the Crooked Wheel, a local drug gang, as an enforcer. He lives in a rundown trailer at the edge of the woods, […]
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Review: The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
Synopsis: From the USA Today bestselling author of The Book Eaters comes The Girl with a Thousand Faces, a Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong that meshes ancient myths and local legends into a haunting story of ghosts, grief, and women who will not forgive. When Mercy Chan washed up on the shores […]
Review: Courier by Zoe Rosi
Synopsis Meet Bob, your local courier.You’ve barely noticed him. You’ve barely even looked his way.But he’s noticed you. He’s noticed everything about you.He’s been paying very close attention indeed.And he likes what he sees…You by Caroline Kepnes meets Engleby by Sebastian Faulks in Courier, a gritty psychological thriller novella about loneliness, warped thinking, and the dark side of desire. What […]
Review: The Cove by Claire Rose
Synopsis Midsommar meets Fear Street in this modern, sea-soaked folk horror debut about fighting to survive, and fighting to be yourself. Seventeen-year-old Lindsay Weinberg has just gotten kicked out of another prep school, and has consequently found herself shipped to her Uncle Levi’s farm in the cold, isolated town of Marbury, Maine. When Lindsay arrives at a big, old farmhouse […]
Review: Molka by Monika Kim
Synopsis From the award-winning author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original,” a provocative journey into a perilous world of voyeurism, scandal, female rage, and vengeance . . . pursued with a very sharp kitchen knife. Molka: an abbreviation of molrae-kamera, a “sneaky camera” […]
Review: Crone by Keith Rosson
Synopsis: Eli Lamp is a broken man. An ex-detective, ex-addict, and long-grieving father whose daughter, Hannah, disappeared a decade before, Eli decimated his old life investigating her abduction and is now indebted to the Crooked Wheel, a local drug gang, as an enforcer. But when the son of the Crooked Wheel’s boss is viciously murdered, […]
Review: What Comes Before by Molly Macabre
Synopsis Tess just wants a quiet weekend away, a break from the chaos of her job and the constant noise of other people’s expectations. A remote cabin in the woods sounds perfect. But peace is the last thing she finds. When she stumbles into Aiden, a man who seems just as lost as she is, […]
Review: Neon Moon by Grace R. Reynolds
Rootin’ tootin’, screamin’ dyin’ Synopsis Darlene Boone is a survivor. For more than a year, she’s been bartending at the famous Teegarden Saloon, a honky tonk in the Texas Hill Country, while attempting to put her life back together in the wake of an abusive past. But when an axe-wielding maniac descends on The Teegarden […]
Review: Honeysuckle by Bar Fridman-Tell
Going into Honeysuckle I had no idea how much I would love it. The synopsis sounded like something I would be into, but the publishers description of ‘feminist Frankenstein’ had me nervous. However, I’m very very happy to report that this might be one of my favourite books of the year so far. It’s dark, haunting and was filled with a slow-burn dread that had me racing through the pages hoping the characters would realise what I had.
Review: Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison
Synopsis: Will this nightmare ever end? It’s the picture-perfect wedding weekend—the venue is dreamy, the weather is beautiful, love is in the air, and Willa Sullivan is having a bad time. She’s excited to celebrate her best friends finally having the big wedding they always wanted, but this is the first time she’s seeing her […]
Review: I Know You Started It by Daphne Benedis-Grab
Synopsis Someone started a fire at the local middle school. Until they’re caught, no one is safe. From the author of I Know Your Secret, this is a thrilling middle-grade mystery that’s sure to keep you guessing. There’s a fire in a school locker! Was it an accident? A prank gone wrong? Arson? Someone looking for revenge? […]
Review: Marla by Jonathan Janz
Synopsis: Every small town has ghosts. King’s Branch has Marla. A reclusive young woman who lives with her mother in a creepy Gothic house, Marla Gorman is the stuff of urban legends. Some believe she’s a prisoner. Others claim she’s a witch. The evening of the first murder, Detective Carl Lancaster sees Marla leering at him from her bedroom window. […]