In 1995, the picture-perfect village of Ussalthwaite was the site of one of the most heinous crimes imaginable, in a case that shocked the world. Twelve-year-old Sidney Parsons was savagely murdered by two boys his own age. No reason was ever given for this terrible crime, and the ‘Demonic Duo’ who killed him were imprisoned … Continue reading Review: ‘Demon’ (Six Stories #6) Matt Wesolowski
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Review: ‘The Strange Affair of Madeleine Smith’ Douglas MacGowan
It was a case that rocked Victorian society. Emile L'Angelier was a working-class immigrant from the Channel Islands who began a clandestine affair with prominent Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith. Six weeks after Emile threatened to show Madeleine's father their passionate letters, on 23 March 1857, he was found dead from arsenic poisoning. The evidence against … Continue reading Review: ‘The Strange Affair of Madeleine Smith’ Douglas MacGowan
Review: ‘Tales From the Cafe: Before the Coffee Gets Cold’ Toshikazu Kawaguchi
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time ...From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes Tales from the Cafe, a story of … Continue reading Review: ‘Tales From the Cafe: Before the Coffee Gets Cold’ Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Review: ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Ira Levin
Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor-husband, Guy, move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and only elderly residents. Neighbours Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around to welcome them; despite Rosemary's reservations about their eccentricity and the weird noises that she keeps hearing, her husband starts … Continue reading Review: ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Ira Levin
Review: ‘Rubble’ Skye McNeil
She's sworn off relationships. He has no desire to fall at all. They can only fight their attraction for so long. Jupiter Quinn is on the run from an abusive relationship. Finding shelter in Macha MC, her goal is to keep her head down until the divorce is finalized. What Jupiter doesn’t expect is to … Continue reading Review: ‘Rubble’ Skye McNeil
Review: ‘Archangel’s Light’ Nalini Singh
Illium and Aodhan. Aodhan and Illium. For centuries they've been inseparable: the best of friends, closer than brothers, companions of the heart. But that was before-before darkness befell Aodhan and shattered him, body, mind, and soul. Now, at long last, Aodhan is healing, but his new-found strength and independence may come at a devastating cost … Continue reading Review: ‘Archangel’s Light’ Nalini Singh
Review: ‘The Troop’ Nick Cutter
He felt something touch his hand. Which is when he looked down. For the scouts of Troop 52, three days of camping, hiking and survival lessons on Falstaff Island is as close as they'll get to a proper holiday.Which was when he saw it. But when an emaciated figure stumbles into their camp asking for … Continue reading Review: ‘The Troop’ Nick Cutter
Review: ‘My Sweet Girl’ Amanda Jayatissa
Ever since she was adopted from an orphanage in Sri Lanka, Paloma has led a privileged Californian life: the best schools, a generous allowance and parents so perfect that Paloma fears she'll never live up to them. Now at thirty, Paloma has managed to disappoint her parents so thoroughly that their relationship will never recover. … Continue reading Review: ‘My Sweet Girl’ Amanda Jayatissa
Review: ‘The Deep’ Nick Cutter
A plague is destroying the world's population. The 'Gets makes people forget. First it's the small things, like where you left your keys...then the not-so-small things, like how to drive. And finally your body forgets how to live. But now an unknown substance with extraordinary power to heal has been discovered in the depths of … Continue reading Review: ‘The Deep’ Nick Cutter
Review: ‘Veronika Decides To Die’ Paulo Coelho
Veronika has everything she could wish for. She is young and pretty, has plenty of boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet she is not happy; something is lacking in her life, and one morning she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in … Continue reading Review: ‘Veronika Decides To Die’ Paulo Coelho