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Deception

Author: Jonathan Kellerman Date read: 15 March 2011 Official Summary Her name is Elise Freeman, and her chilling cry for help comes too late to save her. On a DVD found near her lifeless body, the emotionally and physically battered woman chronicles a long ordeal of abuse at the hands of three sadistic tormentors. But even

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Carrie

Author: Stephen King Date read: 19 July 2011 (The second time) Official Summary A modern classic, Carrie introduced a distinctive new voice in American fiction — Stephen King. The story of misunderstood high school girl Carrie White, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge, remains one of the most barrier-breaking and shocking novels

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Bad Day in Minsk Book Review

Title: Bad Day in Minsk Author: Jonathan Pinnock ISBN:  9781788423038 Publisher: Farrago / Duckworth Books Pages: 304 Source: ARC from Publisher for Blog Tour Blog Tour: Organised by Anne Cater from Random Things Tours Tom Winscombe is having a bad day. Trapped at the top of the tallest building in Minsk while a lethal battle

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Hive Book Review

By Jeremiah Ukponrefe The Collective military has spent its years destroying the last remnants of The Hive, an alien force that devastated the old world. bringing forth the apocalypse, and ushering a new age of warring factions. Alexander King is a Collective soldier who during a mission monitoring the outskirts of Zone 6, discovers evidence that

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The Imposter Book Review

Title: The Imposter Author: Anna Wharton ISBN: 9781529037395 Publisher: Mantle / Pan MacMillan Pages: 416 Source: ARC from Publisher for Blog Tour Blog Tour: Organised by Anne Cater from Random Things Tours  A girl who went missing. A family who never gave up. A lonely young woman who only wanted to help . . .

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Facets of Death Book Review

Title: Facets of Death Author: Michael Stanley ISBN: 9781464211270 Publisher: Orenda Books Pages: 338 Source: ARC from Publisher for Blog Tour Blog Tour: Organised by Anne Cater from Random Things Tours Recruited straight from university to Botswana’s CID, David ‘Kubu’ Bengu has raised his colleagues’ suspicions with his meteoric rise within the department, and he

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Quiet in Her Bones Book Review

  Title: Quiet in Her Bones Author: Nalini Singh ISBN: 9781473229570 Publisher: Orion Publishing / Jonathan Ball Publishers Pages: 374 Source: Review copy from Jonathan Ball Publisher In this gripping thriller set in New Zealand, New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes you into the twisted world of an exclusive cul-de-sac located on the edge of

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Endings Book Review

Title: Endings Author: Linda L Richards ISBN: 9781608094202 Publisher: Oceanview Publishing Pages: 336 Source: ARC NetGalley How far can a profound personal loss drive someone toward darkness? What would it take for you to kill someone for money? And if you did, who—or what—would you have become? These are the question one woman faces when

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Backstories Book Review

Title: Backstories Author: Simon Van Der Velde ISBN: 9781838296407 Publisher: Smoke and Mirrors Press Pages: 116 Source: ARC from Author Backstories is a unique collection of stories each told from the point of view of a famous, (or notorious) person at a pivotal moment in their lives. The writing is literary but accessible and the

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