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In Her Shadow by Mark Edwards

18th October 2018 by Norrie

A heart pounding suspense. Literally. Thanks to my new obsession with my Fitbit, I can tell you, my heartbeat was constantly around a 100 while I was reading In Her Shadow. (My resting heart rate is 63. Just sayin’…) In Her Shadow by Mark Edwards Genres: Psychological Thriller, Mystery Published: 4th October, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 5 For four years Jessica has never doubted that her sister Isabel’s death was an accident. But when Jessica’s young daughter seems to […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: ghost, haunting, in her shadow, mark edwards, Mystery, possession, Suspense, Thriller

The Retreat by Mark Edwards

10th October 2018 by Norrie

Eerie as hell! The Retreat by Mark Edwards Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense Published: 10th May, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 5 A missing child. A desperate mother. And a house full of secrets. Two years ago, Julia lost her family in a tragic accident. Her husband drowned trying to save their daughter, Lily, in the river near their rural home. But the little girl’s body was never found—and Julia believes Lily is somehow still alive. Alone and broke, Julia opens […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: haunted house, mark edwards, Mystery, retreat, spooky, Suspense, Thriller, wales

And So It Begins by Rachel Abbott

8th October 2018 by Norrie

So clever, so delicious! And So It Begins by Rachel Abbott Genres: Thriller, Crime Published: 15th November, 2018 (expected) Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 4 So this is how it ends. It is clear to me now: one of us has to die. Mark and Evie had a whirlwind romance. Evie brought Mark back to life after the sudden death of his first wife. Cleo, Mark’s sister, knows she should be happy for him. But Cleo doesn’t trust Evie… When Evie […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: Crime, domestic abuse, murder, murder mystery, Mystery, page turner, rachel abbott, standalone, Thriller

Force of Nature by Jane Harper

20th September 2018 by Norrie

An intense, claustrophobic thriller set in the unforgiving bushland of Australia. Force of Nature by Jane Harper Genres: Crime, Mystery Published: 6th February, 2018 Goodreads Series: Aaron Falk #2 Rating: 4 Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along a muddy track. Only four come out on the other side. The hike through the rugged Giralang Ranges is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and encourage teamwork and resilience. At least, […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: Aaron Falk, australia, bushland, crime fiction, detectives, hiking, Jane Harper, Mystery

Believe Me by J.P. Delaney

31st August 2018 by Norrie

Well, guys… For once I’m speechless. Almost. If you don’t want spoilers, don’t read anything after the blurb, but without getting into some specifics, this review would make even less sense than the book did. Believe Me by J.P. Delaney Genres: Suspense, Psychological Thriller Published: 24th July, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 2 A struggling actor, a Brit in America without a green card, Claire needs work and money to survive. Then she gets both. But nothing like she expected. […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: baudelaire, belive me, Crime, j.p. delaney, murder mystery, Mystery, psychological, Thriller, unreliable narrator

All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth

21st August 2018 by Norrie

Love a mystery with teenage drama? All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Published: 10th July, 2018 Goodreads | Bookdepository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 3.5 In the last day of summer, Grace Fairchild, the beautiful young wife of real estate mogul Allister Calloway, vanished from the family’s lake house without a trace, leaving behind her seven-year old daughter, Charlie, and a slew of unanswered questions. Years later, seventeen-year-old Charlie still struggles with the dark […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: All These Beautiful Strangers, boarding school, Fiction, Mystery, secret society, YA

You Were Made for This by Michelle Sacks

19th July 2018 by Norrie

A dark and harrowing tale set in the beautiful Swedish country side, You Were Made For This is a sophisticated psychological thriller that takes a sharp look at marriage, friendship and the truths of motherhood most people love to sweep under the carpet. You Were Made for This by Michelle Sacks Genres: Suspense, Mystery Published: 28th June, 2018 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 4 In an idyllic house in a Swedish wood, Merry and her […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: domestic suspense, frenemy, Michelle Sacks, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Swedish country side, unlikeable characters, You Were Made For This

The Girls by Lisa Jewell

16th July 2018 by Norrie

An immersive mystery, The Girls is a book about long buried secrets, friendship and forgiveness. The Girls by Lisa Jewell Genres: Contemporary, Mystery Published: 2nd July, 2015 Goodreads | Bookdepository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 4 You live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people’s houses. You’ve known your neighbours for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: contemporary, lisa jewell, Mystery, summer, the girls, the girls in the garden

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

9th July 2018 by Norrie

Two truths and a lie. A fifteen year old mystery, a summer camp that holds a long buried secret, and a young girl who might just hold the key to unravel it all. Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager Genres: Mystery, Thriller Published: 3rd July, 2018 Goodreads | Amazon UK | Book Depository Series: N/A Rating: 3.5 Have you ever played two truths and a lie? Emma has. Her first summer away from home, she learned how to play […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: Camp Nightingale, Last Time I Lied, lies, Mystery, Riley Sager, secrets, Suspense, Thriller

The Tall Man by Phoebe Locke

4th July 2018 by Norrie

Unsettling and utterly creepy, The Tall Man kept me guessing till the end not only about what the hell is happening, but also what genre I’m actually reading. The Tall Man by Phoebe Locke Genres: Thriller, Mystery Published: 14th June, 2018 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 4 A SENSELESS MURDER. A TERRIFYING LEGEND. A FAMILY HAUNTED. 1990: In the darkest woods, three girls devote themselves to a sinister figure. 2000: A young mother disappears, leaving […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: creepy, Mystery, phoebe locke, tall man, the tall man, Thriller, urban legends

Ready For The Beach? These 16 Books Will Put You In Summer Mood

7th June 2018 by Norrie

Even though I like autumn with it’s orange coloured leaves and golden sunsets, pumpkin pies and walks in the crisp mornings, if I could live in eternal summer, I would. There’s just something about warm sand, floaty dresses and the promise of boat trips I can’t get enough of. I grew up in a country where we had proper seasons, and I lived two minutes away from a riverside where we spent almost every day, eating ice cream, swimming, and […]

Categories: Books, List • Tags: beach, beach reads, contemporary, Mystery, reading list, summer, summer mood, summer reading, Thriller, YA

A Book Set At Sea

1st June 2018 by Norrie

I love the sea, and I love spending time at the seaside. That said, I’ve never been on a cruise, or spent significant time on the waters, and I’m not sure how I would cope with it to be honest. The dangers and the vast nothingness out there is somewhat frightening and I don’t think I could put up with spending days on end on a boat or ship without going a bit nuts. The 25th reading prompt for the […]

Categories: Books, List, Reading Challenge • Tags: book list, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge, reading list, reading prompt, Sci-Fi, Thriller, young adult