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Tainted Love – 13 Books for the Non Romantically Inclined

9th Feb 2019 by Norrie

Well, hello there! Valantine’s Day is upon us in no time. But what do we, the non-romantically-inclined do? For starters, nothing. Doing nothing is great! On the other hand, curling up with a book about the dark side of love sounds equally appealing. I’m only not into Valantine’s Day. Who would have thought? I’m also on my own, because my other half is away on a ski trip with his bestie. #bromance So, I’m going to enjoy my own company […]

Categories: Books, Fluff, List • Tags: anti-valentines day, dark, domestic thriller, List, Mystery, mystery thriller, reading list, valentines day

The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts

7th Feb 2019 by Norrie

A harrowing story about crime, grief and punishment, The Flower Girls is a fast paced and twisty read that is bound to make you uncomfortable. The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts Genres: Mystery, Psychological ThrillerPublished: 24th January, 2019GoodreadsSeries: N/ARating: 4 YOU’LL NEVER FORGET THE FLOWER GIRLS The Flower Girls. Laurel and Primrose. One convicted of murder, the other given a new identity. Now, nineteen years later, another child has gone missing. And The Flower Girls are about to hit the […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: child killer, murder, Mystery, mystery thriller, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

4th Feb 2019 by Norrie

An elegantly written mystery involving a woman as interesting as plain oatmeal, Bitter Orange is one of those stories that slowly creeps up on you. Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction Published: 19th July, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 3.5 From the attic of a dilapidated English country house, she sees them – Cara first: dark and beautiful, clinging to a marble fountain of Cupid, and Peter, an Apollo. It is 1969 and they are spending […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: 1969, bitter orange, claire fuller, countryside, England, Fiction, historical, historical fiction, historical thriller, Mystery, novel, Suspense, Thriller

Monthly Catch Up #1 – January 2019

31st Jan 2019 by Norrie

Greetings! How’s everyone doing? Over here everything’s peachy. As my therapist pointed out the other day, I haven’t been this cheerful and relaxed since forever. Maybe I should be concerned. My whole existence centers around me being on edge. Agitated is my default setting! But here I am, rocking the boat, upsetting the status quo. It’s great, actually. Last weekend my other half’s mum & sis visited us, and brought enough provisions for at least a month. Well, fine, the […]

Categories: Books, Monthly Catch Up, Read • Tags: cold, january, Monthly Catch Up, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Review, Thriller, winter

The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup

17th Jan 2019 by Norrie

A dark and chilling story of a hunt for a brutal serial killer. The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup Genres:Published: 10th January, 2019 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 5 One Tuesday in October, Rosa Hartung is returning to her job as minister for social affairs following a year’s leave of absence – granted after the dramatic disappearance of her twelveyear-old daughter. Linus Bekker, a mentally ill young man, confessed to her killing, but is unable to remember where he buried the […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: chestnut man, danish, denmark, Mystery, nordic noir, police procedural, scandi crime, scandinavian, serial killer, soren sveistrup, Thriller

In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

4th Jan 2019 by Norrie

A skillful mix of an unreliable narrator, heart pounding suspense and a cast of dodgy characters. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense Published: 30th July, 2015 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 4 Nora hasn’t seen Clare for ten years. Not since the day Nora walked out of her old life and never looked back. Until, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare’s hen party arrives. A weekend in a remote cottage – the perfect […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: amnesia, Mystery, ruth ware, secrets, Suspense, Thriller, unreliable narrator, woods

Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson

2nd Jan 2019 by Norrie

A slow burning Nordic Noir, Snowblind is a well written and fascinating opening to a promising series. Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson Genres: Mystery, Crime, Nordic Noir Published: 20th April, 2015 Goodreads Series: Dark Iceland #1 Rating: 4 Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik – with a past […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: Crime, dark iceland, iceland, Mystery, nordic noir, ragnar jonasson, siglufjordur, small town mystery, snow, Thriller, winter

Monthly Catch Up #12 – December 2018

30th Dec 2018 by Norrie

Well, hello there! How are you guys doing? I survived Christmas, and I’m delighted to say, our friends have also survived my pumpkin pie I sent over with my other half to the dinner I ended up not attending on account having come down with some plague. I’m usually quite confident in my pieing abilities, but this time what emerged from the oven was the stuff of nightmares. A half burned piece of horror. Of course I had no time […]

Categories: Books, Monthly Catch Up, Read • Tags: christmas, december, lists, Monthly Catch Up, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Review, Thriller, winter

I Can’t Even… The 10 Best Books I Read In 2018

28th Dec 2018 by Norrie

I’ve never in my life managed to read as many books as I did this year. 106 until now, and we still have three days left. The plot thickens! I’m still wondering how I actually pulled this off, because I’m still watching TV series and true crime documentaries like my life depended on it, I went on holidays and hung out with my friends like before. Must be the insomnia or something. If I’m honest, I’d rather be sleeping. #1 […]

Categories: Books, Fluff, List, Read • Tags: best of 2018, Books, contemporary, fave books, favourite reads, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, top 10

The Rumour by Lesley Kara

27th Dec 2018 by Norrie

There’s a killer among us. The Rumour by Lesley Kara Genres: Mystery, Thriller Published: 27th December, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 4 When single mum Joanna hears a rumour at the school gates, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another and now there’s no going back . . . Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea. Sally McGowan was […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: child killer, Crime, lesley kara, Mystery, new identity, rumour, small town, Thriller

The Deaths of December by Susi Holliday

26th Dec 2018 by Norrie

Bah, humbug! The Deaths of December by Susi Holliday Genres: Crime, Mystery Published: 26th November, 2017 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 3 It looks like a regular advent calendar. Until DC Becky Greene starts opening doors…and discovers a crime scene behind almost every one. The police hope it’s a prank. Because if it isn’t, a murderer has just surfaced – someone who’s been killing for twenty years. But why now? And why has he sent it to this police station? As […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: christmas, Crime, december, holidays, murder mystery, Mystery, seasonal, serial killer

Mince Pies, Apocalypse & 9 Christmas Mysteries

24th Dec 2018 by Norrie

Not everyone celebrates Christmas, and even those who do are not necessarily consider this their favourite time of the year. For me personally, it has its ups and downs. What I like about Christmas? It’s a holiday, so I don’t have to work. Of course it wasn’t the case when I worked in a cafe. I still remember taking a taxi at 6 a.m. ten years ago, because public transport was still closed, but there were already people queuing outside […]

Categories: Books, Fluff, List • Tags: agatha christie, christmas, christmas mystery, christmas pudding, christmas reading list, Crime, mince pie, Mystery, poirot, reading list, Thriller

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