Thriller – Scuffed Granny

Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman

A reasonable thriller throughout with strong elements of suspense that, for me, just failed to deliver all it promised

Anita Shreve’s books never fail to be a good, involved read and this story of a woman escaping a life of domestic abuse is real and astute

Charles Bateman returns to New York and his visit brings with it a return to a dark incident from his past and a pursuit for truth.

A tale of a missing girl is the starting point which evolves into a delving into and a scrutiny of the lives of ordinary villagers

An island house, a family occasion, a stormy night – the elements of an Agatha Christie style thriller which keeps you guessing ’til the end

A tale of a frontier town and the promise offered by gold prospecting – dark, threatening and thrilling, and excellently told

A well-paced thriller set in Paris in the 50s about a man trying to find the truth of his wife’s death, in a troubled and war-scarred city

A tale of a town and its secrets, set on the coast of Tasmania with caves, storms and beaches and lots of twists and turns towards the truth

A story about family, relationships and secrets, told with humour and emotion with all the hallmarks of Moriarty’s entertaining style

A good thriller whose gutsy heroine, Lisa Jamison, helps a man hiding in her car and leads her to the dark underworld of people exploitation