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.
Category Archives: Thriller
Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor
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
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
An island house, a family occasion, a stormy night – the elements of an Agatha Christie style thriller which keeps you guessing ’til the end
The Ice Barn by Ian Pateman
A tale of a frontier town and the promise offered by gold prospecting – dark, threatening and thrilling, and excellently told
The Glass Tree by Michael J Manz
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
The Survivors by Jane Harper
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
The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
A story about family, relationships and secrets, told with humour and emotion with all the hallmarks of Moriarty’s entertaining style
Never Broken by Lori Duffy Foster
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
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
A masterful mystery, unique and incredibly well-written – you must read it for yourself to be baffled and wowed.
A Keeper by Graham Norton
The story of Elizabeth Keane, told through two narrative strands, interwoven cleverly and smoothly by Norton, to reveal long hidden secrets