The Murder of Harriet Monckton November 1843. A young woman, 23-year-old Harriet Monckton, is found dead in the privy behind the chapel in Bromley, Kent. It appears she died from swallowing prussic acid, but when the autopsy reveals she was also six months pregnant, the community begin to wonder who might be responsible, and if…
‘Edge of the Known Bus Line’ by James R. Gapinski
Edge of the Known Bus Line A woman’s normal bus journey transports her into a grotesque shantytown where the inhabitants mug newcomers for food, trinkets and anything else they can find. With little to eat but dead rats and human flesh, the stranger’s work experience on a deli counter soon finds her cast in the…
‘The Healer’s Secret’ by Helen Pryke
The Healer’s Secret She’s lost her job, is threatened with divorce and struggling to cope with her dependency on alcohol. What else can go wrong in Jennifer’s life? But thanks to her mother, the thirty-one-year-old is thrown a lifeline. Offered the opportunity to discover her Italian roots, she eventually agrees to move into her family’s…
‘Nothing to Lose’ by Lee Child
Nothing to Lose Hope and Despair – two small towns in Colorado. Jack Reacher wants a cup of coffee, but the waitress ignores him. The other customers ignore him. Then a bunch of deputies show up with the intention of throwing him out of town. But Reacher is no pushover and he’s more than a…
‘Kids who Kill: Sandy Charles’ by Kathryn McMaster
Kids who Kill: Sandy Charles When a child is murdered and horribly mutilated in the small community of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, rumours of ritual killings and satanic cults quickly spread among the townsfolk, not helped by the slow reaction of the police to find the killer. In fact, the manner of the killing is so…
‘The 13th Hour’ by Brigitta Moon
The 13th Hour: A Marston Thriller Mayor Harden has a secret, and someone who knows everything is willing to spill the beans, but with the choice between money and family, which tune will the mayoral puppet dance to? Meanwhile, baseball coach Jessie Owens finds himself arrested and thrown in jail. Can police officers Romero, Billy…
‘Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection’ by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection (Audiobook) From his first appearance in A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has delighted crime and detective fans throughout the world. In this mammoth collection, read by Stephen Fry, we get all the novels and stories along with Fry’s personal introductions to each title. Running to a total of 71…
‘Never to be Ignored’ by HA Dawson
Never to be Ignored A terminally ill patient asks nurse Shona for assistance with an apparently unrelated problem. But unsuspecting Shona is caught off guard when her own family, and more specifically, her relationship with her father, is dragged into the limelight. Thrust into a situation that could blow her own life wide open, Shona…
‘Violent by Design’ by Paul Heatley
Violent by Design Following a raid on a drug house, northern gangster Neil Doyle’s right-hand man Jimmy Finlay decides it’s better to sort things out himself rather than break the bad news to his boss. But the man he seeks isn’t going to roll over and lay down without a fight and Jimmy is pulled…
Indie Author Interview – Gordon Bickerstaff
Glasgow-born thriller writer Gordon Bickerstaff has turned his hand to a plethora of interests, from biochemistry and garden maintenance to DIY and spying. Well, perhaps that last one is based more in his imagination than real life, but maybe not – read on to find out more… What prompted you to start writing? I’ve read…
