Tag: Crime

Review: Die Again by Tess Gerristen

Posted January 16, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Die Again by Tess Gerristen

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Die Again by Tess Gerritsen Published by Bantam Press on January 1, 2015 Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Pages: 330 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads ‘With DIE AGAIN Tess Gerritsen proves that she is still at the top of her game. I love this fantastically gripping story and can’t wait for more’ KARIN SLAUGHTER THE VICTIMS In Boston, Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles are investigating a bizarre murder. A man has been found gutted and hanging in his home. When the remains of another victim are found, it is clear that this murderer has been at work for years, and not just in Boston. THE KILLER Six years ago, a group of travellers set off on an African safari. None of them are seen again – apart from one woman who stumbled out of the bush weeks later, barely alive. The only woman to have seen […]

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Pastime Pleasures #10 – Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy

Posted June 27, 2014 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #10 – Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy. Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago. This is a heartbreaking and incredibly sensitive story. Looking for JJ will make you reconsider your immediate reaction to condemn the antagonist. Through the eyes of Alice, you can see the reasons for the murder, what happened on that fatal day, and the build-up that lead to that event. Looking for JJ will pull you quickly along, as the story weaves between the past and the present. Compelling the reader to read on, to find out  what happened and why. To find out what happened to create a child who would kill her friend. This is about second chances and the fact that who were as a child is different to how you how are as an adult. But […]

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Review: Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen

Posted February 26, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen

Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen Published by Ballantine Books on February 25th 2014 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller Pages: 352 Format: E-Book Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads THE FIRST BODY IS A MYSTERY. She’s young. She’s beautiful. And her corpse, laid out in the office of Boston medical examiner Kat Novak, betrays no secrets – except for a matchbook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside. THE NEXT BODY IS A WARNING. When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the streets. The police are sceptical. The mayor won’t listen. And Kat’s chief suspect is one of the town’s most prominent citizens. THE FINAL BODY . . . MIGHT BE HERS. With the death toll rising, Kat races to expose a deadly predator who is closer than she ever dreamt. And every move she makes could be her very last. In the abridge the author explains that this is a transitional book from the romance genre to the criminal one. Published originally in 1994, Girl Missing has been updated […]

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