Tag: Mystery & Thriller

Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

Posted November 6, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 3 Comments
Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

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.The Grownup by Gillian Flynn Published by W&N on June 17, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories, Thriller Pages: 79 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A young woman is making a living, faking it as a cut-price psychic working at Spiritual Palms (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage – mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke. Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year old stepson Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor, built in 1893. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home, and taking possession of the stepson. She has even found trickles of blood on the wall. The young woman doesn’t believe in exorcism or the supernatural, but she does see an opportunity to make a lot of […]

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 […]