Latest Book Reviews - Mystery & Thriller
Donut Enter
(Penny Lane Book Club)Mystery & ThrillerReviewed 13 Mar 2024
Donut Enter is the second instalment in the Penny Lane Book Club Mystery series, continuing the adventures of the lovable Daisy McCartney as she finds herself embroiled in another unexpected death. This time the stakes are higher, as Daisy finds herself a prime suspect in the murder – not ideal as she tries to figure out where her relationship with a police officer is going, and juggles her responsibilities at law school, the hair salon where she works, and the museum her mother drags her into volunteering for. more
Scone Cold Murder
(Penny Lane Book Club)Mystery & ThrillerReviewed 26 Dec 2023
Scone Cold Murder is the first in a series of murder mystery novels by Mary Ann Tippett, whose varied fiction and non-fiction works I have enjoyed over the past few years. This is not a book that keeps you waiting for bodies to start dropping, we commence with the murder and have the rest of the story to join the lovable Daisy and her romantic interest Brett in working out who the culprit is. more
Over the Borderline
Mystery & ThrillerReviewed 25 Feb 2020
Life is going well for criminal psychology student Brooke Douger – she gets her big break in the courtroom, getting to give expert testimony for the first time, and also helps her best friend Jacob land a new job nearby that will allow her to see more of him. At the same time, romance could be in the air when she meets someone new through her involvement in a high profile trial. However, even as all these good things are happening, could she be on the verge of being drawn into something more sinister? more
The Girl from the Lake
Mystery & ThrillerReviewed 31 Jan 2020
Analise is living a quiet life, with a sensible if unrewarding job and a place of her own in a nice, peaceful little town. However, after facing some career uncertainty and health problems, her calm existence begins to unravel at a terrifying pace. Worst of all, she becomes haunted by dark dreams, which start to blur with reality. Are they really just the workings of her fevered mind, or some sort of message from her subconscious about the strange mysteries of the past that she finds herself drawn into? more