Three of them adrift on the narrowboat.Mother, son, and wickedness. Peggy Jenkins and her teenage son, Samson, live on a remote stretch of canal in the Midlands. She is a writer and he is a schoolboy. Together, they battle against the hardness and manipulation of the man they live with. To the outside world he is a husband and father.

Welcome back to Series 2, episode 2 of A Quickie with.... This week I had the pleasure of chatting to Clare Mackintosh, the author of one of my "all time favourite" psychological thrillers I Let You Go. Here's a brief recap of Clare's biography: With more than two million copies of her books sold worldwide, number one bestseller Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award-winning author of I Let You Go, which was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, and the fastest-selling title by a new UK crime writer in 2015.

Daughter, client, lover. Monster. Victim.  You were a sweet girl. You were the prettiest girl I’d ever seen. You were a bomb going off in my life. You were a challenge. You were the story of a…

Daughter, client, lover. Monster. Victim. You were a sweet girl. You were the prettiest girl I’d ever seen. You were a bomb going off in my life. You were a challenge. You were the story of a lifetime. When four wealthy and influential members are poisoned at London’s most exclusive private club, a young waitress is arrested. As her personal life and upbringing are picked over, her obsession with online conspiracy theories is exposed.

It’s time to restart one of my favourite features on Compulsive Readers which I started in 2018. So, welcome back to “A Quickie with..” where I will be chatting to some of my favo…

It's time to restart one of my favourite features on Compulsive Readers which I started in 2018. So, welcome back to "A Quickie with.." where I will be chatting to some of my favourite authors about their latest books and some other random stuff. It's only right to start this new feature with John Marrs, best-selling author, award winning novelist, internet sensation and someone I have known for over 12 years and following his success with astonishment and pride.

It is 1987, and in the aftermath of a great storm, Cora sets out with her nine-year-old daughter to register the birth of her son. Her husband intends for her to follow a long-standing family tradition and call the baby after him. But when faced with the decision, Cora hesitates. Going against his wishes is a risk that will have consequences, but is it right for her child to inherit his name from generations of domineering men?

I'm delighted to be part of an epic team of bloggers on the blogtour for Life Begins at The Cornish Cottage by Kim Nash which is out now: When life gives you heartbreak 💔, sometimes it also gives you a second chance… 💕 When Tom Sullivan returns to the quiet village of Sandpiper Shore, Emma can hardly believe her eyes.

Life as a missing person is absolute murder... When artist Eloise Ford hears that human remains found in an abandoned mine are believed to be those of long-missing teenager Elizabeth King, the shock sends her reeling. It can't be true. Eloise knows this for a fact because... she is Elizabeth King. Now, her carefully curated life in Cornwall is falling apart.

You're the love of her life. You just don't know it yet... You have one new follower. Esther first sees Ted walking in a park in London. They lock eyes and for a fraction of a second, she feels something she’s never felt before. She starts by reading up about his life in Canada and his work as an actor. Then she watches every interview with him online.

He has a secret. She knows he’s lying… YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE Nadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the tell-tale signs. She’s been here before. YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO YOU CAN TRUST When Jamie claims to be at work late, she knows he’s lying. He’s with another woman, and she’s determined to catch him in the act.

If my sister hadn’t been beautiful, none of it would have happened. Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family’s world to implode. Across decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston.

Today on the blog I’m sharing my thoughts on The Token, the brand new thriller from Sharon Bolton which is out today. Happy publication day. My thanks to publisher Orion for the invitation to…

When Jen Miller entrusts her youngest child to the care of her beloved sisters, she has no idea of the devastating tragedy that is about to unfold. To celebrate her sister's wedding, global superstar Winter Kellaway throws the party of the decade at her luxurious beachside estate. The decorations are flawless. The champagne is on ice. The guests have arrived. But one misstep will have heartbreaking consequences that will rock this close-knit family to their core.

Since being left for dead in a brutal attack, crime writer Aidan Cullen hasn’t left his house. For five years his paranoia and fear have confined him to the walls of his rural home with just his dog for company. Not even his hugely successful, much-longed-for publishing career could tempt him from his self-imposed prison. But when a murder happens so close to Aidan’s home that he can see the lights of the police cars and the white suits of the forensic team, even his elaborate security system and iron gates can’t keep the world out.

Now an Amazon Prime TV Series starring Robin Wright, Olivia Cooke and Laurie Davidson A girl. A boy. His mother. And the lie she'll wish she'd never told. The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances is a gripping and chilling debut psychological thriller, based on the fall-out following an unforgiveable lie. It looks at the potentially charged relationship between girlfriend, boyfriend and his mother, which most women can identify with, and locates it in an extreme but believable setting.

Everyone has heard the rumours. But who knows the real story of Coram House?True crime writer Alex Kelley is struggling after her last book tanked her career. Her reputation in tatters, she accepts a commission to ghost-write a book about Coram House, a former orphanage by a lake in Vermont that is now being turned into luxury condos. Could this be the fresh start she needs?

Alex knows she risks getting fired from her law firm if she takes on another unpaid case, but when she hears Rosa's desperate voice at the other end of the phone, she knows she has to the body of Rosa's shy teenage sister, Natalia, has been dragged, lifeless, from the Thames. Alex can't help but think of her own missing little sister.

PLACING THAT KEY IN THE LOCK WAS THE LAST ORDINARY MOMENT OF HER LIFE.Iona Griffri returns home one evening to find her family murdered and her father, Eurov, missing. Her family home is entirely submerged in water, and a strange, unnamed girl lies dead in her bed. As the police declare her father the main suspect, Iona is forced to confront how much she really knew about the man who raised her.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing and Eight Perfect Murders comes an inventive, utterly propulsive murder-mystery in reverse, tracing a marriage back in time to uncover the dark secret at its heart. Thom and Wendy Graves have been married for over twenty-five years. They live in a beautiful Victorian on the north shore of Massachusetts.

The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge. Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be.

She thought she had her life back. She was wrong. It was a mistake to trust him. Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there―or who she is. A passing officer takes her to the police station, and not long after, a frantic man arrives. He's been searching for her for hours.

I heard you. I know what you did. For three years, criminal psychiatrist Tamsin Shaw has been lying unresponsive in hospital. But while she may not be able to open her eyes, she is awake, and listening to her visitors: The husbandThe best friendThe ex-boyfriendThe former patientThe nurse All of them have secrets. One of them will kill to keep theirs hidden.

Fun cover!!! Publication Date: 16th October Formats: Hardback & Ebook Price: Hb £16.99/ Ebook £10.39 Publisher: Zaffre I would like to say a huge thank you to Compulsive Reader (Tracy Fenton) f…

Happy Monday!! Today I’m resharing my review from 2016(!!!!!!!) of Jack Jordan’s second psych-thriller My Girl.