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You Belong Here, by Megan Miranda.

By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes…(MacBeth)

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The Cracked Mirror, by Chris Brookmyre

To quote from a very famous song:
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see …..

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Head Cases (PAR Unit, #1) by John McMahon

It’s logical… or is it?!

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The Lost House, by Melissa Larsen.

Agnes is determined to prove that her grandfather did not commit such a heinous crime…

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The Debt Collector, by Steven Max Russo

Let’s start this review with a short, mental exercise. I want you to picture a loan shark for your inner eye. The greasy hair, smoking a cigarette, a big, fat gold ring on one of his fingers. His shirt tries its best to stretch over his bulk, and mostly manages it. At least one button […]

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The Sequel, by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

Wordy, overly descriptive writing that was occasionally mind-numbing but the narrator did an excellent job of dramatizing the action.

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In the Blink of an Eye, by Jo Callaghan.

DCS Kat Frank wants to prove that AI has no role in detective work…. but she may well be proven wrong!

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The Ministry Of Time, by Kaliane Bradley.

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley My rating: 5 of 5 stars TIME – past, present and future – interwoven into this gripping, un-put-downable story! Total Wow! I couldn’t put this one down! The highly engaging premise of this novel: extract a handful of doomed global citizens from various points in time and drop […]

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LIARS, BY James O’Loghlin.

A fun read but the female characters in this novel had all the “guts but none of the glory” as the saying goes.

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MIDDLETIDE, by Sarah Crouch

Good first effort with an ingenious plot.