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Gosh reading that opening is every mother's nightmare. I lost my daughter for, what was only...
Loved the split narratives and the build to the cafe. So frustrating not to be able to read on -...
I absolutely love Jane Casey's Maeve Kerrigan series and 'The Cutting Place' is a very welcome...
It's so funny when a book is completely resonates with your life, and hilariously (forced grin)...
So excited to see another of S.W. Perry's Jackdaw Mysteries here. I really enjoy these historical...
Firstly, the cover design of this book is gorgeous. I was so pleased when the prose inside...
Yep...this is intriguing! Loved the time-line structure; it really helps the drive of the...
I adored Stacey Halls ‘The Familiars’ and this one looks set to outshine that, from this opening....
I haven't read an Alan Parks or Harry McCoy book before, but this looks great. I've a fan of...
I haven't read any of David Young's previous books, but my first impression of 'Stasi Winter' is...
I really enjoyed the detailed descriptions in the narrative and the techniques used to create...
I am someone who finds it generally very difficult to remember faces, so I find the premise of...
Yes! I love a good mystery and the quality of the opening suggests that this will be a cracker! I...
I absolutely loved the opening of this novel; weird, heartwarming, alternative, witty and...
'All the Wrong Places' is a great premise for a thriller book, when you look back and think 'if...
Fascinating opening, and what a place to stop the page! Where's Bella? I was held from the...
This book has begun with a beautiful writing tone, both organically atmospheric and with a deep...
This book seems such an original idea and so interesting after reading the opening pages. I'm a...
Really excited about this, hooks you right in from the start, and it was initially so tense! Love...
This is not the typical book I would pick up but I thoroughly enjoyed the first pages and was...
I find the cover dramatically pleasing - I love historical fiction and this is place and time is...
This looks to be just my cup of tea! A mysterious house, paranormal investigations, a family...
I love a good creepy, mystery thriller and this looks like a cracker! What a terrifying premise....
I love the writing style and it's great to be snapped back into this world and there's a real...
Well, what an intriguing hook; I love the split narrative and how sharply they seem to contrast....
Crikey! A dramatic, stomach turning and harrowing opening. Certainly a dramatic hook! The next...
The front cover is atmospheric and drew my attention initially - great opening hook too. Some...
Okay, so I'm thinking about this mystery now! Great use of letter form to open the story,...
From the start it was so easy to immerse myself into this story; New York was certainly a city of...
I love a good thriller by the sea - it often makes for an atmospheric read using pathetic fallacy...
Awww... well that was a cute opening and I certainly empathised with Nadia's epic dash to the...
This looks like my sort of read - loved the detailed beginning as the young boy journeys across...
I could really imagine this at the start of a creepy supernatural film - love the character of...
Well, firstly I just wanted to eat that burger... I could almost smell it! As i kept reading I...
The creepy covers connects fully to the macabre and ritual like murder at the start of this book....
When I saw the book cover, I immediately thought...well, this is going to be 'over my head'....
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