{"id":160984,"date":"2025-03-28T04:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T04:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/a-selection-of-this-weeks-new-crime-thriller-and-mystery-fiction-titles-to-30th-march-jills-book-cafe\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T04:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T04:02:26","slug":"a-selection-of-this-weeks-new-crime-thriller-and-mystery-fiction-titles-to-30th-march-jills-book-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=160984","title":{"rendered":"A selection of this week\u2019s new crime, thriller and mystery fiction titles to 30th March \u2013 Jill’s Book Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Here\u2019s my pick of this week\u2019s new hardback\/paperback fiction titles. In some cases the eBook might already be available. My source is primarily Th<\/strong><\/em>e Bookseller<\/em><\/strong>, but I\u2019ve started to include other sources to broaden the selection. <\/p>\n

Just a reminder, I don\u2019t have access to a complete list of titles being published, and, as I don\u2019t see any advance copies, my choices are based on the cover, blurb, gut instinct and what takes my fancy at the time. <\/p>\n

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(NB This post features Affiliate links<\/a> from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) <\/p>\n

Crime, Thriller & Mystery <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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A Fortune Most Fatal by Jessica Bull<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Who are you, Miss Austen, but a young lady of little experience and no consequence?\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome to Godmersham Park, 1797.<\/p>\n

Following many years apart, Jane Austen is set to spend the summer with her estranged brother, Neddy.<\/p>\n

As heir to wealthy widow Mrs Knight\u2019s fortune, it is imperative that Neddy stays in his benefactor\u2019s good graces.<\/p>\n

But upon arrival in Kent, Jane quickly realises Neddy is in dire need of her help.<\/p>\n

For a mysterious young woman named Eleanor currently resides with Mrs Knight \u2013 a stranger who threatens to swindle the inheritance for herself.<\/p>\n

Jane must uncover who Mrs Knight\u2019s guest really is, to protect the fate of her entire family. When she discovers a series of threatening letters meant for Eleanor, her investigation takes an unexpected turn.<\/p>\n

Because the dangers aren\u2019t just within the walls of Godmersham Park. Jane knows someone else is out there watching, waiting \u2013 but for what?<\/p>\n

Is this curious Eleanor friend, or foe? And can Jane solve the mystery, before danger comes for them all?<\/p>\n

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Sick to Death by Chris Bridges<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meet Emma. Emma is sick.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She can\u2019t work because of a neurological condition, so is stuck in her family\u2019s tiny council house.<\/p>\n

Emma is sick of being told to \u2018get over it\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her stepfather, her doctors, strangers \u2013 everyone has an opinion.<\/p>\n

Emma is sick of being the other woman.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her boyfriend Adam is perfect: he\u2019s got a great job and an amazing home. His wife Celeste is the problem.<\/p>\n

Emma is sick of being underestimated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All she needed was a target. And now she has Celeste\u2026<\/p>\n

Emma is sick. Just not in the way you thought.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Bureau by Eoin McNamee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lorraine would say afterwards that she was smitten straight off with Paddy Farrell. You could tell that he was occupying the room in a different way, he found the spaces that fitted him. She was the kind of girl the papers called vivacious, always a bit of dazzle to her.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Could she not see there was death about him? Could he not see there was death about her?
Paddy worked the border, a place of road closures, hijackings, sudden death. Everything bootleg and tawdry, nobody is saying that the law is paid off but it is. This is strange terrain, unsolid, ghosted through.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s illicit cash coming across the border and Brendan\u2019s backstreet Bureau de Change is the place to launder it. Brendan knows the rogue lawyers, the nerve shot policemen, the alcoholic judges and he doesn\u2019t care about getting caught. For the Bureau crew getting caught is only the start of the game.<\/p>\n

Paddy and his associates were a ragged band and honourless and their worth to themselves was measured in thievery and fraud. But Lorraine was not a girl to be treated lightly. She\u2019s cast as a minx, a criminal\u2019s moll but she\u2019s bought a shotgun. And she\u2019s bought a grave.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Son by Johana Hustawsson and Thomas Enger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psychologist and expert on body language and memory, Kari Voss investigates the murder of two teenaged girls in the small Norwegian town of Son, as suspicion is cast on multiple suspects. A mesmerisingly dark, twisty start to a nerve-shattering new series by two of the world\u2019s finest crime writers\u2026<\/p>\n

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The Vipers by Katy Hays<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the bestselling author of\u00a0The Cloisters<\/em>\u00a0comes this electrifying thriller\u00a0<\/strong>about an affluent family whose annual retreat to Italy is shattered when a decades-old murder resurfaces . . . think\u00a0The Talented Mr Ripley<\/em>\u00a0meets\u00a0Succession\u00a0<\/em>meets\u00a0The White Lotus . . .<\/em><\/p>\n

On the glittering island of Capri, anything can be a mirage. But one thing is true: there\u2019s nothing deadlier than a family with everything to lose . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world was shocked by playwright Sarah Lingate\u2019s death thirty years ago at an opulent,
white-washed villa on the island of Capri. Absolved of the crime, the Lingate family maintains that what happened that night was a tragic accident. And every July they return to Capri to prove it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n

This time, Helen Lingate \u2013 sole heir to the family fortune \u2013 has a plan. Tightly controlled by her father, she enlists the help of the family assistant, Lorna Moreno, to free herself from her family\u2019s stranglehold on her life. And yet, behind closed doors, the legendary Lingate family unity is at breaking point. Upon arrival at the villa in Capri, an anonymous gift awaits them: the necklace Sarah was wearing the night she died.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath, the paranoid, insular Lingates begin to unravel. As the investigation into her mother\u2019s death is reopened, Helen begins to lose trust in everyone around her: her controlling father Richard, drug-addled aunt Naomi, aloof uncle Marcus, and even Lorna, whose past she realizes is frustratingly opaque. And as the family fractures, the long-hidden truth about that night and the secrets they\u2019ve kept from one another boil to the surface \u2013 and they might not leave the island alive.<\/p>\n

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There Came A-Tapping by Andrea Carter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since losing her parents in a car crash as a teen, Allie has struggled to cope. Meeting Rory finally made things easier. She\u2019s come to rely on him for almost everything, so when he disappears while filming a documentary in the West of Ireland, she fears she\u2019ll come undone. Again.<\/p>\n

Tap\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

When a couple arrive at the Dublin apartment she and Rory share, claiming to be the new tenants, Allie is distraught. Why did Rory let out their home without telling her? And \u2013 where is he?<\/p>\n

Tap-tap\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

She seeks refuge at the run-down and reputedly haunted Raven Cottage in the Slieve Bloom mountains, where she and Rory were planning to move one day. Allie slowly starts to build a life for herself \u2013 and begins to believe that she might manage to make it alone.<\/p>\n

Tap-tap-tap\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

But then Rory\u2019s car is found submerged at the end of a pier, nowhere near where he was supposed to be \u2013 and the body in the driver\u2019s seat isn\u2019t his. Alison starts to revisit her memories of their time together, and begins to question if she can trust them\u2026<\/p>\n

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A Troubled Tide by Lynne McEwan<\/strong><\/p>\n

The threat has never been so close to home\u2026<\/p>\n

DI Shona Oliver\u2019s fellow officer PC Hayley Cameron drowns during a triathlon in the Solway Firth. The post-mortem reveals drugs in Hayley\u2019s system, perhaps self-administered performance enhancers. But a puncture wound in the back of her wetsuit suggests foul play.<\/p>\n

Shona and her colleagues investigate, but those closest to Hayley grapple with the truth and risk letting personal feelings cloud their judgement. Could the answers to Hayley\u2019s death lie within Shona\u2019s own ranks?<\/p>\n

As the case hits the buffers, Shona clashes with her daughter and also faces difficult questions about the murder of her old boss. Will Shona keep her head above the water long enough to see justice done, and what will it cost her if she does?<\/p>\n

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Bad Blood by Sarah Hornsley<\/strong><\/p>\n

A FAMILY FULL OF SECRETS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Justine Stone left her small, claustrophobic hometown in Essex eighteen years ago, turning her back on her family and what happened that terrible night.<\/p>\n

A HOUSE FULL OF LIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

But when her childhood sweetheart, Jake, is accused of a horrific double murder, Justine\u2019s world begins to crumble. And when her brother disappears in the wake of the deaths, Justine is forced to open the door to the past again \u2013 a door that she\u2019s kept shut for years.<\/p>\n

A NIGHT THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING<\/strong><\/p>\n

What has her mother been hiding all this time? Why does nobody ever talk about the death of her father? And what did her brother know about the couple Jake is accused of killing?<\/p>\n

WHEN EVERYONE HAS A REASON TO LIE, HOW DO YOU UNCOVER THE TRUTH?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Rest is Death by James Oswald<\/strong><\/p>\n

A macabre ancient artefact. An innovative biotech company connected to the highest levels of government. And the trail of bloodshed in its wake.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean is called to investigate a break-in at Drake BioTech, a trendsetting Edinburgh start-up. It\u2019s well below McLean\u2019s pay grade, but given the extensive political connections of its eccentric owner Nathaniel Drake, he doesn\u2019t have a choice. Even if nothing appears to have been stolen.<\/p>\n

A missing person case turns complicated for DI Janie Harrison when a body is found half-buried in woods outside the city. The missing man shows no signs of trauma, the cause of his death a mystery. But when another man \u2013 linked to the break-in \u2013 is discovered dead in similarly mysterious circumstances, the police suspect there may be some connection between the two.<\/p>\n

McLean is convinced the answer lies with the strange ancient artefact clutched in the second dead man\u2019s hands. But when the two bodies are stolen from the mortuary, and the artefact goes missing from evidence, the race is on to prevent yet more death.<\/p>\n

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The Vanished by NJ Mackay<\/strong><\/p>\n

A detective searches for the missing \u2013 his ex-wife is next<\/strong><\/p>\n

When DI Sebastian Locke gets a call about his ex-wife, Charlie, he fears the worst.<\/p>\n

Charlie has been a drug addict for years, so Seb has anticipated discovering her death \u2026 and wonders how he will tell Tilly, their teenaged daughter. But it\u2019s Charlie\u2019s boyfriend whose body he finds at the squalid flat \u2013 and Charlie is nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n

But the case soon ramps up as more addicts go missing from the streets. As Seb and the Thamespark squad delve deeper, they uncover the twisted plan behind these disappearances.<\/p>\n

But can Seb find the shadowy man at the centre of it all \u2013 and rescue the mother of his child \u2013 before it\u2019s too late?<\/p>\n

An unputdownable police procedural that fans of Lynda LaPlante and Karin Slaughter will love.<\/p>\n

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10 Marchfield Square by Nicola Whyte<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Maid<\/em>\u00a0meets\u00a0Only Murders in the Building<\/em>\u00a0in this twist-packed cosy mystery set in the smallest residential square in London.
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Marchfield Square was meant to be a haven from the outside world. A place for those who need somewhere safe from their pasts, or who could otherwise not afford to stay in the city they call home. That was Celeste Van Duren\u2019s plan. One of her tenants being murdered in his own kitchen, and the police trying to pin it on his long-suffering wife, was not.<\/p>\n

So Celeste does what anyone with a lot of money, a strong sense of justice and a bad hip would do: she recruits some help to track down the real murderer. Her cleaner, Audrey, knows everyone in the square and is liked by all, while failed crime writer, Lewis, is known by no one. He hates his job, hates his life, and he\u2019s not that fond of Audrey either, but Celeste is persuasive. In theory his knowledge of police procedure and her way with people should help them find the killer \u2013 if they don\u2019t kill each other first\u2026<\/p>\n

Despite their differences the two soon discover the victim\u2019s dodgy art deals may hold the key to the mystery \u2013 but have they missed something closer to home? After all, how well do you\u00a0really\u00a0<\/em>know your neighbours?<\/p>\n

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When Sally Killed Harry by Lucy Roth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Say hello to Sally.\u00a0<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n

This is the story of how I killed Harry Collins. Destined to be the great love of my life \u2013 until one day I wake up in the Big Apple with the world\u2019s worst hangover, an empty bank account, and the sinking feeling that my life just nosedived. How it happened is a blur, but one thing is clear: I\u2019ve been swindled and I\u2019m not happy about it.\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200bShe\u2019s the woman of your dreams.<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s all thanks to Harry \u2013 a total dreamboat and a devil in disguise. He\u2019s got charm, secrets, and a smile that screams trouble. Little did I know, Harry\u2019s not just a pretty face \u2013 he\u2019s a liar and conman.\u200b<\/p>\n

Or is she your worst nightmare?<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200bWhen I discover I\u2019m not the only victim, I decide it\u2019s only right I take my revenge. And with a group of wronged women behind me, murder isn\u2019t on the agenda\u00a0yet\u00a0<\/em>because Harry\u2019s in for a nightmare and I\u2019m only just getting started\u2026\u200b<\/p>\n

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The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE MARTINI CLUB ISN\u2019T OPEN TO EVERYONE . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maggie Bird\u2019s \u2018book group\u2019 is an unusual one \u2013 a group of retired spies living an anonymous life in the seaside town of Purity. And this summer they plan little more than \u2018reading\u2019 (whilst sipping martinis), and some gentle birdwatching.<\/p>\n

But trouble is just around the corner as the summer guests arrive.<\/p>\n

For acting Police Chief Jo Thibodeau, summer brings its own problems \u2013 packed streets, bar brawls, petty theft. And now, a missing teenager down by the lake.<\/p>\n

When their good friend becomes a prime suspect in the girl\u2019s disappearance, Maggie and her Martini Club must put down their binoculars and roll up their sleeves. Leaving Jo to deal with not only a powerful family desperate for answers, but a meddlesome group of retirees.<\/p>\n

Can Jo and the Martini Club find a way to work together, as they uncover one of the deadliest scandals their small town has ever seen?<\/p>\n

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The Secret Detective Agency by Helena Dixon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meet Miss Jane Treen \u2013 the coffee-drinking cat lover dressed head to toe in tweed, who just happens to be a secret super sleuth!<\/strong><\/p>\n

London, 1941<\/strong>:\u00a0Miss Jane Treen<\/strong>\u00a0is at her desk, strong black coffee in hand and fluffy ginger cat by her side, when her top-secret government work is interrupted by an urgent call to\u00a0Devon<\/strong>. A woman has been found dead in a lake in a place where she shouldn\u2019t have been. Jane needs to gather the clues and find the killer before someone else from the agency gets hurt\u2026<\/p>\n

Shy and handsome code-breaker\u00a0Arthur Cilento<\/strong>\u00a0is bewildered by the arrival of the efficient\u00a0Miss Treen\u00a0<\/strong>and her cat Marmaduke. She bursts into his life unexpectedly, forcing him out of his comfort zone. The reluctant colleagues huddle near the warmth of a crackling fire in Arthur\u2019s country home, working to piece together the murderous puzzle at hand.<\/p>\n

In the sleepy Devon village,\u00a0someone is hiding something<\/strong>: but is it the busybody vicar and his sister, the dutiful housekeeper and her secretive son, the stern librarian, or someone else altogether? And who were the people with the woman in the lake on the day she died?<\/p>\n

No sooner have Arthur and Jane have drawn up a list of suspects, than a parcel reveals a clue that sends them in hot pursuit of a coded diary stashed in a village church. But as the heavy wooden door slams behind them and a key turns in the lock, one thing is sure:\u00a0they need to unravel the truth and crack this code before the killer decides their number is up<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

But if they can catch the culprit in time, might this unusual pair become the finest crime-solving partnership since Holmes and Watson hung up their hats\u2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Date With Destiny by Julia Chapman<\/strong><\/p>\n

From death to danger and malice to mystery, Samson and Delilah have weathered many storms. Finally, things should be going smoothly. Except life\u2019s never that simple in Bruncliffe, is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the couple are beset with worries about their upcoming wedding, a charismatic celebrity comes knocking on the Dales Detective Agency\u2019s door, seeking their services. Samson is initially reluctant to help, for many reasons. But things quickly escalate following a shocking murder at Fellside Court and, as a friend comes under suspicion, Samson and Delilah must set aside their personal problems to catch a killer.<\/p>\n

In a case that will bring so many of Bruncliffe\u2019s secrets out into the open, this final investigation for the Dales Detectives may be the one that breaks them for ever . . .<\/p>\n

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The Burial Place by Stig Abell<\/strong><\/p>\n

A beautiful landscape\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

It began as the project of a lifetime \u2013 a group of archaeologists, uncovering the remains of a Roman settlement on a beautiful hill in the glorious English countryside.<\/p>\n

A looming threat\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

But, the idyll is shattered when they begin receiving threatening letters. Former city detective Jake Jackson, now enjoying a quieter life in the local village, is pulled in to investigate.<\/p>\n

A killer closing in\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soon, threatening letters are the least of their problems, when a murderer strikes. And now the race is on for Jake to find them, before they kill again\u2026<\/p>\n

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I Would Die for You by Sandie Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now<\/strong>: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in a small seaside Californian town with her husband and daughter. She is not expecting a writer to knock on her door asking for her personal insight into the downfall of the biggest British band of the 1980s\u2014unveiling the threads of a life she put behind her years ago. The same day, her daughter goes missing and the school claims her aunt picked her up . . . but she doesn\u2019t have an aunt. Convinced of a link between the two, Nicole is forced to revisit long-abandoned memories from her past to protect everything she now holds dear.<\/p>\n

1986<\/strong>: Sixteen-year-old Cassie is obsessed with the hottest band in London, Secret Oktober. Harbouring an intense crush on the leading man, Ben Edwards, she will do anything she can to capture his attention among the throngs of groupies at the band\u2019s scandalous backstage parties. But when Ben discovers her older sister Nicole singing at a local bar one night, he can\u2019t help but feel drawn to her, setting in motion a collision course that could tear their family apart.<\/p>\n

Infused with the sounds of the 80s, this thrilling new novel from the inimitable Sandie Jones will captivate readers, as she explores what the frenzy of fandom can lead to in this shocking blockbuster.<\/p>\n

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Nobody\u2019s Fool by Harlan Coban<\/strong><\/p>\n

A year after the devastating events that took place in\u00a0Fool Me Once<\/em>, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce\u2019s college days comes back to haunt him. Present day is hard enough for Kierce, but his past isn\u2019t through with him yet\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There\u2019s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He begins to scream \u2013 and then he runs.<\/p>\n

Twenty two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who\u2019s working off his debts by teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It\u2019s unmistakably her. But as soon as he makes eye contact with her, she bolts.
For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day.
His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past. Soon he discovers that some secrets should stay buried\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When Shadows Fall by Neil Lancaster<\/strong><\/p>\n

A TRAGIC DEATH<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the body of Leanne Wilson is found at the bottom of a Scottish mountain, it is classified as a tragic accident. There is no evidence to suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n

A RISING BODY COUNT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then DS Max Craigie discovers that five other women in the last year have died by falling off mountains, and something feels very wrong. They were all experienced climbers and alone when they died. This can only mean one thing: there\u2019s a killer on the loose.<\/p>\n

A KILLER IN THE SHADOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The more Max investigates, the more he believes that they are dealing with something much bigger than a lone serial killer. With five victims and conflicting clues, how do you catch someone committing the perfect crime?<\/p>\n

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The Wedding Vow by Dandy Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n

She is the perfect wife.<\/strong>
He is the perfect liar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verity<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Linden Lockwood<\/strong>\u00a0vowed to spend the rest of their lives together, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do they part. Five years later they\u2019ve kept their promise to never let their love die, to never slip into becoming one of\u00a0those<\/em>\u00a0couples\u2026.<\/p>\n

But a year after Linden is brutally and inexplicably murdered in their picture-perfect home, Verity\u2019s world shatters again. They\u2019re not the golden couple she thought they were. Linden betrayed her: he had been having an affair.<\/p>\n

Determined to uncover the identity of the other woman, Verity delves into her husband\u2019s life. Everyone is a suspect: her neighbour, her best friend, her assistant\u2026 even her cousin. But as she unearths Linden\u2019s shocking secrets, Verity realises she didn\u2019t know her husband at all and the truth might be more dangerous than she realises.<\/p>\n

Can Verity expose the other woman before she joins her husband in the morgue?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Nicola Bridge moves back to Dorset after years as a CID detective in the big city, the last thing she expects is for the picturesque village of Fleetcombe to become a grisly crime scene.<\/p>\n

Jim Tiernan, landlord of the White Hart pub, has been found dead, the body staged with macabre relish on an isolated country road. As soon as she starts asking questions, Nicola realises everyone in the village has something to hide.<\/p>\n

Frankie, the hairdresser who isn\u2019t a skilled enough actor to conceal they\u2019re lying about the night of the murder.<\/p>\n

Eddie, the delivery driver whose heart starts racing every time he drives past the crime scene.<\/p>\n

Deakins, the embittered farmer still living in the shadow of a supposedly murderous ancestor.<\/p>\n

And even the little girl, hidden at the top of the playground slide, who\u2019s watching them all.<\/p>\n

Whispers. Rumours. Lies. But Nicola knows that somewhere among them, a killer is hiding in plain sight.<\/p>\n

Because sometimes the smallest villages hide the darkest secrets\u2026<\/p>\n

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My Husband\u2019s Mistress by Willow Rose<\/strong><\/p>\n

Should I believe the woman who ruined my life, or protect the husband who\u2019s already betrayed me?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I walk past rows of immaculate white roses into the Kane family\u2019s picture-perfect home, thinking that I\u2019d never guess what\u2019s happened behind closed doors. The woman standing with my colleagues in handcuffs looks so innocent in her blue, silk dress. But they say she\u2019s killed her husband.<\/p>\n

When I see her face, I recognise her immediately.\u00a0She\u2019s my own husband Bradley\u2019s mistress\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was found beside the body with blood on her hands. But in a quiet voice, with tears streaming down her face,\u00a0she says Bradley was the one who did it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A chill goes down my spine. I\u2019ve hated this woman since the day I saw her through the window of that little Parisian restaurant, holding hands with Bradley. I know my husband wouldn\u2019t kill anyone. He\u2019s a good father, a respected lawyer\u2026 But then, I never thought he\u2019d have an affair.<\/p>\n

She mustn\u2019t share her theories with anyone else. As the cop working the case, I need to make her trust me, and only me.<\/p>\n

Because she and Bradley thought they could lie to me. But one of them is a murderer. And they have no idea how far I\u2019ll go to keep my children safe\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

So that\u2019s all for this week.<\/p>\n

Happy Reading!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s my pick of this week\u2019s new hardback\/paperback fiction titles. In some cases the eBook might already be available. My source is primarily The Bookseller, but I\u2019ve started to include other sources to broaden the selection. 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