Splash of Scandal: A cozy small-town whodunnit mystery (The Tea Leaf Mysteries Book 7 by J. New
A glamorous rowing club. A celebrated champion. And a murder that won’t stay beneath the surface.When a body washes ashore in Plumpton Mallet, Lilly Tweed must dive into a deadly web of secrets.
We’ve met Lilly Tweed at Frost Magazine before – a former Agony Aunt, purveyor of fine teas, and accidental sleuth. Heavens, I do love cozy crime. When Lilly and Abigail cater their first joint event – a sixteenth birthday party at the local rowing club – they’re determined to make it an occasion to remember. But the celebration becomes unforgettable for all the wrong reasons when a body is discovered washed up on the lake shore. Well, yes, it is a bit of a party dimmer. The victim is no stranger: a prominent club member… Cue Lilly Tweed … This title was previously published as Storm in a Teacup by J. New. Do read it, a bargain @ £3.99 at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZCS1QX5/
If I Were You – A totally gripping domestic thriller with a heart-pounding twist by Helen Matthews
She needs your help. But the truth she is hiding could destroy you both.
A jaw-dropping topical thriller about siblings that will keep you up all night. Tessa, a former career woman with long Covid and depression, lives a reclusive life in a London suburb. When her long estranged younger sister Maddie suddenly turns up with a baby, events spiral. Maddie claims she’s fled a controlling partner who is threatening to take the child. Overwhelmed at first, Tessa wants to help—both her sister and herself. But the situation grows murkier. Maddie speaks of a man named Zak, the baby’s father, who isolated and manipulated her. Her story has gaps and contradictions. Flashbacks and Maddie’s behaviour plant doubts. Is she really just a victim? As Tessa gets pulled deeper into Maddie’s account, she begins to question her own reality and soon the sisters’ relationship starts to fray. A taut thriller you won’t want to put down. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G64HJ23M/ @ £0.99 for a limited time.
Hung Verdict: An interesting historical mystery that will leave you guessing until the very end (a May Keaps novel – Book 3 of 3) by BK Duncan
A gripping 1920s London mystery, where a fearless Coroner’s Officer faces the complicated mystery of a dead man and a underlying murderous conspiracy … East London, 1920. May Keaps is faced with the perplexing case of a man kicked to death by a horse. He has been formally identified, but it seems the man who died may not have been who the coroner thought he was …
Meanwhile, May’s boss asks her to help on a top-secret case involving Irish terrorism and another potential misidentification. This job puts May in the path of great danger more than once; fortunately, she has a well-placed friend in the form of Irish newspaper reporter Jack Cahill, who helps her to understand the intricacies of the Irish Question. But when Jack returns to Ireland to cope with a family crisis, he is drawn into the war of politics and bullets that rages between the IRA and the British Establishment. On return to England he sees his Irish connections and May’s English investigations coincide, and as the tale concludes with a final violent showdown, May and Jack are forced to consider their futures. A fascinating and well researched historical novel which keeps you on the edge of your seat. Find it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FHQ43PSF/ And it’s FREE.
Milly Adams is the author of the Waterway Girls trilogy https://www.amazon.co.uk//dp/B0FRN1JWMF/ @ £5.97 for all 3 kindles
