Coming just in time – on October 29 – The Folly Murders by Mike McConnell is a gripping British crime thriller following DI Gabriel Swan, a detective forced to return to the remote English Channel island where he grew up. When the harbourmaster is found ritualistically murdered, Swan is drawn into an investigation which dives into an old wartime legend, buried secrets and a community where everyone seems to have something to hide. Then… Oh no, read on, you won’t regret it. For the pre-order price of £0.99 @ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX2YPYXV/
If you like psychological twists, Bonnie Traymore’s The Good Sister is your Halloween reading. When her mirror twin goes missing, Casey is led into an inescapable ‘paradise’. She and Nora are identical – but not quite – Casey is right-handed, Nora is left-handed, they even have moles on opposite cheeks. The are also very different characters: Casey is calm, sensible – Nora, not so much. So, when Nora disappears after a fight with her husband, Casey shouldn’t really be concerned as this isn’t the first time – or should she because this time, things feel different? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GH2BR3PQ/ @ £3.49
A good ‘un from Linda Renham in which we meet Joanna Neal, an excellent paediatric surgeon, her husband Daniel, who is a successful finance director – and their wonderful son. Indeed, they are the perfect family. They buy and renovate a romantic Cotswold country and all seems tickety-boo. But… Joanna vanishes without trace on the evening of her 10th wedding anniversary, and everything begins to crack wide open as blackmail and lies… Nope, I can’t spoil it for you. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX2WRBKH/ @£2.99
After years of hardship, Emma’s chance of happiness is tinged with heartbreak. Together with her husband Paul and their daughter, Mollie, she takes a chance and moves to France, where an old ruin is set to become their new home, far away from their problems in England. But she’s forced to leave her son behind. Things start to go wrong. It’s not just the challenges of life in a foreign country but strange incidents… https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H94VMGHK/ @ £2.99
Halloween is an ideal time to read something eerie and R.G Belsky has written just the thing. A paranormal thriller – you know, hide behind the sofa stuff.
When Megan and her husband Patrick agree to spend the summer at a luxurious house share in Stone Beach, Connecticut, everything seems almost wonderful. Yes, the rent is absurdly low, but the host is uncomfortably over attentive. The other guests seem pleasant but ‘seem’ it appears is the operative word. Then Megan sees a lad, Tommy playing, but then he isn’t. He’s just… gone. Oh crikey… https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FYFY4SYD/ @ £3.49
And now something to relax us all, a little. J.New’s An Accidental Murder (Book 1 of 6) is cozy crime at its best. Recently settled into a charming home on Linhay Island – known as The Yellow Cottage – Ella finds herself entangled in a murder investigation – as yer do. But she’s not solving it alone. A rather, shall we say, strange presence from The Yellow Cottage’s past, helps. Ella follows a trail of cryptic clues into the heart of 1930’s London, and must confront a foe before she becomes the next target. Will she sort it out in time? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2JJQY64/ @ £1.99
Lots to read over Halloween, so tuck yourselves up by the fire and enjoy.
Milly Adams is the author of The Waterway Girls trilogy https://www.amazon.co.uk//dp/B0FRN1JWMF/ @ £5.97 for all 3 kindles