best for BOOKS
It’s a New Year, so it’s definitely time for some new reads. Deirdre O’Brien recommends some brilliant books
KILLER THRILLERS
RED HOT READ
Lindsay Hunter Renegade – £20
Behind a façade of suburban bliss, a torrid tale of sex and betrayal unfolds. New mums Theresa and Jackie meet in a maternity ward with their babies and then become neighbours. Years later, an affair is discovered and then a body is found…
C S Robertson Hodder and Stoughton – £20
In a remote Scottish village, single Marjorie is regarded as an oddity by the locals – and even branded a witch by some. But when a teenage boy is found dead, she comes under more serious suspicion. Beautifully crafted and haunting.
COSY CRIME
INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY
C J Wray Orion – £18.99
Sisters Penny and Josephine may both be pushing a hundred, but they still know how to enjoy life. But on a jaunt to Paris to be honoured for their war service, Penny’s dark secret threatens to prove her undoing. Asparkling tale of war, espionage and romance.
Faith Martin HQ – £16.99
Travel back to the cosy world of the Cotswolds in the 1920s, where life may be gentler– but there’s no avoiding murder. Aghost hunter teams up with his childhood pal to solve the slaying of the lady of the manor. Aclever and spooky take on the classic locked-room mystery.
ROMANTIC READS
WRITTEN BY A REAL-LIFE COUPLE
Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka Pan – £9.99
There’s a definite Taylor Swift vibe to this romance that features a superstar singer, famous for her bittersweet songs inspired by doomed romances, who reconnects with the college boyfriend who has never forgotten her.
Jill Mansell Headline Review – £16.99
This warm romantic comedy begins with one wedding and ends with another – in between there are plenty of twists as the path of true love does not necessarily run smoothly. With a beautiful seaside setting – it’s a guaranteed spirit-lifter.
PAGE TURNERS
FIRST IN NEW SERIES THE MARTINI CLUB
Tess Gerritson Bantam – £20
What happens to spies when they retire? Well if they’re like Maggie, they move to rura
