#mystery - Shalini's Books & Reviews

Book Review - Her Husband’s Grave by P L Kane #BookReview #BlogTour #Mystery

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to author P L Kane and HQ stories for my spot on this Blog Tour. Simon was found dead on the beach, and it was up to Robyn, the criminal psychologist, to find the elusive thread which would lead the cops to the killer. A good murder mystery by author P L Kane. … Continue reading Book Review - Her Husband’s Grave by P L Kane #BookReview #BlogTour #Mystery

Book Review - In My Wake by Ruth Harrow @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #Mystery

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Sarah and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Blog Tour. Author Ruth Harrow used in-depth psychology on her characters to show their transition through life. It was both intriguing and thought-provoking, how a secret kept hidden throughout life suddenly exploded out of the blue... Maybe with a few reminders. Hannah, her … Continue reading Book Review - In My Wake by Ruth Harrow @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #Mystery

Book Review - The Girl I Thought I Knew Before by Kelly Heard @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Quite a different story. Years ago when Daisy was a teen she saw a girl dying in a fire, but nobody in her town believed her, including her parents. She was sent away, her best friend and budding love betrayed her. Alone, she … Continue reading Book Review - The Girl I Thought I Knew Before by Kelly Heard @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

Book Review - Come Back For Me by Heidi Perks #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

The book stopped me in my tracks!! I was walking with kindle in my hand as I couldn't stop reading the story, and the twist hit me with a BAM and I stopped. (I had to be prodded by my neighbor to walk again which was kinda embarrassing) Stella, Bonnie, and Danny lived on the … Continue reading Book Review - Come Back For Me by Heidi Perks #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

Book Review - Someone You Know by Olivia Issac Henry #BookBlogger #AmReading

February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

The story ARC would appear familiar ——> Twins, Edie and Tess, one popular, other not so much, both angry, mother dies, then one of the twin disappears, 20 years later, skeleton found at the bottom of the reservoir ——> Who killed Edie? Olivia Issac Henry's debut had some gripping scenes, unreliable always-drunk main character Tess, … Continue reading Book Review - Someone You Know by Olivia Issac Henry #BookBlogger #AmReading

Book Review - Day of the Accident by Nuala Ellwood #BookBlogger #AmReading

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Regrets and losses Truth and lies Vengeance and revenge Pride and hurt Pretense and real Innocence and mature What is true, what is false One is memory, the other life These are the lines which came into my mind when I finished reading this book. A psychological thriller which started with Maggie in the ICU … Continue reading Book Review - Day of the Accident by Nuala Ellwood #BookBlogger #AmReading

Book Review - Something Wicked by Kerry Wilkinson

November 2, 2018October 16, 2018 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

My review This is the first book in the Andrew Hunter series, a private investigator who took up following deterring wayward husbands, till Richard Carr comes to his office asking him to find his son Nicholas Carr. The book took its time helping me to find a rhythm in its read, there were too many … Continue reading Book Review - Something Wicked by Kerry Wilkinson

Sticks and Stones by Jo Jakeman

July 17, 2018July 15, 2018 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

My review Some people are just too damaged and there is no rescuing them, however much the heart bleeds for them Three ladies at different parts of town in different age groups in a different lifestyle have only one thing in common —THE MAN The man who manipulates them, who undermines their confidence, who can … Continue reading Sticks and Stones by Jo Jakeman

When I Find You by Emma Curtis

July 10, 2018 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

My review I liked the brilliance of the plot. I like the convoluted roadway to the identity. I liked the anger and suspense of the situation. I liked the helplessness and fear of the main character. I liked the moral dilemma which the concept threw out. Laura goes home with a man wearing a pink … Continue reading When I Find You by Emma Curtis

Damselfly by Chandra Prasad

February 25, 2018December 1, 2018 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

My review Ten teenagers on a plane, returning back home, along with an one-eyed pilot — The plane suddenly crashed, the pilot dead, the kids scattered but soon found themselves but with no mode of contact with the outside world. And then there were eight on a island somewhere in the middle of the Pacific … Continue reading Damselfly by Chandra Prasad

Depth of lies by E. C. Diskin

October 29, 2017 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

My review This story is about six friends and neighbours where one commits suicide and the others are left shell-shocked. How can the friend who was the most bubbly and most joyful, who had a perfect zest for life, commit such an ultimate act?? What caused her so much pain that she thought death was … Continue reading Depth of lies by E. C. Diskin

She’s Not There by Joy Fielding

October 28, 2017October 28, 2017 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

My review As the blurb said, a lost child, a phone call fifteen years later claiming to be the lost child, and then flashbacks along with the present and future repercussions. All this sounded great which made me request for the book. This is my first Joy Fielding book, I have heard of her but … Continue reading She’s Not There by Joy Fielding

The surrogate by Louise Jensen

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

My review When the title of the book is the surrogate, there is a natural curiosity to pick up this book. When the book is by Louise Jensen, the curiosity becomes a need to read the book. The story is simple Kat and Nick cannot have a child of their own, rather Kat cannot conceive. … Continue reading The surrogate by Louise Jensen

The Girl Who Came Back by Kerry Wilkinson

September 10, 2017September 10, 2017 by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

My review Story is pretty straightforward; Olivia Adams comes back home after 13 years, her mother believes that she is who she says she is : her daughter. And there are those who are suspicious. Then there are hidden truths, the family secrets, domestic abuse, people wearing masks. And the main crux of the story … Continue reading The Girl Who Came Back by Kerry Wilkinson

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