Thriller
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What begins as a disagreement between neighbours quickly spirals into something far more sinister. Those People Next Door is a thought-provoking thriller that blends social issues with courtroom drama, keeping you questioning everyone’s motives until the very end.
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*Advanced Reader Copy* Returning to The Book Club Murders felt like catching up with old friends. The familiar cast, another compelling mystery, and Maggie Allswell’s cosy writing style made this a thoroughly enjoyable read. While I found this instalment a little more predictable than the first, it was still an entertaining mystery that kept the…
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*Advanced Reader Copy* I went into The Book Club Murders not quite knowing what to expect, but it quickly won me over with its humour, charm, and intriguing premise. Following a book club that suspects they have stumbled across a real-life serial killer, the story balances light-hearted moments with genuine suspense. With a cast of…
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Chain Gang All Stars is set in a near-future America where prisoners can earn freedom by surviving a televised death-match programme. The story follows teammates and lovers Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker as rules shift and protests rise. While the large cast and frequent perspective changes can feel confusing, the central relationship is…
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ke It Back is a gripping and thought-provoking novel that follows Zara Kaleel, a former barrister who leaves behind one of London’s brightest legal careers to work at a rape crisis centre. When she begins supporting Jodie Wolfe, a vulnerable sixteen-year-old who accuses four Muslim boys of rape, the case quickly spirals beyond the courtroom.…
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The Trees confronts America’s history of racial violence through a darkly satirical lens, blending murder, history, and uncomfortable humour. While the novel raises powerful questions about reckoning and revenge, its strange structure and genre-blurring approach may leave readers unsettled — and unsure — by the final page.
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The Christmas Killer is the first in a winter-themed crime series by Alex Pine. Marketed around the chilling promise of “12 murders over 12 days,” it immediately sets festive expectations—though the execution doesn’t quite live up to the concept.
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by Agatha Christie, adaptation by Anna Lee Believe it or not, this was my first audiobook. I’ve always found it hard to listen to audiobooks because I’ve had that old-fashioned notion that it’s not really reading. However, seeing their rise in popularity, I’ve started to come around to the idea. And why not start with…
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by Dan Brown Origin, the latest instalment in Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series, is another thrilling dive into the recurring theme of science versus religion. In this novel, Langdon is invited to Spain by an old student-turned-friend to witness a groundbreaking discovery that addresses two of humanity’s biggest questions: “Where do we come from?” and…
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by Dan Brown The fourth installment in the Robert Langdon series sees our favorite professor waking up in Florence with no memory of how he got there and a bullet wound on his head. In his jacket pocket, he finds a strange object, and soon, a mystery surrounding Dante’s Inferno begins to unfold—hence the title…
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by Dan Brown The third instalment in the Robert Langdon series by Dan Brown is another example of his fantastic research, seamlessly weaving authentic locations, symbology, organisations, and rituals into the narrative. This creativity draws you deeper into the story, helping you vividly visualise every detail. The Lost Symbol follows our favourite Harvard professor as he…
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by Dan Brown The Da Vinci Code follows Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon in another gripping murder mystery/thriller, this time with a historical treasure hunt after a murder at the Louvre in Paris. His companion, Sophie Neveu—granddaughter of the murder victim and a skilled cryptologist—joins Langdon on both the hunt for the killer and the quest…
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by Dan Brown After re-watching the Tom Hanks film series, I decided it was time to delve into the books they were based on. To my surprise, I realised I hadn’t read all of them, even though this type of story—a blend of murder mystery and historical treasure hunt—is exactly what I enjoy. Naturally, I…
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by Anthony Horowitz “The Twist of a Knife” unfolds a gripping murder mystery in the world of theatre, as a writer ventures into playwriting with “Mindgame.” Opening night dazzles with success, drawing esteemed critics like Harriet Throsby. However, her scathing review becomes the talk of the town, only to be followed by her murder the…