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Indie Author Interview – Ken Stark

by colingarrow • 16/02/2019 • 6 Comments

Canadian-born author Ken Stark grew up on a diet on comic books and disaster movies so it’s no surprise that he ended up writing horror novels. Dig in for a scary ride… You are known mainly for writing horror, so what scares you? Not much, actually. I can imagine myself getting scared in certain situations,…

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Book Reviews, Characters, Crime, murder, mystery, Psychological, Romance, Suspense

‘Deception Wears Many Faces’ by Maggie James

by colingarrow • 05/08/2018 • 3 Comments

Deception Wears Many Faces Ex-pat artist Lyddie comes home to her native Bristol after her younger sister attempts suicide. But Ellie’s state of mind turns out to be the result of a con-man who has stolen both her savings and her confidence. Vowing revenge, Lyddie determines to track down the villain and bring him to…

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Audiobook, Book Reviews, Crime, murder, Research, True Crime

‘The Road to Jonestown’ by Jeff Guinn

by colingarrow • 14/04/2018 • 2 Comments

The Road to Jonestown (Audiobook) Best-selling author Jeff Guinn turns his investigative talents to the life and work of preacher and so-called cult leader, Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre in 1978. From gospel/socialist beginnings in Indiana, to the events surrounding the worst mass-suicide in history, this is an enthralling and scary…

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‘A Ticket to Tewkesbury’ by Neal James

by colingarrow • 17/03/2018 • 0 Comments

A Ticket to Tewkesbury On discovering a fifty-year-old love letter, Julie Martin uncovers a series of events leading back to Nazi Germany. Secret files from MI5 and the mysterious ‘Organisation’, brings to light documents that have remained hidden for half a century. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and the premise…

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‘Look Fast or Die Slow’ by David Six

by colingarrow • 04/01/2018 • 2 Comments

Look Fast or Die Slow When a serial killer taunts Frank Bruno with mysterious messages, the former detective is puzzled to say the least. The murderer’s victims – brutally butchered – are piling up rapidly and it soon becomes obvious that the trail of bodies leads straight to Frank’s own door. While his ex-partner, Lieutenant…

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‘A Very English Scandal’ by John Preston

by colingarrow • 17/12/2017 • 2 Comments

A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment In the House of Commons, Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe, together with a small group of intimate friends, plots to get rid of a thorn in his side. Thorpe’s ex-lover Norman Scott is getting in the way of a…

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‘No Bodies’ by Robert Crouch

by colingarrow • 14/12/2017 • 2 Comments

No Bodies Environmental health officer and part-time sleuth, Kent Fisher, finds himself caught in the middle of another mystery when he agrees to investigate the disappearance of Daphne Witherington, wife of a family friend. But Daphne isn’t the only missing woman in Downland and Kent is soon rubbing people up the wrong way as he…

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‘The Ambassador’s Wife’ by Jake Needham

by colingarrow • 03/12/2017 • 5 Comments

The Ambassador’s Wife When a woman’s body is found naked and badly beaten in a Singapore hotel, Inspector Sam Tay is reluctant to view the gruesome scene. He’s also reluctant to go along with the FBI when they claim the murder is a terrorist killing. But then another body turns up and the similarities point…

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Audiobook, Book Reviews, Books, Characters, Crime, Humour, Indie Authors, Joy Mutter, murder, mystery, Paranormal, Thriller

‘Random Bullets’ by Joy Mutter

by colingarrow • 03/12/2017 • 2 Comments

Random Bullets (Audiobook) A gunman runs amok in a London park killing apparently random victims. But what could have provoked such monstrous behaviour? Moving through several locations and a myriad of ordinary (and not so ordinary) characters, the story gradually slots the pieces into place to track the series of events that lead to one…

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‘Pipeliner’ by Shawn Hartje

by colingarrow • 24/11/2017 • 2 Comments

Pipeliner Like most teenage lads, seventeen-year-old Jason wants to join a rock band and get a girlfriend. But the path to love and musical stardom is paved with a ton of other stuff that gets in the way – like dealing with parents, teachers and everything else that young people are faced with. When he…