Tag: Standalone

  • The Ex I Buried by Natali Simmonds review – a festive small town bingeable thriller
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    The Ex I Buried by Natali Simmonds review – a festive small town bingeable thriller

    A festive small town bingeable thriller. [Read More]

  • Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards review
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    Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards review

    The Christmas novels have started to arrive! [Read More]

  • Girls to the Front by Lucy Nichol review
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    Girls to the Front by Lucy Nichol review

    Coming October 2025, Girls to the Front is a feminist, found-footage revenge thriller that is absolutely worth your time. [Read More]

  • High Season by Katie Bishop review
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    High Season by Katie Bishop review

    One testimony sent Josie to prison. Twenty years later, Nina is questioning her memory of the night. [Read More]

  • The Lucky Winners by K. L. Slater review

    The Lucky Winners by K. L. Slater review

    A tense, timely thriller rooted in real-world raffles and second home dramas. But is it Omazing? [Read More]

  • It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara review

    It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara review

    A terrifying lesson to always double check you’re in the correct WhatsApp group before sending! [Read More]

  • Flat 401 by Kingsley Pearson review

    Flat 401 by Kingsley Pearson review

    Another strong 2025 debut! [Read More]

  • Bitter Sweet by Hattie Williams review
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    Bitter Sweet by Hattie Williams review

    Another one slightly out of my usual comfort zone but that I am glad I read! [Read More]

  • His First Wife by Sue Watson review
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    His First Wife by Sue Watson review

    The final case of the 2025 Tandem Collective Thrills & Chills Book Club [Read More]

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