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THE MEMORY WOOD SAM LLOYD ***** When Elissa is kidnapped she finds solace in a boy called Elijah who visits her – but will he be willing to help his new friend escape? The Memory Wood is a dark crime thriller that is not afraid to pull punches in its plot development. The chapters shift between a boy who knows his Memory Wood contains a dark secret, a girl who’s been abducted and a police detective with problems of her own – there is a lot to unpack here but it certainly lea

LOCK EVERY DOOR RILEY SAGER *** When Jules is offered a dream job house sitting a beautiful large apartment she jumps at the opportunity – but what is the catch? I really enjoyed The Last Time I Lied, Riley Sager’s last book (see my review here - https://www.kindig.co.uk/post/review-the-last-time-i-lied) so I was excited to receive the ARC for Lock Every Door. Skimming over the fact that the title actually has very little to do with the plot, I was a little disappointed with

CUCKOO SOPHIE DRAPER ***** When Caro’s stepmother dies she finds herself living back in her old house as she sorts out the affairs of the women who made her childhood miserable. But what secrets are lurking in the house for her to find? I always a love a good psychological thriller but they can feel a little samey after a while. For the first half of Cuckoo I thought this might be the case as I correctly guessed one of the main twists. However the later part of the book compl

MINE SUSI FOX **** Sasha has the perfect birthing plan, but when her baby comes earlier than expected she is given no choice but an emergency caesarean in a hospital that is not of her choosing. However, when she wakes up, her maternal instinct tells her that her baby is not hers, but who is willing to believe her? Mine is a slow building, psychological thriller that explores the themes of motherhood and psychiatric care. It’s told in 7 days in the present timeline, supplemen

THE FRIEND TERESA DRISCOLL **** Sophie is on a train when she is informed her son and his friend have suffered a terrible accident. Whilst frantically waiting for the train to take her back home she relives the moments that have got her to where she is now. Should she have trusted her new friend with her child? The Friend is a psychological thriller mainly told from the perspective of Sophie as she starts her new life in the small village of Tedbury, makes a new friend and ra

THE FEAR C.L. TAYLOR ***** At age 14 Lou Wandsworth runs away to France to be with Mike, a much older man who is her karate instructor. After escaping and trying to build up her life she returns to her home town at 32 to find that Mike is grooming another young girl – can she stop the past from repeating itself? The Fear is a dark and twisted psychological thriller; it actually took me a while to read this book which I usually take as an indication that it will be given a low

WHERE THE MISSING GO EMMA ROWLEY ***** When 15 year old Sophie runs away from home, her mother Kate is devastated. A seemingly happy girl in a perfect life, what more should she have done to stop her from wanting to run away? 2 years later, grief is still eating away at Kate as her marriage and life falls apart around her, then a surprise phone call from Sophie brings up more questions and starts Kate on mission to find her daughter and bring her home. Where the Missing Go is