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DISSECTION OF A MURDER JO MURRAY ***** A dead judge. A silent defendant. And a courtroom full of liars. When Leila Reynolds is handed her first murder case, she’s shocked at how high-profile it is: the murder of a well-respected, well-known judge. This shouldn’t be the kind of case she’s leading; it’s way beyond her expertise. But the defendant, Jack Millman, is clear. He wants her, and only her. To make things worse, he’s refusing to talk. How is she supposed to prove hersel

JAPANESE GOTHIC KYLIE LEE BAKER ***** 2025 Lee can't remember exactly where he hid the body, but he can remember the blood. Hiding out at his father's centuries-old home in Japan, Lee knows something is wrong with him, and he knows it has something to do with his mother's disappearance almost a decade ago. 1877 A female samurai, Sen, stalks the borders of her home to protect her family from slaughter after the abolition of the samurai class. She's not sure how they'll ever su

YESTERYEAR CARO CLAIRE BURKE ***** 'My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…' Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What Natalie’s followers don’t

WOLF WORM T. KINGFISHER ***** The year is 1899 and Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator without work, prospects or hope. When the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. But soon enough she finds that there are darker things at work in the Carolina woods. What happened to her predecessor, Halder’s wife? Why are animals acting so s

IT ENDS HERE HEIDI PERKS ***** You are one of five strangers whose day will start with the worst phone call imaginable.Your loved one is in danger. They are part of a group trapped in a café in a sleepy marina town. The young barista on the early shift The bestselling novelist looking for a writing spot The husband on his way back from a work trip The influencer mum whose picture-perfect life isn’t the whole truth The woman starting her birthday with a quiet coffee As the hou

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER REBECCA PHILIPSON ***** EVERY SERIAL KILLER HAS A STORY TO TELL . . . Denver Brady claims to be the most successful serial killer of our time – and that’s precisely why you’ve never heard of him.But with the publication of his manual for aspiring serial killers, How to Get Away with Murder , that’s about to change.When a copy is found at the home of a girl who was tragically murdered, DI Samantha Hansen is given the job of tracking down the elusive

MOTHERFAKER ANNA BROOK-MITCHELL ***** HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A YEAR OFF WORK? Meet Barri Brown. Respected teacher. Upstanding citizen of Guernsey. Down for a bit of law-breaking . . . Barri is preparing for a year’s paid maternity leave but there’s a catch: She isn’t pregnant. With seven foam bumps, a wardrobe full of smock dresses and a great pregnancy heist planned, all Barri has to do is blag it until she can disappear for good, without getting caught and being sent to p

WARNING SIGNS TRACY SIERRA ***** Be sure to check out my review for Tracy Sierra's other novel: Nightwatching , which was a Kindig Gem of 2024! You can look for danger. And danger can look for you. There’s something out there in the darkness. By morning, bones lie in the snow, picked clean. Zach knows the moods of the mountains – his mother taught him before she was gone. His father and the other men on the ski weekend think they know better though. Drinking and boasting, the

BEST OFFER WINS MARISA KASHINO ***** How far would you go to get the perfect home? There was a time when Margo thought she knew. But that was before a soul-destroying eighteen months of house-hunting hell. Now she’s not sure. Her life, her marriage, her family, her career are dangerously out of control and all she needs is a new home to get them all back on track. So when the ideal house comes up, desperate measures are called for. A little online stalking. Some sneaky survei

ARBORESCENCE RHETT DAVIS **** What makes a person want to be a tree? Bren and his partner Caelyn are feeling at a standstill in their lives. One day they come across a video of people in the forest who believe that if they stand still for long enough they will transform into trees. The idea is absurd. But it's spreading. Soon, people start to go missing and trees appear in unlikely places. As cities decay and the world becomes greener, Caelyn becomes more and more convinced t

KINDIG GEMS OF 2025 PART 1 2025 has been a great year for new book releases! I have found some GEMS this year, so lets explore them together: THE GARDEN NICK NEWMAN In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. For as long as they can remember, Evelyn and Lily have only had each other. What was before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know. Each day is spent in languid service to thei

THE MURDER AT WORLD'S END ROSS MONTGOMERY ***** Secrets, murder and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo - an under-butler and a...

REMEMBER WHERE YOU'VE BURIED THE BODIES JULIE LANCASTER ** What happens when a serial killer forgets that he’s a serial killer? At Sunset...

PLAY NICE RACHEL HARRISON ***** Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy...

THE GAME IS MURDER HAZELL WARD ** THIRTEEN GUESTS. THIRTEEN SUSPECTS. AN IMPOSSIBLE MURDER. A MYSTERY YOU MUST SOLVE - OR FACE THE...

THE HOUSE AT DEVIL'S NECK TOM MEAD **** This gripping locked-room mystery sees Joseph Spector investigate murderous machinations at a...

THE DAY I LOST YOU RUTH MANCINI *** Be sure to check out my review for The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini. ‘I need to report a...

THE MAN MADE OF SMOKE ALEX NORTH *** You never forget the day you meet a serial killer. Dan was just a teenager when he had a chance...

WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE KARIN SLAUGHTER ***** Be sure to check out my other reviews for other Karin Slaughter novels: This Is Why We Lied...