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There are some authors whose books you buy the minute you see they’ve released something new. Ducie is one of those authors for me. I was therefore delighted to spot Silenced at the Summer Social a while ago and I pre-ordered it. I’ve enjoyed all the books in this series so far. They are all […]

Dark Place to Hide starts with a mystery. Criminology expert, Harper Penn, is trying to pluck up the courage to tell his wife, Diane, he’s infertile when he gets a call from the hospital telling him she’s having a miscarriage. When she goes missing a few days later, the police don’t take her disappearance seriously, […]

  Charlie and Chloe are eight-year-old twins who are still reeling from the loss of their mum when their dad, Graham, brings home Lynne, and tells them she is going to be their new mummy. They will also have a new brother, Saul, age thirteen, and sister Evie, age fifteen. Charlie is immediately suspicious and […]

  I chose to read this novel as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team and received a copy from the author. This does not alter my review in any way. I do enjoy reading detective mysteries or police procedurals and this one was no exception. I didn’t realise it was part of a series […]

  I chose to read Moments of Consequence as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team. I love short stories and I’ve also loved everything I’ve read from this author before. I therefore bought this book as soon as I saw it was published. And was not disappointed. Although these are short stories, they are […]

Contented citizens live in the new megacities. With the amount of surveillance in place, there is little crime. Fitted with biometric sensors, they know they are ill before symptoms arise. On the other hand every morsel they eat or drink they imbibe is recorded, and noted. The Bettencourts are back, with more scheming and manipulation […]

Set in 2061, most people live in the government run megacities where everyone is watched and controlled. The wrong word can earn you a demerit and too many of those mean you lose your job and face eviction to one of the Hope villages. And they are not nearly as delightful as they sound. A […]

Lita, Nick and Kendall are close friends who live together. Lita Stone earns good money from her blog and works part time for Esme in a café. Nick Freer is a journalist and runs a couple of blogs anonymously. Kendal Clarke works for Zest, a restaurant which is part of Nutricorp. The country has leading […]