Hosted by Lipsy Lost & Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words
At the moment I am reading She Did It by Mel Sherratt, her new standalone psychological thriller which will be published on 19 September 2017.
Blurb
A successful businesswoman, Tamara enjoys her champagne lifestyle to the full. At least, that is the front she displays to the world. As well as being lonely, she’s running out of money. A promising new member of staff brings the injection of fresh blood needed to win the contract that will turn things around.
Working for Tamara is a perfect ruse for Esther. But, along with fake references and qualifications, she also has a plan for revenge. Sensing Tamara’s vulnerability, Esther uses their acquaintance as a way of getting close to someone who hurt her in the past.
Tamara is keeping things secret. Esther has a dark side she is trying to hide. For both of them, lying is a habit. But when mistakes begin to catch up with Esther, and people start dying, Tamara realises she’s chosen the wrong person to trust as a friend. Amazon
I have recently finished White Bodies by Jane Robins, a stunning psychological thriller which is also out on the 19 September 2017 in the US but UK readers need to wait until 28 December 2017 before they can read it.
Blurb
Sometimes we love too much
Callie loves Tilda. She’s her sister, after all. And she’s beautiful and successful.
Tilda loves Felix. He’s her husband. Successful and charismatic, he is also controlling, suspicious and, possibly, dangerous. Still, Tilda loves Felix.
And Callie loves Tilda. Very, very much.
So she’s determined to save her. But the cost could destroy them all… Amazon
Next I plan to read The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie by David Hastings which is one of the finalists in the Ngaio Marsh Award for the best Crime Novel.
Dreadful murder at Opunake’, said the Taranaki Herald, ‘Shocking outrage’, cried the Evening Post in Wellington when they learned in November 1880 that a young woman called Mary Dobie had been found lying under a flax bush near Opunake on the Taranaki coast with her throat cut so deep her head was almost severed. In the midst of tensions between Maori and Pakeha, the murder ignited questions: Pakeha feared it was an act of political terrorism in response to the state’s determination to take the land of the tribes in the region. Maori thought it would be the cue for the state to use force against them, especially the pacifist settlement at Parihaka. Was it rape or robbery, was the killer Maori or Pakeha? In this book, David Hastings takes us back to that lonely road on the Taranaki coast in nineteenth-century New Zealand to unravels the many deaths of Mary Dobie – the murder, the social tensions in Taranaki, the hunt for the killer and the lessons that Maori and Pakeha learnt about the murder and about themselves. Amazon
What do you think? Any of these take your fancy? Please do leave your thoughts in the comments box below.
These all sound good…I especially love the look of White Bodies. Thanks for sharing, and here’s MY WWW POST
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White Bodies was a gripping read – I’ll be reviewing it shortly 🙂
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I’m intrigued by the two psychological thrillers. I haven’t read one in years.
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I sort of overdosed on this genre so I’ve cut back but both of these are excellent examples of how enticing they can be – I love playing the ‘What would I do?’ game
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All three of the books you featured are going on my list. Thanks for sharing them. Here’s my WWW post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2017/09/www-wednesdays.html
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Thanks for visiting and leaving your link Catherine.
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I am really hoping you’ll enjoy the Hastings, Cleo. And I would very much like to read White Bodies. There’s something about one of those taut, psychological thrillers, isn’t there? You’re definitely having a good reading week!
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Thank you Margot. I have had an incredibly successful reading time recently and I was delighted to have a copy of White Bodies to read as I’d enjoyed this author’s non-fiction books so much.
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“White bodies” appeals most to me of these three.
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I had been anticipating this one for ages as I thoroughly enjoyed the author’s non-fiction books.
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All these sound great. I especially like the sound of the first two. She did it has a stunning cover and sounds twisty. I hope that you are enjoying it. Happy reading 🙂
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It is a stunning cover isn’t it? A great read too set in the world of book publicity, what’s not to like?
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I like the look of She Did It – who did what, I wonder.
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Well that’s the question isn’t it? The cover is great for this one too!
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Ooh, glad to hear you liked White Bodies – so looking forward to it, but I’m so far behind it’ll be several weeks yet before I get to it! The NZ one sounds great too, but I’ll wait for your verdict first…
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I was so overly excited for White Bodies as I so enjoyed her non-fiction books and she didn’t disappoint me at all.
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She Did It sounds really good – I’ll be interested to see your review.
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Thanks Jo – I’m more or less caught up on the backlog now so it should be up soon 😉
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I have preordered She Did It..can’t wait!
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Not long to wait now Emma 🙂
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White Bodies sounds interesting. I love that you read so many great sounding thrillers and/more mysteries since I get ideas!
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
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Thank you Lauren, I do love a good mystery 🙂
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Psychological thrillers are one of my favorite genres!!
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That’s great — I have quite a collection – This page might inspire you https://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2017-book-reviews-with-links/ 🙂
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Awesome!! I’ll go check it out now!!😊
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