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    The Boyfriend by Thomas Perry 

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    dizzy.chick
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    3. Crime,
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    A young girl, beautiful and fully in control of her life is murdered but there is no passion in the killing, two clean shots- an execution. The police have given up on finding the killer, lack of evidence and the discovery that the victim is a high-end prostitute means that this murder has fallen off the police radar. Catherine Hamilton is one victim who’s parents will do anything to keep her on the radar. Employing Jack Till, private detective they ensure the hunt continues for Catherine’s murderer.

    The deeper Jack becomes entangled into the case the more he realises this is not a simple client-escort killing as the police are so eager to paint it as. It has the hallmarks of something more sinister. Linking 5 murders together Jack starts to see a pattern which suggests a close relationship with the killer, eventually he realises it is their boyfriend and the hunt begins to find the boyfriend before he finds his next victim.

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    The Dying Minutes by Martin O'Brien 

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    Gonzo
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    The Dying Minutes     is a fictional, crime thriller that is set in Marseilles, France.

    The story starts in 1972 where a gold bullion heist goes wrong, and they are hijacked. Fast forward 27 years and Daniel Jacquot receives an unexpected gift from an old fishing friend. This points the detective to the missing gold bullion. Following several murders an investigation commences, and leading the team is Daniel Jacquot’s ex partner Isabelle Cassier. Isobelle quickly realises that she is still in love with Jacquot. They both go on a hunt for the gold with several crime lords hot on their heels, but is the gold still hidden after all these years?

    At first I found this book quite a difficult read, and it took me a good few chapters to get into it. I also got confused a few times with who was who and what was happening to the person, so I read the first few chapters a couple of times to ensure I really ‘got it’.

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    Stigmata by Colin Falconer 

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    dizzy.chick
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    3. Adventure/Thriller,
    4. History
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    Firstly I have a confession to make, this is the first of Colin Falconer’s novels that I have read but I can assure you that it will not be the last. I think the sign of a well crafted book is the time from finishing reading to looking the author up and ordering more of their work. In this case I hadn’t even got to the end of the book before I was trawling Amazon looking for more.

    The title gives a little away about the story Stigmata or the “Wounds of Christ”. The story follows two lost souls, a knight who finds himself lost in grief following his crusade when he returns to find his wife has died and his son is dying, and his opposite a young woman the daughter of a stone mason who finds herself on the edge of society after developing wounds on her hands and feet.

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    Midnight in St. Petersburg by Vanora Bennett 

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    dizzy.chick
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    From the first page I was lost in this book. The story follows Inna, a young Jewish orphan who finds herself abandoned by her “adopted family” in Southern Russia during the violence of the early 20th Century.

    Inna travels on stolen papers to St Petersburg in search of a “cousin” she has never met. After a terrifying train ride the country girl finds herself lost in the big city and only with the helpful guidance of a peasant priest finds her way to her stranger “cousin”.

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    What Have I Done? by Amanda Prowse. 

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    old_fat_and_hairy
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    Kathryn Brooker has a wonderful life, married to a charismatic and handsome man, Mark. The headmaster of an exclusive school, with an idyllic cottage and wonderful children. Mark is intelligent, amusing, and brilliant. Loved and respected by his pupils, staff and parents. Kahryn is so lucky to be married to him. Kathryn must be so very happy.

    See Kathryn smile. See Kathryn gaze at him adoringly at parent's day. See Kathryn being punched and abused. See Kathryn and her knife, stabbing him to death.
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