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Book Review: ‘Fatal Witness’ by Robert Bryndza

I’d heard so many good things about Robert Bryndza’s series featuring DCI Erika Foster – but I’ll admit that I was irrationally put off by the book cover (I am a bit freaked out by photos of people staring at me!) I was wrong to judge a book by the cover – this is a really good police procedural and everything I love in a crime novel.

Book Review: ‘All the Dangerous Things’ by Stacy Willingham

Thanks to NetGalley for my review copy of ‘All the Dangerous Things’ in exchange for an honest review. I liked Willingham’s first book (‘A Flicker in the Dark’) so was very intrigued to see what would follow…

This book is told from the point of view of Isabelle Drake, a mother trying to make sense of her young son’s disappearance from his bedroom a year before. As she tells her story at true crime conventions, she attracts the attention of many people who all have their own theories about what happened to the toddler – including podcaster Waylon Spencer who convinces Isabelle to collaborate on his show. As Isabelle’s past is raked over, some unexpected and disturbing truths come to light.

Book Review: ‘The Dublin Railway Murder’ by Thomas Morris

I don’t read an awful lot of true crime but this one really intrigued me – a true, locked-room murder mystery. And even better for me – one set in Victorian Dublin.

I was very excited to read this one – thanks to the lovely people at Vintage Huddle who sent me a copy for review. Opinions, as always, are my own.

Book Review: ‘A Passion for Poison’ by Carol Ann Lee

I’m always intrigued by a poisoner – not that I probably should admit to this! Indeed, crime fiction – especially Agatha Christie, queen of poisons – has always been my go-to genre, although I don’t usually read much true crime.

With that in mind, I was very excited to win an advance copy of ‘A Passion for Poison’ from Readers First and relished the opportunity to read about a real life poisoner.