Running Out of Road by Cath Staincliffe BLOG TOUR @CathStaincliffe @Tr4cyF3nt0n @LittleBrownUK #RunningOutOfRoad #BookReview

A missing schoolgirl, a middle-aged recluse, an exploited teenager. Lives thrown into chaos and set on collision course. With the police in hot pursuit.

Scarlett is dancing in the school talent show tomorrow. Nana, who Scarlett lives with since Mum died, reckons Scarlett will be on Strictly at this rate. Except Scarlett doesn't make it home from school. She's abducted by a man she never imagined she'd see again. A man on the police's most wanted list. Her dad.

Ron has made a living as a house and pet sitter since quitting his career on the front line in the fire service. He's currently looking after a place deep in the Derbyshire Peaks. The solitude suits him. And managing animals is so much simpler than coping with other people.

Dylan's a 'cuckoo', dealing drugs on the county line, moving from nest to nest, picking out people who daren't say no. Keeping his head down, one step ahead of the law. So far. But now everything's falling apart.

DS Laura O'Neil is running on empty after nights dealing with her teething toddler. But Laura is driving the hunt for Scarlett and knows that every minute counts.

A race against time, played out in the brooding wilderness, the limestone gorges and gritstone edges of the Peak District. Themes of escape and entrapment, of shifting loyalties and new alliances, of violence, fear and love, resilience, kindness and hope.

Running Out of Road by Cath Staincliffe is published in hardback on 15 July 2021 by Constable. My thanks to the publisher who sent my copy for review as part of this Blog Tour, organised by Tracy from Compulsive Readers. 

I make absolutely no apologies for the fact that I am a die-hard, there from the beginning, mega fan of Cath Staincliffe's writing. Her novels deal with the darker side of life, she takes ordinary people who live their lives on the edge, and creates wonderfully structured stories that have such heart, and impact. 

Running Out Of Road is not a long novel, at less than 300 pages, but it's one that is affecting, leaving a feeling that you've been punched in the gut, both emotionally and physically. 

The blurb tells us that this story features four main characters; Scarlett, Ron, Dylan and Laura. However, there is one other character who is not mentioned on the cover, and that's Ahmed, a young police officer who pulls the whole story together, and for me, he is our hero.

Set in the Derbyshire Peak District over one afternoon during violent thunderstorms, the sense of place is incredible. The driving rain, the howling wind and the flooded roadways only add to the tension of the plot, giving a depth that works just beautifully. 

Scarlett is an eleven-year-old girl of mixed heritage. She loves dance, is socially aware, a vegan and  she lives with her Nana. She's excited about a dance routine that she will be performing with her best friend and that's all she is thinking about as she walks home from school. A car pulls up just in front of her, and as Scarlett recognises the man who demands she get into the vehicle, her nightmare begins. 

Ron, a middle-aged, ex firefighter is house sitting. With only a dog and a couple of horses for company, he's happy. He's often distressed by flash backs to his past, but is doing his best to move on. The storm and flooded roads means he needs to take a different route to get the dog to a vet appointment, and as he struggles with the steering and veers off the road .... his nightmare begins. 

Dylan, a teenager from a very dysfunctional background spends his time moving from location to location, dealing drugs for the big players on the county lines. Dreaming of the day when he will have enough money to become of the top dogs himself. When he arrives back at the dirty, run-down house that he's currently staying at, hungry and ready for a pizza, he discovers Petey ... and his nightmare begins. 

DS Laura O Neill remembers the name of Gregory Martin. She remembers what he did. When she is told that young Scarlett is missing she is terrified, and determined to find her. Gregory Martin is her father, and he's a violent, dangerous man. 

Ahmed is a young police officer. All he wants to do is to protect the public, uphold the law and make his family proud. He does everything by the book, ticking every box, ensuring that every single lead is followed up. He's going to get mixed up in something that will leave a lasting scar, literally.

The characters become entwined as the hunt for Scarlett intensifies, as the rain pours down and creates even more problems for those involved, the tension mounts.

Staincliffe is an incredible talent. Her writing moves with such a pace, unexpected twists to catch the reader out, and wonderfully created characters who leap from the pages. The reader lives and breathes alongside them. 

Powerful, gripping and ultimately satisfying. This is going to be up there in my top books of the year, without a doubt. 

Cath Staincliffe is a best-selling, award-winning novelist, radio playwright and the creator of ITV's
hit series, Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. 

Cath's books have been short-listed for the British Crime Writers Association best first novel award, for the Dagger in the Library twice and twice for the Short Story Dagger, winning in 2012. 

She was a winner of the WGGB Best Radio Drama Award in 2019. 

Cath's Sal Kilkenny private eye series features a single-parent sleuth working the mean streets of Manchester. 

Her debut Looking For Trouble was serialised on Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4. 

Trio, a stand-alone novel moved away from crime to explore adoption and growing up in the 1960s, informed by Cath's own experience. 

Letters To My Daughter's Killer was selected for Specsavers Crime Thriller Book Club in 2014 and featured on ITV3's Crime Thriller Club. 

Cath also writes the Scott & Bailey novels based on the popular UK TV series. 

Cath created the probate detective series Legacy for BBC Radio 4 and guest writes on the Stone police drama. 

Her recent stand-alone novels examine the impact of crime on ordinary families. 

The Girl in the Green Dress was inspired by her experience as the parent of a transgender child. Cath's book, Quiet Acts of Violence, sees detective duo DI Donna Bell and DC Jade Bradshaw investigating the death of a newborn baby and launching a hunt for her missing mother. 

Cath is one of the founding members of Murder Squad - a group of Northern crime writers who give readings, talks and signings around the country. 

Cath was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, UK and now lives in Manchester, Lancashire with her family. You can follow her on Twitter, @CathStaincliffe, where she hangs about when she should be busy writing!

www.cathstaincliffe.co.uk

Author photo © www.jilljennings.com

Toxic by Lucy V Hay BLOG TOUR @LucyVHayAuthor @RandomTTours #Toxic #IntersectionSeries #BookExtract

 

It was supposed to be a summer of fun. What came next was anything but … Jasmine is 17, a fitness freak and neurotic. Her best friend Olivia is Jasmine’s polar opposite: overweight and unfit, Olivia is happy in her own skin, despite trouble at home. Best friends since nursery school, Jasmine and Olivia have each other’s backs until the glamorous Ellie arrives in town. Rich and popular, Ellie is everything Jasmine is not … but has always wanted to be. 

Jasmine is soon caught in the middle between her childhood friend and the new Queen Bee. Hurt by her oldest friend’s lack of loyalty, Olivia starts keeping her secrets of her own. As the rivalry between Ellie and Olivia heats up, Jasmine will make a single, devastating choice that changes everything. 

Book #2 in the 'Intersection Series', Toxic explores the lethal nature of fake friendship and is perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver’s 'Before I Fall' or Laurie Halse Anderson’s 'Wintergirls'.

Toxic by Lucy V Hay was published in January 2019 by Littwitz Press and is Book 2 in the Intersection Series. As part of this #RandomThingsTours Blog Tour, I am delighted to share an extract from the book with you today. 

Extract from Toxic by Lucy V Hay

Saturday, August 25th

I opened the Snapchat message and immediately wished I hadn’t. In plain, accusing black type: YOU TELL HER OR I WILL. A selection of emojis accompanied the message, including angry faces, pointy fingers and fists.

Ellie wanted to make sure I knew she really meant it.

I sighed and slid my phone into the back pocket of my jeans. I picked up the cup and plate from beside the till. My best friend Olivia sat at one of the little aluminium tables and chairs in the The Teddy Bear’s Picnic. A tourist trap, the café was nineties chic by today’s standards, though in reality the last time it had been decorated was twenty years ago. What goes around, comes around. Or so they say.

As I approached, Olivia scrolled through her phone, her expression impassive. She double-tapped on the screen as she did so, one after another. Behind her was a faded mural of various soft toys dancing and drinking from faded tea cups. Various teenagers had added to it over the years. One of the rag dolls now sported what was supposed to be a machine gun and proclaimed in a large speech bubble, ‘You can’t sit here.’ Ah, Mean Girls. Classic.

‘Anything interesting online?’ I wondered aloud, placing the cup and pastry in front of my best friend.

Olivia slung her phone down on the table top with a grimace. ‘Oh ... just some idiot making comments on my Insta.’

‘Ignore them,’ I replied, ‘they’re looking for a reaction.’

As I said this, I was ultra-aware of my mobile, crammed under my left bum cheek on the metal chair. God, I was such a hypocrite! I plucked at the frayed knees of my jeans, unable to look Olivia in the eye.

Olivia smiled. ‘So, what’s the plan?’

That was Olivia-speak for What are we doing today? I shrugged, feeling the betrayal between my shoulder blades.

‘Share it with me?’ Olivia smiled, pushing the mug towards me.

‘I don’t like hot chocolate.’ I didn’t allow myself to have such calorific foods when I was training.

‘Everyone likes hot chocolate!’ Olivia rebuffed.

She touched the top of the cream with her fingertip, licking it off daintily. She was wearing a bright neon pink vest top; a giant smiley face proclaimed on the front, FOR REAL.

Olivia’s eyes narrowed. ‘... What’s the matter?’ ‘Nothing.’ I said automatically.

Lucy V. Hay is a novelist, script editor and blogger who helps writers via her Bang2write
consultancy. 

Lucy is the producer of two Brit Thrillers, DEVIATION (2012) and ASSASSIN (2015), as well as the script editor and advisor on numerous other features and shorts. 

Lucy's the author of WRITING AND SELLING THRILLER SCREENPLAYS for Kamera Books' "Creative Essentials" range, as well as its follow ups on DRAMA SCREENPLAYS and DIVERSE CHARACTERS for fiction as well as screenwriting. 

Her debut crime novel, THE OTHER TWIN, is now out with Orenda Books and has been featured in The Sun and Sunday Express Newspapers, plus Heatworld and Closer Magazine

Twitter @LucyVHayAuthor

This Shining Life by Harriet Kline BLOG TOUR @HareandHarriet @DoubledayUK @RandomTTours #ThisShiningLife

 

For Rich, life is golden.
He fizzes with happiness and love.
But Rich has an incurable brain tumour.

When Rich dies, he leaves behind a family without a father, a husband, a son and a best friend. His wife, Ruth, can't imagine living without him and finds herself faced with a grief she's not sure she can find her way through.
At the same time, their young son Ollie becomes intent on working out the meaning of life. Because everything happens for a reason. Doesn't it?

But when they discover a mismatched collection of presents left by Rich for his loved ones, it provides a puzzle for them to solve, one that will help Ruth navigate her sorrow and help Ollie come to terms with what's happened. Together, they will learn to lay the ghosts of the past to rest, and treasure the true gift that Rich has left them: the ability to embrace life and love every moment.

Harriet Kline weaves together the voices of a grieving family and paints an achingly beautiful picture of love in all its forms: absent, lost and, ultimately, regained.

This Shining Life by Harriet Kline was published on 1 July 2021 by Doubleday. My thanks to the publisher who sent my copy for review, as part of this #RandomThingsTours blog tour. 

This Shining Life is a beautifully written novel that takes a look at the complexities of family life. It reveals the intricacies of human relationships, and how one person can affect the others in such different ways. 

Rich is a teacher, in his late forties. Married to Ruth, they have one son; eleven-year-old Ollie. Ollie is a special little boy. He loves puzzles, he hates hugs. He can't bear to feel a loose thread in his socks and needs to have the same schedule for his rotation of breakfasts. Toast, porridge, jam, honey .. on the correct days and in the correct order. Ollie is autistic and can be challenging. However, Rich has the knack and can usually calm him down, with laughter and with puzzles. 

Rich has a brain tumour and is going to die. 

The story is told in time splits; during the prognosis and spread of the illness and then, after Rich dies. We hear from those closest to Rich. Ollie and his mum Ruth. Ruth's sister Nessa and their mother Angran, and then Rich's own parents; 'other grandma and grandpa'. It's a wonderful way to structure a novel, enabling the reader to feel the impact that Rich's passing has on those that loved him the most. 

Poor Ollie is determined to solve the puzzle that he thinks Rich left for him; 'what does it mean to be alive?'. Ollie's obsession with this question leads to the other characters just becoming more and more annoyed with him, whilst they all know that Ollie's brain works in a different way, their own grief makes it very difficult for them to take the time to contemplate just what Ollie is asking, and why.

Ruth's overwhelming grief leads to a deep depression and she begins to see herself in her mother Angran. Nessa and Ruth have always thought that their mother neglected them as children, but the current situation makes Ruth more aware of what Angran had to deal with as a young single mother. 

Other Grandma and Grandpa are also struggling. Grandpa is in the early stages of dementia and just cannot tolerate Ollie's quirkiness, often losing his temper or being extremely rude, but always so sad about his son's death. 

This is a story that really touched me. The characters are most certainly flawed, but oh so human. Grief is a thing that will affect us all during our lives, and we will all cope with it in different ways. There's no correct way, only our way and Harriet Kline explains this wonderfully through her poignant and tender writing. 

HARRIET KLINE works part time registering births, deaths and marriages and writes for the rest of
the week. 

Her story Ghost won the Hissac Short Story Competition and Chest of Drawers won The London Magazine Short Story Competition. 

Other short stories have been published online with Litro, For Books' Sake, and ShortStorySunday, and on BBC Radio 4

www.harrietkline.com

Twitter @HareandHarriet

Instagram @harriet_kline

The Storm Is Upon Us by Mike Rothschild BLOG TOUR @rothschildmd @Octopus_Books @RandomTTours #StormIsUponUs #RandomThingsTours

 

In 2017, President Trump made a cryptic remark at a gathering of military officials, describing it as 'the calm before the storm' - then refused to explain himself to puzzled journalists. But on internet message boards, a mysterious poster called 'Q Clearance Patriot' began an elaboration all of their own.

Q's wild yarn hinted at a vast conspiracy that satisfied the deepest desires of MAGA-America. None of Q's predictions came to pass. But did that stop people from clinging to every word, expanding Q's mythology, and promoting it ever more widely? No.

Conspiracy culture expert Mike Rothschild is uniquely equipped to explain QAnon, from the cults that first fed into it, to its embrace by Trump and the right-wing media. With families torn apart and with the Capitol under attack, he argues that mocking the madness of QAnon will get us nowhere. Instead, he argues that QAnon tells us everything we need to know about global fear after Trump-and that we need to understand it now, because it's not going away.

The Storm Is Upon Us : How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything by Mike Rothschild was published on 22 June 2021 by Monoray / Octopus. My thanks to the publisher who sent my copy for review for this #RandomThingsTours Blog Tour 

Probably one of the most eye-opening, frightening and incredibly fascinating books that I've read in a long time. I've always had a fascination with conspiracy theories and also with cults. I'm really interested in how the people behind these movements are able to recruit intelligent, stable people and how they are able to influence the beliefs and decisions taken by so many. 

Over the years, I've looked at many theories about some of the most famous and infamous happenings in our world. There seems to be a theory trying to disprove everything; from whether the world is actually circular, to the Twin Tower 911 attacks. It's been fascinating, and I can truly understand how some people can believe what appear to be credible arguments, and evidence to disprove what the world has been told. 

The QAnon movement does not concentrate on just one thing though, and the way that they create links to things and tell their followers the 'truth' behind quite innocent Tweets and online articles is fascinating. We could just disregard them as crazies, but these people are dangerous, and wide reaching. 

During the COVID pandemic, I've seen comments from people who I'd guess haven't even heard of QAnon, and don't know anything about them, yet they quote things that were first stated in Q Drops, online. Quoting things that they believe because they saw someone else quote them, and someone else. This is how this works, and it's terrifying. 

I will be reading this again, most certainly going back to certain chapters when I spot yet another post in a discussion that I think is connected. 

Mike Rothschild is a journalist, author, and the foremost expert in this ever-changing QAnon conspiracy theory. 

He is a contributing writer for the Daily Dot, where he explores the intersections between internet culture and politics through the lens of conspiracy theories. 

As a subject matter expert in the field of fringe beliefs, Mike has been interviewed by the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN and Yahoo - among many others. 

He is also a frequent speaker, and podcast and radio guest on the topic of conspiracy theories, including NPR’s weekly show “On the Media” and a Vice documentary. 

Rothschild has been studying the QAnon phenomenon since early 2018, and was one of the first journalists not only to reveal its connections to past conspiracy theories and scams, but also to openly address its danger to the American public—and beyond.

Twitter @rothschildmd

Hostage by Clare Mackintosh @claremackint0sh @BooksSphere #Hostage #BookReview

 

The atmosphere on board the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney is electric. Celebrities are rumoured to be among the passengers in business class, and the world is watching the landmark journey.

Flight attendant Mina is trying to focus on the passengers, instead of her troubled five-year-old daughter back at home - or the cataclysmic problems in her marriage.

But soon after the plane takes off, Mina receives a chilling anonymous note. Someone wants to make sure the plane never reaches its destination. They're demanding her cooperation . . . and they know exactly how to get it.

It's twenty hours to landing.
A lot can happen in twenty hours . . .

Hostage by Clare Mackintosh was published by Sphere in hardback on 22 June 2021. My thanks to the publisher who sent my copy for review.

I read this quite a while ago, and publication date was originally in July, my review was scheduled for the first publication date, so I'm a little date due to the changes! 

Quite possibly one of the most anticipated books of this summer, it feels like a long time since the author's last psychological thriller. It has most certainly been worth the wait!  This is a story that draws the reader from the very first page, introducing character who we are never quite sure about. It's cleverly structured and is so much more than a mile-a-minute thriller. Whilst there are twists and turns and thrills a plenty, there's also such depth to the characters. It's a thriller with a message, it's a story that will raise questions .. the most important one is ... what would you do?

Mina is cabin crew for a large airline and is part of the crew for the much publicised, first non-stop flight from London to Sydney. This flight has been planned for years, and the passengers include celebrities and press. Whilst Mina loves her job, she wasn't really meant to be on the flight. Her relationship with her husband Adam is almost broken completely and getting a colleague to swap a shift with her felt like the easiest way to avoid pre-Christmas celebrations with Adam. 

Adam and Mina are parents to five year old Sophia. Sophia is highly intelligent, with challenging behaviour that has put a strain on her parents relationship. Mina is determined that she will do everything that she can to ensure that Sophia has a happy life. After years of desperately wanting a child, they were able to adopt Sophia, and her very early years were dysfunctional and traumatic, leaving emotional scars that are displayed in her behaviours. 

The author introduces some of the passengers throughout the narrative, spoken in the first person, and only the reader can decide if they believe these statements. It's a clever structure, giving a voice to each one, and then, later in the story, seeing how each of those people behave when the exciting flight turns into everyone's worst nightmare. 

Imagine you have a choice. You put a hundreds of people, 35,000 feet in the air, in mortal danger, in exchange for your daughter's life. This is what Mina has to decide. Does she put her professional training over her child's life?  What would you do?

There's also drama back on ground. Adam has a murky secret of his own and his life is slowly unravelling, violently. He is filled with shame, with anger, and with fear, and some of the scenes with him and Sophia are so tense that I bruised my lip because I was biting down so hard. 

The 'hostage' of the title does not only apply to the passengers who are travelling on the plane. Both Mina and Adam are held hostage by the demons in their head. Mina is traumatised by flashbacks to a time that she considers to be her biggest failure, whilst Adam's current situation and the potential fall out from what he has done threatens to drive him crazy. 

Hostage is a tense, perfectly structured story about ordinary people who find themselves in an extraordinary situation. It's a insightful look at how people can be manipulated by those cleverer than themselves, by people who play on their weaknesses to achieve their own goals.  Thrilling, addictive and totally entertaining. I loved it. 

Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award winning author of four Sunday Times bestselling novels. 

Her first three novels were all Richard and Judy Book Club picks. 

Translated into forty languages, her books have sold more than two million copies worldwide, have been New York Times and international bestsellers and have spent a combined total of sixty weeks in the Sunday Times bestseller chart. 

Clare lives in North Wales with her husband and their three children. 

For more information visit Clare’s website http://www.claremackintosh.com 

http://www.facebook.com/ClareMackWrites or on Twitter @ClareMackint0sh

Shame by Elizabeth Forbes BLOG TOUR @lizzieforbes @RandomTTours #Shame #BookReview

 

George and Martha have things they’d rather keep hidden from each other: private thoughts, desires and secrets which, if discovered, could cause untold shame. But to an outsider they appear to have a happy, contented and conventional family life. 

At their twins’ Fred and Delilah’s twenty-first birthday party events conspire to uncover disturbing emotional connections, and threaten to reveal a past that has long been concealed.Soon after, a holiday designed to repair the damage exposes further rifts that could spread beyond the family and possibly change their futures forever. 

As a GP, Martha is used to helping her patients mend physically and mentally, but can she do the same for her husband and children, or will the ensuing damage leave wounds that will never heal?

Shame by Elizabeth Forbes was published on 30 May 2021. I'm delighted to kick off this #RandomThingsTours blog tour with my review of this stunning novel. My thanks to the author who sent my copy for review. 

Elizabeth Forbes is a writer who never fails to amaze me, with her perceptive insight into human behaviour and her ability to weave a story that is both gripping and complex, she really is one of the best out there. 

Her first two novels; Nearest Thing To Crazy and Who Are You? have long been amongst my favourite reads of all time. I have recommended them to many people and have waited for a long time for this latest novel. I did have some worries. What if she couldn't pull another story out of her hat? Has it been too long?  Thankfully, I have not been disappointed and Shame now joins the predecessors on my 'favourite books' shelf. 

Shame is the story of a marriage. To outsiders, looking in, it appears that George and Martha have the ideal, long-lasting marriage. They are both in great jobs;  George working in the art world, and Martha as a GP. Their twins; Fred and Delilah are both away studying and about to celebrate their 21st birthday with a party being hosted by their Aunt and Uncle, and held at George's family home. 

Despite the glossy exterior, it becomes clear that Martha, at least, is concerned about her life. She feels middle-aged, invisible and put upon. She feels that George is somewhat distracted, more interested in ensuring that their little dog gets his evening walk, that's when he's actually at home, and not away on one of his many business trips.

Whilst Martha  is grateful that she doesn't have to plan a large birthday party, this again makes her feel something less of a proper Mum, and there's a hint of jealousy there too. She'd so like to be Delilah's confidante, but her daughter seems to prefer to share things with her Aunt instead. There's a tension between the two families. A long history, that is slowly and carefully revealed. By rights, George and his family should live in the large estate, he is the eldest son. However George has always made it clear that he refused to take it on, preferring to explore the art world. Is that quite the correct story though? Despite his airy exterior and his apparent content, George is battling with inner demons that have been eating away at him for years, and the introduction of one person into his life has made him realise that he may not be able to continue to live his lie. 

Shame is such an incredibly well written story, the characters are so flawed, yet the reader can totally empathise with them, even if they don't actually agree with some of the choices made. When the secrets begin to be exposed, there seems to be no stopping them. Shock after shock for the reader, with the after effect ripples resounding throughout the whole cast of characters like an earthquake and after shocks. 

This is a psychological drama at its very best; dark, with incredibly well crafted characters who the author does not spare from pain ... and shame. Highly recommended from me. 

Elizabeth Forbes was born and raised on the Isle of Wight and now lives in Herefordshire with her
husband, two dogs and two hens. 

She published three romantic thrillers under the name Elizabeth Harrington: The Corporate Wife, Making Up and Daddy Darling. She then took a break from writing and enrolled with the Open University to study for a degree in Literature. She completed her BA with First Class Honours, and also achieved the OU's Diploma in Creative Writing. 

Her first psychological suspense novel, Nearest Thing to Crazy, was published by Cutting Edge Press in 2013. BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour and the Mail Online featured the novel because of its gaslighting subject matter. It was a bestseller in Amazon UK's psychological thriller charts. 

Her second novel published by Cutting Edge Press in 2014 was Who Are You? which is a dark and twisty tale focussing on the stormy marriage of two people affected by PTSD and childhood trauma. 

Elizabeth has recently re-published these novels independently with Amazon KDP.

Twitter @lizzieforbes

Truth Games by Caroline England #TruthGames @CazEngland #Giveaway #Win #Competition #Prize

 

She tries hard to be the perfect mother, the perfect partner, the perfect daughter - but Ellie never seems to get it right.


When an old friend from university re-enters her life, dark memories from Ellie's past begin to resurface.

As Ellie starts to unravel some shocking and sinister realities, she realises that she must choose between keeping the family she loves - and facing the truth.

From the Top Ten ebook bestselling author, this twisty psychological thriller will have you hooked from the first page to the last jaw-dropping twist.

Truth Games by Caroline England was published in paperback on 10 June 2021 by Piatkus. 

I am delighted have one paperback copy to give away today. Entry is simple, just fill out the competition widget in this blog post. UK entries only please.

GOOD LUCK! 

Praise for Truth Games 

'Stunning . . . dark undercurrents and sinister twists' AMANDA ROBSON

'Truth Games is in the very top tier of psychological thrillers' M W CRAVEN

'The duchess of dark domestic noir strikes again' HELEN FIELDS

'Powerful . . . psychological menace and dramatic plot twists' DAILY MAIL

Praise for Caroline England 

'A twist that I didn't see coming!' T. M. LOGAN

'Kept me gripped' B. A. PARIS

'Incredibly twisty . . . deliciously satisfying' CLAIRE ALLAN

'A taut, tantalising thriller' SHERYL BROWNE

'Truly terrific!' MARTINA COLE

'A truly absorbing read! Fabulous characters and a plot filled with secrets just waiting to be uncovered. And that final twist...wow! Domestic Noir at its best.' SAM CARRINGTON, BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF THE OPEN HOUSE

'[Caroline England] has been called 'The Duchess of Domestic Noir' and this tale shows why. Moodily gripping!' Peterborough Telegraph

One copy of Truth Games by Caroline England

Born in Sheffield, Caroline studied Law at the University of Manchester and became a divorce and professional indemnity lawyer.

Caroline writes domestic psychological thrillers. Her debut novel, BENEATH THE SKIN, aka THE WIFE'S SECRET, was published in October 2017. Her second novel, MY HUSBAND'S LIES, followed in May 2018 and became a Kindle top ten bestseller. BETRAY HER was published in July 2020. TRUTH GAMES ebook followed in November 2020. The paperback was published on 10th June 2021.

Caroline has two pen names. As Caro Land she has written a legal suspense series, CONVICTIONS, published in January 2020. The follow up, CONFESSIONS, published in June 2020.

As CE Rose she has written a gothic-tinged psychological thriller THE HOUSE OF HIDDEN SECRETS. This will be published on 14th April.

Caroline has two dark, twisty short story collections available on Amazon, both in eBook and paperback, WATCHING HORSEPATS FEED THE ROSES and HANGED BY THE NECK.

www.carolineenglandauthor.co.uk

Twitter @CazEngland

Instagram @cazengland1

Author Page on Facebook