The Rising Tide
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HOW DID IT COME TO THIS? The news doesn't strike cleanly, like a guillotine's blade. Nothing so...
Psychological thriller Suspense
In the Eye of the Storm (Full Circle #1)
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Happily married with the affection and respect of those he holds dear, Fabian Bloom finally finds...
Contemporary MM Romantic Suspense
Toxic B!tch
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She wasn’t the girl I meant to text. But she might be the one who ruins me. I thought I was...
Dark Contemporary Romance Suspense Serial Killer
The Unquiet Spirit (Spirited Encounters #1)
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She wasn’t home alone... With her love life in tatters, Kate Wilson needs a fresh start, and...
Paranormal Ghost Romance Triggers: emotional abuse by partner
ClareR (6253 KP) rated Traitor in the Ice in Books
May 27, 2026
These Daniel Pursglove books are on my list of “Series I didn’t want to read and now I’m addicted to”, and they all seem to be historical fiction mysteries. Because, y’know, I don’t like mysteries either.
So! Daniel Pursglove is a spy in the early 1600’s and here he is, embroiled in the religious goings-on of the Montagues - a family who are rumoured to shelter Catholics. King James isn’t happy.
There are loads of secrets, spooky occurrences, a murder or two and plenty of suspense. It seems very historically accurate to me: it’s winter, and everything is cold, dark and difficult to live in!
This is a series I’ll be continuing with, there are another two books so far, so that should illustrate how good they are. He’s a very likeable main character, and he’s clearly being pressurised into being a spy.
Recommended!
The Regression Strain
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Nobody’s safe when the inner beast awakens... Dr. Peter Palma joins the medical team of the...
Medical Crime Mystery Thriller
The Haunting of Emily Grace
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Emily Grace has endured the worst loss imaginable. But can she survive a remote manor haunted by...
Suspense Paranormal Horror
Killer Tracks (Misty Pines Mystery #3)
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A peaceful retreat. A maze of smoke and murder. Is their remote getaway about to become a death...
Crime Mystery Police Procedural Suspense
ClareR (6253 KP) rated First Born in Books
Jan 22, 2023
Molly and Katie are twins. Katie is the adventurer, and has moved to New York to go to university.
Molly lives an extremely structured life, and finds it hard to deviate from her routine. However, when Molly gets a call telling her that Katie has died suddenly, she must fight her fears, fly to New York and stay in a hostel (all very difficult things for her to do).
There are so many twists and turns in this novel, that I didn’t know what was coming and couldn’t even begin to guess. I couldn’t decide if I even liked the main character Molly or not - she’s not a likeable person, which is probably why her sister moved to another continent. But I like not liking a character - and there was so much to dislike! Molly is manipulative and she’s determined to find the person that she believes killed her twin.
The suspense in this was set to maximum - it’s well worth a read!