Fake Like Me
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CAREY LOGAN She was the genius wild child of the New York art scene, and my idol. FAKE I...
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The Inheritance Games
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An utterly addictive and twisty thriller, full of dark family secrets and deadly stakes. Perfect for...
Saving Grace
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Grace Pierrepoint Rendell, the only child of an ailing billionaire, has been treated for paranoia...
Psychological Thriller Domestic Suspense
Girl A
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'Sensational. Gripping, haunting, and beautifully written' RICHARD OSMAN 'Haunting, powerful, with a...
Initially I thought this would be a thriller, and whilst it has elements of that, its so much more. Butter looks at how women are regarded in society - how “thin is King (or Queen?)”, particularly in Japan. Kajii sets Rika tasks, one being to learn to cook and actually enjoy her food (that’s two tasks) - less of the “food is fuel” school of thought.
Rika learns that she’s lonely, her life is centred around her work. She wants independence, but she also wants connection. As Rita gains weight she feels happier in herself, but she’s judged by those around her of being slovenly. I mean, the work she puts in to learning to cook and actually cooking would say otherwise, but then that’s society for you.
I will say not to read this whilst you’re hungry. The descriptions of the food, it’s smell, texture, flavours - I’m getting hungry just thinking about it!
I’m glad I read this. It was a really interesting insight into Japanese culture, more so than ‘just’ a thriller. There were more food descriptions than murders, that’s for certain!!
Knife River (The Ty Dawson Mysteries)
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A sheriff fighting to keep the peace in 1970s Oregon faces a shocking secret from his town’s past,...
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Domonique (0 KP) rated In a Dark, Dark Wood in Books
May 12, 2018
Sue (5 KP) rated Winter's Destiny in Books
Apr 23, 2018
The face is...identical to her own!
Instantly, Amy's life crumbles. Something sinister surrounds her and those she loves. She is catapulted into a world she knows nothing about--a place where a killer rules, where her life is in constant peril, and where her child has been taken.
WINTER’S DESTINY is an edge-of-the-seat thriller - love story set on the rugged Pacific Coast of Oregon. Here, the story reaches its unique and spectacular conclusion.
Sarah (7800 KP) rated Mystic River (2003) in Movies
Feb 11, 2019
This film has some terrific performances from a stellar cast - Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon especially - and a brilliant supporting cast as well. The plot itself sounds like it could be a by the numbers predictable thriller, but in fact it turns out to have some good twists and is rather dark and suspenseful. It hasn't aged the best (or it just looks horrendous on Netflix), but as crime thrillers go this is probably one of the best out there.
