How to describe this book - well for starters it's unlike anything I've ever read before. It's chaotic, mad, funny, fast-paced, confusing but once you get into it it's really good fun and totally enjoyable. [[Auntie Poldi and the Fruits of the Lord by Mario Giordano|Full Review]]
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===[[A Map of the Dark by Karen Ellis]]===
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FBI Agent Elsa Myers finds missing children. There's a link back to her childhood here, as she might not have been missing but she was certainly lost. Her mother was abusive and her father preferred not to do anything about it: there might have been a bit of pretense but there was no protection. All that should be in the past, although Elsa is still self-harming when under pressure, but her father is dying of lung cancer and although she would have hoped for some personal time with him, her boss has allocated her to a new case, that of 17-year-old Ruby Haverstock, and you can't waste any time when children go missing. [[A Map of the Dark by Karen Ellis|Full Review]]
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But who is the past, although Elsa killer; is still self-harming when under pressureit The Chalk Man, but her father is dying of lung cancer and although she would have hoped for some personal time with himwhose dusty white grip squeezes ever tighter, or someone much closer to home? Thirty years later, her boss Ed has allocated her tried to a new caseforget about that summer, that about all the poisoned, sinister memories of 17-year-old Ruby HaverstockThe Chalk Man. However, someone seems determined not to let him and you can't waste any time when children go missing.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>147366277X</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= C J Tudor|title= The Chalk Man|rating= 5|genre= Horror |summary= The Chalk Man follows a group of friends haunted by an eerily terrifying spectrethe letters start to arrive, the past follows, plaguing him and dredging up the fever dream nightmare of the summer of 1986, populated by fairs, ra-ra skirts and death. Driven deeper into the mysterious events surrounding Ed's sleepy suburban life, conjured during one fateful summer. By the time the new term begins, friendships will be fractured, and a girl will be dead. But reader cannot help but wonder; who is the killer; is it The Chalk Man, whose dusty white grip squeezes and will he ever tighter, or someone much closer to homelet Ed go? Thirty years later, Ed has tried to forget about that summer, about all the poisoned, sinister memories of [[The Chalk Manby C J Tudor|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Robins -->[[image:Robins_Bodies. However, someone seems determined not to let him and when the letters start to arrive, the past follows, plaguing him and dredging up the fever dream nightmare of the summer of 1986, populated jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008217548?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008217548]] ===[[White Bodies by fairs, ra-ra skirts and deathJane Robins]]=== [[image:4star. Driven deeper into the mysterious events surrounding Ed's sleepy suburban jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Thrillers|Thrillers]] Callie and Tilda are very different twins. Callie lives a quiet life, the reader cannot help but wonder; who is The Chalk Manwith a menial job, whereas Tilda craves the spotlight, and will he ever let Ed go?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718187431</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Jane Robins|title= White Bodies|rating= 4|genre= Thrillers|summary=Callie is a moderately successful actress. Callie is awkward, suffering from a lifetime of acne, weight issues and comparing herself to her sister and Tilda are very different twinsher beautiful white body. Callie lives a quiet lifehas very strong feelings for her sister, envy, with a menial jobadmiration, whereas Tilda craves the spotlightanger, love, and is a moderately successful actressTilda laps all of these feelings up. Callie is awkwardThey are grown, suffering from a lifetime of acne, weight issues and comparing herself to her sister and her beautiful white bodysee each other with relative frequency. Callie But now Tilda has very strong feelings for her sistermet a new man, envyFelix. He's smart, admirationcharismatic, angersuccessful and very intense, lovevery particular. At first Callie loves him, and Tilda laps all of these feelings up. They are grownloves the way he includes her in their relationship, and see each other with relative frequency. But now Tilda has met but after a new manboating trip, Felix. He's smartfun turns into something more sinister, charismaticCallie begins to worry about this dynamic, successful and very intense, very particularto obsess . At first Callie loves him, loves the way he includes her in their relationship, but after a boating trip, fun turns into something more sinister, Callie begins to worry about this dynamic, to obsess ..[[White Bodies by Jane Robins|Full Review]]<br> <!-- Vaughan -->[[image:Vaughan Scandal.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471164993?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471164993]] |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008217548</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Sarah Vaughan|title===[[Anatomy of a Scandalby Sarah Vaughan]]===|rating=5[[image:5star.jpg|genrelink=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:General Fiction|General Fiction]] |summary=Sophie had been married to James for twelve years and two children: to be honest she was more than a little bit in awe of him. James Whitehouse was an MP and junior minister: perhaps most importantly he was a friend of the prime minister, so when he had to admit that he'd been having an affair he was confident that some contrition, a public admission that he'd been wrong, that he was not perfect, would soon have his career back on track. And it seemed as though that was the way it was going, until a friend of the 'other woman', parliamentary researcher Olivia Lytton, persuaded her to go to the police. There was no dispute that the relationship had been consensual, but after James had finished the affair there was an incident in a lift in House of Commons and the police and the Crown Prosecution Service were both of the opinion that this amounted to rape. 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At first, she's just out to write a specialist good story - but as the crimes continue she finds herself drawn deeper and together they unpick deeper into the mystery forests outside of MikeGavrik, filled with stranger characters and dark secrets. Will she find the killer before they find her? 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There seems little anyone can do until three children – Eska, separating the Fur Flint and Feather Tribes and making the third Blu – come together. With help from 'the Tusk Tribe – the enemy of both. Eager wild', they set off on a quest to secure her position by gaining eternal life, find the Ice Queen is consuming legendary 'Frost Horn' and the voices of magical 'Sky Song' that will free Erkenwald from the Erkenwald people. There seems little anyone can do until three children – Eska, Flint and Blu – come together. With help from 'the wild', they set off on a quest to find the legendary 'Frost Horn' and the magical 'Sky Song' that will free Erkenwald from the Ice Queen's controlIce Queen's control.[[Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone|Full Review]]|amazonuk=<amazonukbr>1471146073</amazonuk>}}