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Two women are dead. They both look like you.

The giant stretch of frozen river was melting and the light made the lake glitter like crystals. The women lay side by side on the shore, eyes open and glassy. Their long, dark hair was like tangled rope, their faces a reflection of each other…

When two bodies are found dumped in a vast lake in Lakemore, Washington, Detective Mackenzie Price is first on the scene. She identifies one of the victims as Katy Becker, a local known for her work helping the community. The other victim looks strikingly similar.

Still grappling with a shocking revelation from her past, Mack is only too happy to throw herself into the case. But when she goes to break the news to Katy’s husband, the investigation takes an unexpected turn: Katy is very much alive, and has never met the women who resemble her so closely.

Now the race is on to find the killer before Katy becomes the next victim. But when Mack unearths a disturbing connection to a sixteen-year-old suicide, she realizes they could be hunting someone whose crimes span decades—and there are more lives than just Katy’s at stake.

Addictive, pulse-pounding and packed full of jaw-dropping twists, fans of Lisa Regan, Angela Marsons and Karin Slaughter will love the Their Frozen Graves

No. of pages:- 381 pages

Date published:- will be published on 7th January 2021

Genre:- Thriller

Thank You Netgalley and the Bookouture for the ARC of this book! This review is based on my honest opinion.

This is the second book of the Detective Mackenzie Price series and although I haven’t read the first book yet, this book was actually really good. The story starts with Detective Mackenzie Price meeting her father, the man she thought was dead many years ago and buried in the backyard of her childhood house. Then after the corruption faced by the Lakemore PD and trying to move on, two bodies of women were found in an ice park in Lakemore–the women looked identical to each other. and one of these women is identified as Katy, an activist in Lakemore. The second victim, who looked very much like Katy seemed to have undergone plastic surgery to look much like her. Detective Price must solve the cases while solving her personal issues with her father.

The writing was really good and I was hooked into the story!!! It was intriguing, interesting and unputdownable with lot of twists and unexpected turns you would never expect!!! The ending left me breathless that I was a bit shocked and was actually unexpected. Kudos to the author, who did a good job keeping the reader hooked into the story! I really like Ruhi Chaudary’s writing–the descriptions of the places made me imagine as a reader that I was with Mackenzie Price and the scientific details of the the plastic surgery was realistic and accurate. I cannot wait to read more from this author.

Overall, I rate this book as five stars!

If you want to read this book, you can pre-order your copy now on Amazon!

Ruhi Choudhary discovered her passion for writing when she was seven years old and wrote her first Star Trek episode. Being a fan of the dark and twisted, she found her calling in crime thriller.

She likes to write stories that make you a little uncomfortable and characters that you struggle to make up your mind about but stay with you.

She lives in Toronto and spends her days training to be a scientist and wishing it rained more often!

Attorney Olivia Sinclair is shocked when she receives an anonymous video showing her husband Richard sleeping with someone else. After years of handling other people’s divorces, she thought she could recognise a marriage in trouble.

She angrily throws Richard out of the home they share. But days later she’s arrested—for the murder of his mistress.

Olivia knows she’s innocent but, with all the evidence pointing at her and an obvious motive, she must find the real killer to clear her name.

She may be used to dealing with messy divorces, but this one will be her most difficult case yet. Olivia’s husband has already betrayed her—but would he set her up for murder?

A gripping and unputdownable thriller for fans of Gillian McAllister, Alafair Burke and A Killer’s Wife.

No. or pages:- 234 pages

Date published:- 28th October 2020

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

Thank You Netgalley and the publisher for this book!

Olivia Sinclair receives a video showing her husband Richard cheating with a secretary named Sandy. Then Sandy was found brutally murdered and the police arrest Olivia as the room in which Sandy’s body was found was paid with Olivia’s card and there was an email sent through Olivia’s email, threatening Sandy. But Olivia denies that and is convinced that someone–is framing her for Sandy’s murder and enlists the help of private investigator, Brian.

I really enjoyed reading this book! This was a fast paced thriller with unexpected turns and twists that will leave your heart reeling!!!! I liked the plot, the thrill of the story and as a reader, wonder who is the main perpetrator who want to destroy Olivia and we have so many viable suspects–Richard, or David her son-in-law or entirely someone else? I think the author did a good job engaging the reader into the story. I also like the ending!

This is the first book of the Olivia Sinclair series so I am looking forward to read more from the series–worth five stars!

Terry Lynn Thomas is the USA Today bestselling author of six historical mysteries. The Drowned Woman (previously published as Neptune’s Daughter) won an IndieBRAG Medallion, The Silent Woman and House of Lies released to critical acclaim and became USA Today bestsellers. The Betrayal is Terry’s first foray into the world of domestic suspense.

When she’s not writing, Terry likes to spend time outdoors with her husband and her dogs.

Keep up with Terry on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/terrylynnthomasbooks/) Twitter (@TLThomasbooks), Instagram (@terrylynnthomasbooks) or via her website at http://www.terrylynnthomas.com.

She thought she was the perfect mother—until the new neighbours moved in.

Emma and Dele’s dreams came true nine years ago when they adopted their daughter, Isla. It felt like fate, like they were meant to find each other, and now they’re living the life they always wanted. But then one day a new family moves into Forest Grove—and Emma can’t shake the chilling feeling that the wife looks just like Isla’s birth mother.

Emma tells herself that this sophisticated stranger can’t possibly be the troubled woman she remembers from the adoption. But as they get to know each other and it becomes clear that Tatjana has a special interest in Isla, her suspicions grow.

When small things start to go wrong and her parenting abilities are brought into question, Emma feels undermined, turning to her sister Harriet for support. But things only spiral further when secrets from her past suddenly resurface.

With rumours swirling, Emma begins to doubt herself. Could Tatjana be Isla’s birth mother? And, with everything that’s happening, is Emma the right person to be raising her daughter at all?

No. of pages:- 299 pages

Date published:- will be published on 5th January 2021

Genre:- thriller

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher and author for providing me the ARC. This review is based on my honest opinion only.

Emma and her husband Dele moved to the Forest Grove with their adopted daughter, Isla. Emma is white and Dele is Black and they experienced a sort of racism when they moved into their house, starting with someone smashing their house window.. Then another rich family, Tatjana and Lawrence move into Forest Grove as well and Emma couldn’t help but notice how similar Tatjana looks to Isla’s biological mother, Jade. Then someone starts spreading vicious rumor about Emma and the whole mother’s club turn against Emma–and one of them who seems to be Isla’s biological parents would do anything to get Isla back by destroying Emma.

At first, the story sounded interesting. The writing was good and engaging. However, this was not a fast paced thriller as you would expect and also a bit predictable as who this mysterious person, who is targeting Emma could be. The ending was good though nothing new about the ending.

Overall, it was an OK thriller–worth four stars!

Tracy Buchanan is a bestselling author whose books have been published around the world, including chart-toppers My Sister’s Secret and No Turning Back. She lives in the UK with her husband, their daughter and a very spoilt Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Bronte.

Before becoming a full-time author, Tracy worked as a travel journalist, visiting and writing about countries around the world. She has also produced content for the BBC and the Open University, and rubbed shoulders with celebrities while working for a London PR firm.

When she isn’t spending time with her family and friends, Tracy now spends her days writing with her dog on her lap or taking walks in forests.

For more information about Tracy, please visit http://www.facebook.com/TracyBuchananAuthor and http://www.tracy-buchanan.com.

“Take my hand, little one.”

Fran finds her standing by the swings. A little girl, Esther, no older than seven years old, by herself in the dead of night, her pretty but old-fashioned yellow dress covered in grass stains and her hair dishevelled. She says she’s waiting for Father, and that strikes Fran as particularly odd.

After Esther is reunited with her family, Fran can’t stop thinking about this pious child whose imaginary friend is God. Fran’s instincts tell her something is very wrong. Why does Esther keep running away from home, and how did she get that bruise on her leg?

Fran’s husband warns her not to get too close, but one morning, Esther and her family disappear. Where did they go? Why did they leave their furniture behind?

Fran knows in her gut that something terrible is going to happen to that child, and she can’t stand by while it happens. No matter the cost.

After all, she found her. But can she save her?

No. of pages:- 359 pages

Date published:- will be published on 14th January 2021

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

Thank You Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book! This review is based on my opinion.

Fran while jogging comes across a little girl who seemed to be lost. Her mother later on finds her and then introduces herself as Mary Whittaker and the girl as Esther and they both have moved from Tucson, Arizona to the small town of Leacroft. Fran, who lost her child then suddenly becomes a bit protective towards Esther, realizing that the new American family are very religious and Fran suspects something abuse is going on in the house. Esther goes missing again and then after being found, the family pack their belongings and leave the village. Fran is determined to find what happened to the family even if it means going to Arizona…

The story started out pretty good. The story started a bit slow then it got more and more interesting by the middle of the book after the Whittaker family left. However, the story sort of become a bit unrealistic to me towards the end. The writing was good and the author did a good job keeping the reader into the story. Towards the end, you get some unexpected twists and turns.

Overall, it is not a bad book–an OK thriller. Worth three stars!

Sarah A. Denzil is a British suspense writer from Derbyshire. Her books include SILENT CHILD, which has topped the kindle charts in the UK and Australia, as well as being a top ten Amazon bestseller in the US. SAVING APRIL and THE BROKEN ONES are both top thirty bestsellers in the US and UK Amazon charts.

Sarah lives in Yorkshire with her partner, enjoying the scenic countryside and rather unpredictable weather. She loves to write moody, psychological books about ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

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They’ve offered you a luxury apartment, rent free. THE CATCH: you may not live long enough to enjoy it…

No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents.
These are the only rules for Jules Larson’s new job as apartment sitter for an elusive resident of the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan’s most high-profile private buildings and home to the rich and famous.

Recently heartbroken and practically homeless, Jules readily accepts the terms, ready to leave her past life behind.

Out of place among the extremely wealthy, Jules finds herself pulled toward other apartment sitter Ingrid. But Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her. Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story – but the next day, her new friend has vanished.
And then Jules discovers that Ingrid is not the first temporary resident to go missing…

Welcome to the Bartholomew…You may never leave.

From the New York Times bestselling author of FINAL GIRLS and LAST TIME I LIED: ‘the author delivers the kind of unpredictable conclusion that all thriller readers crave – utterly shocking yet craftily foreshadowed…’ New York Times Book Review

No. of pages:- 359 pages

Date published:- July 25th 2019

Genre:- Psychological Thriller/ Horror

This book is one of the books I have wanted to read for a long time and finally I got the book! The plot line sounded intriguing and interesting to me.

Jules Larsen lost her job, got cheated by her boyfriend and literally unemployed, penniless and is on the verge of being homeless. When she got the job as an apartment sitter for one of the historic and privileged apartments in Manhattan, Bartholomew, she was excited–she will get paid just to look after the apartment for three months with a total whopping amount of $12,000. Too good to be true right? But there are conditions. No visitors are allowed. Have to spend the nights in the apartment and no disturbing the other residents living in the building. Because of her situation, Jules accepts the situation and moves into the apartment 12A.

Then she meets another apartment sitter, Ingrid Gallagher and becomes friends with her. However, Ingrid tells Jules that Bartholomew, despite the grand looks on outside, inside, it has many dark secrets that scares Ingrid. And then one night, Ingrid goes missing.

Jules starts searching for her friend Ingrid and then she finds that Bartholomew indeed has some dark secrets and Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter who went missing…

The story was really good that it had me in suspense! You can completely relate to the main protagonist Jules in the story–I mean when you are basically unemployed and penniless, you would not miss this opportunity right? I mean realistically, I wouldn’t. The middle part of the story for more intense and I felt like I was watching some kind of horror movie while reading the book (in other words, the author did a good job with that) There were twists and turns in each chapter and the ending left you shocking and unexpected that I am still thinking about that dramatic ending! If you want to read a good horror book, then this book will be perfect.

Overall, I give this book as five stars! Unputdownable with twists and turns, and you certainly would think twice when getting a job as an apartment sitter after reading the book!

Riley Sager is the pseudonym of a former journalist, editor and graphic designer. Now a full-time author, Riley’s first thriller, FINAL GIRLS, became a national and international bestseller and was called “the first great thriller of 2017” by Stephen King. Translation rights have been sold in more than two dozen countries. His second book, THE LAST TIME I LIED, was a New York Times bestseller. His latest novel, LOCK EVERY DOOR, was an instant New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today bestseller. A television adaptation is being developed by Paramount TV and Anonymous Content.

A native of Pennsylvania, Riley now lives in Princeton, New Jersey. When he’s not working on his next novel, he enjoys reading, cooking and going to the movies as much as possible. His favorite film is “Rear Window.” Or maybe “Jaws.” But probably, if he’s being honest, “Mary Poppins.”