Shaun BainesOct 10, 20202 minThe Disappearing Oil TycoonEd Baker ran an oil investment firm in the state of Texas. In the 1980s, he made millions and was a leader in the industry. However, Ed’s...
Shaun BainesOct 3, 20202 minThe Reincarnation of April and Mary RobinsonIn West Sussex, England, 1979, twins April and Mary Robinson died age nine in a tragic car accident. Following an afternoon at the cinema...
Shaun BainesSep 26, 20202 minThe Bobby Dunbar CaseIn 1912, the Dunbar family took a camping trip to Swayze Lake, Louisiana. They'd enjoyed a pleasant morning fishing and decided to...
Shaun BainesDec 10, 20191 minGrave Intent by AM PeacockDCI Lambert is back. Having read the author's first book – Open Grave – I was more than ready for its sequel. Set in the north-east of...
Shaun BainesDec 8, 20191 minThe Slayings in Sydenham by Alice CastleThe story centres on Beth, a lovable character with a gift for sniffing out trouble. She is the perennial outsider; someone who wants to...
Shaun BainesNov 6, 20191 minThe Dead Game by Susanne LeistThe setting is a strong part of this book for me and I loved the location of Oasis as a bohemian beachside resort. On the surface, it is...
Shaun BainesNov 5, 20192 minBest New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers by Mitzi Szereto (ed.)Review No matter how acclaimed a serial killer film or book may be, it will never capture the gravity, the scope or devastation of real...
Shaun BainesOct 27, 20193 minWhat He Did by JG RobertsBlurb Your husband’s car crash wasn’t an accident… Maddy Shaw learns the life-shattering news in the most horrific way: live on air. As...
Shaun BainesSep 20, 20193 minA Book of Bones by John ConnollyBlurb He is our best hope. He is our last hope. On a lonely moor in the northeast of England, the body of a young woman is discovered...
Shaun BainesSep 5, 20192 minThe Boxer Boys Collection by Nick RippingtonSome Family feuds just won’t go away… For 40 years the Dolans and the Marshalls have lived side by side on the same rundown housing...
Shaun BainesSep 5, 20192 minA Litter of Bones by JD KirkTen years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the serial child-killer dubbed 'Mister Whisper,' earning himself a commendation, a drinking...
Shaun BainesSep 3, 20192 minLife's a Banquet by Robin BennettShaun Baines Life’s a Banquet is the unofficial but essential ‘guide book’ to negotiating your way through life –through education,...
Shaun BainesJul 11, 20192 minThe Cinderella Plan by Abi SilverWhen James Salisbury, the owner of a British car manufacturer, ploughs his ‘self-drive’ car into a young family, the consequences are...
Shaun BainesJun 29, 20192 minNocturnes by John ConnollyShort story collections are oft maligned by publishers and unfairly so in my opinion. In the age of the box set, they represent a...
Shaun BainesJun 26, 20192 minThe Death of Jessica Ripley by Andrew BarrettSometimes you can’t forgive and forget. Jessica Ripley didn’t kill her ex-husband. But everyone thinks she did. After serving twelve...
Shaun BainesJun 9, 20192 minThe Boss by Caz FinlayAs the daughter of a notorious Liverpudlian gangster, Grace Sumner commands respect – and she’s earned it on her own terms too. But when...
Shaun BainesMay 28, 20192 minThe Brotherhood by Jo FentonThe Brotherhood: When a young woman becomes pregnant in a religious sect, how far will she go to escape the abusive leader and save the...
Shaun BainesMay 8, 20192 minRevenge Runs Deep by Pat YoungYour boss is a bully. How far would you go to get revenge? Thomas Smeaton is a powerful man who makes life a living hell for his...
Shaun BainesApr 27, 20192 minThe Only Weapon in the Room by B BaskervilleBook Blurb Sisters tell each other everything. Don’t they? Athena Fox works as a professional fighter in the north of England. It’s not...
Shaun BainesApr 2, 20192 minDying Seconds by Nick RippingtonMay contain spoilers. Dying Seconds is the third book in the Boxer Boys series. It chronicles the changing circumstances of the Dolan...