Strange Sally Diamond

By Liz Nugent,

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Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.

Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also…

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I have always enjoyed Liz Nugent’s crime novels. She creates multi-layered, unforgettable characters within gripping, twisty plots. This is probably her most disturbing book so far, taking readers right inside her main character’s head.

Strange Sally Diamond focuses on the aftermath of tragic and horrific events. It’s about family, childhood trauma, and nature versus nurture – and whether we can truly escape our past.

This psychological thriller stayed with me long after I finished it. It can be uncomfortable reading at times, yet there are also moments of dark humour. It’s beautifully written and took me through a rollercoaster of…

What You Made Me Do

By Barbara Gayle Austin,

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Willem and Jurriaan have a miserable childhood thanks to their cruel, controlling mother—Louisa Veldkamp, a world-renowned pianist. Dad turns a blind eye. One day, Louisa vanishes without a trace during a family vacation.

Adoptee Anneliese Bakker survives a toxic childhood and leaves home, vowing never to return. While searching for her biological mother, she meets the adult Willem, and they fall in love. Pregnant and engaged, she moves into the family mansion, wanting nothing more than to create a loving family for her child. But the Veldkamps are cold and distant. And why is Louisa a taboo subject?

As Anneliese…

What You Made Me Do

By Barbara Gayle Austin,

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An expectant mother gets more than she bargained for when she marries into a seemingly perfect family in this gripping debut novel–a must read for fans of A. J. Finn and B. A. Paris.

After surviving a nightmarish childhood, Anneliese Bakker is on the mend and searching for her birth mother. But when she meets Willem, she falls madly in love and finally finds a safe place to land. Engaged and expecting her first child, she moves into the Veldkamp mansion on a stately, tree-lined avenue in Amsterdam. And yet, nothing about Willem’s family is as it seems. Instead of…


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