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cupofteajones · 1 year

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Upcoming Author Talks in December

December is jampacked with author discussions! Looking for something to take your mind off all the holiday shopping and cooking you might have to do? Don’t worry! December is packed with great and compelling author talks that will take your mind off everything! Get an in-dept look into a country house murder, here from award-winning authors and here again from a returning favorite…Cup of Tea…

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iancumminsauthor · 6 months

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Background Research for my Latest Novel

"Social Murderer"

My latest book, ‘Social Murderer’, brings together three themes.

1. I realised how much the characters in a book intrude into my mind while I’m writing a book. The clash between fictional characters and events in the author’s real life is a theme that has been applied many times. The book that comes first to my mind on this topic is ‘The Dark Half’ by Stephen King – which is mentioned by one of the characters in ‘Social Murderer’. Other books have also explored the theme, a recent bestselling example being ‘The Woman Who Lied’ by Claire Douglas.

2. In ‘Social Murderer’, the killer selects his victims from the internet, and social media in particular. Again, not a unique theme – I’m not sure there are never any new ideas in fiction, just different ways of telling a story. I recently read a novel titled ‘I See You’ by Clare Mackintosh which had an interesting spin on this idea.

3. The third component of the book is puzzles, a topic that has interested me all my life. Some of the subject matter in ‘Social Murderer’ is based on my own experience, although I never achieved some of the more exotic uses for puzzle-setting that occur in the book.

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The book is centred in the town of Mansfield, which I chose for two main reasons.

1. The book is quite dark in its theme, and if Mansfield brings any image to the reader’s mind, it’s probably a dark one.

2. The other reason is that my path through life has twice intersected with the town. I spent my early years of my life in Mansfield and my first memories are all located there – in a street whose name you’ll be able to guess if you read the book. I also worked closely for several years with a company that was based there.

For this book, I visited two locations: a certain stretch of the Kent coast (where my journey exactly matched that of the killer) and Pimlico which, regretfully, did not commend itself to me.

If you read my books, I would be interested in your comments. Feel free to get in touch – you can reach me via various social media.

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dontdenymeshakespeare · 8 months

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The Amazing Readathon Week Three

The Amazing Readathon is a readathon created by Brianna from Four Paws and a Book and co-hosted by many others in the BookTube and Bookstagram community. This one is based on the reality TV series The Amazing Race and it’s about spending the month of August travelling the world. There are prompts and ways you can get bonus points (team colour, BIPOC author, etc.). It turns out we’re not supposed…

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jenmedsbookreviews · 9 months

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A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new Ffion Morgan thriller from Clare Mackintosh, A Game of Lies @claremackint0sh @BooksSphere @laurasherlock21 #books #booktwitter #booktwt #agameoflies

It is my absolute pleasure to be sharing my thoughts on the second book in the Ffion Morgan series by Clare Mackintosh, A Game of Lies. My thanks to Laura Sherlock for the advance copy of the book for review. Here’s what it’s all about: Source: Advance Reader CopyRelease Date: 20 July 2023Publisher: Sphere Continue reading Untitled

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#Clare Mackintosh #Ffion Morgan #Murder #Police thriller #Reality TV #Wales

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quirkycatsfatstacks · 1 year

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Review: The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

Series: DC Morgan #1Author: Clare MackintoshPublisher: Sourcebooks LandmarkReleased: November 8, 2022Received: Own (BOTM)Warnings: Death, rape Book Summary: Ffion Morgan is an officer working in a small town. The type of town where everyone knows everyone. So it’s her job to deal with the murder that just washes up on shore, in this case. Rhys Lloyd is a respected owner and musician living on…

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andreai04 · 1 year

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“Our reactions are shaped by the people around us, by the way they behave toward us.”

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whatsheread · 1 year

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Novel Nuggets - November 2022 Releases Part 2

Novel Nuggets – November 2022 Releases Part 2

Well, folks. I did it. By the end of this post, I will be caught up on reviewing the almost eighty books I’ve read since March of this year. I didn’t think it would be possible because whenever I tried to do it at other times this year, something always came up that prevented me from being able to write. Whew. It’s a good feeling. The Choice concludes Nora Roberts’ Dragon Heart Legacy trilogy,…

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siriuslygrimm · 1 year

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Fateful Fete

#BOOKREVIEW - Fateful Fete - #TheLastParty #blog

New Year’s Eve frequently ushers in an optimism for changes in the year ahead, but for the community surrounding Llyn Drych, or Mirror Lake, in Clare Mackintosh’s The Last Party, the new year brings a death with a surprising impact as the investigation progresses. Ffion Morgan is either related to, or at the very least familiar with, most of those in the small village on the Welsh side of Mirror…

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#book #book review #clare mackintosh #reading #review #the last party

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sandythereadingcafe · 1 year

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THE LAST PARTY by Clare Mackintosh at The Reading Cafe:

'intense, small town, murder mystery'

http://www.thereadingcafe.com/the-last-party-by-clare.../

#books #reviews #The Last Party #Clare Mackintosh #The Reading Cafe

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thereadingcafe · 1 year

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#Clare Mackintosh #The Last Party #DC Morgan #psychological thriller #Suspense #Mystery #Thriller #Review

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polarisnorthstar · 2 years

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Reading in bed 📖

#bookworm #bookstagram #reading #cozy times #cozyreading #cozy reads #thriller #thriller books #old instagram #i see you #Clare mackintosh #reading in bed #nightly reads #waterstones

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cupofteajones · 1 year

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What I've Been Reading Lately: November 15

What I’ve Been Reading Lately: November 15

Welcome to What I’ve Been Reading Lately, a feature where I’ll be giving short reviews of what I’m currently reading: (more…)

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thebooksareeverywhere · 11 months

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Review: The Last Party (#1) by Clare Mackintosh

Storygraph | Bookshop.org On New Year’s Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests.His lakeside holiday homes are a success, and he’s generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbours. This will be the party to end all parties.But not everyone is there to celebrate. By midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.On New Year’s Day, DC…

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jenmedsbookreviews · 2 years

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The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

Today I am sharing my thoughts on The Last Party, the brand new novel from Clare Mackintosh which is out tomorrow. @claremackint0sh @BooksSphere #books #booktwt #bookstwitter #thelastparty

Today I am sharing my thoughts on The Last Party, the brand new novel from Clare Mackintosh. I’ve really enjoyed all of the authors previous books and was intrigued to see her turning her hand from psychological thrillers to a police thriller. My thanks to publisher Sphere for the advance copy for review. Here’s what it’s all about: Source: NetgalleyRelease Date: 04 August 2022Publisher:…

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#Clare Mackintosh #Crime Fiction #Murder #Sphere #Thriller #Wales

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rockislandadultreads · 6 months

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October NoveList Challenge: Read a book with an orange or black cover

Read a book with an orange or black cover -- it can be a real treat!

Did you know NoveList is a database you can access with your library card to find reading recommendations? Find your next favorite read with this fantastic readers tool! Check it out on our website here.

The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

Practical, unassuming Jane Shoringfield has done the calculations, and decided that the most secure path forward is this: a husband, in a marriage of convenience, who will allow her to remain independent and occupied with meaningful work. Her first choice, the dashing but reclusive doctor Augustine Lawrence, agrees to her proposal with only one condition: that she must never visit Lindridge Hall, his crumbling family manor outside of town. Yet on their wedding night, an accident strands her at his door in a pitch-black rainstorm, and she finds him changed. Gone is the bold, courageous surgeon, and in his place is a terrified, paranoid man—one who cannot tell reality from nightmare, and fears Jane is an apparition, come to haunt him.

By morning, Augustine is himself again, but Jane knows something is deeply wrong at Lindridge Hall, and with the man she has so hastily bound her safety to. Set in a dark-mirror version of post-war England, Starling crafts a new kind of gothic horror from the bones of the beloved canon. This Crimson Peak-inspired story assembles, then upends, every expectation set in place by Shirley Jackson and Rebecca, and will leave readers shaken, desperate to begin again as soon as they are finished.

The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

It's a party to end all parties, but not everyone is here to celebrate.

On New Year’s Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His vacation homes on Mirror Lake are a success, and he’s generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbors.

But by midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.

On New Year’s Day, Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects. The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbors, friends and family—and Ffion has her own secrets to protect.

With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn’t who wanted Rhys dead…but who finally killed him.

In a village with this many secrets, murder is just the beginning.

This is the first volume of the "DC Morgan" series.

The Spite House by Johnny Compton

Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. Having left his wife, his house, his whole life behind in Maryland, he’s desperate for money–it’s not easy to find safe work when you can’t provide references, you can’t stay in one place for long, and you’re paranoid that your past is creeping back up on you.

When he comes across the strange ad for the Masson House in Degener, Texas, Eric thinks they may have finally caught a lucky break. The Masson property, notorious for being one of the most haunted places in Texas, needs a caretaker of sorts. The owner is looking for proof of paranormal activity. All they need to do is stay in the house and keep a detailed record of everything that happens there. Provided the house’s horrors don’t drive them all mad, like the caretakers before them.

The job calls to Eric, not just because there’s a huge payout if they can make it through, but because he wants to explore the secrets of the spite house. If it is indeed haunted, maybe it’ll help him understand the uncanny power that clings to his family, driving them from town to town, making them afraid to stop running.

There There by Tommy Orange

Tommy Orange's wondrous and shattering novel follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize. Among them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle's death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time. Together, this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American--grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroism. Hailed as an instant classic, There There is at once poignant and unflinching, utterly contemporary and truly unforgettable.

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crimeculturepodcast · 2 years

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If you liked watching this, read this (horror/thriller)

The Flight Attendant - Hostage by Clare Mackintosh

Scooby Doo - Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

Silence of the Lambs - None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney

Beetlejuice - Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Get Out - The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

The Blair Witch Project - Our Last Echoes by Kate Alice Marshall

Scream - Harrow Lake by Kate Ellis, My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones, The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky, Final Girls by Riley Sager, The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones or The Devil and Winnie Flynn by David Ostow

Unfriended - You’re So Dead by Ash Parsons

Shaun of The Dead - Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks

Saw - Security by Gina Wohlsdorf

The Conjuring - The Grip of It by Jac Jemc

The Descent - The River at Night by Erica Ferenick, The Ruins by Scott Smith

The Craft - Furies by Katie Lowe

(more to come!)

#crime culture #crime #culture #podcast #true crime #true crime podcast #tcc #pop culture #episode 254 #books #read this #recommendations #horror #thriller #horror movies

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