Silent Embers
A carefully plotted Scottish police procedural with several plausible suspects, engaging team dynamics and plenty of wonderfully dry humour.
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The Only One Left
The sort of book that turns an evening into a very late night. An isolated mansion, an infamous family massacre and enough reversals to keep changing everything you think you know.
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Serenity Falls
A sinister community, unsettling rules and the creeping certainty that the safest place imaginable is anything but.
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Heart of Glass
Dark, twisty and cleverly seeded with clues. A gripping story that rewards paying attention to the smallest details.
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Hello, I’m Louise.
I’m a UK-based reader with a weakness for crime, thrillers, closed settings and brilliant police procedurals. I share the books I genuinely enjoyed—with enough detail to help you choose, but without spoiling the experience.
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