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Books Read and Reviewed in August 2024!

Here it is already the end of another month. Where does the time go? I have been busy as usual reading some wonderful books for the month of August of 2024. Here are the 9 books I read and reviewed for August. I might have read even more if I didn’t have a few WIP. But I always seemed to have a WIP! That fact never stops me! I hope you enjoy reading these reviews. I love sharing my eclectic…

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Patricia Gibney: The Irish Queen of Crime #Interview

Ben tornati a tutti, oggi vi presento la prima intervista in lingua inglese che troverete sul blog. Per me è stato molto emozionante cimentarmi in questa nuova avventura e ringrazio l’autrice per la pazienza e gentilezza nel rilasciarmi l’intervista. Quest’oggi infatti vi propongo l’intervista all’autrice irlandese Patricia Gibney, ho letto ad inizio anno il suo “I bambini silenziosi” (Tell…

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Uccidere ancora di Patricia Gibney: segreti tenuti nascosti per troppo tempo

“Uccidere ancora” di Patricia Gibney è un thriller che mi lascia un poco perplessa perché, leggendolo, devo ammettere che la prima parte non mi ha spinta a leggere, tanto quanto la seconda. Uccidere ancora di Patricia Gibney Troviamo, fra le pagine del libro, delle parti scritte in corsivo che riguardano il passato di una madre e i suoi due gemelli. Lei con seri problemi mentali che, ad un certo…

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

She kissed her daughter, turned out the light and entered her own room. Too late to run, she stood frozen as a figure stepped out from behind the door and a hand covered her mouth. Fear was a bomb in her chest ready to explode. Her children. They’d already lost their daddy; they couldn’t lose her too. When young widow Éilis Lawlor disappears in the middle of the night, with her two little children asleep in their beds, it is a chilling case for Detective Lottie Parker. Since her husband’s tragic death, Éilis is all her children have, and when Lottie sees Éilis’s house keys and phone still lying on the kitchen counter, she is terrified for the vulnerable mother’s safety. Then Éilis’s broken body is found by a nearby lake, wrapped in an unfamiliar yellow dress, her mouth sealed with duct tape – and Lottie’s worst fears are confirmed. Someone wanted this beautiful widow dead. Desperate to find the person behind this brutal crime, Lottie discovers that Éilis was a member of a support group for widows. And when Jennifer, a close friend of Éilis’s from the group, is found on a rubbish heap, wrapped in a yellow dress, Lottie vows to get justice. Lottie dives into Jennifer’s past, and learns that she had lived a reclusive life since her husband died. She hadn’t been seen at work for months and had sheltered inside her immaculate home, only emerging for meetings with the group. But when Lottie questions the other women about Jennifer’s isolation, they claim to know nothing. Lottie is certain that the remaining widows are hiding something. Can she uncover the truth before another innocent life is lost? An absolutely gripping and totally addictive thriller that will keep you racing through the pages all night long. Fans of Robert Dugoni, Rachel Caine and Karin Slaughter will devour Three Widows in one sitting!

  PROLOGUE

 Mud is caked on my hands, clogged beneath my nails and crusted around the cuticles. My fingers have turned a muckybrown colour. The further I dig, the wetter I get, the darker my hands turn. Bogs are waterlogged, nutrient-rich patches of land used as a source of fuel, an ecosystem for wildlife and plant life. An ideal site to bury a body on this cold, silent night. Down my hands dig, the trowel discarded. This is the perfect burial place. I hope the body I plant will take hundreds of years to be discovered. I toyed with the idea of cutting it up to make it easier to transport, but I didn’t relish the thought of cleaning up all that blood. Instead, I tied it to a briquette trolley, leaned a plank of timber against the back of the jeep, wheeled the trolley up with its cargo and tipped it in. I couldn’t get the jeep any closer to where I wanted to dig the earth for the burial, so it will be another trek back to the narrow lane to where it’s parked. Then I’ll have to drag it over the soft peat. All this is something I have to do myself. My work. My crime. My responsibility. Disposal is a means to an end. To be rid of the body. To forget all about the misery. To move on while it dissolves in its watery grave. I am doing what needs to be done. Ridding the world of an evil person. I know all about evil. I’ve lived with it. It took root in my soul. I fought it. Oh, did I fight it, until I could no longer stand to be in the same room. I had to rid the world of this evil person who hurt good people, making me complicit in the crimes. I get on with my work, conscious that daylight is only a few hours away. I hurry, removing the remaining watery earth. I am possessed with a need. A need to do right after all this time. A need to do it the only way I can, by killing another human being. And let’s not forget, I argue about using the word human in relation to this person I have murdered. I concentrate. I dig. I bury the body in the bog. At that moment, I feel free. I have no idea that it will be almost a year before someone else is murdered.

     AUTHOR BIO

 Patricia is the million-copy bestselling author of the DI Lottie Parker series. She yearned to be a writer after reading Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene and even wanted to be Nancy Drew when she grew up. She has now grown up (she thinks) but the closest she’s come to Nancy Drew is writing crime!

 In 2009, after her husband died, she retired from her job and started writing seriously. Fascinated by people and their quirky characteristics, she always carries a notebook to scribble down observations.

 Patricia also loves to paint in watercolour and lives in the Irish midlands with her children.

 https://patriciagibney.com/

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The Altar Girls by Patricia Gibney (Detective Lottie Parker #13)

The little girl looked like an angel in her thin white robe, her long black hair spread around her head like a dark halo on the snow. Her hands rested on her chest, fingers interlaced as if she had fallen asleep while praying. But she would never wake up again…

When Detective Lottie Parker receives news that a child’s body has been found in the frozen grounds of the cathedral, a shiver runs down her spine. She’s terrified it will be eight-year-old Willow Devine, reported missing that morning. But when she arrives at the cathedral, holding a photo of Willow with her blonde ponytail and gap-toothed smile, she gets a terrible shock. The body is a young girl, wrapped in a white shroud, a rosary clutched in her frozen fingers. But her hair is dark, not fair. This girl isn’t Willow but another eight-year-old, Naomi. Desperate to find a connection between the two girls and to find Willow before it is too late, Lottie speaks to the girls’ families and discovers that both girls were altar servers at the cathedral. The charismatic priest Father Maguire has a watertight alibi for the time the girls went missing, but Lottie suspects the confused old lady traumatised by the discovery of Naomi’s body is hiding something… A day later, Willow’s little body is found wrapped in a white robe in the snowy grounds of a church across town. Lottie is devastated, convinced now that she can’t trust anyone, least of all the girls’ parents. Why did Willow’s mother claim the girls didn’t know each other? And why are there no photos of Naomi in her mother’s shabby house? But when a little boy from the choir goes missing too, Lottie realises she must spread her net wider. Can she stop this twisted killer before another precious life is stolen?

Buy Link: Amazon: https://geni.us/B0CDC4V8W7social

My Review: This novel grabbed me at the first page and let me go when I reached the end. It moved, made me feel for all the victims root for Lottie, her family, and hope that Sergio could be back to a loving home. Sometimes I felt the cold, the chilly atmosphere and how the characters were damaged and hurt. It’s a tense and fast paced story, a story that moved me and I felt a lot of rage as there’s a lot of victims but some are more hurt by the adults’ choices The excellent storytelling and the short chapter made me turn pages and it was a bad case of just-another-chapter as there was a new surprising twist any time I wanted to stop reading Patricia Gibney delivers another story that keeps hooked. Moving, heartbreaking and entertaining. Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

The Author Patricia is the million-copy bestselling author of the DI Lottie Parker series. She yearned to be a writer after reading Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene and even wanted to be Nancy Drew when she grew up. She has now grown up (she thinks) but the closest she’s come to Nancy Drew is writing crime! In 2009, after her husband died, she retired from her job and started writing seriously. Fascinated by people and their quirky characteristics, she always carries a notebook to scribble down observations. Patricia also loves to paint in watercolour and lives in the Irish midlands with her children.

https://patriciagibney.com/ https://www.facebook.com/trisha460/ https://twitter.com/trisha460 https://www.instagram.com/patricia_gibney_author/

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"La verità sul caso Cara Dunne" di Patricia Gibney, Newton Compton. A cura di Alessandra Micheli

Quello che mi piace di Patricia ( scusami mia Dea se mi permetto di darti del tu) è che non è ami scontata. E in ogni suo libro mi mette dannatamente alla prova. Io che di thriller ho fatto indigestione, io che mi aggiro tra gli scaffali delle liberei sia virtuali che fisiche con l’aria tronfia di chi è esperta del genere, davanti a lei mi sento fragile e scoperta. Perché, lo ripeterò fino a…

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"No Safe Place" by Patricia Gibney - Book Review @bookouture #NoSafePlace #LottieParkerSeries #BookReview @trisha460 #ReadingIreland23

I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed the first three novels in Patricia Gibney’s Lottie Parker police procedural series.  They were fantastic! I’ve been meaning to read the fourth in the series for some time now – I’m SO glad to report that it was just as good as the first three. Those of you who haven’t yet made the acquaintance of Lottie Parker, I’ll recap. Lottie Parker is…

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Krimis-kemény csajos update - a 152. epizód

Krimis-kemény csajos update – a 152. epizód

Mivel mindketten meglehetősen kitartó krimirajongók vagyunk, jó pár korábbi adásunkban beszélgettünk már az éppen aktuális olvasmányélményeinkről és örök kedvencekről ebben a műfajban. Az elmúlt néhány hónap olvasmányaiból most is összegyűlt egy kisebb tematikus lista, így mai adásunkban újra arról beszélgettünk, milyen érdekes női nyomozókkal vagy egyéb kemény csajokkal találkoztunk a…

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Las voces silenciadas (Lottie Parker 9) - Patricia Gibney (2022)

Un thriller adictivo de la autora best seller Patricia Gibney Cuando la joven Beth Mullen regresa a su casa, donde vive con su hermana gemela, Rachel, el silencio sepulcral que la recibe le provoca escalofríos. Beth sube las escaleras a toda prisa y encuentra a su hermana tumbada en la cama, con el cuerpo rígido y sus ojos azules cerrados para siempre. En cuanto la inspectora Lottie Parker llega…

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Books Read and Reviewed in May 2024!

Here it is already the end of another month. Where does the time go? I have been busy as usual reading some wonderful books for the month of May of 2024. Here are the 8 books I read and reviewed for May. I might have read even more if I didn’t have a few WIP. But I always seemed to have a WIP! That fact never stops me! I hope you enjoy reading these reviews. I love sharing my eclectic reads in…

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4 Marzo - "Nessun luogo è sicuro" di Patricia Gibney

4 Marzo - "Nessun luogo è sicuro" di Patricia Gibney Link Amazon https://amzn.to/3sGH8Yv

Titolo: Nessun luogo è sicuro Autore: Patricia Gibney Genere: Thriller Casa Editrice: Newton Compton Editori Lunghezza: 422 pagine Prezzo: Ebook €4,99 – Cartaceo €11,40 Data di pubblicazione: 4 Marzo 2021 ACQUISTA SINOSSI Dall’autrice del bestseller Un ospite inatteso Un grande thriller La nuova indagine della detective Lottie Parker Durante un funerale, mentre la folla piange in silenzio nel…

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Part 6 (bookhaul of August)

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REVIEW

Her Lonely Soul by S.A. Dunphy

Detective Tessa Burns #3

Another thought-provoking twisted tale with the “Burns Team” working as advocates for a potentially in peril Irish twelve-year-old girl ~ Riveting read ~ Couldn’t put it down~

What I liked:

* The seamless transition from the first to second book * Tessa Burns: parents murdered when she was young, spent years in the child-care system, ex-military, strong, lethal, dedicated, excellent instincts, mature, good friend, intriguing, good people skills & team player – when she chooses to be, perhaps not ready to “settle down”

* Danny Murphy: lost his parents when young, raised in foster system, usually a gentle giant , quiet but also deadly, physically fit, caring, protective, would like to know more about him * Maggie Doolan: family liaison officer, psychology and sociology degrees, qualified therapist, has cerebral palsy, friends with Tessa since childhood, promoted recently, intriguing * Pavlov: Maggie’s partner, support dog, a small black-and-white terrier-mix, bright, calming presence, protective, empathetic, there for all of the team and those they are helping

* Dawn Wilson: Commissioner and Burns Team boss, there for her team, strong

* Ellie O’Farrell: genius, mathematical savant, loves her parents, endangered and at risk, resilient, survivor, would like to see her again in the future if the series continues

* Jim Shiels: Coastguard captain, widow, interested in Tessa, wonder if he will appear again in the future

* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing * The police procedural aspects and how the case unfolded * That though I had to suspend belief in the abilities of the team at times I was still able to enjoy the story and root for them to succeed – I was invested in the outcome

What I didn’t like:

* Who and what I was meant not to like

* The evil, vicious, amoral, self-centered, gain-driven gang leaders

* That at times I had to venture into fantasy when reading about the almost super powers of some team members when thinking about the “faceless-unattested”

Did I like this book? Yes

Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars

BLURB

‘I’ve come to report a murder,’ the little girl declares, lips trembling, her head only just high enough to see over the police counter. ‘Please, you have to help me.’ When tearful young Ellie O’Farrell walks into a rural Irish police station to report she’s dreamed a murder that hasn’t happened yet, she is gently, but firmly, sent on her way. But the very next night a beloved local grandfather is found dead, lethal knife wounds showing a struggle exactly as she’d described. How did innocent Ellie know what was going to happen? Called in to investigate, Detective Tessa Burns has never seen anything like this. Meeting Ellie and her desperate parents, it’s clear Ellie’s home is filled with love. She swears she has never met the Tessa’s case seems to stall before it’s even begun. But when Tessa gets a frantic call from the young girl only days later to say she’s had a terrifying second dream, the race is on to prevent another murder. Was Tessa’s usually flawless instinct about Ellie’s home life wrong? Has Ellie overheard something she shouldn’t? With only hours to go until Ellie’s terrible prediction comes true, Tessa is shocked to get a deadly warning from someone in her own dark past. Leave the case alone, or she – and Ellie – are next. Tessa refuses to stop her investigation – it’s the only way to save Ellie. But then a deadly attack leaves Tessa’s team fighting for their lives, and Ellie taken… Tessa would risk everything to unmask the most twisted killer she’s ever encountered. But first she must rescue Ellie, before it’s too late for them all… A totally unputdownable Irish police procedural with jaw-dropping twists. Perfect for fans of Patricia Gibney, Lisa Regan and Angela Marsons.

AUTHOR BIO

From his Website:

Childcare expert, author, teacher, journalist, broadcaster, musician, nerd, husband, Dad, Grandad.

Shane Dunphy was born in Brighton in 1973, but grew up in Ireland, where he has lived and worked for most of his life. A child protection worker for 15 years, he is the bestselling author of 26 books. His first nine titles dealt with his time on the frontline of social care work, and include the number one bestseller Wednesday’s Child. His series of crime novels (written under the name SA Dunphy) feature the emotionally damaged criminologist David Dunnigan. Stories From the Margins, his new series of True Crime books written for Audible, is critically acclaimed as well as being an audio-bestseller. Click here for a the full story: https://shanedunphyauthor.org/biography/

From Goodreads:

Shane Dunphy is the million-selling author of non-fiction titles relating the years he spent as a child protection worker. He is an accomplished musician and has composed soundtracks for television and radio. Dunphy is an award-winning documentary maker and he writes regularly for Independent newspapers. He also writes a series of crime novels under the pseudonym S.A. Dunphy.

LINKS:

Website: https://shanedunphyauthor.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shanewritesbooks

Twitter/X: Tweets by dunphyshane1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanewritesbooks/

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Three Widows by Patricia Gibney (Detective Lottie Parker #12)

She kissed her daughter, turned out the light and entered her own room. Too late to run, she stood frozen as a figure stepped out from behind the door and a hand covered her mouth. Fear was a bomb in her chest ready to explode. Her children. They’d already lost their daddy; they couldn’t lose her too.

When young widow Éilis Lawlor disappears in the middle of the night, with her two little children asleep in their beds, it is a chilling case for Detective Lottie Parker. Since her husband’s tragic death, Éilis is all her children have, and when Lottie sees Éilis’s house keys and phone still lying on the kitchen counter, she is terrified for the vulnerable mother’s safety. Then Éilis’s broken body is found by a nearby lake, wrapped in an unfamiliar yellow dress, her mouth sealed with duct tape – and Lottie’s worst fears are confirmed. Someone wanted this beautiful widow dead. Desperate to find the person behind this brutal crime, Lottie discovers that Éilis was a member of a support group for widows. And when Jennifer, a close friend of Éilis’s from the group, is found on a rubbish heap, wrapped in a yellow dress, Lottie vows to get justice. Lottie dives into Jennifer’s past, and learns that she had lived a reclusive life since her husband died. She hadn’t been seen at work for months and had sheltered inside her immaculate home, only emerging for meetings with the group. But when Lottie questions the other women about Jennifer’s isolation, they claim to know nothing. Lottie is certain that the remaining widows are hiding something. Can she uncover the truth before another innocent life is lost?

Buy Link: Amazon: https://geni.us/B0BLD558TFsocial

My Review: Another winner by this author, a twisty and fast paced plot full or surprises and secrets to discover. There’s a lot going on, a lot of suspects and possible motives. There’s a cast of realistic characters and Lottie who’s facing real world issues and giving her best in this investigation. I read it in one sitting and didn’t stop till I knew who-and-why. It’s an excellent thriller and I think it’s one of the best I read in this series: gripping, gritty and twisty. Highly recommended. Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

The Author: Patricia is the million-copy bestselling author of the DI Lottie Parker series. She yearned to be a writer after reading Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene and even wanted to be Nancy Drew when she grew up. She has now grown up (she thinks) but the closest she’s come to Nancy Drew is writing crime! In 2009, after her husband died, she retired from her job and started writing seriously. Fascinated by people and their quirky characteristics, she always carries a notebook to scribble down observations. Patricia also loves to paint in watercolour and lives in the Irish midlands with her children.

https://patriciagibney.com/ https://www.facebook.com/trisha460/ https://twitter.com/trisha460 https://www.instagram.com/patricia_gibney_author/

Sign up to be the first to hear about new releases from Patricia Gibney here: https://www.bookouture.com/patricia-gibney

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Review party "Un alibi di ferro" di Patricia Gibney, Newton Compton. A cura di Alessandra Micheli

Quando leggo un libro della meravigliosa Patricia Gibney so che le emozioni suscitate saranno varie e difficili da mettere su carta. E proprio ora che scrivo, sempre su un foglio in old style, so che non riuscirò mai davvero a spiegare perché mi affascina cosi tanto la serie di Lottie Parker. Forse perché la sento molto vicina a me. Rotta, e quasi spaventata dalla consapevolezza che, nonostante…

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Final Betrayal by Patricia Gibney @trisha460 @bookouture #LoveBooks

Final Betrayal by Patricia Gibney @trisha460 @bookouture #LoveBooks

When Amy Whyte and Penny Brogan leave a local nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning and don’t arrive home, their families are beside themselves with worry. Conor Dowling has just been released from prison, a man full of hatred for Amy, the girl who put him behind bars in the first place.

The case is given to Detective Lottie Parker, when the girls’ blood-soaked bodies are found,…