Hard Landing: The First Spider Shepherd Thriller by Stephen Leather

Hard Landing by Stephen Leather

Hard Landing: the First Spider Shepherd Killer is a thoroughly enjoyable book about undercover agent Jack Shepherd, who, as Bob MacDonald, is caught red-handed carrying out an armed robbery.

Fast -tracked off the the remand wing of a category A British prison, he continues his undercover work behind bars.

Full of believable characters from the other prisoners to the wardens, this is an action-packed British thriller of the highest quality.

Daddy's Home by A.K. Alexander

Daddy's Home by A.K.Alexander

Daddy's Home is a crime thriller about a man who befriends single mothers so that he can get close to her children, hence the title "Daddy's Home".

But unlike a real Daddy, this Daddy turns nasty and kills them when things are not going well for him. The San Diego Police Department are investigating the murders and trying to track the killer down, but none more so than Crime Scene Investigator Holly Jennings, herself a single mom, whose best friend and her family become a victim of this evil entity known as "The Family Man".

Holly is also fighting her own personal demons, feeling guilt for the death of her husband while resisting an affair with an attractive veterinarian Brendan O'Neill.

Full of twists and turns, this book can move the reader to tears at times, dealing as it does with such sensitive issues as child murders.

Daddy's Home seems to be a book you'll either love or hate, if you can ignore the typos and errors throughout the book.

Mommy, May I? by A.K. Alexander

Mommy, May I? by A.K.Alexander

Mommy May I? is  fast-paced thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

 Action-packed, exciting and utterly readable, Mommy May I? is the story of a once-powerful super-model, Helen Shea, whose life has relaxed a bit now that  is no longer modelling and is instead running her own modelling agency.

Her daughter, 16 year old Frankie, who she gave up for adoption when she was a baby, comes tentatively back into her life. Just as mother and daughter start to get to know each other again, along comes an evil serial killer intent on ripping apart their lives forever.

You are going to love this one! Great book!

Truth Dare Kill by Gordon Ferris

Truth Dare Kill by Gordon Ferris

Truth Dare Kill is set in post-War London.Lead character is Danny McCrae and he is a private detective.

No normal PD, Danny McCrae is haunted and damaged by things he did and saw in France during the War and he suffers blackouts and flashbacks and has all this to deal with, as well as the struggles of day-to-day living in a bombed and devastated London.

Follow Danny as he searches through the rubble of London looking for clues to help his rich client, Kate Graveney, while battling black-outs that sometimes last days at a time, bringing Danny into trouble with the Law and other enforcers before this book reaches its exciting final conclusion.

Widely thought to be an excellent book that readers do not want to put down.

Bone and Cain by David Belbin

Bone and cane by David Belbin

Bone and Cain a political thriller set in Nottingham in the last 1990's, which according to reviews has been warmly received all round.

A young MP helps quash the conviction of a man accused of the murder of a policeman and his wife, but this man, Ed Clark, later attempts to rape the MP and admits to her that he was in fact guilty.

During the course of the story and with elections looming, the MP, Sarah Bone, meets up with old university flame Nick Cane who is fresh out of prison having served 5 years for an illegal cannabis growing operation. The biggest question on his mind is 'who grassed him up?'

He is now driving a mini-cab and a colleague of his is Ed Clark, the man whose conviction MP Bone helped to quash.

Pressure is growing on Sarah, as the dead policeman's sister, Polly Burton, demands a fresh enquiry into her brother's death and is making it  a political issue with the upcoming election.


Sarah herself has grave doubts about the Ed Clark's release as she realises she may have helped a gross injustice, and is determined to find out the truth.

Reviewers have stated that this book is a little bit difficult to get into at the start, but then it become un-put-downable with a great storyline that leaves the reader feeling knowledgeable about how election campaigns are run.