The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney

A much anticipated second novel, and in my opinion better than The Tenderness of Wolves, this is a real honeysuckle – with subtle notes it twines its way into your consciousness. Ray is a private detective hired by Leo, a Romany gypsy, to find his daughter Rose, who has been missing for seven years. RayContinue reading “The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney”

Tideline by Penny Hancock

This book is like an opium poppy, lulling you into a soporific state where normality distorts in a terrifyingly plausible – yet grotesque – manner, leading you to believe that beneath the calm, predictable facade of neighbours, friends and family, lurk monsters. When middle-aged wife and mother Sonia is visited at home by fifteen yearContinue reading “Tideline by Penny Hancock”