Lie Beside Me

Louise wakes up, hungover. Again. She’s in the right bed, but with the wrong man by her side, and he’s oh so dead.

Reviewed on 29 April 2023 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Other Guest

The perfect Italian resort, dripping with opulence, elegance – and a casual indifference to the tragic drowning of the owners’ daughter last year.

Reviewed on 17 December 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

More Than You'll Ever Know

More than 30 years after the murder of her husband, Lore Rivera agrees to talk about the killing to a journalist. Until then, she had been silent to protect both herself and her children from old, deep wounds.

Reviewed on 17 December 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Her Last Holiday

All Fran wants is the truth about her sister’s death, but in a viper’s nest of liars that won’t be easy.

Reviewed on 12 November 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Three Locks

Holmes and Watson attempt to unlock three mysteries, but might be too late ...

Reviewed on 30 September 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Before She Disappeared

Frankie Elkin is on a mission. This time it is to find Angelique Badeau, a Boston teenager who disappeared months ago.

Reviewed on 20 August 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Burning Girls

For Rev Jack Brooks the sleepy village of Chapel Croft is a new start. But its murky past already has new stems coiling above the ground.

Reviewed on 22 July 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Dare

Lizzie should feel light and bright, after all, she’s marrying Ross. But a wall of fog and fear is closing in, just like the day her best friend died.

Reviewed on 25 June 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The End of Her

While Stephanie struggles with new-born twins, her husband is struggling with his past as it threatens to destroy his future.

Reviewed on 30 April 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Long, Long Afternoon

The disappearance of housewife and mother Joyce Haney opens the lid on life in Santa Monica in the 1950s, with all its prejudices, restrictions, moralities and longings. Policeman Mick Blanke has to lift that lid completely to expose the truth.

Reviewed on 30 April 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

I Know What I Saw

Nicola may not be able to forgive her ex for his affair, but she won’t watch him go down for a murder he couldn’t possibly have committed.

Reviewed on 26 March 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Friend

With his daughter in a coma, Danny wants someone to blame. But he should be careful what he wishes for.

Reviewed on 19 February 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Safe

Jenny, kidnapped as a six-year-old, is back. But 12 years have changed her. Some would say beyond recognition.

Reviewed on 22 January 2022 by Kati Barr-Taylor

All My Lies Are True

Lying is in our DNA. But Verity’s lies are about to land her with a charge of attempted murder.

Reviewed on 27 November 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Girls Are All So Nice Here

The game that ended so badly for one of the girls at Wesleyan college ten years ago is still not over for Ambrosia.

Reviewed on 27 November 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

If I Disappear

Sera’s obsession with missing podcaster Rachel Bard is about to become a journey into the wild where only death is a certainty.

Reviewed on 23 October 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

When You See Me

Detective DD Warren needs a full team when a body is found in the hills outside Niche, because this discovery points to the serial kidnapper, Jacob Ness.

Reviewed on 23 October 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The House of Whispers

Grace is back in Abi’s life, dripping toxins into an already fragile status quo.

Reviewed on 25 September 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Other You

Kate may have lost her outstanding memory for faces, but she is certain the man in front of her is not the man she loves.

Reviewed on 25 September 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Don't Turn Around

Cait and Rebecca are strangers. But within hours, they realise they must trust one another to survive.

Reviewed on 21 August 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Heat Stroke

Lily didn’t get home after the girls’ sleepover. She didn’t even get there. She’s gone, and only three people know where.

Reviewed on 21 August 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Once the hot property of Hollywood, Evelyn is now writing her own script. But her life story may hurt more than one person as it unfolds.

Reviewed on 24 July 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

If I Can't Have You

Constance falls for him from the moment she meets Samuel. But she is not falling in love. She is tumbling far from reality.

Reviewed on 24 July 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Nothing Man

Eve Black and Jim Doyle are on a collision course for the second time in Eve’s life. But now it is Eve doing the hunting.

Reviewed on 24 July 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Pretty Guilty Women

Whitney’s wedding is going to be murder for four of her guests. But it will be the death of another.

Reviewed on 25 June 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Alibi Girl

Joanne - doctor, author, or single mother scraping a living - can now add woman with a target on her head to her many personae. It is probably the only believable one.

Reviewed on 25 June 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

After Dark

The little girl suffered from man's inhumanity. Now the police must piece together her story because she may never find the words.

Reviewed on 22 May 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Strangers

Ursula, Gareth and Alice are strangers. But over the course of the next few days, they will realise they need one another to stay alive.

Reviewed on 24 April 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Fallout

A moment of distraction could lose Sarah her best friend. And a little boy his life.

Reviewed on 24 April 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Black Widows

Blake Nelson is dead, and the police must ignore the lies and their own prejudices if they are to find out who killed him.

Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

A Stranger on the Beach

Caroline already regrets her revenge one-night stand, because Aidan can’t or won’t accept the idea of one night.

Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Familiar Dark

Junie and her best friend are dead. And Eve will make sure their killer pays.

Reviewed on 16 January 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Girl From Widow Hills

Arden left the story that defined Widow Hills, even though she was the story. She even left her name. But two decades later, her past is shadowing her, and her life is in danger once again.

Reviewed on 16 January 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Three

Orna, Emilia and Ella have questions and insecurities, causing each of them to turn to Gil. And he may have all the answers, but Gil is a liar.

Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Dear Child

Hannah and her mother Lena have escaped hell. But Lena is injured, and the world around Hannah is alien and terrifying.

Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Call Me Evie

A quiet beach town should be the place where Evie can heal. But Evie isn’t her name, and she is not there of her own free will.

Reviewed on 21 November 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Safe House

Charlie has a new life to go with her new name. But her past is closing in.

Reviewed on 21 November 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Flight

Claire and Eva meet at JFK Airport, New York. But their encounter is brief, and their destinations could be their last.

Reviewed on 21 November 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Night Before

When Laura doesn’t come home after a blind date, her sister senses something terrible has happened. But her instinct can’t tell her who the victim might be.

Reviewed on 31 October 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Bad Seed

A recently widowed woman is trying to pick up the pieces of her life, but it seems that someone is out to stop her succeeding.

Reviewed on 31 October 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Forget Me

Hannah wants to know the secret her husband can’t remember, whatever the cost.

Reviewed on 19 September 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Stranger Game

Rebecca’s boyfriend is missing. But she is unsure if he is licking his wounds, or if has he become another victim of an increasingly dangerous game sweeping Los Angeles and beyond.

Reviewed on 19 September 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Seven Lies

Jane and Marnie have been inseparable since childhood. And Jane will make sure that never changes, whatever it takes.

Reviewed on 22 August 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

All In Her Head

Jack is back, and Alison is terrified – for her safety, her sanity and her life. But she cannot remember why.

Reviewed on 22 August 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Come Back For Me

Questions compel Stella to return to the island when she sees the TV report that someone has found a body at the bottom of her childhood garden.

Reviewed on 22 August 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Forget My Name

She has no name, no memory, just a train ticket to a Wiltshire village and a need to go home.

Reviewed on 31 July 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Ask Me No Questions

Kate Munro is convinced it was more than a random attack that put a woman in a coma – and even more so when she finds out who the victim is.

Reviewed on 04 July 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Missing Wife

Sleep-deprived new mother Louisa can trust no one – not her husband, nor her best friend, and certainly not her ex.

Reviewed on 04 July 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

A Good Man

Thomas Martin is a caring, loving, reliable husband, father, son and brother. Until he isn’t.

Reviewed on 04 July 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Last House Guest

A year ago Sadie’s death was said to be suicide. But Avery knows it won’t be long before they accuse her of her friend’s murder.

Reviewed on 13 June 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Little Disasters

Liz and Jess’s friendship is about to crumble as the truth about Liz’s daughter’s head injury unfolds.

Reviewed on 13 June 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Family

Oak Leaf Farm may not provide the sanctuary Laura hoped for. It may be the place she cannot escape.

Reviewed on 23 May 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Regret

Someone is stalking Rachel again, but no-one seems to care.

Reviewed on 23 May 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Killer You Know

They thought Will’s teenage vow to kill three people was a joke. Now Adeline and her friends are not so sure.

Reviewed on 23 May 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Dangerous Kind

Cassie has gone missing, but her best friend Marnie is the only one who seems to care.

Reviewed on 25 April 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Other Mrs Miller

The incongruous little blue Ford car is on the street again. Phoebe could almost see its presence as a game, not a danger – if it wasn’t for her father’s legacy.

Reviewed on 25 April 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Woman on the Edge

Morgan’s life spins out of control when a stranger throws herself under a train.

Reviewed on 25 April 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Rewind

Andrew watches the woman’s savage murder in one of his holiday cottages, but he tells no one.

Reviewed on 11 April 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Guest List

False smiles, fake camaraderie, family feuds and a four-tiered cake. Nothing outstanding, despite the eyewatering invoice. But this wedding is going to be more than the usual hell for one member of the party.

Reviewed on 11 April 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

What She Saw Last Night

Jenny thought her night on the sleeper train to Scotland would be uneventful. Now she is staring at a dead woman in a nearby compartment, and there is no sign of the woman’s daughter.

Reviewed on 11 April 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Leave No Trace

The reappearance of Lucas Blackthorn, who has been missing for ten years, could be the death of speech therapist Maya Stark.

Reviewed on 14 March 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Nowhere Child

The stranger is just about to rewrite history – Kim’s history. And her entire life.

Reviewed on 14 March 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Somebody's Mother, Somebody's Daughter

True stories about the victims and survivors of the Yorkshire Ripper.

Reviewed on 22 February 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Stone Mothers

Marianne’s husband has bought a convenient pied-à-terre. But it’s the key to a dark past that should have remained buried.

Reviewed on 22 February 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

At Your Door

When DCI Anna Tate looks down on the body of the brutally murdered girl, she cannot know people on high will soon be looking down on her every move.

Reviewed on 22 February 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Too Close

The staff in the psychiatric hospital where Connie is incarcerated say she committed a terrible crime. She says she can’t remember a thing.

Reviewed on 31 January 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

An Unwanted Guest

Gwen Delaney may live to regret booking herself and her friend into the hotel – if she stays alive.

Reviewed on 31 January 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Sea of Bones

The coroner’s report states suicide, but Juliet MacGillivray cannot believe her niece would have taken her own life.

Reviewed on 31 January 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Other People

Gabe cannot believe his daughter is dead. But his search for her is driving him ever closer to a death-trap of revenge.

Reviewed on 31 January 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

In Her Eyes

It isn’t the first time June’s life has hung in the balance. But this time it’s not cancer killing her. It’s a bullet.

Reviewed on 18 January 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Holiday

The villa in the south of France is idyllic, but the messages that Kate finds on her husband’s phone portend a lurking danger.

Reviewed on 18 January 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Promise

The Promise is one that they have kept for more than 30 years, but Beth and her friends know it is about to be unburied. And they all have too much to lose.

Reviewed on 18 January 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Salt Lane

DS Alexandra Cupidi is about to learn that the Kentish Fens offer more than quiet and seclusion after the tumultuous Met. They are the almost perfect hiding place for bodies. 

Reviewed on 18 January 2020 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Lies We Tell

Miriam’s daughter has disappeared, but she can’t tell her husband. Not if she is to keep her marriage from shattering into a hundred pieces.

Reviewed on 21 December 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Sleepwalker

Aidan hears the mass murderer’s final words. But they are not the long-awaited location of his final victim. Far from it.

Reviewed on 21 December 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Hunting Party

In the next three days, a group of Oxford friends will find out just how dangerous winter in the Scottish Highlands can be.

Reviewed on 21 December 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

No Mercy

Ellery’s fellow victims of violent crimes may not help her with the therapy she desperately needs. They may be the death of her.

Reviewed on 30 November 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Ghost Virus

The horrific vision of the woman who killed herself with acid will never leave DC Jerry Pardoe’s mind. But soon it will have to make space for worse images.

Reviewed on 30 November 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Good Girl, Bad Girl

Cyrus Haven’s already troubled mind is spread thin, investigating a horrific murder case and helping a girl who needs saving from herself.

Reviewed on 30 November 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

This Dark Little Place

Daniel, Victoria, Ruby. Three disturbed people, two toxic relationships, one murder.

Reviewed on 30 November 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Before I Find You

Helene’s husband has a secret, and Maggie is going to find out what or who it is.

Reviewed on 09 November 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Runaway

Debbie Milne has gone missing, but with too much police indifference in the investigation, finding her dead or alive is down to Maggie and Wilma.

Reviewed on 09 November 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Flower Girls

Hazel’s past is about to rear its ugly head, because little Georgie Greenstreet has gone missing.

Reviewed on 09 November 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Lady in the Lake

Maddie Swartz, a respectable housewife, decides she needs a change, so she goes to live on her own and tries to get a job in a newsroom. A young girl is murdered and Maddie finds the body. This is just the start of Maddie’s troubles. 

Reviewed on 26 October 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

A Version of the Truth

Joanne’s life will go into freefall the moment her son opens the file on his iPad.

Reviewed on 26 October 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Death at the Plague Museum

Mona and Bernard are called in after a secret meeting in Edinburgh, where two of the four attendees are dead and a third is missing.

Reviewed on 26 October 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Closer I Get

Tom never realised a moment’s politeness at one of his book signings would take him to the edge of hell.

Reviewed on 26 October 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Bad Daughter

Robin, the daughter who turned her back on her family, is going home – now that half of them are dying.

Reviewed on 12 October 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

When I Lost You

Crime analyst Carla Brown must help the police team find out if the baby’s murderer is her mother, or if an even more sinister crime has taken place.

Reviewed on 12 October 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Sleep

One of the seven hotel guests is a murderer, and he or she is watching Anna.

Reviewed on 28 September 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

55

Heath and Gabriel are telling the same story about their abduction. But one of them is lying.

Reviewed on 28 September 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Found

Claire and Matt are about to learn that abduction brings more than fear, hopelessness and impotence – it brings an impenetrable silence.

Reviewed on 28 September 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Too Far

One flippant remark triggers a chain of events that sends Jack’s life spinning out of control.

Reviewed on 07 September 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Accusation

Eve must find out if her husband is lying, or she will lose her daughter.

Reviewed on 07 September 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Tell Me Your Secret

He may have let Pieta go last time, but the Blindfolder is back and he is getting closer.

Reviewed on 07 September 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Life Ruins

Becca is certain she knows the girl who was attacked so brutally that no-one can identify her. But at best, the police think she is an unreliable witness.

Reviewed on 24 August 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

A Killer Harvest

Joshua will soon be seeing life through the eyes of his adoptive father – things that he will never be able to un-see.

Reviewed on 24 August 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Gone By Midnight

A boy has gone missing from the hotel. But with the clock ticking, former detective Ted Conkaffey doesn’t know if he’s looking for a child or a body.

Reviewed on 24 August 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Suspect

Journalist Kate Waters is the first on the story of two girls who have gone missing in Thailand. But this time her scoop is personal and dangerously close to home.

Reviewed on 10 August 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Freefall

Allison is missing, presumed dead. And she needs to keep that belief going if she is to stay alive.

Reviewed on 10 August 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Blood Lines

The victims could not be more disparate, but DI Kim Stone knows their shared cause of death are not coincidental.

Reviewed on 27 July 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Dead Ex

Vicki’s life was already damaged. Now, with her ex husband missing and the police sure she is involved, everything is in freefall.

Reviewed on 27 July 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Never Have I Ever

Amy has the perfect family and a quiet life. But her new neighbour’s nasty little game might just destroy that.

Reviewed on 27 July 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

A Gift For Dying

A serial killer is prowling Chicago city, and teenager Kassie knows where he will strike next.

Reviewed on 13 July 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Truth Waits

When Anna discovers the body of a young girl on a deserted beach in Lithuania, her perfect life begins to unravel.

Reviewed on 29 June 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Murder on the Left Bank

When a young man is murdered for a notebook, his uncle Eric Besson pleads with PI Aimée Leduc to investigate.

Reviewed on 15 June 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Trust No One

Sara has a handful of useless belongings and a polaroid photo of a man. She has nothing else, not even her memory.

Reviewed on 15 June 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Shape of Lies

Scott is taunting Anna through the radio, his voice familiar, his words haunting. But he shouldn’t be. He died 14 years ago.

Reviewed on 01 June 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Cruel Prince

When Jude and her sisters saw the man murder their parents, they could not have realised the assassin would become their father.

Reviewed on 01 June 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Secretary

Christine Butcher is the perfect secretary until the CEO’s daughter Mina forces her to become the perfect enemy.

Reviewed on 11 May 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Fallen Angel

Amanda has nothing to do with the Temple family, but she is about to uncover their secret, with devastating consequences.

Reviewed on 27 April 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Only Child

Six-year-old Zach is safe, but the gunman outside his classroom is about to destroy his life.

Reviewed on 27 April 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

In Bloom

No one has ever stopped Rhiannon killing the lowlifes before. But a little voice inside her says things are about to change.

Reviewed on 27 April 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Tattoo Thief

Marni Mullins’ s coffee break during the Brighton tattoo convention turns into a horror story when she finds a mutilated body in the bin.

Reviewed on 13 April 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Jar of Hearts

Geo kept a secret for 14 years – one that destroyed her childhood and eventually sent her to prison. She has served her time, but the destruction is far from over.

Reviewed on 30 March 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Stalker

When DC Beth Mayes begins seeing a link between a series of crimes in the area, instinct tells her security expert Derek Flint is involved.

Reviewed on 30 March 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Psychology of Time Travel

When Odette finds a body, discovering the identity of the woman murdered in impossible circumstances becomes an obsession that will drive her into the clutches of the Conclave.

Reviewed on 30 March 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

This I Would Kill For

Forensic psychiatrist Natalie King is facing a liar or an abuser with a little girl stuck in the middle.

Reviewed on 09 March 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Druid of Death

When a body is found at Stonehenge on the vernal equinox, Lestrade calls on Sherlock Holmes for help.

Reviewed on 09 March 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Bad Blood

Joshua Fleischer awoke in a hotel room with a murdered woman. Now, 40 years later, he needs psychiatrist James Cobb to help him find out what happened.

Reviewed on 09 March 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Smoking Kills

Fabrice Valentine’s new relationship with cigarettes is about to make him a killer.

Reviewed on 23 February 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The French Girl

When they find a girl’s body ten years after she disappeared, Kate Channing’s memories and friendships unravel in a dark place.

Reviewed on 23 February 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Other Woman

Emily falls for Adam, unaware she has become part of a twisted love triangle – one that could be the death of her.

Reviewed on 09 February 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

In the Blood

Solicitor Sarah Kellerman’s client is one she may regret taking on. The young woman is due to stand trial for the attempted murder of her baby.

Reviewed on 09 February 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Taking of Annie Thorne

After 25 years, Joe Thorne is going home. That’s because someone has emailed him to say whatever happened to his sister is happening again.

Reviewed on 09 February 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

In For the Kill

The murder of a student at the University of Southwark may prove too close to home for DI Simon Fenchurch.

Reviewed on 26 January 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Ruin

Jack Blake’s suicide rings increasingly loud alarm bells in Garda Cormac Reilly’s ears – ones he should have listened to long ago.

Reviewed on 26 January 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Three Little Lies

Her best friend has gone missing, but Ellen is the only person taking her disappearance seriously.

Reviewed on 12 January 2019 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Tall Man

Sadie left 16 years ago to protect her baby daughter from the man who whispered in her ears. Now she is back, but she is not sure she has returned alone.

Reviewed on 08 December 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore

Lydia Smith’s quiet life in a bookshop is shattered when a young man commits suicide in the shop – and he’s been leaving messages for her inside books.

Reviewed on 08 December 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Bad Apple

Hanna may only be seven years old, but she is a genius at showing her love for daddy. And her hatred for mummy.

Reviewed on 24 November 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Don't Make a Sound

Malcolm and Harriet are about to have another daughter, a little sister for Daisy. All Malcolm need do is remove the flimsy lock and steal this latest child her from her parents.

Reviewed on 10 November 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Friend

Two boys are in hospital 200 miles away and one of them is Sophie’s son. But no-one knows which child Ben is.

Reviewed on 27 October 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Where the Missing Go

When Kate takes a call on a helpline, it turns her fragile world upside down.

Reviewed on 13 October 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

I, Witness

Six years ago Kate Reynolds pleaded guilty to the murder of her best friend. Now she wants to clear her name.

Reviewed on 15 September 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Killed

Henning is determined to discover who killed his son. But his determination will cost him dearly.

Reviewed on 15 September 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Time is a Killer

Twenty-seven years after the accident that killed her parents and brother, Clotilde is back on the island of Corsica where they died. But her past is about to rise and threaten her and her family.

Reviewed on 01 September 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Perfect Match

Soloman’s sister is in a coma, and he knows this was no accident. But the police don’t believe him. Or don’t want to.

Reviewed on 18 August 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

While You Sleep

McBride House should be Zoe’s restful sanctuary, but there is so much evil within its walls that she may regret closing her eyes.

Reviewed on 04 August 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Look For Me

Out of the family of five, four are dead. The hunt is on for the survivor and two blind dogs, but no one knows if the girl is a victim or a murderer.

Reviewed on 21 July 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Gallery of the Dead

The man caught by accident in her selfie is last thing Linda Parker sees. The first thing Detective Hunter sees is the man’s horrific mutilation of her body.

Reviewed on 21 July 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Girl in the Woods

Thirty years after they confessed to killing Stella, Marie and Helen are yet again under suspicion when Nea disappears.

Reviewed on 21 July 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Walls

Kristy Tucker loved Lance once. Now, her only way to stop the fear is with his murder.

Reviewed on 07 July 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Killing Connection

No one knows the woman found dead on the rocks in St Andrews, and DCI Andy Gilchrist senses this will be a complicated murder case.

Reviewed on 07 July 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Paper Ghosts

Carl Feldman may be her sister’s killer. And the game she is about to play may make him her killer too.

Reviewed on 07 July 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Run

Life couldn’t get much worse for Leanne Riley – she’s out of work and barely surviving life in a grotty bed-sit. Jake could be her escape route or her road to hell.

Reviewed on 23 June 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Unquiet Spirits

Sherlock does not believe in ghosts. It seems he does not believe in the beautiful Scotswoman Isla McLaren either. These are two dangerous errors.

Reviewed on 23 June 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

It All Falls Down

Nora is looking for answers to her broken past. She doesn’t realise Detroit, where the questions take her, is a desperate city that will break her even more.

Reviewed on 23 June 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Shock

A woman goes missing in a storm, but there is only one person who believes her life is at risk.

Reviewed on 09 June 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Acts of Vanishing

William Sandberg is about to lose his daughter. And the world is about to lose its last grip on safety, once and for all.

Reviewed on 09 June 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Orphans

Two small children on a beach in North Goa wait for their parents to return. That was 25 year ago. They are still waiting.

Reviewed on 26 May 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Woman Before Me

Ruth Wilks lives inside a prison inside a prison for the manslaughter of a baby she loved like her own. Cate holds the key to open one door, but only Rose has the key for the other.

Reviewed on 26 May 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Day of the Dead

DCI Eve Clay is on the hunt for a serial killer – the killer that most of the country reveres.

Reviewed on 12 May 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

White Bodies

Callie’s sister needs saving from her toxic husband. And there is only one way …

Reviewed on 12 May 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Blind

Sam James was warned about how dangerous and unhinged her latest patient is. But to Sam, Richard seems perfectly sane.

Reviewed on 12 May 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Missing Girl

The 30 years since Gabriella disappeared has not erased the memories, or numbed the pain. Now her sister Anna is determined to find out what happened.

Reviewed on 28 April 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Protected by the Shadows

The burnt-out body is just the beginning in this latest wave of organised crime and Goteburg detective Irene Huss discovers her own family is caught up in the gang chaos.

Reviewed on 28 April 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Eighteen Below

It looked like suicide when the car drove into the water. But now the troubled Helsingborg crime squad know it is murder.

Reviewed on 28 April 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The One

A simple DNA test. But will it find their perfect partners or send them on a journey into danger?

Reviewed on 14 April 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Chalk Man

Little chalk figures drawn on pavements, walls and tree trunks were only the gang’s secret code. Now they’re something far more sinister.

Reviewed on 14 April 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Splinter in the Blood

Why is she standing over her boss with a gun in her hand? Will she leave him for dead?

Reviewed on 14 April 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Hades

Homicide detective Frank Bennet should be grateful for his new partner, but he senses she is even more dangerous than the serial killer they are trying to bring down.

Reviewed on 31 March 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

When I Wake Up

There are only two people who know why Anna was left for dead. And one of them is in a coma.

Reviewed on 31 March 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Scared to Death

A baby is found abandoned in an A&E unit. The police believe there is a possible link to a young man’s suicide a year before.

Reviewed on 17 March 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

In the Dark

Five years ago, tracking down a ruthless serial killer would have been all in a day’s work. But five years ago, Jenny Aaron wasn’t blind.

Reviewed on 17 March 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

A Map of the Dark

Special Agent Elsa Myer is emotionally torn, hunting for a missing a 17-year-old girl, whilst her father lies in a hospital bed, dying of cancer.

Reviewed on 17 March 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Lucky Ones

One murder is bad enough, two is more than a hideous coincidence. But three is a serial killer who is leaving no clues.

Reviewed on 03 March 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Sixth Window

Natalie Gray should never have looked on her new partner’s computer. Now her daughter’s life is in danger.

Reviewed on 03 March 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Into the Water

Nel Abbot has gone where all the troublesome women have, for hundreds of years – into the water. But what drove her and a teenage girl to take their lives in a place where witches were drowned?

Reviewed on 17 February 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Mountain

Surviving the crash that he believes was his fault is just the start of Jeremiah Salenger’s nightmares.

Reviewed on 17 February 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

What Alice Knew

Alice and Ed have a wonderful life, but when Ed doesn’t come home one night after attending a party, strange things start to happen. In searching for the truth of what really took place that night, Alice risks her family and her way of life.

Reviewed on 03 February 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Ed's Dead

Jen is a failed writer, but she’s just about to become famous for being the most dangerous woman in Scotland.

Reviewed on 03 February 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Black Sheep

Francesca believes her husband’s death was a senseless attack, but then a stranger’s words shakes her belief to the core.

Reviewed on 20 January 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

After the Fire

Fredrik Welin was lucky to escape the fire in his home alive, but now he must rebuild his life, and find out who wanted him dead.

Reviewed on 20 January 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Trust Me

Kate Adiyiah saw a violent sexual attack on the internet, but proving it is impossible as the video no longer exists.

Reviewed on 06 January 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Sherlock Holmes: The Four-Handed Game

The robbery of a gold mandolin, an assault on a young actress and a violent murder bearing the hallmarks of Jack the Ripper would seem entirely disconnected to all but Sherlock Holmes.

Reviewed on 03 January 2018 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Deaths of December

When an advent calendar arrives at the police station, it’s the beginning of a murderous lead-up to Christmas.

Reviewed on 16 December 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Persons Unknown

A man dies with one name in his mind – Saskia. But was she his lover or his murderer?

Reviewed on 16 December 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Angel

The body in the burnt-out signal box is just the beginning, but it could be the end for a lonely young man.

Reviewed on 25 November 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Ninth Grave

Two countries, two predators, too many victims, and winter is closing in.

Reviewed on 25 November 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Exquisite

What could be wrong with a spark of chemistry between a mentee and her mentor – other than everything …

Reviewed on 11 November 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Eyes Like Mine

A girl is missing. And it’s Nora Watts’ daughter – the one she gave up at birth.

Reviewed on 11 November 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Every Dark Corner

There is a predator in Cincinnati, hunting teenage children for the internet sex trade. FBI special agents Kate Coppola and Decker Davenport are on the trail.

Reviewed on 28 October 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Playing with Death

The more FBI Special Agent Rose Blake investigates, the more she realises that a twisted video game has only one outcome – murder.

Reviewed on 24 October 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Give Me The Child

An unexpected night-time visitor and a bag of lies is about to destroy Cat Lupo’s family.

Reviewed on 14 October 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Escape

‘Keep an eye on your daughter.’ These are six words of advice to Jo Blackmore – or a threat. She must save her daughter and plan their escape.

Reviewed on 09 October 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Fatal Crossing

Journalist Nora Sand discovers that a decades-old cold case concerning two missing girls is about to become too hot to handle.

Reviewed on 30 September 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Hours Before Dawn

Stressed suburban wife and mother Louise is grateful that their new lodger is quiet and educated, seemingly the perfect house guest. But appearances can be deceptive.

Reviewed on 30 September 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Secrets She Keeps

When Meghan’s seemingly perfect life is revealed to be a tissue of lies, the results are devastating.

Reviewed on 30 September 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Room by the Lake

Caitlin leaves behind her life in London and heads for New York in search of a new start. Instead of a job in a coffee shop and a cheap apartment, she finds herself drawn to the simplicity of life in a cult.

Reviewed on 16 September 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Breakdown

Cass Anderson didn’t want to get out of her car that night in the storm. Now the woman she saw is dead.

Reviewed on 16 September 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Sweet After Death

Detective Alice Madison is out of her comfort zone investigating a murder in an isolated town in midwinter.

Reviewed on 16 September 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Lost Girls

Two young girls are missing. And a depraved auction is about to begin – one which will destroy two families.

Reviewed on 02 September 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Don't Let Go

Martial Bellion’s wife is missing and even his daughter thinks he has killed her.

Reviewed on 28 August 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Good Daughter

Dahlia came home to uncover the truth about her childhood, but wasn’t expecting to find a woman buried in the woods.

Reviewed on 19 August 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Shimmering Road

Charlie Cates’ mother and sister have been murdered, leaving a legacy she cannot ignore.

Reviewed on 19 August 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Killer on the Wall

The three villagers leaning up against Hadrian’s wall could have been asleep, but even from a distance, 15-year-old Isla Bell knew they were dead.

Reviewed on 10 August 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Walk Away

Camaro answers her sister’s cry for help, not knowing that it will end in murder.

Reviewed on 05 August 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Caller

The first question is a breeze and Tanya thinks the sick game is nearly over. But the second one she will never get right, and her punishment is to watch her best friend die.

Reviewed on 05 August 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Lovemurder

A brutal murder, a note on the body, and the last six years melt away as homicide detective Valerie Hart remembers one name – Katherine Glass.

Reviewed on 05 August 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Trap

Reclusive famous writer Linda Conrad has seen the reporter’s face once before – the night he killed her sister.

Reviewed on 05 August 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Fierce Kingdom

A family trip to the zoo turns into a fight for survival – but it is not the animals Joan must fear.

Reviewed on 22 July 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Trophy Child

Karen Bloom’s family is cracking under her demands for perfection. Then her daughter Bronte goes missing, and the cracks become gaping chasms.

Reviewed on 22 July 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Crimson Lake

He was in prison for 241 days, she for ten years. But which side of the law are they on?

Reviewed on 14 July 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Love Me Not

Reviewed on 08 July 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Sacrifice

When Lena Peters is called in to profile a serial killer in Berlin, the resentment is palpable – both from the police on the team and the killer.

Reviewed on 08 July 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Lying Game

Four women are reunited after 17 years in hiding. And if they don’t get their stories straight, it is the end of the lying game – and maybe even their lives.

Reviewed on 08 July 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Rooted in Dishonour

When an 18-year old girl disappears days after she meets her husband-to-be, DI Tim Yates is convinced this is his first encounter with an honour killing.

Reviewed on 24 June 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Sweetpea

Rhiannon is an editorial assistant on a provincial newspaper, and despises her invisibility – except when her lofty morals drive her to kill.

Reviewed on 24 June 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Beautiful Dead

Eve Singer, crime correspondent for iWitness News, needs murder: it pays the bills. For the killer who stabbed Layla Martin to death behind a glass door, murder is his art. Eve would say they are worlds apart. The killer wouldn’t.

Reviewed on 24 June 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Tattletale

Mags Mackenzie hasn’t spoken to her brother Abe for years, but she flies to his bedside after he fell down four flights of stairs. It looks like suicide, but something doesn’t ring true.

Reviewed on 10 June 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Stolen Child

Evie is the stolen child, the little girl artist Zoe Morley and her husband Ollie adopted. The little girl whose father wants her back.

Reviewed on 10 June 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Darkness

Gina watches in horror as a plane explodes and debris crashes into the icy water around her. But her nightmare has only just begun.

Reviewed on 10 June 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Black Panther

January 1975. A girl is missing. But this is no teenage prank, as her mother and the whole of Britain is about to find out.

Reviewed on 27 May 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Under the Harrow

Nora is expecting a home-cooked dinner with her sister. That will never happen again.

Reviewed on 27 May 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Siren

After 25 years in America, Roisin Burns is coming home to Ireland. And she’s planning to take down the man who dragged her down a dark path of death and destruction.

Reviewed on 27 May 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Boar Island

National Park Service Ranger Anna Pigeon must solve a crime that’s too close to home when her friend’s daughter becomes victim to a cyberbully-turned-stalker.

Reviewed on 13 May 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Medea's Curse

When Natalie receives the first note, she drops it in the bin. But with each new increasingly threatening message, she starts to fear for her safety.

Reviewed on 13 May 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Cast Iron

Forensic expert,Enzo Macleod is reviewing the murder of a 20-year old girl, another French cold case that stretches back half a lifetime.

Reviewed on 29 April 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Hidden Killers

Jane Tennison, newly promoted to DC, is about to earn a reputation as either a young, tenacious detective or a thorn in the Met’s side when she digs her claws in to two seemingly open-and-shut cases.

Reviewed on 29 April 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Sometimes I Lie

She can hear every word. She knows she is in danger. There is nothing she can do.

Reviewed on 29 April 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Don't Turn Out The Lights

When Christine Steinmeyer finds a suicide note in her mailbox, her busy life begins to unravel.

Reviewed on 14 April 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Fellside

Jess doesn’t know who she is or why she is in hospital until she hears the word murder.

Reviewed on 14 April 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Baby Doll

Lily escapes with her daughter after eight years in captivity, to find her fight for survival has only just begun.

Reviewed on 01 April 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Secret

The hunt is on for DS Bridget Reid, who has been working as an undercover prostitute in Exeter.

Reviewed on 18 March 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

What You Don't Know

Denver, 2008. Two detectives discover the bodies of 33 murder victims. Seven years later, their killer is on death row, but the body-count is just about to go up.

Reviewed on 18 March 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Before I Let You In

Even though Karen is an experienced psychiatrist, nothing could prepare her for the day she opens her door to Jessica.

Reviewed on 04 March 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Killing Kate

Kate is away on holiday when the first woman is killed. But the second victim is too close for comfort, in every way.

Reviewed on 04 March 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Blood Torment

DCI Andy Gilchrist and his team are on the case of a missing three-year-old girl. But is this abduction a kidnapping or murder? And how involved is the girl’s mother?

Reviewed on 01 March 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Ragdoll

Detective Sergeant Fawkes is called to a horrific crime scene where there is only one body, but clearly six victims.

Reviewed on 18 February 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

The Girl Before

Like Emma had before, Jane can’t turn down the offer of the minimalistic house, despite the rules that go with renting it. But who was Emma, and how did she die?

Reviewed on 18 February 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Mercy Killing

The murder of a sex offender could be seen as a mercy killing, but the East Rise police must put their sentiments behind them and treat this like any other crime.

Reviewed on 04 February 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Her Husband's Lover

Louise is trying to move on from the horrific car accident that took her husband, Sam, and her children. But Sophie, Sam’s lover, is out to destroy Louise’s future.

Reviewed on 21 January 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Then She Was Gone

When DI Murphy and DS Rossi arrive at the scene of a brutal murder, they have no idea the slaying is connected to the disappearance of a baby girl a year before.

Reviewed on 07 January 2017 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Penance

Rosalie cannot watch her daughter, Maddie, spin any further out of control. She takes her to bereavement counselling, not realising her nightmare has only just begun.

Reviewed on 24 December 2016 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Hide and Seek

DI Helen Grace, disgraced, despised, and a Holloway inmate, could not be in a worse place to find a ruthless serial killer.

Reviewed on 10 December 2016 by Kati Barr-Taylor

Between the Crosses

DC Joseph Stark, war-hero-turned-copper, is unconvinced a double murder is a botched up burglary.

Reviewed on 26 November 2016 by Kati Barr-Taylor