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=='''1 NOVEMBER9 MAY'''==
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|author= Susi Holliday Tom Percival|title= The Last Resort Wrong Shoes|rating= 3.5 |genre= ThrillersConfident Readers|summary=A group Will's life is difficult, in a multitude of strangers gather on a private islandways. They He is bullied because he has 'the wrong shoes', he has the wrong shoes because his dad can't work and doesn't have been invited to an allenough money for even the most basic of things like food, and his dad can't work because he lost his job at the college, was working a cash-expenses paid retreat to test a brandin-new product from the mysterious Timeo Technology company. The group includes hand job on a games designer, social media influencer, gossip columnist building site and hedge fund managerhad an accident. Everyone seems to have an area of expertise Throw into that makes their attendance necessary. All except Amelia whose presence is a mystery. We follow mix the group as they explore the islandfact that his mum and dad are separated, and each otherWill's histories and it becomes clear that they all have a dark secret they would rather keep hiddenlife seems bleak in every direction. As the clock ticks down, these well-kept secrets are revealed And yet, and it soon becomes clear that this luxury retreat is really he still has a gilded cagetiny amount of hope. In a race against time He is good at art, Amelia must struggle and clings to uncover the reason for her attendance and protect moments of joy when he is drawing, that feel like a light at the rest end of the guests from the increasingly sinister accidents that befall thema long, dark tunnel. |isbn=15420200181398527122
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=='''5 NOVEMBER'''=={{Frontpage|isbn=B087JXQ3JQ|title=The Long Dark Road|author=P R Black|rating=4|genre=Thrillers|summary=Two years ago Dr Georgia's Healey's nineteen-year-old university-student daughter went missing as she walked along the lonely A928 at Ferngate Bridge. There was a furious storm going on and she'd already refused the offer of help from one man in a big vehicle. We'll see - but no one else will know - that another car stops and Stephanie is bundled into the car and driven off. There has been no sign of her - or her body - in the two years since. Georgia is back is Ferngate, determined to find out what happened and she's not going to be stopped.}}  =='''12 NOVEMBER23 MAY'''==
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|isbnauthor=1472255917Onyi Nwabineli|title=The Roots of Evil (Bob Skinner)|author=Quintin JardineAllow Me to Introduce Myself
|rating=4.5
|genre=CrimeGeneral Fiction|summary=On New YearAnuri spent her childhood on display to the world, thanks to her step-mother Ophelia's Eveincreasingly popular presence on social media, Sir Robert Morgan Skinner was celebrating at the golf club with his wifewhere she posted every step of Anuri's childhood for sponsorships and influencer deals and, Professor Sarah Gracebasically, daughter Alex Skinner monetary gain. Now Anuri is in her twenties and the man with whom she shares a houseis slowly trying to regain her confidence and to get her life back, Dominic Jackson. Jackson would be bettersuing her step-known mother to take down the criminal fraternity of Edinburgh as Lennie Plenderleith but he's reformed and the new name reflects a new mancontent about her. The Skinners don't stay much after midnight at the clubhouse Anuri is battling alcoholism, failing to start her PhD, undergoing therapy and secretly abusing people online and are dropped home not long into the new yearreceiving money from them for doing so. Skinner's tempted to let Most importantly, she is desperately worried about her little sister, who is the phone ring but knows that he cannot: itnew focus of Ophelia's Mario McGuire asking for his presence at a crime scene in the centre of Edinburghonline empire. Skinner's not technically Can she save her sister, and perhaps herself and her relationship with her father at the police now - he's chairman of InterMedia UK - but the police value his knowledge and experience.same time?|isbn=0861546873
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=='''4 JUNE'''==
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|author= Claire McGowanStuart Douglas|title=The Push|rating= 5|genre= General Fiction|summary= Six mumsLowe and Le Breton Mysteries -to-be meet Death at a prenatal class. It's NCT ''style'', but not the proper NCT. This bit is important, but you have to wait a little to see why. This being London, such a class attracts a wide variety of people, from all sorts of backgrounds, but for most of the ladies the thing they have in common is it's their first baby. Probably after the first one, you don't have time for classes, or think you've got child-rearing down pat.|isbn=1542019990}}{{Frontpage|author=Roxanne Bouchard|title=The Coral BrideDress Rehearsal|rating=43.5
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|summary=Angel Roberts is an oddity - a female fisherwomanDuring location filming for his 1970's sitcom 'Floggit and Leggit', making her living in a leading man's world. When her lobster trawler is found drifting off Edward Lowe stumbles across the coast dead body of Quebec, Detective Morales is called in to come and head a woman on the investigationedge of a reservoir. Although the signs The police seem happy to point to assign it as an obvious conclusionaccidental death, Morales feels but something more sinister is going onabout the whole thing bothers Lowe, and finds himself frustrated at every turn by hidden agendashe enlists the help of a fellow actor, fishing histories and secret family feudsJohn Le Breton to help him investigate matters further. At They travel across the same time as trying to run his investigationcountry during their days off filming, he also has his grown up sonuncovering more possible murders and, Sebastien arriving at his doorseemingly, weighed down with personal problems that he a link to death during the Second World War. But is unable there really a link between the deaths? And will they manage to talk to his father about, which tie up with Morales own marital difficulties.uncover who is responsible before more people lose their lives?|isbn=19131933221803368209
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=='''13 NOVEMBER6 JUNE'''==
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|isbnauthor=1838887334Kieran Larwood and Joe Todd-Stanton|title=Deadly Cry (D I Kim Stone)|author=Angela MarsonsDungeon Runners: Hero Trial
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|genre=CrimeConfident Readers|summary=DI Kim Stone and DS Jim Bryant were on their way back from Diversity Awareness trainingMeet Kit. The need for coffee overtook Stone - Like most of the people in his world, it seems, he is an avid fan of Dungeon Running – the course had been sport where a complete waste team of time for her as she knew that she was equally rude warrior, mage and healer enter specially prepared, century-old, magical mazes, and race to everyone. It was in the shopping centre that Stone caught sight of a little girl clutching a teddy bear in exit, perhaps bothering with the treasure or the big bad and the points they grant you along the absence of her motherway. Stone and Bryant didnUnfortunately for Kit, the only thing he't realise s seen of the extent to which this case was going to occupy their minds as latest race on the body inn TV equivalent is that one team has been retired, eaten, and a new trio of Katrina Nock questors is discovered some hours laterneeded. Her neck had been broken and it had all Possibly very unfortunately indeed for Kit, he has taken to the goading from the hallmarks token bully of his world and stumbled into declaring he'll enter as a quickteam. What chance does this friendless, functional killmuscle-free-zone have in actually managing that, but who would do that and how could he possibly hope to a young mother out shopping with her childsucceed?|isbn=1839945184
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=='''26 NOVEMBER13 JUNE'''==
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|isbn=18387700461635866847|title=Body LanguageThe Lavender Companion|author=A K TurnerJessica Dunham and Terry Barlin Vesci
|rating=4.5
|genre=CrimeLifestyle|summary=Twenty-five-year-old Cassie Raven It's strange, the things that make you ''immediately'' feel that this is the senior mortuary technician and not only does she talk to the dead, she also hears what they have to say to herbook for you. ItBefore I started reading ''The Lavender Companion's not something she's inclined to share with people as she, I visited the author's pretty certain about what their reaction will be[https://www.pinelavenderfarm. Shecom/ website] and there's certainly not going to share it with the new pathologist, Dr Archie Chuff, wearer a picture of a genuine Barbour jacket slice of chocolate cake on the homepage. I don't eat cakes and old Harroviandesserts - but I wanted that cake viscerally. He(There's very conscious of his position a recipe in the book, which I'm avoiding with some difficulty!!) Then I started reading the book and isn't even inclined I was told to ask for the view make a mess of it. Notes in the anatomical pathology technicians despite margins are sanctioned. You get to fold down the fact that they have a lot more experience than him and he has only a limited amount corners of time to spend on each bodypages. That will prove to You suspect that smears of butter would not be a mistakeproblem. I ''loved'' this book already.
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=='''7 JANUARY 20214 JULY'''==
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|author= Deborah O'ConnorMax Boucherat|title= The CaptiveLast Life of Lori Mills|rating= 4.5|genre= ThrillersConfident Readers|summary=Hannah knows We meet Lori on the cagefirst evening she's got the house to herself – no neighbour to pop in, babysitter poorly, mother at work, just an avidly rule-breaking eleven year old, intimately. It lurks in the corner of on her eyelonesome. Soon, it will be occupied. Then what? What if he speaks to hercould possibly go wrong? What if he escapes? What if he hurts her? What if she hurts him?|isbn=1838772650}} =='''4 FEBRUARY'''=={{Frontpage|author=Helen Fisher|title=Space Hopper|rating=3.5|genre=General Fiction|summary=Faye lost her mum when she was very young. She was raised by some elderly neighbours after her mum died from Snuggled in a cold that got worseblanket fort, she has one main intention, and although they were kind and very good that is to log on to her she of course missed her mum enormously. So whenVoxminer, unexpectedlythe world-building, she discovers critter-collecting game that is a time travel conduit (via an old space hopper box hit in her attic) Lori's world. But first Lori has a tiny inkling that takes her back to the 70this stormy night doesn's and t find herself entirely on her mumown, and then she revels in the chance to create some memories and get to know the woman who meant so much to herfinds something even more spooky. The time travelling, however, is neither easy nor safe, For the server she and Faye fears that her husband won't believe what's happening bestie and so lies nobody else should be able to him insteadenter shows signs of tampering. The lies grow more tangledWhen malevolent eyes spark up on her phone screen, and Faye begins to wonder if it's her safe for her to return one last time to place in the past. Should she try to see her mum one last time before her mum's deathgame has been doctored – well, or will it change her own future forever where is a girl to attempt itturn?|isbn=14711886630008666482
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=='''28 FEBRUARY'''==
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|author=Rob Keeley
|title=The Treasure in the Tower
|rating=4
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary= Rob Keeley is back! Hooray! We here at Bookbag Towers are always happy to read a new adventure from Rob - his stories combine fast pace and lots of action, an easy to read style, an unerring eye for children's friendships and rivalries, and always a good dollop of naughty humour. They're all present here, in ''The Treasure in the Tower''. The chance purchase of a book during a school trip sparks the whole adventure. Who can follow the clues best and find the treasure? Jess, her brother Mason and their friend Kessie through sheer persistence? Or spoiled brat Perdita with her money and tech gadgets and willingness to cheat?
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