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Though she loves her older sister Erin, awkward 16-year-old Ruby Cooper has always felt a sense of envy at her brighter, better looking and more popular sibling. The pair are the privileged daughters of a happily-married, wealthy Boston couple. But Ruby\u2019s envy will have disastrous consequences for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Liz Nugent\u2019s deeply satisfying new novel is a bona fide page-turner which carries its ensemble cast from Boston to Dublin and back as Ruby\u2019s choices reverberate through the generations. Eye-opening, wise and moving, Nugent is a master storyteller with an eye for detail and the courage to take her characters into some dark places. Revenge and redemption have never been so entertaining. 9\/10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
During a riot outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Oxford a young refugee is set on fire and killed \u2013 sparking national outrage. With the county\u2019s chief constable demanding swift action, DI\u2019s Ryan and Ray Wilkins, no relation, are tasked with bringing the offenders to justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But when they discover the victim was a French tourist not staying at the hotel who was attacked seconds after arriving in its car park, they must scramble to get a grip on a much more sinister and complex murder case. The fifth instalment of oddball pairing Ryan and Ray \u2013 branded \u201ccrime fiction\u2019s most entertaining double act in decades\u201d by Slow Horses creator Mick Herron \u2013 is a highly topical and enjoyable page turner you\u2019ll not be able to put down. 8\/10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Clare Mackintosh enjoys a well-deserved reputation for jaw-dropping twists that leave readers quite literally gasping in shock. But the former police officer has outdone herself with this corkscrew of a novel and a plot so brilliantly conceived it upends every expectation. Nadeeka Prasanna fears her boyfriend might be cheating but the scene that greets her as she arrives home is so much worse. Jamie is dead on the floor and detectives are swarming the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
What follows is a masterclass in deception and duplicity, undoubtedly one of the most fiendishly gripping thrillers of recent years. Leave your assumptions at the door, It\u2019s Not What You Think delivers in spades. 8\/10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Walter Nash was a hard-working and happy family man until master criminal Victoria Steers shattered his life, forcing him to become an informant for the FBI with only one goal \u2013 taking her down. After learning elite fighting and weapons skills, and transforming his appearance, Nash seeks to gain the trust of the crime kingpin and join her inner circle. But to get close enough to tear down her empire, he must first survive a near impossible mission for Steers in remote war-torn Myanmar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The sequel to last November\u2019s Nash Falls, which introduced readers to the likeable protagonist, is another pulsating thriller packed with twists and turns that Baldacci\u2019s fans will savour. 8\/10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n