Thrillers are at the top of my reading list at the moment though these two books are also mysteries that I found quite gripping an entertaining. First up is The July Girls by Phoebe Locke (Wildfire £16.99 Hardback) which is the authors second published novel. The story revolves around two sisters, their ever absent father and narrated by the younger sister. There's a serial killer and she thinks it's her dad.
Every July a girl dies. What does a young girl do and what are the consequences?
The disruption, emotion and mystery take the reader deep into the mind of a ten year old who during the stories development grows up and turns into quite a determined and wise young lady. However all around may not be as it seems . Who's blood was that anyway?
Next up is The Taking of Annie Thorn by C.J.Tudor (Penguin £8.99 Paperback) a grim tale of a teacher who returns to his home town to escape "The Fatman" to whom he owes a lot of money and takes a job at his old school. Nothings as straightforward as it seems . Throw in the backstory of his sister going missing and coming back different and there's a mystery to be resolved. Especially since Joe Thorne has recived a text saying it's all happening again...
Joe is a loser, a prat as his new found friend Beth calls him but decent enough. Just shouldn't gamble especially when there's a psychotic little blond on your trail. Can he find the money and why is he getting the bejesus kicked out of him. There is mystery afoot with twists that you will not see coming.
Finally there's the "return" of Torchwood on audio by Big Finish Productions, the one's who bring you Doctor Who on CD. Actually they've been doing Torchwood spin-offs for a while but one can't have everything so it was only I noticed when the latest release The Vigil starring Naoko Mori one of my favourite actresses who plays Toshiko Sato in the series.
Now Toshiko was killed off at the end of season one if I recall correctly so assuming she hasn't miraculously come back to life in previous audio episodes of Torchwood that's where I have assumed the story is set. Somebody will probably write in saying that blah, blah., but until I hear otherwise...
Tashiko has brought his body home to his mother, a strong woman who seems well informed about Torchwood. Her family has served the nation for centuries. Going back and forth in time we see Sebastian and Toshiko hunt for leeches. Alien ones that is.
A passable adventure but not one that inspires me to collect the others. There's another one out next month but I'm not convinced. In the meantime there's plenty of Doctor Who audio to be collected including releases from the BBC. Watch this space!
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