Books Read: The Fear by C. L. Taylor

Sometimes your first love won’t let you go…

When Lou Wandsworth ran away to France with her teacher Mike Hughes, she thought he was the love of her life. But Mike wasn’t what he seemed and he left her life in pieces.

Now 32, Lou discovers that he is involved with teenager Chloe Meadows. Determined to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself, she returns home to confront him for the damage he’s caused.

But Mike is a predator of the worst kind, and as Lou tries to bring him to justice, it’s clear that she could once again become his prey…

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Extract & Giveaway: The Fear by C.L. Taylor

Today it's my my pleasure to be sharing with you an extract from C L Taylor's latest book The Fear which I will be reviewing shortly.

Sometimes your first love won’t let you go…

When Lou Wandsworth ran away to France with her teacher Mike Hughes, she thought he was the love of her life. But Mike wasn’t what he seemed and he left her life in pieces.

Now 32, Lou discovers that he is involved with teenager Chloe Meadows. Determined to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself, she returns home to confront him for the damage he’s caused.

But Mike is a predator of the worst kind, and as Lou tries to bring him to justice, it’s clear that she could once again become his prey…

Crime Fiction Month Review: Dead Simple (Quick Reads 2017)

A woman reports a crime to the police, with unexpected results

The grieving widow who finds that she's about to lose more than just her husband 

When a man attempts the perfect murder, it's not quite as easy as he thinks

Two men in prison play a deadly game of Scrabble

A young woman tries to trick an old man and gets more than she bargained for

Sometimes crimes are solved in ways you can't explain 

A murderer about to be hanged finds that's not the worst thing that can happen

You never know who's going to turn up at your door

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Giveaway: Win a signed copy of The Escape by C.L Taylor

Last month I received an email from Helena at Avon Books inviting me to an event being held at their office in the centre of London, 'How to Write a Thriller' with authors C.L. Taylor and Paul Finch.

Despite having no plans to ever write a novel, thriller or otherwise, I am a fan of both authors and their books so as the event was on a Friday, which is my day off and I had no plans for the day, it was obviously fate that I was meant to attend 😉

Among the topics on discussion with their editor Helen Huthwaite were their writing and editing processes, Paul dictates into a dictaphone whilst out walking his dogs (can you imagine the things they have heard 🤣). how to work through blocks, building suspense... I don't think I ever want to be a character in a C.L. Taylor novel as she, quoting her own words, said 'I like to put my characters into uncomfortable situations and ramp up the pressure' 😨 and many other subjects before throwing it open to questions from the audience.

Books Read: C.L. Taylor - The Lie

I know your name’s not really Jane Hughes . . . 

Jane Hughes has a loving partner, a job in an animal sanctuary and a tiny cottage in rural Wales. She’s happier than she’s ever been but her life is a lie. Jane Hughes does not really exist. 

Five years earlier Jane and her then best friends went on holiday but what should have been the trip of a lifetime rapidly descended into a nightmare that claimed the lives of two of the women. 

Jane has tried to put the past behind her but someone knows the truth about what happened. Someone who won’t stop until they’ve destroyed Jane and everything she loves . . .

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Books Read: C.L. Taylor - The Accident

Sue Jackson has the perfect family but when her teenage daughter Charlotte deliberately steps in front of a bus and ends up in a coma she is forced to face a very dark reality.

Retracing her daughter’s steps she finds a horrifying entry in Charlotte’s diary and is forced to head deep into Charlotte’s private world. In her hunt for evidence, Sue begins to mistrust everyone close to her daughter and she’s forced to look further, into the depths of her own past.

Sue will do anything to protect her daughter. But what if she is the reason that Charlotte is in danger?

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