Month: August 2019

Recent Reads: The End of the Line by Gray Williams

Posted on by Pam

My review: ???

The End of the Line by Gray Williams is a fantasy thriller, with a small group of people trapped by doing a job, transporting a demon to Siberia in the hopes of sending it back to where it came from.

The story jumps between present day and the past, telling the story of how they got into this situation, and some background for the characters.

This was one of those books where I found I didn’t actually like some of the characters, and you’re not meant to, but I was still rooting for them.

To me, The End of the Line is an original spin on thriller concept.  I haven’t read a book that looks at the same topics, and to have the countdown happening at the top of every chapter in the present does give it that edge of the seat feeling.

If you enjoy thrillers, then give this a go!  

The End of the Line was published on 8th July 2019,  and is available to buy on Amazon  and on Waterstones (audio CD only for Waterstones!).  I’ve found a link to where you can search for local bookshops, including independent!

You can follow Gray Williams on Twitter, or through his website.


I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Canelo (the publishers) for this book.
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Recent Reads: The Liar in the Library by Simon Brett

Posted on by Pam

My review: ???

The Liar in the Library by Simon Brett has an author give a talk at a library, and then wind up dead, which leads to two local women investigating his murder.

This is actually number 18 in the series set in the same little Sussex town, but there wasn’t anything to put off you reading it if you haven’t read the other books!  I didn’t see any in-jokes, or references to things that had happened before that I couldn’t understand.

It’s a cosy crime, which means it’s quite light, without too much danger for our heroines, and is a quick read.

Funnily enough, Simon Brett came to talk at Portsmouth MysteryFest, where he performed a 45 minute monologue called ‘Lines of Enquiry’, and so reading the beginning of this book reminded me very much of that event!

The Liar in the Library was published on 6th June 2019,  and is available to buy on Amazon  and on Waterstones.  I’ve found a link to where you can search for local bookshops, including independent!


I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Blackthorn (the publishers) for this book.

Check out my GoodReads profile to see more reviews!