KINDIG GEMS FOR 2024
PART 2
2024 has been a brilliant year for new book releases! If you haven't read the first instalment of my Kindig Gems for 2024 you can find it here. Lets explore part 2 together:
A GOOD PLACE TO HIDE A BODY
LAURA MARSHALL
'Can you come round?' Dad says tremulously.
'Of course. Are you OK? Is it Mum?'
'No!' He almost shouts it. 'Just come quickly. The garden...the...body... we need you, Penny.'
For women of Penny's generation, being on hand for elderly parents is just part of life. But for Penny, things have become a little more serious...
When she receives a frantic phone call from her parents one night, with express instructions NOT to call the police, Penny rushes over at once. But they haven't had a fall. They haven't forgotten their computer passwords. They've killed someone. And his body is lying in the garden, right next to the rose bushes.
Everyone is capable of murder. They just need to meet the right person.
Kindig says: 'A gripping and compelling read and one of my books of the year. Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC.'
READ MY FULL REVIEW and then buy from Amazon UK or Waterstones.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU
LAURA SIMS
No one knows Margo’s real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public library only know her middle-aged normalcy, congeniality, and charm. They have no reason to suspect that she is, in fact, a former nurse with a trail of countless premature deaths in her wake. She has turned a new page, so to speak, and the library is her sanctuary, a place to quell old urges.
That is, at least, until Patricia, a recent graduate and failed novelist, joins the library staff. Patricia quickly notices Margo’s subtly sinister edge, & watches her carefully. When a patron’s death in the library bathroom gives her a hint of Margo’s mysterious past, Patricia can’t resist digging deeper—even as this new fixation becomes all-consuming.
Kindig says: 'A creepy and compelling read that I just couldn’t put down. Thank you to Verve Books for the ARC.'
READ MY FULL REVIEW and then buy from Amazon UK or Waterstones.
ISOLATION ISLAND
LOUISE MINCHIN
TEN CELEBRITIES...
Arrive on a remote Scottish island
TWO WEEKS...
to win the prize of a lifetime
ONE DARK SECRET...
And the game turns deadly.
Ten celebrities have arrived to take part in a gruelling reality survival show: two weeks completely alone on a remote Scottish island, in the depths of winter. With some careers on the rise, and others whose star is fading, almost everyone has something to play for. But investigative journalist Lauren has one question - what does Hollywood megastar Nate Stirling have to gain by taking part?
With a production team that seems incapable of keeping them safe, a gathering storm and the unrelenting gaze of hidden cameras, the contestants are stretched to the limit as they try to outshine their fellow competitors and hide their darkest secrets.
But when a body is found, it's clear that the game has become a matter of life and death...
Kindig says: 'A gripping, well-written thriller that I completely devoured and could not put down. Thank you to Headline for the ARC.'
READ MY FULL REVIEW and then buy from Amazon UK or Waterstones.
THE FINAL ORCHARD
CJ RIVERA
In a society where bionic enhancements are the epitome of wealth and power, scientific researcher Dr Rosio Arata threatens to topple the status quo with her pioneering organic enhancements. Yet when a horrific accident kills her daughter, Ro's quest for answers leads her to becoming trapped in a twisted version of her life's work.
In a bleak underground colony, sixteen year-old Ever is primed to rise through the ranks, gain selection and become a Saviour. It's her dream to journey to the Surface and fight the army of Forms overwhelming the globe, catching up with the boy she loves in the process. Yet nothing in this world is what it seems and soon the secrets buried in her bunker begin to unravel, threatening the future of everything.
Kindig says: 'Dystopian sci-fi done well – well plotted and paced for an engaging and gripping read. Thank you to Angry Robot for the ARC.'
READ MY FULL REVIEW and then buy from Amazon UK or Waterstones.
ORCONOMICS
J. ZACHARY PIKE
A disgraced Dwarven hero. A band of deadbeat adventurers. His last shot at redemption could get him killed.
If Gorm Ingerson really wanted to drink himself to death, he never should have helped the Goblin. When his good deed lands him in a bad contract, Gorm finds himself entangled in a quest that will pit him against business magnates, the king of the Freedlands, and a mad goddess trying to fulfill a suicidal prophecy.
But Gorm’s tarnished circumstances may be hiding a golden opportunity. If he and his half-baked party can overcome deep conspiracies and dark magics, he just might redeem himself and his career enough to be a professional hero once more.
Kindig says: 'A bit of a cheat as this one came out in 2014, but my November was spent reading the brilliant Dark Profit Saga and I thoroughly enjoyed it, so it deserved a mention!'
READ MY FULL REVIEW and then buy from Amazon UK or Waterstones.
So there you have it - my top 10 KINDIG GEMS of 2024!
Thank you so much to NetGalley, the publishers and the authors for allowing me to read their ARCs. Keep checking Kindig Blog for all of the news on the latest releases and upcoming bestsellers for 2025!
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