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Lucy Clarke - The Surf House I love a destination thriller, and The Surf

I love a destination thriller, and The Surf House, set in Marrakesh and along Morocco’s windswept coastline, seemed to tick all the right boxes. The isolated surf house, set on a rugged and often dangerous section of the coast forms the ideal backdrop for a group of characters who all appear to be hiding something.

The main character, model Bea, throws in her modelling career and, while exploring her new-found freedom in the alleyways of Marrakesh, is robbed of her passport and bag. When she...

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New Website and New Novellas New WebsiteHang on tight—for what could be a


New Website

Hang on tight—for what could be a bit of a wild ride. My website is set for a glow up when I migrate to a new platform. I’m hoping the transition will be smooth, but if not, it will be up and running as soon as possible. My URL www.annetteleigh.com will remain the same.

New Covers

I’ve received the covers for my two novellas coming out soon. The Raging Fire is the prequel to my two novels in the Bayswater Series—so, if you’ve ever wondered how Andie and Mac met, this one is for you....

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The White Crow – Michael Robotham Imagine my excitement when I picked up

Imagine my excitement when I picked up The White Crow, the new crime novel by Michael Robotham, and discovered he’d opened with a quote from one of my favourite authors, F. Scott Fitzgerald:

‘…in a real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning.’

And for the main character, Philomena McCarthy, that’s exactly what it feels like—for the entire novel.

And why wouldn’t it? She has a promising career with the Metropolitan Police in London, a father who heads a crime family...

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