Beneath the Blood Moon

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Pub Date 4 Mar 2020 | Archive Date 2 Jun 2020

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Description

A woman gives birth in a dingy upstairs room. Her baby is bought illegally by a wealthy couple. Thirty-five years later, Dominic Walker, a teacher, is arrested for murder – but his story is too fantastic for the police to believe...

Dominic and Laura are rebuilding their marriage after a crisis. Dominic has problems, but his marriage is everything. One day, when Laura disappears unexpectedly, Dominic is left to try and work it all out.

Months later she returns home out of the blue, bringing paradise back to Dominic’s life. But something’s not right. Laura has changed.

As events become ever more peculiar and Laura’s behaviour more unsettling, the tension grows. Dominic begins to wonder just who his wife actually is. And all the while, danger is lurking.

Death is coming. The question is, for whom? And how are the events of thirty-five years ago entwined with the present?

A woman gives birth in a dingy upstairs room. Her baby is bought illegally by a wealthy couple. Thirty-five years later, Dominic Walker, a teacher, is arrested for murder – but his story is too...


A Note From the Publisher

An English teacher for over 30 years, Darren Wills has a keen interest in crime (though his only criminal conviction is for hitchhiking on the motorway). Alfred Hitchcock provides his inspiration for his fast-moving thriller debut. He lives in Sheffield.

An English teacher for over 30 years, Darren Wills has a keen interest in crime (though his only criminal conviction is for hitchhiking on the motorway). Alfred Hitchcock provides his inspiration for...


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This is an ok mystery, but for some reason didn't ever really feel comfortable with this book. The very first scene was off putting, maybe because the description of the surroundings so well.
The story is a bit complicated, a couple is finding their way back to one another after he cheats, and it looks like things are going in the right direction. All of the sudden, she changes her mind and he needs to understand.

There is a lot of foreshadowing here, so there is a sense foreboding throughout the book, Violence seems inevitable and it is. Its pretty gruesome but does come to a resolution.

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Will keep you guessing until the very end. Filled with tension and very suspenful. Enjoy this well told thriller by a new to me author. Happy reading!

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Title: Beneath the Blood Moon
Author: Darren Wills
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 9781838597467
Edition: E-Book
Publication date: 04/03/2020

Content:
After a woman gives birth in a shady upstairs room, a rich couple buys her child. Dominic Walker is arrested fourty-five years after this for murder and his story is so unbelievable that the police cannot believe it either, although he is only a teacher. He and his wife were only rebuilding their marriage when Laura, his wife, suddenly dissappears.
When she returned months later out of the blue, she was totally different and it even seems Laura is not the same person anymore.
Meanwhile danger is lurking wich is connected to the event that has happend fourty-five years ago.

Opinion:
In my opinion the change of views in this book is too often. After reading about ten minutes the chapter is already over. I think that the idea of this book in general would be great, although it is a bit predictable (at least throughout the last half of the book). It was okay-ish, I guess. The sentence structure and wording was quite good and understandable. Nothing was interrupting the fluency of reading.

Conclusion:
All in all, this is an okay-ish book for thriller fans. I would not specifically recommend it but I would NOT not recommend it either, because (like I said) the idea in general was great!

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Wow - this is a journey I thoroughly enjoyed. You can tell that the author is an Alfred Hitchcock Fan, though this is in no way a pastiche. This is a new voice in thriller writing. You'll love it.

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Death is indeed coming...

Beneath The Blood Moon is one hell of a story! The twists, the turns, the absolute shock I felt reading...just get it read!

The only downside was I worked out the plot early.

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I did enjoy this book however it was obvious from the start which way the book was going to go. This does not detract from the story in itself but I kept wishing that the author has not made it so clear from the start, as if this was not the case the book would have been worth far more stars. All I all a good book.

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This was a quick read that I'm still not 100% sure how I feel about.

The premise seemed intriguing, and it had alot of potential to be a great story.

However, I feel as though I guessed all the twists much earlier than I was meant to. I'm not sure if that was due to the fact that I read alot of these types of books, or just because it wasn't executed well.

The chapters were also very short; almost like diary entries. I didn't mind this, but I can see it being a problem for others.

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Beneath the Blood moon, gripped me right from the start. The synopsis seems confusing, but don't hesitate, please get this, you'll feel the satisfaction of having read a good mystery/thriller. The story has lot of details about surroundings, its kind of world-building and the characters well blend with the story.
Thank you NetGalley, Darren Wills and Troubador publishing for reader's copy of this novel. This review is my own and is not influenced in any way.

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What a Fantastic book!! I love a book when after reading the first page I can not put it down, well this is the book. I loved that the book was very descriptive and the characters felt like you knew them. If you want an awesome thriller trust me read this one!

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This was an easy to read thriller that kept my attention all the way through! Lots of twists and surprises I didn't see coming. Very good, would recommend....

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i really enjoyed reading this, i liked the mystery in the story and I enjoyed going on the journey with the characters.

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Really enjoyed this couldn’t put it down. I was hooked right from the start. It was full of twists and turns. A good ending. I hope a sequel is in the works

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This was a good solid read, worth your time and effort. Recommended for anyone who loves something that doesn't disappoint.

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Horror or thriller not sure which. I enjoyed this book, it was well written with good characters but I don't know - I want to give 4 starts by my heart says 3 - my opinion only

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This was a great read, enjoyed it thoroughly, was hooked from the first page, loads of twists and turns, would recommend it x

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