Silversurfers Book Club Spring 2023
Welcome to the Silversurfers Book Club!
Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which you may like to read as part of our Silversurfers Book Club.
How and when you read is up to you; you can choose to read them on a tablet or an actual paperback, and you can read them in your own time.
When you’ve finished reading, join us in the comments section below this post and write a review of the book and share your feedback with others who have read along too.
To get you started, below are some suggested titles to kick off the new Spring 2023 Silversurfers Book Club Season… Simply select the title you would like to read, and if you would like to buy it or download it for your Kindle or other tablets, there is a link next to the book title, which will direct you to Amazon, making it simple for you to buy.
Alternatively, you may wish to buy the book elsewhere, or borrow it from your local library.
SIMPLY CLICK ON THE IMAGE OF THE BOOK YOU FANCY AND YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOOK ON AMAZON … most titles are around £6 to purchase and less on a Kindle!
If you have previously read another book and would like to recommend it as a future read for the Silversurfers book club, feel free to leave the title and author in the comments section, with a brief synopsis, and your review.
Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough
Book Synopsis
Emma Averell is approaching the BIG 40 and instead of being excited to embark on the next decade of her life, she is very anxious. While Emma has a seemingly perfect life as a successful divorce lawyer, two beautiful children and a wonderful stay-at-home husband but underneath the facade, Emma worries the fate that befell her mother will also take her down.
At 40 Emma’s mother went mad and following a horrific incident, ended up in a psychiatric facility. In the run-up to her birthday, Emma begins suffering from terrible insomnia and starts showing some of the same traits her mother did before she went mad. Is Emma going mad? Is madness in her blood and is she destined to suffer the same fate as her mother?
Truly, Darkly, Deeply by Victoria Selman
Book Synopsis
A letter from Battlemouth prison lands on Sophie Brennan’s doormat. Matthew (Matty) Melgren has been incarcerated there for over 20 years for multiple murders. Matty was in a relationship with Amelia-Rose, Sophie’s mother and he is the closest thing Sophie ever had to a father. Matty was found guilty but he is a killer with no stereotype, he seems so normal, handsome, well educated and well dressed – sound familiar? Questions have always remained for both women as to his guilt – questions that have ultimately destroyed them.
The letter informs Sophie that Matty is dying and hasn’t long left to live and he wants to meet Sophie. Matty has haunted Sophie’s dreams for years – can she now confront him and lay the ghost of guilt to rest or will what he has to say bury her deeper?
This dark and compelling crime novel has twists and turns that will keep you gripped to the very last page.
The Midnight House by Amanda Geard
Book Synopsis
Journalist Ellie Fitzgerald is nursing a broken heart while hiding out at her family home in County Kerry, following a series of unfortunate events and fleeing Dublin.
She stumbles across an old letter tucked inside an Agatha Christie book she’s purchased from a second-hand shop in town. The letter is from Lady Charlotte Rathmore, a young and woman who went missing and was pronounced dead in 1940.
With no initial motivation to dig deeper, Ellie finds herself getting dragged further and further into the past and the unsolved mystery of Charlotte’s death. Will what she discovers help uncover the truth and bring closure to the surviving members of the Rathmore family?
A Beautifully crafted debut novel packed full of surprising plot twists and turns from Amanda Geard.
The Blackbird by Tim Weaver
Book Synopsis
Cate and Aiden Gascoigne have been happily married for 5 years, living in Twickenham. Aiden is a creative director at a web design company and Cate is a talented photographer.
On their way to dinner one evening, the couple is captured on CCTV laughing away in their car, before it plunges down a 90-foot ravine and bursts into flames. The fire crew arrives soon after expecting to find their bodies but they are faced with an impossible scenario. Cate and Aiden have disappeared. Numerous conspiracy theories ensue but the case goes unresolved for 2 years.
Introducing David Raker, who promises Cate and Aiden’s parents that he will get to the bottom of it. However, he has no idea how dangerous, twisted and macabre this case will become.
A wonderfully complex and riveting read that will keep you glued to the pages from beginning to end.
Stepping up by Sarah Turner
Book Synopsis
Life is full of unexpected challenges but Beth has always avoided anything resembling responsibility. That is until the unthinkable happens. Emmy, Beth’s sister and her husband Doug have been in a tragic car accident and it’s time for Beth to step up. Overnight Beth becomes the guardian of her teenage niece and toddler nephew and her own mother is hellbent on reminding her of her own shortcomings. Is this a step too far for notoriously flighty Beth? After all, up until now the only commitment she’s ever held down is Friday drinks at the village pub.
With a little help from her best friend Jory and her lovely next-door neighbour, Albert, Beth is determined that this time she’s not giving up.
A heartwarming story about overcoming the odds and finding strength you never knew you had. An incredible debut novel, warm, uplifting and full of so much love – you won’t be able to put this down.
The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci
Book Synopsis
Boarding the commuter train every morning into Manhattan, Travis Devine is The 6:20 Man. A decorated former Army Captain, he decided to quit and join the world of finance as a financial analyst at Cowl and Comely, a prestigious investment firm. Whilst not completely happy, he has reconciled with his new life but there is no denying his years of combat were far more satisfying.
Then one morning, out of the blue he receives an anonymous email saying that his colleague and former girlfriend has been found dead in his office building. It is first thought that she has committed suicide but Travis isn’t convinced. He then finds himself roped into investigating the crime within his company and soon realises there is much more to this than meets the eye.
Will Travis find out who or what caused Sara’s death?
A complex web of murder, financial crimes, corrupt businessmen and international conspiracy make for a thrilling read in David Baldacci’s latest novel.
ENJOY YOUR READING AND DON’T FORGET WE’D LOVE TO READ YOUR VIEWS BELOW … HAPPY READING!
