Review: Last One to Die - Cynthia Murphy - January 2021 Niamh pronounced Neve has just arrived in the UK for a change of scenery and a chance of a lifetime as she has been given a spot on an elite drama program for the summer season. Her life is about to get crazy and dangerous as girls around her are being murdered and the scary thing is that they look like her and they are ones she has befriended. One minute they are here and the next they are dead. Who is killing the young woman and will Niamh and her new friend Jess - the daughter of the local librarian be able to solve the crimes before either Niamh or Jess becomes the next victim? Last One to Die by Cynthia Murphy is not just your usual YA thriller as the book takes a twist back into the past where we learn about a serial killer named Spring Heeled Jack, a factory worker, and a wealthy female Jane who looks like the spitting image of Niamh. Last One to Die was a good October aka Spooktober read as it moves from a thriller to a su...

Review: Win, Lose , Kill, Die - Cynthia Murphy - January 2022 I have always been a fan of boarding school mysteries and YA thrillers and this one was another great read. I hadn't read anything by this author before, but now she is one to keep an eye out on. The book starts with a head girl of a secret society Jewel and Bone being found dead in the lake - Morgan. It was ruled as an accident, but now with the new year - the replacement Head Girl has gotten a note that says it wasn't and she is next. Is this a threat to pay attention or is someone missing from the secret society? When more students die and it feels like the role of head girl is cursed, who will be next and will they want to step up for the role? This was one book where at the beginning I had an idea, but then it started to change about halfway through and then when the killer was revealed finally at the end - it was like, of course, I was right all along.  Cynthia Murphy though, proved that she is a great autho...