It starts when a photography student takes a nighttime picture of a deserted building. But on closer inspection, the photo shows a woman in the upstairs window. Within days, the student and his roommate are dead of carbon monoxide poisoning. Matt and Liz are asked by the student’s parents to investigate. Their investigation overlaps with the police investigation of a missing nine year old boy. I returned it. I feel bad. But I gave it three stars because I feel like it’s my fault I didn’t like it.

Matt and Liz are about to get a few days away, until a new case lands at their door in a double way, rather unexpectedly. Two students are dead apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning however a parent and a former CHIS think otherwise. Liz’s nephew David lands at their door after failing his physical to get into the police, something he has wanted his whole life. Liz thinks they can show him that there are more strings to the bow of law enforcement than he may first realise and he can also help them with the current case. Although book five in the series, this happily stands alone.Master Strategy: To beat this night, prioritize. Respond to each of the given signals with the appropriate response. Since the game is designed not to screw you over, you can deal with one threat without having to worry too much about the other. Any downtime should be spent staring at the lamp. Above all, don't panic. This memory can be considered to be one of the easier ones, alongside the Office memory.

Edgar Wright, director of Last Night in Soho, which had its premiere at the Venice film festival. Photograph: Kate Green/Getty Images for BFI Excellent crime fiction by author Joy Ellis, with brilliant audiobook narration by Richard Armitage. I love Joy Ellis’ Audible books, but this time it took me longer to finish, because I had to listen intently—as I do to nonfiction. “The Night Thief” is dense with subplots, multiple characters, important details, and red herrings. I didn’t even try this audiobook in a car, because I often had to re-listen to get all the particulars. It’s a great listen with a martini in hand, whilst unwinding in the evening. Husband/wife retired police duo, now detectives Matt and Liz have their hands full as they are implored to investigate murderous crimes in sleepy Fenfleet just as they were contemplating well-earned relaxation. So much for that idea. Freddy: The key to winning this night is to flash Freddy Eleven times. To do this, you must open the door he is currently at. You can tell where he is by looking at the far sides of each camera. If you have not flashed him 10 times by 6 AM, the lights will go off, and he will start twinkling in the main door, before disappearing, and randomly jump-scaring you. Once you have flashed him the necessary amount of times, he will vanish from the night and no longer appear. If you enjoy goosebumpy and chilling (in the best way possible) reads, do add this to your TBR list. Well worth it. I read this in one dark night and recommend you do, too.

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This is in short a summary of how this mystery starts. Because the pathologist sees no reason for an unnatural death in both cases, the case is closed. Bonnie: He will appear at around 3 AM, and will appear in each camera, staring directly at it. Instead of killing you, he destroys the camera, making it so you can't see what's in there. Bonnie himself can't kill you. To counter him, simply do not look at him in the cameras. Using Bonnie to break one or two cameras on purpose is a pretty good strategy, because Foxy will always spawn on active cameras, which means that the entrances corresponding to broken cameras are totally safe to open. However, if all cameras are broken Foxy will spawn anyway and there no way to make him despawn, so break two cameras at most. I found the first ten chapters hard to get into, the storylines don't seem connected in any way, and only halfway through the book does the connection between the different storylines become clearer. Patience about the outcome is rewarded in the end, but for me some parts and storylines were a bit slow, focussing too much on unnecessary details. Strange as it may seem, I loved the storylines of Jude, and Kellie and her brother best. I plan to buy the kindle version when it’s released, because although I gave this audiobook my full attention, I might have missed some details.

DCI Matt Ballard has now retired from the police after several harrowing cases nearly finished him off. He and his partner, former sergeant Liz Haynes who was left with life threatening injuries after book one and never returned to work, have set up as private detectives, living in Tanners Fen, meaning that we get to enjoy more brilliant stories involving the pair. This fifth story in the series is definitely the best yet! A modern and luxurious feel is overwhelming when you enter LAX Nightclub at the Luxor. The entrance of the club leads you to a flight of stairs that overlooks the party going on downstairs. Walking down those steps towards the excitement below gives you a feel of grandeur from the moment you enter the club. Simon is 9 years old. He was staying with his aunt Jessie when he goes missing. His sister Kellie is worried and the police are searching for clues. Is this disappearance somehow connected? Zhang used his moment of glory to call out Tyson Fury, saying in his ringside interview: “To the audience, I want to ask you a question: Do you want to see me shut Tyson Fury up?” Chica appears around 1-2 AM. She will start writhing out of a hole in the wall, and you must find 3 cupcakes hidden around the office to make her go away. Failure to do so will kill you. The cupcakes can be found in each of the three entrances, behind the Chica poster, in both cabinets, and in the trash can next to the window. You can actually hear the cupcakes when you are near one of them. Also, looking at Chica will freeze her, which can buy you some needed time.All questions are answered in this fast paced police procedural/mystery. The atmospheric locations, the relationship between Matt, Liz and David and the deliberate plot all combine to make this an exciting, satisfying read. Although fifth in a series, it can be read as a standalone and will make you want to read the previous books. I know I do. 5 stars. Matt and Liz end up working closely with the police, something Matt enjoys as he misses the job but Liz is apprehensive about it since her accident and leaving the force. When Matt and Liz decided to involve the police, the two investigations collided and along with a missing, vulnerable boy, the force was under the pump. Drugs were being brought in and shifted around – the police needed to catch them in the act. Fenfleet was in the middle of very dangerous activities, with criminals who had no hesitation in killing. Would the force be successful with the drug raid and what followed? Would they find Simon, alive? And would they find the answer to the deaths of the students? It was a book I couldn’t wait to finish but I didn’t want it to end! I’m already looking forward to the next. The story is told from multiple POVs and it takes a long while for it to coalesce. How Ellis brings all the layers together is a treat. I enjoyed the addition of Matthew, Liz’s nephew who had hoped to join the police force.

However, a call to Matt from Minty a former criminal who had proved a good snout for Matt, has him alarmed – Minty sounded frightened and in all the years they had done business Minty had never seemed afraid. He relates an episode in the market and hands Matt an envelope saying, ‘I have just passed you a hot potato’. Chica resides in the closet behind you (when facing the window). The closet doors will make a creaking sound when she opens them, and she will look at you from there. Be wary, as this sound is different from the sound Bonnie makes when he opens his door. To counter Chica, simply turn off the lamp, and go about the night as normal. Failure to do this will result in her jumpscaring and stunning (but not killing) you, reducing your sanity by a considerable amount. However, if your sanity is already low (and the light next to Bonnie's door is red) while she jumpscares you, you will die.

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Matt and Liz Ballard are, as usual, absolutely superb. Sharp, intuitive, brave and courageous, in their latest case they are going to need to keep their wits about them in their search for the truth. Briefly, Matt and Liz are now Private investigators and have just completed a case and looking forward to a break. However before they can get away they are approached by the mother of a university student who asks them to look into his death. He and his friend died and whilst the police are treating it as an accident she has suspicions. They trace the deaths to a photograph taken by the students which appears to show a girls face in the window of a deserted building. Who is she and what does it mean? . At the same time, and apparently unrelated, a young ashmatic boy goes missing. What if any is the connection? The nostalgia gauge is code-red on Last Night in Soho, a gaudy time-travel romp that whisks its modern-day heroine to a bygone London that probably never existed outside our fevered cultural imagination. It’s the era of Dusty Springfield and Biba; great music, cool threads. British writer-director Edgar Wright takes a grab-bag of 1960s ingredients, paints them up and makes them dance to his tune. His film is thoroughly silly and stupidly enjoyable. To misquote William Faulkner, the past isn’t dead, it’s propping up the bar at the Café de Paris. Matt Ballard is a retired detective chief inspector. Ex-DS Liz Hayes retired following a serious medical event. They have set up as private detectives, and stay fairly busy. They are hosting the nephew of Liz's previous husband, Gary for a few days and perhaps cheer him up. David is a recent graduate of high school, a young man keenly anticipating entry into the police academy, but he has been turned down due to his lifelong health problems, asthma, and limited endurance.