‘Some houses have their secrets. But so do some people . . .‘– The Hiding Place [ About the Book ] Abandoned as a baby in the hallway of a shared house in London, Marina has never known her parents, and the circumstances of her birth still remain a mystery. Now an adult, Marina has…
‘To err is human, but to foul things up you only need a phone…..’– The Echo Chamber [ About the Book ] What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds – and a…
‘When AA meetings make her want to drink more, alcoholic murderess Maeve sets up a group for psychopaths’– Psychopaths Anonymous [ About the Book ] Maeve has everything. A high-powered job, a beautiful home, a string of uncomplicated one-night encounters. She’s also an addict: A functioning alcoholic with a dependence on sex and an insatiable appetite…
It a pleasure today to bring you all an excerpt from Just River by Sara B Fraser. Due for release on November 24th with Black Rose Writing, Just River is described as ‘an atmospheric novel about a misfit friendship and a mother’s increasingly perilous and heroic measures to save her daughter’ I do hope you…
‘Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are back – on the hunt for a criminal terrorising New York City‘– The Midnight Lock [ About the Book ] A woman awakes in the morning to find that someone has picked her apartment’s apparently impregnable door lock and, terrifyingly, rearranged personal items, even sitting beside her while she…
‘The sensational true story of a Victorian murder mystery‘– The Dublin Railway Murder [ About the Book ] Dublin, November 1856. George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk. He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no…
It is a pleasure today to bring you all an excerpt from The Lighthouse by New Zealand writer Christopher Parker. Published Oct 26th with Beacon Press Limited, The Lighthouse is described as ‘enchanting, mysterious, and deeply romantic….a sweeping coming-of-age novel filled with loss, love, hope.’ ‘After spending nearly 10 years writing, editing, and dreaming, Christopher…
In 17th Century London, a murder investigation by intrepid scientists Harry Hunt and Robert Hooke uncover shocking revelations in this gripping debut thriller, where politics, religion and science meet.– The Bloodless Boy [ About the Book ] The City of London, 1678. New Year’s Day. Twelve years have passed since the Great Fire ripped through…
The long-awaited new work from the author of Foster– Small Things Like These [ About the Book ] It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to…
“We got out past the reef and I looked back once and saw the beach and the mountains starting to show up; then I put her on her course for Key West”– To Have and Have Not [ About the Book ] Harry Morgan is a tough guy making his living during the Depression from…