Month: January 2024
+ Covid, family, female friendship, fiction, friends, friendship, gay, gay community, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA+, love, mystery, review
The Dubrovnik Book Club by Eva Glyn
In a tiny bookshop in Dubrovnik’s historic Old Town, a book club begins… Newly arrived on the sun-drenched shores of Croatia, Claire Thomson’s life is about to change forever when she starts working at a local bookshop. With her cousin Vedran, employee Luna and Karmela, a professor, they form an unlikely book club. But when their first book club pick – an engrossing cosy … Read More The Dubrovnik Book Club by Eva Glyn
A Most Malicious Messenger by Katherine Black Publication Day
Menacing texts lead to murder in an English village, in this unmissable, witty mystery by the Dagger Award–nominated author of A Most Unusual Demise. May Morrigan is in her bookshop one morning when she—and everyone else in the shop—receives an anonymous text. It contains a reference to a Shakespeare quotation—and seems to be aimed at the vicar and his partner, Juan. The next morning, … Read More A Most Malicious Messenger by Katherine Black Publication Day
One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz, translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
Sixteen-year-old Frieder’s plans for the summer are shattered when he fails two subjects. To be able to move up to the next year in the Autumn, he needs to resit his exams. So instead of going on holiday with his family, he now faces the daunting and boring prospect of staying at his grandparents’ house, studying with his strict and formal step-grandfather. Published by … Read More One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz, translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr Cover Reveal
The signs are unmistakable. The dog halts, his nose up – nostrils quivering. Every inch of him is poised. Moss has a scent. Publishing: 11th JulyGenre: Crime Publisher: Canelo Crime When a hand is found in Gallows Wood, PC Lucy Halliday and her specialist search dog Moss must find the rest of the body. What they uncover is a killer’s dumping ground. Like every case since her husband’s … Read More Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr Cover Reveal
Happy is the One by Katie Allen Cover Reveal
Imagine you knew exactly when you were going to die…Robin Edmund Blake is halfway through his life. Born in 1986, when Halley’s Comet crossed the sky, he is destined to go out with it, when it returns in 2061. Until that day, he can’t die. He has proof. With his future mapped out in minute detail, a lucrative but increasingly dull job in the … Read More Happy is the One by Katie Allen Cover Reveal
Diary of an Artist in Love by The Muse Frequency Out Now
A slender, beautifully illustrated volume of 30 poems, enumerating love in all its configurations and crucibles: through enchantment, presence, magnetism, illusion, nature, restlessness, wonder, and memories that rise from our past, and follow us into our future. For seekers, artists, lovers, moon-gazers, anyone that dares to glimpse the beating heart within, this collection is a goldmine of inspiration and magical fairy dust. About the … Read More Diary of an Artist in Love by The Muse Frequency Out Now
Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds Cover Reveal
Fresh from the scandal at Hampstead County PD, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray works a complex double-homicide that points to a killer on a murderous rampage and a shattering series of discoveries that could end her career … The shocking sequel to the addictive, twisty, bestselling Black Reed Bay… Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force … Read More Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds Cover Reveal
Storms, Starlight & Magic by Helena M Craggs Publication Day
He’s a secret weapon against evil. But can he defeat the monster lurking within? Quinn Carter is in a good place. Along with his half-angel girlfriend, the loyal half-demon teen thrives as he works with supernatural friends to fight ongoing threats. So when the Greek gods seek help, he faces off against a demigod craving world domination. Genre: YA PARANORMAL/URBAN FANTASYReading Age: 13 – … Read More Storms, Starlight & Magic by Helena M Craggs Publication Day
The Liberation of Bella McCaa by Catherine Aitken Out Now
Bella wants her life back but life keeps getting in the way.Here’s what some early readers have said:‘It was funny, tragic and uplifting all at once, I couldn’t put it down.’‘Realistic and romantic with great humour.’‘I burst into tears at the end, I was so moved.’ When Bella McCaa is released from ten years as sole carer to a very demanding mother, she’s desperate … Read More The Liberation of Bella McCaa by Catherine Aitken Out Now
The Kitchen by Simone Buchholz translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women … as a startling, horrifying series of revelations emerge. When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues begin a perplexing investigation. As the murdered men are identified, it becomes clear that they … Read More The Kitchen by Simone Buchholz translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
Under Her Roof by A.A. Chaudhuri Cover Reveal
It seems too good to be true… When struggling writer Sebastian finds a room to let in a palatial Hampstead residence he cannot believe his luck. The rent is ridiculously cheap and he immediately feels a connection with his beautiful widowed landlady, Adriana. It is. Genre: Psychological thrillerPublisher: HeraAuthor website: https://aachaudhuri.com/ Things take a dark turn when he finds out what happened to the last lodger. … Read More Under Her Roof by A.A. Chaudhuri Cover Reveal
+ Australia, crime fiction, dark humour, Edinburgh, female friendship, fiction, hostage, murder, review, Scotland, thriller
Halfway House by Helen Fitzgerald
They’re the housemates from Hell… When her disastrous Australian love affair ends, Lou O’Dowd heads to Edinburgh for a fresh start, moving in with her cousin, and preparing for the only job she can find … working at a halfway house for very high-risk offenders. Two killers, a celebrity paedophile and a paranoid coke dealer – all out on parole and all sharing their … Read More Halfway House by Helen Fitzgerald
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