Month: October 2025
A Body in the Forest by PF Ford
MEET YOUR NEW FAVOURITE DETECTIVE. Detective Norman is out of retirement and back on the beat in a rainy Welsh seaside town. Llangwelli might be short on sunshine, but it’s certainly not short on murders . . . Norman may seem a bit old-fashioned, but he’s always willing to learn from his band of misfit recruits. A body in the forest. An ancient pagan … Read More A Body in the Forest by PF Ford
Snowblind/Fadeout by Ragnar Jónasson Translated by Quentin Bates and Larissa Kyzer
Ragnar Jónasson’s iconic, multi-million-copy bestseller, Snowblind, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a glittering new edition, including a never-before published prequel, Fadeout… Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik – with a past … Read More Snowblind/Fadeout by Ragnar Jónasson Translated by Quentin Bates and Larissa Kyzer
The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen
Helsinki, 1982. Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to go – and no money – he’s desperate. A last-minute job offers a solution: transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjärvi, the northernmost town in Finland. #TheWinterJob X/Twitter @antti_tuomainen @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #bookX #booktwitter Instagram @anttituomainen @orendabooks @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, … Read More The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen
Remember For You by Nadine Holland illustrated by Wenny Stefanie
Grandad keeps forgetting more and more, and I worry that soon … he will forget me too. But I know that he loves me and we can still have lots of fun, even if our treasured times together will only stay in my memories. Genre: Children’s Fiction 3-9 YearsPublisher: HB Publishing Number of pages: 40 Remember for you, is based on Nadine Holland’s own experiences with her … Read More Remember For You by Nadine Holland illustrated by Wenny Stefanie
+ audio book, audio drama, family, family drama, fiction, Historical fiction, literature, review, siblings, sisters, Victorian Britain
The Household by Stacey Halls
In a quiet house in the countryside outside London, the finishing touches are being made to welcome a group of young women. The house and its location are top secret, its residents unknown to one another, but the girls have one thing in common – they are fallen. Offering refuge for prostitutes, petty thieves and the destitute, Urania Cottage is a second chance at … Read More The Household by Stacey Halls
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, murder, narcissist, police procedural, revenge, review, thriller
The Surgeon by John Nicholl
Your life is in his hands… Exactly where he wants it. When an eminent surgeon is arrested for murder, he knows he didn’t do it. He knows what it’s like to feel a person die on his operating table, but he didn’t inflict the wounds that ended the life of the girl they say he killed. So, when the real perpetrator comes forward, and … Read More The Surgeon by John Nicholl
A Bloody Banquet by Gail Meath Stone & Steele Mysteries #2
Now you see a murder, now you don’t… The Golden Age of Hollywood, 1938. It’s the annual Awards Banquet at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, and Vivian Steele can’t wait for the star-studded event. She’s attending with her best friend, Carole Lombard, and several acclaimed actresses will be wearing her fashion designs. What she doesn’t expect is for the night to turn deadly. During the awards … Read More A Bloody Banquet by Gail Meath Stone & Steele Mysteries #2
+ 1950s, alcoholism, bullying, childhood, family, family drama, fiction, marriage, motherhood, review
The Butterfly Bush by Josephine DeFalco (Book 1 of The Butterfly Series)
Growing up and figuring out who you are has never been easy. It’s the early 1950s, and following her husband’s death in WWII, Leandra’s mama yanks her off the family’s Appalachian farm to fulfill her personal dream to live in a big city. Leandra, only thirteen years old, learns that survival is best accomplished by pushing aside her country identity to fit into city … Read More The Butterfly Bush by Josephine DeFalco (Book 1 of The Butterfly Series)
Rainforest by Michelle Paver
The jungle watches. The dead remember. The virgin rainforest seems a paradise to Englishman Simon Corbett. A last chance to salvage his career. A final refuge from a terrible secret. But the jungle is no Eden. It hides secrets of its own. It does not forgive. #Rainforest X/Twitter @michelle.paver @orionbooks @RandomTTours #bookX #booktwitter Instagram @michelle.paver @orionbooks @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour As Simon is drawn deeper into its haunted shadows, he learns to his horror … Read More Rainforest by Michelle Paver
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, psycopath, review, serial killer
The Caller by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #8)
Be careful before answering your next call. It could be the beginning of your worst nightmare. After a tough week, Tanya Kaitlin is looking forward to a relaxing night in, but as she steps out of her shower, she hears her phone ring. The video call request comes from her best friend, Karen Ward. Tanya takes the call and the nightmare begins. #TheCaller X/Twitter #ChrisCarter @simonschusteruk … Read More The Caller by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #8)
+ audio book, audio drama, fiction, Georgian England, Historical fiction, magic, Magical realism, prostitution, review
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar read by Juliet Stephenson
One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstep. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock’s marvel. Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high … Read More The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar read by Juliet Stephenson
One Tiny Cry by Christina Delay
The night they told me my baby didn’t survive, I heard it. One tiny cry. I ran and never came back. Not for sixteen years. Not until a stranger found me and handed me a note that chilled me to my core: It’s happening again. Come home before she dies too. Now I’m back in the hometown I swore I’d escape forever. #OneTinyCry X(Twitter) @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #booktwitterInstagram @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram #blogtour … Read More One Tiny Cry by Christina Delay
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