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Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin
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Book Title: The Heights
Genre: Crime Fiction
Format: Hardback
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The Book:
MURDER COMES TO LONDON'S MOST LUXURIOUS HIGH-RISE: AND EVERY RESIDENT IS A SUSPECT.
The Heights: a gleaming, high-end high-rise looming over Hyde Park. Newly built from steel and smoked glass, a billionaire's playground offering sumptuous suites for the global elite.
But when a night concierge is found murdered in the lobby, the building's rarefied atmosphere is shattered, and the gilded lives within come under intense police scrutiny.
In a world designed to keep prying eyes out, where the residents are not used to being held to account, born-and-bred Londoner Detective Gillian Gish must find a way past their power, wealth and unimaginable influence.
The rules may be different at the top - but is anyone truly above the law? Or could it be that the higher you rise, the further you fall...?
THE FIRST STANDALONE THRILLER IN TWO DECADES FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN
The Author:
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature.
After university and before his success with his Rebus novels, Ian had a number of jobs including working as a grape-picker, a swineherd, a journalist for a hi-fi magazine, and a taxman. Following his marriage in 1986, he lived briefly in London where he worked at the National Folktale Centre, followed by a short time living in France, before returning to Edinburgh.
Ian’s first novel Summer Rites remains in his bottom drawer, but his second novel, The Flood, was published in 1986, while his first Rebus novel, Knots & Crosses, was published in 1987. The Rebus series is now translated into twenty-two languages and the books are bestsellers on several continents. In addition to his Rebus and Malcolm Fox novels, he has also written standalone novels including Doors Open, which was televised in 2012, short stories, a graphic novel – Dark Entries – and a play (with Mark Thomson, the Royal Lyceum Theatre’s Artistic Director) Dark Road, which premiered at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in September 2013. A second play, Long Shadows, starring John Rebus, was co-written with Rona Munro and staged in 2018. There are also a number of novels under the pseudonym ‘Jack Harvey’ and in 2005 he collaborated with singer Jackie Leven on a CD. His non-fiction book Rebus’s Scotland was published in 2005.
Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America’s celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the USA, and won Denmark’s Palle Rosenkrantz prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and Germany’s Deutscher Krimipreis.
Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Hull, Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh as well as The Open University. In 2019, he donated his archive of over 50 boxes of manuscripts, letters and paperwork to the National Library of Scotland.
A regular contributor to BBC2’s Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin’s Evil Thoughts on Channel 4 in 2002 and Rankin on the Staircase for BBC Four in 2005. In 2007, Rankin appeared in Ian Rankin’s Hidden Edinburgh and Ian Rankin Investigates Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde also for BBC Four. Ian has been the subject of ITV’s South Bank Show and BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs where his choice of music included Joy Division, The Rolling Stones and Van Morrison.
Ian has received an OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his wife and two sons.
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Website: https://www.ianrankin.net
Genre: Crime Fiction
Format: Hardback
Signed - Dedication is NOT Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
MURDER COMES TO LONDON'S MOST LUXURIOUS HIGH-RISE: AND EVERY RESIDENT IS A SUSPECT.
The Heights: a gleaming, high-end high-rise looming over Hyde Park. Newly built from steel and smoked glass, a billionaire's playground offering sumptuous suites for the global elite.
But when a night concierge is found murdered in the lobby, the building's rarefied atmosphere is shattered, and the gilded lives within come under intense police scrutiny.
In a world designed to keep prying eyes out, where the residents are not used to being held to account, born-and-bred Londoner Detective Gillian Gish must find a way past their power, wealth and unimaginable influence.
The rules may be different at the top - but is anyone truly above the law? Or could it be that the higher you rise, the further you fall...?
THE FIRST STANDALONE THRILLER IN TWO DECADES FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN
The Author:
Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature.
After university and before his success with his Rebus novels, Ian had a number of jobs including working as a grape-picker, a swineherd, a journalist for a hi-fi magazine, and a taxman. Following his marriage in 1986, he lived briefly in London where he worked at the National Folktale Centre, followed by a short time living in France, before returning to Edinburgh.
Ian’s first novel Summer Rites remains in his bottom drawer, but his second novel, The Flood, was published in 1986, while his first Rebus novel, Knots & Crosses, was published in 1987. The Rebus series is now translated into twenty-two languages and the books are bestsellers on several continents. In addition to his Rebus and Malcolm Fox novels, he has also written standalone novels including Doors Open, which was televised in 2012, short stories, a graphic novel – Dark Entries – and a play (with Mark Thomson, the Royal Lyceum Theatre’s Artistic Director) Dark Road, which premiered at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in September 2013. A second play, Long Shadows, starring John Rebus, was co-written with Rona Munro and staged in 2018. There are also a number of novels under the pseudonym ‘Jack Harvey’ and in 2005 he collaborated with singer Jackie Leven on a CD. His non-fiction book Rebus’s Scotland was published in 2005.
Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America’s celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the USA, and won Denmark’s Palle Rosenkrantz prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and Germany’s Deutscher Krimipreis.
Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Hull, Abertay, St Andrews and Edinburgh as well as The Open University. In 2019, he donated his archive of over 50 boxes of manuscripts, letters and paperwork to the National Library of Scotland.
A regular contributor to BBC2’s Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin’s Evil Thoughts on Channel 4 in 2002 and Rankin on the Staircase for BBC Four in 2005. In 2007, Rankin appeared in Ian Rankin’s Hidden Edinburgh and Ian Rankin Investigates Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde also for BBC Four. Ian has been the subject of ITV’s South Bank Show and BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs where his choice of music included Joy Division, The Rolling Stones and Van Morrison.
Ian has received an OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his wife and two sons.
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Website: https://www.ianrankin.net
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Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin
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Lot 25
£ 20
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Lynda La Plante (1 of 5)
Lynda La Plante (1 of 5)
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Book Title: Sudden Death
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
Follow:
X: https://x.com/LaPlanteLynda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LyndaLaPlanteCBE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndalaplantecbe
Website: https://lyndalaplante.com
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
Follow:
X: https://x.com/LaPlanteLynda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LyndaLaPlanteCBE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndalaplantecbe
Website: https://lyndalaplante.com
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Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante
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Lot 26
£ 13
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Lynda La Plante (2 of 5)
Lynda La Plante (2 of 5)
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26
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Highest bidder: Madalyn Morgan
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Minimum bid is £14 (Bid increments are £1).
You are the highest bidder ! , but the reserve price has not been met.
You have been outbid! Bid again!
Book Title: Sudden Death
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
Follow:
X: https://x.com/LaPlanteLynda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LyndaLaPlanteCBE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndalaplantecbe
Website: https://lyndalaplante.com
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
Follow:
X: https://x.com/LaPlanteLynda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LyndaLaPlanteCBE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndalaplantecbe
Website: https://lyndalaplante.com
Kindly donated by
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante
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Lot 27
£ 15
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Lynda La Plante (3 of 5)
Lynda La Plante (3 of 5)
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27
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Highest bidder: Anonymous
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You are the highest bidder ! , but the reserve price has not been met.
You have been outbid! Bid again!
Book Title: Sudden Death
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
Follow:
X: https://x.com/LaPlanteLynda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LyndaLaPlanteCBE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndalaplantecbe
Website: https://lyndalaplante.com
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
Follow:
X: https://x.com/LaPlanteLynda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LyndaLaPlanteCBE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndalaplantecbe
Website: https://lyndalaplante.com
Kindly donated by
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante
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Lot 28
£ 13
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Lynda La Plante (4 of 5)
Lynda La Plante (4 of 5)
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LOT #:
BIDS:
£ 13
28
2
Highest bidder: Anonymous
YOUR BID:
£
NOT STARTED
Minimum bid is £14 (Bid increments are £1).
You are the highest bidder ! , but the reserve price has not been met.
You have been outbid! Bid again!
Book Title: Sudden Death
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
Follow:
X: https://x.com/LaPlanteLynda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LyndaLaPlanteCBE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndalaplantecbe
Website: https://lyndalaplante.com
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
Follow:
X: https://x.com/LaPlanteLynda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LyndaLaPlanteCBE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndalaplantecbe
Website: https://lyndalaplante.com
Kindly donated by
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante
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Lot 29
£ 13
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Lynda La Plante (5 of 5)
Lynda La Plante (5 of 5)
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LOT #:
BIDS:
£ 13
29
2
Highest bidder: Madalyn Morgan
YOUR BID:
£
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Minimum bid is £14 (Bid increments are £1).
You are the highest bidder ! , but the reserve price has not been met.
You have been outbid! Bid again!
Book Title: Sudden Death
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
Follow:
X: https://x.com/LaPlanteLynda
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LyndaLaPlanteCBE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndalaplantecbe
Website: https://lyndalaplante.com
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback First Edition
Signed - Dedication is Available
Bids Accepted: UK Only
The Book:
A life-long obsession.
A deadly secret . . .
THE BRAND-NEW 2026 CRIME MYSTERY ABOUT FAMILY SECRETS AND DEADLY OBSESSION FROM THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, LYNDA LA PLANTE - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIOBOOK.
When Clara arrives in beautiful Paris, struggling writer, Michael, is tasked with escorting her to the city's many cultural and culinary gems.
Wealthy beyond Michael's wildest dreams, the young Clara is uptight, aloof - and rude beyond belief. Yet there is something about her that intrigues Michael - a mystery he can't quite solve.
As he reluctantly gets to know Clara, Michael begins peeling back the edges of an extraordinary family secret. A secret that has become a deadly obsession. And the more time Michael spends with Clara, the more her obsession becomes his own . . .
The Author:
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over forty novels, all of
which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with
the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. She then turned
to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series
Widows. Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards
from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the
1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute
and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008,
she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to
Literature, Drama and Charity.
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Book Title: The Lake
Genre: Thriller
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Secluded. Luxurious. Deadly. A gripping new page-turner from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet and The Cruise
Still waters hide dark secrets …
A remote Scottish lake
The guests arriving at Creaglie Castle are expecting discreet luxury, panoramic views, and perhaps a glimpse of one of its infamous ghosts.
No means of escape
When a violent storm severs all contact with the mainland, it’s not the spirits they need to fear…
Trust no one
As the past resurfaces and trust vanishes, it's clear that not everyone will be leaving Creaglie Castle alive.
Will The Lake give up its secrets, before somebody else dies?
The Author:
I am a freelance travel journalist and author living in the South of France with my husband, cat and chickens. We moved from London in 2009 so that our children could grow up bilingual and we could all ski more, and to enjoy a more relaxed pace of life.
I learned to ski on a school trip when I was 14 and have loved it ever since.
I'm an avid thriller reader and have been since I discovered Agatha Christie as a child.
The Chalet was my first published full-length novel, which became a top five Sunday Times bestseller and was longlisted for the CWA New Blood Award. Since then I have written five more thrillers published by Harper Collins in the UK and translated into several languages. In France, The Cruise (La Croisiere) won the Prix Polar British 2024.
Other than skiing and reading I love travel, rollercoasters, and I spend far too much time on social media. Some of my other favourite things include Alan Partridge, true crime podcasts and salt and vinegar crisps.
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Secluded. Luxurious. Deadly. A gripping new page-turner from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet and The Cruise
Still waters hide dark secrets …
A remote Scottish lake
The guests arriving at Creaglie Castle are expecting discreet luxury, panoramic views, and perhaps a glimpse of one of its infamous ghosts.
No means of escape
When a violent storm severs all contact with the mainland, it’s not the spirits they need to fear…
Trust no one
As the past resurfaces and trust vanishes, it's clear that not everyone will be leaving Creaglie Castle alive.
Will The Lake give up its secrets, before somebody else dies?
The Author:
I am a freelance travel journalist and author living in the South of France with my husband, cat and chickens. We moved from London in 2009 so that our children could grow up bilingual and we could all ski more, and to enjoy a more relaxed pace of life.
I learned to ski on a school trip when I was 14 and have loved it ever since.
I'm an avid thriller reader and have been since I discovered Agatha Christie as a child.
The Chalet was my first published full-length novel, which became a top five Sunday Times bestseller and was longlisted for the CWA New Blood Award. Since then I have written five more thrillers published by Harper Collins in the UK and translated into several languages. In France, The Cruise (La Croisiere) won the Prix Polar British 2024.
Other than skiing and reading I love travel, rollercoasters, and I spend far too much time on social media. Some of my other favourite things include Alan Partridge, true crime podcasts and salt and vinegar crisps.
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Book Title: A Deadly Episode
Genre: Crime Mystery
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The Book:
The Word is Murder, the first book in the Hawthorne series, is about to be made into a major feature film.
The actors have been cast, the script written, and filming has already started in Hastings.
But when Hawthorne and Anthony visit the set, they find a far from happy family.
The director’s pretentious, the screenwriter’s an eco-warrior, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money.
And things are about to get much, much worse.
In the middle of shooting, the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed – which leaves the real Hawthorne with no choice. He has to step in and investigate his own murder.
Because the killer may not have got the right man. Was it Hawthorne himself who was meant to be the target?
A Deadly Episode is a wild ride through a world that the author knows only too well, and the most personal case Hawthorne has had to deal with so far.
The Author:
Anthony John Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His works for children and young adult readers include the Alex Rider series featuring a 14-year-old British boy who spies for MI6, The Power of Five series (known as The Gatekeepers in the US), and The Diamond Brothers series.
Horowitz's works for adults include: the play Mindgame (2001); two Sherlock Holmes novels, The House of Silk (2011) and Moriarty (2014); three novels featuring his own detectives Atticus Pünd and Susan Ryeland, Magpie Murders (2016), Moonflower Murders (2020), and Marble Hall Murders (2025); five novels featuring a fictionalised version of himself as a companion and chronicler to private investigator Daniel Hawthorne: The Word Is Murder (2017), The Sentence Is Death (2018), A Line to Kill (2021), The Twist of a Knife (2022), and Close to Death (2024).
The estate of James Bond creator Ian Fleming chose Horowitz to write Bond novels utilising unpublished material by Fleming, starting with Trigger Mortis in 2015, followed by Forever and a Day in 2018, and a third and final novel With a Mind to Kill in May 2022.
Horowitz has also written for television, contributing scripts to ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot and adapting six early episodes of Midsomer Murders from the novels of Caroline Graham, including the first three episodes. He was the creator and writer of the ITV series Foyle's War, Collision and Injustice, and the BBC series Crime Traveller and New Blood.
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The Word is Murder, the first book in the Hawthorne series, is about to be made into a major feature film.
The actors have been cast, the script written, and filming has already started in Hastings.
But when Hawthorne and Anthony visit the set, they find a far from happy family.
The director’s pretentious, the screenwriter’s an eco-warrior, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money.
And things are about to get much, much worse.
In the middle of shooting, the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed – which leaves the real Hawthorne with no choice. He has to step in and investigate his own murder.
Because the killer may not have got the right man. Was it Hawthorne himself who was meant to be the target?
A Deadly Episode is a wild ride through a world that the author knows only too well, and the most personal case Hawthorne has had to deal with so far.
The Author:
Anthony John Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His works for children and young adult readers include the Alex Rider series featuring a 14-year-old British boy who spies for MI6, The Power of Five series (known as The Gatekeepers in the US), and The Diamond Brothers series.
Horowitz's works for adults include: the play Mindgame (2001); two Sherlock Holmes novels, The House of Silk (2011) and Moriarty (2014); three novels featuring his own detectives Atticus Pünd and Susan Ryeland, Magpie Murders (2016), Moonflower Murders (2020), and Marble Hall Murders (2025); five novels featuring a fictionalised version of himself as a companion and chronicler to private investigator Daniel Hawthorne: The Word Is Murder (2017), The Sentence Is Death (2018), A Line to Kill (2021), The Twist of a Knife (2022), and Close to Death (2024).
The estate of James Bond creator Ian Fleming chose Horowitz to write Bond novels utilising unpublished material by Fleming, starting with Trigger Mortis in 2015, followed by Forever and a Day in 2018, and a third and final novel With a Mind to Kill in May 2022.
Horowitz has also written for television, contributing scripts to ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot and adapting six early episodes of Midsomer Murders from the novels of Caroline Graham, including the first three episodes. He was the creator and writer of the ITV series Foyle's War, Collision and Injustice, and the BBC series Crime Traveller and New Blood.
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D.G. Torrens
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Title: Three For A Girl
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Paperback
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ALL GRACE WANTS IS FREEDOM FROM FEAR
After the sudden death of her parents in a tragic car accident, Grace and her siblings are torn apart. A distant uncle begrudgingly takes in Asha and Eva—but there’s no room for Grace. Instead, she’s sent to Billingford House, a shadowy institution where oversight is rare, and where Miss Emery’s ruthless rule is absolute. Girls go missing–whispers of darkness lurk in every hallway, faint screams seep from the cottage adjoining Billingford House, a no-go zone for the girls. But they're just stories, right? No one dares to ask questions.
It's 1978, an era of neglected institutions, where suffering festered behind closed doors. Now sixteen, Grace is trapped in a brutal world where survival isn’t guaranteed. The only person who might have saved her disappears under suspicious circumstances, leaving her utterly alone.
There’s only one way out.
She has to escape.
AND IF SHE FAILS—SHE'LL VANISH LIKE THE OTHERS
The Author:
D.G. Torrens is a celebrated UK & USA bestselling Author/Poet with an impressive literary portfolio. With 25 published books to date, the author continues to captivate readers across genres.
Beyond her novels, D.G Torrens has contributed four short stories to multi-author anthologies, including “Love Letters to Water,” with all proceeds benefiting charity. Her literary journey began with the unexpected success of her first book, “Amelia’s Story”, which has been downloaded over 500k times worldwide. Originally penned for her daughter, this true-life story resonated with readers, propelling her into the spotlight. Securing a literary agent, who landed the author a three-book deal with Audible for the entire Amelia Series & most recently A foreign rights deal.
D.G Torrens has recently co-directed and co-produced her first documentary film titled: Birmingham A City Rooted in Talent, (due for broadcast 2026). The documentary film won Best Documentary 2024 at the Birmingham Film Festival Awards.
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The Book:
ALL GRACE WANTS IS FREEDOM FROM FEAR
After the sudden death of her parents in a tragic car accident, Grace and her siblings are torn apart. A distant uncle begrudgingly takes in Asha and Eva—but there’s no room for Grace. Instead, she’s sent to Billingford House, a shadowy institution where oversight is rare, and where Miss Emery’s ruthless rule is absolute. Girls go missing–whispers of darkness lurk in every hallway, faint screams seep from the cottage adjoining Billingford House, a no-go zone for the girls. But they're just stories, right? No one dares to ask questions.
It's 1978, an era of neglected institutions, where suffering festered behind closed doors. Now sixteen, Grace is trapped in a brutal world where survival isn’t guaranteed. The only person who might have saved her disappears under suspicious circumstances, leaving her utterly alone.
There’s only one way out.
She has to escape.
AND IF SHE FAILS—SHE'LL VANISH LIKE THE OTHERS
The Author:
D.G. Torrens is a celebrated UK & USA bestselling Author/Poet with an impressive literary portfolio. With 25 published books to date, the author continues to captivate readers across genres.
Beyond her novels, D.G Torrens has contributed four short stories to multi-author anthologies, including “Love Letters to Water,” with all proceeds benefiting charity. Her literary journey began with the unexpected success of her first book, “Amelia’s Story”, which has been downloaded over 500k times worldwide. Originally penned for her daughter, this true-life story resonated with readers, propelling her into the spotlight. Securing a literary agent, who landed the author a three-book deal with Audible for the entire Amelia Series & most recently A foreign rights deal.
D.G Torrens has recently co-directed and co-produced her first documentary film titled: Birmingham A City Rooted in Talent, (due for broadcast 2026). The documentary film won Best Documentary 2024 at the Birmingham Film Festival Awards.
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C.J. Tudor
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Book: Title: Serenity Falls
Genre: Horror - Crime
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Welcome to Serenity Falls – the most idyllic, and safest, town in the US – a place to grow up, grow your family and grow old together. For Dan and his daughter, Sadie, it’s the perfect relocation option. A fresh start, thousands of miles from their troubled past in the UK.
But their idyll is shattered when they find a dead body in the swimming pool of their new house – a house Dan’s late mother kept secret from him all his life.
It’s just the start of a series of disturbing discoveries. Abandoned houses where people have seemingly just upped and left. The strange woman Sadie sees around town putting up ‘missing’ posters for a child who drowned almost thirty years ago. An ice cream van that drives around at night making sure residents are asleep...
As plans gear up to celebrate Serenity Falls’ fiftieth anniversary, something is stirring beneath the surface of the blissful façade. Is Serenity Falls really the perfect town or is it founded on something far darker? And is someone so desperate to keep its secrets that they’d resort to anything to preserve them?
Welcome to Serenity Falls.
Once you’re here, you’re here to stay.
The Author:
C. J. Tudor lives with her partner and young daughter. Her love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert.
Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover artist, television presenter, copywriter and, now, author.
Her first novel, The Chalk Man, was a Sunday Times bestseller and sold in thirty-nine territories.
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Genre: Horror - Crime
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Welcome to Serenity Falls – the most idyllic, and safest, town in the US – a place to grow up, grow your family and grow old together. For Dan and his daughter, Sadie, it’s the perfect relocation option. A fresh start, thousands of miles from their troubled past in the UK.
But their idyll is shattered when they find a dead body in the swimming pool of their new house – a house Dan’s late mother kept secret from him all his life.
It’s just the start of a series of disturbing discoveries. Abandoned houses where people have seemingly just upped and left. The strange woman Sadie sees around town putting up ‘missing’ posters for a child who drowned almost thirty years ago. An ice cream van that drives around at night making sure residents are asleep...
As plans gear up to celebrate Serenity Falls’ fiftieth anniversary, something is stirring beneath the surface of the blissful façade. Is Serenity Falls really the perfect town or is it founded on something far darker? And is someone so desperate to keep its secrets that they’d resort to anything to preserve them?
Welcome to Serenity Falls.
Once you’re here, you’re here to stay.
The Author:
C. J. Tudor lives with her partner and young daughter. Her love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert.
Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover artist, television presenter, copywriter and, now, author.
Her first novel, The Chalk Man, was a Sunday Times bestseller and sold in thirty-nine territories.
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Jane Holland
Jane Holland
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Book Title: THE BRITTANY TREE
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Mystery Adventure
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A gripping and emotional dual timeline historical suspense from the popular author of Girl Number One, The Silver Ring, and Secrets of Sycamore Hall
1940, Brittany
To hide a Neolithic treasure trove from the Germans, Elise and her father flee into the vast ancient forest of Broceliande, a dangerous place in wartime, and one steeped in legend. But when a British spy parachutes into the woods, Elise must risk everything to keep their secret safe.
1988
Diana comes alone to Carnac on the Brittany coast to fulfil a promise made to her grandmother. For over forty years, a secret has lain hidden at the heart of Broceliande. But Diana is not the only one hunting for it, and time is running out. Dare she trust the handsome Artaut with the real reason she's there?
The Author:
Jane Holland is an English poet and novelist known for her Eric Gregory Award-winning poetry and bestselling fiction spanning thrillers, romances, historicals, and young adult novels. Writing under her own name and pseudonyms such as Victoria Lamb, Elizabeth Moss, Beth Good, Betty Walker, and Hannah Coates, she has published over 70 novels and six poetry collections. Her YA novel Witchstruck won the 2013 Romantic Novelists' Association Young Adult Romantic Novel of the Year. Formerly a competitive snooker player, she served as Warwick Poet Laureate, founded the Poets On Fire website, and edited literary magazines including Blade and Horizon Review.
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The Book:
A gripping and emotional dual timeline historical suspense from the popular author of Girl Number One, The Silver Ring, and Secrets of Sycamore Hall
1940, Brittany
To hide a Neolithic treasure trove from the Germans, Elise and her father flee into the vast ancient forest of Broceliande, a dangerous place in wartime, and one steeped in legend. But when a British spy parachutes into the woods, Elise must risk everything to keep their secret safe.
1988
Diana comes alone to Carnac on the Brittany coast to fulfil a promise made to her grandmother. For over forty years, a secret has lain hidden at the heart of Broceliande. But Diana is not the only one hunting for it, and time is running out. Dare she trust the handsome Artaut with the real reason she's there?
The Author:
Jane Holland is an English poet and novelist known for her Eric Gregory Award-winning poetry and bestselling fiction spanning thrillers, romances, historicals, and young adult novels. Writing under her own name and pseudonyms such as Victoria Lamb, Elizabeth Moss, Beth Good, Betty Walker, and Hannah Coates, she has published over 70 novels and six poetry collections. Her YA novel Witchstruck won the 2013 Romantic Novelists' Association Young Adult Romantic Novel of the Year. Formerly a competitive snooker player, she served as Warwick Poet Laureate, founded the Poets On Fire website, and edited literary magazines including Blade and Horizon Review.
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Joanna Dodd
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Book Title: She Wants You Gone
Book Genre: Psychological Thriller/Crime
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Beth is excited to move to a remote hamlet in Suffolk with her new husband and stepdaughter, Dolly – but she quickly finds that all is not what it seems. The hamlet has a dark history and there is something odd about its tiny population.
Beth tries hard to build a bond with her new stepdaughter but although Dolly is lovely to everyone else, when the two of them are alone, she is a very different child. Beth soon realises that Dolly wants her gone. For good. How far will she go to get what she wants?
'A rollicking rollercoaster of a plot, replete with twists and turns, thrills and spills. Her plotting is immaculate and her prose deft and engaging...Highly recommended.' Mystery People
'Toxic and twisty, spooky and unsettling... a rollercoaster ride to the dizzyingly shocking finale. I loved it.' Lisa Hall
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Joanna is fascinated by toxic friendship and family groups, and the long shadows cast by old secrets. She lives in London, where she enjoys acting in plays, running very slowly, and spending time with her (lovely and not at all toxic) family and friends.
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Book Genre: Psychological Thriller/Crime
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Beth is excited to move to a remote hamlet in Suffolk with her new husband and stepdaughter, Dolly – but she quickly finds that all is not what it seems. The hamlet has a dark history and there is something odd about its tiny population.
Beth tries hard to build a bond with her new stepdaughter but although Dolly is lovely to everyone else, when the two of them are alone, she is a very different child. Beth soon realises that Dolly wants her gone. For good. How far will she go to get what she wants?
'A rollicking rollercoaster of a plot, replete with twists and turns, thrills and spills. Her plotting is immaculate and her prose deft and engaging...Highly recommended.' Mystery People
'Toxic and twisty, spooky and unsettling... a rollercoaster ride to the dizzyingly shocking finale. I loved it.' Lisa Hall
The Author:
Joanna is fascinated by toxic friendship and family groups, and the long shadows cast by old secrets. She lives in London, where she enjoys acting in plays, running very slowly, and spending time with her (lovely and not at all toxic) family and friends.
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Madalyn Morgan
Madalyn Morgan
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Title: Missing: Code Red
Genre: Crime Thriller - Mystery
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1971
Three investigations. Two missing men. One security leak.
Ena Green of Dudley Green Investigations is asked by a friend to find his half-brother, whom he didn’t know existed until he read his late mother’s journal. While Ena’s associate, Artie Mallory, follows a lead in England, Ena flies to Paris.
On her return from France, Ena is taken to a top-secret location for a covert meeting led by the head of the Secret Intelligence Service. She is commissioned to find the missing brother of a former Soviet prima ballerina. Only a handful of people knew about his pending defection; five of them are at the meeting.
The world thinks the Cold War is nearing its end. The Kremlin knows differently, as Ena is about to find out.
The Author:
I was bought up in a busy pub in a market town called Lutterworth. For as long as I remember, I wanted to be an actress and writer. I was offered a television role when I was sixteen, but my mother wanted me to have a 'proper' job, so I did a hairdressing apprenticeship instead. Eight years later, aged twenty-four, I sold two successful businesses for a place at East 15 Drama College and a career as an actress, working in Repertory theatre, the West End, film and http://television.In 2000 I gave up acting, taught myself to touch type, completed a two-year college course and began writing articles and presenting radio. In 2010, after living in London for thirty-six years, I returned to Lutterworth, swapping two window boxes and a mortgage for a garden and the freedom to write - and I loved it. Since then, I have written a series of ten novels. The first four books, set in World War Two, introduce the Dudley sisters. Three post-war books follow, and then three mystery, crime and spy thrillers take the Dudley sisters to 1960. Each story stands alone but is interwoven with the other stories.
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Genre: Crime Thriller - Mystery
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1971
Three investigations. Two missing men. One security leak.
Ena Green of Dudley Green Investigations is asked by a friend to find his half-brother, whom he didn’t know existed until he read his late mother’s journal. While Ena’s associate, Artie Mallory, follows a lead in England, Ena flies to Paris.
On her return from France, Ena is taken to a top-secret location for a covert meeting led by the head of the Secret Intelligence Service. She is commissioned to find the missing brother of a former Soviet prima ballerina. Only a handful of people knew about his pending defection; five of them are at the meeting.
The world thinks the Cold War is nearing its end. The Kremlin knows differently, as Ena is about to find out.
The Author:
I was bought up in a busy pub in a market town called Lutterworth. For as long as I remember, I wanted to be an actress and writer. I was offered a television role when I was sixteen, but my mother wanted me to have a 'proper' job, so I did a hairdressing apprenticeship instead. Eight years later, aged twenty-four, I sold two successful businesses for a place at East 15 Drama College and a career as an actress, working in Repertory theatre, the West End, film and http://television.In 2000 I gave up acting, taught myself to touch type, completed a two-year college course and began writing articles and presenting radio. In 2010, after living in London for thirty-six years, I returned to Lutterworth, swapping two window boxes and a mortgage for a garden and the freedom to write - and I loved it. Since then, I have written a series of ten novels. The first four books, set in World War Two, introduce the Dudley sisters. Three post-war books follow, and then three mystery, crime and spy thrillers take the Dudley sisters to 1960. Each story stands alone but is interwoven with the other stories.
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Tessa Buckley
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Book Title: Haunted
Genre: Middle grade children’s detective story
Format: Paperback
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Haunted is the second book in the Eye Spy series about twins Alex and Donna and their detective service, Eye Spy Investigations. It was a finalist in the 2017 Wishing Shelf Book Awards.
Alex and Donna jump at the chance to do some ghost-hunting at The Priory, an old house that is reputed to be haunted. However, they soon discover that supernatural activity is just one of many strange things happening in the old house As they try to work out what is going on at The Priory, they must try and prevent a major crime from taking place, and confront a very dangerous adversary.
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Tessa Buckley was always a passionate reader, but she only started writing full-time after a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis put an end to her career in architecture. Her first book, The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book, was published in 2007. Since then, she has concentrated on writing books for children and young adults, alongside writing articles about nutritional therapy and family history. She lives by the Thames estuary in Essex with her husband and a large white cat called Pippa.
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Genre: Middle grade children’s detective story
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Haunted is the second book in the Eye Spy series about twins Alex and Donna and their detective service, Eye Spy Investigations. It was a finalist in the 2017 Wishing Shelf Book Awards.
Alex and Donna jump at the chance to do some ghost-hunting at The Priory, an old house that is reputed to be haunted. However, they soon discover that supernatural activity is just one of many strange things happening in the old house As they try to work out what is going on at The Priory, they must try and prevent a major crime from taking place, and confront a very dangerous adversary.
Author Bio:
Tessa Buckley was always a passionate reader, but she only started writing full-time after a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis put an end to her career in architecture. Her first book, The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book, was published in 2007. Since then, she has concentrated on writing books for children and young adults, alongside writing articles about nutritional therapy and family history. She lives by the Thames estuary in Essex with her husband and a large white cat called Pippa.
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Mari Hannah
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Title: Her Sister's Killer
Genre: Crime
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Newly promoted Inspector Frankie Oliver has always been consumed by the idea of finding her sister's killer and bringing them to justice.
But when new evidence about the tragic unsolved murder comes to light, and her former boss DCI David Stone embarks on an investigation without her, everything starts to unravel.
After decades without answers, who knows where the trail might lead? And will knowing the answers be the very thing that breaks Frankie irreparably?
The past and present collide with devastating consequences in this taut, breathless new thriller from award-winning crime writer Mari Hannah.
The Author:
When an injury on duty ended my career as Probation Officer, I began writing. I am the author of the Kate Daniels and Ryan & O’Neil series published by Pan Macmillan and the Stone & Oliver series published by Orion. My debut, The Murder Wall, was written as a TV pilot for a BBC Drama Development Scheme - before the adaption. The novel won the Polari First Book Prize. Before becoming an author, I fell in love with scriptwriting and submitted speculative original dramas to the BBC Writersroom. I've also written a romantic comedy feature film that I hope will find a producer one day. In 2010, I won the Northern Writers' Award for my second novel, Settled Blood. And in 2017, I won the Dagger in the Library for my body of work. I'm represented by AM Heath literary agent, Oli Munson, and live in Northumberland with my partner, a former murder detective.
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Genre: Crime
Format: Paperback
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The Book;
Newly promoted Inspector Frankie Oliver has always been consumed by the idea of finding her sister's killer and bringing them to justice.
But when new evidence about the tragic unsolved murder comes to light, and her former boss DCI David Stone embarks on an investigation without her, everything starts to unravel.
After decades without answers, who knows where the trail might lead? And will knowing the answers be the very thing that breaks Frankie irreparably?
The past and present collide with devastating consequences in this taut, breathless new thriller from award-winning crime writer Mari Hannah.
The Author:
When an injury on duty ended my career as Probation Officer, I began writing. I am the author of the Kate Daniels and Ryan & O’Neil series published by Pan Macmillan and the Stone & Oliver series published by Orion. My debut, The Murder Wall, was written as a TV pilot for a BBC Drama Development Scheme - before the adaption. The novel won the Polari First Book Prize. Before becoming an author, I fell in love with scriptwriting and submitted speculative original dramas to the BBC Writersroom. I've also written a romantic comedy feature film that I hope will find a producer one day. In 2010, I won the Northern Writers' Award for my second novel, Settled Blood. And in 2017, I won the Dagger in the Library for my body of work. I'm represented by AM Heath literary agent, Oli Munson, and live in Northumberland with my partner, a former murder detective.
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Book Title: The Silent Appeal
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: First Edition US Hardback
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'A sequel even better than the original' - THE TIMES
'The pinnacle of modern crime writing' - IAN MOORE
A New Play. Another Murder. A Town Full of Secrets...
It's a new theatrical season in Lower Lockwood, and the amateur thespians of the Fairway Players are starting rehearsals for their production of Agatha Christie's The Hollow. Despite troublesome new arrivals, countless petty squabbles and a gruesome accident with the lighting rig, surely this will be their greatest show to date?
But someone is hiding a devastating secret... and they won't make it to opening night. Could it be Sarah-Jane's sister, back in Lockwood after twenty years abroad? New member Lucas, whose shady business dealings may be his downfall? Or is it Issy, out of prison but still up to her old tricks?
Lawyers Charlotte and Femi must sift through the evidence to identify the victim and find out why the convicted murderer refuses to speak in their own defence... Will they uncover the truth in time? Will you?
The Author:
Janice Hallett is the author of five best-selling novels. Her debut, The Appeal, was awarded the CWA Debut Dagger of 2021 and was a Sunday Times’ Bestseller, Waterstones’ Thriller of the Month and Sunday Times’ Crime Book of the Month. Her second novel The Twyford Code was named Crime & Thriller Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2023. It was also a Sunday Times’ Bestseller and a Financial Times book of the year. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels was an instant Times and Sunday Times bestseller on its launch in January 2023 and a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.
The Christmas Appeal, a fast, fun and festive novella, was launched in October 2023. It was a Times and Sunday Times bestseller.
Her 2024 novel The Examiner, was an instant Times and Sunday Times bestseller.
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Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: First Edition US Hardback
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The Book:
'A sequel even better than the original' - THE TIMES
'The pinnacle of modern crime writing' - IAN MOORE
A New Play. Another Murder. A Town Full of Secrets...
It's a new theatrical season in Lower Lockwood, and the amateur thespians of the Fairway Players are starting rehearsals for their production of Agatha Christie's The Hollow. Despite troublesome new arrivals, countless petty squabbles and a gruesome accident with the lighting rig, surely this will be their greatest show to date?
But someone is hiding a devastating secret... and they won't make it to opening night. Could it be Sarah-Jane's sister, back in Lockwood after twenty years abroad? New member Lucas, whose shady business dealings may be his downfall? Or is it Issy, out of prison but still up to her old tricks?
Lawyers Charlotte and Femi must sift through the evidence to identify the victim and find out why the convicted murderer refuses to speak in their own defence... Will they uncover the truth in time? Will you?
The Author:
Janice Hallett is the author of five best-selling novels. Her debut, The Appeal, was awarded the CWA Debut Dagger of 2021 and was a Sunday Times’ Bestseller, Waterstones’ Thriller of the Month and Sunday Times’ Crime Book of the Month. Her second novel The Twyford Code was named Crime & Thriller Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2023. It was also a Sunday Times’ Bestseller and a Financial Times book of the year. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels was an instant Times and Sunday Times bestseller on its launch in January 2023 and a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.
The Christmas Appeal, a fast, fun and festive novella, was launched in October 2023. It was a Times and Sunday Times bestseller.
Her 2024 novel The Examiner, was an instant Times and Sunday Times bestseller.
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Mary-Jane Riley
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Title 1: Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club
Title 2: Beattie Cavendish and the Highland Hideaway
Genre: Historical crime
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Title 1: Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club
1948. The shadow of war still lingers over Britain and Beattie Cavendish, former Secret Operations Executive agent, refuses to settle into civilian life. When offered an undercover role at the newly formed GCHQ, the nerve centre of Britain’s intelligence network, she doesn’t hesitate. Her first mission is to infiltrate the powerful Bowen family and find out what she can about politician Ralph Bowen who is suspected of being a communist sympathiser.
Her mission takes a deadly turn when the family’s housekeeper, Sofia, is found with her throat cut.
Beattie teams up with war-weary detective Patrick Corrigan to expose a dangerous web of spies and secrets all leading back to the White Pearl Club, a Soho establishment that caters to gentlemen with dangerous appetites.
As powerful forces attempt to bury the truth, Beattie must survive a ruthless game of deception and the dark underbelly of 1940s Soho at the dawn of the Cold War.
Title 2: Beattie Cavendish and the Highland Hideaway
1949. The Cold War is tightening its grip, spies lurk in every shadow, and the race for the atomic bomb is reaching a deadly pitch.
When GCHQ operative Beattie Cavendish is sent to a pivotal listening station in a remote corner of the Scottish Highlands, she finds a base in chaos. Its commander is missing, its mission compromised, and there are whispers of a German spy ring closing in. But Beattie’s task takes a darker and more personal turn when her uncle vanishes from nearby. He leaves behind a chilling note: I know who you really are.
With private detective Patrick Corrigan at her side, Beattie must uncover the truth before snow and secrecy seal them in. For here, betrayal runs deep, and no one is who they seem.
The Author:
Mary-Jane spent many years as a BBC journalist, presenting magazine programmes on BBC Radio in the Eastern Counties. She has interviewed people from all walks of life – from politicians to authors to actors to local people in villages and towns. It was when the author Ruth Rendell told her to “just write” that she began seriously writing fiction.
Mary-Jane has had stories published in women’s magazines and has contributed to podcasts for the Royal Literary Fund in her role as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Cambridge University.
She has taught Prose Fiction at the University of East Anglia, and has delivered writing workshops to young offenders, people with disabilities and charities – including aid workers in Africa.
Mary-Jane is married to a retired BBC TV Reporter and has three grown up children and a Golden Retriever. She lives in the Waveney Valley in rural Suffolk.
Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club is the first in the Beattie Cavendish series. Set in post Second World War Europe, Beattie Cavendish is a covert operative for GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). It is Mary-Jane’s first historical novel.
Before creating Beattie Cavendish, Mary-Jane wrote four contemporary thrillers: The Bad Things, After She Fell, Dark Waters and Gone in the Night, all of which are set in East Anglia.
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Title 1: Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club
1948. The shadow of war still lingers over Britain and Beattie Cavendish, former Secret Operations Executive agent, refuses to settle into civilian life. When offered an undercover role at the newly formed GCHQ, the nerve centre of Britain’s intelligence network, she doesn’t hesitate. Her first mission is to infiltrate the powerful Bowen family and find out what she can about politician Ralph Bowen who is suspected of being a communist sympathiser.
Her mission takes a deadly turn when the family’s housekeeper, Sofia, is found with her throat cut.
Beattie teams up with war-weary detective Patrick Corrigan to expose a dangerous web of spies and secrets all leading back to the White Pearl Club, a Soho establishment that caters to gentlemen with dangerous appetites.
As powerful forces attempt to bury the truth, Beattie must survive a ruthless game of deception and the dark underbelly of 1940s Soho at the dawn of the Cold War.
Title 2: Beattie Cavendish and the Highland Hideaway
1949. The Cold War is tightening its grip, spies lurk in every shadow, and the race for the atomic bomb is reaching a deadly pitch.
When GCHQ operative Beattie Cavendish is sent to a pivotal listening station in a remote corner of the Scottish Highlands, she finds a base in chaos. Its commander is missing, its mission compromised, and there are whispers of a German spy ring closing in. But Beattie’s task takes a darker and more personal turn when her uncle vanishes from nearby. He leaves behind a chilling note: I know who you really are.
With private detective Patrick Corrigan at her side, Beattie must uncover the truth before snow and secrecy seal them in. For here, betrayal runs deep, and no one is who they seem.
The Author:
Mary-Jane spent many years as a BBC journalist, presenting magazine programmes on BBC Radio in the Eastern Counties. She has interviewed people from all walks of life – from politicians to authors to actors to local people in villages and towns. It was when the author Ruth Rendell told her to “just write” that she began seriously writing fiction.
Mary-Jane has had stories published in women’s magazines and has contributed to podcasts for the Royal Literary Fund in her role as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Cambridge University.
She has taught Prose Fiction at the University of East Anglia, and has delivered writing workshops to young offenders, people with disabilities and charities – including aid workers in Africa.
Mary-Jane is married to a retired BBC TV Reporter and has three grown up children and a Golden Retriever. She lives in the Waveney Valley in rural Suffolk.
Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club is the first in the Beattie Cavendish series. Set in post Second World War Europe, Beattie Cavendish is a covert operative for GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). It is Mary-Jane’s first historical novel.
Before creating Beattie Cavendish, Mary-Jane wrote four contemporary thrillers: The Bad Things, After She Fell, Dark Waters and Gone in the Night, all of which are set in East Anglia.
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Cat Yaffe
Cat Yaffe
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Book Title: Tangled Web Box set
Book 1. The Lie She Told
Book 2. The Web They Wove
Book 3. When We Deceive
Book Genre: crime thrillers
Format: Paperback/
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Book 1. The Lie She Told
All Kate wanted was a peaceful life.
All Ryan wanted to do was destroy it.
Living in the remote Scottish Highlands under witness protection, life is finally happy for Kate Ward and her young son Joe.
Until someone from Kate's past appears.
Ryan Albright is the only person that knows all of Kate's secrets - including what she had to do to escape an abusice relationship.
Fuelled by revenge, Ryan is determined to complete the mission set for him by Kate's ex-husband.
Systematically and violently, he pulls Kate's new world apart with devastating consequences.
Will Kate sacrifice the life of her son, or confess to the lie she told?
Book 2. The Web They Wove
He’s desperate to replace his mother’s love.
He’s prepared to go to any extreme to find the perfect replacement.
Whether they want to be found or not.
Increasingly unfulfilled, his anger mounts and his actions become increasingly bizarre and violent.
DI Ziggy Thornes and his team have the highest crime solve rate throughout West Yorkshire. When they are called in to solve the murder of a young female, at first it seems a sickening but straightforward case. When a second body is discovered and another young woman missing, the stakes are raised, and pressure is mounting.
Fear is spreading throughout the city, as serial killer stories from Yorkshire’s past circulate once again in the media.
Clues are few and far between – until it leads closer to home than Ziggy is prepared for.
As the detective crosses paths with the serial killer, only one of them will survive.
But only one of them are who they really appear to be.
Book 3. When We Deceive
Devastated by the death of his best friend, Detective Inspector Andrew ‘Ziggy’ Thornes is out for justice. At any cost.
During the day he and his team are trying to unravel a murky web of money laundering and organised crime. At night, he conducts his own murder investigation, and he’s about to uncover the twisted link between the two cases.
As tension mounts, and struggling to decide who he can still trust, Ziggy needs to make decisions that mean breaking the sacred oath he took by continually pushing the boundaries of acceptable behaviour for a serving DI.
But as he digs ever deeper, can Ziggy prevent a devastating finale that will leave him questioning everything he’s ever believed in?
The Author:
Catherine is an Amazon bestselling British crime author whose gripping thrillers have topped the Amazon charts multiple times. Her work is known for its psychological depth, twisty plots, and unforgettable characters.
When she's not plotting fictional murders, she’s passionate about supporting new writers. She runs a local writing group dedicated to helping unpublished authors develop their stories, and delivers workshops on crime writing, storytelling, and overcoming creative blocks.
A regular speaker at festivals including CrimeFest, Bay Tales, and Bloody Scotland, she also gives talks to libraries and community groups where she shares her journey through writing, illness, and resilience. Each year, she co-hosts Murder in the Rhubarb Triangle in partnership with Wakefield Library, a lively crime event that attracts over 200 visitors.
Her stories often draw on her own experiences of growing up in a gritty Northern town, bringing authenticity and emotional Yorkshire grit to her work. When she’s not writing or speaking, she can usually be found with a strong cup of tea, plotting her next murder.
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Book 1. The Lie She Told
Book 2. The Web They Wove
Book 3. When We Deceive
Book Genre: crime thrillers
Format: Paperback/
Dedication available: Yes
Postage: UK only.
Book 1. The Lie She Told
All Kate wanted was a peaceful life.
All Ryan wanted to do was destroy it.
Living in the remote Scottish Highlands under witness protection, life is finally happy for Kate Ward and her young son Joe.
Until someone from Kate's past appears.
Ryan Albright is the only person that knows all of Kate's secrets - including what she had to do to escape an abusice relationship.
Fuelled by revenge, Ryan is determined to complete the mission set for him by Kate's ex-husband.
Systematically and violently, he pulls Kate's new world apart with devastating consequences.
Will Kate sacrifice the life of her son, or confess to the lie she told?
Book 2. The Web They Wove
He’s desperate to replace his mother’s love.
He’s prepared to go to any extreme to find the perfect replacement.
Whether they want to be found or not.
Increasingly unfulfilled, his anger mounts and his actions become increasingly bizarre and violent.
DI Ziggy Thornes and his team have the highest crime solve rate throughout West Yorkshire. When they are called in to solve the murder of a young female, at first it seems a sickening but straightforward case. When a second body is discovered and another young woman missing, the stakes are raised, and pressure is mounting.
Fear is spreading throughout the city, as serial killer stories from Yorkshire’s past circulate once again in the media.
Clues are few and far between – until it leads closer to home than Ziggy is prepared for.
As the detective crosses paths with the serial killer, only one of them will survive.
But only one of them are who they really appear to be.
Book 3. When We Deceive
Devastated by the death of his best friend, Detective Inspector Andrew ‘Ziggy’ Thornes is out for justice. At any cost.
During the day he and his team are trying to unravel a murky web of money laundering and organised crime. At night, he conducts his own murder investigation, and he’s about to uncover the twisted link between the two cases.
As tension mounts, and struggling to decide who he can still trust, Ziggy needs to make decisions that mean breaking the sacred oath he took by continually pushing the boundaries of acceptable behaviour for a serving DI.
But as he digs ever deeper, can Ziggy prevent a devastating finale that will leave him questioning everything he’s ever believed in?
The Author:
Catherine is an Amazon bestselling British crime author whose gripping thrillers have topped the Amazon charts multiple times. Her work is known for its psychological depth, twisty plots, and unforgettable characters.
When she's not plotting fictional murders, she’s passionate about supporting new writers. She runs a local writing group dedicated to helping unpublished authors develop their stories, and delivers workshops on crime writing, storytelling, and overcoming creative blocks.
A regular speaker at festivals including CrimeFest, Bay Tales, and Bloody Scotland, she also gives talks to libraries and community groups where she shares her journey through writing, illness, and resilience. Each year, she co-hosts Murder in the Rhubarb Triangle in partnership with Wakefield Library, a lively crime event that attracts over 200 visitors.
Her stories often draw on her own experiences of growing up in a gritty Northern town, bringing authenticity and emotional Yorkshire grit to her work. When she’s not writing or speaking, she can usually be found with a strong cup of tea, plotting her next murder.
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Paul Elgood
Paul Elgood
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Title: SHURDLE: Sherlock Puzzles Volumes 1&2
Genre: Crime, Puzzles
Format: Paperback
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“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Sherlock Holmes
Enter the enigmatic world of Sherlock Holmes with this captivating puzzle book that will challenge even the most able armchair sleuth. Join the legendary detective and his trusted companion, Dr John Watson, as they embark on a series of mind-bending mysteries and adventures.
Immerse yourself in the intricate world of Victorian and Edwardian London and unravel the secrets hidden within, exploring the world of Sherlock Holmes as Conan Doyle intended it.
Whether you’re a seasoned detective or a curious beginner new to the Sherlock Holmes canon, “Shurdle” promises an exhilarating journey filled with suspense, intrigue, and the thrill of solving the impossible. Are you ready to step into Sherlock’s shoes and crack the case?
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“Shurdle brilliantly combines the intrigue of Sherlock Holmes with the challenge of logic puzzles. The book is structured with a narrative that guides you through a series of cases, each one presenting a unique set of puzzles that must be solved to advance. More than just a collection of puzzles I t’s a literal journey through the world of Sherlock Holmes.” MX Publishing Annual Review of Books
“Fans of logic puzzle books will enjoy the chance to immerse themselves in the world of Sherlock Holmes.” Reedsy review
“Captures the spirit of Sherlock Holmes.” Amazon review
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“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Sherlock Holmes
Enter the enigmatic world of Sherlock Holmes with this captivating puzzle book that will challenge even the most able armchair sleuth. Join the legendary detective and his trusted companion, Dr John Watson, as they embark on a series of mind-bending mysteries and adventures.
Immerse yourself in the intricate world of Victorian and Edwardian London and unravel the secrets hidden within, exploring the world of Sherlock Holmes as Conan Doyle intended it.
Whether you’re a seasoned detective or a curious beginner new to the Sherlock Holmes canon, “Shurdle” promises an exhilarating journey filled with suspense, intrigue, and the thrill of solving the impossible. Are you ready to step into Sherlock’s shoes and crack the case?
Praise for Shurdle:
“Shurdle brilliantly combines the intrigue of Sherlock Holmes with the challenge of logic puzzles. The book is structured with a narrative that guides you through a series of cases, each one presenting a unique set of puzzles that must be solved to advance. More than just a collection of puzzles I t’s a literal journey through the world of Sherlock Holmes.” MX Publishing Annual Review of Books
“Fans of logic puzzle books will enjoy the chance to immerse themselves in the world of Sherlock Holmes.” Reedsy review
“Captures the spirit of Sherlock Holmes.” Amazon review
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Title: The Puzzling Cases of Sherlock Holmes Volumes 1&2
Genre: Crime, Puzzles
Format: Paperback
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Step into the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London, where Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson await your deductive assistance!
The Puzzling Cases of Sherlock Holmes invites readers aged 12 and above to test their detective skills in a series of quick, clever and darkly comic locked room mysteries. Using the ingenious four clue Detection Formula each puzzling case challenges you to create your own Murder Board to uncover the killer, location, motive and weapon, before Holmes explains his flawless reasoning.
Along the way you’ll encounter characters such as Charlie Chestnut, Arthur Tooth, Jimmy Crowbar and the unforgettable Ken the Fish, while also contending with the unscrupulous Toxic Easter Bunny, Savage Squirrel, Poisoned Pawn and other sinister surprises. From boat oars to killer scorpions to inky fingers, these darkly atmospheric but humorous cases will sharpen your logic, twist your reasoning and keep you chuckling right up to the sinister final reveal.
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“Each case comprises four suspects, four locations, four motives and four weapons. The puzzler then receives four clues, four hints and four statements to help solve the mystery. Since the book is clearly aimed mainly at teenagers and young adults, I am relieved to be able to say that I was able to pinpoint the villains each time without too much trouble.
“This would be a fun game played alone or in a group.”
“The book contains 42 Murder Board puzzles. Cases with suspects, clues, weapons, statements etc, and you have to solve each case.
“Paul Elgood has done a fantastic job constructing fun logic puzzles with a Sherlock Holmes twist. Try them by yourself or maybe as a team effort as a party game.
“Highly recommended.“
“With a blend of mystery, wit and deduction, Puzzling Cases captures everything that makes Sherlock Holmes so enduring. The cleverly crafted puzzles keep you guessing until the very end, while the dark humour ensures every case is as entertaining as it is challenging. Building confidently on the success of its predecessor, Volume 2 proves that the game is not only afoot, it has never been more so.”
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Step into the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London, where Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson await your deductive assistance!
The Puzzling Cases of Sherlock Holmes invites readers aged 12 and above to test their detective skills in a series of quick, clever and darkly comic locked room mysteries. Using the ingenious four clue Detection Formula each puzzling case challenges you to create your own Murder Board to uncover the killer, location, motive and weapon, before Holmes explains his flawless reasoning.
Along the way you’ll encounter characters such as Charlie Chestnut, Arthur Tooth, Jimmy Crowbar and the unforgettable Ken the Fish, while also contending with the unscrupulous Toxic Easter Bunny, Savage Squirrel, Poisoned Pawn and other sinister surprises. From boat oars to killer scorpions to inky fingers, these darkly atmospheric but humorous cases will sharpen your logic, twist your reasoning and keep you chuckling right up to the sinister final reveal.
Praise for Puzzling Cases:
“Each case comprises four suspects, four locations, four motives and four weapons. The puzzler then receives four clues, four hints and four statements to help solve the mystery. Since the book is clearly aimed mainly at teenagers and young adults, I am relieved to be able to say that I was able to pinpoint the villains each time without too much trouble.
“This would be a fun game played alone or in a group.”
“The book contains 42 Murder Board puzzles. Cases with suspects, clues, weapons, statements etc, and you have to solve each case.
“Paul Elgood has done a fantastic job constructing fun logic puzzles with a Sherlock Holmes twist. Try them by yourself or maybe as a team effort as a party game.
“Highly recommended.“
“With a blend of mystery, wit and deduction, Puzzling Cases captures everything that makes Sherlock Holmes so enduring. The cleverly crafted puzzles keep you guessing until the very end, while the dark humour ensures every case is as entertaining as it is challenging. Building confidently on the success of its predecessor, Volume 2 proves that the game is not only afoot, it has never been more so.”
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Sam Holland
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Book Title: The Killer in Room Five
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Format: Paperback
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A terrible confession…
In an isolated room in Hollowpines, an infamous psychiatric hospital, Joe Sinclair is confessing to a violent murder.
An impossible crime…
Locked away, Joe couldn't possibly have killed the man, so how does he know so many of the horrifying details?
A detective at her limits…
Suspended after a colleague was stabbed on her watch, DC Abby Fox has only just returned to work. But at Hollowpines, she must find out what really happened and how exactly Joe is involved.
Is he to blame, or the only one who can stop the killer?
The Author:
Having always been fascinated with the dark and macabre, Sam Holland exploded onto the crime thriller world in 2022 with her debut novel, The Echo Man, shocking and enthralling readers and reviewers alike with its sinister depiction of a serial killer copying notorious real-life murderers of the past. The Twenty followed the year after, garnering reviews such as ‘riveting reading… packed with suspense’ from the Daily Mail and ‘smart and brooding’ from bestselling author, AJ Finn.
Her books have been published in 15 countries worldwide, including the US, Germany and the Netherlands, where she became the first author to win the Bronze Bat for her debut and the Silver Bat for best thriller in consecutive years at the Nederlands Thrillerfestival.
She also writes as Louisa Scarr, and is the author of the Butler and West police crime thrillers, beginning with Last Place You Look and ending with Out of the Ashes. A new series, about a police dog handler, launched in July 2024 with Gallows Wood. Book four in the series, Leicester Square, will be out this October.
Her DS Kate Munro series, Ask Me No Questions and Nowhere to be Found, have been republished by Canelo Crime and are out now.
Her fifth Sam Holland book, The Killer in Room Five, has loose links to the Major Crimes world but works as a stand alone.
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Genre: Psychological Thriller
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A terrible confession…
In an isolated room in Hollowpines, an infamous psychiatric hospital, Joe Sinclair is confessing to a violent murder.
An impossible crime…
Locked away, Joe couldn't possibly have killed the man, so how does he know so many of the horrifying details?
A detective at her limits…
Suspended after a colleague was stabbed on her watch, DC Abby Fox has only just returned to work. But at Hollowpines, she must find out what really happened and how exactly Joe is involved.
Is he to blame, or the only one who can stop the killer?
The Author:
Having always been fascinated with the dark and macabre, Sam Holland exploded onto the crime thriller world in 2022 with her debut novel, The Echo Man, shocking and enthralling readers and reviewers alike with its sinister depiction of a serial killer copying notorious real-life murderers of the past. The Twenty followed the year after, garnering reviews such as ‘riveting reading… packed with suspense’ from the Daily Mail and ‘smart and brooding’ from bestselling author, AJ Finn.
Her books have been published in 15 countries worldwide, including the US, Germany and the Netherlands, where she became the first author to win the Bronze Bat for her debut and the Silver Bat for best thriller in consecutive years at the Nederlands Thrillerfestival.
She also writes as Louisa Scarr, and is the author of the Butler and West police crime thrillers, beginning with Last Place You Look and ending with Out of the Ashes. A new series, about a police dog handler, launched in July 2024 with Gallows Wood. Book four in the series, Leicester Square, will be out this October.
Her DS Kate Munro series, Ask Me No Questions and Nowhere to be Found, have been republished by Canelo Crime and are out now.
Her fifth Sam Holland book, The Killer in Room Five, has loose links to the Major Crimes world but works as a stand alone.
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Roz Watkins
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Book Title: The Wicked Girls
Genre: Thriller
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In the Cornish village of Peneerie, a tragedy is unfolding. Girls are dying on their seventeenth birthdays and no one can explain why. Some say it’s a curse; others a psychological phenomenon known as suicide contagion. What Kat knows is her daughter Ruby’s birthday is fast approaching.
Villagers talk anxiously of Eliza, a serving girl in the local manor house who took her own life on her seventeenth birthday nearly two hundred years ago. She cursed the girls of the village to never see womanhood.
Kat is determined that Ruby won’t be the next to die, by any means necessary. As she races to unravel Eliza’s Curse, Kat will have to confront the ghosts of the past and shocking truths about the world she lives in. But how far will she go to protect her daughter? And what will it cost to break the cycle of tragedy before it’s too late?
"Truly grilling and chilling." - The Sun
"Deeply creepy ... Alfred Hitchcock would have made it into a wonderful film." - The Mail
"Builds to a shattering conclusion." - The Sunday Times.
The Author:
Roz Watkins is the author of the DI Meg Dalton crime series and the standalone thriller, 'The Red House'.
Her first book, The Devil's Dice, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger Award, was the Times crime book of the month, and was optioned for TV.
Roz studied Engineering and History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University, before training in patent law. She was a partner in a firm of patent attorneys in Derby, but this has absolutely nothing to do with there being a dead one in her first novel. She is also an animal trainer and a qualified hypnotherapist, which provides plenty of scope for coming up with interesting murders!
Roz now lives in Cornwall and is a Royal Literary Fund fellow, helping students with their writing at the University of Exeter in Penryn.
She spends much of her time being ordered around by two very demanding cats, and also likes to walk on the coast, scouting out murder locations.
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Genre: Thriller
Format: Hardback
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In the Cornish village of Peneerie, a tragedy is unfolding. Girls are dying on their seventeenth birthdays and no one can explain why. Some say it’s a curse; others a psychological phenomenon known as suicide contagion. What Kat knows is her daughter Ruby’s birthday is fast approaching.
Villagers talk anxiously of Eliza, a serving girl in the local manor house who took her own life on her seventeenth birthday nearly two hundred years ago. She cursed the girls of the village to never see womanhood.
Kat is determined that Ruby won’t be the next to die, by any means necessary. As she races to unravel Eliza’s Curse, Kat will have to confront the ghosts of the past and shocking truths about the world she lives in. But how far will she go to protect her daughter? And what will it cost to break the cycle of tragedy before it’s too late?
"Truly grilling and chilling." - The Sun
"Deeply creepy ... Alfred Hitchcock would have made it into a wonderful film." - The Mail
"Builds to a shattering conclusion." - The Sunday Times.
The Author:
Roz Watkins is the author of the DI Meg Dalton crime series and the standalone thriller, 'The Red House'.
Her first book, The Devil's Dice, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger Award, was the Times crime book of the month, and was optioned for TV.
Roz studied Engineering and History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University, before training in patent law. She was a partner in a firm of patent attorneys in Derby, but this has absolutely nothing to do with there being a dead one in her first novel. She is also an animal trainer and a qualified hypnotherapist, which provides plenty of scope for coming up with interesting murders!
Roz now lives in Cornwall and is a Royal Literary Fund fellow, helping students with their writing at the University of Exeter in Penryn.
She spends much of her time being ordered around by two very demanding cats, and also likes to walk on the coast, scouting out murder locations.
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Michelle Kidd
Michelle Kidd
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Book Title: Skin of Their Teeth
Genre: Crime Fiction
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MEET DETECTIVE NICKI HARDCASTLE IN THIS GRIPPING SUFFOLK-BASED CRIME SERIES.
One broken body. Seven missing teeth. A killer who’s only just begun.
Detective Nicki Hardcastle is midway through painting her living room — she’s supposed to be off-duty — when the call comes in. ‘You might want to see this one, boss.’
Minutes later, she’s standing at the foot of a four-storey townhouse in the heart of Bury St Edmunds. A man lies impaled on a black iron spike, his body blood-soaked and broken.
It appears Jacob Towers took his own life. But the details don’t add up.
Why was the dead man carrying seven of his own teeth in his pockets?
Then a chilling voicemail surfaces: ‘It’s time to pay for what you did.’
Two days later, there’s another death. Just as sudden. Just as brutal. And once again — seven teeth.
Someone is dealing out justice, one gruesome death at a time. And they’ve only just begun . . .
The Author:
Michelle Kidd practiced law for 10 years, specialising in criminal and civil litigation. A career change in 2008 took her to work for the NHS where she worked for the next 17 years. In 2025, she took the plunge to make writing her full-time career. Interests are varied but are mostly reading, wine and cats - not necessarily in that order!
Michelle writes the London-based DI Jack MacIntosh series and also the Suffolk-based DI Nicki Hardcastle series, all published by Joffe Books.
Many thanks for reading!
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Genre: Crime Fiction
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MEET DETECTIVE NICKI HARDCASTLE IN THIS GRIPPING SUFFOLK-BASED CRIME SERIES.
One broken body. Seven missing teeth. A killer who’s only just begun.
Detective Nicki Hardcastle is midway through painting her living room — she’s supposed to be off-duty — when the call comes in. ‘You might want to see this one, boss.’
Minutes later, she’s standing at the foot of a four-storey townhouse in the heart of Bury St Edmunds. A man lies impaled on a black iron spike, his body blood-soaked and broken.
It appears Jacob Towers took his own life. But the details don’t add up.
Why was the dead man carrying seven of his own teeth in his pockets?
Then a chilling voicemail surfaces: ‘It’s time to pay for what you did.’
Two days later, there’s another death. Just as sudden. Just as brutal. And once again — seven teeth.
Someone is dealing out justice, one gruesome death at a time. And they’ve only just begun . . .
The Author:
Michelle Kidd practiced law for 10 years, specialising in criminal and civil litigation. A career change in 2008 took her to work for the NHS where she worked for the next 17 years. In 2025, she took the plunge to make writing her full-time career. Interests are varied but are mostly reading, wine and cats - not necessarily in that order!
Michelle writes the London-based DI Jack MacIntosh series and also the Suffolk-based DI Nicki Hardcastle series, all published by Joffe Books.
Many thanks for reading!
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Fiona Cummins
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Three Book Bonanza!
Book Title 1: Into The Dark
Book Title 2: All Of Us Are Broken
Book Title 3: Some Of Us Are Liars
Genre: Thriller/Crime/Mystery
Format: Paperbacks
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The Books:
Book 1: Into The Dark
Shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2023
Into the Dark is the new dark and gripping crime thriller from Fiona Cummins about revenge, greed, ambition and the true cost of friendship.
'Complex. Inventive. Twisting. Unsettling.' - Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal
The Place: Seawings, a beautiful Art Deco home overlooking the sweep of the bay in Midtown-on-Sea.
The Crime: The gilded Holden family - Piper and Gray and their two teenage children, Riva and Artie - has vanished from the house without a trace.
The Detective: DS Saul Anguish, brilliant but with a dark past, treads the narrow line between light and shade.
One late autumn morning, Piper’s best friend arrives at Seawings to discover an eerie scene – the kettle is still warm, all the family’s phones are charging on the worktop, the cars are in the garage. But the house is deserted.
In fifteen-year-old Riva Holden’s bedroom, scrawled across the mirror in blood, are three words:
Make
Them
Stop.
Book 2: All Of Us Are Broken
Could you sacrifice one of your children to save the other?
SUNDAY EXPRESS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
AN IRISH TOP TEN BESTSELLER
‘A gripping crime narrative which blends so seamlessly with emotional family drama’ - Erin Kelly
An unbearable decision
Held up at gunpoint by two vicious killers, Christina Hardwicke is ordered to make an unthinkable choice – between the life of her daughter or her son.
An unsuspecting family
When the Hardwicke family set off on a holiday to the Scottish Highlands, the last thing they expected was to be confronted by a deadly couple on a killing spree.
A nightmare come to life
Tailed closely by Detective Saul Anguish, the damaged pair have committed a string of ruthless killings across the country, all leading to this moment.
Will the detective be able to reach the Hardwicke family before catastrophe strikes?
Book3: Some Of Us Are Liars
Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Associate Twisted Dagger, 2026
There’s your side. My side. And the truth.
From the bestselling author of All Of Us Are Broken, a dark, emotional detective thriller featuring DC Saul Anguish.
‘Truly thrilling’ – Daily Mail
‘Cummins is a keeper’ – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series
She must face justice.
When Jen Miller entrusts her youngest child to the care of her beloved sisters, she has no idea of the devastating tragedy that is about to unfold.
As her sister it kills me to say it.
To celebrate her sister's wedding, global superstar Winter Kellaway throws the party of the decade at her luxurious beachside estate. But one misstep will have heartbreaking consequences that will rock this close-knit family to their core.
As his mother I demand it.
Saul Anguish, a brilliant but tormented young detective, is called in to investigate and uncovers a long-buried and shocking family secret. As the trail takes a dramatic turn, they must now all face the truth that you can never truly leave the past behind . . .
The Author:
Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former journalist and the internationally bestselling author of seven crime thriller novels, all of which have received widespread critical acclaim from household names including Val McDermid, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Martina Cole and Ian Rankin.
Her books, which include Rattle and When I Was Ten, have been translated into several languages and three have been optioned for television. Her fifth novel, Into The Dark, the first in a series featuring DC Saul Anguish, was described by the Daily Mail as 'breathtakingly good' and was shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2023. Her sixth book, All Of Us Are Broken, was a spring 2024 Richard and Judy book club pick.
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Book Title 1: Into The Dark
Book Title 2: All Of Us Are Broken
Book Title 3: Some Of Us Are Liars
Genre: Thriller/Crime/Mystery
Format: Paperbacks
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The Books:
Book 1: Into The Dark
Shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2023
Into the Dark is the new dark and gripping crime thriller from Fiona Cummins about revenge, greed, ambition and the true cost of friendship.
'Complex. Inventive. Twisting. Unsettling.' - Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal
The Place: Seawings, a beautiful Art Deco home overlooking the sweep of the bay in Midtown-on-Sea.
The Crime: The gilded Holden family - Piper and Gray and their two teenage children, Riva and Artie - has vanished from the house without a trace.
The Detective: DS Saul Anguish, brilliant but with a dark past, treads the narrow line between light and shade.
One late autumn morning, Piper’s best friend arrives at Seawings to discover an eerie scene – the kettle is still warm, all the family’s phones are charging on the worktop, the cars are in the garage. But the house is deserted.
In fifteen-year-old Riva Holden’s bedroom, scrawled across the mirror in blood, are three words:
Make
Them
Stop.
Book 2: All Of Us Are Broken
Could you sacrifice one of your children to save the other?
SUNDAY EXPRESS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
AN IRISH TOP TEN BESTSELLER
‘A gripping crime narrative which blends so seamlessly with emotional family drama’ - Erin Kelly
An unbearable decision
Held up at gunpoint by two vicious killers, Christina Hardwicke is ordered to make an unthinkable choice – between the life of her daughter or her son.
An unsuspecting family
When the Hardwicke family set off on a holiday to the Scottish Highlands, the last thing they expected was to be confronted by a deadly couple on a killing spree.
A nightmare come to life
Tailed closely by Detective Saul Anguish, the damaged pair have committed a string of ruthless killings across the country, all leading to this moment.
Will the detective be able to reach the Hardwicke family before catastrophe strikes?
Book3: Some Of Us Are Liars
Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Associate Twisted Dagger, 2026
There’s your side. My side. And the truth.
From the bestselling author of All Of Us Are Broken, a dark, emotional detective thriller featuring DC Saul Anguish.
‘Truly thrilling’ – Daily Mail
‘Cummins is a keeper’ – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series
She must face justice.
When Jen Miller entrusts her youngest child to the care of her beloved sisters, she has no idea of the devastating tragedy that is about to unfold.
As her sister it kills me to say it.
To celebrate her sister's wedding, global superstar Winter Kellaway throws the party of the decade at her luxurious beachside estate. But one misstep will have heartbreaking consequences that will rock this close-knit family to their core.
As his mother I demand it.
Saul Anguish, a brilliant but tormented young detective, is called in to investigate and uncovers a long-buried and shocking family secret. As the trail takes a dramatic turn, they must now all face the truth that you can never truly leave the past behind . . .
The Author:
Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former journalist and the internationally bestselling author of seven crime thriller novels, all of which have received widespread critical acclaim from household names including Val McDermid, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Martina Cole and Ian Rankin.
Her books, which include Rattle and When I Was Ten, have been translated into several languages and three have been optioned for television. Her fifth novel, Into The Dark, the first in a series featuring DC Saul Anguish, was described by the Daily Mail as 'breathtakingly good' and was shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2023. Her sixth book, All Of Us Are Broken, was a spring 2024 Richard and Judy book club pick.
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Amy Patricia Meade
Amy Patricia Meade
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Book Title: An A-List for Murder
Genre: Crime Mystery
Format: Hardback
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An irresistible 1940s cozy featuring Evelyn Galloway, Hollywood script supervisor turned sleuth!
March, 1940, and script supervisor Evelyn Galloway is enjoying being reunited with Alfred Hitchcock on his new film. Until twenty-three-year-old Phoebe Dillon, an aspiring actress hoping to be an extra in the movie, is found strangled in downtown L.A. Evelyn encountered Phoebe in the studio just hours before she died. Did she really have audition jitters as she claimed, or was she frightened of something— or someone?
When Evelyn learns that Phoebe attended a birthday party for film producer Monty Carpenter the previous weekend, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s A-list, she quickly makes disturbing discoveries about some of the guests. It seems that powerful dark forces are at play in the film industry during war—and the reason for Phoebe’s murder is more shocking than Evelyn could ever have imagined.
The Author:
Author of the critically acclaimed Marjorie McClelland Mysteries, Vermont Country Living Mysteries, and Tish Tarragon Mysteries, Amy Patricia Meade is a native of Long Island, NY, where she cut her teeth on classic films and books featuring Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown.
After serving as a technical writer for a management coaching firm and composing catalog copy for the Vermont Country Store, Amy relocated to southwest England, where she was a featured author at Agatha Christie's Annual Greenway Literary Festival.
Amy now resides in Upstate New York with her musician husband and her two cats and serves as Vice President of the Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
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Genre: Crime Mystery
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The Book:
An irresistible 1940s cozy featuring Evelyn Galloway, Hollywood script supervisor turned sleuth!
March, 1940, and script supervisor Evelyn Galloway is enjoying being reunited with Alfred Hitchcock on his new film. Until twenty-three-year-old Phoebe Dillon, an aspiring actress hoping to be an extra in the movie, is found strangled in downtown L.A. Evelyn encountered Phoebe in the studio just hours before she died. Did she really have audition jitters as she claimed, or was she frightened of something— or someone?
When Evelyn learns that Phoebe attended a birthday party for film producer Monty Carpenter the previous weekend, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s A-list, she quickly makes disturbing discoveries about some of the guests. It seems that powerful dark forces are at play in the film industry during war—and the reason for Phoebe’s murder is more shocking than Evelyn could ever have imagined.
The Author:
Author of the critically acclaimed Marjorie McClelland Mysteries, Vermont Country Living Mysteries, and Tish Tarragon Mysteries, Amy Patricia Meade is a native of Long Island, NY, where she cut her teeth on classic films and books featuring Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown.
After serving as a technical writer for a management coaching firm and composing catalog copy for the Vermont Country Store, Amy relocated to southwest England, where she was a featured author at Agatha Christie's Annual Greenway Literary Festival.
Amy now resides in Upstate New York with her musician husband and her two cats and serves as Vice President of the Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
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Jenny Kane
Jenny Kane
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Title: The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives
Genre: Cosy Crime
Format: Paperback
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Get ready to join the Fish and Chip Shop Detectives as they set sail on their latest investigation…
In the picturesque Cornish seaside village of Mousehole, Maggie and Ryan are busy running Robbins’ Fish and Chip Shop. They love nothing more than a cup of tea, a nice slice of cake… and solving a murder mystery.
But Maggie and Ryan weren’t expecting to find a dead body in the castle on St Michael’s Mount, a famous island known for its causeway that disappears under water at high tide.
Already searching for a local youth, Mitch, who’s been missing for three weeks, Maggie and Ryan fear the worst. Then when a fishing boat is stolen, the detectives begin to suspect that all three mysterious events are somehow connected…
Has Mitch found himself in at the deep end? And can the amateur sleuths solve their latest case before the truth is left out at sea?
Don't miss this quirky and charming British cozy crime mystery series, perfect for fans of Clare Chase and Peter Boland!
The Author:
Usually to be found within range of plate of hot buttered toast, a huge mug of black coffee, and a with a bar of emergency chocolate tucked in her jacket pocket, Jenny Kane spends her days in her local café typing away...
Inspired by everything and anything, Jenny combines her past experiences as an archaeologist, university tutor, cheese seller, newsagent, Welsh hat maker, Robin Hood obsessive, and data clerk, with the sights and sounds of everyday life, to weave tales of relaxingly relatable romance.
Look out for the brand new #MillGrange series - including Midsummer Dreams at Mill Grange - and the forthcoming, Autumn Leaves at Mill Grange and Spring Blossom at Mill Grange.
Jenny's Cornish novels - A Cornish Escape and A Cornish Wedding have received fabulous reviews and her romcom, Another Cup of Coffee, was a long time bestseller - as were its sequels - Another Cup of Christmas, Christmas in the Cotswolds, Christmas at the Castle and Another Glass of Champagne.
Jenny also writes historical mysteries under the name of Jennifer Ash.
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Genre: Cosy Crime
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Get ready to join the Fish and Chip Shop Detectives as they set sail on their latest investigation…
In the picturesque Cornish seaside village of Mousehole, Maggie and Ryan are busy running Robbins’ Fish and Chip Shop. They love nothing more than a cup of tea, a nice slice of cake… and solving a murder mystery.
But Maggie and Ryan weren’t expecting to find a dead body in the castle on St Michael’s Mount, a famous island known for its causeway that disappears under water at high tide.
Already searching for a local youth, Mitch, who’s been missing for three weeks, Maggie and Ryan fear the worst. Then when a fishing boat is stolen, the detectives begin to suspect that all three mysterious events are somehow connected…
Has Mitch found himself in at the deep end? And can the amateur sleuths solve their latest case before the truth is left out at sea?
Don't miss this quirky and charming British cozy crime mystery series, perfect for fans of Clare Chase and Peter Boland!
The Author:
Usually to be found within range of plate of hot buttered toast, a huge mug of black coffee, and a with a bar of emergency chocolate tucked in her jacket pocket, Jenny Kane spends her days in her local café typing away...
Inspired by everything and anything, Jenny combines her past experiences as an archaeologist, university tutor, cheese seller, newsagent, Welsh hat maker, Robin Hood obsessive, and data clerk, with the sights and sounds of everyday life, to weave tales of relaxingly relatable romance.
Look out for the brand new #MillGrange series - including Midsummer Dreams at Mill Grange - and the forthcoming, Autumn Leaves at Mill Grange and Spring Blossom at Mill Grange.
Jenny's Cornish novels - A Cornish Escape and A Cornish Wedding have received fabulous reviews and her romcom, Another Cup of Coffee, was a long time bestseller - as were its sequels - Another Cup of Christmas, Christmas in the Cotswolds, Christmas at the Castle and Another Glass of Champagne.
Jenny also writes historical mysteries under the name of Jennifer Ash.
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J. R . Leigh
J. R . Leigh
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Book Title: Death in the Dordogne
Genre: Cosy Crime
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In need of a break, DI Archie Darling and his trusty Dalmatian companion Juno set off in their camper van to explore the quiet beauty of rural France.
Their journey begins in the Dordogne, to attend the wedding of an old friend Craig. Archie is instantly charmed by the incomparable soothing rhythms of French village life and the picturesque wedding venue, the Manoir la Poisse. So, when one guest is found dead and then another, Archie is reluctant to get involved.
When it becomes clear however that the French police are keen to brush the truth of the deaths under the carpet, Archie’s professional sleuthing instinct proves impossible to resist. Before he knows it, Archie is creating his own list of suspects from the many wedding guests, an alarming number of whom have dubious alibis, and ticking off clues.
And as he gets closer to unmasking the killer, Archie and Juno are faced with a dilemma – risk the consequences of meddling or leave town before they’re in the crosshairs of a killer…
The Author:
Judy Leigh has lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently resides in Somerset. After teaching theatre, writing lyrics for a punk band and setting up Shakespeare Festivals, she completed an MA in Professional Writing.
She is a prolific writer, but when she is not at her computer you will find her on the beach, walking, doing yoga or splashing in the sea. She is also a Reiki healer, a vegan and an animal lover. She has three black cats and she enjoys live music, theatre and football.
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Genre: Cosy Crime
Format: Paperback
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The Book:
In need of a break, DI Archie Darling and his trusty Dalmatian companion Juno set off in their camper van to explore the quiet beauty of rural France.
Their journey begins in the Dordogne, to attend the wedding of an old friend Craig. Archie is instantly charmed by the incomparable soothing rhythms of French village life and the picturesque wedding venue, the Manoir la Poisse. So, when one guest is found dead and then another, Archie is reluctant to get involved.
When it becomes clear however that the French police are keen to brush the truth of the deaths under the carpet, Archie’s professional sleuthing instinct proves impossible to resist. Before he knows it, Archie is creating his own list of suspects from the many wedding guests, an alarming number of whom have dubious alibis, and ticking off clues.
And as he gets closer to unmasking the killer, Archie and Juno are faced with a dilemma – risk the consequences of meddling or leave town before they’re in the crosshairs of a killer…
The Author:
Judy Leigh has lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently resides in Somerset. After teaching theatre, writing lyrics for a punk band and setting up Shakespeare Festivals, she completed an MA in Professional Writing.
She is a prolific writer, but when she is not at her computer you will find her on the beach, walking, doing yoga or splashing in the sea. She is also a Reiki healer, a vegan and an animal lover. She has three black cats and she enjoys live music, theatre and football.
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Michael Hogan
Michael Hogan
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Book Title: Death At The Dog Hotel
Book Genre: Cosy Crime
Format: Paperback
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Postage: Global
The Book:
Having achieved local fame due to their crime-cracking exploits, Charlie Boardman and his fellow dogwalkers are delighted to receive invitations for a festive stay at a new dog-friendly boutique hotel on the outskirts of seaside town, Framstone.
A chance to enjoy some luxury and pampering, not to mention spending Christmas together, is gratefully accepted. That is, until one of their fellow hotel guests turns up dead in his room.
The dogwalkers soon realise they’ve got their paws on a murder. A rare White Christmas is now stained with red.
But who checked into the Dog Hotel with murder in mind?
The Author:
Michael Hogan is a writer, editor and broadcaster with a 30-year career in journalism.
As a freelance writer for the past 12 years, he’s been TV critic for the Telegraph and written for the Guardian, Observer, Radio Times, the BBC, Red, Q, Empire, Marie Claire, Grazia, Glamour, InStyle, Esquire, ES, and You magazine. Michael now writes mainly about TV and pop culture, but also turns his hand to lifestyle pieces, topical comment, celebrity interviews and humorous articles.
He lives in London with his family and a rescue dog called Ivy. To escape them all and get some work/procrastination done, he commutes to a shed at the bottom of his garden.
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Book Genre: Cosy Crime
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Postage: Global
The Book:
Having achieved local fame due to their crime-cracking exploits, Charlie Boardman and his fellow dogwalkers are delighted to receive invitations for a festive stay at a new dog-friendly boutique hotel on the outskirts of seaside town, Framstone.
A chance to enjoy some luxury and pampering, not to mention spending Christmas together, is gratefully accepted. That is, until one of their fellow hotel guests turns up dead in his room.
The dogwalkers soon realise they’ve got their paws on a murder. A rare White Christmas is now stained with red.
But who checked into the Dog Hotel with murder in mind?
The Author:
Michael Hogan is a writer, editor and broadcaster with a 30-year career in journalism.
As a freelance writer for the past 12 years, he’s been TV critic for the Telegraph and written for the Guardian, Observer, Radio Times, the BBC, Red, Q, Empire, Marie Claire, Grazia, Glamour, InStyle, Esquire, ES, and You magazine. Michael now writes mainly about TV and pop culture, but also turns his hand to lifestyle pieces, topical comment, celebrity interviews and humorous articles.
He lives in London with his family and a rescue dog called Ivy. To escape them all and get some work/procrastination done, he commutes to a shed at the bottom of his garden.
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Paul Finch
Paul Finch
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Book Title: The Lodge
Genre: Crime - Horror
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It's the perfect getaway. Until there's no way out.
The weekend-long Murder Tour ends with an evening at Black Tarn Lodge which seems to offer everything for 'dark tourists'. Not only is it a magnificent Gothic mansion nestling deep in the remote Forest of Bowland, it once belonged to deceased horror legend, Edgar Karnwood, and is now filled with costumes and mementoes from his many movies. Offering an elegant dinner and the screening of a legendary lost film, it's the ideal way to complete the Tour. Until night falls and a thick fog isolates the house. Until all the guests' phones go missing. And then, one by one, they start vanishing...
When a body is found, is it an accident or murder? Asking why is no priority, because suddenly everyone is cut off. No one can leave the Lodge or even call for help. They don't even know each other that well, but they're going to have to work out who they can trust soon. Because whoever's behind this slaying, he or she plainly isn't finished yet.
And who will be next? No one is safe at Black Tarn Lodge.
The Author:
Paul Finch is a former cop and journalist turned full-time writer. He cut his literary teeth penning episodes of the British crime drama, The Bill, and has written extensively in the field of film, audio drama and children's animation. He is also well known for his work in the thriller, horror and historical fiction fields.
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Genre: Crime - Horror
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The Book:
It's the perfect getaway. Until there's no way out.
The weekend-long Murder Tour ends with an evening at Black Tarn Lodge which seems to offer everything for 'dark tourists'. Not only is it a magnificent Gothic mansion nestling deep in the remote Forest of Bowland, it once belonged to deceased horror legend, Edgar Karnwood, and is now filled with costumes and mementoes from his many movies. Offering an elegant dinner and the screening of a legendary lost film, it's the ideal way to complete the Tour. Until night falls and a thick fog isolates the house. Until all the guests' phones go missing. And then, one by one, they start vanishing...
When a body is found, is it an accident or murder? Asking why is no priority, because suddenly everyone is cut off. No one can leave the Lodge or even call for help. They don't even know each other that well, but they're going to have to work out who they can trust soon. Because whoever's behind this slaying, he or she plainly isn't finished yet.
And who will be next? No one is safe at Black Tarn Lodge.
The Author:
Paul Finch is a former cop and journalist turned full-time writer. He cut his literary teeth penning episodes of the British crime drama, The Bill, and has written extensively in the field of film, audio drama and children's animation. He is also well known for his work in the thriller, horror and historical fiction fields.
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Louise Mangos
Louise Mangos
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Book Title: Confessions of a Crime Writer
Genre: Crime satire/humorous crime
Format: Paperback
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A budding crime writer, a death at a literary festival and a satirical peek into the world of publishing
Handsome, debonair Nigel Inchcock is a talented crime writer working on the next global bestselling thriller. Or so he believes. In his early thirties and still living with his ageing mother, his writing career is taking time to kick-start, hampered by his warped sense of self-belief. From attempting to woo literary agents and library assistants, to becoming a victim of his own research, we follow Nigel on his turbulent journey through the bewildering world of publication.
While attending a series crime writing festivals, Nigel befriends octogenarian author Edith Sparrow, after which his writing career takes an unusual turn. An accidental murder, the unintentional theft of a manuscript and the devious misuse of intellectual property leads to some unexpected publishing scandals that will change Nigel’s world.
The Author:
Louise Mangos grew up in the UK but has spent more than half her life in Switzerland. Her debut psychological thriller "Strangers on a Bridge" was a finalist in the Exeter Novel Prize and long listed for the Bath Novel Award. The psychological thriller "The Beaten Track" and her historical mystery "The Secrets of Morgarten" were both finalists in the Page Turner Awards, while the psychological whodunnit "Five Fatal Flaws" reached the shortlist. Her latest psychological suspense is "The Girl in the Doorway". She's taken a different direction in writing the crime satire "Confessions of a Crime Writer", an excerpt of which was long-listed for the Comedy Women in Print prize. She also writes short stories and flash fiction which have won prizes and been published in various anthologies. She holds an MA in crime writing at UEA. Louise lives in the foothills of the Swiss Alps, and when she's not writing you can find her on the cross-country ski trails or wild swimming in the lake, depending on the season.
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Genre: Crime satire/humorous crime
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A budding crime writer, a death at a literary festival and a satirical peek into the world of publishing
Handsome, debonair Nigel Inchcock is a talented crime writer working on the next global bestselling thriller. Or so he believes. In his early thirties and still living with his ageing mother, his writing career is taking time to kick-start, hampered by his warped sense of self-belief. From attempting to woo literary agents and library assistants, to becoming a victim of his own research, we follow Nigel on his turbulent journey through the bewildering world of publication.
While attending a series crime writing festivals, Nigel befriends octogenarian author Edith Sparrow, after which his writing career takes an unusual turn. An accidental murder, the unintentional theft of a manuscript and the devious misuse of intellectual property leads to some unexpected publishing scandals that will change Nigel’s world.
The Author:
Louise Mangos grew up in the UK but has spent more than half her life in Switzerland. Her debut psychological thriller "Strangers on a Bridge" was a finalist in the Exeter Novel Prize and long listed for the Bath Novel Award. The psychological thriller "The Beaten Track" and her historical mystery "The Secrets of Morgarten" were both finalists in the Page Turner Awards, while the psychological whodunnit "Five Fatal Flaws" reached the shortlist. Her latest psychological suspense is "The Girl in the Doorway". She's taken a different direction in writing the crime satire "Confessions of a Crime Writer", an excerpt of which was long-listed for the Comedy Women in Print prize. She also writes short stories and flash fiction which have won prizes and been published in various anthologies. She holds an MA in crime writing at UEA. Louise lives in the foothills of the Swiss Alps, and when she's not writing you can find her on the cross-country ski trails or wild swimming in the lake, depending on the season.
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Marni Graff
Marni Graff
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* A set of the three award-winning Trudy Genova Mysteries
Book Title 1: Death Unscripted
Book Title 2: Death at the Dakota
Book Title 3: Death in the Orchard
Genre: Crime Mystery
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Book Title 1: Death Unscripted
The Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries Book 1
Trudy Genova has the best job any nurse could want, working on set as a medical consultant for a NY movie studio. No more uniforms, bedpans, or emergencies until the actor whose overtures she’s refused dies suddenly while taping a hospital scene–but not before pointing his finger accusingly at Trudy. When detectives view Trudy as a suspect, she sets out on an investigation to clear her name. Then a second death occurs, and Trudy realizes she’s put herself in jeopardy.
A new mystery from the award-winning author of the Nora Tierney English Mystery Series, DEATH UNSCRIPTED, is based on the author’s real work experience during her nursing career and is the mystery series British Queen of Crime P. D. James insisted she write. A mix of amateur sleuth and police procedural, the story is told in first person from Trudy’s point of view, and in third from NYPD Detective Ned O’Malley.
Book Title 2: Death at the Dakota
Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries Book 2
Nurse Trudy Genova is making plans to take her relationship with NYPD detective Ned O’Malley to the next level when she lands a gig as a medical consultant on a film shoot at the famed Dakota apartment building in Manhattan, which John Lennon once called home. Then star Monica Kiley goes missing, a cast member turns up dead, and it appears Trudy might be next. Meanwhile, Ned tackles a mysterious murder case in which the victim is burned beyond recognition. When his investigations lead him back to the Dakota, Trudy finds herself wondering: How can she fall in love if she can’t even survive?
Book Title 3: Death in the Orchard
Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries Book 3 3
The third Trudy Genova mystery from award-winning author M. K. Graff brings Trudy home.
Nurse Trudy Genova’s vacation finds her traveling from her New York City studio consulting job to her small hometown of Schoharie, three hours north. Accompanying Trudy is her boyfriend, NYPD detective Ned O’Malley, primed to meet her family but with a secret mission in mind: Trudy has asked him to help her find out what really happened when her father died eleven years ago.
Everyone assumed Mario Genova’s death was a tragic accident, but Trudy has always believed there was something suspicious about her beloved father acting out of character the day before he died. After years of hard work building a successful apple orchard business with her mother, Mario cleaned out their bank accounts. No reason—and no money—was ever found.
As Trudy and Ned try to investigate without informing her family of their actions, a new death occurs on Genova Orchards property, and once again, Trudy’s family is under scrutiny
The Author:
Marni Graff is the author of The Nora Tierney English Mysteries, and The Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries, both published by Bridle Path Press (http://www.bridlepathpress.com). She writes the weekly crime review blog Auntie M Writes Crime Review (http://auntiemwrites.com) and is a member of Sisters in Crime, the International Association of Crime Writers, and the NC Writers Network.
A former registered nurse who wrote "on the side," Graff has published articles, interviews, poetry and creative nonfiction. She wrote for seven years for "Mystery Review" magazine and is also the Managing Editor of Bridle Path Press.
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Book Title 1: Death Unscripted
Book Title 2: Death at the Dakota
Book Title 3: Death in the Orchard
Genre: Crime Mystery
Format: Paperbacks
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Book Title 1: Death Unscripted
The Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries Book 1
Trudy Genova has the best job any nurse could want, working on set as a medical consultant for a NY movie studio. No more uniforms, bedpans, or emergencies until the actor whose overtures she’s refused dies suddenly while taping a hospital scene–but not before pointing his finger accusingly at Trudy. When detectives view Trudy as a suspect, she sets out on an investigation to clear her name. Then a second death occurs, and Trudy realizes she’s put herself in jeopardy.
A new mystery from the award-winning author of the Nora Tierney English Mystery Series, DEATH UNSCRIPTED, is based on the author’s real work experience during her nursing career and is the mystery series British Queen of Crime P. D. James insisted she write. A mix of amateur sleuth and police procedural, the story is told in first person from Trudy’s point of view, and in third from NYPD Detective Ned O’Malley.
Book Title 2: Death at the Dakota
Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries Book 2
Nurse Trudy Genova is making plans to take her relationship with NYPD detective Ned O’Malley to the next level when she lands a gig as a medical consultant on a film shoot at the famed Dakota apartment building in Manhattan, which John Lennon once called home. Then star Monica Kiley goes missing, a cast member turns up dead, and it appears Trudy might be next. Meanwhile, Ned tackles a mysterious murder case in which the victim is burned beyond recognition. When his investigations lead him back to the Dakota, Trudy finds herself wondering: How can she fall in love if she can’t even survive?
Book Title 3: Death in the Orchard
Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries Book 3 3
The third Trudy Genova mystery from award-winning author M. K. Graff brings Trudy home.
Nurse Trudy Genova’s vacation finds her traveling from her New York City studio consulting job to her small hometown of Schoharie, three hours north. Accompanying Trudy is her boyfriend, NYPD detective Ned O’Malley, primed to meet her family but with a secret mission in mind: Trudy has asked him to help her find out what really happened when her father died eleven years ago.
Everyone assumed Mario Genova’s death was a tragic accident, but Trudy has always believed there was something suspicious about her beloved father acting out of character the day before he died. After years of hard work building a successful apple orchard business with her mother, Mario cleaned out their bank accounts. No reason—and no money—was ever found.
As Trudy and Ned try to investigate without informing her family of their actions, a new death occurs on Genova Orchards property, and once again, Trudy’s family is under scrutiny
The Author:
Marni Graff is the author of The Nora Tierney English Mysteries, and The Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries, both published by Bridle Path Press (http://www.bridlepathpress.com). She writes the weekly crime review blog Auntie M Writes Crime Review (http://auntiemwrites.com) and is a member of Sisters in Crime, the International Association of Crime Writers, and the NC Writers Network.
A former registered nurse who wrote "on the side," Graff has published articles, interviews, poetry and creative nonfiction. She wrote for seven years for "Mystery Review" magazine and is also the Managing Editor of Bridle Path Press.
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Book Title: Secrets on the Fells
Genre: Crime Thrilller
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One bitter winter’s night, Detectives Donovan and Young are called to Fountains Abbey. A crumbling ruin out on the wild and windswept Yorkshire Fells. Where the air hangs heavy with local legend, ancient secrets and now the overpowering tang of freshly spilled blood.
College teacher Patrick Armitage lies sprawled across the stones, in a gory crimson pool. His handsome face is a mask of shock and disbelief.
Because Patrick’s not just been murdered. He’s been slaughtered. Stabbed over and over in the coldest blood.
Patrick was a devoted family man and everyone’s favourite drama teacher. Does that make him a tragic victim — or a consummate actor, who kept his true self hidden behind a spotless façade?
The deeper Donovan and Young dig, the more they realize that no one in this baffling case is quite what they seem.
Least of all Patrick’s grief-stricken widow. She begs the detectives for answers, but meets every question with hostile silence.
Then a vulnerable young witness vanishes from college.
And Young knows, with spine-tingling certainty, that Patrick’s killer is not done yet . . .
The Author:
Cath Staincliffe is a best-selling, award-winning novelist, radio playwright and creator of ITV’s hit series Blue Murder. Cath has been shortlisted six times for the prestigious CWA Daggers. Running out of Road was short-listed for the CrimeFest eDunnit Award best novel 2022. Cath’s debut series, the Sal Kilkenny mysteries, launched single-parent PI Sal onto Manchester’s mean streets. Cath’s standalone titles examine the human impact of crime on ordinary families, giving a voice to victims, the bereaved, survivors and witnesses. Her new series The Fells (Detectives Donovan and Young) uncovers a dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales.
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One bitter winter’s night, Detectives Donovan and Young are called to Fountains Abbey. A crumbling ruin out on the wild and windswept Yorkshire Fells. Where the air hangs heavy with local legend, ancient secrets and now the overpowering tang of freshly spilled blood.
College teacher Patrick Armitage lies sprawled across the stones, in a gory crimson pool. His handsome face is a mask of shock and disbelief.
Because Patrick’s not just been murdered. He’s been slaughtered. Stabbed over and over in the coldest blood.
Patrick was a devoted family man and everyone’s favourite drama teacher. Does that make him a tragic victim — or a consummate actor, who kept his true self hidden behind a spotless façade?
The deeper Donovan and Young dig, the more they realize that no one in this baffling case is quite what they seem.
Least of all Patrick’s grief-stricken widow. She begs the detectives for answers, but meets every question with hostile silence.
Then a vulnerable young witness vanishes from college.
And Young knows, with spine-tingling certainty, that Patrick’s killer is not done yet . . .
The Author:
Cath Staincliffe is a best-selling, award-winning novelist, radio playwright and creator of ITV’s hit series Blue Murder. Cath has been shortlisted six times for the prestigious CWA Daggers. Running out of Road was short-listed for the CrimeFest eDunnit Award best novel 2022. Cath’s debut series, the Sal Kilkenny mysteries, launched single-parent PI Sal onto Manchester’s mean streets. Cath’s standalone titles examine the human impact of crime on ordinary families, giving a voice to victims, the bereaved, survivors and witnesses. Her new series The Fells (Detectives Donovan and Young) uncovers a dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales.
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Book Title: The Fresh Cut
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Sawdust, secrets and a body that won't stay dead…
Heikki Nevalainen is the proud owner of a once successful sawmill, a mountain of debt and very few options to deal with either of them. An unexpected solution arrives in the form of local gangster Ismo Sippo. Dispose of Sippo's dead wife, and the sawmill can keep running. Refuse, and Heikki loses everything. Horrified but desperate, Heikki agrees, loads Annaleena into his car and heads for the mill.
But Annaleena proves to be not quite as dead as expected.
As a Belgian buyer arrives to inspect the mill's timber, Heikki scrambles to keep up appearances. But the situation is splintering fast, and even his own workers seem to be hatching plans of their own…
Deadlines loom, tempers fray and misunderstandings multiply, and as the interminable situation grows ever worse, Heikki discovers that keeping a sawmill running is hard enough without a half-dead body and potentially fatal complications…
Blending deadpan humour, escalating danger and absolute chaos, The Fresh Cut is Antti Tuomainen at his most audacious, as good intentions, bad decisions and a small Finnish town collide with explosive results.
The Author:
Finnish Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter when he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author. The critically acclaimed My Brother’s Keeper was published two years later. In 2011, Tuomainen’s third novel, The Healer, was awarded the Clue Award for ‘Best Finnish Crime Novel of 2011’ and was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award. The Finnish press labelled The Healer – the story of a writer desperately searching for his missing wife in a post-apocalyptic Helsinki – ‘unputdownable’. Two years later, in 2013, they crowned Tuomainen ‘The King of Helsinki Noir’ when Dark as My Heart was published.
With a piercing and evocative style, Tuomainen was one of the first to challenge the Scandinavian crime genre formula, and his poignant, dark and hilarious The Man Who Died became an international bestseller, shortlisting for the Petrona and Last Laugh Awards. Palm Beach Finland (2018) was an immense success, with The Times calling Tuomainen ‘the funniest writer in Europe’, and Little Siberia (2019) was shortlisted for the Capital Crime/Amazon Publishing Readers Awards, the Last Laugh Award and the CWA International Dagger, and won the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel. The Rabbit Factor is the first book in Antti’s first-ever series. The Rabbit Factor is also in development to become an Amazon Studios film starring Steve Carell.
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Heikki Nevalainen is the proud owner of a once successful sawmill, a mountain of debt and very few options to deal with either of them. An unexpected solution arrives in the form of local gangster Ismo Sippo. Dispose of Sippo's dead wife, and the sawmill can keep running. Refuse, and Heikki loses everything. Horrified but desperate, Heikki agrees, loads Annaleena into his car and heads for the mill.
But Annaleena proves to be not quite as dead as expected.
As a Belgian buyer arrives to inspect the mill's timber, Heikki scrambles to keep up appearances. But the situation is splintering fast, and even his own workers seem to be hatching plans of their own…
Deadlines loom, tempers fray and misunderstandings multiply, and as the interminable situation grows ever worse, Heikki discovers that keeping a sawmill running is hard enough without a half-dead body and potentially fatal complications…
Blending deadpan humour, escalating danger and absolute chaos, The Fresh Cut is Antti Tuomainen at his most audacious, as good intentions, bad decisions and a small Finnish town collide with explosive results.
The Author:
Finnish Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter when he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author. The critically acclaimed My Brother’s Keeper was published two years later. In 2011, Tuomainen’s third novel, The Healer, was awarded the Clue Award for ‘Best Finnish Crime Novel of 2011’ and was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award. The Finnish press labelled The Healer – the story of a writer desperately searching for his missing wife in a post-apocalyptic Helsinki – ‘unputdownable’. Two years later, in 2013, they crowned Tuomainen ‘The King of Helsinki Noir’ when Dark as My Heart was published.
With a piercing and evocative style, Tuomainen was one of the first to challenge the Scandinavian crime genre formula, and his poignant, dark and hilarious The Man Who Died became an international bestseller, shortlisting for the Petrona and Last Laugh Awards. Palm Beach Finland (2018) was an immense success, with The Times calling Tuomainen ‘the funniest writer in Europe’, and Little Siberia (2019) was shortlisted for the Capital Crime/Amazon Publishing Readers Awards, the Last Laugh Award and the CWA International Dagger, and won the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel. The Rabbit Factor is the first book in Antti’s first-ever series. The Rabbit Factor is also in development to become an Amazon Studios film starring Steve Carell.
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Book Title: Scars of Silence
Genre: Crime Fiction
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Twenty-three years ago, a young woman was murdered on the Swedish island of Lidingö.
The island has kept its silence.
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As autumn deepens into darkness in Lidingö, on the Stockholm archipelago, the island is plunged into chaos: in the space of a week, two teenaged boys are murdered. Their bodies are left deep in the forest, dressed in white tunics with crowns of candles on their heads, like offerings to Saint Lucia.
Maïa Rehn has fled Paris for Lidingö after a family tragedy. But when the murders shake the island community, the former police commissioner is drawn into the heart of the investigation, joining Commissioner Aleksander Storm to unravel a mystery as chilling as the Nordic winter.
As they dig deeper, it becomes clear that a wind of vengeance is blowing through the archipelago, unearthing secrets that are as scandalous as they are inhuman.
But what if the victims weren’t who they seemed? What if those long silenced have finally found a way to strike back?
How far would they go to make their tormentors pay?
And you – how far would you go?
The Author:
Johana Gustawsson is a French crime writer. She was born in Marseille. She studied Political Science and has worked as a journalist for the French and Spanish press.
She is best known for her Roy & Castells crime series, featuring the profiler Emily Roy and the true-crime writer Alexis Castells. The Roy & Castells books have won numerous prizes and have been published in two dozen countries. The third novel in the series, Blood Song, was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger.
Johana Gustawsson lived in London from 2009 to 2021 with her family and since September 2021, she lives with her Swedish husband and their 3 children in Lidingö, which is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden.
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Twenty-three years ago, a young woman was murdered on the Swedish island of Lidingö.
The island has kept its silence.
Until now…
As autumn deepens into darkness in Lidingö, on the Stockholm archipelago, the island is plunged into chaos: in the space of a week, two teenaged boys are murdered. Their bodies are left deep in the forest, dressed in white tunics with crowns of candles on their heads, like offerings to Saint Lucia.
Maïa Rehn has fled Paris for Lidingö after a family tragedy. But when the murders shake the island community, the former police commissioner is drawn into the heart of the investigation, joining Commissioner Aleksander Storm to unravel a mystery as chilling as the Nordic winter.
As they dig deeper, it becomes clear that a wind of vengeance is blowing through the archipelago, unearthing secrets that are as scandalous as they are inhuman.
But what if the victims weren’t who they seemed? What if those long silenced have finally found a way to strike back?
How far would they go to make their tormentors pay?
And you – how far would you go?
The Author:
Johana Gustawsson is a French crime writer. She was born in Marseille. She studied Political Science and has worked as a journalist for the French and Spanish press.
She is best known for her Roy & Castells crime series, featuring the profiler Emily Roy and the true-crime writer Alexis Castells. The Roy & Castells books have won numerous prizes and have been published in two dozen countries. The third novel in the series, Blood Song, was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger.
Johana Gustawsson lived in London from 2009 to 2021 with her family and since September 2021, she lives with her Swedish husband and their 3 children in Lidingö, which is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden.
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Book Title: The Winter Job
Genre: Literary Fiction
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Sofas, secrets and a snowbound road to trouble…
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.
With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, and an old friend turns up, offering to fix his faulty wipers, on the condition that he tags along. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 appears in the rearview mirror. And then a bright-yellow Lada.
That's when Ilmari realises that he is transporting something truly special.
And that's when Ilmari realises he might be in serious trouble…
A darkly funny and unexpectedly moving thriller about friendship, love and death – The Winter Job tears through the frozen landscape of northern Finland in a beat-up van with bad steering, worse timing, and everything to lose…
The Author:
Finnish Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter when he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author. The critically acclaimed My Brother’s Keeper was published two years later. In 2011, Tuomainen’s third novel, The Healer, was awarded the Clue Award for ‘Best Finnish Crime Novel of 2011’ and was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award. The Finnish press labelled The Healer – the story of a writer desperately searching for his missing wife in a post-apocalyptic Helsinki – ‘unputdownable’. Two years later, in 2013, they crowned Tuomainen ‘The King of Helsinki Noir’ when Dark as My Heart was published.
With a piercing and evocative style, Tuomainen was one of the first to challenge the Scandinavian crime genre formula, and his poignant, dark and hilarious The Man Who Died became an international bestseller, shortlisting for the Petrona and Last Laugh Awards. Palm Beach Finland (2018) was an immense success, with The Times calling Tuomainen ‘the funniest writer in Europe’, and Little Siberia (2019) was shortlisted for the Capital Crime/Amazon Publishing Readers Awards, the Last Laugh Award and the CWA International Dagger, and won the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel. The Rabbit Factor is the first book in Antti’s first-ever series. The Rabbit Factor is also in development to become an Amazon Studios film starring Steve Carell.
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Sofas, secrets and a snowbound road to trouble…
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.
With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, and an old friend turns up, offering to fix his faulty wipers, on the condition that he tags along. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 appears in the rearview mirror. And then a bright-yellow Lada.
That's when Ilmari realises that he is transporting something truly special.
And that's when Ilmari realises he might be in serious trouble…
A darkly funny and unexpectedly moving thriller about friendship, love and death – The Winter Job tears through the frozen landscape of northern Finland in a beat-up van with bad steering, worse timing, and everything to lose…
The Author:
Finnish Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter when he made his literary debut in 2007 as a suspense author. The critically acclaimed My Brother’s Keeper was published two years later. In 2011, Tuomainen’s third novel, The Healer, was awarded the Clue Award for ‘Best Finnish Crime Novel of 2011’ and was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award. The Finnish press labelled The Healer – the story of a writer desperately searching for his missing wife in a post-apocalyptic Helsinki – ‘unputdownable’. Two years later, in 2013, they crowned Tuomainen ‘The King of Helsinki Noir’ when Dark as My Heart was published.
With a piercing and evocative style, Tuomainen was one of the first to challenge the Scandinavian crime genre formula, and his poignant, dark and hilarious The Man Who Died became an international bestseller, shortlisting for the Petrona and Last Laugh Awards. Palm Beach Finland (2018) was an immense success, with The Times calling Tuomainen ‘the funniest writer in Europe’, and Little Siberia (2019) was shortlisted for the Capital Crime/Amazon Publishing Readers Awards, the Last Laugh Award and the CWA International Dagger, and won the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel. The Rabbit Factor is the first book in Antti’s first-ever series. The Rabbit Factor is also in development to become an Amazon Studios film starring Steve Carell.
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Book Title: The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald
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Some inherit a fortune.
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1917. As the Great War rages on the continent, Everest Macdonald is summoned to her father's deathbed and entrusted with a final urgent request: she must uncover the truth behind the murder of her uncle, the celebrated Victorian actor William Terriss, a crime that has haunted her family for twenty years.
In 1897, Terriss was stabbed to death outside London’s Adelphi Theatre, a killing that shocked Victorian society. The murderer was swiftly arrested and confined to Broadmoor, the case declared closed. Yet, years later, a sealed package of evidence is passed to Everest by her dying father, which casts doubt on the official verdict and the haste with which it was reached.
Drawn back to wartime London, with her husband and children left behind, Everest begins her investigation, following a trail that leads her into the world of late-Victorian theatre, where fame and fortune mask obsession, envy and cruelty. With time running out and her father’s strength failing, Everest must uncover what really happened on the night Terriss died, and shed light on the unsettling legacy he left behind.
Based on an extraordinary true story, The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald is a dark, atmospheric historical mystery and a compelling adventure, as an unlikely investigator risks everything to pursue one of the most notorious killings of the Victorian stage.
The Author:
A.J. West grew up reading books to escape his shyness at school and discovered an early talent for writing fiction which led to an award-winning career as a BBC television newsreader and reporter. He has also written for national newspapers and magazines and has appeared on television programmes including BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, This Morning and the legendary reality television show, Big Brother, where he became an instant household name... though the specific household has yet to be identified.
A.J.West's celebrated second novel The Betrayal of Thomas True was an instant Sunday Times bestseller, winning the coveted CWA Historical Dagger award. Following the publication of his bestselling debut novel The Spirit Engineer he became the only author in the world to have his name engraved on his lead character's gravestone. With a passion for digging up forgotten historical stories and bringing them back to life, he spends much of his time exploring archives and visiting locations of historical interest.
Today, A.J. lives in South London with his husband, Nicholas Robinson.
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Some inherit a fortune.
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1917. As the Great War rages on the continent, Everest Macdonald is summoned to her father's deathbed and entrusted with a final urgent request: she must uncover the truth behind the murder of her uncle, the celebrated Victorian actor William Terriss, a crime that has haunted her family for twenty years.
In 1897, Terriss was stabbed to death outside London’s Adelphi Theatre, a killing that shocked Victorian society. The murderer was swiftly arrested and confined to Broadmoor, the case declared closed. Yet, years later, a sealed package of evidence is passed to Everest by her dying father, which casts doubt on the official verdict and the haste with which it was reached.
Drawn back to wartime London, with her husband and children left behind, Everest begins her investigation, following a trail that leads her into the world of late-Victorian theatre, where fame and fortune mask obsession, envy and cruelty. With time running out and her father’s strength failing, Everest must uncover what really happened on the night Terriss died, and shed light on the unsettling legacy he left behind.
Based on an extraordinary true story, The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald is a dark, atmospheric historical mystery and a compelling adventure, as an unlikely investigator risks everything to pursue one of the most notorious killings of the Victorian stage.
The Author:
A.J. West grew up reading books to escape his shyness at school and discovered an early talent for writing fiction which led to an award-winning career as a BBC television newsreader and reporter. He has also written for national newspapers and magazines and has appeared on television programmes including BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, This Morning and the legendary reality television show, Big Brother, where he became an instant household name... though the specific household has yet to be identified.
A.J.West's celebrated second novel The Betrayal of Thomas True was an instant Sunday Times bestseller, winning the coveted CWA Historical Dagger award. Following the publication of his bestselling debut novel The Spirit Engineer he became the only author in the world to have his name engraved on his lead character's gravestone. With a passion for digging up forgotten historical stories and bringing them back to life, he spends much of his time exploring archives and visiting locations of historical interest.
Today, A.J. lives in South London with his husband, Nicholas Robinson.
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Book Title 1: Dancers in the Wind
Book Title 2: Death’s Silent Judgement
Genre: Crime Thriller
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Book 1: Dancers in the Wind
Dancers in the Wind introduces freelance journalist and single mother Hannah Weybridge. First thoughts from Urbane Publications (which subsequently ceased trading in March 2021) was for me to write a trilogy. Then came book four and a series was created. When we meet Hannah she is struggling financially and looking for more work.
Consequently she is delighted to be commissioned by a national newspaper to write an investigative article on the notorious red light district in King’s Cross but this has far reaching effects on her life. At King’s Cross she meets prostitute Princess, and police inspector in the vice squad, Tom Jordan. When Princess later arrives on her doorstep beaten up so badly she is barely recognisable, Hannah has to make some tough decisions and is drawn ever deeper into the world of deceit and violence. Three sex workers are murdered, their deaths covered up in a media blackout, and Hannah herself is under threat. As she discovers that the taste for vice reaches into the higher echelons of the great and the good, Hannah realises she must do everything in her power to expose the truth … and stay alive.
Book 2:
Following the deadly events of Dancers in the Wind, freelance journalist and single mother Hannah Weybridge is thrown into the heart of a horrific murder investigation when a close friend, Liz Rayman, is found with her throat slashed at her pro bono dental practice at St John the Evangelist church in Waterloo. The free surgery Liz runs is attended by the homeless people who comprise Cardboard City nearby and initially the police are quick to place the blame in their direction.
Hannah is not convinced and nor is Lady Rayman, Liz’s mother who begs her to try to find out what had happened to her daughter. After much persuasion Hannah agrees.
With few clues to the apparently motiveless crime Hannah throws herself into discovering the reason for her friend’s brutal murder, and is determined to unmask the killer. But before long Hannah’s investigations place her in mortal danger, her hunt for the truth placing her in the path of a remorseless killer…
The Author:
I realise how fortunate I am to be doing something I love. Authors often go through periods when they feel like giving up but the thought of not writing spurs them on. Writing and creating Hannah Weybridge's world in 1990s London has been a fabulous experience for me especially when characters, who have become my imaginary friends, take me on so many unexpected journeys. And then there are those precious moments when a reader tells you how much they enjoyed your last book or a friend says how much they are looking forward to your next book and any doubts evaporate – for the time being!
Writing short stories was my way into fiction and I had those published in major women's magazines as I continued as a freelance journalist, working on national newspapers, magazines and in-house publications, as as an editor for Reader's Digest abridging fiction and narrative non-fiction. My journalism and editing have both inspired ideas for for my crime thrillers as well as my seven non-fiction books with various publishers.
I live in SE London where I sing in a church choir and am a trustee for the Dulwich Festival. I enjoy theatre and cinema and socialising with family and friends
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Book Title 1: Dancers in the Wind
Book Title 2: Death’s Silent Judgement
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardbacks
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Book 1: Dancers in the Wind
Dancers in the Wind introduces freelance journalist and single mother Hannah Weybridge. First thoughts from Urbane Publications (which subsequently ceased trading in March 2021) was for me to write a trilogy. Then came book four and a series was created. When we meet Hannah she is struggling financially and looking for more work.
Consequently she is delighted to be commissioned by a national newspaper to write an investigative article on the notorious red light district in King’s Cross but this has far reaching effects on her life. At King’s Cross she meets prostitute Princess, and police inspector in the vice squad, Tom Jordan. When Princess later arrives on her doorstep beaten up so badly she is barely recognisable, Hannah has to make some tough decisions and is drawn ever deeper into the world of deceit and violence. Three sex workers are murdered, their deaths covered up in a media blackout, and Hannah herself is under threat. As she discovers that the taste for vice reaches into the higher echelons of the great and the good, Hannah realises she must do everything in her power to expose the truth … and stay alive.
Book 2:
Following the deadly events of Dancers in the Wind, freelance journalist and single mother Hannah Weybridge is thrown into the heart of a horrific murder investigation when a close friend, Liz Rayman, is found with her throat slashed at her pro bono dental practice at St John the Evangelist church in Waterloo. The free surgery Liz runs is attended by the homeless people who comprise Cardboard City nearby and initially the police are quick to place the blame in their direction.
Hannah is not convinced and nor is Lady Rayman, Liz’s mother who begs her to try to find out what had happened to her daughter. After much persuasion Hannah agrees.
With few clues to the apparently motiveless crime Hannah throws herself into discovering the reason for her friend’s brutal murder, and is determined to unmask the killer. But before long Hannah’s investigations place her in mortal danger, her hunt for the truth placing her in the path of a remorseless killer…
The Author:
I realise how fortunate I am to be doing something I love. Authors often go through periods when they feel like giving up but the thought of not writing spurs them on. Writing and creating Hannah Weybridge's world in 1990s London has been a fabulous experience for me especially when characters, who have become my imaginary friends, take me on so many unexpected journeys. And then there are those precious moments when a reader tells you how much they enjoyed your last book or a friend says how much they are looking forward to your next book and any doubts evaporate – for the time being!
Writing short stories was my way into fiction and I had those published in major women's magazines as I continued as a freelance journalist, working on national newspapers, magazines and in-house publications, as as an editor for Reader's Digest abridging fiction and narrative non-fiction. My journalism and editing have both inspired ideas for for my crime thrillers as well as my seven non-fiction books with various publishers.
I live in SE London where I sing in a church choir and am a trustee for the Dulwich Festival. I enjoy theatre and cinema and socialising with family and friends
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Book Title: All at Sea
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A murder at sea, a killer below deck?
BELOW DECK meets KNIVES OUT in this breathless voyage into murder and mayhem on the high seas…
Howie Temple is down on his luck and desperate for cash. Once an action movie star, he now lives off a crumbling reputation. On his way to film a new reality TV show, which casts a team of c-list celebrities as crew aboard a luxury yacht, he meets fellow contestant, influencer-of-the-moment Cassandra Troy. The duo take an immediate dislike to each other.
After a hectic first day of filming, the pair are shocked discover that the captain of the ship has been murdered – locked in his control room, slumped over the wheel, a knife in his back. Convinced by the show’s ever-opportunistic director to keep the cameras rolling, the pair team-up to hunt the murderer.
Will the show make Howie and Cassandra bigger stars than they could ever dream of? And can they crack the case before the killer strikes again, or will they go down with this sinking ship?
The Author:
Jonathan Whitelaw is a writer, award-winning journalist and broadcaster.
After working on the frontline of Scottish politics, he moved into journalism, covering everything from sports to music to radioactive waste – and everything in between.
He's also a regular reviewer, podcaster, panellist and commentator.
His latest book - The Village Hall Vendetta - is published from HarperNorth and is the follow-up to 2022's The Bingo Hall Detectives.
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Genre: Crime
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A murder at sea, a killer below deck?
BELOW DECK meets KNIVES OUT in this breathless voyage into murder and mayhem on the high seas…
Howie Temple is down on his luck and desperate for cash. Once an action movie star, he now lives off a crumbling reputation. On his way to film a new reality TV show, which casts a team of c-list celebrities as crew aboard a luxury yacht, he meets fellow contestant, influencer-of-the-moment Cassandra Troy. The duo take an immediate dislike to each other.
After a hectic first day of filming, the pair are shocked discover that the captain of the ship has been murdered – locked in his control room, slumped over the wheel, a knife in his back. Convinced by the show’s ever-opportunistic director to keep the cameras rolling, the pair team-up to hunt the murderer.
Will the show make Howie and Cassandra bigger stars than they could ever dream of? And can they crack the case before the killer strikes again, or will they go down with this sinking ship?
The Author:
Jonathan Whitelaw is a writer, award-winning journalist and broadcaster.
After working on the frontline of Scottish politics, he moved into journalism, covering everything from sports to music to radioactive waste – and everything in between.
He's also a regular reviewer, podcaster, panellist and commentator.
His latest book - The Village Hall Vendetta - is published from HarperNorth and is the follow-up to 2022's The Bingo Hall Detectives.
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*A complete set of six Jonas Flynt paperbacks - including the the final one which publishes in November.*
Book Title 1: An Honourable Thief
Book Title 2: A Thief's Justice
Book Title 3: A Grave for a Thief
Book Title 4: A Thief's Blood
Book Title 5: Ship of Thieves
Book Title 6: A Thief's Revenge
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Book Title 1: An Honourable Thief
Introducing Jonas Flynt. Gambler. Thief. Killer. Man of honour.Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2023
'Fast, furious and with a glint of gallows humour, this is high-octane historical fiction' Daily Mail
'Swashbuckling action against a vivid historical backdrop. I loved this book' Ian Rankin
'High adventure meets espionage thriller as Jonas Flynt battles the tide of history and the deadly secrets of his own past' D. V. Bishop, author of City of Vengeance
1715. Jonas Flynt, ex-soldier and reluctant member of the Company of Rogues, a shady intelligence group run by ruthless spymaster Nathaniel Charters, is ordered to recover a missing document. Its contents could prove devastating in the wrong hands.
On her deathbed, the late Queen Anne may have promised the nation to her half-brother James, the Old Pretender, rather than the new king, George I. But the will has been lost. It may decide the fate of the nation.
The crown must recover it at all costs.
The trail takes Jonas from the dark and dangerous streets of London to an Edinburgh in chaos. He soon realises there are others on the hunt, and becomes embroiled in a long overdue family reunion, a jail break and a brutal street riot.
When secrets finally come to light, about the crown and about his own past, Jonas will learn that some truths, once discovered, can never be untold
Book Title 2: A Thief's Justice
The city is caught in the vice-like grip of a savage winter. Even the Thames has frozen over. But for Jonas Flynt thief, gambler, killer the chilling elements are the least of his worries
Justice Geoffrey Dumont has been found dead at the base of St Paul's cathedral, and a young male sex-worker, Sam Yates, has been taken into custody for the murder. Yates denies all charges, claiming he had received a message to meet the judge at the exact time of death.
The young man is a friend of courtesan Belle St Clair, and she asks Flynt to investigate. As Sam endures the horrors of Newgate prison, they must do everything in their power to uncover the truth and save an innocent life, before the bodies begin to pile up.
But time is running out. And the gallows are beckoning...
Book Title 3: A Grave for a Thief
England, 1716. The only certainty in a thief's life is death.
Christopher Templeton is a lawyer whose conscience troubles him. He knows many of the secrets of The Fellowship, the shadowy group profiting from the civil unrest in the nation, and has intimated to the Company of Rogues that he is willing to share them.
Book Title 4: A Thief's Blood
A city on the brink of civil war. A madman pulling the strings.
A family is found butchered in a dismal room in Whitechapel. Not even the small children are left alive.
Most of the authorities pay scant attention, except for Thieftaker General Jonathan Wild. Intrigued by this development, Colonel Nathaniel Charters tasks his most trusted operative, Jonas Flynt, with discovering why.
When another family is murdered just as brutally, Flynt uncovers evidence of a simmering conflict between rival gangs, with Wild seemingly desperate to keep a lid on the slaughter.
The question for Flynt is how deep is his new friend the Admiral, a gang leader, involved, and is he capable of killing innocents? Or is there someone else in London, more dangerous and more deranged, with blood on their hands?
The problem is, he has vanished. Jonas Flynt thief, gambler, killer still recovering from a duel with death upon the frozen Thames, is tasked with finding him.
The trail takes him from the dark slums of London to a quiet village in the north of England, where all is not as it seems. But while he hunts for the missing man, someone else may be stalking him someone with murder in their heart.
Book Title 5: Ship of Thieves
Dead thieves tell no tales...
Jonas Flynt's stepmother, Mercy, has been abducted from Edinburgh and carried back to the West Indies by her former owner.
Gideon Flynt his father, has followed in hot pursuit, but Cassie, Jonas's first love, knows he is not the man he once was and appeals to Flynt for help. Naturally, he agrees.
Against Colonel Nathaniel Charters' wishes, he sails for the Caribbean, where he will unwittingly join forces with the most notorious pirate of all time, Blackbeard.
But this time he may be out of his depth.
Book Title 6: A Thief's Revenge
A murder cries out for vengeance. A rogue answers the call.
For six long years, fired by cold rage, Jonas Flynt has hunted the man who paved the way for the murder of his son across the Caribbean and American Colonies. Many a pirate was delivered to justice during the chase, but Flynt never caught up with the elusive Dan Hawke.
Learning that his quarry has returned to London, Flynt races across the Atlantic in pursuit.
Back in his old hunting ground, he finds lies and betrayal are now the norm. During his lengthy absence, alliances have shifted among old friends and older enemies and it's hard to tell friend from foe…
Will Flynt be able track Hawke down at last through this web of intrigue? Or will his years-long quest for revenge have been in vain?
The Author:
I’ve been a bank clerk, tax officer, taxi driver (for two days), wine waiter (for two hours), journalist and investigator. I’ve written 11 true crime and Scottish criminal history books but now I’m concentrating on fiction. Doesn’t mean I won’t, some day, come up with another factual piece – there are a couple of old cases I’d love to get into – but for now I’m making stuff up.
Douglas SkeltonI’ve been on the telly often, which is a scary experience but more so for the viewer.
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Book Title 1: An Honourable Thief
Book Title 2: A Thief's Justice
Book Title 3: A Grave for a Thief
Book Title 4: A Thief's Blood
Book Title 5: Ship of Thieves
Book Title 6: A Thief's Revenge
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Book Title 1: An Honourable Thief
Introducing Jonas Flynt. Gambler. Thief. Killer. Man of honour.Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2023
'Fast, furious and with a glint of gallows humour, this is high-octane historical fiction' Daily Mail
'Swashbuckling action against a vivid historical backdrop. I loved this book' Ian Rankin
'High adventure meets espionage thriller as Jonas Flynt battles the tide of history and the deadly secrets of his own past' D. V. Bishop, author of City of Vengeance
1715. Jonas Flynt, ex-soldier and reluctant member of the Company of Rogues, a shady intelligence group run by ruthless spymaster Nathaniel Charters, is ordered to recover a missing document. Its contents could prove devastating in the wrong hands.
On her deathbed, the late Queen Anne may have promised the nation to her half-brother James, the Old Pretender, rather than the new king, George I. But the will has been lost. It may decide the fate of the nation.
The crown must recover it at all costs.
The trail takes Jonas from the dark and dangerous streets of London to an Edinburgh in chaos. He soon realises there are others on the hunt, and becomes embroiled in a long overdue family reunion, a jail break and a brutal street riot.
When secrets finally come to light, about the crown and about his own past, Jonas will learn that some truths, once discovered, can never be untold
Book Title 2: A Thief's Justice
The city is caught in the vice-like grip of a savage winter. Even the Thames has frozen over. But for Jonas Flynt thief, gambler, killer the chilling elements are the least of his worries
Justice Geoffrey Dumont has been found dead at the base of St Paul's cathedral, and a young male sex-worker, Sam Yates, has been taken into custody for the murder. Yates denies all charges, claiming he had received a message to meet the judge at the exact time of death.
The young man is a friend of courtesan Belle St Clair, and she asks Flynt to investigate. As Sam endures the horrors of Newgate prison, they must do everything in their power to uncover the truth and save an innocent life, before the bodies begin to pile up.
But time is running out. And the gallows are beckoning...
Book Title 3: A Grave for a Thief
England, 1716. The only certainty in a thief's life is death.
Christopher Templeton is a lawyer whose conscience troubles him. He knows many of the secrets of The Fellowship, the shadowy group profiting from the civil unrest in the nation, and has intimated to the Company of Rogues that he is willing to share them.
Book Title 4: A Thief's Blood
A city on the brink of civil war. A madman pulling the strings.
A family is found butchered in a dismal room in Whitechapel. Not even the small children are left alive.
Most of the authorities pay scant attention, except for Thieftaker General Jonathan Wild. Intrigued by this development, Colonel Nathaniel Charters tasks his most trusted operative, Jonas Flynt, with discovering why.
When another family is murdered just as brutally, Flynt uncovers evidence of a simmering conflict between rival gangs, with Wild seemingly desperate to keep a lid on the slaughter.
The question for Flynt is how deep is his new friend the Admiral, a gang leader, involved, and is he capable of killing innocents? Or is there someone else in London, more dangerous and more deranged, with blood on their hands?
The problem is, he has vanished. Jonas Flynt thief, gambler, killer still recovering from a duel with death upon the frozen Thames, is tasked with finding him.
The trail takes him from the dark slums of London to a quiet village in the north of England, where all is not as it seems. But while he hunts for the missing man, someone else may be stalking him someone with murder in their heart.
Book Title 5: Ship of Thieves
Dead thieves tell no tales...
Jonas Flynt's stepmother, Mercy, has been abducted from Edinburgh and carried back to the West Indies by her former owner.
Gideon Flynt his father, has followed in hot pursuit, but Cassie, Jonas's first love, knows he is not the man he once was and appeals to Flynt for help. Naturally, he agrees.
Against Colonel Nathaniel Charters' wishes, he sails for the Caribbean, where he will unwittingly join forces with the most notorious pirate of all time, Blackbeard.
But this time he may be out of his depth.
Book Title 6: A Thief's Revenge
A murder cries out for vengeance. A rogue answers the call.
For six long years, fired by cold rage, Jonas Flynt has hunted the man who paved the way for the murder of his son across the Caribbean and American Colonies. Many a pirate was delivered to justice during the chase, but Flynt never caught up with the elusive Dan Hawke.
Learning that his quarry has returned to London, Flynt races across the Atlantic in pursuit.
Back in his old hunting ground, he finds lies and betrayal are now the norm. During his lengthy absence, alliances have shifted among old friends and older enemies and it's hard to tell friend from foe…
Will Flynt be able track Hawke down at last through this web of intrigue? Or will his years-long quest for revenge have been in vain?
The Author:
I’ve been a bank clerk, tax officer, taxi driver (for two days), wine waiter (for two hours), journalist and investigator. I’ve written 11 true crime and Scottish criminal history books but now I’m concentrating on fiction. Doesn’t mean I won’t, some day, come up with another factual piece – there are a couple of old cases I’d love to get into – but for now I’m making stuff up.
Douglas SkeltonI’ve been on the telly often, which is a scary experience but more so for the viewer.
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Book Title: Murder Under the Mistletoe
Genre: Cozy Crime - Christmas
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MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE’S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.
Abby Finch arrives at the old church hall armed with festive mistletoe and holly, ready to decorate. But within moments of her walking through the door, tragedy strikes . . .
Edward Marsh reaches to test the antique star at the top of the tree. There’s a fizz and the lights go out.
Abby hears the sickening thud of a body hitting the floor. When the lights turn back on, Edward is dead.
It soon becomes clear it was no accident.
The real victim should have been Gregory Tatton. Dapper silver fox. Popular with the ladies of the seniors’ lunch club. A known blackmailer . . .
Abby is desperate to find out the truth, but putting herself in danger isn’t on her Christmas wish list.
The Author:
Liz Fielding is a British novelist born in Berkshire, best known for writing over 70 romance and cozy‑crime novels since her 1992 debut An Image of You, and she is a two‑time RITA Award winner.
Fielding worked as a secretary in Zambia before traveling widely across Africa and the Middle East. She later settled in West Sussex, England.
Liz remains an influential figure in both romance and cozy‑crime fiction, with a career marked by versatility, and award‑winning storytelling.
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Genre: Cozy Crime - Christmas
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MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE’S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.
Abby Finch arrives at the old church hall armed with festive mistletoe and holly, ready to decorate. But within moments of her walking through the door, tragedy strikes . . .
Edward Marsh reaches to test the antique star at the top of the tree. There’s a fizz and the lights go out.
Abby hears the sickening thud of a body hitting the floor. When the lights turn back on, Edward is dead.
It soon becomes clear it was no accident.
The real victim should have been Gregory Tatton. Dapper silver fox. Popular with the ladies of the seniors’ lunch club. A known blackmailer . . .
Abby is desperate to find out the truth, but putting herself in danger isn’t on her Christmas wish list.
The Author:
Liz Fielding is a British novelist born in Berkshire, best known for writing over 70 romance and cozy‑crime novels since her 1992 debut An Image of You, and she is a two‑time RITA Award winner.
Fielding worked as a secretary in Zambia before traveling widely across Africa and the Middle East. She later settled in West Sussex, England.
Liz remains an influential figure in both romance and cozy‑crime fiction, with a career marked by versatility, and award‑winning storytelling.
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Title: Murder Among the Roses
Genre: Cosy Crime
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‘Although there’s a distinctly dark edge to the story at times, there’s a really lovely lightness to the writing — with plenty of warmth, and the most perfectly judged touches of humour. This is the kind of crime writing I enjoy.’ Annie Williams, RNA Media Star of the Year
MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE’S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.
In the peaceful Cotswolds village of Maybridge, you wouldn’t expect to find a dead body in the rose garden. And certainly not two.
Abby is horrified to discover the bones of a baby buried under a rose bush. It’s in the garden of her soon-to-be ex-husband Howard’s family home.
She immediately calls the police. But she can’t get hold of Howard. He’s off on a jolly with the woman he’s got pregnant.
And then, just two days later, Abby finds Howard himself.
Lying dead in the very same rose garden.
Throat slashed with her own garden spade.
Now Abby is the prime suspect . . .
The Author:
Liz Fielding is a British novelist born in Berkshire, best known for writing over 70 romance and cozy‑crime novels since her 1992 debut An Image of You, and she is a two‑time RITA Award winner.
Fielding worked as a secretary in Zambia before traveling widely across Africa and the Middle East. She later settled in West Sussex, England.
Liz remains an influential figure in both romance and cozy‑crime fiction, with a career marked by versatility, and award‑winning storytelling.
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Genre: Cosy Crime
Format: Paperback
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‘Although there’s a distinctly dark edge to the story at times, there’s a really lovely lightness to the writing — with plenty of warmth, and the most perfectly judged touches of humour. This is the kind of crime writing I enjoy.’ Annie Williams, RNA Media Star of the Year
MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE’S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.
In the peaceful Cotswolds village of Maybridge, you wouldn’t expect to find a dead body in the rose garden. And certainly not two.
Abby is horrified to discover the bones of a baby buried under a rose bush. It’s in the garden of her soon-to-be ex-husband Howard’s family home.
She immediately calls the police. But she can’t get hold of Howard. He’s off on a jolly with the woman he’s got pregnant.
And then, just two days later, Abby finds Howard himself.
Lying dead in the very same rose garden.
Throat slashed with her own garden spade.
Now Abby is the prime suspect . . .
The Author:
Liz Fielding is a British novelist born in Berkshire, best known for writing over 70 romance and cozy‑crime novels since her 1992 debut An Image of You, and she is a two‑time RITA Award winner.
Fielding worked as a secretary in Zambia before traveling widely across Africa and the Middle East. She later settled in West Sussex, England.
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Book Title: Murder in Bloom
Genre: Cosy Crime
Format: Paperback
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MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE’S A BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.
One part jealousy. Two parts rage. Somewhere in Abby’s sleepy little village, the perfect murder is brewing . . .
Abby enters the Maybridge Flower Show, never dreaming for one moment that she’ll win the gold. Or an invitation to appear on telly, alongside gardening legend Daisy Dashwood!
Some people say Daisy’s a tiresome diva. But starry-eyed Abby can’t wait for the cameras to start rolling. Until . . .
Daisy staggers out on stage. Only to collapse at Abby’s feet.
Her demise might seem like a tragic accident, resulting from a cocktail of booze and hay-fever medicine.
But Abby’s not so sure. She starts digging, to uncover shifty suspects at every turn. From snarky co-stars to a toy-boy lover, they all had reason to want Daisy dead and gone.
And that’s not the only puzzle playing on Abby’s mind . . .
In life, Daisy went nowhere without her trusty caddy of healing teas. Now it’s vanished.
What if someone’s been tampering with Daisy’s favourite cuppa?
The Author:
Liz Fielding is a British novelist born in Berkshire, best known for writing over 70 romance and cozy‑crime novels since her 1992 debut An Image of You, and she is a two‑time RITA Award winner.
Fielding worked as a secretary in Zambia before traveling widely across Africa and the Middle East. She later settled in West Sussex, England.
Liz remains an influential figure in both romance and cozy‑crime fiction, with a career marked by versatility, and award‑winning storytelling.
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Genre: Cosy Crime
Format: Paperback
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MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE’S A BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.
One part jealousy. Two parts rage. Somewhere in Abby’s sleepy little village, the perfect murder is brewing . . .
Abby enters the Maybridge Flower Show, never dreaming for one moment that she’ll win the gold. Or an invitation to appear on telly, alongside gardening legend Daisy Dashwood!
Some people say Daisy’s a tiresome diva. But starry-eyed Abby can’t wait for the cameras to start rolling. Until . . .
Daisy staggers out on stage. Only to collapse at Abby’s feet.
Her demise might seem like a tragic accident, resulting from a cocktail of booze and hay-fever medicine.
But Abby’s not so sure. She starts digging, to uncover shifty suspects at every turn. From snarky co-stars to a toy-boy lover, they all had reason to want Daisy dead and gone.
And that’s not the only puzzle playing on Abby’s mind . . .
In life, Daisy went nowhere without her trusty caddy of healing teas. Now it’s vanished.
What if someone’s been tampering with Daisy’s favourite cuppa?
The Author:
Liz Fielding is a British novelist born in Berkshire, best known for writing over 70 romance and cozy‑crime novels since her 1992 debut An Image of You, and she is a two‑time RITA Award winner.
Fielding worked as a secretary in Zambia before traveling widely across Africa and the Middle East. She later settled in West Sussex, England.
Liz remains an influential figure in both romance and cozy‑crime fiction, with a career marked by versatility, and award‑winning storytelling.
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Book Title: Murder in the Vineyard
Genre: Cosy Crime
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It’s a golden summer’s day in the Cotswolds. And garden designer Abby Finch is about to uncork the perfect murder . . .
Huge-hearted Abby loves dogs — and doesn’t think twice about swerving to avoid an adorable terrier in a country lane. Or following along, when the troublesome pup goes darting off into a local vineyard.
But she never expects where the runaway dog is leading her — straight to a corpse!
Clementine Courtenay, elegant matriarch of the May Valley Vineyard, lies floating face-down in a stream.
The police say she must have slipped and drowned. But Abby’s not so sure.
As rumours begin to swirl amid the tangled vines, Abby realizes that no one in Clementine’s inner circle is quite what they seem.
Between jilted lovers, greedy offspring and bitter rivals, Clementine kept her friends close and her enemies closer still . . .
What secrets will Abby find — fermenting in the darkest corners of the Courtenay family cellar?
It’s up to Abby to solve the case before this sweetest vintage turns sour . . .
The Author:
Liz Fielding is a British novelist born in Berkshire, best known for writing over 70 romance and cozy‑crime novels since her 1992 debut An Image of You, and she is a two‑time RITA Award winner.
Fielding worked as a secretary in Zambia before traveling widely across Africa and the Middle East. She later settled in West Sussex, England.
Liz remains an influential figure in both romance and cozy‑crime fiction, with a career marked by versatility, and award‑winning storytelling.
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Genre: Cosy Crime
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It’s a golden summer’s day in the Cotswolds. And garden designer Abby Finch is about to uncork the perfect murder . . .
Huge-hearted Abby loves dogs — and doesn’t think twice about swerving to avoid an adorable terrier in a country lane. Or following along, when the troublesome pup goes darting off into a local vineyard.
But she never expects where the runaway dog is leading her — straight to a corpse!
Clementine Courtenay, elegant matriarch of the May Valley Vineyard, lies floating face-down in a stream.
The police say she must have slipped and drowned. But Abby’s not so sure.
As rumours begin to swirl amid the tangled vines, Abby realizes that no one in Clementine’s inner circle is quite what they seem.
Between jilted lovers, greedy offspring and bitter rivals, Clementine kept her friends close and her enemies closer still . . .
What secrets will Abby find — fermenting in the darkest corners of the Courtenay family cellar?
It’s up to Abby to solve the case before this sweetest vintage turns sour . . .
The Author:
Liz Fielding is a British novelist born in Berkshire, best known for writing over 70 romance and cozy‑crime novels since her 1992 debut An Image of You, and she is a two‑time RITA Award winner.
Fielding worked as a secretary in Zambia before traveling widely across Africa and the Middle East. She later settled in West Sussex, England.
Liz remains an influential figure in both romance and cozy‑crime fiction, with a career marked by versatility, and award‑winning storytelling.
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Title: Beach Hut Surprise (An anthology of six novellas)
Genre: Fantasy, Crime, Humour, Romance
Format: Paperback/Ebook
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Escape to an old-fashioned British seaside resort for the summer -- six feel-good beach reads to make you smile, or even laugh out loud.
Who's there? Lovers, vampires...A body?
Little Piddling -- now renamed Little Piddling sur Mer -- is a resort with ambition, but odd things keep happening there, especially among its delectable beach huts. They are a magnet for lovers and other, stranger, visitors.
Take a romantic stroll along the beach after dark and you might encounter for than you bargained for.
Six favourite authors let their hair down on the Piddling sands...
Liz Fielding
Louise Allen
Lesley Cookman
Joanna Maitland
Sarah Mallory
Sophie Weston
Genre: Fantasy, Crime, Humour, Romance
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Escape to an old-fashioned British seaside resort for the summer -- six feel-good beach reads to make you smile, or even laugh out loud.
Who's there? Lovers, vampires...A body?
Little Piddling -- now renamed Little Piddling sur Mer -- is a resort with ambition, but odd things keep happening there, especially among its delectable beach huts. They are a magnet for lovers and other, stranger, visitors.
Take a romantic stroll along the beach after dark and you might encounter for than you bargained for.
Six favourite authors let their hair down on the Piddling sands...
Liz Fielding
Louise Allen
Lesley Cookman
Joanna Maitland
Sarah Mallory
Sophie Weston
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Stacey Murray
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Book Title: Murder At The Tower
Genre: Crime/Contemporary Whodunnit
Format: Paperback (First Edition)
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For seven hundred years, Yeoman Warders have guarded the Tower of London, where their homes are inside the walls and where the gates are locked at night.
One of them, Tony Warboys, is on night watch duty, patrolling the ancient grounds. But he won't live to see the sun rise. When his body is found on the cobbles by the peculiar figure of the Tower Ravenmaster, the Met quickly discover that Tony had no shortage of enemies.
As they navigate the intriguing world and hierarchy of the Tower, and public fascination with the case mounts, DCI Viv Lee uncovers shocking secrets which could rock the place to its foundations.
But can she catch the killer before she kills her career?
Murder At The Tower is a classic whodunnit set in the present-day Tower of London. It's the first book in the DC Viv Lee Mystery Series.
Author Bio:
A native of Glasgow, Stacey Murray was an international finance lawyer in London and Hong Kong, before changing career to become an independent film producer. Her first film, A Boy Called Dad, was acquired by the BBC and nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. She lives in the dramatic Derbyshire Peak District which is the setting for her first two novels, The Curious Case of Maggie Macbeth and The Thief of Joy.
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Genre: Crime/Contemporary Whodunnit
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For seven hundred years, Yeoman Warders have guarded the Tower of London, where their homes are inside the walls and where the gates are locked at night.
One of them, Tony Warboys, is on night watch duty, patrolling the ancient grounds. But he won't live to see the sun rise. When his body is found on the cobbles by the peculiar figure of the Tower Ravenmaster, the Met quickly discover that Tony had no shortage of enemies.
As they navigate the intriguing world and hierarchy of the Tower, and public fascination with the case mounts, DCI Viv Lee uncovers shocking secrets which could rock the place to its foundations.
But can she catch the killer before she kills her career?
Murder At The Tower is a classic whodunnit set in the present-day Tower of London. It's the first book in the DC Viv Lee Mystery Series.
Author Bio:
A native of Glasgow, Stacey Murray was an international finance lawyer in London and Hong Kong, before changing career to become an independent film producer. Her first film, A Boy Called Dad, was acquired by the BBC and nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. She lives in the dramatic Derbyshire Peak District which is the setting for her first two novels, The Curious Case of Maggie Macbeth and The Thief of Joy.
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Book Title: Murder in Moonlit Square
Genre: Irish-Indian cosy crime
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When semi-retired Irish nun Sister Agatha Murphy meets Avtar Mehta round the back of his historic Delhi hotel, they form an instant bond over a sneaky smoke and good gossip. Then a street robbery outside the hotel, a dead body inside it, and the disappearance of a pilgrim guest bring the local police to the hotel, determined to close their cases quickly, and with them the Delhi Haveli Hotel.
Sister Agatha and Avtar must race to stay one step ahead of the police, the Indian secret service and a hidden killer – as well as keeping their sense of humour through a terrorism scare in the run up to Christmas on the colourful streets of old Delhi.
The Author:
Paul Waters is the author of Murder in Moonlit Square, the first in his new Irish-Indian cosy crime series set in Chandni Chowk in Delhi. It’s published in hardback, paperback and ebook by the No Exit imprint of Bedford Square Publishers in Britain and Ireland, in audiobook by WF Howes (narrated by Paul Tylak), and in India and south Asia by Penguin India. Murder in Moonlit Square entered the Indian fiction bestseller charts at No.3.
Paul is also the author of Blackwatertown, published in paperback and ebook by Unbound, and audiobook by WF Howes (narrated by Patrick Moy), in 2020. He is also the author of The Obituarist, and short stories in the Taking Liberties (published by Breakthrough Books) and Christmas Murders on Bedford Square (pub by Bedford Square Publishers) anthologies.
He is also an award-winning BBC producer, reporter and presenter – most recently of the BBC World Service In The Studio arts documentary strand. Paul is also co-host of the award-winning We’d Like A Word books and authors podcast – shortlisted for 2020 Books Podcast of the Year – which features globally bestselling writers, emerging authors and other insiders from the book industry, including editors, agents and publishers.
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Genre: Irish-Indian cosy crime
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When semi-retired Irish nun Sister Agatha Murphy meets Avtar Mehta round the back of his historic Delhi hotel, they form an instant bond over a sneaky smoke and good gossip. Then a street robbery outside the hotel, a dead body inside it, and the disappearance of a pilgrim guest bring the local police to the hotel, determined to close their cases quickly, and with them the Delhi Haveli Hotel.
Sister Agatha and Avtar must race to stay one step ahead of the police, the Indian secret service and a hidden killer – as well as keeping their sense of humour through a terrorism scare in the run up to Christmas on the colourful streets of old Delhi.
The Author:
Paul Waters is the author of Murder in Moonlit Square, the first in his new Irish-Indian cosy crime series set in Chandni Chowk in Delhi. It’s published in hardback, paperback and ebook by the No Exit imprint of Bedford Square Publishers in Britain and Ireland, in audiobook by WF Howes (narrated by Paul Tylak), and in India and south Asia by Penguin India. Murder in Moonlit Square entered the Indian fiction bestseller charts at No.3.
Paul is also the author of Blackwatertown, published in paperback and ebook by Unbound, and audiobook by WF Howes (narrated by Patrick Moy), in 2020. He is also the author of The Obituarist, and short stories in the Taking Liberties (published by Breakthrough Books) and Christmas Murders on Bedford Square (pub by Bedford Square Publishers) anthologies.
He is also an award-winning BBC producer, reporter and presenter – most recently of the BBC World Service In The Studio arts documentary strand. Paul is also co-host of the award-winning We’d Like A Word books and authors podcast – shortlisted for 2020 Books Podcast of the Year – which features globally bestselling writers, emerging authors and other insiders from the book industry, including editors, agents and publishers.
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Book Title: Dead In Three Two One
Genre: Crime Thriller.
Format: Hardback.
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Roy Grace is back in this gripping instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James.
Brighton is celebrating. A killer is waiting. And Roy Grace is the target . . .
Brighton Pride is the biggest date on the city’s calendar with half a million people lost in the party. But behind the opulent façade of the Royal Courteney Hotel, a nightmare is checking in.
Dritan Dervishi, the cold-blooded consigliere for Albanian mob boss Roel Albazi, has arrived with a beautiful woman on his arm and a lethal secret in his suitcase. He has specifically requested Room 321 – a room with a perfect view of the sea, and a deadly proximity to a target he’s been dreaming of for years.
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is already pushed to the limit, coordinating the city’s massive security operation amid whispers of a potential terrorist attack. But the threat is more personal than he could ever imagine. Back in a prison cell, his old nemesis Albazi is counting down the seconds to a revenge that will not just take Roy’s life, but erase his entire bloodline.
And as Roy and his wife Cleo prepare for a night of celebration at the Royal Courteney, they have no idea that they are stepping into a deadly trap.
As the relentless countdown nears zero, Roy must outsmart an invisible enemy and protect his loved ones before their time finally runs out . . .
23 million books sold.
Now a major ITV/BritBox show starring John Simm as Roy Grace.
Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective.
The Author:
Peter James is a UK No.1 bestselling author, best known for his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series.
Much loved by crime and thriller fans for his fast-paced page-turners full of unexpected plot twists, sinister characters, and accurate portrayal of modern day policing. To date, Peter has written an impressive total of 21 Sunday Times No. 1s, sold over 24 million copies worldwide and been translated into 38 languages. ITV’s primetime adaptation of the Grace novels, starring John Simm, continues to delight audiences with significant ratings growth, and series seven is currently in production.
In 2026, Peter was awarded an OBE in recognition of his services to literature and to charity. Peter is a supporter of many of charities reflecting his concerns and interests, including as Co-Patron of the Sussex Police Charitable Trust; as a Patron of the RSPCA and the Samaritans; and as an ambassador for The Reading Agency and for the National Year of Reading 2026, among many others.
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Genre: Crime Thriller.
Format: Hardback.
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Roy Grace is back in this gripping instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James.
Brighton is celebrating. A killer is waiting. And Roy Grace is the target . . .
Brighton Pride is the biggest date on the city’s calendar with half a million people lost in the party. But behind the opulent façade of the Royal Courteney Hotel, a nightmare is checking in.
Dritan Dervishi, the cold-blooded consigliere for Albanian mob boss Roel Albazi, has arrived with a beautiful woman on his arm and a lethal secret in his suitcase. He has specifically requested Room 321 – a room with a perfect view of the sea, and a deadly proximity to a target he’s been dreaming of for years.
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is already pushed to the limit, coordinating the city’s massive security operation amid whispers of a potential terrorist attack. But the threat is more personal than he could ever imagine. Back in a prison cell, his old nemesis Albazi is counting down the seconds to a revenge that will not just take Roy’s life, but erase his entire bloodline.
And as Roy and his wife Cleo prepare for a night of celebration at the Royal Courteney, they have no idea that they are stepping into a deadly trap.
As the relentless countdown nears zero, Roy must outsmart an invisible enemy and protect his loved ones before their time finally runs out . . .
23 million books sold.
Now a major ITV/BritBox show starring John Simm as Roy Grace.
Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective.
The Author:
Peter James is a UK No.1 bestselling author, best known for his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series.
Much loved by crime and thriller fans for his fast-paced page-turners full of unexpected plot twists, sinister characters, and accurate portrayal of modern day policing. To date, Peter has written an impressive total of 21 Sunday Times No. 1s, sold over 24 million copies worldwide and been translated into 38 languages. ITV’s primetime adaptation of the Grace novels, starring John Simm, continues to delight audiences with significant ratings growth, and series seven is currently in production.
In 2026, Peter was awarded an OBE in recognition of his services to literature and to charity. Peter is a supporter of many of charities reflecting his concerns and interests, including as Co-Patron of the Sussex Police Charitable Trust; as a Patron of the RSPCA and the Samaritans; and as an ambassador for The Reading Agency and for the National Year of Reading 2026, among many others.
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Callum McSorley
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Book Title: Paper Boy
Genre: Crime Thriller
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The dark, rawly comic follow-up to the winner of the McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime book of the year.
'A serious talent' Kevin Bridges
'Inventive and witty, with a nerve-shredding finale' Chris Brookmyre
'An outstanding new writer who is destined to become a very big name' Peter James
DCI Alison McCoist is back: newly promoted and even less popular.
Chuck Gardner is the proud owner of both a confidential paper-shredding business and a serious betting habit.
When Chuck finds some scandalous paperwork and McCoist investigates a rat-nibbled corpse under a flyover, they are both sucked into a deadly stramash of gangland wars and police corruption.
Can Chuck solve his gambling and gangster problems before some head-banger feeds him into his own shredder? And can McCoist claw herself out of this latest shitemire without her own shady dealings coming to light? It might depend on how far she's prepared to go...
The Author:
Callum McSorley is an author based in Glasgow. His short stories have appeared in Gutter, Shoreline of Infinity, and New Writing Scotland. His debut novel SQUEAKY CLEAN was published in March 2023 by Pushkin Vertigo and won The McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2023.
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The Book:
The dark, rawly comic follow-up to the winner of the McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish crime book of the year.
'A serious talent' Kevin Bridges
'Inventive and witty, with a nerve-shredding finale' Chris Brookmyre
'An outstanding new writer who is destined to become a very big name' Peter James
DCI Alison McCoist is back: newly promoted and even less popular.
Chuck Gardner is the proud owner of both a confidential paper-shredding business and a serious betting habit.
When Chuck finds some scandalous paperwork and McCoist investigates a rat-nibbled corpse under a flyover, they are both sucked into a deadly stramash of gangland wars and police corruption.
Can Chuck solve his gambling and gangster problems before some head-banger feeds him into his own shredder? And can McCoist claw herself out of this latest shitemire without her own shady dealings coming to light? It might depend on how far she's prepared to go...
The Author:
Callum McSorley is an author based in Glasgow. His short stories have appeared in Gutter, Shoreline of Infinity, and New Writing Scotland. His debut novel SQUEAKY CLEAN was published in March 2023 by Pushkin Vertigo and won The McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2023.
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Marion Todd
Marion Todd
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Book Title: Watch Them Fall
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Paperback
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Marion Todd’s newest novel, "Watch Them Fall", continues her acclaimed Tartan Noir series featuring DI Clare Mackay. The story begins with a body being hauled out of St Andrews harbour, clearly the result of foul play. DI Clare Mackay and her team investigate the murder of local resident Dennis Gibb, while simultaneously managing a series of burglaries across town. The plot intertwines local secrets, property development disputes, holiday lets, and community protests, creating a complex and suspenseful narrative that challenges Clare and her colleagues.
The novel is set in Scotland and maintains Todd’s signature style of gritty, character-driven police procedural fiction. Clare Mackay is portrayed as a determined and empathetic detective, balancing professional pressures with personal insight, which adds depth to the investigation
The book has been praised for its intricate plotting, suspenseful pacing, and well-developed characters, making it a strong addition to the Tartan Noir genre.
The Author:
Marion grew up in the City of Dundee, now home to the magnificent V&A Museum. Always a keen writer, she has had point-of-view pieces published in the Dundee Courier and short stories in My Weekly magazine. She won first prize in the Family Circle Magazine Short Story for Children Competition in 1987.
Before becoming a full-time writer, Marion worked as a lecturer, candle-maker and hotel lounge pianist, a job which provided rich material for her novels.
In 2018 Marion was long-listed for the Sunstory Award and the Scottish Arts Council Short Story Award and in 2019 was short-listed for Dundee Rep’s Stripped programme.
More recently, Marion has turned her hand to crime fiction and in 2020 was shortlisted for the prestigious Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year award with her novel See Them Run, the first in the DI Clare Mackay crime series.
Marion lives in North East Fife overlooking the River Tay and is a sometime babysitter for her daughter’s unruly but lovable dog.
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Book Title: Watch Them Fall
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Paperback
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The Book:
Marion Todd’s newest novel, "Watch Them Fall", continues her acclaimed Tartan Noir series featuring DI Clare Mackay. The story begins with a body being hauled out of St Andrews harbour, clearly the result of foul play. DI Clare Mackay and her team investigate the murder of local resident Dennis Gibb, while simultaneously managing a series of burglaries across town. The plot intertwines local secrets, property development disputes, holiday lets, and community protests, creating a complex and suspenseful narrative that challenges Clare and her colleagues.
The novel is set in Scotland and maintains Todd’s signature style of gritty, character-driven police procedural fiction. Clare Mackay is portrayed as a determined and empathetic detective, balancing professional pressures with personal insight, which adds depth to the investigation
The book has been praised for its intricate plotting, suspenseful pacing, and well-developed characters, making it a strong addition to the Tartan Noir genre.
The Author:
Marion grew up in the City of Dundee, now home to the magnificent V&A Museum. Always a keen writer, she has had point-of-view pieces published in the Dundee Courier and short stories in My Weekly magazine. She won first prize in the Family Circle Magazine Short Story for Children Competition in 1987.
Before becoming a full-time writer, Marion worked as a lecturer, candle-maker and hotel lounge pianist, a job which provided rich material for her novels.
In 2018 Marion was long-listed for the Sunstory Award and the Scottish Arts Council Short Story Award and in 2019 was short-listed for Dundee Rep’s Stripped programme.
More recently, Marion has turned her hand to crime fiction and in 2020 was shortlisted for the prestigious Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year award with her novel See Them Run, the first in the DI Clare Mackay crime series.
Marion lives in North East Fife overlooking the River Tay and is a sometime babysitter for her daughter’s unruly but lovable dog.
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Sarah Hilary
Sarah Hilary
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Book Title: The Cutting Stone
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback
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The Book:
A body buried between rock and ice, at a Peak District beauty spot, reveals a secret too close to home for Joe and Laurie in this second DS Joseph Ashe thriller.
'Gripping' Erin Kelly
'Triumphant' Elly Griffiths
'Atmospheric' Anna Mazzola
When a half-frozen body is found under the Bawd Stone, a local landmark linked with pagan ritual, DI Laurie Bower’s first call is to her best detective sergeant, Joseph Ashe. On leave after a traumatic case, Joe is still haunted by the tragedy he survived 17 years ago, when a school bus veered off the road and everyone drowned except him.
Joe and Laurie join forces as this new case takes them back to her old stamping ground of inner-city Manchester. But when the body is identified as Godfrey Hulme, her dead sister’s counsellor, it quickly becomes a deeply personal murder investigation. The truth of what happened, in both the past and the present, will have devastating consequences for Laurie and Joe alike.
The Author:
Sarah Hilary is the critically-acclaimed author of nine novels. Her debut, Someone Else's Skin, won the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year 2015 and was a World Book Night selection, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and a finalist for both the Silver Falchion and Macavity Awards in the US. No Other Darkness, the second in her DI Marnie Rome series, was shortlisted for a Barry Award.
In April 2026, The Drowning Place will introduce readers to DS Joseph Ashe at the start of a brand new series set in the Peak District.
Sarah is Programme Director for St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Weekend, and co-founder of Ledburied, a crime fiction festival in her home town. Her short stories have won the Fish Criminally Short Histories Prize, the Cheshire Prize for Literature, and the SENSE Prize.
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Book Title: The Cutting Stone
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback
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The Book:
A body buried between rock and ice, at a Peak District beauty spot, reveals a secret too close to home for Joe and Laurie in this second DS Joseph Ashe thriller.
'Gripping' Erin Kelly
'Triumphant' Elly Griffiths
'Atmospheric' Anna Mazzola
When a half-frozen body is found under the Bawd Stone, a local landmark linked with pagan ritual, DI Laurie Bower’s first call is to her best detective sergeant, Joseph Ashe. On leave after a traumatic case, Joe is still haunted by the tragedy he survived 17 years ago, when a school bus veered off the road and everyone drowned except him.
Joe and Laurie join forces as this new case takes them back to her old stamping ground of inner-city Manchester. But when the body is identified as Godfrey Hulme, her dead sister’s counsellor, it quickly becomes a deeply personal murder investigation. The truth of what happened, in both the past and the present, will have devastating consequences for Laurie and Joe alike.
The Author:
Sarah Hilary is the critically-acclaimed author of nine novels. Her debut, Someone Else's Skin, won the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year 2015 and was a World Book Night selection, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and a finalist for both the Silver Falchion and Macavity Awards in the US. No Other Darkness, the second in her DI Marnie Rome series, was shortlisted for a Barry Award.
In April 2026, The Drowning Place will introduce readers to DS Joseph Ashe at the start of a brand new series set in the Peak District.
Sarah is Programme Director for St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Weekend, and co-founder of Ledburied, a crime fiction festival in her home town. Her short stories have won the Fish Criminally Short Histories Prize, the Cheshire Prize for Literature, and the SENSE Prize.
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Emma Mason
Emma Mason
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Book Title: Murder on the Haunted Express
Genre: Cosy Crime
Format: Hardback
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Everyone on this train is guilty…
When ex-detective Midge McGowan embarks on a sleeper train to the snowy highlands of Scotland, she's hoping for a relaxing holiday. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a nightmare.
The last carriage of the train is rumoured to be haunted by a mysterious figure. One of the passengers is a prisoner on release from jail, who won't speak to anyone and spends most of his time in his cabin. And when a guest is found dead, lying inside a locked carriage with no obvious injuries, Midge has a mystery to solve.
Could this be the work of a ghost? Or has someone just pulled off the perfect murder? Midge is going to have to stay alive long enough to find out…
The Author:
Emma Mason is a former Detective Constable with Thames Valley Police. She now lives in Dorset with her husband, children and parents. She writes and works as a design consultant, creating virtual reality training for the defence sector.
Emma also writes children's books under the name Emma Green.
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Genre: Cosy Crime
Format: Hardback
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Everyone on this train is guilty…
When ex-detective Midge McGowan embarks on a sleeper train to the snowy highlands of Scotland, she's hoping for a relaxing holiday. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a nightmare.
The last carriage of the train is rumoured to be haunted by a mysterious figure. One of the passengers is a prisoner on release from jail, who won't speak to anyone and spends most of his time in his cabin. And when a guest is found dead, lying inside a locked carriage with no obvious injuries, Midge has a mystery to solve.
Could this be the work of a ghost? Or has someone just pulled off the perfect murder? Midge is going to have to stay alive long enough to find out…
The Author:
Emma Mason is a former Detective Constable with Thames Valley Police. She now lives in Dorset with her husband, children and parents. She writes and works as a design consultant, creating virtual reality training for the defence sector.
Emma also writes children's books under the name Emma Green.
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Simon McCleave
Simon McCleave
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Book Title: The Liverpool Killings
Genre: Crime Thriller or Police Procedural
Format: Hardback
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The Book:
The epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.
Someone must suffer the consequences…
When DC Jade Kennedy – a prized member of DI Ruth Hunter’s team – is kidnapped, all hands are on deck to track down the perpetrator. It doesn’t take long for Ruth to find out that the person responsible is an old enemy; one she hoped she’d seen the last of.
But knowing who they are doesn’t make it any easier to track them down. Ruth races across the country in pursuit of her colleague. Every time she gets within reaching distance, another obstacle is thrown in her path.
Bent on revenge, it’s only a matter of time before the violent individual makes Jade pay the ultimate price – and Ruth will do whatever it takes to stop them.
The Author:
Simon McCleave is a multi million-selling crime novelist who lives in North Wales with his wife and two children.
Before he was an author, Simon worked as a script editor at the BBC and a producer at Channel 4 before working as a story analyst in Los Angeles. He then became a script writer, writing on series such as Silent Witness, The Bill, EastEnders and many more. His Channel 4 film Out of the Game was critically acclaimed and described as ‘an unflinching portrayal of male friendship’ by Time Out.
His first book, The Snowdonia Killings, was released in January 2020 and soon became an Amazon Bestseller, reaching No 1 in the UK Chart and selling over 400,000 copies. His twenty one subsequent novels in the DI Ruth Hunter Snowdonia Series have all been Amazon bestsellers, with most of them hitting the top of the digital charts. He has sold over 3.5 million books to date.
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Genre: Crime Thriller or Police Procedural
Format: Hardback
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Bids Accepted: Global
The Book:
The epic Welsh crime thriller fiction series featuring the much-loved DI Ruth Hunter.
Someone must suffer the consequences…
When DC Jade Kennedy – a prized member of DI Ruth Hunter’s team – is kidnapped, all hands are on deck to track down the perpetrator. It doesn’t take long for Ruth to find out that the person responsible is an old enemy; one she hoped she’d seen the last of.
But knowing who they are doesn’t make it any easier to track them down. Ruth races across the country in pursuit of her colleague. Every time she gets within reaching distance, another obstacle is thrown in her path.
Bent on revenge, it’s only a matter of time before the violent individual makes Jade pay the ultimate price – and Ruth will do whatever it takes to stop them.
The Author:
Simon McCleave is a multi million-selling crime novelist who lives in North Wales with his wife and two children.
Before he was an author, Simon worked as a script editor at the BBC and a producer at Channel 4 before working as a story analyst in Los Angeles. He then became a script writer, writing on series such as Silent Witness, The Bill, EastEnders and many more. His Channel 4 film Out of the Game was critically acclaimed and described as ‘an unflinching portrayal of male friendship’ by Time Out.
His first book, The Snowdonia Killings, was released in January 2020 and soon became an Amazon Bestseller, reaching No 1 in the UK Chart and selling over 400,000 copies. His twenty one subsequent novels in the DI Ruth Hunter Snowdonia Series have all been Amazon bestsellers, with most of them hitting the top of the digital charts. He has sold over 3.5 million books to date.
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Natalie Chandler
Natalie Chandler
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Book Title: The Voices
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Paperback
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The Book:
For three years, criminal psychiatrist Tamsin Shaw has been lying unresponsive in hospital.
But while she may not be able to open her eyes, she is awake, and listening to her visitors:
The husband
The best friend
The ex-boyfriend
The former patient
The nurse
All of them have secrets.
One of them will kill to keep theirs hidden.
Can Tamsin wake up before it’s too late?
The Author:
Natalie Chandler is the internationally bestselling author of psychological thrillers Believe Me Not and What We Did. Her latest book, a high-concept thriller titled The Voices, was published in hardback by HarperNorth in February 2025.
Natalie was educated at St Chad’s College, Durham and went on to work in behavioural education before turning to thriller writing, delving into the darkest workings of the human mind. She is currently based in the North of England and shares her sofa with her husband and a collection of cockapoos.
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Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Paperback
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The Book:
For three years, criminal psychiatrist Tamsin Shaw has been lying unresponsive in hospital.
But while she may not be able to open her eyes, she is awake, and listening to her visitors:
The husband
The best friend
The ex-boyfriend
The former patient
The nurse
All of them have secrets.
One of them will kill to keep theirs hidden.
Can Tamsin wake up before it’s too late?
The Author:
Natalie Chandler is the internationally bestselling author of psychological thrillers Believe Me Not and What We Did. Her latest book, a high-concept thriller titled The Voices, was published in hardback by HarperNorth in February 2025.
Natalie was educated at St Chad’s College, Durham and went on to work in behavioural education before turning to thriller writing, delving into the darkest workings of the human mind. She is currently based in the North of England and shares her sofa with her husband and a collection of cockapoos.
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Victoria Dowd
Victoria Dowd
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*2 books in the Charlotte Blood chronicles
Book Title: 1. Death on the Aviary
Book Title: 2. Threefold Death
Genre: Crime
Format: Paperback
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The Book: Book 1: Death on the Aviary
New Year’s Eve 1928 – In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift. The power fails. The lift stops. In the darkness, a single shot is fired.
When the light returns, Charles Ravenswick — the heir to the Ravenswick fortune — is dead on the floor. No one could have got in or out. All have motives, and none have alibis.
A year later under the pretence of reporting on the family’s infamous ravens, sparky Charlotte Blood investigates. She finds a house haunted by suspicion and secrets. She must unravel the mystery and with it the terrible truth behind the entire Ravenswick family. Her search will not only lead her down a dangerous path, it will reveal dark secrets that lurk in her own life...
Book 2: Threefold Death
Charlotte Blood is about to discover the dark side of obsession in this gripping mystery. Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley.
A team of archaeologists claim to have found the final resting place of the original warrior Queen of the Britons – Boudica. It's the story of the century and investigative journalist Charlotte Blood wants nothing more than to get the inside scoop.
But Charlotte is not the only one hunting for the truth. Other journalists are also eager to find out if this is, in fact, the legendary queen's final resting place.
Instead of finding a giant piece of history, Charlotte makes a more horrifying discovery...
The tomb – which has reportedly been sealed shut for almost two thousand years – inexplicably also houses the dead body of a local woman. Even more bewildering is the fact that both bodies appear to have three different causes of death.
The deeper Charlotte dives into the case, the more she finds herself fascinated by a single what is the secret of the Threefold Death?
As Charlotte grows closer to discovering the killer, perhaps the question she should be asking is whether she will be the third victim …
Filled with history, mystery, and a relatable main character, Threefold Death will appeal to both history buffs and crime aficionados.
The Author:
Victoria is a crime writer and her first novel, The Smart Woman’s Guide to Murder, won The People’s Book Prize 2020/2021. It was also In Search of the Classic Mystery’s book of the year 2020. It’s the first in the Smart Woman’s mystery series. The second is Body on the Island and the third, The Supper Club Murders is out on 16th September. They are a dark comedy take on the classic whodunnit.
She is also an award winning writer of short fiction, having won the Gothic Fiction prize for short fiction by Go Gothic. She was the runner up in The New Writer’s writer of the year award and her work has been short listed and Highly commended by Writers’ Forum magazine. She was also long-listed for The Willesden Herald International Short Story Competition. She has had short stories published in various literary and arts journals such as BTS Literary and Arts Annual, Gold Dust magazine and Dream Catcher. She has spoken at various literary festivals, most recently in Bath, and at various schools and book groups. Her historical fiction, The Painter of Siena, was published in 2016.
After studying law at Cambridge University, she was a criminal law barrister for many years, but finally hung up the wig in favour of more fictional crimes.
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Book Title: 1. Death on the Aviary
Book Title: 2. Threefold Death
Genre: Crime
Format: Paperback
Signed: Dedication available
Bids Accepted: UK only
The Book: Book 1: Death on the Aviary
New Year’s Eve 1928 – In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift. The power fails. The lift stops. In the darkness, a single shot is fired.
When the light returns, Charles Ravenswick — the heir to the Ravenswick fortune — is dead on the floor. No one could have got in or out. All have motives, and none have alibis.
A year later under the pretence of reporting on the family’s infamous ravens, sparky Charlotte Blood investigates. She finds a house haunted by suspicion and secrets. She must unravel the mystery and with it the terrible truth behind the entire Ravenswick family. Her search will not only lead her down a dangerous path, it will reveal dark secrets that lurk in her own life...
Book 2: Threefold Death
Charlotte Blood is about to discover the dark side of obsession in this gripping mystery. Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley.
A team of archaeologists claim to have found the final resting place of the original warrior Queen of the Britons – Boudica. It's the story of the century and investigative journalist Charlotte Blood wants nothing more than to get the inside scoop.
But Charlotte is not the only one hunting for the truth. Other journalists are also eager to find out if this is, in fact, the legendary queen's final resting place.
Instead of finding a giant piece of history, Charlotte makes a more horrifying discovery...
The tomb – which has reportedly been sealed shut for almost two thousand years – inexplicably also houses the dead body of a local woman. Even more bewildering is the fact that both bodies appear to have three different causes of death.
The deeper Charlotte dives into the case, the more she finds herself fascinated by a single what is the secret of the Threefold Death?
As Charlotte grows closer to discovering the killer, perhaps the question she should be asking is whether she will be the third victim …
Filled with history, mystery, and a relatable main character, Threefold Death will appeal to both history buffs and crime aficionados.
The Author:
Victoria is a crime writer and her first novel, The Smart Woman’s Guide to Murder, won The People’s Book Prize 2020/2021. It was also In Search of the Classic Mystery’s book of the year 2020. It’s the first in the Smart Woman’s mystery series. The second is Body on the Island and the third, The Supper Club Murders is out on 16th September. They are a dark comedy take on the classic whodunnit.
She is also an award winning writer of short fiction, having won the Gothic Fiction prize for short fiction by Go Gothic. She was the runner up in The New Writer’s writer of the year award and her work has been short listed and Highly commended by Writers’ Forum magazine. She was also long-listed for The Willesden Herald International Short Story Competition. She has had short stories published in various literary and arts journals such as BTS Literary and Arts Annual, Gold Dust magazine and Dream Catcher. She has spoken at various literary festivals, most recently in Bath, and at various schools and book groups. Her historical fiction, The Painter of Siena, was published in 2016.
After studying law at Cambridge University, she was a criminal law barrister for many years, but finally hung up the wig in favour of more fictional crimes.
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Holly Hepburn
Holly Hepburn
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Book Title: Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
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The Book:
Maura has everything she ever wanted from life – a quirky cottage in Edinburgh’s picturesque Dean Village, a thriving career as a potter and a contented relationship with her childhood sweetheart, Jamie. Never mind that the cottage is damp, her pots aren’t selling and Jamie prefers a night down the pub with his rugby mates to an evening in with her.
But everyone wishes things were just a tiny bit better, right?
When Maura reunites with Fraser Bell at a Hogmanay party, she’s instantly transported back to her school days. And when he proposes she makes ceramic ghosts to complement his city ghost tour business, she’s tempted. At first, everything goes smoothly but it’s not long before their new partnership causes problems that ripple through every aspect of Maura’s life. The ghosts go viral, so she has more orders than she can fulfil and Jamie is not thrilled that she’s spending all her time in her studio. But when Edinburgh Castle shows an interest in Maura’s work, things begin to spiral out of control.
Can Maura really have it all or will she regret wishing for more?
The Author:
Holly Hepburn is an author of historical cozy crime, published by award-winning publisher Boldwood Books. Holly lives in leafy Hertfordshire with her adorable partner in crime, Luna the Labrador.
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Book Title: Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane
Genre: Romance
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The Book:
Maura has everything she ever wanted from life – a quirky cottage in Edinburgh’s picturesque Dean Village, a thriving career as a potter and a contented relationship with her childhood sweetheart, Jamie. Never mind that the cottage is damp, her pots aren’t selling and Jamie prefers a night down the pub with his rugby mates to an evening in with her.
But everyone wishes things were just a tiny bit better, right?
When Maura reunites with Fraser Bell at a Hogmanay party, she’s instantly transported back to her school days. And when he proposes she makes ceramic ghosts to complement his city ghost tour business, she’s tempted. At first, everything goes smoothly but it’s not long before their new partnership causes problems that ripple through every aspect of Maura’s life. The ghosts go viral, so she has more orders than she can fulfil and Jamie is not thrilled that she’s spending all her time in her studio. But when Edinburgh Castle shows an interest in Maura’s work, things begin to spiral out of control.
Can Maura really have it all or will she regret wishing for more?
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Holly Hepburn is an author of historical cozy crime, published by award-winning publisher Boldwood Books. Holly lives in leafy Hertfordshire with her adorable partner in crime, Luna the Labrador.
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* The Black Button trilogy
Book Title 1: The Black Button
Book Title 2: The Awakening
Book Title 3: The Eternal Keeper
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
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One mysterious black button. One choice that changes everything.
When an ordinary discovery opens the door to something extraordinary, a journey begins that will stretch across three books, uncovering secrets, testing loyalties and revealing a world where choices have consequences far beyond anything imagined.
The Black Button Trilogy brings together The Black Button, The Awakening and The Eternal Keeper in a complete YA fantasy adventure filled with mystery, friendship, danger and the power of the choices we make.
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Sam Hambly is a UK indie author based on the south coast of England. She writes character-led stories with heart, humour and a touch of the unexpected. The Black Button was her debut novel and grew into a complete three-book YA fantasy series. When she isn't writing, Sam can usually be found surrounded by books, dogs and far too many new story ideas.
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Book Title 1: The Black Button
Book Title 2: The Awakening
Book Title 3: The Eternal Keeper
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
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One mysterious black button. One choice that changes everything.
When an ordinary discovery opens the door to something extraordinary, a journey begins that will stretch across three books, uncovering secrets, testing loyalties and revealing a world where choices have consequences far beyond anything imagined.
The Black Button Trilogy brings together The Black Button, The Awakening and The Eternal Keeper in a complete YA fantasy adventure filled with mystery, friendship, danger and the power of the choices we make.
The Author Bio:
Sam Hambly is a UK indie author based on the south coast of England. She writes character-led stories with heart, humour and a touch of the unexpected. The Black Button was her debut novel and grew into a complete three-book YA fantasy series. When she isn't writing, Sam can usually be found surrounded by books, dogs and far too many new story ideas.
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Gina Kirkham
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* Gina will give her successful bidder the opportunity have a character in her next book named after them.
Title: Murders at the Black Abbey Towers
Genre : Cosy/Crime/Murder/Mystery/Humour
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A riotous gothic crime caper full of gallows humour, ghostly thrills and one hell of a matriarch—from the author of Murders at the Montgomery Hall Hotel.
Welcome to Black Abbey Towers . . . where murder is just the opening act.
Halloween, 1899: a satanic aristocrat, a missing village girl, and a fire that scorches Black Abbey Towers into legend.
Present day: The haunted abbey has been requisitioned as a film set and the cast is dying to be involved.
Retired NCA advisor-turned-hitwoman Dottie Barker is posing as a stunt expert while secretly bumping off local criminals vigilante style. The "Quirky Quintet"—four fearless WI ladies and their eccentric plus-one—have been cast as extras, but their talent for stumbling into murder investigations proves harder to contain than their cackling.
As suspicious deaths mount, an ancient diorama predicts the murders before they happen, and the legend of the "Death Collector" comes chillingly to life. Someone is playing a deadly game in the sinister chambers beneath the abbey, and only a gun-toting pensioner and a ghostly girl can stop it.
But secrets buried in blood have a habit of rising, and for Dottie, the final twist might just break her heart . . .
The Author:
Gina was born in the late 1950s to a mum who frequently abandoned her in a pram outside Woolworths and a dad who after two pints of beer could play a mean Boogie Woogie on the piano in the front room of their 3-bed semi on the Wirral. Being the less adventurous of three children, she remains there to this day - apart from a long weekend in Bognor Regis in 1982.
Her teenage years were filled with angst, a CSE in Arithmetic, raging pimples and Barry White. Marriage and motherhood ensued, followed by divorce in her early thirties and a desperate need for a career and some form of financial support for herself and her young daughter. Trundling a three-wheeled trike along a leafy path one wintry day, memories of her favourite author Enid Blyton, ginger beer and solving mysteries along with her lifelong passion to be a police officer, excitedly gave way to an epiphany. And thus began an enjoyable and fulfilling career with Merseyside Police.
On reaching an age most women lie about, she quickly adapted to retirement by utilising her policing skills to chase after two granddaughters, two dogs and one previously used, but still in excellent condition, husband. Having said goodbye to what had been a huge part of her life, she suddenly had another epiphany. This time it was to put pen to paper to write a book based on her experiences as a police officer. Lying in bed one night staring at the ceiling, Gina's alter-ego Mavis Upton was born, ready to star in a humorous and sometimes poignant look at the life, loves and career of an everyday girl who followed a dream and embarked upon a search for the missing piece of her childhood.
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Genre : Cosy/Crime/Murder/Mystery/Humour
Format: Paperback
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The Book:
A riotous gothic crime caper full of gallows humour, ghostly thrills and one hell of a matriarch—from the author of Murders at the Montgomery Hall Hotel.
Welcome to Black Abbey Towers . . . where murder is just the opening act.
Halloween, 1899: a satanic aristocrat, a missing village girl, and a fire that scorches Black Abbey Towers into legend.
Present day: The haunted abbey has been requisitioned as a film set and the cast is dying to be involved.
Retired NCA advisor-turned-hitwoman Dottie Barker is posing as a stunt expert while secretly bumping off local criminals vigilante style. The "Quirky Quintet"—four fearless WI ladies and their eccentric plus-one—have been cast as extras, but their talent for stumbling into murder investigations proves harder to contain than their cackling.
As suspicious deaths mount, an ancient diorama predicts the murders before they happen, and the legend of the "Death Collector" comes chillingly to life. Someone is playing a deadly game in the sinister chambers beneath the abbey, and only a gun-toting pensioner and a ghostly girl can stop it.
But secrets buried in blood have a habit of rising, and for Dottie, the final twist might just break her heart . . .
The Author:
Gina was born in the late 1950s to a mum who frequently abandoned her in a pram outside Woolworths and a dad who after two pints of beer could play a mean Boogie Woogie on the piano in the front room of their 3-bed semi on the Wirral. Being the less adventurous of three children, she remains there to this day - apart from a long weekend in Bognor Regis in 1982.
Her teenage years were filled with angst, a CSE in Arithmetic, raging pimples and Barry White. Marriage and motherhood ensued, followed by divorce in her early thirties and a desperate need for a career and some form of financial support for herself and her young daughter. Trundling a three-wheeled trike along a leafy path one wintry day, memories of her favourite author Enid Blyton, ginger beer and solving mysteries along with her lifelong passion to be a police officer, excitedly gave way to an epiphany. And thus began an enjoyable and fulfilling career with Merseyside Police.
On reaching an age most women lie about, she quickly adapted to retirement by utilising her policing skills to chase after two granddaughters, two dogs and one previously used, but still in excellent condition, husband. Having said goodbye to what had been a huge part of her life, she suddenly had another epiphany. This time it was to put pen to paper to write a book based on her experiences as a police officer. Lying in bed one night staring at the ceiling, Gina's alter-ego Mavis Upton was born, ready to star in a humorous and sometimes poignant look at the life, loves and career of an everyday girl who followed a dream and embarked upon a search for the missing piece of her childhood.
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Julie Mae Cohen
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Book Title: The Best of Enemies
Genre: Humour - Thriller
Format: Hardback
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Gwen keeps a list of enemies. Not that she'd ever hurt any of them - she just likes knowing if karma catches up.
So when her childhood bully drowns in sewage, Gwen's quietly satisfied. But then another foe dies. And another. Soon, everyone who's ever crossed Gwen - from sworn enemies to obnoxious strangers - is meeting a bizarre end.
The police think Gwen's involved, but she's terrified. Someone's turning her private grudges into a murder spree, and if Gwen doesn't stop them, her newly rebellious daughter could be next . . .
The Author:
I teach creative writing workshops—currently for Curtis Brown Creative and Chez Castillon—and for many years I’ve run my own fiction consultancy and mentoring business, with many of my clients going on to publication. Some have become international bestsellers.
I’m a founder member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Rainbow Chapter for LGBTQIA+ writers, and a winner of the RNA’s Inclusion Award for championing diversity in romantic fiction. I’m very proud to be Patron of local literacy charity ABC to Read, who help children in Berkshire primary schools learn to read.
I live in Berkshire with my teenager and my dog. And every year I bring a copy of my latest book to the Rumford Public Library, and they put it on the shelf.
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Genre: Humour - Thriller
Format: Hardback
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The Book:
Gwen keeps a list of enemies. Not that she'd ever hurt any of them - she just likes knowing if karma catches up.
So when her childhood bully drowns in sewage, Gwen's quietly satisfied. But then another foe dies. And another. Soon, everyone who's ever crossed Gwen - from sworn enemies to obnoxious strangers - is meeting a bizarre end.
The police think Gwen's involved, but she's terrified. Someone's turning her private grudges into a murder spree, and if Gwen doesn't stop them, her newly rebellious daughter could be next . . .
The Author:
I teach creative writing workshops—currently for Curtis Brown Creative and Chez Castillon—and for many years I’ve run my own fiction consultancy and mentoring business, with many of my clients going on to publication. Some have become international bestsellers.
I’m a founder member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Rainbow Chapter for LGBTQIA+ writers, and a winner of the RNA’s Inclusion Award for championing diversity in romantic fiction. I’m very proud to be Patron of local literacy charity ABC to Read, who help children in Berkshire primary schools learn to read.
I live in Berkshire with my teenager and my dog. And every year I bring a copy of my latest book to the Rumford Public Library, and they put it on the shelf.
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Diane Jeffrey
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Book Title: A Mother Always Knows
Genre: Psychological Thriller
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The Book:
How much can a parent ever truly know their child?
When a young man is found murdered in a quiet rural village, it sends shock waves through the close-knit local community.
But Carla is more concerned for her teenage daughter, Iris. When Joshua was alive, he humiliated Iris in the worst possible way, and now she’ll be the main suspect in his murder.
As the police investigate every lead, Carla must navigate the murky waters of guilt and betrayal as well as her growing suspicions of what her own daughter might be capable of.
When a shocking revelation threatens to tear her family apart, Carla is forced to ask herself how far she’ll go to protect her loved ones. In a world of secrets and deception, can a mother truly know what lies beneath the surface?
A Mother Always Knows is the powerful new thriller from Diane Jeffrey.
The Author:
Diane Jeffrey is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author.
She grew up in North Devon and Northern Ireland. She now lives in Lyon, France, with her husband and their three children, Labrador and cat.
Diane has written eight psychological thrillers, all published by HQ / HarperCollins.
THE GUILTY MOTHER, Diane's third book, was a USA Today bestseller and her fourth novel, THE SILENT FRIEND, was a Karin Slaughter Killer Reads pick for ASDA. Her fifth psychological thriller, THE COUPLE AT CAUSEWAY COTTAGE, won the 2023 International Thriller Writers award for the best ebook original novel. The French translation of THE OTHER COUPLE (Écarts de Conduite) won the Noir sur Ormesson prize for best thriller in 2025.
A MOTHER ALWAYS KNOWS is Diane's latest psychological thriller and is available in ebook, audiobook and paperback.
Diane is an English teacher. When she's not working or writing, she likes swimming, running and reading. She loves chocolate, beer and holidays.
Above all, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
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Genre: Psychological Thriller
Format: Paperback
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How much can a parent ever truly know their child?
When a young man is found murdered in a quiet rural village, it sends shock waves through the close-knit local community.
But Carla is more concerned for her teenage daughter, Iris. When Joshua was alive, he humiliated Iris in the worst possible way, and now she’ll be the main suspect in his murder.
As the police investigate every lead, Carla must navigate the murky waters of guilt and betrayal as well as her growing suspicions of what her own daughter might be capable of.
When a shocking revelation threatens to tear her family apart, Carla is forced to ask herself how far she’ll go to protect her loved ones. In a world of secrets and deception, can a mother truly know what lies beneath the surface?
A Mother Always Knows is the powerful new thriller from Diane Jeffrey.
The Author:
Diane Jeffrey is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author.
She grew up in North Devon and Northern Ireland. She now lives in Lyon, France, with her husband and their three children, Labrador and cat.
Diane has written eight psychological thrillers, all published by HQ / HarperCollins.
THE GUILTY MOTHER, Diane's third book, was a USA Today bestseller and her fourth novel, THE SILENT FRIEND, was a Karin Slaughter Killer Reads pick for ASDA. Her fifth psychological thriller, THE COUPLE AT CAUSEWAY COTTAGE, won the 2023 International Thriller Writers award for the best ebook original novel. The French translation of THE OTHER COUPLE (Écarts de Conduite) won the Noir sur Ormesson prize for best thriller in 2025.
A MOTHER ALWAYS KNOWS is Diane's latest psychological thriller and is available in ebook, audiobook and paperback.
Diane is an English teacher. When she's not working or writing, she likes swimming, running and reading. She loves chocolate, beer and holidays.
Above all, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
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D.E. White
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Book Title: The Girl On Floor 29
Genre: Crime Thriller
Format: Hardback
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Everyone is trapped. Someone is lying.
A luxury hotel in the heart of London. A routine journey to the twenty-ninth floor. The lift shudders… and stops.
Inside, seven strangers are trapped, cut off from the outside world. Their only link to safety is a reassuring female voice over the intercom. A woman who knows more than she should.
Lift engineer Ellie Mason expects nothing more than a routine call-out. Three years after escaping a toxic relationship, she’s rebuilt her life around her young son, determined to keep her past buried.
But as the situation escalates, Ellie becomes prime suspect in a major incident that threatens to turn catastrophic. With time running out and suspicion closing in, she must confront the truth she’s been running from.
Because if Ellie fails, seven people will die.
Taut, claustrophobic and impossible to put down, this high-concept thriller will keep you holding your breath until the very last floor drops.
The Author:
D. E. White writes crime fiction. After numerous jobs, including being a flight attendant, a 999 call handler for the ambulance service, and a healthcare assistant in A&E, she started writing full time in 2017. She lives with her family on the Sussex coast, UK but dreams of living somewhere a bit warmer, preferably with palm trees. She is best known for her Amazon bestselling Detective Dove Milson series (Joffe), but also writes psychological thrillers (Storm and HQ Digital).
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Genre: Crime Thriller
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Everyone is trapped. Someone is lying.
A luxury hotel in the heart of London. A routine journey to the twenty-ninth floor. The lift shudders… and stops.
Inside, seven strangers are trapped, cut off from the outside world. Their only link to safety is a reassuring female voice over the intercom. A woman who knows more than she should.
Lift engineer Ellie Mason expects nothing more than a routine call-out. Three years after escaping a toxic relationship, she’s rebuilt her life around her young son, determined to keep her past buried.
But as the situation escalates, Ellie becomes prime suspect in a major incident that threatens to turn catastrophic. With time running out and suspicion closing in, she must confront the truth she’s been running from.
Because if Ellie fails, seven people will die.
Taut, claustrophobic and impossible to put down, this high-concept thriller will keep you holding your breath until the very last floor drops.
The Author:
D. E. White writes crime fiction. After numerous jobs, including being a flight attendant, a 999 call handler for the ambulance service, and a healthcare assistant in A&E, she started writing full time in 2017. She lives with her family on the Sussex coast, UK but dreams of living somewhere a bit warmer, preferably with palm trees. She is best known for her Amazon bestselling Detective Dove Milson series (Joffe), but also writes psychological thrillers (Storm and HQ Digital).
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