Shelves of sequins in a kaleidoscope of colours. Bolts of silk and tulle against the back wall. The sewing room was the last place anyone had seen her daughter alive. Northern Ireland, 1942. Flora Toussaint packs parachutes for the RAF, haunted by the twin daughters she was forced to give up eighteen years ago. When British… Continue reading The Secret Dressmaker by Jenny O’Brien
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Murder at Christmas by T.A. Williams
🐾🐾🐾 A festive gathering… Private investigator Dan Armstrong, accompanied by his wife and his canine sidekick, Oscar, are spending the days before Christmas in a luxurious Alpine chalet tucked away in a hidden valley. It should be the perfect escape, except the owner is in fear for his life. A house full of secrets… Amid… Continue reading Murder at Christmas by T.A. Williams
The Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss
Thank you to HQ Books for the opportunity to read debut novel, The Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss. The book was published last year. In the week I went to the cinema for the first time in 2026 (The new Spidey film was excellent!), it seemed a good time to pick up a book… Continue reading The Second Chance Cinema by Thea Weiss
The Last Time I Saw Her Alive by Kate Riordan
Thank you to Penguin Michael Joseph Books for the opportunity to read a proof copy of The Last Time I Saw Her Alive by Kate Riordan. I enjoyed reading The Heatwave by Kate back in 2020 and I’m pleased to say that this is another excellent and addictive tale. I do have more of her… Continue reading The Last Time I Saw Her Alive by Kate Riordan
Tell Tale by Claire Parkin
How do you catch a serial killer when no-one believes you’re telling the truth? Wales, 1984. Llanfair’s most notorious busybody, Debbie-Marie Tunstall, has really gone and done it this time. Her snooping and merciless announcements of observations written in her Kajagoogoo notebook have gotten her into so much trouble that even her mum can’t defend… Continue reading Tell Tale by Claire Parkin
Family Friends by Chloë Ashby
Since they first met at university twenty years ago, Maggie and Will have spent the last two weeks of every summer in France with their close friends, Lydia and Roland. Both families have been looking forward to this cherished annual ritual. But this year things are different. Will has been hiding something from his wife,… Continue reading Family Friends by Chloë Ashby
The Angel of Death by Trevor Wood
DCI Jack Parker is BACK… Death is stalking the streets of Newcastle. An anonymous killer is offering the terminally ill a dignified escape. Mercy to some. Murder to others. KILLER DCI Jack Parker doesn’t want the case. He has a secret of his own – an early-onset dementia diagnosis he’s desperate to conceal. But the… Continue reading The Angel of Death by Trevor Wood
The Castle of Stories by Matt Cain
Stories don’t always unfold the way you expect them to… When 45-year-old Adam inherits a rundown farmhouse and castle in Tuscany from a great uncle he didn’t know existed, he quits his job in Manchester to renovate the property. He’s thrilled his boyfriend of two years, newly divorced and out-of-the-closet Theo, is joining him. But… Continue reading The Castle of Stories by Matt Cain
The Spy and The Snake by M.J. Robotham
THE NEW TRAILBLAZING NOVEL FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR, MANDY ROBOTHAM One mission. One fake husband. One very real problem. Maggie Flynn has finally earned her place at of MI5-but with promotion comes paperwork. No more disguises, no more danger, just meetings, memos, and the quiet realisation that life feels a little too safe. With her… Continue reading The Spy and The Snake by M.J. Robotham
A Deadly Summer by Claire Back
A derelict hotel. A hidden body. A girl who has not been missed. When disillusioned detective Nia Tremeyrick stumbles upon a 30-year-old cold case in her Pembrokeshire seaside town, she relishes the chance to prove herself to her arrogant male colleagues. But with the identity of the victim remaining a mystery, and her own family… Continue reading A Deadly Summer by Claire Back
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