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The Broken River – Chris Hammer

Published By: WildfirePages: 464Released On: 02/01/2025 A body has been discovered on the riverbanks of The Valley, a remote community in the hills of New South Wales. The gold mine at the heart of The Valley was once the lifeblood of this region, but it has been flooded for decades. Over the years, many haveContinue reading “The Broken River – Chris Hammer”

The Hedgehog’s Dilemma – Toon Tellegen

Published By: PushkinPages: 176Released On: 02/01/2025Translator: David ColmerIllustrator: Annemarie van Haeringen The hedgehog is feeling rather lonely, so one day he decides to invite all the other animals for a party. But the hedgehog is also rather a shy, reserved animal, and is terribly worried about doing or saying something he shouldn’t, and about allContinue reading “The Hedgehog’s Dilemma – Toon Tellegen”

The Last Bookstore on Earth – Lily Braun-Arnold

Published By: PenguinPages: 320Released On: 09/01/2025Reading Age: 12+ The world is about to end. Again. It’s been a year since a devastating storm ripped Liz’s world apart. Haunted by the memories of those she couldn’t save, Liz holes up in the only place she felt safe before her world fell away: the bookstore where sheContinue reading “The Last Bookstore on Earth – Lily Braun-Arnold”

The Attraction of Cuba – Chris Hilton

Published By: Envelope BooksPages: 314Released On: 01/11/2023 Chris Hilton went to Havana in the early 2000s to escape the drudgery of everyday life in England―and, boy, did he escape it. Suddenly he found himself mixed up with a variety of gangland chancers, some Cuban, one British, all living on the edge of legality. There wasContinue reading “The Attraction of Cuba – Chris Hilton”

Bitter Passage – Colin Mills

Published By: Lake UnionPages: 303Released On: 01/01/2025 In May 1845, Sir John Franklin, commander of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, departed England to seek a navigable route across the top of the Americas. He and his 128 men never returned. Four years later, Royal Navy Lieutenant Frederick Robinson and Assistant Surgeon Edward Adams are determined to find theContinue reading “Bitter Passage – Colin Mills”

A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage – Asia Mackay

Published By: WildfirePages: 400Released On: 14/01/2025 Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they’re ex-serial killers. They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder. Then HazelContinue reading “A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage – Asia Mackay”

In Want Of a Suspect – Tirzah Price

Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 352Released On: 05/12/2024 It is a truth universally acknowledged, that London’s first female solicitor in possession of the details of a deadly crime, must be in want of a suspect. The tenacious Lizzie Bennet has earned her place at Longbourn, her father’s law firm. Her work keeps her busy, but luckily itContinue reading “In Want Of a Suspect – Tirzah Price”

The Lost Past of Billy McQueen – Neil Alexander

Published By: Embla BooksPages: 304Released On: 01/12/2024 The past has never left Billy. It’s just been waiting for him to come and find it…It’s been over thirty years since Billy last called Northern Ireland home. Back then, his secret love for schoolfriend Conor was the only shining light that kept him going during troubled times.Continue reading “The Lost Past of Billy McQueen – Neil Alexander”

The Silver-Haired Sisterhood – Judy Leigh

Published By: BoldwoodPages: 344Released On: 02/12/2024 ‘We’re celebrating life,’ Rose said. ‘Life, every single minute of it. Tell me, girls – is there ever anything better to celebrate than that?’ Five years after seventy-something Tess jetted off to Paris with her best friends, Jen, Rose, Della and Pam – the Five French Hens – forContinue reading “The Silver-Haired Sisterhood – Judy Leigh”

The Ice Retreat – Ruth Kelly

Published By: PanPages: 400Released On: 21/11/2024 HEALER?Meet Hollie Jenson, presenter of the smash-hit docu-series Bad Medicine, which exposes the perils of extreme therapies. Her next target: a new retreat run by wellness guru Ariel Rose, who claims to have discovered the secret to healing pain through her three-day ice rebirth treatment. LIAR?Acting on a mother’sContinue reading “The Ice Retreat – Ruth Kelly”