Published By: Bedford SquarePages: 224Released On: 27/08/2026 In December of 1926, Agatha Christie vanished. Eleven days later, after frenzied media speculation, she was discovered alive and well. A century on, there are questions that have never been answered. Now Christie biographer Laura Thompson seeks to penetrate the story of the greatest mystery ever created byContinue reading “Eleven Days: The Fascinating True Account of Agatha Christie’s Mysterious Disappearance – Laura Thompson”
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The Salt King – Natasha Pulley
Published By: GollanczPages: 432Released On: 20/08/2026 Avelyn Brocken is a Jesuit at the Vatican. Originally from the salt mining town of Hreodwater in East Anglia, his only ambition is never to go back. But when rumours of miracles being performed there are followed by a bizarre video showing that someone trying to leave then enclaveContinue reading “The Salt King – Natasha Pulley”
Everywhere But Here – Jacqueline Silvester
Published By: Simon and Schuster Children’s UKPages: 336Released On: 13/08/2026 Margot is That Girl – she’s built her online audience from scratch and though her life looks perfect on screen, her influencing supports her family’s dying B&B. Theo is seen as a nepo baby – but photography is his ticket to escaping his billionaireContinue reading “Everywhere But Here – Jacqueline Silvester”
They Can’t Burn Us All – Cathryn Kemp
Published By: BantamPages: 400Released On: 13/08/2026 Westfjords, Iceland. 1655 Þuríður Jónsdóttir has grown up praying to the old gods and watching her father and brother practise rune magic. But now, a witch-hunting craze is sweeping across the land of ice and fire, fuelled by the Protestant Reformation. Unlike elsewhere in Europe, those condemned as witchesContinue reading “They Can’t Burn Us All – Cathryn Kemp”
Traitors’ Nest – Frances Hardinge
Published By: First InkPages: 432Released On: 27/08/2026Reading Age: 12+ Castles traded places sometimes. Everyone knew that. It was always something that might happen, except that it never had. Until all of a sudden it did. Far above the valleys and villages of the Kingdom of Thaletal, a Great Game is played. Players move castles around the realmContinue reading “Traitors’ Nest – Frances Hardinge”
To Dance with Death – Brittney Arena
Published By: Bloomsbury ArcherPages: 384Released On: 13/08/2026 Once a spy for the ruthless King Illian, Vasalie sacrificed herself to kill him and prevent a prophesied war. But Illian’s brother, Anton – the king she allied with and had only just begun to love – struck a deal with the goddess of the underworld, to bringContinue reading “To Dance with Death – Brittney Arena”
Death Writ Large – Susie Dent
Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 13/08/2026 A mysterious letter. A silenced scholar. A city paved with injustice. When mysterious symbols appear as graffiti around Oxford, lexicographer Martha Thornhill recognises them from an alphabet created by a deceased writer whose papers she once worked on. But this is no publicity stunt, and tensions intensify when furtherContinue reading “Death Writ Large – Susie Dent”
Sea of Charms – Sarah Beth Durst
Published By: TorPages: 384Released On: 06/08/2026 Marin has always belonged on the great blue sea. Betrayed by love, she lives and works as a supply runner, sailing from island to island, delivering an array of goods with Perri the sea serpent and Ree the sailor shrub as her crew. On one of her routine tripsContinue reading “Sea of Charms – Sarah Beth Durst”
The Best of Enemies – Julie Mae Cohen
Published By: ZaffrePages: 384Released On: 20/08/2026 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 – fromContinue reading “The Best of Enemies – Julie Mae Cohen”
Tenderness – Rowan Beaird
Published By: ManillaPages: 320Released On: 06/08/2026 Shay was no longer in the cult, but still, it made her wedding guests nervous that she was bringing them to an island . . . On a remote island off the coast of Virginia, family and friends gather to celebrate the wedding of Shay O’Connor and Andrew Pruitt.Continue reading “Tenderness – Rowan Beaird”