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AJ Aberford

AJ Aberford is a best-selling international crime author, best known for his Inspector George Zammit series. Inspector Zammit is a Maltese policeman who combats crime, corruption and terrorism in the southern Mediterranean. The inspiration for this character came from Malta itself, where AJ primarily resides. Prior to becoming an author, AJ had a varied career,Continue reading “AJ Aberford”

The Lost Whale – Hannah Gold

Published By: HarperCollins ChildrenPages: 320Released On: 31/03/2022 What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina on herContinue reading “The Lost Whale – Hannah Gold”

The Last Bear – Hannah Gold

Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 288Released On: 02/02/2021 There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her when his scientific research takes them to this remote Arctic outpost for six months. But one endless summer night, April meets one. He is starving, lonely and a long way from home.Continue reading “The Last Bear – Hannah Gold”

Looking Glass Sound – Catriona Ward

Published By: ViperPages: 352Released On: 20/04/2023 Writers are monsters. We eat everything we see… In a windswept cottage overlooking the sea, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of his childhood companions and the shadowy figure of the Daggerman, who stalked the New England town where they spentContinue reading “Looking Glass Sound – Catriona Ward”

Don’t Believe the Hype – Natalie Lewis

Published By: Hodder and StoughtonPages: 352Released On: 13/04/2023 The world of fashion is supposed to be glamorous . . . isn’t it? Meet Frankie Marks: the world’s least likely fashion PR. She got the job by fluke, she doesn’t know the first thing about designers, she’s always hungry, and she struggles to think before sheContinue reading “Don’t Believe the Hype – Natalie Lewis”

Georgina Scull

Whilst pregnant with her second child, Georgina became very ill and came very close to dying. This opened up a new-found respect and interest in dying. In 2017, she released the Regrets of the Dying podcast with Acast, which explored stories of life, death, and regrets. In 2022, her related book, also titled Regrets ofContinue reading “Georgina Scull”

Something New at the Borrow a Bookshop – Kiley Dunbar

Published By: HeraPages: 336Released On: 23/03/2023 The Borrow-a-Bookshop is recovering, seven months on from the winter flood that destroyed all its stock, and the latest temporary bookseller, Joy Foley, arrives in Clove Lore with her daughter, five-year-old Radia Pearl. As a tech expert, she’ll be working on dragging the Bookshop into the twenty-first century. ButContinue reading “Something New at the Borrow a Bookshop – Kiley Dunbar”

Death and the Conjuror – Tom Mead

Published By: Head of ZeusPages: 272Released On: 02/02/2023 1936, London. A celebrity psychiatrist is discovered dead in his locked study. There seems to be no way a killer could have escaped unseen. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no evidence of the murder weapon. Stumped by the confounding scene, Inspector Flint, the Scotland YardContinue reading “Death and the Conjuror – Tom Mead”

Amazing Grace Adams – Fran Littlewood

Published By: Michael JosephPages: 368Released On: 19/01/2023 Grace Adams is one bad day away from saving her life.One hot summer day, stuck in traffic on her way to pick up the cake for her daughter’s sixteenth birthday party, Grace Adams snaps. She doesn’t scream or break something or cry. She simply abandons her car andContinue reading “Amazing Grace Adams – Fran Littlewood”

The Maiden – Kate Foster

Published By: Pan MacmillanPages: 384Released On: 27/04/2023 “In the end, it did not matter what I said at my trial. No one believed me.” Edinburgh, October 1679. Lady Christian Nimmo is arrested and charged with the murder of her lover, James Forrester. News of her imprisonment and subsequent trial is splashed across the broadsides, withContinue reading “The Maiden – Kate Foster”