Published By: RavenPages: 368Released On: 06/11/2025 Sherlock Holmes is dead. But his nemesis is not. James Moriarty is severely wounded, his organisation has been dismantled and Sherlock Holmes is dead. Fleeing to recover, desperate to rebuild his empire, Moriarty must assume a new identity. Months after Sherlock’s death, aspiring doctor Clara Mendel returns to SchlossContinue reading “The Return of Moriarty – Jack Anderson”
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Introducing Mrs Collins – Rachel Parris
Published By: Hodder & StoughtonPages: 320Released On: 06/11/2025 Charlotte Lucas has never been a romantic. Practical to a fault, she accepted Mr Collins’s proposal with clear eyes and a steady heart, trading passion for security. Life at Hunsford Parsonage may be quiet and predictable, but it is hers to manage – and she’s determined toContinue reading “Introducing Mrs Collins – Rachel Parris”
The Austen Christmas Murders – Jessica Bull
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 250Released On: 13/11/2025 The festive season is fast approaching. Jane Austen fears that without her siblings at home, there won’t be much Christmas cheer in the Austen household this year. But when she uncovers a skeleton in the cellar of Deane Rectory, Jane soon forgets her woes. Who needs merriment, whenContinue reading “The Austen Christmas Murders – Jessica Bull”
The Wax Child – Olga Ravn
Published By: VikingPages: 144Released On: 06/11/2025 It was a black night in the year 1620 when Christenze Krukow made the wax child, when she melted down beeswax and set it in the image of a small human. For days, she carried it tucked beneath her arm, shaping it with the warmth of her flesh, givingContinue reading “The Wax Child – Olga Ravn”
Estella’s Fury – Barbara Havelocke
Published By: Hera BooksPages: 320Released On: 13/11/2025 London, 1835. To high society, Estella is the perfect lady. But her fair face hides dark secrets – what has she done with her husband? And will her past crimes come back to haunt her? Desperate to escape her troubled life, she visits her friend, Lady Taykall. ButContinue reading “Estella’s Fury – Barbara Havelocke”
The Murder at World’s End – Ross Montgomery
Published By: VikingPages: 368Released On: 30/10/2025 Cornwall, 1910. On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in feverish preparations for the apocalypse that he believes will accompany the passing of Halley’s Comet. The Hall must be sealed from top to bottom – every window, chimney and keyhole closed off before night falls.Continue reading “The Murder at World’s End – Ross Montgomery”
The Porcelain Menagerie – Jillian Forsberg
Published By: History Through FictionPages: 258Released On: 21/10/2025 In a world where ambition is as fragile as porcelain, two lives are shaped by a king’s dangerous obsessions. In 18th-century Dresden, the dangerous whims of King Augustus the Strong shape the court and the lives of those held captive, both people and animals. Johann Kändler, aContinue reading “The Porcelain Menagerie – Jillian Forsberg”
The Last Witch – C.J Cooke
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 384Released On 09/10/2025 Will she be damned by flame… or cursed by magic? Innsbruck 1485 Helena should be doing what every other wealthy young wife is doing: keeping her husband’s house, bearing his children. But when their footman is found dead, Helena is accused of killing him. Worse, she is accused ofContinue reading “The Last Witch – C.J Cooke”
The Waterfall – Gareth Rubin
Published By: Simon & SchusterPages: 528Released On: 25/09/2025 We begin with the last testament of William Shakespeare as he investigates the real-life murder mystery of his friend, playwright Christopher Marlowe. The second story is a 19th-century Gothic tale about the discovery of Shakespeare’s manuscript, set in an isolated former Priory, now a clinic for thoseContinue reading “The Waterfall – Gareth Rubin”
Six Weeks by the Sea – Paula Byrne
Published By: William CollinsPages: 240Released On: 28/08/2025 Summer 1801. Sidmouth, England. The Austen Family descends upon a fashionable Georgian seaside resort in Devonshire for a six-week holiday. Jane’s brother, Frank, is on leave from the Royal Navy, and dearly wishes to unite his sister with his friend Captain Peter Parker. But another holidaymaker, a handsomeContinue reading “Six Weeks by the Sea – Paula Byrne”