Published By: W&NPages: 384Released On: 20/06/2024 It is said there is a price that every passenger must pay. A price beyond the cost of a ticket. It is the end of the 19th Century and the world is awash with marvels. But there is nothing so marvellous as the Wastelands: a terrain of terrible miraclesContinue reading “The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to The Wastelands – Sarah Brooks”
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How to Solve Murders Like a Lady – Hannah Dolby
Published By: AriaPages: 400Released On: 06/06/2024 Violet Hamilton is no ordinary lady… She is a Lady Detective, who spends her time solving mysteries and unveiling scandals in the bustling seaside town of Hastings and St Leonards, a popular spot for the Victorian middle classes. But when the body of a local woman is found onContinue reading “How to Solve Murders Like a Lady – Hannah Dolby”
The Burial Plot – Elizabeth MacNeal
Published By: PicadorPages: 336Released On: 06/06/2024 She wants him. He’ll take everything. London, 1839. With the cemeteries full and money to be made in death, tricksters Crawford and Bonnie survive on wicked schemes and ill-gotten coin. But one blistering evening, their fortunes flip. A man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie’s feet andContinue reading “The Burial Plot – Elizabeth MacNeal”
The King’s Witches – Kate Foster
Published By: MantlePages: 336Released On: 06/06/2024 Women whisper secrets to each other; it is how we survive. 1589. Princess Anne of Denmark is betrothed to King James VI of Scotland – a royal union designed to forever unite the two countries. But first, she must pass the trial period: one year of marriage in which sheContinue reading “The King’s Witches – Kate Foster”
House of Shades – Lianne Dillsworth
Published By: Hutchinson HeinemannPages: 400Released On: 16/05/2024 London, 1833Doctress Hester Reeves has been offered a life-changing commission.But it comes at a price. She must leave behind her husband and their canal-side home in Kings Cross and move to Tall Trees – a dark and foreboding house in Fitzrovia.If Hester can cure the ailing health ofContinue reading “House of Shades – Lianne Dillsworth”
Hold Back The Night – Jessica Moor
Published By: Manilla PressPages: 256Released On: 09/05/2024 March 2020. Annie is alone in her house as the world shuts down, only the ghosts of her memories for company. But then she receives a phone call which plunges her deeper into the past. 1959. Annie and Rita are student nurses at Fairlie Hall mental hospital. WorkingContinue reading “Hold Back The Night – Jessica Moor”
The Darkest Night – Victoria Hawthorne
Published By: QuercusPages: 368Released On: 25/04/2024 A MISSING WOMANWhen Ailsa Reid becomes the subject of a trial by media after an incident at the school where she works, she escapes to the comfort of her grandparents’ house in Fife. But she arrives to find her grandmother, Moira – recently diagnosed with dementia – has goneContinue reading “The Darkest Night – Victoria Hawthorne”
The Household – Stacey Halls
Published By: Bonnier BooksPages: 400Released On: 11/04/2024 London, 1847. In a quiet house in the countryside outside London, the finishing touches are being made to welcome a group of young women. The house and its location are top secret, its residents unknown to one another, but the girls have one thing in common: they are fallen.Continue reading “The Household – Stacey Halls”
The Shadow Key – Susan Stokes-Chapman
Published By: Harvill SeckerPages: 464Released On: 11/04/2024 Meirionydd, 1783. Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital. The only job he can find is as a physician in the backwaters of Wales where he can’t speak the language, belief in myth and magic is rife, and the villagers treat himContinue reading “The Shadow Key – Susan Stokes-Chapman”
The Book of Secrets – Anna Mazzola
Published By: OrionPages: 384Released On: 21/03/2024 Rome, 1659. Months after the plague has ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay as they should. The Papal authorities commission prosecutor Stefano Bracchi to investigate, telling him he will need considerable mettle to reach the truth.Continue reading “The Book of Secrets – Anna Mazzola”
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