Published By: PenguinPages: 176Released On: 30/10/2025 It has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei – once the most skilled swordsman in the land – to set up his own blade school by the cool of the river. Ever since, amid the swaying bambooContinue reading “The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1 – Shotaro Ikenami”
Category Archives: Mystery & Thrillers
Quantum of Menace – Vaseem Khan
Published By: ZaffrePages: 384Released On: 23/10/2025 Q is out of MI6 . . . and in over his head After Q (aka Major Boothroyd) is unexpectedly ousted from his role with British Intelligence developing technologies for MI6’s 00 agents, he finds himself back in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water. His childhood friend, renowned quantum computer scientistContinue reading “Quantum of Menace – Vaseem Khan”
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 Infirmary – Carly Reagon
Published By: SpherePages: 384Released On: 09/10/2025 Obsession is a sickness, for which there is no cure. Suffolk, 1840.Charles Keller needs to escape London, so he leaps when he is offered a position as surgeon at a country infirmary for the poor. But St Cross is not as he expected, and he soon finds himself reflectingContinue reading “The Infirmary – Carly Reagon”
The Ex I Buried – Natali Simmonds
Published By: BookouturePages: 312Released On: 29/09/2025 The invitation to my ex-boyfriend’s funeral came out of the blue. I take a deep breath, my hand on the door to the church, fingers trembling. I haven’t seen Jacob in ten years – not since an anonymous lie about me tore the two of us apart… I’ve stayed as farContinue reading “The Ex I Buried – Natali Simmonds”
The Surgeon – John Nicholl
Published By: BoldwoodPages: 262Released On: 19/10/2025 Your life is in his hands… Exactly where he wants it. When an eminent surgeon is arrested for murder, he knows he didn’t do it. He knows what it’s like to feel a person die on his operating table, but he didn’t inflict the wounds that ended the lifeContinue reading “The Surgeon – John Nicholl”
A Scrooge Mystery – Andreina Cordani
Published By: ZaffrePages: 384Released On: 09/10/2025 Ebenezer Scrooge wants to be a good man. He wants to be remembered. He wants to be loved. And he never, ever wants to see a ghost again as long as he lives. But changing your ways on Christmas day is easy. Changing your ways for the rest ofContinue reading “A Scrooge Mystery – Andreina Cordani”
Secrets of the Deadly Dozen – Peter Berry
Published By: Bloodhound BooksPages: 296Released On: 01/09/2025 In a world of angels, is there a devil in their midst? While Monica and Thomas prepare for a new beginning, the Deadly Dozen face their darkest case yet. A string of murders near Catherine’s church leads to a chilling discovery: a Bible left open on the altar,Continue reading “Secrets of the Deadly Dozen – Peter Berry”
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”
The Impossible Fortune – Richard Osman
Published By: VikingPages: 448Released On: 25/09/2026 Who’s got time to think about murder when there’s a wedding to plan?It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favouriteContinue reading “The Impossible Fortune – Richard Osman”
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