Published By: Michael JosephPages: 400Released On: 24/04/2025 Paris, 1900 Celebrated carousel-maker Gilbert works night and day to finish his masterpiece in time for the city’s Exposition Universelle. But Gilbert is struggling in the wake of his wife and son’s tragic deaths, and as he finalises his creation, a dangerous idea forms in his mind . . . Chicago,Continue reading “The Midnight Carousel – Fiza Saeed McLynn”
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The Secret Collector – Abigail Johnson
Published By: PanPages: 304Released On: 24/04/2025 When an elderly eccentric collector and a troubled teen become each other’s only hope of getting their lives back on track, what can possibly go wrong? Alfred is an elderly widower who uses antiques and collectibles to fill the hole in his heart left by his late wife. KianContinue reading “The Secret Collector – Abigail Johnson”
The Darkening Globe – Naomi Kelsey
Published By: HarperNorthPages: 384Released On: 24/04/2025 Each time the globe turns, murder strikes… 1597, London. When Beatrice’s husband returns from exploring the New World, he comes home with unexpected company: a mysterious woman, and an enormous painted globe. As Hugh refuses to explain who their female guest is, Beatrice’s foreboding grows. The unwieldy globe now strikesContinue reading “The Darkening Globe – Naomi Kelsey”
The Second Chance Book Club – Stephanie Butland
Published By: Headline Review Pages: 336Released On: 24/04/2025 Dear Ms Blythe We are dealing with an estate of which you may be a beneficiary. Please send any documents in your possession that relate to your birth and adoption. September is at her wits’ end. There’s never enough money to support her boyfriend and herself. SeptemberContinue reading “The Second Chance Book Club – Stephanie Butland”
Some Body Like Me – Lucy Lapinska
Published By: GollanczPages: 384Released On: 17/04/2025 As the world falls apart around them, piece by piece, Abigail Fuller spends humanity’s final days looking after her husband David. But that’s not true, not really. Abigail isn’t David’s wife. She’s not even human. She’s a replacement, built in the image of the real Abigail, who died sixteenContinue reading “Some Body Like Me – Lucy Lapinska”
The Death Of Us – Abigail Dean
Published By: Hemlock PressPages: 400Released On: 10/04/2025 It’s the story everyone wants to hear. That spring night in South London, when Isabel and Edward’s lives were torn apart. The night Isabel learned that the worst things wait, just outside the door. The night Edward learned that he was powerless to stop them. The night theyContinue reading “The Death Of Us – Abigail Dean”
The Eights – Joanna Miller
Published By: Fig TreePages: 352Released On: 17/04/2025 Oxford, 1920. For the first time in its 1000-year history, the world’s most famous university has admitted female students. Giddy with dreams of equality, education and emancipation, four young women move into neighbouring rooms on Corridor Eight. They have come here from all walks of life, and theyContinue reading “The Eights – Joanna Miller”
The Defectives – Jim Bates
Pages: 146Released On: 01/03/2025 Life for Len and Alex is not pleasant. It’s the 27th century, and they are living in an orphanage with thirty other boys like themselves. They are labelled Defectives. They don’t fit the accepted mould for the appearance-based society. Their faces are covered in purplish/red birthmarks, their vision is poor, andContinue reading “The Defectives – Jim Bates”
The Margaret Code – Richard Hooton
Published By: SpherePages: 352Released On: 10/04/2025 89-year-old Margaret has lived on Garnon Crescent all her life, except for those few years she never talks about. She knows all the neighbours; their hopes, their heartbreaks. Only recently, Margaret’s memory isn’t what it used to be. She is sure Barbara, her best friend and neighbour, told herContinue reading “The Margaret Code – Richard Hooton”
Death and Other Occupational Hazards – Veronika Dapunt
Published By: BantamPages: 384Released On: 10/04/2025 People have a few ideas about Death, and the worst by far is a skeleton in a black potato sack. If she’s lucky, she gets a scythe. The truth: she’s just a woman doing a job and she’s very good at it. Until she takes time off to live as aContinue reading “Death and Other Occupational Hazards – Veronika Dapunt”
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