Leo Vardiashvili came to London with his family as a refugee from Georgia when he was twelve years old. He studied English Literature at Queen Mary University of London. Hard by a Great Forest is his first novel. Meet Leo Vardiashvili Questions on Writing What was the hardest bit about writing Hard By a Great Forest?I hadContinue reading “Leo Vardiashvili”
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Spy Artist Prisoner – George Tomaziu
Published By: Envelope BooksPages: 232Released On: 03/03/2022 Romania allied itself with the Nazis in the Second World War to protect itself from the Soviet Union and to promote its own brand of fascist nationalism. When George Tomaziu, who had spent the 1930s preparing for a career as an artist, was invited to spy for Britain,Continue reading “Spy Artist Prisoner – George Tomaziu “
L.J Shepherd
I was born and raised in Redditch, Worcestershire. Having completed an English degree, I first started taking my writing seriously in my 20s. At the same time, I had to find a job to pay the bills, so I decided to train to become a barrister. While studying in Birmingham, I also taught martial artsContinue reading “L.J Shepherd”
The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey
Published By: Hutchinson HeinemannPages: 528Released On: 15/02/2024 ‘What if we decided to try and find him?’ ‘What on earth are you on about?’ she said. ‘How are we going to catch the Yorkshire Ripper, when the police haven’t even managed to?’ I sighed. Her questioning my ideas was a recent and unwelcome element to ourContinue reading “The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey”
The Manic Mission – C.J Simone
Pages: 374Released On: 20/12/2023 Which one will be the mafia’s next victim?Gabe Giordano, the sexy young lead of the upcoming band Shine, will do anything to prove he’s no monster like his mob-connected father. Emboldened by mania, Gabe slips out after nightclub gigs and embarks on a secret redemptive mission against the dirtiest of mobsters. ButContinue reading “The Manic Mission – C.J Simone”
Anna O – Matthew Blake
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 400Released On: 01/02/2024 Anna Ogilvy hasn’t opened her eyes for four years Not since that night at The Farm when she was found asleep with a kitchen knife in her hand, her clothes bloodstained, the bodies of her two best friends lying close. She’d committed the crime of the century – butContinue reading “Anna O – Matthew Blake”
Moths – Jane Hennigan
Published By: Angry RobotPages: 400Released On: 14/03/2023 Where were you at the beginning?Or at the end?And where are we all now? Forty years ago, the world changed. Toxic threads left behind by mutated moths infected men and boys around the globe. Some were killed quietly in their sleep, others became crazed killers, wildly dangerous andContinue reading “Moths – Jane Hennigan”
The Finery – Rachel Grosvenor
Published By: Fly On The Wall PressPages: 300Released On: 25/08/2023 Tyranny is in the air in the city of Finer Bay, and Professor Wendowleen Cripcot would like to be left alone, thank you very much. The memories of the last one hundred years are quite enough to be getting on with, if only these youngContinue reading “The Finery – Rachel Grosvenor”
Fortune – Ellen Won Steil
Published By: Lake UnionPages: 347Released On: 10/10/2023 One drop of blood for a chance at a multimillion-dollar windfall. Is it a philanthropic gesture from a billionaire widow? Some suspect a darker motive behind the DNA lottery―one tied to the eighteen-year-old mystery of an infant’s unidentified remains that mars the history of idyllic Rosemary Hills, Iowa.Continue reading “Fortune – Ellen Won Steil”
This Child of Mine – Emma-Claire Wilson
Published By: AvonPages: 352Released On: 06/07/2023 When Stephanie is told she’s pregnant and that she is sick on the same day, she faces an impossible choice… After trying for a baby for so long, finding out I was pregnant was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. But in the same breath asContinue reading “This Child of Mine – Emma-Claire Wilson”
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