Published By: SpherePages: 512Released On: 20/02/2025 Paris, 1789. The Oberst Factory, which crafts exquisite wallpaper for the most fashionable French homes, is a place shrouded in mystery. Most enigmatic is the woman pictured in each of its prints, rumoured to be the late Mrs Oberst, who died in peculiar circumstances. When sisters Lara and SofiContinue reading “The Woman in the Wallpaper – Lora Jones”
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BLOB – Maggie Su
Published By: SceptrePages: 256Released On: 06/02/2025 Vi Liu’s life is a mess. Having dropped out of college, she’s stuck in a job she hates at a local hotel. Her ex-boyfriend has blocked her and she’s lashing out at her family and co-workers. One night, drunk outside a drag club, she stumbles across a mysterious sentientContinue reading “BLOB – Maggie Su”
City of Silk – Glennis Virgo
Published By: Allison & BusbyPages: 352Released On: 21/11/2024 Justice in sixteenth-century Bologna is like the fine silk which the city produces: something only the rich and powerful can afford. Elena Morandi is a supremely talented seamstress, at home among the bolts of fabric and cutting shears of her trade. However, she is determined that herContinue reading “City of Silk – Glennis Virgo”
The Kiss of the Nightingale – Adi Denner
Published By: Renegade BooksPages: 400Released On: 10/10/2024 1890, Lutèce: In this city, Talents are everything: precious gems that gift unrivalled skills to their owners. The most coveted, Elite Talents, are claimed by the aristocracy, passed through generations by blood magic. Cleodora dreamed of inheriting her father’s Tailoring Talent, but when he died, the magic diedContinue reading “The Kiss of the Nightingale – Adi Denner”
Guilty By Definition – Susie Dent
Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 15/08/2024 When an anonymous letter is delivered to the Clarendon English Dictionary, it is rapidly clear that this is not the usual lexicographical enquiry. Instead, the letter hints at secrets and lies linked to a particular year. For Martha Thornhill, the new senior editor, the date can mean only oneContinue reading “Guilty By Definition – Susie Dent”
Love Letters to a Serial Killer – Tasha Coryell
Published By: OrionPages: 336Released On: 04/07/2024 When Hannah Wilson first hears about the dead women in the news, her interest in the murder case is healthy. Enough. Like the other women trawling the true crime forums, she’s convinced that she could be the one to put the pieces of the puzzle together online. Solve the murders. Somehow.Continue reading “Love Letters to a Serial Killer – Tasha Coryell”
Leo Vardiashvili
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”
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”
Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Törzs
Published By: CenturyPages: 416Released On: 06/07/2023 Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, the sole protector of a collection of rare books; books that will allow someone to walk through walls or turn water into wine. Books of magic.Her estranged older sister Esther moves between countries and jobs, constantly changing, never staying anywhereContinue reading “Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Törzs”
Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out – Ryan Love
Published By: HQPages: 400Released On: 13/04/2023 When 79-year-old Arthur Edwards gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is prepared for the bombshell he drops: he’s gay, and after a lifetime in the closet, he’s finally ready to come out. Arthur’s 21-year-old grandson, Teddy, has a secret of his own: he’s alsoContinue reading “Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out – Ryan Love”
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