Published By: ZaffrePages: 336Released On: 19/06/2025 Welcome to the Killer Lines Crime Festival! In the quaint town of Hoslewit, the biggest names in crime writing have congregated to celebrate all things bookish and murderous. With a programme packed with seminars and signings, egos and alcohol, it’s sure to be a thrilling weekend. Author Jane HepburnContinue reading “A Novel Murder – E.C Nevin”
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PIG – Matilde Pratesi
Published By: CorsairPages: 336Released On: 01/05/2025 ‘Aksai Black Pied, American Yorkshire, Angeln Saddleback…’ Pigs are Valentina’s safe place. When she’s feeling overwhelmed, she lists the breeds until her mind becomes quiet again.Vale struggles to live life without order. Every morning, she reads the note that her flatmate Clara has pinned on the fridge telling herContinue reading “PIG – Matilde Pratesi”
The Midnight Carousel – Fiza Saeed McLynn
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”
Death at the White Hart – Chris Chibnall
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 368Released On: 27/03/2025 When Nicola Bridge moves back to Dorset after years as a CID detective in the big city, the last thing she expects is for the picturesque village of Fleetcombe to become a grisly crime scene. Jim Tiernan, landlord of the White Hart pub, has been found dead, theContinue reading “Death at the White Hart – Chris Chibnall”
The Woman in the Wallpaper – Lora Jones
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”
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”
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