Published By: Tinder PressPages: 320Released On: 04/11/2025 I remember everything that happened in those three minutes at the beginning of the evening, him and me in the kitchen. That, and what happened at the end: the knife, and what I did with it. Franca left the Netherlands behind to start her new life in EnglandContinue reading “The Dinner Party – Viola van de Sandt”
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The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1 – Shotaro Ikenami
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”
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 White Octopus Hotel – Alexandra Bell
Published By: Del ReyPages: 400Released On: 28/10/2025 ‘Have you travelled a long way?’ she asked carefully. A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. ‘Well, yes,” he said slowly. ‘Yes, you could say that. But it was worth the wait.’ When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman inContinue reading “The White Octopus Hotel – Alexandra Bell”
Estella’s Fury – Barbara Havelocke
Published By: Hera BooksPages: 320Released On: 13/11/2025 London, 1835. To high society, Estella is the perfect lady. But her fair face hides dark secrets – what has she done with her husband? And will her past crimes come back to haunt her? Desperate to escape her troubled life, she visits her friend, Lady Taykall. ButContinue reading “Estella’s Fury – Barbara Havelocke”
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 Merry Christmas Murders – Alexandra Benedict
Published By: Simon & Schuster ChildrenPages: 240Released On: 22/10/2025Reading Age: 8+ Every year, six local schools compete to win the Christmas Cup. Last year, the rival school to Brooke Parkin’s school won for the most crackers pulled in a minute! This year, the cup will be judged and awarded to the school with the perfectContinue reading “The Merry Christmas Murders – Alexandra Benedict”
Kringle’s Emporium – Jemma Hatt
Published By: BooksGoSocialPages: 186Released On: 28/09/2025Reading Age: 8-12Illustrated By: Andrew Smith When Laney and Ben stumble through the door of Kringle’s Emporium, they step into a world of hidden wonders. But the emporium is more than a shop of curiosities. It is Kris Kringle’s travelling hiding place, and the magic of Christmas is in danger.Continue reading “Kringle’s Emporium – Jemma Hatt”
All That We See or Seem – Ken Liu
Published By: Ad AstraPages: 416Released On: 09/10/2025 At 14, Julia Z became infamous as the “orphan hacker,” a teenage prodigy who broke the law and captivated a nation. Now, years later, she’s trying to leave that life behind, hiding in the quiet suburbs of Boston. But her fragile anonymity is shattered when a desperate lawyerContinue reading “All That We See or Seem – Ken Liu”
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”
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