Published By: Michael JosephPages: 496Released On: 05/11/2026 It is December 1884, and we have a murder to solve. Come, my friend – follow me, for we have much to see. First, a house: a brand-new country estate, with all the latest technological innovations – electric light-bulbs, running water, dumb-waiters, hydraulic lifts. Second, a family: celebratedContinue reading “The Christmas Tree Murders – Katie Lumsden”
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Isolde – Phoenicia Rogerson
Published By: HQPages: 416Released On: 19/11/2026 Isolde, Queen of Cornwall, is on the run. She didn’t mean to drink a love potion with the king’s nephew, but that little accident has made her scandalously famous. Luckily, she and Tristan find refuge in Camelot, the legendary court of King Arthur. This ought to be her happyContinue reading “Isolde – Phoenicia Rogerson”
Death Comes as a Shadow – Natalie Marlow
Published By: BaskervillePages: 352Released On: 05/11/2026 It’s May 1935, and while the rest of Birmingham is decked in red, white and blue for the silver jubilee, the detective agency in Needless Alley remains unpatriotically down-at-heel. Into the office walks respectable spinster, Myfanwy Davies. She is dying, has cash to spare, and her last wish isContinue reading “Death Comes as a Shadow – Natalie Marlow”
Lessons in Harmony – Jonathan Coe
Published By: VikingPages: 240Released On: 12/11/2026 The year is 1907 and Maurice Ravel is one of the most admired young composers in France. In Belle Epoque Paris he cuts a charismatic, dandyish figure, whose technically flawless music hides a deep emotional core, and whose unpredictable talent is as hard to pin down as his mysteriousContinue reading “Lessons in Harmony – Jonathan Coe”
The Enigmas – Emilia Hart
Published By: The Borough PressPages: 384Released On: 18/03/2027 It is 1940, and Beatrice Bone does not want to turn twenty-eight. She longs for adventure like the heroines of her favourite novels, but instead finds herself locked away in her parents’ house by a mother determined to keep her safe from a world at war. ThenContinue reading “The Enigmas – Emilia Hart”
Murder on the Royal Crescent – Harriet F. Townson
Published By: VikingPages: 304Released On: 29/10/2026 On a frosty day in December 1936, librarian and part-time detective Dora Wildwood is summoned to Bath. She has no idea what will unfold but she is glad to go; recent events have left her longing to disappear. Arriving on the world-famous Royal Crescent, Dora quickly learns of DaisyContinue reading “Murder on the Royal Crescent – Harriet F. Townson”
The Winter Guest – Karen Swan
Published By: PenguinPages: 400Released On: 08/10/2026 1961In the streets of Paris, Lise Erlach is in love. Twenty-two years old, the beautiful young Ambassador’s wife enjoys the very best the city has to offer: glittering receptions, a magnificent residence and an address book filled with the numbers of the Parisian elite. She is wanted at everyContinue reading “The Winter Guest – Karen Swan”
The House of Cursed Daughters – C.J Cooke
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 400Released On: 22/10/2026 Three women. Seven centuries. One unbreakable blood curse… It began in fire… Paris, 1307. When eleven-year-old Princess Isabella of France watches four men burn at the stake, a dying knight curses her bloodline: love will destroy everything she holds dear. It was forged in madness… Bedlam, 1865. Lois wakesContinue reading “The House of Cursed Daughters – C.J Cooke”
The Librarian’s Secret – Neil Alexander
Published By: EmblaPages: 352Released On: 15/10/2026 1938. Shy nineteen-year-old, Nora O’Brien, leaves behind her life in rural Ireland and boards a ship bound for Australia – carrying little more than a valise and a secret. On board she meets glamorous and unconventional Flo, and begins a thrilling but dangerous journey of self-discovery.2004. Helen cannot forgetContinue reading “The Librarian’s Secret – Neil Alexander”
The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse – Heather Morris
Published By: FirefinchPages: 384Released On: 22/10/2026 In 1942, the Nazis come for a Jewish family living in Montparnasse, occupied Paris. In the chaos of their arrest, eleven-year-old Josie flees to the only person she trusts: her piano teacher, Andrée Levallois, secretly an operative in the French Resistance. Andrée takes her in as a member ofContinue reading “The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse – Heather Morris”
