The Undoing of Violet Claybourne – Emily Critchley

Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 07/11/2024 1938. Gillian Larking is used to blending in and going unnoticed, until she is befriended by her new roommate at boarding school, the vibrant and spirited Violet Claybourne. As the Christmas holidays approach, Gilly can’t believe her luck when Violet invites her to spend them at her home, theContinue reading “The Undoing of Violet Claybourne – Emily Critchley”

You All Die Tonight – Simon Kernick

Published By: HeadlinePages: 384Released On: 07/11/2024 Seven people wake up in a remote mansion. The doors are all locked.They have no idea where they are. Who brought them there. Or how to escape.Each knew the victims of a dreadful crime committed four years earlier but that’s all that links them. Then a voice echoes throughContinue reading “You All Die Tonight – Simon Kernick”

The Teller of Small Fortunes – Julie Leong

Published By: HodderscapePages: 336Released On: 05/11/2024 Fleeing a troubled past, immigrant fortune teller Tao roams the dusty countryside with only her mule for company, telling small fortunes, for small prices. Big fortunes come with big consequences . . . which she knows from bitter experience. It’s a lonely life, until she encounters an ex-mercenary andContinue reading “The Teller of Small Fortunes – Julie Leong”

Fire – John Boyne

Published By: DoubledayPages: 176Released On: 07/11/2024 On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as a surgeon specialising in skin grafts, a beautiful flat in a sought-after development, and a flash car. But it wasn’tContinue reading “Fire – John Boyne”

The Christmas Eve Murders – Noelle Albright

Published By: Quercus Pages: 336Released On: 07/11/2024 It’s Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch. Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to host its annual scavenger hunt for its rabble of regulars. There’s the landlord, Mickey, his wife Sofia and their wayward son, James; local policeman Alex and his supernaturally minded deputy Don; asContinue reading “The Christmas Eve Murders – Noelle Albright”

Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency – Josie Lloyd

Published By: HQPages: 400Released On: 24/10/2024 Alice Beeton never meant to wind up single and childless on the wrong side of fifty. Like her distant relative Mrs Beeton – yes, that Mrs Beeton – she had hoped to have her own spic-and-span household by now. In reality, she lives in an immaculate but dingy basementContinue reading “Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency – Josie Lloyd”

The Rhino Keeper – Jillian Forsberg

Published By: History Through FictionPages: 270Released On: 22/10/2024 2022 – College student Andrea Clarkson uncovers a historical mystery while studying abroad in Holland. From hidden desk drawers come unusual historical documents featuring a rhinoceros. On a lichen-covered eighteenth-century grave, the same animal is carved. When an expanding river forces exhumation, what she finds buried thereContinue reading “The Rhino Keeper – Jillian Forsberg”

The Secret Christmas Bookshop – Cressida McLaughlin

Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 384Released On: 24/10/2024 In a village by the sea, where wintry skies bring a dusting of sparkling snow, somebody is opening an unexpected gift… When Sophie receives a surprise package, she’s intrigued to find a beautifully bound book inside. Sophie is desperate to discover the mystery sender, and her hunt draws toContinue reading “The Secret Christmas Bookshop – Cressida McLaughlin”

A Winter Wedding at Primrose Hall – Jill Steeples

Published By: BoldwoodPages: 269Released On: 20/10/2024 As the year draws to an end at Primrose Hall, Pia and her Lord of the Manor fiancé Jackson are putting the finishing touches to their annual Carols by Candlelight evening. The past twelve months have not all been plain sailing – Jackson’s father Rex had a serious healthContinue reading “A Winter Wedding at Primrose Hall – Jill Steeples”

The Bad Seeds – C.J Skuse

Published By: HQPages: 384Released On: 24/10/2024 Newly married, with a loving family surrounding her, everything’s coming up roses for ex-serial killer Rhiannon Lewis, right? Wrong. Her husband has just been shot, and the daughter she left behind in the UK is desperately ill. She’s got no choice but to flee the States and return home,Continue reading “The Bad Seeds – C.J Skuse”