Published By: BantamPages: 400Released On: 11/07/2024 Rome, 1656 In the shadowy backstreets of the Eternal City lies an apothecary – a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops. Alongside her circle of female poisoners, GiuliaContinue reading “A Poisoner’s Tale – Cathryn Kemp”
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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”
What You Are Looking For Is In The Library – Michiko Aoyama
Published By: DoubledayPages: 256Released On: 17/08/2023Translated By: Alison Watts What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian to the visitors in her library. For Sayuri Komachi is no ordinary librarian. Sensing exactly what someone is searching for in life, she provides just the book recommendation to help them find it.We meet fiveContinue reading “What You Are Looking For Is In The Library – Michiko Aoyama”
Mister Magic – Kiersten White
Published By: Random HousePages: 288Released On: 01/08/2023 Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children’s program Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons they learned from the show, the cast, known asContinue reading “Mister Magic – Kiersten White”
No-One Saw a Thing – Andrea Mara
Published By: Random HousePages: 400Released On: 11/05/2023 No one saw it happen.You stand on a crowded tube platform in London. Your two little girls jump on the train ahead of you. As you try to join them, the doors slide shut and the train moves away, leaving you behind.Everyone is lying.By the time you getContinue reading “No-One Saw a Thing – Andrea Mara”
The Last Bear – Hannah Gold
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 288Released On: 02/02/2021 There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her when his scientific research takes them to this remote Arctic outpost for six months. But one endless summer night, April meets one. He is starving, lonely and a long way from home.Continue reading “The Last Bear – Hannah Gold”
We All Want Impossible Things – Catherine Newman
Published By: Random HousePages: 224Released On: 12/01/2023 Edith and Ashley have been best friends for over forty-two years. They’ve shared the mundane and the momentous together: trick or treating and binge drinking; Gilligan’s Island reruns and REM concerts; hickeys and heartbreak; surprise Scottish wakes; marriages, infertility, and children. As Ash says, “Edi’s memory is like the back-upContinue reading “We All Want Impossible Things – Catherine Newman”
The Simple Truth – James Buckler
Published By: Random HousePages: 368Released On: 05/01/2023 A young woman is dead. A very wealthy client needs a favour. You’re newly qualified as a lawyer and this could be your big break, so you jump at the chance. The case is about to be closed. All you have to do is talk to a family,Continue reading “The Simple Truth – James Buckler”
Shrines of Gaiety – Kate Atkinson
Published By: Random House/TransworldPages: 448Released On: 27/09/2022 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time. TheContinue reading “Shrines of Gaiety – Kate Atkinson”
Keeping a Christmas Promise – Jo Thomas
Published By: Random HousePages: 368Released On: 22/09/2022 Four friendsTwenty-five years ago, Freya and her three best friends created a bucket list. The future seemed bright, full of hope and most importantly guaranteed . . .One promiseNow they are travelling to Iceland in memory of the friend they’ve lost, determined to fulfil her dream of seeingContinue reading “Keeping a Christmas Promise – Jo Thomas”
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