Blogs in May 2025

Destination thriller set in BURGUNDY

Destination thriller set in BURGUNDY 27th May 2025

The Escape by Ruth Kelly, destination thriller set in BURGUNDY. Adele is an influencer, earning just about enough to live on. Then her thoughts turn to relocation and she espies wonderful Château Bellay, situated in the Côte Chalonnaise in...

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True crime blended with speculative fiction set in ABERDEEN

True crime blended with speculative fiction set in ABERDEEN 26th May 2025

A Granite Silence by Nina Allan, true crime blended with speculative fiction set in ABERDEEN.   First off, the cover is spot on for the story brought to life within the pages of this book. So striking.   The...

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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of “Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls” – CHESTER-LE-STREET

GIVEAWAY: 3 copies of “Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls” – CHESTER-LE-STREET 25th May 2025

We are delighted to offer 3 copies of Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls by Glenda Young, set in CHESTER-LE-STREET (Co. Durham)   UK ONLY Book 2 in The Toffee Factory Trilogy As the Great War rages, Jack’s toffee...

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Tense novel of assault and murder set in SOUTH LONDON

Tense novel of assault and murder set in SOUTH LONDON 23rd May 2025

The Death of Us by Abigail Dean, a tense novel of assault and murder set in SOUTH LONDON. I read Girl A back in the day (2021) and at the time, I thought that is a novelist to look...

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Novel set in WW1 in CHESTER-LE-STREET (Co. Durham)

Novel set in WW1 in CHESTER-LE-STREET (Co. Durham) 22nd May 2025

Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls by Glenda Young, novel set in WW1 in Chester-Le-Street (Co. Durham). This is no. 2 in The Toffee Factory Girls Trilogy. 1916. In the opening pages, there is a brief synopsis of what...

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