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Portrait of Stella

Portrait of Stella
  • Author(s): Susan Wüthrich
  • Location(s): England, New Zealand (Aotearoa), South Africa
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): WW2 forward

A fake birth certificate! No record of her existence in the UK data base. Jemima Ashton is desperate to discover her real identity. With scant information and the burning question ‘who am I?’, she embarks on an incredible journey...

Prima Facie

Prima Facie
  • Author(s): Suzie Miller
  • Location(s): London, Cambridge, Luton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working-class origins to the top of her game: defending, cross-examining and winning.   But an unexpected event forces her to confront the patriarchal power of the...

Ragdoll

Ragdoll
  • Author(s): Daniel Cole
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Thriller

Believe the hype. Sold in over 32 countries and counting, RAGDOLL is the standout thriller of the year. A body is discovered with the dismembered parts of six victims stitched together like a puppet, nicknamed by the press as...

Red Honey

Red Honey
  • Author(s): Saira Viola
  • Location(s): London, Los Angeles, New York City (NYC)
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A collection of Noir inspired short stories and flash fiction showcasing hot spots in London LA and New York

Resilience

Resilience
  • Author(s): Bogdan Hrib, Marina Sofia (Translator)
  • Location(s): Bucharest, Iasi, London, South Shields
  • Genre(s): Political, Thriller

A big meaty tale and powerfully told – Ian Rankin Stelian Munteanu has had enough of fixing other people’s problems: all he wants to do is make the long-distance relationship with his wife Sofia work. But when a notorious...

Rook

Rook
  • Author(s): Jane Rusbridge
  • Location(s): Sussex
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Nora has come home to the Sussex coast where, every dawn, she runs along the creek path to the sea. In the half-light, fragments of cello music crash around in her mind, but she casts them out – it’s...

Saltblood

Saltblood
  • Author(s): Francesca De Tores
  • Location(s): Caribbean, Netherlands, Plymouth
  • Genre(s): Historical, Adventure
  • Era(s): 17th Century

In a rented room outside Plymouth in 1685, a daughter is born as her half-brother is dying. Her mother makes a decision: Mary will become Mark, and Ma will continue to collect his inheritance money. Mary’s dual existence as...

Secrets in St Ives

Secrets in St Ives
  • Author(s): Deborah Fowler
  • Location(s): St Ives
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

As St Ives moves into the summer season, Chief Inspector Louis Peppiatt is handed the coldest of cold cases – a local farmer’s disappearance many years ago. Merrin McKenzie, who crossed Peppiatt’s path in a case the winter before,...

Settled Blood

Settled Blood
  • Author(s): Mari Hannah
  • Location(s): County Durham, Northumberland, The Pennines
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

When a young girl is found dead at the base of Hadrian’s Wall, it’s not long before Detective Chief Inspector Kate Daniels realises her death was no ordinary homicide. She was thrown from a great height and was probably...

Single in the City

Single in the City
  • Author(s): Michele Gorman
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

It’s official. Hannah has left her friends and family in the US behind and is following her dream. To live in London. Unfortunately she’s completely unprepared for what’s in store. She’s going to find: 1. Her dream guy. A...

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