Blogs in July 2024

Remarkable Creatures 7th July 2024

In the early nineteenth century, a windswept beach along the English coast brims with fossils for those with the eye… From the moment she’s struck by lightning as a baby, it is clear Mary Anning is marked for greatness....

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My Cousin’s Cousin 7th July 2024

My Cousin’s Cousin follows the lives of playboys Emil and Rafael whose carefree existence is disrupted by the arrival of their much younger cousin Ino. Over the next few years, the seemingly glamorous lives of all three will change...

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The Poisoner’s Tale 7th July 2024

Murderer or saviour? You decide. . . 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...

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The Restaurant of Lost Recipes 7th July 2024

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives. Tucked...

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The Samurai of the Red Carnation 7th July 2024

Matsuo is born to be a samurai, but as he is being trained in the art of war he realises he was meant for a different art altogether. Turning his back on his future as a warrior of the...

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