Running away to a little town where no one knows her seems like exactly what Thea needs. But when she meets the aristocratic Maltravers brothers – grumpy bookshop owner Edward and his estranged brother Charles, Lord Hollinshaw – her new…
Paula Hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. Born and brought up in Zimbabwe, Paula moved to London in 1989 and has lived there ever since. Her first thriller, The Girl on the…
As one reviewer wrote, ‘Christy and James felt like real people who I might know or meet in the local pub.’ When ambitious young journalist, Christy Jackson and mature property developer James Louden fall in love, life promises perfection. Until…
It’s the following Thursday. I loved this second adventure with The Thursday Murder Club. The Man Who Died Twice is a really enjoyable crime caper with stolen diamonds, drug deals, missing spies, mafia and dead bodies aplenty. About the Author…
Natalie Normann grew up in a shipping town on the west-coast of Norway and always wanted to be a writer. Actually, she wanted to smoke cigars and drink whiskey like Hemingway but settled for chocolate and the occasional glass of…
London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh was 25 when she suddenly disappeared on 28 July 1986 whilst at a property appointment with the infamous ‘Mr Kipper’. I was only around a year younger than Suzy at the time and remember this…
The Captive by Deborah O Connor. Book Review. The Captive was a bookclub read again and this time my choice of book got voted for as the book of the month to read. I always hope the book will be good…
Like Loading… This is a historical murder mystery with a sub-plot of witchcraft and what I particularly enjoyed about it was that it felt authentic without becoming bogged down in too much detail that sometimes, for me, feels too heavy…
Evie is a brooding teenager and has had to endure the pain of watching her parents divorce. On top of that, being able to see other relationships as they fall apart (a supernatural twist that doesn’t take away from this…
DESIblitz Literature Festival Director Indi Deol said: The DESIblitz Literature Festival 2021 is the UK’s leading South Asian Literature Festival. Opening in Birmingham City Centre on 18th of September, the festival a mix is a mix of in-person and digital events and…
