ARC
-
Every Spy A Traitor – Alex Gerlis
Dexterity, suggestion, misdirection. Tools of a great spy, and a great spy novelist. Brilliantly plotted, excellently set. Trust no one. Suspect everyone. It’s 1937. Fear and suspicion stalk the Continent. A million have died in Stalin’s Great Purge and the Nazi terror grips Germany. But British intelligence is still trying to work out who the Read more
-
You, Me, Her – Sue Watson
A twisty thriller that keeps you involved while catching you out. Three people. One marriage. One murder. YOU: My handsome husband Tom. You’ve given me everything – our beautiful son and our perfect new seaside home. I want to trust you, but I know you haven’t been honest about why you really wanted to move here. I Read more
-
The Hospital – Leslie Wolfe
Distinctly different premise, that doesn’t disappoint. When I wake up, I know three things. My name is Emma. Someone tried to kill me. And I can’t remember who. When I blink, my eyelashes brush against scratchy cloth. My fingers twitch, numb and distant. In the distance, sirens wail. I’m in the hospital. I should be Read more
-
The Deadly Spark – Roxie Key
A flaming fantastic debut, DI Eve Starling ignited my interest, and the mystery kept me hooked. Once secrets catch, they spread. Deadly fires are lighting up Brighton, and the latest case is alarmingly close to home for DC Eve Starling. The blaze was deliberately set, and a mother and daughter didn’t make it out of Read more
-
The Runner – Lloyd Devereux Richards
Comes out of the blocks like a sprinter, but turns out to be more of a marathon runner. He’s in too deep… And almost out of time. Martin Gabriel is a runner for Ben. He runs errands. He runs deliveries. And now he is running for his life… When a deal goes wrong, Martin realizes Read more
-
Citizen Orlov – Jonathan Payne
A chaotic whirlwind of non-answers and spin doctors, the consequences of a misunderstanding being compounded by bureaucrats. It’s quite the distraction. When Citizen Orlov answers a mysterious phone call, he is catapulted into a web of espionage. Not every fishmonger can be a secret agent, but Orlov will certainly try. Read more
-
Eleven Huskies – Philipp Schott
Hooked in by huskies I stayed for the setting. Listening is an interesting alternative to a dog on your walk. Peter Bannerman, veterinarian and amateur detective, deserves a summer vacation. Peter and his family head to a remote fishing lodge in northern Manitoba for a canoeing trip with his champion sniffer dog, Pippin. But a Read more
-
My Husband’s Ex – Rosie Walker
If this were an injury it would be whiplash. My neck hurts from the number of about turns it made me take while listening. When I hear her name, the world begins to spin around me. Alice – my husband’s ex. The one who broke his heart. But my husband swears he didn’t ask her to join us Read more
-
Every Time I Go On Vacation Someone Dies – Catherine Mack
Snarky and fun, Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum) meets Benjamin Stevenson (Everyone in my family has killed someone). Ten days. Eight suspects. Six cities. Five authors. Three bodies. One trip to die for. Eleanor Dash, bestselling author of the Vacation Mysteries series, is on a book tour along the gorgeous Amalfi Coast when life starts imitating Read more
-
The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle – Nick Louth
One of those books you will slam shut with a satisfying thud. Solid foundation for a new series. Fifty years. Two deaths. One detective to solve an impossible case… DI Jan Talantire is called to a cottage in the quiet Devon town of Ilfracombe. The female occupant has been found dead, her body impaled with Read more
Criminal Shorts 