‘There’s no such thing as an impossible crime….’– Fortune Favours the Dead [ About the Book ] New York, 1946. Lillian Pentecost is the most successful private detective in the city, but her health is failing. She hires an assistant to help with the investigative legwork. Willowjean Parker is a circus runaway. Quick-witted and street-smart,…
‘She holds the future of a nation in her hands . . .‘– The Governess [ About the Book ] 1933. Progressive young teacher Marion Crawford becomes governess to the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Determined to give her pupils a fun and normal childhood, she took them on buses, swimming at public baths and…
“There are SO MANY PEOPLE in this world. 7.53 BILLION to be exact.But there is only one of me and one of you.You are enough JUST AS YOU ARE….”– Break the Mould, Sinéad Burke ‘A very important book encouraging us all to celebrate the uniqueness and gift of our own and others’ differences, while recognising all…
‘One partyThirteen peopleBy 3.02pm, one of them will be dead’– The Push [ About the Book ] The party should have been perfect: six couples from the same baby group, six newborns, a luxurious house. But not everything has gone to plan, and while some are here to celebrate, others have sorrows to drown. When…
Sequel to the critically acclaimed We Were the Salt of the Sea– The Coral Bride [ About the Book ] In this beautiful, lyrical sequel to the critically acclaimed We Were the Salt of the Sea, Detective Moralès finds that a seemingly straightforward search for a missing fisherwoman off Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula is anything but.…
‘In wartime it takes courage to follow your heart’– A Christmas Wedding [ About the Book ] London, 1943: Dot Hanson has never forgotten the thrill of seeing the beautiful Christmas displays at Liberty’s department store as a young girl. Never in her wildest dreams did she think she would one day work there, or…
If everything in your life was based on a lieWould you risk it all to tell the truth?‘– The Betrayals [ About the Book ] At Montverre, an exclusive academy tucked away in the mountains, the best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu: an arcane and mysterious contest. Léo Martin was…
‘Is there such a thing as a perfect marriage? David thought so. But when his wife Mary Rose dies suddenly he has to think again..’– Nothing But Blue Sky [ About the Book ] Is there such a thing as a perfect marriage? David thought so. But when his wife Mary Rose dies suddenly he…
‘Sometimes the past is too frightening to visit’– A Telegram from Berlin [ About the Book ] 1939 – As the clouds of war gather across Europe, diplomat Gabriel Ford is sent to London to outline the Irish government’s intended policy of neutrality. While there, Gabriel, recently engaged and the son of a War of…
‘Getting into prison is easy, it’s getting out that’s tricky.’– The Quiet Man [ About the Book ] Almost everyone in prison will tell you they’re in there for a crime they didn’t commit, but Anthony Rourke really means it. That’s because he’s actually Bunny McGarry, who has got himself into one of Nevada’s finest…