‘The three Dahlias face their next mystery at a castle in the Scottish Highlands which is cut off by the snow . .’– A Lively Midwinter Murder [ About A Lively Midwinter Murder ] FIRST COMES LOVE . . . THEN COMES MURDER A high society Christmas Eve wedding at a remote Scottish castle sounds…
‘Chilling truths are buried in this snow…‘– The Killer in the Cold [ About The Killer in the Cold ] When a body dressed in a Santa Claus suit appears in the snow just outside a small village in Cumbria, DCI James Walker is the first to appear on the scene. Almost a year has…
‘Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma are giving up their coffee morning for a brand-new mystery.‘– A Clock Stopped Dead [ About A Clock Stopped Dead ] Retired teachers Pat, Liz and Thelma are happiest whiling away their hours over coffee, cake and chat at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. But when…
‘From the stark Yorkshire landscape to the dark underbelly of Jacobean London, Daniel Pursglove’s new mission sees him fall prey to a ruthless copycat killer…‘– Rivers of Treason [ About Rivers of Treason] London, 1607. As dawn breaks, Daniel Pursglove rides north, away from the watchful eye of the King and his spies. He returns,…
Shortlisted for Best Novel in the Irish Book AwardsLonglisted for the 2020 Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionFrom the acclaimed author of Man Booker-longlisted History of the Rain ‘Harking back to a simpler time, This Is Happiness is a tender portrait of a community – its idiosyncrasies and traditions, its paradoxes and kindnesses, its failures and…
‘Become an expert at choosing wine you love. Make every pour a celebration with The Home Sommelier!‘ [ About The Home Sommelier ] Have you ever stood in the supermarket struggling to pick the right bottle of wine for the evening ahead, whether you’re heading to a friend’s birthday party or having a cosy night in with a…
‘He came to destroy the family.Now he’s the one in danger.’– The Outsider [ About The Outsider ] A notorious family…The country-house lifestyle of the Carter family may seem picture-perfect, but they aren’t what they appear to be. A man with one goal…Undercover cop Rob Langton has one aim – to bring the family down.…
‘An art crime thriller for the ages…’– Watching Over You [ About Watching Over You ] Alternating between London and Paris in the 1940s, the 1960s, and the present, Watching Over You explores the provenance of a collection of paintings hidden from the plundering Nazis during World War II and the fate of the families entangled in…
Someone To Blame by J.J. Green published October 28th with The Book Guild and is described as ‘a mystery thriller with a twist on the poison pen concept’. I am delighted to be sharing an extract, with an introduction from J.J. Green, with you today in celebration of its launch so I do hope you…
‘Everyone in Cork has a story’Patricia Looney, Foreword, Cork Stories [ About Cork Stories ] Cork Stories, edited by Madeleine D’Arcy and Laura McKenna, is a collection of short fiction set throughout the neighbourhoods of Cork city and county by writers who live or have lived in Cork. Some of the stories present vivid portraits…