‘Wrapping presents and singing at midnight mass on a frosty night… Lady Swift is determined to enjoy Christmas at home this year, until another body turns up!‘– Murder on a FrostyNight [ About Murder on a Frosty Night ] Winter 1925. Eleanor and Hugh are decking the halls for their first married Christmas together when butler Clifford arrives with a…
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for FictionThe Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the National Book Award for FictionWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionShortlisted for the Booker PrizeShortlisted for the Dublin Literary AwardFinalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction [ About James ] The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he…
‘From the prize-winning author of Dance Move and Sweet Home, this is an astounding novel about intimate histories, class and money – and what being a parent means.‘ (Publisher Quote)– The Benefactors [ About The Benefactors ] Meet Frankie, Miriam and Bronagh: three very different women from Belfast, but all mothers to 18-year-old boys. Gorgeous Frankie, now married…
‘ The return of cold case detective, Karen Pirie’– Silent Bones [ About the Book ] The truth is buried just beneath the surface . . . When torrential rain causes a landslide on a motorway in Scotland, it reveals a crime scene: someone hid a body in the tarmac eleven years before. Journalist Sam…
‘She lined up the envelopes on the console table and read each name under her breath to herself. Sheila. Máire. Barbara. Henrietta. My girls, thought Nora, with a satisfied nod.’– Once A Year [ About Once A Year ] Sheila has finally — and secretly — divorced her unreliable husband and is ready to celebrate.…
‘Behind the twinkling lights, danger watches closely’ – The Christmas Magpie [ About The Christmas Magpie ] It’s Noel and Dani’s first Christmas in their new home and they want everything to be perfect – lavish presents, a beautiful tree and outdoor decorations to join in with the festivities in this welcoming community. But they quickly…
‘An extraordinary and urgent debut by a prize-winning Irish writer, NESTING introduces an unforgettable new voice in fiction.‘ [ About Nesting ] On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the washing line, Ciara straps her two young daughters into…
‘My Mother, Myself and China: The hotly anticipated sequel to the multi-million copy international bestseller’ [ About Fly, Wild Swans ] Jung Chang’s Wild Swans was a book that defined a generation, an epic personal history of Jung, her mother and grandmother – ‘three daughters of China’. The book opens in 1909 with her grandmother’s birth –…
‘Felix Francis is back with the next racing thriller featuring former champion jockey & private detective, Sid Halley’ – Dark Horse Dark Horse by Felix Francis published September 25th with Zaffre Books. Felix Francis undertook extensive research for Dark Horse, drawing on a diverse range of inspirations and sources to bring authenticity to this latest chapter of…
STATE PATHOLOGIST TERRY O’BRIEN IS ABOUT TO TAKE ON HER TOUGHEST ROLE YET.– Deadly Evidence [ About Deadly Evidence ] Tasked with leading the Open Case Review Unit, her usual post-mortem work has been extended to cold-case investigation into unsolved suspicious deaths. When a garda detective is murdered, his body mutilated and dumped on gangland…