‘A vicious serial killer roams the Irish Midlands, with his sights set on the next victim‘– Hiding in Plain Sight Hiding in Plain Sight by Eoghan Egan is the first book in a trilogy of crime fiction novels. Described as ‘the stunning debut from Ireland’s hottest new crime writer‘ it was published in January 2020…
A haunted theatreA murdered actressThree cursed teenagersA secret that devastates them all– I Am Dust [ About the Book ] The Dean Wilson Theatre is believed to be haunted by a long-dead actress, singing her last song, waiting for her final cue, looking for her killer… Now Dust, the iconic musical, is returning after twenty…
‘From the most translated Chinese novelist of our time‘– The Message I am delighted to be joining the tour for The Message by Mai Jia. Translated by Olivia Milburn and published with Apollo (HoZ imprint) The Message is described as ‘a dazzling literary thriller set in Japan-occupied China‘ I have an extract to share with…
Voted the clear winner in a global vote to find the world’s favourite Agatha Christie book for her 125th birthday in 2015– And Then There Were None [ About the Book ] 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. Cut…
‘A tale of tangled secrets and a search for the truth. The past cannot lie silent forever’ – The Secret of Eveline House [ About the Book ] It’s 1949 and playwright Violet Ward has returned from London with her husband Henry and young daughter Sylvia, to take up residence in Eveline House in County…
‘You don’t have to be pearfect to be happy’– My Pear-Shaped Life [ About the Book ] Meet Greta. She’s funny. She’s flawed. She’s hiding so much behind her big smile she’s forgotten who she is. But Greta is about to discover that the key to being happy is…being you. Greta Gale has played the part of…
A city in lockdownA building in lockdownA score that can only be settled in blood….– Deep Dark Night [ About the Book ] Working off the books for FBI Special Agent Alex Monroe, Florida bounty-hunter Lori Anderson and her partner, JT, head to Chicago. Their mission: to entrap the head of the Cabressa crime family.…
‘Follow the unusual life and wisdoms of parentless William Tyce as he shares his poignant adventures in this fictional A-Z coming-of-age compendium.’– A Key to Treehouse Living I am delighted to be sharing an extract today from A Key to Treehouse Living by Elliot Reed. Published with Meville House UK on March 12th, writer Jess…
ADELEThe forgotten sister of Fred AstaireDancer, Icon, Star [ About the Book ] Adele is a tale of talent, glamour and fame at the height of the roaring 20s. 1973: Californian journalist Ellie Morgan sets out on a mission to research the life of Adele Astaire, famed 1920s dancer and comedienne, older sister to Fred Astaire.…
‘He would be back soon, I felt it, for our love was a living thing, growing and breathing as surely as all the birds in the air’– The Lost Lights of St Kilda [ About the Book ] 1927: When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St Kilda, little does he realise that he…