The Serpent Under continues Bonnie MacBird’s glorious Sherlock Holmes series
“The sixth instalment from Baker Street continues to invoke the Holmes of Conan Doyle” There is always a challenge when an author picks up the baton and continues the legacy of a character that is entrenched in English literature. Both reader and, to some extent, the author must feel the weight of history and the
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Delight in Dora’s Detective Dilemmas in ‘D is for Death’
“A fabulous adventure into London, libraries and a sprinkling of murder” Murder, mystery and a new female detective on the scene, all proved to be a rather fabulous addition to the roster of titles from Harriet Evans. Dora Wildwood went to London to escape and found herself in the midst of murder most foul as Read more
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TM Logan reveals foundations for ‘The Dream Home’ and how to build a thriller
“I really like to dive into each scene, put myself into the middle of it” TM Logan has another bestseller on his hands with The Dream Home and the successful author has revealed the processes he goes through to bring his riveting thrillers to life, as his new novel storms The Sunday Times Top Ten. Read more
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AJ West reveals the fury that propelled him on ‘The Betrayal of Thomas True’
“I had to tell the story… I was too angry to let it be” After AJ West won the 2022 HWA Debut Crown award for the best first novel by a historical fiction writer for The Spirit Engineer, it could be argued that the ‘difficult’ second book had become a whole lot harder following that accolade. Fortunately, Read more
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Dan Malakin reveals inside story to new thriller ‘The Wreckage Of Us’
“It’s all about generating new ideas. I read a lot, often a novel a day” Dan Malakin has been a rising star among thriller writers and his stock is set to rise even higher with the publication of The Wreckage of Us on 6th June from Viper Books. Dan’s new novel will be his third Read more
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How Samantha Leigh brings ‘Joy’ with Northodox debut
“Sammy Leigh wrote through Covid lockdown to eventually produce her debut novel” Samantha Leigh is celebrating her debut novel, Joy, being published with Northodox, which she embarked upon writing after studying creative writing at university before the Covid lockdown brought a premature ‘slowing down’ of her creativity, which was reignited as the country began functioning Read more
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Author’s incredible secret offer during signing is claimed by lucky reader
“It was a bit of fun to liven up the signings” An offer made by an author when signing her books has finally been claimed some three years after the novel was published. Sara Sheridan garnered great acclaim for The Fair Botanists, which was Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year after it was released in Read more
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