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Who was the real Dr Viktor?

Tessa Harris tells the true story behind her latest novel The Paris Notebook, featuring Hitler’s psychiatrist and his quest to expose his patient as an evil tyrant. Not a lot of people know of the existence of Adolph Hitler’s psychiatrist. Up until a couple of years ago, that included… Read More

‘I started to believe’: The Missing Wife and Nessie

Kerry Barrett, author of The Missing Wife, tells us about her fascinating research into Loch Ness and why she now believes in the monster… Back in 2020, in that sliver of not-quite-normal life we had in between lockdowns, my family and I went to Scotland on… Read More

The real life inspiration behind The Echoes of Love by Jenny Ashcroft

Jenny Ashcroft, author of The Echoes of Love, a historical love story set in Crete both before the Second World War and during the occupation, is on the blog talking about the inspiration behind the book and its setting. Like Eleni, the main character in The… Read More

Sweet & Sour Friendships

Celebrating the publication of her new novel My Perfect Friend, author Sarah Clarke recommends six books that explore toxic friendships. Check them out below. The old adage holds that we choose our friends not our family. But sometimes friendships feel like they have an energy of… Read More

Ruby Basu’s five top tips for fake dating

Ruby Basu guests the blog to share her best tips and tricks on fake dating, while sharing the books and films that inspire her. Ruby’s novel, The Love Arrangement is out now. Do your parents want you to settle down but you love being single and… Read More

‘I wanted to write about passing from a UK perspective’: Learn about the context of Louise Hare’s second novel, Miss Aldridge Regrets

Author Louise Hare gives insight into her research and extra context to her evocative and immersive second novel, Miss Aldridge Regrets, a gripping cross-Atlantic murder mystery set in the 1930s. Read below for an extract! The choice to make my protagonist, Lena, mixed race but light skinned enough to pass came… Read More

‘A stabby Sex and the City’: The books that inspired How to Kill Men

Katy Brent talks about the books that inspired her when she was writing her debut comedy thriller, How to Kill Men and Get Away With It. I first started to write what would become How To Kill Men and Get Away With It back in 2018… Read More

Author Q&A with Amanda Dewinter

We chat to Amanda Dewinter, author of The Success Code. Can you tell us about your book? The Success Code is not your usual book about success. Yes, it includes all the things you’d expect from a book on success, such as how to… Read More

Setting a New Direction

We’re delighted to have bestselling author Mary Burton on the blog to talk the importance of the various settings in her novels. Setting a New Direction Almost a year ago, the Burtons moved from Richmond, Virginia to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  Not a long distance by… Read More

Karin Nordin on The Allure of the Detective Duo

To celebrate the release of the gripping new police procedural Last One Alive, Karin Nordin discusses the allure of the detective duo and how she created her partners Nygaard and Jansson. The Allure of the Detective Duo Holmes and Watson. Salander and Blomkvist. Poe and… Read More

Meet The Island House Suspects/Guests

Alice has seen The Island Hotel in her dreams. She’s convinced the clues of her unknown past lie inside its gothic walls. So when she’s invited to spend the weekend at the newly renovated hotel, she heads to the Suffolk coast with her ex-boyfriend Leon, determined to discover the truth. Read More

Nicola Cornick on historic places inspiring her writing

We’re delighted to be publishing Nicola Cornick’s latest timeslip novel, The Last Daughter, on July 8th. Through spellbinding and gripping writing, Nicola can always be counted upon to transport us back in time. And often Nicola’s writing is inspired by historic sites that we can all… Read More