mystery

Listen to an extract of The Replacement 🎧

Weaving together the trademark folklore inspiration that readers loved in Little Darlings, with the procedural narrative force of a brilliant mystery, The Replacement is the excellent and unnerving new novel from Melanie Golding. When a small child is found wandering alone, the local shopkeepers call the authorities immediately. Twenty minutes… Read More

Read an extract of Lost Souls!

Jenny O’Brien’s latest Detective Gaby Darin, Lost Souls, is out now. To celebrate, we want to give you the chance to read an exclusive extract from the new book. Be warned – you will need to know what happens next! Lost Souls – Chapter 2 Gaby… Read More

Discover The Secrets of Meadow Farmhouse with Katie Ginger!

We’re heading ‘behind the scenes’ of Katie Ginger’s heartwarming new romcom! It’s time to meet Amelia and Adam and discover the secret family history behind The Secrets of Meadow Farmhouse… I wanted to give you a sneaky peak behind the scenes because The Secrets of Meadow Farmhouse was inspired… Read More

The Marlow Murder Club – Meet Becks Starling

To settle her mind more than for any other reason, Judith went over to the cupboard, opened the door and saw that it contained nothing more than the vicar’s robes on hangers. Just as she’d suspected. Although it also seemed to contain a middle-aged woman who was looking straight at… Read More

The Marlow Murder Club – Meet Judith Potts

Mrs Judith Potts was seventy-seven years old and entirely happy with her life. She lived in an Arts and Crafts mansion on the River Thames, she had a job she loved that took up just enough of her time and no more, and best of all, she didn’t have to… Read More

Kathleen McGurl on Writing Dual Timelines

This week in our NaNoWriMo series, Kathleen McGurl joins us to give us her top tips on mastering the tricky art of dual timeline novels! Kathleen has written almost a dozen dual timeline novels now, and her lastest read The Forgotten Gift is out in e-book today! Click here… Read More

Faith Martin on why 1960s Oxford is the perfect setting for crime

Many people have asked me why I decided to write a crime series set in the 1960s after writing contemporary fiction for over 30 years; the simple answer is – I wanted to! I’ve always loved the 1960s era (not that I admit to remembering much of it, mind) and… Read More