crime

Your staycation just got a lot more thrilling!

This year is all about staycations and nothing completes a holiday at home than a good stack of books. Transport yourself around Great Britain with these four gripping HQ crime thrillers that will give your holiday a thrilling edge. To celebrate this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate,… Read More
Christmas Escape competition Sarah Morgan

Win a luxury festive hamper with Sarah Morgan!

To celebrate the upcoming publication of The Christmas Escape by Sarah Morgan, we’re giving you the chance to win a luxury festive hamper! Simply pre-order a copy of this heartwarming new novel from your favourite retailer and submit your order confirmation number below. Win a luxury… Read More
Prison Doctor: The Final Sentence

Prison Doctor: The Final Sentence by Dr Amanda Brown

Read an exclusive extract from Dr Amanda Brown’s eye-opening new book about the inmates of Huntercombe prison, available here. PROLOGUE HMP HUNTERCOMBE 20 DECEMBER 2013 ‘I’m dead.’ The ‘dead’ man’s name was Kofi Aboah and he was a giant. Over six foot of muscle, but shrinking. I could… Read More
Blood Metal Bone

Read an extract of Blood Metal Bone!

Sonara found him at the ocean’s edge. The suns were just setting, a double green flash as they sank out of view beyond the farthest stretch of sea. Seated on the sand, toes not far from the lapping waves, was Soahm. A mere speck in the distance, she hadn’t seen… Read More
Age

Age and Ageism with Anne Mayer Bird

Age is on many minds at the moment; it’s everywhere we look. Anne Mayer Bird, co-author of Good Grief, discusses age and ageism in life today compared to a year ago.   AGE AND AGEISM I just got home from my second Covid vaccine injection. The very… Read More

A Non-Romantic’s Guide to Valentine’s Day with Portia MacIntosh

Valentine’s Day isn’t for everyone. Whether you are single, taken, or ‘it’s complicated’, some people just aren’t down for the lovey-dovey day. Can’t be bothered with cards? Is heart-shaped chocolate the one chocolate you find easy to turn down? Don’t fancy a 14th February date night with all the other… Read More

Try gangland fiction with Kerry Barnes!

Never tried gangland fiction before? Now’s your chance! Check out this extract from The Rules, the second installment in Kerry Barnes’ explosive gangland series, below!   Do you live by the rules, or die by them?   Detective Lowry hurried down the corridor to the end room of the burns… Read More
parting

Parting Shot – Short Story by Simon Berthon

Grab a few biscuits and a beverage of choice. Settle down and read Parting Shot, the gripping short story by Simon Berthon – author of A Time to Lie. If you’re into your mysteries or spy thrillers, then read on to find out about a retired man named Gwilym.   Parting… Read More

#FollowTheEvidence (5)

Nicely done! Okay, how about this one? Breakneck Point is such an authentic novel because the author actually spent some time behind the crime scene tape herself! Tina Orr Munro trained as a CSI after university and decided to write the… Read More