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Here you can find all of our past book reviews plus articles, Q&As and author inspiration pieces.


Dissection of a Murder: The Inspiration by Jo Murray
London may continue to be the heart of publishing, but it is a lot healthier if regional writers and booksellers fill it with endless supply of creativity, passion
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Review of The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
Are YOU an Agatha Christie fan? Are you getting The Traitors withdrawal symptoms?
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Review of This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
A fabulously gripping, twisty and tender thriller wrapped around a love story, one that you'll want to fly through, yet savour.
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Review of A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by M.K. Oliver
It’s time to meet your next favourite (and murderous) heroine: Lalla Rook. You’re going to LOVE HER!
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Review of I'll Be the Monster by Sean Gilbert
I’ll be the Monster is a literary thriller from a unique new voice, which taps into the essence of Donna Tartt and elitism...
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Review of Gloria Don't Speak by Lucy Apps
Inspired by the author’s volunteer work, this is an urgent, unique and empathetic debut centering the experiences of those with learning disabilities, a community of people we seldom see represented in literature.
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Review of Good People by Patmeena Sabit
A gripping literary crime novel where snippets of interviews, articles and reports piece together what happened leading up to and after the mysterious death of Afghan American teenager Zorah Sharaf.
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Review of The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklance by R.W.R McDonald
When a brutal murder occurs in the small safe-haven of a town, Tippy's best friend ends up in a coma, herself, uncle Pike, and Devon become The Nancys, the trio who go undercover to discover who the murderer is...
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Review of I Know where You Buried Your Husband by Marie O’Hare
Imagine Devious Maids colliding with Pretty Little Liars, then throw in a dash of I Know What You Did Last Summer — and you’ve got the deliciously dark, twisty cocktail that is Marie O’Hare’s I Know Where You Buried Your Husband.
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Review of The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs
The Retirement Plan is filled with twists, marriage bliss and unbliss and of course, humour which will have you falling in love with all of the characters.
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Review of Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
I would recommend it to fans of Sweetpea-style dark humour with a sprinkling of romance.
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Review of All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman
‘The missing boy is ten-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he’s a little shit...’
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Review of The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson-Wheeler
Agatha Christie meets F. Scott Fitzgerald in this utterly captivating tale, where not everything that sparkles is gold.
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Review of Luminous by Silvia Park
A very accomplished debut from a sophisticated writer who’s going to be huge in the sci-fi genre.
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Review of Bad Blood by Sarah Hornsley
Imagine being given your first murder case, only to realise that the suspect of a double homicide is your childhood sweetheart...
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Review of This Immaculate Body by Emma van Straaten
If you were obsessed with Baby Reindeer, then you’ll be obsessed with This Immaculate Body!
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Review of The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar
a brilliant first slice of crime procedural thriller with some hard-hitting and thought-provoking themes
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Review of Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris
fantasy and slow-burn romance coupled with a contemporary twist on the classical crime and horror stories of Sherlock Holmes and Dracula...
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Review of Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent
a clever mystery novel which takes place within a dictionary publishing house with the majority of the cast being lexicographers
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Review of Amphibian by Tyler Wetherall
Girlhood at it’s finest. Puberty is a metamorphosis and Sissy is changing. Her body is no longer her own but something reptilian...
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