East Indies by Ian Burnet
When you read East Indies by Ian Burnet, you can almost smell exotic spices over salt spray and wet wood of the ships that transported…
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Nailed by the Heart by Simon Clark
Nailed by the Heart by Simon Clark tells the story of the Stainforth family – Chris, Ruth and their young son, David – who have…
Monsters in Our Midst by Robert Bloch (ed.)
Monsters in Our Midst is edited by Robert Bloch, the award-winning author of Psycho, and is a collection of creepy short stories by ten different…
Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe is a fabulously gothic and spooky read, collecting some of the best of Poe’s short stories….
Carrie by Stephen King
As most of you would know by now, a movie re-make of Carrie by Stephen King – one of his early classic horror novels that…
The Murder Wall by Mari Hannah
The Murder Wall by Mari Hannah is a taut crime story, beautifully crafted.
Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
Live by Night, a gangster novel, tells the story of the rise and fall of a gangster in the prohibition era of the roaring twenties…
The Mysterious Death of Mr Darcy By Regina Jeffers
Yes, The Mysterious Death of Mr Darcy by Regina Jeffers is yet another Pride and Prejudice spin-off – this time, a murder mystery.
Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Ocean at the End of the Lane is a very personal, very beautiful story that is at once a fable, a myth and a fairytale…
City of Djinns by William Dalyrymple
William Dalyrymple’s City of Djinns is a mine of information on the Indian sub-continent, be it history or present day.
The Color of Water by James McBride
James McBride’s biography The Color of Water is a touching tribute to his mother, Ruth, and to her remarkable story.
Author Review: David Weber’s Honorverse Books
David Weber is a prolific Science-Fiction writer whose stories starring Honor Harrington and other characters form the "Honorverse".