The Pact has been long-listed for the Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, awarded annually for the best thriller published in the English language. …
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The Pact has been long-listed for the Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, awarded annually for the best thriller published in the English language. …
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Lacey Flint fans will know that Lacey has very few possessions (nothing she can’t pack up in a hurry for a quick getaway), a fact Joesbury remarks upon the first time he sees her flat. A short while …
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Five minutes after Megan drove away in Felix’s mother’s car, leaving her shattered friends behind in the pool house, she knew she’d made a dreadful mistake. On a blind bend, she stopped, oblivious to …
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I cannot recommend this book highly enough, in fact Magpie Lane could be my book of the year. Yes, I know it’s only the first of May, but this haunting tale of family life among the privileged …
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Twenty years ago we moved to the outskirts of Oxford. It is the city of my son’s birth, of his schooling, at 13 he was confirmed by the city’s bishop. I will probably end my days here, because I’ve …
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Richard and Judy, the TV personalities at the heart of one of publishing’s most successful bookclubs, have announced their Christmas 2020 titles in partnership with WHSmith. The Split has made the …
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Ten signed copies of The Split, plus a penguin sponsorship package worth over £100, are being offered in a new competition on the popular internet forum Mumsnet. Since its founding twenty years …
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I’m delighted to announce that, once again, I’m going to be published in Russia. Eksmo Publishers, affiliated to one of the largest publishing groups in Russia, already boasts a very strong crime …
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I’m thrilled to be supporting #SignForOurBookshops during lockdown. A cheery wave to wonderful author Holly Bourne, whose brilliant idea it is. A national lockdown in what is traditionally the …
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A neighbour knocked this morning; she was creating, she explained, a Halloween map, showing which houses will be putting on pumpkin displays this year. Seems a bit over-organised, I thought, we’ve …
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