Andorra Pett has left the Oort Cloud Café; she’s back on Mars, a place she vowed she’d never visit again. She’s gone back for her friend Maisie’s funeral. Everyone thinks it was suicide but the more she learns, the less … Continue reading Andorra Pett on Mars by Richard Dee
He’s watching… He’s waiting… Who’s next? Buried in a woodland grave are a mother and her child. One is alive. One is dead. DC ‘Charlie’ Stafford is assigned by her boss, DI Geoffrey Hunter to assist with the missing persons … Continue reading Mummy’s Favourite by Sarah Flint
The last person who called me Sweetpea ended up dead… I haven’t killed anyone for three years, and I thought that when it happened again I’d feel bad. Like an alcoholic taking a sip of whiskey. But no. Nothing. I … Continue reading Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse
Single-mother bounty hunter Lori Anderson has finally got her family back together, but her new-found happiness is shattered when she’s snatched by the Miami Mob – and they want her dead. Rather than a bullet, they offer her a job: … Continue reading Deep Dirty Truth by Steph Broadribb
An unnamed defendant stands accused of murder. Just before the Closing Speeches, the young man sacks his lawyer, and decides to give his own defence speech. He tells us that his barrister told him to leave some things out.Sometimes, the … Continue reading You Don’t Know Me by Imran Mahmood
Katelyn Deason was young, naIve, and innocent at six years old. That is, until she made the mistake of descending those cellar steps and viewing the first of many horrors down below. You see, her father wasn’t who she thought … Continue reading My Daddy The Serial Killer by Cindy Kovacik
London is a city on wheels – a future city like you’ve never known before. In the terrible aftermath of the Sixty Minute War, cities which survived the apocalypse became predators, chasing and feeding on smaller towns. Now London is … Continue reading Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Untimely death is part of everyday life in the quirky English village of Upper Goosing – European Murder Destination of the Year 2015. And when Lady Peculiar’s butler – a part-time comedian – is found drowned in mango chutney, Detective … Continue reading A Very Funny Murder Mystery by Paul Mathews
Best friends Kayla Falk, an engineering student, and Olivia Bellamy, who is studying nursing, are nearing the end of their college career when terrorists attack their university. Through a combination of cleverness, bravery, and luck, the two manage to foil … Continue reading The Azrael Initiative by K Hanson
Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London’s Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he’ll face is a paper cut. But Peter’s prospects change … Continue reading Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
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