When you have translated into English some of the best Iceland Noir novels on the market, it would be a crime not to write your own Scandinavian thrillers.
Light the fire, draw the curtains and cuddle up with two beautiful wartime tales that will whisk you away to the dangers, dramas and romance of the Second World War.
When a strange list of house guests assemble for a séance at a remote island mansion in Devon in the winter of 1917, the shadows that engulf them come from more than just the spirit world.
Prepare to have your mind blown and your sense of reality well and truly shredded in an electrifying thriller from exciting debut novelist Louisa de Lange.
From a bewitching witch and a modern Red Riding Hood to a plague of frogs and a super-fast space train, there are plenty of exciting new picture books this month to keep little ones amused and bemused.
It’s easy to forget that VE Day in May 1945 was not the end of the suffering for millions of people living on a continent ravaged by six years of conflict.
Retired Edinburgh detective John Rebus might now be in a ‘managed decline’ but fortunately for his army of fans, the wily ‘old school’ copper’s brain is still working at full-throttle.
Out of one of the worst periods of human history comes an inspirational story of love, hope and survival… a beacon of light amidst the dark ruins of the Holocaust.
I’m in a very packed pub and safe to say my fellow punters are, between them, responsible for more murders and dastardly deeds than the occupants of your average UK prison.
