Jenny Bowen is going home. Boarding the Caledonian Sleeper, all she wants to do is forget about her upcoming divorce and relax on the ten-hour journey through the night. In her search for her cabin, Jenny helps a panicked woman with a young girl she assumes to be her daughter…. Continue reading
Aidan Poole logs onto his laptop late at night to Skype his girlfriend, Zoe. But to his horror, he realizes she is not alone. Completely helpless, all he can do is listen to the sounds of a violent struggle. And then a chilling silence. He’s desperate to find out if… Continue reading
Yes it’s that time of year again – slightly earlier than usual as I’m taking some time off in December- here are my personal top 10 of the year. A top 11 to be precise given that my no 1 spot this year is shared by two very different but… Continue reading
I am extremely happy to be sharing the brilliantly apt cover for Rod’ new thriller coming in May 2020 – this novel moves away from his amazing American historical noir and into modern day London but has the same intensely involving writing and hugely addictive plotting…blurb and purchase link follow…. Continue reading
IT’S BEEN TWENTY YEARSBUT ALL IS NOT FORGIVEN Katy is not the shy schoolgirl she once was, and she’s looking forward to showing her classmates who she’s become. Annabel was the queen bee, but her fall from grace changed her life forever. Zach was cruel, but he thinks he’s changed…. Continue reading
In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumour – it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions… Continue reading
So I’m doing a LOT of 2020 reading at the moment and there are some truly incredible titles coming next year…I will be doing one of these every so often so watch this space and I’ll keep you up to date with what, in my opinion, are the best of… Continue reading
A WORLD HALF IN DARKNESS. A SECRET SHE MUST BRING TO LIGHT. 2059. The world has stopped turning. One half suffers an endless frozen night; the other, nothing but burning sun. Only in a slim twilit region can life survive. In an isolationist Britain, Ellen Hopper receives a letter from… Continue reading
Nine people arrive one night on Chelsea Bridge. They’ve never met. But at the same time, they run, and leap to their deaths. Each of them received a letter in the post that morning, a pre-written suicide note, and a page containing only four words: Nothing important happened today. That… Continue reading
A masquerade ball cut short by a mysterious plague; a strange nocturnal ritual in the woods; a black bobcat howling in the night: these ten tales are some of the most strange and unsettling in all of American literature, filled with unforgettable imagery and simmering with tension. From Edgar Allan… Continue reading
