Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
Rag dolls are harmless toys, right? Something for your kid to cuddle up with in bed or to chuck out of the buggy at tantrum time. After reading this book, you’ll never look at them in the same way again. Perhaps the strange truncation of the two words…
First look: Love Like Blood by Mark Billingham
We had to bring you this the instant we got hold of it. English author Mark Billingham has been through a great deal with his famed detective DI Tom Thorne, but never before have they tackled the gut-wrenching topic of honour killing. Above, you can…
A Banquet of Consequences
Written by Elizabeth George — Some books are a short, sharp satisfying experience – think that after-work pint you’ve been longing for all day. Others need a little time to sit and savour; a bottle of the red wine you’ve been saving since Christmas. A Banquet of Consequences definitely…
All Kinds of Dead
Written by James Craig — The first Inspector Carlyle novel came out in 2011 and already the ninth in the series has arrived. At the same time, Carlyle’s prolific creator James Craig has started a new series set in Germany, and introduced another featuring Daniel Hunter,…
The Intrusions
Written by Stav Sherez — Madison Carter is in hysterics in the Bayswater police station as she reports the abduction of her friend Anna Becker. Initially, DS Geneva Miller isn’t sure whether to believe her. Madison is rambling and clearly on narcotics, but something Madison says piques Miller’s interest…
Rattle
Written by Fiona Cummins — When a debut author is an award-winning former showbiz journalist on a national newspaper, you might expect them to write about what they know – vacuous celebrities, star-studded premieres – that kind of thing. But there’s precious little glitz and…
Her Husband's Lover
Written by Julia Crouch — A good story should always start with a bang and this one does… literally. You will be thrown straight into the thick of it as Louisa Williams tries desperately to escape her husband, Sam. The pair are driving recklessly along pitch…