Synopsis A dangerous move… Single mum and super sleuth, Beth Haldane, has been set her most daunting task yet by handsome cop boyfriend Inspector Harry York. He wants her to find them a new home – outside Dulwich! Beth can hardly bear the idea, so when a young estate agent turns up dead, she diverts… Continue reading ‘The Slayings In Sydenham’ by Alice Castle

Synopsis Hanukkah days, Christmas nights and strawberry ice cream … Cohen Ford is a man who could do with a little bit of sweetening up. It’s no surprise that when he walks into The Great Greenwich Ice Creamery on a typically gloomy London day before Christmas, he insists on a black coffee rather than his… Continue reading ‘Hanukkah At The Great Greenwich Ice Creamery’ by Sharon Ibbotson

Synopsis When Richard meets his cousin Amanda for the first time in twenty years, he’s still afraid of her; she bullied him throughout his childhood and sexually abused him when they were teenagers. He owns a struggling art gallery that only survives because his wealthy grandmother pays for it. But now Amanda’s back in his… Continue reading ‘Bad Magic’ by A. M. Stirling

Synopsis The discovery of a girl floating face down in Lake Windermere, her naked skin almost translucent in the freezing water, looks like yet another tragic teen suicide. But the victim’s lack of clothes make Forensic Pathologist Beth Adams want to investigate further. Anything to distract her from the arrival of her abusive ex-boyfriend’s body… Continue reading ‘The Girls In The Lake’ by Helen Phifer

Synopsis She’s married to him. But does she know him at all? Claire lives with her family in a beautiful house overlooking the water. But she feels as if she’s married to a stranger – one who is leading a double life. As soon as she can get their son Joe away from him, she’s… Continue reading ‘Magpie’ by Sophie Draper

Synopsis It was supposed to be the start of a happy, new life … 1862 – a group of young Australian women set sail for matrimony in Canada. Their presence is withheld from the male passengers and all but a select few members of the crew. But their worlds collide when one of the gentlemen… Continue reading ‘The Case Of The Missing Bride’ by Carmen Radtke

Synopsis A flick of a feather duster and a sprinkle of Christmas magic … Cassie Bell is used to mess. Her cleaning business, Bluebell Cleaning, is well known in the Cumbrian village of Red Moss. However, now it’s almost Christmas and Cassie has a slightly messier situation to deal with than she’s used to. She’s… Continue reading ‘Bluebell’s Christmas Magic’ by Marie Laval