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Lake Child, by Isabel Ashdown

Eva wakes to find herself with horrific injuries, amnesia and locked in the attic of the family home. Her parents are protecting her, but from what…or who…? Lake Child is a psychological thriller set in Norway. Eva has no memory of the night she climbed into a truck that crashed. She was is a coma […]

Murder in an English Castle, by Merryn Allingham

An historical re-enactment of a battle ends in tragedy when one of the participants falls from the ruins. Everyone thinks it is a terrible accident until Alex’s best friend convinces Flora and Jack to investigate… Murder in an English Castle is the 10th book in the Flora Steele series of murder mysteries set in the […]

The River Ghost, by Dawn Merriman

A ghost directs Rylan Flynn to find a murder victim in the river. The body is that of Kenzie, the cousin of Rylan’s detective boyfriend. He isn’t allowed to investigate officially due to the family  connection but Ford and Rylan decide to work together to bring Kenzie’s killer to justice… The River Ghost is the […]

Arden, by G.D. Harper

William Shakespeare is trying to establish himself in the theatrical world and stumbles across an astonishing story. 40 years earlier a woman was burned to death following a trial for the murder of her husband. It sparks his creative energy and he sets to work on his first ever play… Arden is an historical depiction […]

Murder at the Crooked Horse, by Lesley Cookman

An abandoned pub is set alight and a man is reported missing. The man’s wife asks Libby to investigate and she finds his murdered body in a barn. Is there a connection to the arson at the pub? Murder at the Crooked Horse is the 26th book in the Libby Sarjeant series. There are references […]