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Welcome to series 13, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today is our final episode of this series and we’re chatting to Jeremy Vine about his debut crime thriller, MURDER ON LINE ONE, which is out today!

We'd like to pass on our best wishes to Robert Waddington and we also have some amazing book recommendations for:

It's Always The Husband - C L Taylor

Some of Us Are Liars - Fiona Cummins

The Appeal - Janice Hallett

Mrs Sidhu - Suk Pannu

Way Back - Sara Cox

Yellowface - R F Kuang

Testament of Youth - Vera Brittain

The Guest List - Lucy Foley

Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult

The Killing Kind - Jane Casey

Welcome to series 13, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to the fabulous Anna Bailey about her new novel OUR LAST WILD DAYS and writing books set in the USA.

We have book recommendations for:

A Beautiful Way to Die - Eleni Kyriacou

This Motherless Land - Nikki May

The Bodies - Sam Lloyd

Beach Bodies - Sienna Sharpe

The Wych Elm - Tana French

The Lamplighters - Emma Stonex

Welcome to series 13, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are answering some very interesting questions from our listeners - so tune in to find out whether authors regard each other as competition, how we feel about reviews, does AI pose a threat to authors in the future and so much more!

Welcome to series 13, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are talking to Mari Hannah about her latest novel, Her Sister's Killer (out on 6 March), and our topic for today is making a career out of crime. 

Book recommendations are for: 

All The Colours of the Dark - Chris Whitaker

When Shadows Fall - Neil Lancaster

Her Many Faces - Nicci Cloake

Death of the Author - Nnedi Okorafor

Happy listening! 

Welcome to series 13, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are talking to the incredible Claire Douglas about her latest novel, The New Neighbours, and our topic for today is The Art of the Psychological Thriller. Book recommendations are for: It Should Have Been You (Andrea Mara), The Voices (Natalie Chandler) and The Return of Frankie Whittle (Caroline England). Happy listening! 

Welcome to series 13, episode 2 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting to the fabulous Rob Parker about his latest book; The Troubled Deep and our topic today which is Juggling Multiple Roles as an author. We have book recommendations for:-

Son by Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger, The Tomorrow Project by Heather Critchlow, Memorial Park by Louisa Scarr, It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara, The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey and The Secret History by Donna Tartt.

Welcome to series 13, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to the fabulous Tom Hindle about his new book DEATH IN THE ARCTIC and why whodunnits never go out of fashion.

We have book recommendations for:-
All The Colours of The Dark by Chris Whitaker
A Beautiful Way to Die by Eleni Kyriacou
The Death of Us by Abigail Dean

Welcome to series 12, episode 8 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today is our Christmas special and we’re chatting to Alex Dahl about her latest book Girlfriends and also her earlier novel, Playdate that has been adapted for the screen by Disney+. 

Welcome to series 12, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to Orlando Murrin - acclaimed food writer and now crime writer, whose book Knife Skills for Beginners was published in February 2024, and whose new book, Murder Below Deck will publish in March next year.

Welcome to Series 12, Episode 6 of In Suspense, a podcast for fans and writers of crime and thriller fiction. Today we are interviewing Jo Jakeman on the topic of mining trauma for fiction, and discussing her brilliant new novel, One Bad Apple.

Welcome to series 12, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are talking to Will Carver and Dom Nolan about how to write uniquely original novels. 

Welcome to series 12, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to Neil Lancaster about whether it helps to have been a police officer when writing crime. Neil's latest book, The Devil You Know is out now in hardback, and out in paperback on 21 November. His book recommendations this week are Midnight & Blue (Ian Rankin) and The Siege (Ben Macintyre).

Welcome to series 12, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are joined by Anna Mazzola and Barbara Copperthwaite to talk about whether switching genres is a good idea.

Book recommendations that we mention in this episode are:
Estella's Revenge - Barbara Havelocke
Notes on a Drowning - Anna Sharpe
Costanza - Rachel Blackmore
The Burial Plot - Elizabeth MacNeal
Broken Country - Clare Leslie Hall
Unlawful Killing / Rough Justice - Wendy Joseph KC

Welcome to series 12, episode 2 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to Roxie Key, the debut author of The Deadly Spark about how to get a book deal.
We also have some book recommendations:-
One Perfect Couple - Ruth Ware
The Ice House - Ruth Kelly
Making a Killing - Cara Hunter
Long Time Dead - TM Payne
Sick to Death - Chris Bridges 

Welcome to Series 12, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are chatting to the brilliant Mark Edwards about his newest book, The Darkest Water and about his long career starting as a self-published author and ending up with a Big Five deal. Some great book recommendations this week: The Winner by Teddy Wayne, The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue, One Wrong Turn by Chris Ewan, The Fury by Alex Michaelides, All The Colours of The Dark by Chris Whitaker and Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney.

Welcome to Series 11, Episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today, on our final episode of this season, we are going behind the scenes with book bloggers, Stu Cummins and Charlotte Wilson, to chat about what's involved in being online book reviewers.

Recommendations this week include:

'Dark Matter' by Blake Crouch
'The School Reunion' by Shalini Boland
'One of the Good Guys' by Araminta Hall
'The Search Party' by Hannah Richell

Welcome to series 11, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are going Behind The Scenes with Rebecca Thorne to chat about her book The Grief House, and we also have book recommendations for The Other Tenant by Lesley Kara, A Good Place to Hide A Body by Laura Marshall, The Sea Cemetery by Aslak Nore, The Last Murder At The End of The World by Stu Turton and A Killer In The Family by Gytha Lodge.

Welcome to Series 11, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are going Behind the Scenes with Alan Johnson, whose new book Death on the Thames is out now! We also have some fabulous book recommendations for you: 

In Search of Lost Time, by Marcel Proust
Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper, by Donald Henderson
What We Did In The Storm, by Tina Baker
Close to Death, by Anthony Horowitz

Welcome to series 11, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we are going Behind The Scenes with Ashley Elston whose new book First Lie Wins is out now! We also have some fabulous book recommendations for you - Lost to Dune Road by Kara Thomas, Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda, Finlay Rolls The Dice by Elle Cosimano, Every Step You Take by MA Hunter and Things Don't Break On Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins.

Welcome to series 11,  episode 2 of In Suspense, a podcast for fans and writers of crime and thrillers. Today we are going Behind The Scenes with Tracy Sierra and chatting about her amazing book NIghtwatching  which is out now & getting rave reviews! We also have some other book recommendations this week which are: 27 Minutes by Ashley Tate, The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey, Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout and Our Holiday by Louise Candlish.

Welcome to series 11, Episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today, Lesley and Nikki are chatting to Robert Goddard about the latest in his Umiko Wada series, The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction.

Book recommendations in this episode were:

VANITY FAIR by William Makepeace Thackeray
THE GUEST by B.A. Paris
THE ORDINARY MAN by Christie J. Newport

Welcome to series 10, episode 9 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today is our Christmas special and we’re chatting to Vaseem Khan about The Death of a Lesser God and our topic today which is Modernising the crime writing community 

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our final minisodes on agents, and we’re asking Agent Assistant, Alice Hoskyns from C&W, all of your questions from submitting to agents to that author-agent relationship. 

Today’s episode is on moving on from your agent
 
 You can find out more about Alice and C&W here: https://cwagency.co.uk/agent/alice-hoskyns

Welcome to series 10, episode 8 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting to Eleni Kyriacou & Emma Flint on the topic of true crime fiction – should you make the murderer likeable? 

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Eleni’s recommendations:

House on Rye Lane by Susan Allott

Antarctica by Claire Keegan

Emma’s recommendations: 

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Nikki’s recommendations:

The Final Act of Juliet Willoughby by Ellory Llyod

Lesley’s recommendations:

City on Fire by Graham Bartlett

The Escape Room by LD Smithson 

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our sixth of seven minisodes on agents, and we’re asking Agent Assistant, Alice Hoskyns from C&W, all of your questions from submitting to agents to that author-agent relationship. 

Today’s episode is on When a manuscript doesn’t sell.
 
 You can find out more about Alice and C&W here: https://cwagency.co.uk/agent/alice-hoskyns

Welcome to series 10, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting about writing in two genres with Julie Mae Cohen. 

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 https://novel-gazing-with-julie-cohen.teachable.com/

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Julie’s recommendations:

Doppleganger by Naomi Klein

Nikki’s recommendations: 

The Other Tenant by Lesley Kara 

Lauren’s recommendations:

The Guests by Nikki Smith

The Other Tenant by Lesley Kara 

The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndam

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our fifth of seven minisodes on agents, and we’re asking Agent Assistant, Alice Hoskyns from C&W, all of your questions from submitting to agents to that author-agent relationship. 

Today’s episode is on agent misconceptions
 
 You cand find out more about Alice and C&W here: https://cwagency.co.uk/agent/alice-hoskyns

Welcome to series 10, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to C.J. Cooke about her latest novel, A Haunting in the Arctic, and our topic today is “Putting Gothic in Thrillers.”

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Carolyn’s recommendations:

Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell 

Lesley:

None of this is True by Lisa Jewell

The Secret Hours by Mick Herron

Nikki recommendations:

The house on Rye Lane by Susan Allott

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our fourth of seven minisodes on agents, and we’re asking Agent Assistant, Alice Hoskyns from C&W, all of your questions from submitting to agents to that author-agent relationship. 

Today’s episode is on author and agent relationships – boundaries.
 
 You cand find out more about Alice and C&W here: https://cwagency.co.uk/agent/alice-hoskyns

Welcome to series 10, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re talking about The Importance of Festivals with thriller author Alex North. 

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Alex’s recommendations:

The Grief House by Rebecca Thorn

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville
All of Us Are Broken by Fiona Cummins

Nikki’s recommendations: 

Leave No Trace by Jo Callaghan

Lauren’s recommendations:

Home by Cailean Stead 

The Mysterious Case of The Alperton Angels

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we have an In Suspense Special with Trevor Wood. Trevor is our first returning guest and he’s joining us again to share what he’s learnt about the publishing journey in the last three years as well as telling us about this latest novel You Can Run. 

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Trevor’s recommendations:

Speak of the devil by Rose Wilding

Lauren’s recommendations:

Night Watching by Tracy Sierra

Her Last Summer by Emily Freud 

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our third of seven minisodes on agents, and we’re asking Agent Assistant, Alice Hoskyns from C&W, all of your questions from submitting to agents to that author-agent relationship. 

Today’s episode is on author and agent relationships
 
You cand find out more about Alice and C&W here: https://cwagency.co.uk/agent/alice-hoskyns

Welcome to series 10, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting about why heists never go out of fashion with debut author of The Housekeepers 

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Alex’s recommendations:

The Square of Sevens by Laura Shephard-Robinson

Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin (out Feb 2024)

Lesley’s recommendations: 

Secret Hours by Mick Herron

The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

Nikki’s recommendations:

Night Watching by Tracy Sierra

None of this is true by Lisa Jewell

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our second of seven minisodes on agents, and we’re asking Agent Assistant, Alice Hoskyns from C&W, all of your questions from submitting to agents to that author-agent relationship. 

Today’s episode is on submitting to agents 
 
You cand find out more about Alice and C&W here: https://cwagency.co.uk/agent/alice-hoskyns

Welcome to series 10, episode 2 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting Lisa Hall about her latest novel, The Mysterious Double Death of Honey Black, and the topic today is “Mixing it up: how to successfully blend genres.”

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Lisa’s recommendations:

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult 

The Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score

Lesley’s recommendations:

Mick Heron’s Slow Horses series

Five Nights by Rachel Wolf
 
 

Lauren’s recommendations:

The Due Date by Niki Mackay (24 October 2023)

Killer Bodies by Heleen Kist

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our first of seven minisodes on agents, and we’re asking Agent Assistant, Alice Hoskyns from C&W, all of your questions from submitting to agents to that author-agent relationship. 

Today’s episode is on the role of the agent. 
 
You cand find out more about Alice and C&W here: https://cwagency.co.uk/agent/alice-hoskyns

Welcome to series 10, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting B.P. Water about his latest novel, Notes on a Murder, and our topic today is “Thrillers – How dark is too dark?”

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Barnaby:

None of this is True by Lisa Jewell

Just Between Us by Adele Parks 

Nikki recommendations:

The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon

Monsters by Claire Dederer

Lauren’s recommendations:

The mysterious double death of honey black by Lisa Hall

The Secrets We Keep by Becca Day

Welcome to series 9, episode 8 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting Holly Seddon about her latest novel, The Short Straw, and our topic today is “What makes successful commercial fiction?”

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Holly:

Uncle Paul by Celia Fremlin

The House of Whispers by Anna Mazzola

Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister 

Nikki recommendations:

The Babysitter by Emma Curtis (Out in October 2023)

Lauren’s recommendations:

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

Welcome to series 9, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to Imran Mahmood about his latest novel, All I Said Was True, and our topic today is “It’s All Smoke and Mirrors,” which is about how far we can get away with our characters misleading the reader.

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Imran:

The Square of Sevens by Laura Shephard-Robinson (narrated by Imogen Wilde)

Black Thorn by Sarah Hilary 

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

The Misper by Kate London

Lesley’s recommendations:

Notes on a disappearance by B.P. Walters (Out in October 2023)

The Babysitter by Emma Curtis (Out in October 2023)

Lauren’s recommendations:

All I Said Was True by Imran Mahmood 

The Babysitter by Emma Curtis (Out in October 2023)

Welcome to series 9, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. Today we’re chatting the rise of the feminist thriller with the amazing Natali Simmonds. 

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Natali’s recommendations:

The Short Straw by Holly Seddon (out July 2023)

We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Ghost Girl Banana by Wiz Wharton

Welcome to series 9, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’ve got an In Suspense special today with the fabulous Sam Lloyd, author of The Memory Wood, The Rising Tide and out this week, The People Watcher. Our topic today is thrillers with a difference and quirky protagonists. 

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Sam’s recommendations:

The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (August 2023)

Nikki’s recommendations:

Notes On A Disappearance by B.P. Walters (November 2023) 

Lesley’s recommendations:

Yellow Face by Rebecca F Kuang

Welcome to series 9, episode 4 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to Ruth Kelly about her latest book, The Villa, and our topic today is Writing On Trend.

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Ruth's recommendations:

The Hike by Lucy Clarke

Nikki’s recommendations:

Reasonable People by Caroline Hulse (August 2023)

The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (August 2023)

Lauren’s recommendations:

The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler 

All I Said Was True by Imran Mahmood 

Welcome to series 9, episode 3 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to two amazing authors -Sam Holland and Alice Hunter about ‘Serial Killer dos and don’ts. 

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Sam Holland:

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfield

Jordan Harper’s series: 

The Last King of California

Lessons in Violence

Alice Hunter: 

The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler 

The People Watcher by Sam Lloyd (June 2023)

The Drift by CJ Tudor 

Nikki’s recommendations:

Behind these doors by Alex South (out July 2023)

Five BadDeeeds by Caz Fear (Nov 2023)

Lesley’s recommendations:

The People Watcher by Sam Lloyd (June 2023)

The Dead Mile by Jo Furniss

Painkiller by N.J. Fountain

The Closer I get by Paul Burston

Welcome to series 9, episode 2 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to bestselling author, Amanda Reynolds, about her novel The Assistant, and our topic for today is ‘Writing for the Modern Reader’

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Amanda’s books recommendations: 

The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner (out 08 June 2023)

The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler (out 11 May 2023)

Nikki’s recommendations:

Behind these doors by Alex South (out July 2023

Lauren’s recommendations:

Good Girls Die Last by Natali Simmonds

A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

Welcome to series 9, episode 1 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to the amazing Will Dean about his novel The Last Passenger, and our topic for today is ‘Delivering the high concept novel.’

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Will’s books recommendations: 

All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby 

Open by Andre Agassi

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

The Last Dance by Mark Billingham

Forensics by Val McDermid

Nikki’s recommendations:

Nanny Wanted by Lizzy Barber (out 17 August 2023)

Conviction by Jack Jordan (out 22 June 2023)

Lauren’s recommendations:

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

You Can Run by Trevor Wood

Welcome to series 8, episode 7 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to bestselling crime author, Robert Gold, about his novel Eleven Liars, and our topic for today is ‘How publishers sell books to retailers.’

This is the last episode of series 8. We’re back on the 27th April with a fantastic line up of guests and topics!  

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Robert’s book recommendations: 

Cara Hunter’s new book out next year with Harper Collins

The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (17 Aug 2023) 

Nikki’s recommendations:

The Contest by Karen Hamilton (out 20 July 2023)

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our final minisode on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist and author, Zoe Lea. These minisodes are all about how authors can make the most out of social media, grow followers and sell their books. Today’s episode is on what authors need to remember

To find out more about Zoe Lea and to buy her books, follow these links: 

Zoe’s website – www.zoelea.com

The Author’s Guide to on Substack - https://zoelea.substack.com/

If He Wakes

Amazon – https://amzn.to/3W48tCq

Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/3ZwwG79

The Secretary

Amazon – https://amzn.to/3WYXpaS

Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/3W4HIOf

Welcome to series 8, episode 6 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to bestselling crime author, Simon McCleave, about his novel In To Deep, and our topic for today is ‘What Makes A Great Book for TV?’

Don’t forget to check out our minisodes for this series, which is on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist, Zoe Lea. 

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Simon’s book recommendations: 

My Dark Places by James Ellroy (out now)

Lesley’s recommendations:

Everyone here is lying by Shari Lapena (Out 06 July 2023)

Lauren’s recommendations: 

The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (Out 03 August 2023)

The Villa by Ruth Kelly (25th May 2023)

The Truth About Her by Annie Taylor (Out June 2023)

Welcome to In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. This is our fifth of six minisodes on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist and author, Zoe Lea. These minisodes are all about how authors can make the most out of social media, grow followers and sell their books. Today’s episode is on TikTok for Authors

To find out more about Zoe Lea and to buy her books, follow these links: 

Zoe’s website – www.zoelea.com

The Author’s Guide to on Substack - https://zoelea.substack.com/

If He Wakes

Amazon – https://amzn.to/3W48tCq

Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/3ZwwG79

The Secretary

Amazon – https://amzn.to/3WYXpaS

Bookshop.org - https://bit.ly/3W4HIOf

Welcome to series 8, episode 5 of In Suspense - a podcast and vodcast for fans and writers of crime fiction. We’re chatting to the fabulous Louise Swanson (also known as Louise Beech) about her novel End Of Story and our topic for today is ‘The Power of Storytelling’

Don’t forget to check out our minisodes for this series, which is on Social Media for Authors with social media strategist, Zoe Lea. 

Here are the books we recommend on today’s show:

Louise’s book recommendations: 

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (out now)

The Beach Party by Nikki Smith (out 06 July)

I’ll be gone in the dark by Michele McNamara (out now) 

Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward (out 20 April)

Lesley’s recommendations:

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh (out now)

All of Us are Broken by Fiona Cummins (out 20 July)

Nikki’s recommendations: 

The Fields by Erin Young (out now)