…job at a law firm keeps her mind from dwelling on her sorrow but when her boss, James, enlists in the air force Grace is left without work. Alongside her…

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…hidden backroom business: resurrecting the dead for profit, at extortionate rates. Discovering her boss’s secret may cost Bryn more than her life . . . it may just take away…

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…the more believable. (On a side note, I’m liking Pitt’s recent more subtle performances – anyone seen MoneyBall?). Did the film offer something incredibly new and original compared to other…

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We recently received the comment below from one of our readers, in light of the new cover design for Gale Force, Book 6 in the Weather Warden series, by Rachel…

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The first book in the Hatton and Roumande mystery series. A stunning debut rich in period detail and sinister intrigue that introduces a memorable duo – one of London’s first…

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It’s St David’s Day, and as I hail from Carmarthen, a little town in South West Wales, I feel it’s my duty to inject some Welshness into my blog post…

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A breathtaking dystopian novel where words are the most dangerous weapon of all… Seventeen-year-old Charlaina knows she has exceptional but perilous powers. In the far future, in a land controlled…

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Tube advertising isn’t often the most riveting of art forms, particularly if you travel the same route day in and day out, and fall into the habit as I do…

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…Proverb). While I had time to make one circuit of the 100+ publishers exhibiting before things kicked off, it was a busy day in which I’d not had a chance…

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I’m a bit of a sucker for documentaries on the Beeb and honestly think no-one does them better, so I’m getting super-excited about the 3-parter that starts on BBC 2…

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…popular award, run by The Bookseller, has flagged up such delights such as last year’s winner The 2009–2014 World Outlook for 60mg Containers of Fromage Frais (riveting stuff I’m sure)…

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A West Country Mystery Fifty-five-year-old Jim Lapsford makes an unusually healthy-looking corpse. A life-long devotee of vitamin pills and herbal remedies, it seems almost ironic that he has succumbed to…

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…Donoghue‘s rushed and high-pitched delivery was suitable for her five-year-old narrator, Jack. Damon Galgut, an author who being a fellow South African, I’m ashamed to say had not been on…

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…for influence and money, not love. The girls are assets, to be spent wisely. Their wishes are of no import. Their fates are written on the day they are born….

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…see her off on Saturday – the final day of her UK tour. The day was split as follows: morning – signing at Watertone’s Bluewater; mid-morning – having a nice…

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…cover jumped out at me (as did the title). I didn’t even read the back cover blurb (honestly I didn’t) but merely the 1st chapter which is only one paragraph…

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For years, the human and vampire residents of Morganville, Texas, have managed to co-exist in peace. But now that the threat to the vampires has been defeated, the human residents…

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…the A&B office was literally pawing at our copies, savouring the lovely super-mat cover finish we chose for this title. It’s hard to describe, but it makes the cover feel…

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The same day the advance copies of the upcoming Kate Forsyth novel The Wild Girl came into the office last week (and everyone collectively swooned at its cover – have…

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…the Reichenbach Falls… A brand new cache of original cases from the brilliant imagination of June Thomson displays the master of the art of deduction at his intriguing best and…

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