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The Haunted Tapestry by Sarah Rayne

6 October 2026 By Editor

The Fitzglens are London’s most celebrated theatrical family. They are also its most successful thieves. Their current target is a legend nobody believes in. The Tapestry of Silence. It’s said that the tapestry was woven from the blood and guilt of murderers. That the scene stitched into it is not decoration, but evidence. And that […]

The Root of All Evil by CB Hanley

1 October 2026 By Editor

In March, 1223, Edwin and Alys receive an unexpected visit from Edric, Alys’s brother, whom they haven’t seen for years. He has fled from his home in Lincoln to ask for their help – he’s been accused of murder, declared an outlaw and sentenced to death. Edric’s story is so bizarre that Edwin thinks it […]

The Haunted Tapestry by Sarah Rayne

26 September 2026 By Editor

The Fitzglens are London’s most celebrated theatrical family. They are also its most successful thieves. Their current target is a legend nobody believes in. The Tapestry of Silence. It’s said that the tapestry was woven from the blood and guilt of murderers. That the scene stitched into it is not decoration, but evidence. And that […]

In the Shadow of the Solstice by Meg Clothier

10 September 2026 By Editor

Nin is joining the gilded world of her sister’s husband — a powerful man known only as the Bear. It’s midwinter and there’s victory to feast. And where better than at the Hall high above the mists of the Lake? But why is the Lake so unsettled? The bonds of love and ambition once united […]

Threefold Death by Victoria Dowd

8 September 2026 By Editor

A team of archaeologists claim to have found the tomb of the original warrior Queen of the Britons – Boudica. It’s the story of the century and investigative journalist Charlotte Blood wants nothing more than to get the inside scoop. But Charlotte is not the only one hunting for the truth. Other journalists are also […]

The Secret of the Lantern Keepers by Jenni Keer

10 July 2026 By Editor

When Edith Averly is sent to investigate a murder at Green Briar Lunatic Asylum, a rambling gothic institution on the edge of the Cornish moors, she’s horrified to realise that in order to infiltrate the asylum, she’ll have to pretend to be mad herself… Several weeks before her arrival, her beloved father stipulates in his […]

The Jewel Keepers by Sara Sheridan

14 May 2026 By Editor

London, 1837. When 25-year-old Araminta McKenzie-Moore is summoned from Richmond to her great aunt’s deathbed in Edinburgh, it’s the first time she’s met her extended family. The McKenzie women, however, have been keeping a close eye on her. For they have a long, secret and dangerous history as Jewel Keepers to the Scottish Crown and […]

Thornby Manor by Stephanie Bramwell-Lawes

23 April 2026 By Editor

Penniless and newly orphaned, Briar Monroe finds shelter at Thornby Manor, a brooding estate above a mist-shrouded lake. But whispers of a dead wife, an estranged son and locked-away secrets haunt its corridors. For this is a house that will not forget… Thornby Manor by Stephanie Bramwell-Lawes is published on 23 April, 2026. Do you […]

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