Friday, 21 February 2020

NEW RELEASE: WHAT WOULD GINGER ROGERS DO? BY CAITLIN RAYNES

Prepare to fall for the witty charms of the irresistible contemporary romance WHAT WOULD GINGER ROGERS DO? by the delightful Caitlin Raynes. 

Tosca Tonnino is passionate, head-strong and loves her freedom, but a new colleague is about to turn her life upside down and make her question everything. In times of hardship Tosca asks herself 'What would Ginger Rogers do?' The answer is sure to be life-changing.

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PREPARE TO FALL FOR THE WITTY CHARMS OF THIS IRRESISTIBLE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Meet Tosca Tonnino. Like her diva namesake, she’s passionate, head-strong and loves her freedom.

Her favourite things are fabulous heels, suave boat-owners and her job in events at the local bookstore.

Whenever life gets complicated, Tosca asks, WHAT WOULD GINGER ROGERS DO?

But Ginger was never faced with a conundrum like Ethan James. He is to be Tosca’s gorgeous new assistant at the bookstore.

Charming but surly, caring yet competitive, he’s a problem Tosca can’t solve. His pretty face and East Coast cool dazzle her, and the pair spend a passionate night together.

But is Ethan about to hurt her worse than any lover — even as her feelings are deepening?

As Tosca scores her biggest ever publicity coup, Ethan seems determined to steal her thunder.

NOW IT’S NOT ONLY TOSCA’S HEART ON THE LINE — IT’S HER CAREER.

In this dire situation, what would Ginger Rogers do? The answer is sure to be life-changing.

PERFECT FOR READERS OF MARIAN KEYES, JILL MANSELL AND JULIE CAPLIN

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CAITLIN RAYNES

“If you want a light, well-written book this is the one for you! Couldn’t put it down.” Jo

“A delightful read . . . Lovely characters, even the baddies, and some delightful twists . . . had me reading too late into the night . . . I must know what happens next!” David

Thursday, 20 February 2020

NEW RELEASE: DOLLAR BY ALEXANDER LINDSAY

We're delighted to share something a bit different to our usual mysteries...

Alexander Lindsay creates a masterful account based on fascinating real events using a sleeper agent embedded in Churchill's England and the woman who threatens to get in his way. With war raging all around them it's clear there's more than one battle being fought in this gripping story.

Perfect for fans of John Le Carre, Len Deighton, Ken Follet, Philip Kerr and Eric Ambler. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

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A BREATHTAKING WORLD WAR II SPY THRILLER

London, 1940. Winston Churchill plans to ship Britain’s precious gold reserves to a top-secret location in America. But that means crossing treacherous, U-boat-infested waters. And, little does the Prime Minister suspect, the Nazis are already onto him.

Unassuming banker Michael Travis seems just like any other city gent. But no one in town has guessed his secret.

HE'S A NAZI HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

His mission is to gather intelligence about Churchill’s secret plans. But he never intends for Claire to become entangled in his operation.

Claire is an official at the bank. She is eager to do her part for the war effort.

Travis knows he should stay away, but there’s no denying the powerful chemistry between them.

Travis goes on the run, determined to turn the tides of war in Germany's favour.

SHE UNCOVERS HIS PLOT

Claire can’t condone his actions, but her feelings for him make her doubt herself.

Will Travis reach Berlin in time to sink the treasure ships? Or will Claire find the strength to kill the man she loves before it’s too late?

Perfect for fans of John Le Carre, Len Deighton, Ken Follet, Tom Clancy and Ian Fleming

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ALEXANDER LINDSAY

“A very interesting subject . . . The author employs a spy protagonist in a believable fictional account of the true story.” John

“A fascinating story. The plot unravels fast and furious . . . I wouldn't say that this book is a couldn't put down book. It’s far better than that. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Recommend it without reservation.” Brenda

I could hardly put this book down! The story is gripping and moves on at a fast pace. This author is definitely one to look out for in the future.” John

Wednesday, 19 February 2020

Out now on Kindle: THE KILLING LINE by John Dean


New release on Kindle. THE KILLING LINE by John Dean. 

DCI Jack Harris investigates a suspected drug overdose.

Just 99p/99c for launch. FREE with Kindle Unlimited.


A schoolgirl is found dead from a drugs overdose. The second in a few weeks. DCI Jack Harris suspects there is more to the tragedy.

The small Pennine town of Levton Bridge is up in arms. The locals are campaigning for a young offender centre to be closed down. The death of the girls fuels their anger.

Following the second death, a murder investigation gets underway. School friends of the victim are interviewed but keep shtum.

Soon the inquiry centres on Lee Smedley, a young tearaway known to the police for robbery and drugs dealing. But he is fleet of foot and not so easy to pin down.

With the townsfolk putting increasing pressure on the authorities, DCI Jack Harris must get results. Can he collar the right person for the crime?

This is the seventh book in a series of murder mysteries by John Dean. It can be enjoyed entirely on its own.

The full list of books is as follows:

1.Dead Hill
2.The Vixen’s Scream
3.To Die Alone
4.To Honour the Dead
5.Thou Shalt Kill
6.Error of Judgement
7.The Killing Line

All of these books are free with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback from Amazon.

Tuesday, 18 February 2020

NEW RELEASE: POISON ON THE LEVELS BY DAVID HODGES

We are thrilled to be publishing David Hodges's heart-stopping crime thriller POISON ON THE LEVELS, featuring the tenacious Detective Kate Hamblin. 

Detective Kate Hamblin has her work cut out for her. She must unravel a dark web of deceit, wagging tongues and false trails to solve two deadly cases. And she will risk everything to do so.

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MEET DETECTIVE KATE HAMBLIN IN THIS BEST-SELLING SERIES FROM A FORMER POLICE OFFICER.

A YOUNG WOMAN SNATCHED FROM A FESTIVAL

A POISON PEN LETTER WRITER DESTROYING THE PEACE OF AN IDYLLIC VILLAGE

Treachery and murder await in the most deceptively picturesque of surroundings.

Tammy Logan is snatched in broad daylight by a mystery assailant after leaving the Glastonbury Music Festival. The pretty young woman disappears without trace.

At the same time, a peaceful village on the Somerset Levels is torn apart by a vindictive poison pen writer, who gleefully sets out to exploit a seemingly respectable community’s unsavoury secrets. The letter writer is driving people to take their own lives.

Kate has her work cut out solving the two cases.

Probing deeper, she soon finds herself caught up in a dark, complicated web of deceit, wagging tongues and false trails.

Someone seems to be watching her every move and is prepared do everything he can to cover his tracks — even commit murder.

Then when village residents start to die in suspicious circumstances, Kate finds that her stubborn, irascible boss, Detective Inspector Ted Roscoe, is in denial. He refuses to authorise the necessary criminal investigation.

In a heart-stopping finale, Kate must find the missing young woman and will risk everything to save her life.

DISCOVER A BREATH-TAKING NEW SERIES OF MYSTERIES THAT YOU WON’T WANT TO PUT DOWN

Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Robert Bryndza, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons, Colin Dexter, or Ruth Rendell.

THE DETECTIVES
Kate is a feisty, young police detective, with a dynamic approach to her job. She is plucky and tenacious, but prone to being impetuous and headstrong, which often lands her in tight spots and does not exactly endear her to her crusty boss, DI Ted Roscoe.

In stark contrast to Kate, her detective partner, Hayden, is an overweight, untidy ex-public schoolboy, with a pompous, laid-back attitude, which drives her to distraction. But he is also highly intelligent, with a keen, analytical mind and a practical, reasoned approach to everything, which, with a prevailing wind, can sometimes act as a brake on his partner’s more impulsive actions.

THE SETTING
A patchwork of fields, peat moor and marshland, dotted with picturesque villages and criss-crossed by man-made irrigation ditches or rhynes, the Somerset Levels covers an area of about 160,000 acres between the Mendips and Quantock Hills, in the County of Somerset. Sparsely populated outside the local towns of Bridgwater, Glastonbury and Street and prone to flooding, it is a haven for wild life, a wild, secret place with an atmospheric brooding stillness, which creeps into the very soul; a place where the booming call of a bittern or the beating of an owl’s wings in the mist is bound to fire the imagination of any self-respecting crime novelist, whose thoughts will invariably turn to… murder.

THE AUTHOR
A former police superintendent, with thirty years’ service. Since ‘turning to crime’, he has received critical media acclaim, including a welcome accolade from Inspector Morse’s creator, the late great, Colin Dexter, and he is now a prolific novelist with eleven published crime novels and an autobiography on his police career to his credit. His previous police experience has enabled him to provide a gritty realism to his thrillers and his Somerset Murder Series, featuring feisty female detective, Kate, and her partner, Hayden, has gone from strength to strength, attracting interest in the United States as well as in the UK.

DETECTIVE KATE HAMBLIN MYSTERY SERIES
Book 1: MURDER ON THE LEVELS
Book 2: REVENGE ON THE LEVELS
Book 3: FEAR ON THE LEVELS
Book 4: KILLER ON THE LEVELS
Book 5: SECRETS ON THE LEVELS
Book 6: DEATH ON THE LEVELS
Book 7: POISON ON THE LEVELS

Monday, 17 February 2020

NEW RELEASE: A DEATH AT SOUTH GARE BY DAN LATUS

Seeking a white-knuckle thriller that you won't want to put down? A DEATH AT SOUTH GARE has all the fast-paced twists and turns we've come to expect from author Dan Latus.

Private detective Frank Doy visits wild South Gare, to get away from it all. But instead of enjoying nature, he sees three men push a man into the waves, with no chance of survival. Doy is the only one to witness the crime. Now someone is trying to silence him. Will Doy bring the killers to justice?

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A WHITE-KNUCKLE THRILLER THAT WILL MAKE YOU GASP

Fast-paced thriller that will keep the reader hanging on till the end.’ Debbie H.

Private detective Frank Doy visits wild South Gare, to get away from it all. But Doy has a habit of finding trouble. Instead of enjoying nature, he witnesses a man drowning out at sea with no hope of survival or rescue.

The three men who pushed him to his death look on.

DOY IS THE ONLY WITNESS TO THEIR CRIME

The body is identified as James Campbell, a progressive local MP. The murdered man deserves justice. But at what cost?

Doy cannot walk away. Then the bloody corpse of a large dog is left outside Doy’s cottage.

SOMEONE IS TRYING TO SILENCE HIM

Now Campbell’s close friend gallery owner Jac Picknett is also in jeopardy. She and Doy join forces against the killers.

The dark conspiracy they unravel goes far beyond the small world of South Gare.

WILL DOY BRING THE KILLERS TO JUSTICE?

Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Matt Hilton, Robert Galbraith and Michael Grant.

MEET FRANK DOY, a quick-thinking, fast-talking security consultant turned private investigator. He has a talent for finding himself in the seediest corners of the most dangerous cities in Europe. He doesn’t go looking for trouble. He lives in a converted miner’s cottage on an isolated stretch of the Cleveland coast. But he never backs down from a fight and he never turns away those who are desperate. So trouble finds him.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT DAN LATUS:

“The prose is tight and lean, the dialogue is boiled down to straight-talking and the action is always believable.” Jack

Great book lots off twists and turns.” Rosemary

“a good plot with lots of twists & turns. Look forward to more of Mr. Latus' work.” Sandra

‘Written in the first person this story has an immediacy about it that had me hooked from the first page. This is the first book that I have read by Dan Latus, but it won't be the last. An intriguing story that kept me turning pages, and came with a satisfying ending. Highly recommended.’ Elizabeth S.

FRANK DOY SERIES
Book 1: RISKY MISSION
Book 2: OUT OF THE NIGHT
Book 3: A DEATH AT SOUTH GARE
Book 4: LIVING DANGEROUSLY *

* Coming soon from Joffe Books

NEW RELEASE: CICELY'S SECOND KING BY SANDRA HEATH WILSON

We're starting the week with a sumptuous story of a clever, resourceful princess, fighting for her future in the ever-changing medieval court – where treachery and deception reign.

CICELY'S SECOND KING is a gripping historical romance effortlessly told by author Sandra Heath Wilson, perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom, Anne O'Brien or Elizabeth Chadwick.

Happy reading!


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SUMPTUOUS, GRIPPING HISTORICAL DRAMA

Read the thrilling story of a clever, resourceful princess, fighting for her future in the ever-changing medieval court — where treachery and deception reign.

CAN THERE BE LIFE AFTER LOVE FOR CICELY?

1483, the English court. In the eyes of Lady Cicely Plantagenet, King Richard III was everything. Her king, her uncle, her lover. The father of her unborn child.

But Richard is gone forever, killed at Bosworth Field. And clinging to his memory is not just pointless but dangerous.

Cicely now faces a strange new England — the enigmatic Lancastrian upstart Henry Tudor now reigns in Richard’s place. Cicely’s bitter elder sister Bess is set to be his queen.

HE’S STOLEN RICHARD’S THRONE. BUT WILL HE STOP AT THAT?

There’s not a woman in the court who could resist Henry’s toxic charms. And now he has Lady Cicely in his sights, determined to lay claim to both sisters. He’s already killed her husband. Cecily must decide how far will she will go to protect her infant son from this ruthless, relentless ruler?

Perfect for fans of C.J. Sansom, Anne O’Brien or Elizabeth Chadwick

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SANDRA HEATH WILSON

Brilliant romance as well as thrilling, there were many twist and turns to the story.” Ann

“Once you begin this chapter of Cicely’s life, you’ll have great difficulty in putting the book down, in order to continue life as you know it. Be warned!” Kelly

A brilliant and compelling read. The characters are richly drawn and convincingly filled out, the story is romantic, but not maudlin.” May

Thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended.” Rodney

THE CICELY PLANTAGENET SERIES
Book 1: Cicely’s King Richard
Book 2: Cicely’s Second King
Book 3: Cicely’s Lord Lincoln *
Book 4: Cicely’s Sovereign Secret *

* Coming soon!

Friday, 14 February 2020

NEW RELEASES: HIDDEN ON THE FENS BY JOY ELLIS & HILLARY'S BACK BY FAITH MARTIN

It's Valentine's Day and we love our readers, so we're launching two new books in your favourite series in one glorious day. That's right, two of the most eagerly awaited crime thrillers of 2020 are finally out in the world. We're delighted to say that HILLARY'S BACK and HIDDEN ON THE FENS are now available to buy. 
We hope you'll join us by sharing the love for Faith Martin and Joy Ellis and celebrating their new releases.
Enjoy!

ONE OF THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE DETECTIVES RETURNS 


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Eighteen months after Hillary suffered a personal tragedy, she is throwing herself into her work to try to get over it.

Former soldier Gareth Proctor joins her team and finds himself quickly growing to enjoy his new environment.

The first cold case he works on is the murder of Andrew Feeley.

In 2012, this twenty-one-year-old was found dead in the woods near his home, killed by a single stab wound to the chest from his own knife.

Andrew was extremely unpopular. He was a drug dealer, pimp and bully. His stepdad was one of the main suspects, as they hated each other and often came to blows. Other suspects include Toby Truman and his mother Debbie. Andrew was responsible for getting Toby hooked on drugs.

Given Andrew’s criminal background, his murder is thought to be drug-related.

But Hillary’s not buying it — she knows it’s personal. And a search of the Feeleys’ garden turns up some chilling evidence.

HILLARY GREENE RETURNS TO ONE OF HER TOUGHEST CASES YET.

This is a crime mystery full of well-observed characters, which will have you gripped from start to the absolutely thrilling conclusion.

Perfect for fans of Betty Rowlands, Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, TE Kinsey, J.R. Ellis, Helen Cox, M.C. Beaton, or Clare Chase.

ONE OF THE MOST EAGERLY AWAITED CRIME THRILLERS OF 2020 


BUY HIDDEN ON THE FENS BY JOY ELLIS HERE
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AN OLD COTTAGE HIDDEN IN SOME TREES.

A MISSING GIRL WHOSE BODY WAS NEVER FOUND.

HAS HER KILLER RETURNED?

A stunning new mystery from #1 best-selling author Joy Ellis with a totally shocking conclusion. Discover the author everyone’s talking about.

Detective Joseph Easter’s daughter discovers a derelict cottage hidden in a copse of trees on a large farm. Someone's been living there.

The farm-owner’s wife has been receiving sinister pagan artefacts, including a witch’s knife. Are they some sort of warning or message?

Joseph and his daughter search the cottage and find an old satchel. Inside are photos of a beautiful girl, Jennifer Cowley. She went missing fifteen years ago. She'd been stalked by a young man, who was convicted of her murder, even though her body was never found.

WHEN DI NIKKI GALENA EXAMINES THE COTTAGE, SHE FINDS SOMETHING FAR WORSE.

And in the satchel is a more recent photo of a girl who looks just like Jennifer.

THE MAN WHO KILLED JENNIFER IS RECENTLY OUT OF PRISON. HAS HE STRUCK AGAIN?

At the same time, DC Cat Cullen and Dave Harris are trying to get evidence against a man who preys on widowed older women. Vernon Deacon is seemingly a pillar of society, with very influential friends. But his victims aren't believed,so their job is not easy.

Full of twists and turns, this is a crime thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the heart-stopping ending.

This is book eleven of the international best-selling books featuring Nikki Galena.

GRIPPING FROM BEGINNING TO ITS SHOCKING CONCLUSION

Joy Ellis was nominated for audiobook of the year at the British Book Awards 2019.