Wishful Thinking

Alex Pine (Author)

The Winter Killer

'HELP! I am addicted to this series! Unputdownable' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Alex Pine has done it again! Another excellent crime thriller... I was hooked from the first page. Read it - you won't be disappointed' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Absolutely gripping... I was on the edge of my seat' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Christmas has arrived in Cumbria, and wedding bells are ringing. But an ice-cold killer is waiting in the fells... As the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, DI James Walker receives a phone call that puts paid to his Christmas break. During the wedding of the year at a lakeside hotel, the bride's sister has vanished.When Rachel left the wedding breakfast before her speech, newly-wed Libby was furious. But as the night went on with no sign of her maid-of-honour, Libby started to realise something was very, very wrong...Before the wedding night is out, the lake is being searched for a body. Something old, something new. One guest is a killer. The question is: who? The most chilling crime thriller you'll read this winter, perfect for fans of Catherine Cooper's ...

Lindsey Kelk (Author)

Love Me Do

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2023 She's written the perfect romance . . . for someone else Greetings card copywriter Phoebe Chapman knows a good romantic line or two - and it makes her a fantastic Cupid.So when she lands in the Hollywood Hills - a place that proves film stars, golden beaches and secret waterfalls don't just exist in the movies - she can't resist playing matchmaker for her handsome neighbour, carpenter Ren.But you can't hide from love in La La Land.And isn't there something a little bit hot about Ren, her own leading man next door?EVERYONE ADORES LOVE ME DO'A total delight . . . captures all the sunny glamour of LA, but still so relatable and completely hilarious. You need this book in your suitcase this summer!' BETH O'LEARY'My favourite LIndsey book yet, and her funniest . . . I loved it' DAISY BUCHANAN'A new Lindsey book is the next best thing to going on holiday' MHAIRI McFARLANE'A stunner of a summer read . . . Deliciously fun . . . Make sure this one's on your summer reading list' GLAMOUR'A vitamin D-infused delight' STYLIST'Lindsey Kelk never leaves Phoebe without a quip. It's all done with an engagingly light touch and plenty of jokes' Times'A gorgeously warm ...

Tony Medawar (Editor)

Bodies from the Library 6: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection

Bodies from the Library brings into the daylight the forgotten, the lost and the unknown, and the 2023 volume is another indispensable collection for any bookshelf.The sixth volume of Bodies from the Library includes the usual eclectic mix of pre- and post-war stories by classic crime and thriller writers. Unearthed from ephemeral publications, newspapers and magazines, some of these 'lost' stories are by authors who have appeared in previous volumes, with others who are new to the series: We welcome back to the Library familiar Golden Age detective writers in the form of stories by Christianna Brand, Alice Campbell, Joseph Commings and Cyril Hare, a previously unknown novella by Anthony Gilbert, a short novel by Margery Allingham, and a hitherto unpublished Detection Club radio play by John Rhode.We also welcome for the first time George Bellairs, Victor Whitechurch and Andrew Garve, with E. C. Bentley's 'Greedy Night' providing a humorous parody of Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey, before five thriller writers including Geoffrey Household and Dennis Wheatley round off the collection with an unusual and exciting round-robin novella.And, whether this is your first encounter ...