Scare Me To Death by CJ Carver

action-packed | pacy | intricately plotted | compelling page-turner

sultry summer reads – the paperbacks

Finally, we’re (most of us) basking in the sun, smiling up at warm blue skies, baring our pasty limbs, and barbecuing anything and everything … a sure sign the mercury is rising. And so my thoughts have turned to seductively summery books. We might not be able to get away this summer, but a dip into these books will perfectly escapist.

True Crime Story by Joseph Knox

ingenious | ridiculously addictive | original | manipulative | voyeuristic-documentary

Still Life by Sarah Winman

beautifully written | warm-hearted | escapist | emotionally captivating | resistance is futile!

Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews

tender | complex | punchy | thought-provoking | intelligent

Palace Of The Drowned by Christine Mangan

eerie | stylish | disorienting | atmospheric | seductive

Grown Ups by Marie Aubert

tender | complex | punchy | thought-provoking | intelligent

Madam by Phoebe Wynne

gothic | intense | atmospheric | immersive | thought-provoking | unsettling | dark

The House Guest by Charlotte Northedge

sophisticated | complex | manipulative | obsessive | deeply unsettling | utterly compulsive

Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal

atmospheric and evocative | supreme story-telling | rich and lavish | vibrant and moody