The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

smart | fun | addictive

The Shadow Man by Helen Fields

disturbing | intelligent | unputdownable

How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

wickedly funny | dark | sharp | a guilty pleasure

All Fall Down by M.J.Arlidge

fast-paced | gripping | tense

That Night by Gillian McAllister

tense | ridiculously addictive | morally absorbing | twisty | claustrophobic

Death & Croissants by Ian Moore

witty | escapist | spirited | warm-hearted | great fun

Scare Me To Death by CJ Carver

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

Daughters Of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Part historical fiction, part murder mystery, Daughters Of Night essentially grants its readers the gift of time travel in the most extraordinarily lucid, vividly presented way. Without a shadow of doubt this has become one my all time favourite books, and here’s why …

Into The Fire by Rachael Blok

Into the Fire is the third book in the DCI Maarten Jansen series, and having massively enjoyed the earlier, St Albans-based novels, I was hugely looking forward to reading this latest crime thriller.

The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths

Inspired by the golden age of crime writers, The Postscript Murders is an engaging, gently-paced murder mystery.  It’s a celebration of the crime-thriller genre that quietly invites the reader into the heart of the investigation.