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A ‘shilling shocker’ from the late 19th century, a macabre novel of murder and its consequences, originally published as a Christmas Annual for adults and now reissued complete with a hilarious parody by satirist Andrew Lang released the same Christmas.In the eyes of the law, murder is murder. When Dr North discovers that his beloved Philippa – surely the most beautiful murderess who ever crossed …
**A horror short story from #1 bestseller, Paul Finch. Part of the Dark Winter Tales series: unputdownable reads for cold winter nights…**Do you believe in ghosts? Well you soon might…The Old Rectory on the Gower Peninsula is said to be haunted – and a group of students decide to find out for themselves whether there’s any truth in the tale.The only way to get to the bottom of the mystery is to en…
One little girl, one missing child. One historical mystery colliding with the future.Sophie was afraid of the man in the shadows. He terrified her, but he would always disappear when someone else came. But one day in June 1984, she didn’t escape. He took her.When a young woman is found draped over a gravestone in a chilling murder, police officer Annie Graham experiences a familiar sense of dread.…
‘A perfect story to read now the colder weather is drawing in’ – Book Reviews by ClaireDo you believe in ghost stories?‘I’m coming to find you, ready or not.’There's not much that scares Annie Graham. Not even the horrors she has witnessed during her years on the police force.When she agrees to look after her brother's farmhouse, she finds herself drawn to the crumbling old mansion in the woods ne…
**A horror short story from #1 bestseller, Paul Finch. Part of the Dark Winter Tales series: unputdownable reads for cold winter nights…**When Berni arrives to stay with her mother-in-law, following a number of murders close by, she is disturbed by the hostile welcome she receives, and the dark house she must sleep in.But what shocks her the most is the figurine she finds hiding behind an old curt…
The fourth in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves a tragic accident during a shooting party. As the story switches between Paris and Hampshire, the possibility of it not being an accident seems to grow more likely.“The Detective Story Club”, launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, ch…
The first in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves a blind man who stumbles across a murder. As he has not seen anything, the assassins let him go, but he finds it is impossible to walk away from murder.“The Detective Story Club”, launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a sel…
**A horror short story from #1 bestseller, Paul Finch. Part of the Dark Winter Tales series: unputdownable reads for cold winter nights…**Every Monday, Skelton gets up and goes to work. Every day is the same – except on Sundays which he spends with his daughter, Trixie. A seemingly normal life for a seemingly normal man.But beneath the surface, Skelton is anything but. Day by day, his rage builds …
‘This book is a cross between «Downton Abbey» and «Miss Marple».’ – Katherine (Goodreads)The first book in the new Lady Alkmene Callender Mystery seriesA murderous beginningWith her father away in India, Lady Alkmene Callender finds being left to her own devices in London intolerably dull, until the glamorous Broadway star Evelyn Steinbeck arrives in town! Gossip abounds about the New York sociali…
Lady Alkmene and Jake Dubois are back in a gripping new adventure facing dangerous opponents at a masked ball in the countryside.Masked danger…Lady Alkmene Callender has always loved grand parties, but when she receives an invitation to a masked ball thrown by Franklin Hargrove – oil magnate, aviation enthusiast and father of her best friend, Denise – she’s never seen such luxury. The estate is li…
‘as delightful as the first book.’ – The Stories of Chantel DacostaThe second Lady Alkmene Callender MysteryA family of secrets…After hearing about the vicious murder of her relation, Lord Winters, Lady Alkmene is intrigued to find out that the cat burglar found standing over his body, the safebox emptied of jewels, might not be the murderer after all…Reporter Jake Dubois believes an innocent man …
**A horror short story from #1 bestseller, Paul Finch. Part of the Dark Winter Tales series: unputdownable reads for cold winter nights…**Living next to the children’s home on Hag Fold, young Timmy only has eyes for Erika – a little girl his mother won’t let him play with.As they grow up, Timmy and Erika go their separate ways, until a chance meeting brings them both back to the place they once li…
**A horror short story from #1 bestseller, Paul Finch. Part of the Dark Winter Tales series: unputdownable reads for cold winter nights…**PC Sharon Jones arranges to meet DS Geoff Slater at rundown amusement park, Fun Land; the perfect place to avoid their affair being seen by colleagues.But when she starts receiving bizarre texts, it dawns on her that the person who has asked her to come tonight …
**A horror short story from #1 bestseller, Paul Finch. Part of the Dark Winter Tales series: unputdownable reads for cold winter nights…**Searching the stalls of Camden, 78-year-old Elsie becomes drawn towards a head on a top shelf – not a real head of course, but a good replica.As the stall holder takes ‘Old Bob’ off the shelf, Elsie realises that there is a body attached to the head and soon dis…
‘A lovely feel-good read.’ Jill Loves To ReadA time for new beginnings…Professional baker Annie Richards is used to spending her days covered in flour, single-handedly raising her five-year-old daughter, Sophie. She certainly doesn’t have time for any men in her life.But there’s something about handsome writer Jake O’Donnell’s twinkling dark eyes that are proving quite distracting! And when she’s …