Published by Riverrun Publication date – 11 September 2025 Source – review copy Bournemouth 2008, the height of the financial crash. Don Bayliss, a timid and well-mannered accountant, vanishes after leaving his office before a scheduled meeting. His wife is both perplexed and distraught. His clothes are found discarded at the mouth of Poole Harbour….
Month: February 2026
M. K. Oliver – Q&A
M. K. Oliver’s debut novel, A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage, is published by Hemlock Press on 12 February 2026. He kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage. It’s a dark comic thriller/mystery about Lalla Rook, an aspiring North London mother…
The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood – review
Published by HQ Publication date – 8 July 2021 Source – review copy To solve an impossible murder, you need an impossible hero… Seventy-seven-year-old Judith Potts is blissfully happy. She lives alone in a faded mansion in Marlow, sets crosswords for The Times, and there’s no man in her life to tell her what to…
A Love Story From the End of the World by Juhea Kim – review
Published by Borough Press Publication date – 20 November 2025 Source – review copy What does it mean to live on our miraculous planet? Vivid, transportive, and heartfelt, each of these ten stories is a reflection of individual choice in the face of manmade apocalypse: in a near-future Seoul encased by a translucent biodome, a…
The Ferryman and his Wife by Frode Grytten, translated by Alison McCullough – review
Published by Serpent’s Tail Publication date – 13 November 2025 Source – review copy How would you spend your last day? And whom would you spend it with? Ferryman Nils Vik chooses to head out onto the fjord, as he has for many years. Today, the 18th of November, his trip is different. As his…
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