To help ease you in, we've got some lovely bookish news courtesy of our fantastic clients.
Adrian Magson's latest Marc Portman book, A Hostile State, was given a brilliant write-up in Booklist: "Fans of Magson's Marc Portman series know they can count on pulse-pounding action and plenty of surprising twists ... [a] diabolically clever plot, which delivers Magson's signature breakneck pace, adding a dash of romance, and further establishing Portman as an action hero who's hard to resist." |
As part of the 'Locked Up' Festival, Brian will be chatting with literary giants Ian Rankin and John Connolly. The Festival itself runs Thursday 8th - Saturday 10th April and the In Conversation event will be on Saturday evening at 8pm GMT.
Grab your tickets here.

"Producing a crime novel in the midst of pandemic is difficult. If it's set in the present day, does the author ignore Covid-19? Pretend it's not there? Sneak the plot into 2019, maybe, or go for it bald-headed while not knowing what will happen by publication day? Brian McGilloway has opted for the bald-headed approach and it has worked beautifully ... This is a stylish, measured, superior police procedural."
Fancy a read? Click here.
David Fennell's Art of Death was reviewed in Dig With It magazine last week: "[A] great yarn with some very neat modern touches ... It's pacy and visual, it would sit very well alongside Marcella and Bloodlands as a TV series. Fennell dunnit!" |
Eleanor Tattersfield, Caraline Brown and Robert Scragg join David Headley's list; and Suzie Edge joins Emily Glenister's.
You can find out more about each author by clicking on their name above, but we are delighted to welcome them!