By Caroline Mitchell ** Publication Date 14 January 2020 ** Roz is in her mid-20s and working as a housekeeper for a hotel in Dublin. She shares a flat with her best friend of 20 years, Dympna. When Roz realizes she’s pregnant, she knows she cannot share the identity of the father, and as she’s …
By Robert Dugoni ** Publication Date 04 February 2020 ** Tracy and Dan have moved back to their hometown of Cedar Grove, WA. Tracy, a homicide detective, and Dan, an attorney, are having their home in Redmond renovated after the birth of their two month old daughter Daniella. Cedar Grove is where they grew up, …
By Jess Kidd ** Publication Date 4 February 2020 ** Bridie Devine dabbles in forensics. Of course this is Victorian London and women do not dabble in the medical nor the detective realms. Yet Bridie is an imposing woman who has been raised both on the streets of Ireland and a fine estate in England. …
By Nina Sadowsky ** Publication Date 28 January 2020** The Empty Bed picks up where The Burial Society left off. Catherine, an operative for said Burial Society, makes a practice of helping people escape their lives. Mostly women who are in bad marriages – and by bad, I don’t mean unhappy, but truly bad, marriages …
By David Sosnowski ** Publication Date 28 January 2020** Pandora lives in Fairbanks, Alaska with her dad, Roger. Pandora has a highly expressive face, similar to Jim Carrey. Because of her face, people tend to make fun of and pick on Pandora. Not to mention she was homeschooled for many years, and her house has …
By Tiffany Tsao ** Publication Date 21 January 2020** Gwendolyn, or Doll, shares with us her time in a coma after her sister Estella poisons her entire family and friends at a party for their Opa, or grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimers. Gwendolyn is the only surviving member of this tragedy. While she is …
By Grace Hitchcock ** Publication Date 1 January 2020 ** Edyth is a quirky, orphaned socialite in New York during the late 1800s. She lives in her ancestral home with her Uncle Boris who has recently remarried. She’s as sane as they come, if not a little different. Edyth wears garish clothing and fences for …
By Ann Napolitano ** Publication Date 14 January 2020** Edward is a twelve year old boy traveling to California with his mother Jane, father Bruce and fifteen year old brother Jordan. The family is moving to accommodate Jane’s new job as a screenwriter. The family has always lived in New York City. We start the …
By Raphaël Jerusalmy (translated by Penny Hueston) ** Publication Date 3 December 2019 ** Living in Tel Aviv has its advantages and disadvantages. Tel Aviv is a beautiful beachside city with a thriving nightlife. Tel Aviv is sometimes in the middle of a war zone. When Naor, a film student, is forced to evacuate during …
By Sophie Draper ** Publication Date 28 November 2019** Claire and Duncan are married, but it’s not really a marriage anymore. Their son Joe, now 18, is a difficult child, never diagnosed, but possibly somewhere on the spectrum. He is fascinated by ancient Roman coins which leads him to take up metal detection. The …