Congratulations to Gill Thompson whose new novel, THE CHILD AT THE WINDOW, was published in paperback, eBook and audio by Headline in April.
“A truly heartrending, stirring, important novel” Louise Morrish
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EVA MACRAE
Congratulations to Eva Macrae whose first novel, A DEATH IN GLASGOW, was published in hardback, eBook and audio on January 8 by Cornerstone and has been a top 50 Kindle bestseller.
“A fine new Scots police officer appears in this story of a teenage girl’s apparent suicide…great police procedural written with wit, honesty and bite” Daily Mail
“Rich in atmosphere, with complex characters, this compelling procedural will have you gripped” Woman’s Own
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Nicola Chester
Congratulations to Nicola Chester whose second book, GHOSTS OF THE FARM, was published in hardback and audio on 30th September 2025 by Chelsea Green and has been Highly Commended for the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Nature and shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Award for Nature Writing. It was selected as a Spectator Book of the Year and Nicola was featured on BBC Radio 4’s Ramblings with Clare Balding in January.
“A wonderfully evocative account of a fascinating and until now untold story” Stephen Moss
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Rachel Barnett‘s latest novel, ESCAPE TO THE SUN, was published by Boldwood on 17 August in eBook, audio and paperback.
“Literally couldn’t put this book down... It was a really amazing read” Reader Review
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Pale Mistress
Naomi Kelsey‘s third novel, PALE MISTRESS, a retelling of Othello from the point of view of Bianca, the only female character left alive at the end of the play, was published in hardback, eBook and Audio on July 16th by HarperNorth.
“Naomi Kelsey continues to cement her position as one of the most accomplished and empathetic writers of historical fiction” Laura Shepperson, author of The Heroines
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Alice Hunter, whose first novel THE SERIAL KILLER’S WIFE is a 4-part Paramount+ television series, published her fifth novel, THE SERIAL KILLER GENE (Avon) in May.
“Alice Hunter is a genius!” Amazon Reader Review
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Lynne McEwan
Lynne McEwan‘s seventh DI Shona Oliver novel A COLD HARBOUR was published by Canelo Crime in September in eBook, paperback and audio. Her first, IN DARK WATER, was published by Canelo in 2021 and was a Scottish Crime Kindle #1 bestseller.
“Absolutely fantastic” Caro Ramsay
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Julie Houston
Julie Houston‘s new novel, THE WAY WE ARE NOW, a standalone novel set during the 1980s miners’ strike and the present day, was published by Boldwood on 11th September.
“A stunning story of star-crossed lovers and missed opportunities. I absolutely loved everything about it. Sweeping through the decades, I was enthralled” Amazon 5* reviewer