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E.S. Thomson
Under GroundIn the darkness, her face glimmered like polish...In the darkness, her face glimmered like polished bone, white, but with a bluish tinge. Her lips were dry and cracked. I saw them move; a black tongue pass over them as if she was trying to speak, ... -
D.V. Bishop
Ritual of FireSummer, 1538. A night patrol finds a wealthy me...Summer, 1538. A night patrol finds a wealthy merchant hanged and set ablaze in the city's main square.More than mere murder, this killing is intended to put the fear of God into Florence. Forty yea... -
C.J. Cooke
The Lighthouse WitchesA deserted lighthouse Upon the cliffs of a remo...A deserted lighthouse Upon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island stands a lighthouse. Strange and terrible events have happened here. It started with a witch hunt.Now, centuries later, islanders a... -
C.J. Cooke
The Ghost WoodsIn the midst of the woods stands a house called...In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore – old stories of ghosts, of witches, of a child who is not quite a child. Now the woods are creeping ... -
Emily Clements
The Lotus EatersSince childhood, Emily Clements’ sense of self ...Since childhood, Emily Clements’ sense of self had always been shaped by the opinions of others and the need to be liked. When a stand-off with her best friend sees nineteen-year-old Emily stranded... -
Zen Cho
Spirits AbroadTaking us from the mundane to the magical, this...Taking us from the mundane to the magical, this collection of short stories will entertain and delight. Drawing inspiration from East Asian and Malaysian myth and folklore, Zen Cho guides the reade... -
Sally Magnusson
Music in the DarkJamesina Ross is long finished with men. But on...Jamesina Ross is long finished with men. But one night a stranger seeking lodgings knocks on the door of her tenement flat. He doesn't recognise her, but she remembers him at once.Not that she plan... -
Richard T. Kelly
The Black Eden1956, the Scottish Highlands: Aaron and Robbie,...1956, the Scottish Highlands: Aaron and Robbie, a schoolmaster's son and a farmer's boy, are fast friends with a shared passion for diving, but very divergent ideas of what they will do with their ... -
Louise Doughty
A Bird in WinterBird is a woman on the run. One minute, she's i...Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she's in a meeting in her office in Birmingham - the next, she's walking out on her job, her home, her life. It's a day she thought might come, one she's pre... -
James Naughtie
The Spy Across the WaterFrom one of our most treasured BBC broadcasters...From one of our most treasured BBC broadcasters, The Spy Across the Water is the third instalment in James Naughtie’s brilliant spy series, woven around three brothers bound together through espion... -
James Naughtie
Paris SpringParis, April 1968. The cafes are alive with tal...Paris, April 1968. The cafes are alive with talk of revolution, but for Will Fleming secret servant at the British embassy the crisis is personal. A few words from a stranger on the metro change hi... -
Kate Mosse
The City of TearsMay 1572: for ten violent years the Wars of Rel...May 1572: for ten violent years the Wars of Religion have raged across France. Neighbours have become enemies, countless lives have been lost, and the country has been torn apart over matters of re...
