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Read of the month

Eden Falls by Ajay Chowdhury

31st August 2026

After the murder of his best friend, newlyweds Adam and Aisha cut their honeymoon short. But just as they are about to board a flight home from Delhi, Adam disappears at the airport – seemingly kidnapped – leaving Aisha stranded without her passp…

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Featured author

Charlie Cochrane

Because Charlie Cochrane couldn’t be trusted to do any of her jobs of choice—like managing a rugby team—she writes cosy mysteries, including the Edwardian era Cambridge Fellows series, the contemporary Lindenshaw Mysteries and the post war Alasdair and Toby mysteries. Multi-published, she …