The second installment in the Marion Lane mysteries series.The envelope was tied with three delicate silk ribbons: "One of the new recruits is not to be trusted..."It's 1959 and a new killer haunts the streets of London, having baffled Scotland Yard. The newspapers call him The Florist because of the rose he brands on his victims. The police have turned yet again to the Inquirers at Miss Brickett's for assistance, and second year M...

'The most fun I've had with a book this year. Every page is a delight**'** Stuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn HardcastleThey were a band of mysterious private detectives who lived beneath the streets of London...London, 1958. Elaborately disguised and hidden deep beneath the city's streets lies the world of Miss Brickett's, a secret detective agency. From traversing decept...

The second installment in the Marion Lane mysteries series.The envelope was tied with three delicate silk ribbons: "One of the new recruits is not to be trusted..."It's 1959 and a new killer haunts the streets of London, having baffled Scotland Yard. The newspapers call him The Florist because of the rose he brands on his victims. The police have turned yet again to the Inquirers at Miss Brickett's for assistance, and second year M...

'The most fun I've had with a book this year. Every page is a delight**'** Stuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn HardcastleThey were a band of mysterious private detectives who lived beneath the streets of London...London, 1958. Elaborately disguised and hidden deep beneath the city's streets lies the world of Miss Brickett's, a secret detective agency. From traversing decept...

A dazzling mixture of crime, romance, magic and myth from the acclaimed author of The Psychology of Time Travel.The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls since the early 1800s. But their dolls aren't coveted for the craftmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it by its creator. A magic that can make you feel bucolic bliss or consuming paranoia at a single touch. Though founded by sisters, now only men may know the secrets of the workshop.Persep...

A MULTI-CAST NARRATION. AN IMMERSIVE AUDIO EXPERIENCE.A murder mystery told entirely through interviews. PI Elizabeth Chalice needs YOU to help her solve the case.ONE BODY. TWELVE SUSPECTS.TWELVE MOTIVES FOR MURDER . . .Sit back and become a real armchair detective.A murder mystery told entirely through interviews.Private Investigator Elizab...

'A NEW, ACTION-PACKED, ENCHANTINGLY FUN SERIES' BooklistFrom New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne comes the start of a hugely entertaining new series set in the world of the Iron Druid Chronicles - about an eccentric master of magic solving an uncanny mystery in Scotland . . .Al MacBharrais is both blessed and cursed. He is blessed with an extraordinary white moustache, an appreciation for craft cocktails - and a...

**The Times Audiobook of the WeekOpening up a world of magic and adventure, The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu is the first audiobook in the Edinburgh Nights series.**‘A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written’ – Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London‘I highly recommend The Library of the Dead**’ – Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series**

The first book in a highly original and delightfully clever crime series in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves crimes while carrying out her royal duties.Narrated by Samantha Bond (Golden Eye, Downton Abbey, Home Fires)The morning after a dinner party at Windsor Castle, eighty-nine-year-old Queen Elizabeth is shocked to discover that one of her guests has been found murdered in his room, with a rope around his neck.Wh...

The Last Smile in Sunder City is a brilliantly voiced contemporary fantasy for fans of Ben Aaronovitch, Rotherweird or Terry Pratchett's Discworld, and the debut novel from high-profile actor Luke Arnold.Fetch Phillips fought on the wrong side of a war between humans and magical creatures, and his actions helped to drain the world of enchantment. Now he works on the streets of Sunder City, taking what odd jobs he can while trying to help those who...

The trans-dimensional library teeters on the brink of catastrophe – and only one book can save it. The Secret Chapter is the sixth instalment in the Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman.As Irene tries to manage a fraught truce between the warring Fae and dragon factions – not to mention her overbearing parents – she’s given a new mission. The world where she grew up is in danger, and only one book can save it. A book owned by a secretive Fae anti...

Brought to you by Penguin.A girl. A secret. A life-changing journey.A magical fairytale-inspired debut about accepting being that little bit different, for fans of The Night Circus and The Bear and the Nightingale.**'**A beautiful fairytale of a book with the most delicious prose. I devoured every page' Alex Bell, bestselling author of The Polar Bear Explorers' Club_____________...