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Book titled "Ironwood" by Michael Connelly on a light-colored surface. The cover shows a coastal landscape with mountains and a plane.

Book titled "Ironwood" by Michael Connelly on a light-colored surface. The cover shows a coastal landscape with mountains and a plane.

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Allen & Unwin

5 min read

Book cover: "The Missing Mother" by Mali Cornish. Red door with a lion's head knocker. Text: "In this family, the truth is the deadliest lie."

Book cover: "The Missing Mother" by Mali Cornish. Red door with a lion's head knocker. Text: "In this family, the truth is the deadliest lie."

Read an extract from The Missing Mother by Mali Cornish

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Allen & Unwin

7 min read

A book titled "The Missing Mother" by Mali Cornish rests against a blue wall. The red cover features a lion door knocker design.

A book titled "The Missing Mother" by Mali Cornish rests against a blue wall. The red cover features a lion door knocker design.

Why Mali Cornish loves unreliable narrators

Read a piece from The Missing Mother author Mali Cornish.

Mali Cornish

3 min read

Book cover of "Murder in Paris" by Kirsty Manning. Features a woman in a teal dress against an elegant Parisian backdrop, set in a green room.

Book cover of "Murder in Paris" by Kirsty Manning. Features a woman in a teal dress against an elegant Parisian backdrop, set in a green room.

Why Kirsty Manning thinks 1930’s Paris is a good idea for Crime Fiction

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Kirsty Manning

2 min read

Book cover titled "Periodic Bitch" by Emma Hardy, featuring a wolf adorned with human hands. Dark yellow background.

Book cover titled "Periodic Bitch" by Emma Hardy, featuring a wolf adorned with human hands. Dark yellow background.

Emma Hardy is not hysterical and not imagining it

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Emma Hardy

3 min read

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Book titled "Ironwood" by Michael Connelly on a light-colored surface. The cover shows a coastal landscape with mountains and a plane.

Book titled "Ironwood" by Michael Connelly on a light-colored surface. The cover shows a coastal landscape with mountains and a plane.

Start reading Ironwood by Michael Connelly

Read an extract from Ironwood by Michael Connelly.

Allen & Unwin

5 min read

Book cover: "The Missing Mother" by Mali Cornish. Red door with a lion's head knocker. Text: "In this family, the truth is the deadliest lie."

Book cover: "The Missing Mother" by Mali Cornish. Red door with a lion's head knocker. Text: "In this family, the truth is the deadliest lie."

Read an extract from The Missing Mother by Mali Cornish

Start reading The Missing Mother by Mali Cornish.

Allen & Unwin

7 min read

A book titled "The Missing Mother" by Mali Cornish rests against a blue wall. The red cover features a lion door knocker design.

A book titled "The Missing Mother" by Mali Cornish rests against a blue wall. The red cover features a lion door knocker design.

Why Mali Cornish loves unreliable narrators

Read a piece from The Missing Mother author Mali Cornish.

Mali Cornish

3 min read

Book cover of "Murder in Paris" by Kirsty Manning. Features a woman in a teal dress against an elegant Parisian backdrop, set in a green room.

Book cover of "Murder in Paris" by Kirsty Manning. Features a woman in a teal dress against an elegant Parisian backdrop, set in a green room.

Why Kirsty Manning thinks 1930’s Paris is a good idea for Crime Fiction

Read a piece from Kirsty Manning about the setting of her glamorous new book.

Kirsty Manning

2 min read

Book titled Murder in Paris by Kirsty Manning on a teal surface. Features a woman in a green dress on the cover, creating a mysterious mood.

Book titled Murder in Paris by Kirsty Manning on a teal surface. Features a woman in a green dress on the cover, creating a mysterious mood.

Start reading Murder in Paris by Kirsty Manning

Read an extract from Murder in Paris by Kirsty Manning.

Allen & Unwin

4 min read

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