Extracts
Extract: Open Season by Jonathan Kellerman

12 February 2025
In the 40th Alex Delaware novel, Detective Milo Sturgis investigates
the murder of an aspiring actress, leading to a suspect—who is soon
found dead. As more bodies appear, all linked by the same rifle, Milo
enlists psychologist Alex Delaware to unravel the mystery. But the
deeper they dig, the more sinister the truth becomes. With...
Extract: The Favourites by Layne Fargo

12 February 2025
Katarina Shaw’s first love wasn’t Heath Rocha – it was figure skating.
With no famous name or family support, she was determined to be an
Olympic champion. When she met Heath, a foster kid with raw talent,
they became an unstoppable ice-dancing duo, captivating the world
with their chemistry – ...
Extract: Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

12 February 2025
A hidden Tokyo pawnshop lets lost souls trade their deepest regrets
– if they can find it. Hana Ishikawa inherits the shop, only to wake and
find it ransacked, its most precious item stolen, and her father missing.
A mysterious stranger offers help, leading them on a dreamlike journey
through mystical worlds – riding paper...
Extract: We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

11 February 2025
Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A recently broken marriage, two wayward
daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems
to have quietly moved in. Not to mention a once promising writing career that
is now in freefall. So when her real dad – a man she has barely seen since he
ran off to Hollywood...
Extract: Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi

11 February 2025
The problem with telling tales is that you might get caught out by the
twist: an original literary thriller, from the author of the sensational Eight
Detectives. A group of friends gather in a country house for a birthday
party. At their host’s request, they each write a short mystery. They
draw names from a hat: in each story, one...