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Read of the month

Paul Elgood — Shurdle: Volume 1

2nd June 2025

“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Sherlock Holmes Enter the enigmatic world of Sherlock Holmes with this captivating puzzle book that will challenge even the…

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Featured author

Biba Pearce

Biba Pearce is a crime writer and author of the Kenzie Gilmore, Dalton Savage and DCI Rob Miller series. Her books have been shortlisted for the Feathered Quill and the CWA Debut Dagger awards, and The Marlow Murders was voted best crime fiction book in the Indie Excellence Book Awards. Biba lives i…