March/April Northern Life Book Club
by Laura Storey
There’s no need to search too far for a good book with plenty of northern talent on your doorstep. We’ve handpicked a few of our favourites, so put the kettle on, make a brew and get lost in one of these gems.
THE MURDER GAME BY TOM HINDLE
A gripping locked-room mystery set around a murder mystery party in a crumbling country house. This is Tom Hindle’s fiendish follow-up to A Fatal Crossing. Someone is playing by their own rules. And in a close-knit community, old rivalries run deep. A Yorkshireman, Tom Hindle was born in Keighley. Tom hopes to one day live by the coast as a full-time writer.
£14.99. Published by Century. Out Now
NEMESIS BY WILBUR SMITH WITH TOM HARPER
A brand-new historical epic from the Master of Adventure, in which three strands of the Courtney family converge in a bloodthirsty bid for revenge. Wilbur Smith passed away in 2021 leaving behind him a rich treasure-trove of stories that will delight readers. Tom Harper is the author of 13 thrillers and historical adventures. He lives with his family in York.
£22. Published by Zaffre. 13th April
SKULDUGGERY BY PAUL RUSHWORTH-BROWN
The bleak Pennine moors of Yorkshire is a beautiful, harsh place close to the sky, rugged and rough, with no boundaries except the horizon, which, in some places, went on forever. The story follows wee Thomas and his family shortly after losing his father to consumption. Thomas Rushworth is now the man of the house. This rollicking adventure paints a descriptive picture of the characters and the landscape they fill.
£10.68. Published by Shawline Publishing Group. Out Now.
A ROSE AND A PROMISE BY KATIE FLYNN
Set in Liverpool, 1942, this is the final in Flynn’s fantastic trilogy. Cadi races to be with her beau and they make each other a promise before they say final goodbyes. In her darkest hour, Cadi is comforted by her friends, and with their support and guidance she begins to see a light at the
end of the tunnel. Against the odds, will Cadi be able to keep her promise?
£20. Published by Century. Out Now
KILLING JERICHO BY WILLIAM HUSSEY
The gothic, helter-skelter thriller debut that introduces crime fiction’s first ever Traveller detective, Scott Jericho. Disgraced and penniless after his assault on a violent suspect, former Detective Scott Jericho is forced to seek refuge with the fairground family he once rejected. Now, troubled by his failure, his brilliant mind stagnates. Author William lives in the seaside town of Skegness with his faithful dog, Bucky, and a vivid imagination.
£14.99. Published by Zaffre. 27th April
A DEADLY LIKENESS BY LESLEY MCEVOY
An apparently repentant serial killer offers to help catch his own copycat in the gripping crime novel. Lesley McEvoy was born and bred in Yorkshire and has had a passion for writing in one form or another all her life. Through Lesley’s work in some of the UK’s toughest prisons, she met people whose lives had been characterised by drugs and violence and whose experiences informed the themes she now writes about.
£8.99. Published by Zaffre. 27th April
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