Reviews
Josh Roberts
Anxious Man
Honest and well-rounded glimpse into a life with Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Laura Purcell
Bone China
Purcell weaves together a mystery and untangles it beautifully in this gripping novel
Haleh Agar
Out of Touch
Intriguing premise and story of relationships lacks direction and ‘fizzles out’
Polly Samson
A Theatre for Dreamers
Hydra and its foreign colony of artists brought beautifully to life by Samson’s descriptive prose
Jane Healey
The Animals at Lockwood Manor
Impressive debut unravels its mystery at an engaging pace with a nod to the great du Maurier
Mez McConnell
The Creaking on the Stairs
Uncomfortable but thought-provoking reading from popular Edinburgh pastor
Matt Killeen
Devil Darling Spy
Unlikely heroine faces a race against time in Killeen’s second in this series
Rebecca Wait
Our Fathers
Family trauma deftly explored in an enjoyable but somewhat predictable tale of love, loss, betrayal and redemption
Lucy Foley
The Guest List
Foley sticks to the same format in the follow-up to her hugely successful debut
Gavin Oattes
Life Will See You Now
Male ‘Mary Poppins’ encourages us to live well and live better in latest self-help book
Loud Poets: Six Candles
Poetry with a contemporary edge deserving of plaudits
Molly Aitken
The Island Child
Rich in imagination, Aitken’s debut sits just on the edge of reality and magic
Peter May
A Silent Death
An exciting and human tale set amidst the world of the mafia from this Scottish bestseller
Eliza Gearty
On the doors
Promising first attempt from new writer despite some fairly soul-destroying scenes
