The Teleois Ring - The Superb Debut Thriller by Adam Loxley    In a quiet corner in rural Kent, a 75 year old spinster is found dead at the bottom of her stairs, apparently killed while disturbing a burglary. Within days, two more people have been brutally murdered, triggering a race against time to catch a serial-killer before it is too late. Local Police Officer, John Garrick is on the case, closely followed by Journalist Neil Ashton, both of them out of their depth but both trying to unravel the mystery of something called Teleios, the word sprayed in bright, red letters at each of the murder scenes. And unknown to both of them, sinister, ex-government security agent, Craven, also wants to find out what Teleios means - but for very different reasons. What none of them realise is the magnitude of what they are dealing with; a chain of events that threatens the very heart of the establishment and which will change the fabric of society forever. An outcome so unimaginable that people are prepared to kill for it. Will any of them get there in time? And when they discover the true meaning of Teleios, will their lives ever be the same again? The plot ...

Check out this great Mystery/Thriller to hit the shelves this summer. At the top of a hill in Baracchella, Calabria, settled among the trees and overlooking a lake, stands a formidable looking house. It dates back to a time long before the Roman ruins which now lie beneath it. This is the Casa Di Segreto... the House of Secrets. Wil Sterling is too tired to sleep and too exhausted to work. After being dumped and robbed by his girlfriend and deserted by his friends, he is contacted by the spirit of an unknown, murdered, Italian brother. This begins a search in Italy which reveals Wil is in line for a sizeable inheritance - but only if he can solve the murder. He soon changes from a man crippled by insomnia, nightmares and sleep paralysis, into a man with a new love, new friends and a new purpose. He realizes there's more at stake than justice for his brother alone. This is also his own journey to the truth and all roads seem to lead to the Casa Di Segreto. Buy now from Amazon  £7.19 Publisher: Matador (3rd May 2011)

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton Another cracking tale from best-selling author Kate Morton's latest fiction novel 'The Distant Hours.' This story has a gothic feel due it's setting within Milderhurst castle. The tale is weaved through various timeframes which if not done well, can easily confuse a reader. Kate however, seamlessly seems to pull all the various threads together in what appears to be an effortless manner. Apart from a nostalgic and beautiful resemblance to 'period' writing, the story is atmospheric and unfolds masterfully to reveal tragedy, skillful plot twists and hidden secrets. The Distant Hours is one of those books you'll curl up with, savour, and remember long after you've read the final page. Description: Edie Burchill and her mother have never been close, but when a long lost letter arrives with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, printed on its envelope, Edie begins to suspect that her mother’s emotional distance masks an old secret. Evacuated from London as a thirteen year old girl, Edie’s mother is chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe, and taken to live at Millderhurst Castle with the Blythe family. Fifty years later, Edie too is drawn to Milderhurst and the eccentric Sisters Blythe. Old ladies now, the three still live together, the twins nursing ...

Twelve Days of Christmas by Trisha Ashley - This may not be everybody's cup of tea, but for general hardcore tea lovers, and those who love a good romantic comedy, this story is quality consumption. Sophie Kinsella, Britain's number one women's fiction writer, describs Trisha Ashley's latest novel as 'full of down to earth humour' and don't we all love a funny Christmas Story at simply no other time of year except Christmas? In this particular book we are transported to a remote house in the Lancashire moors, where Holly Brown has been asked to look after the house over Christmastime. Sculptor Jude has abandoned the whole idea of Christmas and decided to leave the home after his fiance ran off with his brother. This provides an almost perfect situation for Holly, since Christmas is her least favourite season of the year, so to be far away from the hype and gaggle of city Christmas-revellers comes to her as a huge relief. But of course avoiding Christmas isn't as easy as she had hoped for, as Jude unexpectedly returns on Christmas Eve and a blizzard snows them in. A very interesting twelve days of Christmas begins! Amazon Price £4.49 Amazon Rating:

`If the proof of a good ghost story is a bad dream, this one worked for me' --Intelligent life’ Susan Hill, author of the bestselling novel ‘The Woman in Black’ and ‘Air and Angels’ brings us an eerie new read for this coming Halloween week.  The Small Hand begins with book dealer Adam Snow driving home from a late night appointment with a client. He somehow becomes lost in the snow and decides to stop near a house to find directions.  Upon closer inspection, he find that the house is derelict and as he approaches the building a small hand grasps his, when nobody is there.  The suspense which builds up from then on is expertly crafted, as Susan does well to deliver a story that builds in climax and makes the reader jump at the most unexpected twists and turns.  A perfect Halloween night read for those who aren’t too afraid to turn out the lights!  Don't miss the creepy book trailer (Best watched with the lights out!)

Books You Love best October read according to popularity and review. Imagine living in a room 11 feet by 11 feet.  Imagine that you've never left.  Imagine that you're five years old and the only person you've met is your mother.   Room by Emma Donoghue It’s Jack’s birthday, and he’s excited about turning five. Jack lives with his Ma in Room, which has a locked door and a skylight, and measures 11 feet by 11 feet. He loves watching TV, and the cartoon characters he calls friends, but he knows that nothing he sees on screen is truly real – only him, Ma and the things in Room. Until the day Ma admits that there's a world outside .   Love lets them survive the impossible. It is unsentimental and sometimes funny, devastating yet uplifting, Room is a novel like no other. Room is a stunning book about a private world between a mother and her son. A chilling account of the changing of innocence, the story is narrated by five year old Jack whose entire life and existence so far is his ‘room.’  On Jack’s fifth birthday his mother reveals an outside world to him and the story develops into a compelling account of his view of life ...

The Elephant Tree by R D Ronald Mark Fallon is an overworked detective investigating a spate of attacks at a string of high profile city centre nightclubs. Scott is a dejected 24 year old, struggling to make ends meet while working for his brother and sup-plementing his income with a small-scale drug dealing operation. Angela is an attractive 23 year old, raised by her father, a career criminal and small time drug dealer who supplies Scott with cannabis. This is a chilling tale spanning a few months in the lives of Scott and Angela, where realisations about the present combine with shocking revelations from the past, leading to an apocalyptic climax where they no longer know whom they can trust. Buy a signed copy from the author's website http://www.rdronald.co.uk/ Author Bio R. D. Ronald confesses to having spent time in various jobs throughtout a career in business and then spent time in prison after turning to crime to pay the medical bills for his sick wife. 'Renee became ill shortly after we were married, the treatment she needed was expensive. An opportunity came up for me to run a cannabis farm - the extra cash would make the difference to Renee's care, so I  accepted. Renee was optimistic ...

The Night Traveller - M J Maguire Steven Venmore is an Intellectual Property lawyer living and working in London who is haunted by past events. During a period of intense introspection he comes to believe that his realisation of the world beyond him is powerfully dependent on him. His insights into the places and lives of people about him signal the onset of a psychological crisis and a series of experiences with a beautiful woman with whom he becomes obsessed cause him to question his understanding of everything. Although the characters with whom he interacts appear to be independent of him, they also seem to rely upon him. A physical and psychological odyssey leads him to suspect that the choices he makes, not only in terms of the daily mundane things he does, but in terms of his beliefs and his implied acceptance of the world about him, are merely arbitrary. The disintegration of belief and the final undermining of the reader’s ability to rely on what they have understood to be actual, places Steven's dilemma before them in the form of a stark challenge. Publisher: Fastprint, 2010 Author Bio MJ Maguire was born in Liverpool and was educated at Queens School, Rheindahlen, Germany; Newman School, ...