The Names by Florence Knapp is a beautifully observed, quietly inventive novel that has quickly become one of our most recommended reads in Teasel & Skylark.

Calling all fans of Japanese crime and mystery fiction… Strange Buildings, the third novel by internet enigma, Uketsu, (and translated by Jim Rion) is now available.

This powerful novel follows eleven-year-old Alexander through his first year at secondary school in the 1990s. It is not always an easy read, as it deals with the emotional abuse and neglect of a child, but it is an important story to tell and one that is handled with care and authenticity.

The Bookseller is the seventh book in a series of crime novels featuring the lead character, Detective Inspector George Cross

Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet is a powerful and deeply moving novel that brings a little-known piece of history to life.

Tell Me Everything is a beautifully observed, quietly compelling novel that gathers some of Elizabeth Strout’s most-loved characters in the small town of Crosby, Maine.

Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall plunges you straight into a chilling mystery in a coastal village somewhere in West Dorset.

As a baby, Clayton Stumper was left in a hatbox on the steps of a most unusual institution: The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, an eccentric group of puzzle fanatics led by esteemed crossword compiler Pippa Allsbrook

Creepy drawings, cryptic blog posts, and disturbing family secrets — this is no ordinary whodunnit.

I was so intrigued by the highly original premise for Strange Houses that I dived in straight away and before I knew it, was hooked into the rather macabre mystery at the heart of the book.