My Week in Books – 15th June 2025

On the blog last week

Monday – I shared my publication day Q&A with Jolie Tunnell, author of historical mystery Shadows in Chinatown.

Tuesday – I went off-piste for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic with a list of Book Titles That Would Make The News Bulletin.

Wednesday – As always WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next… and to take a peek at what others are reading. 

Thursday – I shared, with some trepidation, my prediction for the winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2025. (Spoiler: I got it wrong.)

Friday – I shared an excerpt from psychological thriller, Tangled Darkness by MM Desch, ahead of its publication on 15th July.

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New on my shelves

The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead (Head of Zeus via NetGalley)

A former First World War field hospital, the spooky old mansion at Devil’s Neck attracts spirit-seekers from far and wide.

Illusionist-turned-sleuth Joseph Spector knows the house of old. With stories spreading of a phantom soldier making mischief, he joins a party of visitors in search of the truth.

But the house, located on a lonely causeway, is quickly cut off by floods. The stranded visitors are soon being killed off one by one.

With old ally Inspector Flint working on a complex case that has links to Spector’s investigation, the two men must connect the dots before Devil’s Neck claims Spector himself as its next victim.

What I’m currently reading

I’m listening to Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson (the first book on my 20 Books of Summer list), I’m reading The Surgeon’s House by Jody Cooksley from my NetGalley shelf and a review copy, Spit by David Brennan.

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Look out for…

• Book Review: Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
• Book Review: The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
• Book Review: A Beautiful Way to Die by Eleni Kyriacou
• Blog Tour/Book Review: Kane by Graham Hurley