The Fourteenth Letter by Claire Evans

One June evening in 1881, Phoebe Stanbury stands before the guests at her engagement party and is murdered by a knife-wielding stranger, who then turns to her fiancé and mouths: ‘I promised I would save you’. A book billed for fans of Kate Mosse and Jessie Burton.

Release date: 6th April

The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis

Just before Henry’s birth, his father returns to the remote North Carolina mountains where he was raised and installs his family in a gothic mansion. There, Henry grows up, until a death in the family tips his father towards madness and he flees, not to return until years later. I’m a sucker for anything gothic and this sounds right up my street.

Release date: 6th April

We All Begin as Strangers by Harriet Cummings

1984: a mysterious figure nicknamed ‘the Fox’ slips into homes in the English village of Heathcote, either leaving curious objects behind or taking things from them. When someone goes missing, everyone believes the Fox is responsible. Inspired by a true story, this debut has been compared to The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a book I adored.

Release date: 20th April

He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly

In the hushed aftermath of a total eclipse, Laura witnesses a brutal attack. She and her boyfriend Kit call the police and, in that moment, four lives are changed forever. This book has already received incredible praise and has been called ‘twisted’ and ‘atmospheric’.

Release date: 20th April

After You Left by Carol Mason

When Justin walks out on Alice on their honeymoon with no explanation apart from a cryptic note, Alice is left alone and bewildered. Then she meets Evelyn, a woman with a heart-breaking story of her own.

Release date: 1st April

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

Scott Burroughs gratefully accepts the offer of a spare seat on the Bateman family’s private jet, but just minutes after take-off the plane crashes into the ocean. Only Scott and the Batemans’ small son are left alive. Their extraordinary survival means they are engulfed in a maelstrom of speculation. The latest book from the creator of Fargo promises to be thrilling and full of suspense.

Release date: 6th April

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

At the Covent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raise to be killers, but the sisters don’t truly understand what they have purchased when None Grey is brought to their halls as a bloodstained child of eight, falsely accused of murder, guilty of worse. This is the first book in a new fantasy series from the author of epic fantasy Prince of Thorns.

Release date: 6th April

The Cows by Dawn O’Porter

Tara, Cam and Stella are strangers living their own lives as best they can. When an extraordinary event ties invisible bonds of friendship between them, one woman’s catastrophe becomes another’s inspiration. This is the debut adult novel from Dawn O’Porter and promises to be ‘fearlessly frank and funny’.

Release date: 6th April

When Light is Like Water by Molly McCloskey

Alice, a young American, arrives in Ireland without a plan. She falls in love with an Irishman, marries him, and settles into their life together. And then, in the course of a single hot summer, she embarks on an affair that sets her life on a new course. This is a literary novel from a writer who has been called ‘extravagantly gifted’.

Release date: 27th April

Four Princes by John Julius Norwich

This non-fiction book tells the story of four men who towered over 16th century Europe: Francis I, Henry VIII, Charles V and Suleiman the Magnificent. Popular historian John Julius Norwich depicts how these four dynamic characters and their incredible achievements changed European history.

Release date: 11th April