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Roxie Key Author Of The Deadly Spark

From Roxie's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Roxie's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Roxie Key Why Roxie loves this book

This was SUCH a great read that feels fresh and original. Packed with smart storytelling, clever twists and turns, and memorable characters – a real page turner. I’m so invested – I can’t wait for the next instalment in Cam Killick’s story!

By Rob Parker ,

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2 authors picked The Troubled Deep as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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'Compelling and so atmospheric ... the perfect new crime series to dive into' HEAT
'Rob Parker is a master of the stone-cold twist' JANICE HALLETT
'Brilliant pacing ... a great addition to your to-be-read stacks' PRIMA
'The very definition of a one-sitting read' ROBERT RUTHERFORD

Cam Killick left the special forces with a handful of medals, stories he can't share and PTSD so bad he can only find peace under water. Working as a salvage diver in the Norfolk Broads keeps him sane, and the county's many tales of the lost keep him busy.

And one particular local unsolved mystery…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Roxie Key Author Of The Deadly Spark

From Roxie's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Marketing Copywriter Crime Fiction Reader Foodie Family Girl Outdoorsy

Roxie's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Roxie Key Why Roxie loves this book

I couldn't put this down. Smart, shocking, intense and full of action, I couldn't guess where things were going to end up. So many twists and turns! I was totally gripped throughout. Would 100% recommend, and can't wait to see what he writes next.

By Robert Rutherford ,

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1 author picked The Missing Hour as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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***Winner of the Lindisfarne Prize for Crime Fiction***

YOUR HUSBAND HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
Maggie's husband is suddenly arrested in the middle of the night, on suspicion of murder.
When Grant dies in custody, her world implodes.

EVERYONE BELIEVES HE IS GUILTY.
All the evidence points to Grant being a killer - including DNA at the scene.
But how can this be true when he was with Maggie all night?

ONLY YOU CAN PROVE THEM WRONG.
Following a trail of deception, it's up to her to uncover the truth.
But Maggie has a secret too. Something she hasn't told anyone.

She…


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