British Dark

Two men are found dead in London's Battersea Park. One of the bodies has been laid out like a crucifix—with his eyes removed and placed on his open palms. Detective Inspector Grace Archer and her caustic DS, Harry Quinn, lead the investigation. But when more bodies turn up in a similar fashion, they find themselves in a race against time to find the sadistic killer.

Joe Dobson left his wife and kids when his young girlfriend, Nina, discovered she was pregnant. Now he feels like a cliche and Nina feels like a drudge, swapping her wild nights out with friends for mild nights in wiping baby sick off the carpet. So when Joe announces that he's booked a week's luxury holiday in Italy, Nina is thrilled - until she realises Joe's kids, Saul and Tabitha, are coming along for the ride.

You are offered the getaway of a lifetime on a remote island with a group of strangers. Things have been difficult recently, so you jump at the chance to swim under the summer sun, explore the peaceful woodlands and return to an elegant hotel for a glorious dinner. As the boat pulls into the harbour, you’re surrounded by crystal-clear water and soon you are alone. Just the peace and quiet you were promised. No phone signal, no internet…no way to call for help. But nothing will go wrong in paradise, right?

She was a lady of the night. A woman of ill repute. A harlot. Nora never cared what people called her. After all, she’d worked the mean streets of London nearly all her adult life, looking for clients, looking to survive, and looking for her next opium fix. That is until an English gentleman spots her from high atop his carriage and sees just how special she is. Now she has a choice to make: continue working as a lady of pleasure or take Lord Alfred Covington’s offer? On the one hand, she can continue what she’s doing, getting high and fighting off her overzealous clients. Or, she can...

He saves her, but can she save him? This is no fairy tale... Amidst the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands, mysteries of the past converge with the present, weaving a tale of lost love, haunting legacies, and redemption. Jack Mathers is drawn into a suspenseful journey, seeking answers about his mother's death and his father's bizarre behaviour. As ancient folklore involving enigmatic Highlanders, sinister wolves, and ethereal cranes resurfaces, the Mathers family is plunged deeper into a supernatural enigma. "The Crane Wife" by Max China is a heart-wrenching exploration of love, ...

A fun adventure in a Spain that never was, in the vein of Dumas and Stevenson, with more than a taste of Cervantes. Don Rodriguez is a young nobleman who is banished from the family castle, and must set out with his rapier and mandolin to win his own estate, and perhaps even a bride. Along with his trusty servant Morano, he journeys far into the heart of the mythical Shadow Valley. Echoes of The Princess Bride resonate throughout.

To celebrate his 65th birthday, Mr. Lidman and daughter are throwing a small party at their cozy home in the countryside, only to discover an uninvited stranger among the guests. When confronted in private by Lidman, the stranger explains he has been hired to murder him, but offers more time as a birthday present (until the end of the party).

A collection of stories of the depraved or disappointed, haunting or haunted, seeking love or redemption. Infused with the dark humor of a twilight zone, these contemporary fairy tales expose the hearts of quirky characters in transition. Serving offbeat narratives, edgy realties, shifting identities, the stories blend the ironic with the erotic, nature and rural environments with the paranormal and surreal. Blending the minimalist aesthetic of Carver with the macabre touch of Saunders, this is “standout fiction... subtle and altogether lovely... impressionistic, quiet and very real” (...