Tag: Short Stories
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9th July 2024 – Marple: 12 Stories
A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective…
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12th Dec 2023 – Christmas Is Murder by Val McDermid
A collection of atmospheric short stories from the international bestseller Val McDermid. She is a master of the dark and sinister story, and these powers are in full force in Christmas is Murder, a festive collection of chilling tales. From an irresponsible baron whose body is discovered beneath a silver birch tree, to a classic detective…
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8pm, 14th Dec 2021 – The Mistletoe Murder by P.D. James
Playful and ingenious, shot through with narrative elegance and sly humor, The Mistletoe Murder is a treat for P. D. James’s legions of fans—and anyone who enjoys the pleasures of a masterfully wrought whodunit.
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8pm, 12th March – Bream Gives Me Hiccups by Jesse Eisenberg
After requests for cheerier tomes in 2019, you spoke and we hope we’ll deliver. This short-story collection is a rollicking laugh. Apparently… The fiction debut of Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright and New Yorker contributor Jesse Eisenberg. Bream Gives Me Hiccups: And Other Stories is the whip-smart fiction debut of Academy Award-nominated actor and star of The Social Network, Jesse…
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8pm, 10th July 2018 – We Don’t Know What We’re Doing by Thomas Morris
Winner of the Wales Book of the Year 2016 A young video shop assistant exchanges the home comforts of one mother-figure for a fleeting encounter with another; a brother and sister find themselves at the bottom of a coal mine with a Japanese tourist; a Welsh stag on a debauched weekend in Dublin confesses an…
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8pm, 14th February – Short Cuts by Raymond Carver
Alan Partridge: “That is the best Valentine’s I’ve had in eight years.” Jill: “What did you do eight years ago?” Alan: “Just had a better one… Went to Silverstone. Shook Jackie Stewart’s hand. Superb. My marriage fell apart soon after that.” Yes, yes, yes… we’ve decided to go for it. Call it the seven year…
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