Joffe Books have done it again. A great line up.
A brand-new mystery from Helen H. Durrant, the bestselling author who’s sold over 1m copies of her mysteries worldwide. If you’ve yet to discover her, now is the perfect time to do so.
THE FACELESS MAN is out now. Don’t miss out, grab your copy today for a mere £2 / $2.99.
The body of a young boy is discovered, stabbed to death and set alight.
When Detectives Lennox and Wilde identify the victim, they’re led back to a room decorated with photographs of unsolved murders including an image of the faceless man.
Did the victim know too much?
Body on the Island by Victoria Dowd. 99p Creepy, dark, funny – what more could you want.
The Lipstick Murders by Roger Silverwood. 99p A killer who leaves each victim bearing a message written in lipstick . Is it a vengeful patient is back, hunting down those who botched his surgery one by one?
This time, Detective Angel knows exactly who he’s looking for . . . but can he catch the killer before he strikes again?
The Price of Murder by Brian Battison. 99p Barbara answers a call at home and a distorted voice on the other end announces the kidnapping of her husband. Who has taken her husband and why?
The Girl on the Beach by Susanna Beard 99p What would you do if you discovered a dead body on a remote beach and no one else seemed to care? Anna recoils in horror as she pulls a strand of seaweed away from the rocks and uncovers the white, smooth curve of a human leg . . .
All page turners… go to Joffe to see more offerings.
MEET STEPH CAREY PROJECT EDITOR at Joffe Books
WHAT I DO: As Project Editor, I’m lucky to be able to work on many different aspects of our books, and I get to read across a wonderfully wide spectrum of genres: from police procedurals and thrillers, to cosy crime, to historical romance. Part of my job is working out how to position a book within the market, so I might be researching competitor titles to brief a designer for the cover, or working out the exact readership of a book to write the perfect blurb. I also really enjoy the hands-on, nitty-gritty editorial tasks, like taking in author and proofreader corrections or finding and correcting errors in final files.
WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2021: Having only started at Joffe Books in October last year, I’ve never actually met any of my colleagues in person! I’m really looking forward to getting to know them all properly (hopefully in the pub) as soon as the world goes back to normal. It would also be great to be able to meet some of our wonderful authors and start thinking about ideas for future projects.
FAVOURITE BOOKS: I’m currently about halfway through Diana Athill’s memoir Stet: An Editor’s Life, which is a really fascinating account of what publishing used to be like in the glory days. Oddly, it’s making me nostalgic for cramped offices and huge stacks of proofs on my desk! I just finished Françoise Sagan’s Bonjour Tristesse, which is every bit as good as everyone says it is (and being set in the gorgeous, sunny South of France is the perfect escapist read…). Also – and I realise I’ve very late to the party on this – for any fans of psychological thrillers I can’t recommend Oyinkan Braithwaite’s My Sister, The Serial Killer enough.
Annie Clarke (one of Margaret Graham’s pen names along with Milly Adams) is the author of the Home Front series.
