This week Joffe’s Book of the Week is a stunning new psychological thriller from debut author Sally-Anne Martyn — THE CLINIC which is out now for the special launch price of just £0.99 | $0.99* and is a great page-turning chiller to enjoy this Halloween.
Three women with something to hide. A beauty clinic in a former asylum.
One deadly secret . . .
Discover the clinic’s secrets in this completely gripping debut, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Colleen Hoover, Lucy Clarke, Sarah Pearse, Sue Watson, Alice Feeney or Patricia MacDonald.
*Please note that launch prices are available for a limited time only. Please check all price offers are live and available in your location before purchasing.
I’M WATCHING YOU BY AMANDA BRITTANY
A BRAND-NEW UTTERLY ADDICTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FULL OF TWISTS. Twelve years ago, three young women are attacked. One is murdered, one left in a coma, one escapes. They never caught the killer . . .
A CROOKED MURDER BY JEAN G. GOODHIND
LOVE MISS MARPLE? THEN MEET HONEY DRIVER On the spookiest night of the year, Honey Driver dresses up as Morticia Addams to go to the Halloween birthday party of one of her oldest friends at the Moss End Hotel. The party is a disaster, and the owners have disappeared. And when they finally turn up, they’re in no condition to deal with complaints . . .
DESTINIES AND RSOLUTIONS BY FAITH MARTIN, writing as MAXINE BARRY
A PAGE-TURNING READ FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT, SUSPENSE AND ROMANCE. Wayne D’Arville, a cruel and ruthless playboy, has left a slew of women in trouble in the past. Now Wayne is desperate to seek out the two illegitimate children he abandoned. His search will take him around the world — with terrible and far-reaching consequences .
NEWS
Q: Describe your latest book in three words. A: Creeping, remote, thriller.
Q: What author, dead or alive, would you like to have dinner with? A: James Herbert. I like his take on horror / darker stories. That they can also be love stories, thrillers etc. I also love that his stories are very commercial and still well loved and read, many years later. I would also like to hear more about his time as a child, living in the east end of London, the inspiration for his debut, Rats.
Q: Who would you want to play your main character in a film/tv adaptation — and why?A: For Jenny, Sally Hawkins was always on my mind while writing. She can play withdrawn and feisty equally well! Amanda Abbington would make a great Dr Cavendish, because she’s beautiful and put together like the doctor, but would be great at bringing out the darker, chaotic and determined side of her. For Amy, it would be an unknown, a young woman who doesn’t fit the usual stereotype of a lead actor.
Q: What is the most interesting/unique thing you’ve had to research for a book? A: I worked in a crumbling Victorian asylum (the inspiration for Pine End Asylum), so I knew how those buildings felt already, but to give myself a refresher I did an overnight ‘ghost’ hunt at Newsham Park (a derelict orphanage) in Liverpool. To be honest though, I don’t have to be researching to do ghost hunts, I’ve done quite a few!
Q: What are you currently reading and watching? A: I’m currently reading The Call of Cassandra Rose by Sophia Spiers and re-watching the Swedish version of Let the Right One In, one of my favourite vampire films. If it’s TV it’s usually the latest Nordic noir.
Congratulations to Sally-Anne on the publication of her debut novel, The Clinic!
Really lovely news from Joffe, who are thrilled to announce that Joy Ellis’s hugely popular Jackman and Evans series has been snatched for TV by no other than Olivier Award-winning actor Richard Armitage, who also narrates the audiobooks.
And that’s not all! Richard is also cast to play the lead role, Detective Inspector Rowan Jackman, in the TV series, titled The Fens.
Read the whole story in The Bookseller here and stay tuned for more news.
For more information on Joffe Books new novels: here