Silver by Olivia Levez

Silver is a sweet and thought-provoking science fiction YA book. Silver is also the name of our main character, a young alien come to Earth to spy on humans and see if their world is ripe for takeover. Her job is to ‘inhabit’ the first human she meets and...

Forgotten Souls by Wes Markin

I’m fully invested in this Whity-based crime series now, featuring DCI Frank Black and DI Gerry Carver. Each one (so far) explores a case featuring an old body – the forgotten bodies of the series name. Frank fights hard to do what’s right by each...

Interstellar Megachef by Lavanya Lakshminarayan

There are so many interesting ideas in Interstellar MegaChef. Glance at the cover and read the blurb, and you may think this will be a cosy SF story about a woman in an intergalactic version of the Great British Bake Off. There’s certainly a (small) element of...

Forgotten Lives by Wes Markin

Forgotten Lives is the second of the Whitby’s Forgotten Victims series, and I’ve seen enough now to think I’ll probably be on board for any additions – it’s a good read.In this volume, a body is found in the walls of a pub that’s...

One of Us is Dead by Peter James

I always enjoy a crime book that makes you feel like you’re reading something fresh and interesting, rather than a retread of everything that’s gone before, even when there are familiar elements. That was certainly the case for me in One of Us Is Dead.It...