Book of the month

Welcome to Book of the Month. Every month, we pick one book we love and share it with you. Get ready for amazing tales, can’t miss books and conversation – online and in real life.

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Our pick for January 2025 Book Of The Month is…

Murder in Harrogate edited by Vaseem Khan

We’re thrilled to introduce our January Book of the Month: Murder in Harrogate edited by Vaseem Khan.

Commissioned in 2023 and edited by award-winning author Vaseem Khan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the collection includes contributions from Ann Cleeves, Mark Billingham, M.W. Craven, Elly Griffiths, Abir Mukherjee, Clare Mackintosh, Steve Cavanagh, Janice Hallett, Vaseem Khan, and Ruth Ware.

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