A rectangular, landscape graphic. The hardback book The Artful Anna Harris by Tracy Maton is in the centre of the graphic. Early reader reviews appear either side of the book. They say, 'I couldn't put it down', 'A page-turner full of sharp observations', 'Full of suspense and twists' and 'Hugely enjoyable read'. The Viper Books logo is at the bottom of this graphic.
Check out these stellar early reader reviews for #TheArtfulAnnaHarris π«
Tracy Maton's stylish debut thriller β perfect for fans of The Talented Mr Ripley β publishes today! Who's got their copy?! π€
We can't wait for Anna to be your new favourite anti-hero!
tinyurl.com/TheArtfulAnnaHarris
05.03.2026 09:45 β
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A rectangular landscape graphic with a blue and black ground. At the top of the graphic is a black border that features the text, 'AUTHOR Q&A. TRACY MATON'. Underneath is the hardback book The Artful Anna Harris by Tracy Maton.
'Before I began to write I had decided Anna should be someone you might be friends with...'
A great Q&A with #TheArtfulAnnaHarris author Tracy Maton about her debut novel, anti-heroes and Highsmith π€
Anna Harris walks into your life tomorrow. Who's excited?!
Read more: tinyurl.com/TracyMatonQA
04.03.2026 13:33 β
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π#BookReviewπ
4βοΈ#TheMidnightKing by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social is a captivating dark thriller that gives twist after twist taking you on an emotional rollercoaster of a journey throughout!π
Full Review π tinyurl.com/6nweh285
#BookSkyππ #Bookblogger
22.02.2026 18:22 β
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*NEW BLOG POST*
My review of #NowhereBurning by Catriona Ward is live on #damppebbles!
Utterly compelling, highly unsettling, and my favourite book of the year so far. The sense of foreboding is exquisite. Truly unforgettable.
My review β‘οΈ buff.ly/nEYilBT
@viperbooks.bsky.social
#BookSky #bookish
24.02.2026 21:02 β
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A rectangular landscape graphic with a parchment background and an ornate green border, splattered with blood. The hardback book The Bells of Fortune by Leonora Nattrass stands in the centre of the graphic. On the left-hand side is text that reads, 'Leicestershire, 1774. The hunt for an ancient king could prove deadly...'. On the right-hand side is the text, 'November 2026' and the Viper Books logo.
π COVER REVEAL π
Susan Bell returns in the sequel to the critically acclaimed #TheBellsOfWestminster from bestselling author Leonora Nattrass π
#TheBellsOfFortune publishes November 2026. Historical thriller fans, mark your calendars!
24.02.2026 12:01 β
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@catrionaward.bsky.socialβs spellbinding dark fairy tale #NowhereBurning is out today π₯
βTruly a masterpieceβ
βBound to haunt me for weeks to comeβ
βUnsettling, potent and packed with emotionβ
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viperbooks.co.uk/work/nowhere...
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Read a Q&A with @catrionaward.bsky.social, talking all things #NowhereBurning on the Viper website. From the wilderness setting of the Colorado Rockies to her folk horror inspirations π₯
Nowhere Burning is out tomorrow!
viperbooks.co.uk/2026/02/18/a...
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ποΈ EVENT ποΈ
@catrionaward.bsky.social is going to be at Foyles on Thursday, in conversation with Lauren Beukes, talking about her chilling new thriller #NowhereBurning π₯
π Foyles Charing Cross Road
β° Thursday 19th Feb, 7pm
The Nowhere children are expecting you...
www.foyles.co.uk/events/catri...
17.02.2026 16:37 β
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Promotional graphic for Waterstones reading: β25% OFF RRP β Books Coming Soonβ (Online Only, 17β20 February). Featured title: The Killer Question by Janice Hallett, a Sunday Times bestseller. The cover shows bold purple lettering on a cream background with red splatters, a pub quiz chalkboard with a large dripping red question mark, and the tagline βThe sudden-death round will be murderβ¦β.
The answer is murder. The question is whodunnit? πΊ
Get 25% off #TheKillerQuestion paperback, when you pre-order from
@waterstones.bsky.social until February 20th and use code: FEB26
17.02.2026 11:44 β
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'Some people attract death. It loves them, twines around them like ivy, follows them all their lives'
Read an extract from #NowhereBurning by @catrionaward.bsky.social, out in hardback on Thursday π₯
viperbooks.co.uk/2026/02/16/n...
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Murders for February | Jeremy Black | The Critic Magazine
Well, this is not The Times, which on 2 January offered five picks, one on the killings of multiple infants, another on the repeated disappearance of girls, and a third on a serial killer who feedsβ¦
'Extremely well-written ... An account of village life that is very different to that which is usually offered. Well worth reading'
A brilliant review for Tracy Maton's debut #TheArtfulAnnaHarris in The Critic π€
09.02.2026 10:43 β
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Who needs to comb their hair before recording a video for social media? Not me, clearly! But no one is looking at me today, are they π€© all eyes are on the dazzling proof of #TheSilentAppeal π β¦βͺOut Sep π€« Thanks @viperbooks.bsky.social
05.02.2026 13:18 β
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A rectangular, landscape graphic with a hot pink background. The hardback book The Art of Getting Hammered by Joanna Wallace is centred in the middle of the graphic. On the left-hand side of the packshot is the text, 'FROM THE AUTHOR OF YOU'D LOOK BETTER AS A GHOST'. To the right of this is the text, 'AUGUST 2026' with an illustration of a hand with a hammer, taken from the front cover, hovering over the text. The Viper Books logo is underneath.
MURDER IS HER MASTERPIECE...
From the author of #YoudLookBetterAsAGhost, comes a darkly funny and pulse-pounding serial killer thriller π¨
#TheArtOfGettingHammered by Joanna Wallace is out August 2026. Who's excited? #CoverReveal
03.02.2026 12:02 β
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Read an extract from #VivianDiesAgain, C.E. Hulse's witty, compulsive time-loop murder mystery, which is out tomorrow! βοΈ
Murder me once, shame on you. Murder me 84 times...
viperbooks.co.uk/2026/01/27/v...
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The best recent crime and thrillers β review roundup
The Cut Up by Louise Welsh; The Persian by David McCloskey; The 10:12 by Anna Maloney; Very Slowly All at Once by Lauren Schott; Vivian Dies Again by CE Hulse
#VivianDiesAgain by CE Hulse is a Guardian pick for best recent crime and thriller reads, described as a 'witty and innovative mystery'.
Get your hands on this clever time-loop murder mystery next week βοΈ
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
19.01.2026 10:00 β
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Discover 5 Hidden Gems + C.E. Hulse Talks Twists, Tension & Thrills | Quick Book Reviews. Spoiler-free author interviews & book reviews.
From Unknown to Unputdownable & a new book 'Vivian Dies Again'
'Discover 5 Hidden Gems + C.E. Hulse Talks Twists, Tension & Thrills'
Don't miss an interview with Caroline Hulse on the @quickbookreviews.bsky.social podcast talking about her writing process for the upcoming #VivianDiesAgain!
Listen here:
shows.acast.com/quick-book-r...
15.01.2026 10:18 β
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The book 'Murder on the Red River' by Marcie R. Rendon on a mottled blue background with white text reading 'the powerful first novel in the award-winning Cash Blackbear series' to the left of the book, and black text reading 'June 2026' to the right.
We are delighted to be publishing the first book in the Cash Blackbear series, from bestselling indigenous author Marcie R. Rendon, this June.
#MurderOnTheRedRiver follows Ojibwe woman Renee βCashβ Blackbear after a murder takes place on the reservation.
www.waterstones.com/book/murder-...
15.01.2026 09:02 β
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2026 is off to a *thrilling* start with our Spring line up. Whether youβre after a police procedural or a retelling of a crime classic, find your new bookish obsession this spring π₯
viperbooks.co.uk/2026/01/05/l...
05.01.2026 16:20 β
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The Waterstones exclusive hardback edition of Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward, featuring a sprayed edge that is orange with a black silhouette of mountainous skyline with two people walking and ferris wheel. Text next to the book reads 'Waterstones exclusive edition, the Nowhere Children are expecting you...'
Get your hands on one of the Waterstones exclusive editions of #NowhereBurning by @catrionaward.bsky.social, signed with striking sprayed edges π₯
The Nowhere Children are expecting you...
Coming 19th February www.waterstones.com/book/nowhere...
04.01.2026 12:24 β
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The book The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani on a background of a dark forest with text reading 'Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month' in bright yellow.
Husband. Father. Serial Killer.
π¨ #TheMidnightKing by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social is the Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month π¨
Winner of the McIlvanney Prize, this dark thriller about family, trauma and the secrets we hide within is out now in paperback π
www.waterstones.com/book/the-mid...
01.01.2026 17:51 β
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The paperback of The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani on a splotchy blue background with a yellow hue in the centre and white Viper logo in the bottom right hand corner.
Start the new year right with a twisty, unputdownable novel.
@tariqashkanani.bsky.social's sensational thriller and winner of the McIlvanney Prize, #TheMidnightKing, is out today in paperback!
This is a work of fiction. This is not a confession...
viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-mid...
01.01.2026 12:30 β
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A red square graphic featuring the words, 'Proud to support The National Year of Reading 2026'. The Go All In logo is in the bottom right-hand corner.
Go all in. We're supporting 2026 as The National Year of Reading! π
Find out more here: goallin.org.uk
01.01.2026 10:30 β
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We're logging off now for our winter break! We hope you have a wonderful festive holiday and we'll be back in the new year β¨
23.12.2025 16:30 β
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The Waterstones exclusive hardback edition of Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward, featuring a sprayed edge that is orange with a black silhouette of mountainous skyline with two people walking and ferris wheel. Text next to the book reads 'Waterstones exclusive edition, the Nowhere Children are expecting you...'
Get your hands on one of the Waterstones exclusive editions of #NowhereBurning by @catrionaward.bsky.social, signed with striking sprayed edges π₯
The Nowhere Children are expecting you...
Coming 19th February www.waterstones.com/book/nowhere...
19.12.2025 10:33 β
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Promotional graphic for the novel Vivian Dies Again by C.E. Hulse. On the left is the book cover, featuring illustrated figures falling against a black and red background, with the subtitle βMurder me once, shame on you. Murder me 84 timesβ¦β. On the right, on a red background, text reads βReader reviews for Vivian Dies Again:β followed by the quotes: βAn exciting, gripping and thoroughly enjoyable read!β, βI absolutely loved it and could not put it downβ, βItβs a story about facing your problems, accepting your flaws, and finding a way to move forwardβ, and βThere were so many great moments in this bookβ.
The countdown is on, #VivianDiesAgain by C.E. Hulse hits shelves next month!
Here are just a few of the fantastic reviews from early readers on NetGalley.
'Move over, Fleabag β there's a new hot mess in town' Lizzy Barber
viperbooks.co.uk/work/vivian-...
18.12.2025 10:43 β
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