Finlay Donovan, single mum and floundering crime writer, is having a hard time. Her husband went behind her back to fire the nanny, and this morning she sent her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an unfortunate incident with scissors. Making it to lunch with her literary agent is a minor victory but, as she's discussing the plot of her latest crime novel, the conversation is misinterpreted by a woman sitting nearby as that of a hit-woman offering her services to dispose of a 'problem' husband. And when the woman slips Finlay a name and a promise of a large sum of cash, Finlay finds herself plotting something much bigger than her novel. After all, they do always say: write what you know..
Ольга Панченко Books


Starling House
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
In a reimagining of Beauty and the Beast, Opal faces the eerie mysteries of Starling House, a mansion steeped in dark lore and haunted by its last heir, Arthur. As she takes a job there to help her brother escape their troubled town, she uncovers the house's secrets, which mirror her own family's troubled past. With sinister forces threatening their safety, Opal must confront her fears and fight for a sense of belonging, embarking on a journey that intertwines love, danger, and the quest for a true home.