Pile by the Bed reviews Two Sisters Detective Agency, the latest collaboration between James Paterson and Candice Fox and likely start to a new series.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Apollo Murders an alternate history techno-thriller debut by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto a thematically rich coming of age story set in New York and rural America in 2011.

Pile by the Bed reviews Five Minds a debut high concept crime novel by Guy Morpuss

Pile by the Bed reviews The Judge's List by John Grisham, sequel to his 2016 novel The Whistler featuring investigator Lacy Stoltz

Pile by the Bed reviews A Corruption of Blood by Ambrose Parry, the third book in the Raven and Fisher historical crime series based around a medical practice in Edinburgh in the 19th Century

Pile by the Bed reviews The Escapement by Lavie Tidhar a new wierd fantasy with Western styling.

Pile by the Bed reviews Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia a Mexican vampire novel that does new and interesting things with the genre.

Pile by the Bed reviews James Han Mattson's second book Reprieve a thriller set around a horror-themed escape room game.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Women of Troy by Pat Barker, continuing the story of the fall of the Troy from the point of view of Briseis, begun in The Silence of the Girls.

Pile by the Bed reviews Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea a thriller that uses the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 as its jumping off point.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Velvet was the Night a historical thriller by Silvia Moreno-Garcia which takes the 1971 student riots in Mexico City as a jumping off point.

Pile by the Bed reviews Treasure and Dirt, the new crime novel by Chris Hammer focusing on new main characters and set in a remote opal mining town.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Past is Red by Catherynne M Valente a post-apocalyptic tale that takes direct aim at our consumerist society.

Pile by the Bed reviews I Know What I Saw, a unique crime story by Imran Mahmood that deals with issues of homelessness and trauma.

Pile by the Bed reviews What You Can See From Here by Mariana Leky - a small town tale full of odd characters and a fairytale feel.

Pile by the Bed reviews Miles Allinson's second novel In Moonland, an exploration of the growth of cults in the 1970s and the integenerational consequences of trauma.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Curlew's Eye by Karen Manton an Australian gothic tale set in the Northern Territory.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz a twisty thriller within a thriller based around a morality tale

Pile by the Bed reviews The Union of Synchronised Swimmers by Cristina Sandu a novella comprised of six linked, almost poetic short stories.