Pile by the Bed reviews Dying Days by Anthony Byrt an historical epsionage novel set in complex city of Trieste in the closing stages of World War 2.

Pile by the Bed reviews Sublimation by Isabel J Kim a science fiction novel that uses a mind-bending premise to consider iddes of individuality, agency, autonomy, homecoming and legacy.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe a debut fantasy novel that explores the relationship of magic and language from the perspective of a Hawaiian magic user.

Pile by the Bed reviews Prestige Drama by Séamus O’Reilly a tragi-comic story told by a large range of local characters centred around the production of a TV series in Derry based on an event during The Troubles.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Infamous Gilberts by Anglea Tomaskli, debut fiction that charts the fall of a wealthy English family framed as a tour of their crumbling house and grounds.

Pile by the Bed reviews Haze by Sam Elliott, debut Australian crime fiction set in a coastal town beset by bushfires.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan a compulsive, dark (but also sometimes darkly humorous) historical fantasy debut.

Pile by the Bed reviews Bird Deity by John Morrissey, a science fiction novel revolving around thehuman inhabitants of a distant colony in the far future and their exploitative relationship with a poorly understood indigenous alien species.

Pile by the Bed reviews Darkrooms by Rebecca Hannigan, dark debut crime fiction set in a small Irish town and featuring two damaged protagonists who are forced to grapple with their shared trauma.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Expansion Project by Ben Pester – a surreal exploration of modern corporate culture..

Pile by the Bed reviews Dwelling a debut novel by Emily Hunt Kivel which uses absurdism and a fairy tale sensibility to tackle the current housing crisis.

Pile By the Bed reviews Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park a debut espionage novel set in Oxford that also considers what it means to be an expatriate Korean.

Pile by the Bed reviews Gunpowder Creek by Alex Dook a high octane thriller set on the back roads of the Western Australian outback.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends The Peak by Sam Guthrie an Australian political thriller that builds on a deep understanding of the system to deliver a page-turning game of what-if.

Pile by the Bed reviews Welcome to Cottonmouth by Jay S Bell a debut action thriller featuring a group of retired agents and plenty of weapons and mayhem.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Stillwater by Tanya Scott a gritty urban crime debut set on the mean streets of Melbourne.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin – an insightful, effective novel that explores some aspects of the modern day Black experience in America.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Quiet by Barnaby Martin a British post-apocalyptic novel in which the threat is a never clearly defined “Soundfield”.

Pile by the Bed reviews Mere by Danielle Giles, medieval, sapphic folk horror with a set in a 10th Century abbey on the edge of the East Anglian fens.

Pile by the Bed reviews When the Deep Dark Bush Swallows You Whole by Geoff Parkes, historical rural crime fiction set in the New Zealand bush in the mid 1980s.