When she comes to, she is astonished at the sight of her shadow - it has wings. Meanwhile when rumours of 'fallen angels' cause a frenzy across London, a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune will find himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, and the women he seeks in the most terrible danger .
The entire community was haunted by the disappearance - especially when Olof Hagstroem, just 14 himself, confessed to the murder. Eria remembers Olof being sent away, but that was over two decades ago.
Written with an infernal lyricism that is as affecting as it is enthralling, Hurricane Season, Fernanda Melchor's first novel to appear in English, is a formidable portrait of contemporary Mexico and its demons, brilliantly translated by the award-winning translator Sophie Hughes.
It's the opportunity of a lifetime: Feyi is about to be given the chance to escape the City's blistering heat for a dream island holiday: poolside cocktails, beach sunsets, and elaborate meals.
'Moving, modern and utterly engaging' Rhik Samadder, author of I Never Said I Love You 'Absorbing, compelling and beautifully written' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare 'Exploring race, romance and mental health problems with disarming candour' Sunday Times
A stunning, literary twist on the vampire novel by a dazzling debut writer: 'Absolutely brilliant - tragic, funny, eccentric . . . Claire Kohda takes the vampire trope and makes it her own' RUTH OZEKI
After the Lights Go Out is a propulsive exploration of mixed-race identity, the price that athletes pay to entertain, and one man's battle to reconcile his past, from the CWA-shortlisted author of Three-Fifths.