In Short The Podcast

When Niamh accepted her place at the University of St. Andrews to study medicine, she didn’t think she’d be doing it without Alexis. And now the moment is here, after years of obsessively working towards their shared future, Niamh doubts she can make the next step in life without her best friend pushing her.

Detective Saul Parminter is a man of many hats: detective (no prizes on that one); artist; author; trilby. And once again, he has managed between portraits to pontificate his, and his assistant Jeffrey's, way into a murder mystery. Of sorts. But most importantly, he has great attention to detil.

She does not want her half-grown wings. But he might have them, too.

On loneliness, and unexpected kinship, and the stories we tell ourselves about monsters.

Ruth Ware is an international number one bestseller. Her thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, The Death of Mrs Westaway and The Turn of the Key have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the Sunday Times and New York Times. Her books have been optioned for both film and TV, and she is published in more than 40 languages. Ruth lives near Brighton with her family. You can find her on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @ruthwarewriter or at ruthware.com

17-year-old Azar lives in a dying world where dreams are illegal because they offer too much hope. When she wakes up one morning to her parents’ disappearance, she comes to realize how little she knows about them and the resistance movement to which they belong.

This week, Elishia interviews prolific audiobook narration and director, Caitlin Davies. They talk about Caitlin's career path, her process when preparing to step into the booth, and an audiobook that left her, her director, and engineer in tears.

Rhiannon has just about had it with her girlfriend, Tyler. The road trip across the snowy length of Colorado has brought out all of Tyler's most maddening traits. But when Tyler insists on pulling off the highway to investigate a strange abandoned building, Rhiannon's anger rapidly turns to fear. Because this building has no business being here, tucked in the trees high up in the San Juan Mountains. And it may not be abandoned at all.

Trapped at a corporate leadership conference, an artist reflects on her blissful past and impotent present.

While they were courting, Orval told Vera she had the world's prettiest set of teeth. Over the years, however, this compliment has evolved into something sinister; an obsession that leaves Vera with a terrible choice. "Like Rapture" is the story of one woman's marriage and her battle against the decay that threatens to destroy her.

This week, Elishia interviews Sam Taylor and they discuss her debut YA dark fantasy novel, We Are The Fire.

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As electrifying as it is heartbreaking, Sam Taylor's explosive fantasy debut We Are the Fire is perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and the legend of Spartacus.In the cold, treacherous land of Vesimaa, children are stolen from their families by a cruel emperor, forced to undergo a horrific transformative procedure, and serve in the army as magical fire-wielding soldiers. Oksana and Pran―both taken from their homeland at a young age―only have each other to hold onto in this heartless place. Pran dreams of one day rebelling against their oppressors and destroying the empire; Oksana only dreams of returning home and creating a peaceful life for them both.When they discover the emperor has a new, more terrible mission than ever for their kind, Oksana and Pran vow to escape his tyranny once and for all. But their methods and ideals differ drastically, driving a wedge between them. Worse still, they both soon find that the only way to defeat the monsters that subjugated them may be to become monsters themselves.