Split Second - August 2026 Crime CollectiveWhen schoolgirls start fainting one after the other at a convent boarding school, old legends twist into new scandals. From irresistible bestselling storyteller Erin Kelly comes the new thriller that will leave you craving to read more. 'Had me hooked from page one. . . a twisty, confounding mystery' JENNIE GODFREY 'Creates a world that pulls you in and won't let go. Deliciously dark and satisfying' JANE FALLON Centuries of tradition are coming to an

The stories included in this collection are:

Shy Creatures is a life-affirming novel about all the different ways we can be confined

it shows us an East End woman trying every way she can to climb out of despair

Chris Stein defined the sound of an era

What he didn't know was that the trap was already baIted - and more than ready to spring

Alex McKnight is sipping a Canadian beer in the Glasgow Inn when Randy Wilkins

I loved it’ LOUISE CANDLISH

Michael Ridpath and P

Broken bodies

affecting and beautifully-written

After twenty-one decades of living

the team has dealt with every kind of murder and major crime scene - their expertise ranges from forensic DNA to blood spatter analysis