The story of how Shostakovich and one valiant,
bedraggled orchestra created a defining moment
in the siege of Leningrad is a gripping testament
to the life-saving power of music.

'An up-all-night page-turner' Observer

It's about one man's pursuit of the truth at all costs.
It's about a crusade to protect the innocent.
It's about challenging one of the most powerful institutions on Earth.

And it's based on a true story.

To read a life-changing thriller for just £1, click here.

It's 1 December and here's our first advent special offer:

ROMAN GAMES by Bruce Macbain for just £1.

A crime novel set in Ancient Rome. 
A city under the thrall of a tyrant,
where deceit and death walk hand-in-hand.

Click here to buy it now from your favourite e-retailer.

It's only 24 days away… and it's our first one. To celebrate the impending arrival of Christmas, we're delighted to present the HoZ advent calendar. Over the next three and a half weeks, we're lining up a tempting selection of great reads at incredible prices. Starting tomorrow, we'll be offering one ebook a day at just £1 or less. The book of the day will be available to buy at your e-retailer of choice.

On any one working day in the world of publishing there are probably a dozen or more auctions in progress. We live in a casino where bets are placed, books won and lost, tears shed in joy or disappointment. It’s exciting, dangerous and perhaps addictive, especially for the smaller players who could damage the company below the waterline if they make a big mistake.

We were at the launch of Shadows in the Night last night, kindly laid on by the good people of Waterstone's York. Shadows in the Night is the first in the Aurelia Marcella series of mysteries set on the remote and restless border of the Roman Empire -- that's Yorkshire to you and I -- at the end of the first century AD.