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THE NIGHTLESS CITY de Callum McSorley

The first in a new series of historical thrillers set in nineteenth-century Japan, from the prizewinning author of Squeaky Clean.

THE NIGHTLESS CITY
by Callum McSorley
Pushkin Press, September 2026

Tokyo, 1886.

Chino Kunio, a male courtesan in Tokyo’s infamous Yoshiwara neighbourhood, the Nightless City, discovers his one and only client, a British diplomat, dead and himself in the frame for the man’s grisly murder.

Trying to save Chino from the judicial blade are his friend, samurai rebel turned reckless drunk Shimura Shingo, police inspector Tokuda Reiji, and the victim’s wife, Fiona Gordon, a Scottish teacher living a stifled life in the foreign concession, who is seeking her own answers.

But as more foreigners are slain, dredging up the shadow of shipwreck that led to a diplomatic scandal, Chino’s only hope may be to escape the Nightless City for good, before it explodes into violence between belligerent westerners and nationalist bully boys.

Callum McSorley is a writer based in Glasgow, where he grew up. His debut thriller, Squeaky Clean, the first book in the Alison McCoist thriller series, was published to great acclaim and went on to win the prestigious McIlvanney Prize for best Scottish Crime Book of the Year. THE NIGHTLESS CITY is the first in a new series of historical thrillers set in nineteenth-century Japan.

AMY ELMAN DOESN’T FEEL SEXY de Mary Newnham

Don’t miss this brand-new laugh-out-loud novel about friendship, relationship woes, and finding your self-worth, perfect for fans of Kristen Bailey and Sophie Ranald.

AMY ELMAN DOESN’T FEEL SEXY
by Mary Newnham
Hodder, January 2026
(via Northbank Talent Management)

« When you’re not getting any, sex is EVERYWHERE. I’ve also developed a paranoia that people can sense that Josh and I haven’t had sex for 180 nights. There are prison sentences shorter than this. »

Amy Elman’s To Do List:
– Start wedding planning
– Buy lingerie
– Have sex again

Amy has her entire life planned out: marry her fiancé Josh, move out of their London flat and live happily ever after in the countryside.

There’s just one problem – Amy and Josh haven’t had sex in 180 days. She’s counted.

So when Josh’s family decide to throw them a surprise wedding, Amy scrambles to cross everything off her to-do list… including Josh.

With the help of a glass of red wine (or two), Amy steps out of her star-patterned pyjamas and into a world of too-tight lingerie and sex-positive affirmations.

As the big day approaches, will Amy’s luck finally turn around? Will her and Josh be one of those couples who just never have sex? Or will she start to realise that love isn’t something that can be checked off a list so easily?

Mary Newnham grew up in Didcot, South Oxfordshire with a view of the power stations. Her love for filmmaking led her to a degree in Film Production. She has worked in an advertising agency in London, as a producer in Australia, and as a tour guide in Oxford. She found her passion for writing in her early twenties, when she started blogging about Bloody Marys. In 2022, she gained an MA in Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes. When she’s not writing fiction, she writes and records The Quack, which features humorous stories and muddled observations about being a millennial woman.