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Raven Books, an imprint of BloomsburyBooks, is the home of the best & the brightest in new writing for all who love their books with a touch of the dark side.
Just in time for Halloween... 👁️

Monstrous Tales is here in audiobook — a collection of spine-tingling tales brought to life by an incredible cast of voices.

Perfect for a spooky night in…

🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/4nyOzNw
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Monstrous Tales is out now. A spine-tingling collection of short stories inspired by the beasts and legends that have haunted Britain for centuries.

Featuring new stories from Janice Hallett, Rosie Andrews, Abir Mukherjee, Stuart Turton and more.

Don’t look behind you… 👁️
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Happy publication day to House of Splinters and @spookypurcell.bsky.social!

A brand new spine-tingling haunted house story from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions.

The doors to the House of Splinters are open at last… dare you enter?
October 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Happy publication day to House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social!

A brand new spine tingling haunted house story from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions.

The doors to the House of Splinters are open at last… dare you enter?
October 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Unrecovered by Richard Strachan is out now!

Unsettling and evocative, deeply atmospheric and brilliantly engaging, The Unrecovered is an unforgettable historical debut inspired by a real life legend.

Buy Now: https://bit.ly/4nwh6Ea
October 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We’re delighted that Richard Strachan's atmospheric debut, The Unrecovered, has been chosen as Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month!
October 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
'An enormous treat . . . beautifully vivid, claustrophobic and macabre . . . a masterful page-turner' Bridget Collins, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding

House of Splinters will soon be haunting shelves near you.

Pre-order here: https://t.co/qvI9PXgETJ

@spookypurcell.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Not every house is a home...

A brand new spine tingling tale from the award winning, Sunday Times bestseller, Laura Purcell.

Dare you enter the House of Splinters?

Pre-order here: https://bit.ly/3IlAu7t

@spookypurcell.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
From the world of The Silent Companions comes Laura Purcell’s most chilling tale yet.

Pre-order your signed Waterstones exclusive edition today: https://bit.ly/4jroIpE

@spookypurcell.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
There’s no better way to kick off spooky season than with Laura Purcell’s #TheSilentCompanions. Available for 99p today with the Kindle Daily Deal. 👻 🕯️
September 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If the end of someone else's life offers you the chance of saving your own, whose life means the most?

The Waiting List by Matilda Wilding is a powerful and gripping novel about love, sacrifice and how life forces you to do the unthinkable.

Coming February 2026.
August 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This isle is full of noises...

A deliciously chilling collection of short stories by bestselling and award-winning authors, inspired by the monsters, demons and mythical creatures that have stalked Great Britain down the ages.

Don't look behind you...
August 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Happy paperback publication day to Rob Parker and #TheTroubledDeep!

Unravel the secrets beneath the surface in this gripping new crime novel 🤿
July 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Happy publication day to #KatherineFaulkner and #TheBreakIn!

The latest simmering suspense novel from the author of Greenwhich Park and The Other Mother, is out now, in hardback, ebook and audiobook, from wherever you buy your books.
June 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Happiest of paperback publication days to Nicola Martin and The Getaway 🥳

Are you ready for the most refreshing, chilling read of the summer? 🍹🏖️
June 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
'Loved it!' Ellery Lloyd

'An up-all-night thriller packed with style' Abigail Dean

Readers are LOVING #TheBreakIn, the new, edge-of-your-seat read from award-winning author Katherine Faulkner 😍

Out in hardback, ebook and audiobook on June 19th!
June 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
They're waiting for you...

Look at the stunning proofs for Laura Purcell's House of Splinters! 😍

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions, the book that reignited the horror genre, comes a spine-tingling new novel.
May 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🔥🔥🔥COVER REVEAL🔥🔥🔥

IT'S NOT A CULT is the debut novel from @joeybateyuk, a darkly comic folk horror in which a terrible band accidentally start a death cult.

But which is more dangerous to anger: a wayward group of elder gods, or your biggest fans?
May 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🐭 THRILLER OF THE MONTH! 🐭

We’re so excited that Sally Smith’s A Case of Mice and Murder, the first charming mystery starring Edwardian barrister Gabriel Ward, is @waterstones.bsky.social Thriller of the Month! 🗡️

#WBOTM
May 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Available to pre-order now: www.waterstones.com/book/house-o...
April 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
We're so excited to introduce the gorgeous cover for HOUSE OF SPLINTERS by @spookypurcell.bsky.social!

Now available to pre-order, the signed @waterstones.bsky.social exclusive edition, with stunning sprayed edges ✨

The companions will return, 9 October 2025. They're waiting for you 👥🕯️
April 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Also brilliant to see The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2025! You can vote for #LastMurder until Thursday 15 May ☑️👉 www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com

#TheakstonsAwards #TheakstonsCrime
April 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Thrilled to see #FindingSophie by @imranmahmood777.bsky.social longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2025! The longlist is now open to vote until Thursday 15th May - go, go, go! ☑️👉 www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com

#TheakstonsAwards #TheakstonsCrime
April 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
How well do you REALLY know your neighbours? 👀

10 MARCHFIELD SQUARE is a twist-packed cosy mystery set in the smallest residential square in London, perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building.

Out now! 🕵️

Waterstones: bit.ly/3FTOMuq
Amazon: amzn.to/4iHSTZ4
Bookshop: bit.ly/4jaUJ4S
March 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happiest of paperback publication days to Alexis Soloski and #HereintheDark 🎉

When the boundaries between performance and reality blur, how far will theatre critic Vivian Parry go to uncover the truth?

Out in paperback in bookshops near you!
March 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM