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Introducing… SPARKS John Murray Press Fiction Preview 2025

The John Murray Press team are delighted to be launching their annual Fiction Zine, which showcases their incredible exciting upcoming fiction titles, with a new theme each year. This year, the theme is SPARKS and we truly hope these books will set your world alight.

The Zine includes exclusive extracts from the featured titles plus introductions from the authors, and we’re thrilled to be sharing it all with you.

Click here to read this year’s Fiction Zine.

The titles are also now available to download on NetGalley.

To celebrate the release, they have a week filled with activity and content across their social channels (Monday 14th – Friday 18th October). They’d love for you to join in with #JMPFictionZine and @johnmurrays. Click here to download the full pack of social media assets to enjoy and use online.

Amongst the featured titles, they think you will particularly love…



Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

‘Fires directly at the heart and hits the mark’
Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing

A love story with the pulse of a thriller, Broken Country is a heart-pounding novel of impossible choices and devastating consequences.

Find out more.









A Murder for Miss Hortense by Mel Pennant

’It’s Murder She Wrote as you’ve never seen it before’
Sir Lenny Henry

The first of a gripping new crime series, starring unforgettable Jamaican sleuth Miss Hortense. A community can protect its members. Can it hide a killer?

Find out more.









Dirty Money by Charlotte Philby

‘Instantly gripping. Smart, timely and great fun from beginning to end’
Bella Mackie, author of How to Kill Your Family

A gripping thrill-ride set against the gloss and grit of contemporary London, starring an unforgettable new female detective duo.

Find out more.

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