Out Now – Shadow of the Knife

Do you love thrillers? Do you love Victorian London? Are you strangely drawn to Ripper-esque novels? Then we have fabulous news for you, because today sees the release of Richard Ayre’s latest novel, Shadow of the Knife. “Ripper Street meets Sherlock Holmes in this gripping new thriller from Richard Ayre, author of A Life Eternal.” […]

Released Today – Push Back

Today (12 November 2021) is a very exciting day for us all here at Burning Chair. Today, James Marx’s latest novel, Push Back , is released. It’s a fast-paced, gritty thriller set in the US and as one of our advance copy reviewers put it: “If it’s action you’re after, you’ve come to the right […]

New Release – The Fall of the House of Thomas Weir

Today (8 July 2021) marks an exciting day – Andrew MacLeod’s debut novel, The Fall of the House of Thomas Weir, hits the shelves! As you’d expect from a Buring Chair title, this is a top-notch novel full of twists, suspense and unforgettable characters. But don’t just take our word for it – this is […]

New Release Klaxon – Point Of Contact!

Tomorrow (29 April 2021) marks an exciting day – Richard Ayre’s latest thriller, Point of Contact, hits the shelves! As you’d expect from the author of the outstanding A Life Eternal among others, this is a top-notch novel full of twists, suspense and unforgettable characters. But don’t just take our word for it – this […]

Spy Game – Cover Reveal…

We hope you’re all keeping safe and well in these extremely trying times. Here at Burning Chair towers, we’re very excited to let you know about the new novel from John Fullerton, Spy Game, and show off the newly released cover. Spy Game is loosely based on John’s time as a “contract labourer” for the […]

Our Five Favourite Immortality Stories

Here at Burning Chair Towers the publication of a new novel is like the birth of a new child: plenty of excitement and trepidation, but with (usually) less panicked rushing to the hospital. There’s a long build up while we get everything produced and prepped, and then it’s the agonising wait until publication day. During […]

An Interview With Richard Ayre

Today we have a special treat for you – it’s less than a week before the publication of his latest novel, A Life Eternal, and to mark this exciting occasion we got the author, Richard Ayre in to do a virtual, fully socially-distanced interview with us. Richard is not only an amazing author, he’s also […]

‘A Life Eternal’ – A Free Extract

Just over a week ago, we were delighted to let you know about an absolute masterpiece of a novel, A Life Eternal, that was due to be released soon. Well, we are now seriously excited to announce that this new novel from the incredibly talented Richard Ayre will be released on 15 June 2020. That’s […]

A Life Eternal – Cover Reveal…

We’re typing this as we relax through the tail end of a sunny but socially-distanced VE bank holiday weekend. Hope you’re all keeping safe and well in these trying times. As many countries all over the world look back to commemorate the sacrifices of a whole generation 75 years ago, it struck us that there’s […]

Introducing… Richard Ayre!

Dedicated Twitter followers will know that a few days ago we let slip that we’ve gone and signed up another author to the Burning Chair family. Step forward, Richard Ayre, who has written an insanely readable historical novel, which we’re seriously excited about publishing this year. More on that to come very soon, but for […]