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To a library near youJane Adams – Gregory’s gameTwo men stand at a crossroads: Ex­DI Alec Friedman is recovering from a car crash,but feels empty. Hired killer Gregory is contemplating retirement. But then a brutalmurder, and a seemingly meaningless kidnapping, drag them, and Alec's wife Naomi,back into the game they were trying so hard to resist.Sarah Allen Addison – Lost LakeIt happens one morning – Kate finally wakes up from the slumber she’s been in sinceher husband’s death a year ago. Feeling a fresh sense of desire to take control of herand her young daughter’s life, she decides to visit Suley, Georgia – home to Lost Lake.It’s where Kate spent one of her happiest summers as a child. She’s not sure exactlywhat she expects to find there, but it’s not a rundown place full of ghosts and othercurious oddities. Kate’s Aunt Eby, Lost Lake’s owner, wants to sell the old place andmove on. Lost Lake’s magic is gone. As Kate discovers that time has a way ofstanding still at Lost Lake, can she bring the cottages – as well as her heart and all thehearts of all the guests – back to life? Because sometimes lost loves aren’t really lost.They’re just waiting on you to find them again.John Altman – The art of the devilIn 1955, one woman holds the key to America's future ­ a ruthless and beautiful ex­Nazi assassin, posing as a housekeeper inside President Eisenhower's isolatedGettysburg estate. One man stands in her way ­ a disgraced Secret Service agent,driven from active duty by battle fatigue, now the unlikely inheritor of a slim chance toavert disaster.M.C. Beaton – Agatha Raisin and the Christmas crumbleAgatha is spending Christmas at home in the Cotswolds, and has invited six ofCarsley's oldest residents to come and share Christmas lunch with her. Christmasjollity soon turns to disaster as Agatha accidentally kills one of her guests.M.C. Beaton – Death of a policeman2

Local police stations all over the Scottish Highlands are being threatened with closureand this presents the perfect opportunity for Detective Chief Inspector Blair, who wouldlove nothing more than to get rid of Sergeant Hamish Macbeth. Blair suggests thatCyril Sessions, a keen young police officer, visit the town of Lochdubh to monitorexactly what Hamish does every day. On hearing of Blair's plans Hamish is fullyprepared to ensure young Cyril returns back to headquarters with a full report, butbefore he can do that, Cyril is found dead and Hamish very quickly becomes the primesuspect for his murder.Sally Beauman – The visitorsSent abroad to Egypt in 1922 to recover from the typhoid that killed her mother, 11­year­old Lucy is caught up in the intrigue and excitement that surrounds the obsessivehunt for Tutankhamen’s tomb. As she struggles to comprehend an adult world in whichthose closest to her are often cold and unpredictable, Lucy longs for a friend she canlove.Alex Berenson – The counterfeit agentIn an Istanbul hotel, a source warns that Iranian forces intend to kill a CIA station chief.Ex­CIA agent John Wells is called in to investigate, but before he can get very far, thetip comes true. Which means the next warning the source gives will be taken veryseriously indeed. And it's a big one: a radioactive package has been put on a ship fromDubai to the United States. As the threat level jumps and the government mobilises,Wells is sent on a private mission to find out the truth. From Guatemala to Thailand toHong Kong to Istanbul, he uses every skill he has, including his ability to goundercover, in the Arab world, to chase down leads. But will it be enough to pull theUnited States back from the brink of war?Benjamin Black – The black­eyed blondeIt is the early 1950s. In Los Angeles, private detective Philip Marlowe is as restless andlonely as ever, and business is a little slow. Then a new client arrives: young, beautiful,and expensively dressed, Clare Cavendish wants Marlowe to find her former lover, aman named Nico Peterson. Soon Marlowe will find himself not only under the spell ofthe black­eyed blonde, but tangling with one of Bay City's richest families anddeveloping a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune.3

Jessica Blair – A tapestry of dreamsThe year is 1850, and Susannah Charlesworth loves the estate and open air life of theNorth Lincolnshire Wolds. She stands to become a very rich woman too ­ inheriting theestate, as well as her father's and uncle's wealth, one day. She meets the dashingDaniel Bullen and her life is about to change forever.Claire Cameron – The bearAnna is five. Her little brother, Stick, is three. They are camping with their parents inAlgonquin Park, in three thousand square miles of wilderness. Something big ismoving in the shadows. Their father is terrified. Their mother is screaming. Then,suddenly, silence. Alone in the woods, it is Anna who has to look after Stick, battlinghunger and the elements to stay alive.Jennifer Clement – Prayers for the stolenThe Narcos only had to hear there was a pretty girl around and they'd sweep onto ourlands in black SUVs and carry the girl off. Not one of the stolen girls had ever comeback, except for Paula. She came back a year after she'd been kidnapped. She held ababy bottle in one hand. She wore seven earrings that climbed the cupped edge of her4

left ear in a line of blue, yellow, and green studs and a tattoo that snaked around herwrist. 'Did you see that? Did you see Paula's tattoo? My mother said. You know whatthat means, right? Jesus, Mary’s son and Son of God, and the angels in heavenprotect us all’ At the time I didn’t know what it meant. But I was going to find out.Guaranteed.Rory Clements – The queen’s manWritten by the Ellis Peters Award winner, Rory Clements this historical novel is set inElizabethan times.Leah Hager Cohen – No book but the worldA young boy goes missing. The accused is a loner and outsider. When Ava Manseaulearns that the suspect is actually her brother, Fred, she is compelled to piece togetherwhat actually happened, convinced that she alone will be able to explain him and hisinnocence. Fred has always been different: certainly impaired, never evaluated. Thesiblings grew up under seemingly idyllic circumstances, free of formal education andconstraint in a family that rejected labels and diagnoses. Now brother and sister havegrown apart, their parents are gone – the boy is dead and Fred is in jail. Ava is forcedto wonder: who is truly responsible for this turn of events? And is it her job to savehim?5

Rowan Coleman – The Memory boxThe name of your first­born. The face of your lover. Your age. Your address. whatwould happen if your memory of these began to fade? Is it possible to rebuild your life?Raise a family? Fall in love again? When Claire starts to write her Memory Book, shealready knows that this scrapbook of mementoes will soon be all her daughters andhusband have of her. But how can she hold onto the past when her future is slippingthrough her fingers?Robin Cook – CellRobin Cook, the New York Times bestselling author and master of the medical thriller,returns with a top­notch fusion of groundbreaking medical science and edge­of­yourseatsuspense.Josephine Cox – The runaway womanLucy Lovejoy married her childhood sweetheart at 16, but since then she's lost a littlemore of herself with each passing year. With her 40th birthday approaching, Lucydiscovers that her good­for­nothing husband is having an affair with her sister, adouble­betrayal for Lucy, and it shatters her. Sitting on a bench one day ­ she looksback at her life, and feels like she's done nothing with it. So, mustering up all of hercourage she decides to leave her family and the home she's devoted so many yearsto, she decides to go out into the world and start a new life.6

Jill Dawson – The tell­tale heartPatrick, a 50­year­old professor of American Studies, drinker and womaniser, has beengiven six months to live. In a rural part of Cambridgeshire, a teenager dies in amotorcycle accident. When his heart is transplanted into Patrick's chest, the lives oftwo strangers are forever conjoined. Patrick makes a good recovery from surgery, buthas the strange feeling that his old life 'won't have him'.Luke Delaney – The Toy TakerDI Sean Corrigan has always relied on his unique insight into dark minds to catch badguys. But now, when he needs it most, his gift seems to have deserted him. Sean andhis team have been moved to New Scotland Yard, precisely so his particular brand ofpolicing can be put to best use. Now four­year­old George Bridgeman has disappearedfrom leafy Hampstead and Sean, bogged down in admin and logistics, can see noclear path through the investigation. Another child vanishes. How long beforeabduction becomes murder?Patrick Deville – Plague and choleraParis, May 1940. Nazi troops storm the city and at Le Bourget airport, on the last flightout, sits Dr Alexandre Yersin, his gaze politely turned away from his fellow passengerswith their jewels sewn into their luggage. He is too old for the combat ahead, and7

esides he has already saved millions of lives. When he was the brilliant youngprotege of Louis Pasteur, he focused his exceptional mind on a great medicalconundrum: in 1894, on a Hong Kong hospital forecourt, he identified and vaccinatedagainst bubonic plague, later named in his honour Yersinia Pestis.Clare Dowling – A special deliveryAisling Brady is miserable. So is her husband Mossy. The three kids are too. Yetnobody dares say a thing. Instead, the Bradys keep their heads down and grimly lookforward to another miserable Christmas in Dublin. What Aisling doesn't know is that ­this year ­ they will get the most unexpected gift of all. One that will bring joy andheartbreak, hope and a string of sleepless nights. As their world is turned upside down,questions have to be asked. But are the Bradys ready to face the truth aboutthemselves?Kate Ellis – The shroud makerA year on from the mysterious disappearance of Jenny Bercival, DI Wesley Peterson iscalled in when the body of a strangled woman is found floating out to sea in a dinghy.The discovery mars the festivities of the Palkin Festival, held each year to celebratethe life of John Palkin, a 14th century Mayor of Tradmouth who made his fortune fromtrade and piracy. Now it seems like death and mystery have returned to haunt thetown.Janet Evanovich – The chaseCon artist Nicolas Fox and FBI agent Kate O'Hare return in this adventure from JanetEvanovich and Lee Goldberg ­ and the stakes are higher than ever.Pamela Evans – On her own two feetBringing the keep fit movement vividly to life in 1940s' London, Pam Evans' family sagawill inspire and enthral anyone who has ever dared to dream of a better life. In themiddle of a party to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935, MollieFisher's good­for­nothing husband walks out on his wife and baby girl. Luckily, Mollie8

has a loving family to turn to for help. Mollie's mother, Marge, is delighted to look afterbaby Esme while Mollie goes out to work. Meanwhile, her nan, Nora, encouragesMollie to join a local keep fit class, which opens her eyes to a whole new world.Adam Foulds – In the wolf’s mouthSet in North Africa and Sicily at the end of the last war, 'In the Wolf's Mouth' follows theAllies' botched 'liberation' attempts as they chase the Germans north towards theItalian mainland. Focusing on the campaigns of two young soldiers ­ Will Walker, aBritish field security officer and Ray Marfione, a wide­eyed Italian­Americaninfantryman ­ the novel addresses the brutish, blundering inaccuracy of war.Jean Fullerton – All change for Nurse MillieNurse Millie Sullivan is now Nurse Millie Smith, having married aspiring MP Jim Smith.The war has ended and the NHS has just come into action, so the nurses are busierthan ever as the community realise they no longer have to pay for the services. Minorailments need attention, babies need to be helped into the world and some of thelarger­than­life characters need keeping in line so Millie has enough drama to deal withwithout having to deal with more from home ... and Alex Nolan, her ex­fiance, is backin town.9

Robert Glancy – Terms and conditionsFrank has been in a car accident. The doctor tells him he lost his spleen, but Frankbelieves he has lost more. He is missing memories ­ of those around him, of the historythey share and of how he came to be in the crash. All he remembers is that he is alawyer who specialises in small print. In the wake of the accident Frank begins to piecetogether his former life ­ and his former self. But the picture that emerges, of hismarriage, his family and the career he has devoted years to, is not necessarily a prettyone.Olivia Glazebrook – Never mind Miss FoxClive and Martha have been together since they met at university; they have a youngdaughter, Eliza. Their marriage appears serene and content but when Eliza's adorednew piano teacher turns out to be a woman from their past, the enigmatic Eliot Fox,Clive becomes desperate to keep Eliot ­ and what she knows ­ away from his family.Hilary Green – Aphrodite’s IslandIn 1955, Cyprus is torn apart by EOKA and Adriadne's family is deeply involved, buther heart skips the divide on seeing the young officer, Stephen Allenby, when herhouse is searched by the British military. They have an affair, but when it becomesknown, he is sent home. In 1974 Stephen exists in a strained marriage and miserablejob, but resurgence of EOKA activity affords him the opportunity to return to the island,but with his wife and young daughter in tow, where he searches for remembrances ofhis youth. In 1998, his daughter, Cressida, is now thirty­six and at a crossroads: hermother has died and her relationship has failed. She travels to Northern Cyprus toseek answers to the pain­filled memories of her father's disappearance. Two islands,two generations, and the duality of lovers. Aphrodite's Island gives us the eternal cycleof birth, procreation, death and regeneration through blood sacrifice.10

Elly Griffiths­ The outcast deadForensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway has excavated a body from the grounds ofNorwich Castle, a forbidding edifice that was once a prison. She believes the body maybe that of infamous Victorian murderess Jemima Green. Called Mother Hook for herclaw­like hand, Jemima was hanged in 1867 for the murder of five children in her care.DCI Harry Nelson has no time for long­dead killers. Immersed in the case of threeinfants found dead, one after the other, in their King's Lynn home, he's convinced thata family member is responsible.David Grossman – Falling out of timeIn 'Falling Out of Time', David Grossman has created a genre­defying story ofbereaved parents setting out to reach their lost children. It begins in a small village, in akitchen, where a man announces to his wife that he is leaving, embarking on a journeyin search of their dead son. The man ­ called simply the 'Walking Man' ­ paces in everwideningcircles around the town. One after another, all manner of townsfolk fall intostep with him (the net mender, the midwife, the elderly maths teacher and even theduke), each enduring his and her own loss.Patricia Hall – Blood Brothers1963. A badly mutilated corpse is discovered on the site of the new Centre Point Towercurrently under construction in London's West End. With fingers and toes severed, ithas all the hallmarks of a gangland killing. But Detective Sergeant Harry Barnard isn'tconvinced. Meanwhile, a key witness has disappeared before the upcoming trial ofEast End gangster Georgie Robertson. Is there a connection?11

Mari Hannah – Monument to murderWhen skeletal remains are found beneath the fortified walls of an ancient castle onNorthumberland’s rugged coastline, DCI Kate Daniels calls on a forensicanthropologist to help identify the corpse. Meanwhile, newly widowed prisonpsychologist Emily McCann finds herself drawn into the fantasy of convicted sexoffender, Walter Fearon. As his mind games become more and more intense, is itpossible that Daniels case has something to do with his murderous past? With hisrelease imminent, what exactly does he have in store for Emily?Joanne Harris – The gospel of LokiWith his notorious reputation for trickery and deception, and an ability to cause asmany problems as he solves, Loki is a Norse god like no other. Demon­born, he isviewed with deepest suspicion by his fellow gods, who will never accept him as one oftheir own and for this he vows to take revenge. While Loki is planning the downfall ofAsgard and the humiliation of his tormentors, greater powers are conspiring against thegods and a battle is brewing that will change the fate of the worlds.Oliver Harris – Deep ShelterDetective Nick Belsey is trying to behave this summer. Which means no more boozing,no more thieving, no more abuse of the badge. It's hell. Then somebody sets him ariddle. It goes like this. How does a man walk into one of London's million dead­endalleys and never come out? How does he disappear? And then reappear ­ in anotherpart of town not long after ­ to cave in a homeless man's skull, or to kidnap an eminentshrink's daughter.12

Mo Hayder – Wolfbelieve, from what I can hear, that either my daughter or my wife has just beenattacked. I don't know the outcome. The house is silent. Fourteen years ago twoteenage lovers were brutally murdered in a patch of remote woodland. The primesuspect confessed to the crimes and was imprisoned. Now, one family is still trying toput the memory of the killings behind them. But at their isolated hilltop house, thenightmare is about to return.David Hewson – The killing 3Detective Inspector for homicide Sarah Lund is contacted by old flame Mathias Borchfrom National Intelligence. Borch fears that what first appeared to be a random killingat the docks is the beginning of an assassination attempt on Prime Minister TroelsHartmann. The murder draws attention towards the shipping and oil giant Zeeland, runby billionaire Robert Zeuthen. When Zeuthen's nine­year­old daughter Emilie iskidnapped, the investigation takes on a different dimension as it soon becomes clearthat her disappearance is linked to the murder of a young girl in Jutland some yearsearlier. Hartmann is in the middle of an election campaign, made all the more turbulentbecause of the mounting financial crisis. He needs Zeeland’s backing. Lund needs tomake sense of the clues left by Emilie’s perpetrator before it’s too late. And can shefinally face the demons that have long haunted her?Katherine Hill – The violet hourFor a moment that afternoon, it was only woman and water, the Bay in all its sickeningglory squaring itself for a fight. Life hasn't always been perfect, but for Abe andCassandra Green, an afternoon on the San Francisco Bay might be as good as it gets.He's a doctor piloting his new sailing boat. She's a sculptor finally getting a bit ofrecognition. Their beautiful daughter Elizabeth is off to Harvard at the end of thesummer. But then there is a terrible row.Susan Hill – The soul of discretionFrom the outside, the cathedral town of Lafferton seems idyllic, but in many ways it justlike any other place. When one day DC Simon Serrailler is called in by Lafferton's new13

Chief Constable, Kieran Bright, he is met by two plainclothes officers. He is asked totake the principal role in a difficult, potentially dangerous undercover operation andmust leave town immediately, without telling anyone ­ not even his girlfriend Rachel,who has only just moved in with him.Phil Hogan – A pleasure and a callingYou won't remember Mr Heming. He showed you round your new home, suggested asustainable financial package, negotiated a price and called you with the good news.The less good news is that, all these years later, he still has the key. That's absurd,you laugh. Of all the many hundreds of houses he has sold, why would he still have thekey to mine? But Mr Heming has keys to them all ­ his every pleasure is in his leafycommunity. He loves and knows every inch of it, feels nurtured by it, and would defendit ­ perhaps not with his life – but if it came to it, with yours…Linda Howard – An independent wifeSeven years after her husband walked out on her, Sallie Jerome Baines has finallyrecovered from her broken heart and picked up the pieces of her life. She's lost weight,loosened up, and turned her talents to news reporting for one of America's leadingmagazines. Finally, she has become the independent, self­possessed woman herhusband Rhydon always wanted her to be. When Rhydon unexpectedly re­enters herlife, joining the magazine she works for as the new publisher, Sallie wonders if herformer husband will even recognize her.14

Erica James – Summer at the lakeIt was a wedding invitation that changed everything for Floriana. If she hadn't been sodistracted at the thought of having to witness the one true love of her life get married,she would have seen the car coming and there would have been no need for elderlyspinster Esme Silcox and local property developer Adam Strong to rush to her aid. Ifshe hadn't met them she would never have had the courage to agree to attend Seb'swedding in Lake Como.Ben Kane – Clouds of WarA veteran of the bitter war since its beginning, Quintus is ready to give his life in theservice of the Republic. But dangers face him from within his own ranks as well asfrom the enemy ­ who include his former friend, the Carthaginian, Hanno. Hanno hasbeen sent by his general Hannibal to aid Syracuse in its fight against Rome. Pledgedto bring death to all Romans, he is diverted from his mission by the discovery ofQuintus' sister Aurelia, a captive within the city. Two friends on opposing sides. Awoman caught between them.Jonathan Kellerman – KillerPsychologist sleuth Alex Delaware is in the cross­hairs of a vengeful killer after a babygoes missing.Cathy Kelly – A woman’s heartMichael and Katy are getting married ­ and the excitement enfolds their close friendsand family in the Irish town of Bridgefort. But three women's hearts hide feelings theyare struggling to deal with. Leila, Katy's best friend, has a glamorous career in music,but her confident exterior conceals a badly broken heart after her own marriage fellapart. Grace, Michael's mother, has been divorced for 15 years ­ but she can't helplooking back at the decisions she and his father made and wondering.15

Hanif Kureishi – The last wordMamoon is an eminent Indian­born writer who has made a career in England ­ butnow, in his early 70s, his reputation is fading, sales have dried up, and his new wifehas expensive taste. Harry, a young writer, is commissioned to write a biography torevitalise both Mamoon's career and his bank balance. Harry greatly admiresMamoon's work and wants to uncover the truth of the artist's life. Harry's publisherseeks a more naked truth, a salacious tale of sex and scandal that will generateheadlines. Meanwhile Mamoon himself is mining a different vein of truth altogether.Harry and Mamoon find themselves in a battle of wills, but which of them will have thelast word?Chris Kuzneski – The forbidden tombThe Hunters are back for an exhilarating new adventure in their quest to recover thelost treasure of the modern world. What will they find this time?Victoria Lamb – Her last assassinEngland is in a precarious state. Following the failure of the Armada, Spain still plots toremove the queen from her throne. Master Goodluck is tasked with discovering thedetails of the assassination, leaving his ward Lucy behind for months on end.Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth's health is deteriorating by the day, as the threat over hercrown grows ever closer. Lucy struggles with an increasingly complicated relationshipwith a man who will never devote himself to her.Herve Le Corre – Talking to ghosts16

Police Inspector Vilar is a broken man. His son was snatched away at the school gateand his marriage collapsed soon after. Now he keeps watch outside the school everymorning, his 9mm pistol resting on the passenger seat. A case comes his way ­ Victor,a troubled teenager, returns home from school to find his mother's lifeless body,savagely beaten, almost unrecognisable. As Victor is sent first to a care home, then toa foster family, Vilar hits a familiar brick wall: nothing stolen, no fingerprints, noD.N.A….. Finally the case begins to develop, but in an altogether more sinisterdirection. A stalker is watching Victor from the shadows, while Vilar receivesincreasingly threatening phone calls about his son. The hunter has become the hunted,and Vilar begins to realise that this investigation will strike very close to home.Louise Levene – The following girls'The Following Girls' weaves the minutiae of a seventies girlhood into an unsparingtragi­comedy of shrinking horizons, dangerous alliances and not­so­happy families.Susan Lewis – Never say goodbyeHow would you cope with the threat of losing someone you love? Josie Clarke is aloving wife and mother. She and her husband Jeff don't have much and it's oftendifficult to make ends meet. But Josie will do anything to protect her family and keepthem safe. Bel Monkton is a successful property developer, living in a beautiful houseby the sea. She seems to have everything going for her, but she's lonely. And she's letthe shadows from her past cloud her future. Josie's life couldn't be more different toBel's. But three years ago, tragedy tore Bel’s life in two. Now it’s happening to Josie.Faced with uncertainty and heartbreak, they come to treasure their growing friendship.17

Dominic Luke – Autumn softly fellAbandoned by her father and left in the care of an uncle she has never met before,eight­year­old Dorothea Ryan finds herself cast away in a big strange house in themiddle of the countryside. No one seems to want her. Her one wish is to return to herold home in London, but as more time passes, hopes of ever going back start to fade.Becoming more and more enmeshed in her new life, she starts to wonder just wherehome really is ...Eric Lustbader – Beloved EnemyDennis Paull, Secretary of Homeland Security, has been shot dead ­ and SpecialAgent Jack McClure has been accused of his murder. Someone must have framedhim, someone who would do anything to forestall his next move. For before Paull died,he had tasked McClure with a mission as secret as it is deadly. Find the mole in theFBI, and track down their spymaster, The Syrian. If McClure is to complete his missionnow, he must evade the CIA officers on his tail.Audrey Magee – The undertaking18

An immensely powerful first novel set in Germany and the Soviet Union during WorldWar II, its ambition and achievement reminiscent of Rachel Seiffert's 'The Dark Room',Hans Fallada's 'Alone in Berlin', and Helen Dunmore's 'The Siege'.Marina Mander – The first true lieLuca and his mum are like two peas in a pod in their special, fragile world. Then, onewinter morning, his mother doesn't wake up, and Luca suddenly finds himself alone forthe first time. Terrified of what telling the truth might bring, he decides to keep thebiggest secret of his life. Luca goes along to school every day, pretending everything isas it always has been. But he returns home every night to a cold, dark house. So hebegins to build a protective bubble with the memories of his mother, the words andstories he so loves – and his cat Blue – against the truth on the other side of thebedroom door.Valerie Martin – The ghost of the Mary CelesteA ghost ship appears in the mist. To a struggling author called Arthur Conan Doyle, it isan inspiration. To Violet Petra, the most infamous mystic of her age, it is a reminder.To the death­obsessed Victorian public, it is a preoccupation. To one family, tied to thesea for generations, it is a tragedy. 'The ghost of the Mary Celeste' is an examinationof love, nature and the fictions that pass as truth.Colleen McCullough – Bittersweet19

The four Latimer sisters are famous throughout New South Wales for their beauty, witand ambition. They have always been close; always happy. They thought this wouldnever change. But then they left home to train as nurses, swapping the feather beds oftheir father's townhouse for the spartan bunks of nursing accomodation. And now, asthe Depression casts its shadow across Australia, they must confront their own secretdesires as the world changes around them. Will they find the independence theycrave?Laura McHugh – The weight of bloodThe Dane family's roots tangle deep in the Ozark Mountain town of Henbane, but thatdoesn't keep 16­year­old Lucy Dane from being treated like an outsider. Folks stillwhisper about her mother, a bewitching young stranger who inspired local myths whenshe vanished when Lucy was still a baby. Then one of Lucy's few friends, Cheri, isfound murdered, and Lucy feels haunted by both women: by the mother she neverknew and the friend she couldn't protect. And when she stumbles across Cheri'snecklace in an abandoned trailer, she begins to suspect that Cheri's death could belinked to her mother's disappearance. As suspicion is cast on Lucy's own family, Lucyfinds herself drawn in an increasingly terrifying search for answers. In a place wherethe bonds of blood weigh heavy, she must decide for herself whether her trueallegiances lie ­ before she too loses everything...JoJo Moyes – The one plus oneSuppose your life sucks. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your stepson isbeing bullied and your daughter has a once in a lifetime opportunity ­ that you can'tafford to pay for. So imagine you found and kept some money that didn't belong to you,knowing it would pay for your daughter's happiness. But how do you cope with theshame? Especially when the man you've lied to decides to help you out in your hour ofneed. Jo is in hell ­ Ed has saved her family ­ but is their happiness worth a lifetime'ssoul­searching?Annie Murray – Meet me under the clock20

Growing up in Birmingham, Sylvia and Audrey Whitehouse have always been likechalk and cheese. When the Second World War breaks out, Sylvia is still dreaming ofher forthcoming marriage to fiance Ian while Audrey jumps at the career opportunitiesthe WAAF throws her way. Audrey joins the ranks at RAF Cardington but soon findsthat her new freedom also brings temptation. When she goes too far, theconsequences ripple through the Whitehouse family.James Naughtie – The madness of JulyWill Flemyng was a spy who turned to politics and is rising to the top in the 1970s. Butwhen a bizarre death, on one hot summer day in London, starts to unravel some of themost sensitive secrets of his government, he's drawn back into the shadows of theCold War and begins to dance with danger once more. Buffeted by political forces andthe powerful women around him, and caught in interlocking mysteries he mustdisentangle, Flemyng faces his vulnerability and learns, through betrayal and tragedy,more truth about his world than wanted.Mary Nichols – A different world1939. Warsaw, Poland. Pilot Jan Grabowski receives orders that take him to the heartof the escalating conflict. He leaves behind his wife, Rulka, who sees Poland overcomeby the Nazis. In constant danger and amid cruel reprisals, she joins the Resistance.Norfolk. Louise Fairhurst's war is very different. Evacuated with her class of ten­yearoldsfrom London she finds herself acting mother as well as teacher to the children.She has much to do settling city children down in the countryside, and she wonderswhether she should have stayed in London until a chance meeting with Jan alters herpath ­William Nicholson – Reckless1945. The Second World War has gone on too long. Shops are closed 'for theduration'. Trains run a restricted service 'for the duration'. Life has paused, for theduration. A little girl, Pamela, is growing up fast. A young Englishman, Rupert Blundell,vows there'll be no more wars. Both are waiting for their lives to begin. Then comes21

Hiroshima. Finally, devastatingly, the war is over. 1962. Rupert is now strategic advisorto Lord Mountbatten, and his close confidant. Pamela is eighteen and has moved toLondon, eager for love 1945. The Second World War has gone on too long. Shops areclosed 'for the duration'. Trains run a restricted service 'for the duration'. Life haspaused, for the duration. A little girl, Pamela, is growing up fast. A young Englishman,Rupert Blundell, vows there'll be no more wars. Both are waiting for their lives to begin.Then comes Hiroshima. Finally, devastatingly, the war is over. 1962. Rupert is nowstrategic advisor to Lord Mountbatten, and his close confidant. Pamela is eighteen andhas moved to London, eager for love.Helen Oyeyemi – Boy, Snow, Bird'Boy, Snow, Bird' is a deeply moving novel about three women and the strangeconnection between them. It confirms Helen Oyeyemi's place as one of the mostoriginal and dynamic literary voices of her generation.Prajwal Parajuly – Land where I fleeTo commemorate Chitralekha Nepauney's Chaurasi ­ her landmark 84th birthday ­Chitralekha's grandchildren are travelling to Gangtok to pay their respects. Agastaya isflying in from New York. Although a successful oncologist at only thirty­three he isdreading his family's inquisition into why he is not married, and terrified that the reasonfor his bachelordom will be discovered. Joining him are Manasa and Bhagwati, comingfrom London and Colorado respectively. One the Oxford­educated achiever; the otherthe disgraced eloper ­ one moneyed but miserable; the other ostracized but optimistic.All three harbour the same dual objective: to emerge from the celebrations with theirgrandmother's blessing and their nerves intact: a goal that will become increasinglyimpossible thanks to a mischievous maid and a fourth, uninvited guest.David Park – The poets’ wives22

What does it mean to be a poet's wife, his muse and lover, there for the heights ofinspiration and the quotidian of the day­to­day, and often, too, the drudgery of being ina supporting role to 'the great man'? In this novel, David Park explores this complicatedrelationship, through three luminous characters.Adele Parks – Spare bridesNew Year's Eve, 1920: the Great War is over, and a new decade of glamour beckons.But, for a generation of women who survived the trauma of war, life will never be thesame. With countless men lost, it seems that only wealth and beauty will secure ahusband from the few who returned, but lonely Beatrice has neither attribute. Ava hasboth, although she sees marriage as a restrictive cage after the freedom war allowed.Sarah paid the war's ultimate price: her husband's life. Lydia should be grateful that herown husband's desk job kept him safe, but she sees only his cowardice.Brian Payton – The wind is not a riverIn the bloody turmoil of war, John Easley, a journalist mourning his lost brother, isdriven to expose a hidden and growing conflict: the Japanese invasion and occupationof Alaska's Aleutian Islands. But when his plane is shot down he must either surrenderor struggle to survive in a harsh wilderness. Three thousand miles to the south, HelenEasley cannot accept her husband's disappearance ­ an absence that exposes hersheltered, untested life. Desperate to find and be reunited with him,she sets out on a remarkable journey from the safety of her Seattle home to the war inthe north. A love story like no other. An evocative, richly atmospheric tale of life anddeath, commitment and sacrifice, The Wind Is Not a River, perfect for fans of ColdMountain, is a gripping story of survival that illuminates the fragility of life and the fiercepower of love. ‘Beautifully written, lyrical and elegiac, The Wind Is Not A River is anovel you must read . .Tim Pears – In the light of the morningIt is May 1944, and in Eastern Europe the Second World War is reaching a dramaticand bloody crescendo. High above the mountains of occupied Slovenia, an aeroplane23

drops three British parachutists ­ brash MP Major Jack Farwell, radio operator SidDixon and young academic Lieutenant Tom Freedman ­ to assist the resistance in theirbattle against the Axis forces. As the Partisans stumble their way through thebattlezone, so the relationships within the group begin to fray, with Tom finding himselfforced to face up to his deepest, most secret desires.Lesley Pearse – SurvivorSet against the backdrop of World War II, this novel follows on from 'Belle' and 'ThePromise' telling the story of Belle's daughter.John Pilkington – Marbeck and the privateerMarbeck is charged by King James with the task of keeping the peace with England'snew ally Spain. Yet there are those who profit from the war, but even Marbeck hasn'tforeseen that the task will pit him against double agents and corrupt noblemen who willstop at nothing to wreck the treaty, forcing him to face his biggest challenge yet.Amanda Prowse – A little lovePru Plum, owner of the famous Mayfair bakery, is not the confident, successfulbusinesswoman she appears. She has done shameful things to get where she is andwill do anything to protect the secrets of her past ­ especially when, for the first time inher life, she has finally fallen in love.24

Anthony Riches – The emperor’s knivesIn 'The Empire's Knives', the action moves to Rome itself in the seventh novel in the'Empire' sequence.James Rollins – Innocent bloodA vicious attack at a ranch in California thrusts archaeologist Erin Granger back intothe fold of the Sanguines, an immortal order founded on the blood of Christ and taskedwith protecting the world from the beasts haunting its shadows. Following the propheticwords found in the Blood Gospel ­ a tome written by Christ and lost for centuries ­ Erinmust join forces with Army Sergeant Jordan Stone and Father Rhun Korza to discoverand protect a boy believed to be an angel given flesh. But an enigmatic enemy ofimmense power and terrifying ambition seeks the same child ­ not to save the world,but to hasten its destruction. For any hope of victory, Erin must discover the truthbehind Christ's early years and understand His first true miracle, an event wrapped insin and destruction that holds the only hope for the world.The search for the truth will take Erin and the others across centuries and around theworld, from the dusty plains of the Holy Land to the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean,from the catacombs of Rome to an iron fortress in the Mediterranean Sea, and at lastto the very gates of Hell itself, where their destiny ­ and the fate of mankind ­ awaits.Fay Sampson – Beneath the soilSuzie Fewings and her family are on a family­history trip when they hear a gunshot,and encounter a local farmer and his wife, who seem strangely agitated. Two dayslater, the wife is dead. Suzie is convinced there's more to this than meets the eye, butthe police don't seem interested, and Suzie soon feels like she's being watched.25

James Scott – The keptIn the winter of 1897, a trio of killers descends upon an isolated farm in upstate NewYork. Elspeth Howell returns home to find her family brutally murdered. The onlysurvivor is her 12­year­old son who witnessed it all. Wounded, frightened and withretribution in their hearts, mother and son set out into the frozen wilderness to trackdown the red­scarfed men who killed their loved ones in cold blood. Their journeyleads them to a rough­hewn settlement on the edge of ice­filled Lake Erie, a mercilessplace where violence abounds. Here, forced into a brutal adulthood, Caleb begins todiscover truths about his mother he could never have anticipated and Elspeth mustfinally confront the terrible urges that envelop her. All the while, the memory of Caleb'sbrothers and sisters presses him onwards.Alex Shearer – This is the life'Life just seems like a big party sometimes, at which we all gradually get edged to thedoor, and then we are out in the cold. But the party continues without us.' This is thestory of Louis, who never quite fitted in, and of his younger brother who always taggedalong. Two brothers on one final journey together, wading through the stuff that isthicker than water.Adam Smallbone – The Rev diaries'The Rev Diaries' is the hilarious tie­in novel to the award­winning hit BBC1 comedy,Rev. When vicar Adam Smallbone swapped his rural parish for St Saviours inHackney, he thought he was going somewhere where he would be able to make adifference. Somewhere his ministry would have a purpose. Or that was the idea. Butan eccentric, needy band of parishioners, unhelpfully attractive head teacher of the26

local C of E school and a waspish Deacon with Adam in his crosshairs would test thepatience of a saint. And Adam, despite his best intentions, is no saint. So he muddlesalong, trying to do the right thing. Thank God he's got his diary . . .Tom Rob Smith – The farmIn the vein of 'Sense of Snow' and 'Perfect Spy' the tale brilliantly choreographs thecollision of the present with the familial past. Author Smith takes a new direction here,but his skills are as finely honed as ever, with this tale that's both a page turner and asearing examination of the lives of our protagonist, his lover and his family.Peter Swanson – The girl with a clock for a heartGeorge Foss never thought he'd see her again, but on a late-August night in Boston,there she is, in his local bar, Jack's Tavern. When George first met her, she was an 18-year-old college freshman from Sweetgum, Florida. She and George becameinseparable in their first fall semester, so George was devastated when he got thenews that she had committed suicide over Christmas break. But, as he stood in theliving room of the girl's grieving parents, he realised the girl in the photo on theirmantelpiece - the one who had committed suicide - was not his girlfriend. Later, hediscovered the true identity of the girl he had loved - and of the things she may havedone to escape her past. Now, twenty years later, she's back, and she's telling Georgethat he's the only one who can help her...Jane Thynne – The winter gardenClara Vine, fresh from her adventures in 'Black Roses', is now deeply entrenched inthe secret services in pre­war Berlin. Trusted for her good work and quick thinking sheis asked to go deeper undercover. This time she finds herself in a Nazi Bride School,where innocent young German women are schooled on the art of being a wife ­ and27

their future husbands are none other than the top ranking officials of the Nazi Party.With danger on every corner, it will take everything Clara has to survive this time.Joanna Trollope – Balancing ActSusie Moran is a success. She has founded and run her own highly profitablecompany, and now her three daughters are all involved in the business. But what of themen in the family? Susie's husband, a musician and artist, has always seemed happyto take a back seat. One of her sons­in­law has few ambitions outside the home.Another daughter, though, has brought her husband into the company ­ and they wantto change things, much to Susie's distress. And then, into the mix arrives Susie'sfather, an ageing hippy who abandoned Susie as a baby. Now he's alone, and wantsto build bridges , although Susie's daughters are outraged at the idea. Can the needsof a family business override the needs of the family itself? In wanting to preserve herbusiness, will Susie lose something much more precious?Peter Turnbull – Denial of murderWhen the bodies of two murder victims are discovered within twenty­four hours of eachother at the same location, each with a similar cause of death, the Murder and SeriousCrime Squad of New Scotland Yard realise they must be linked. But how? Vicary andhis team are drawn into a complex investigation ­ one which will take them from remotecottages in rural Hampshire to the dark world of inner city sex workers, child abusewithin north London suburbia, and the injustice of a long­standing wrongful conviction.28

Rachel Urquhart – The visionistAn enthralling debut novel about a teenage girl who thinks she's found refuge in an1840s Shaker community. But safety has a price.Helen Walsh – The Lemon groveJenn and her husband Greg holiday each year in Deia, enjoying languorous afternoonsby the pool. But this year the equilibrium is upset by the arrival of Emma, Jenn'sstepdaughter, and her boyfriend Nathan. Beautiful and reckless, Nathan stirssomething unexpected in Jenn. As she is increasingly seduced by the notion ofNathan's youth and the promise of passion, the line between desire and obsessionbegins to blur. What follows is a highly­charged liaison that put lives and relationshipsin jeopardy.Louise Walters – Mrs Sinclair’s suitcaseRoberta likes to collect the letters she finds in second­hand books. When her fathergives her some of her grandmother's belongings, she finds a letter from thegrandfather she never knew ­ dated after he supposedly died in the war. Dorothy isunhappily married to Albert, who is away at war. When a plane crashes in the fieldbehind her house she meets Squadron Leader Jan Pietrykowski, and as their bond29

deepens she dares to hope she might find happiness. But fate has other plans for themboth, and soon she is hiding a secret so momentous that its shockwaves will touch hergranddaughter many years later...Stella Whitelaw – Jazz and dieJordan Lacey, former policewoman­turned­private­investigator, needs work, so whendishy DCI James offers the job of guarding Maddy, unruly daughter of a famous jazztrumpeter, from a stalker, she accepts immediately and heads off to the festival inDorset in her new sports car, the Wasp. But discovering DCI James's cold caseinvolves a victim the same age as Maddy, and from the same school, Jordan is surethere is a link. Events escalate and Jordan must rely on her wits and training to keepMaddy safe. Once again she's on the heels of a cold­blooded murderer and isunstoppable in her determination to chase the killer down.John Wilcox – Bayonets along the borderNorth West India, July 1897. Simon and Alice Fonthill are travelling with their old friendJenkins to Marden, India for an anniversary party with the Guides Corps. But whenthey are ambushed on their journey, they realise that the land may not be as peacefulas they first believed. On arrival at Marden their suspicions are confirmed when theyare told of fresh trouble from the Pathans leading Simon and Jenkins join the charge toprotect a nearby Fort. Their respite is short­lived when Simon is tasked by ViceroyElgin to deliver a very important letter to the Amir in Kabul; it is agreed that Alice willaccompany them as far as fort Landi Kotal in the Khyber Pass. With Simon in Kabul,the Pathans attack the Pass and Alice is kidnapped by the Mullah leading the revolt, soSimon must battle against time and incredible odds to rescue his wife.Amanda Kyle Williams – Don’t talk to strangersSheriff Ken Meltzer from the small town of Whisper finds the decomposing body of agirl at the bottom of an embankment deep in the Georgia forest. Next to her, theskeletal remains of another girl. The State crime lab reports tell him one victim hadbeen there for 60 days, the other for ten years. They were both 13, both disappearedon their walk home from school. The first victim disappeared a full year before the lab30

estimates she was murdered. The second was abducted six months before her nakedbody was tossed in the woods.Carter Wilson – The boy in the woodssuccessful thriller writer's life begins to unravel when he is approached by a menacingfigure from his past, a woman who threatens to divulge his darkest secret unless hedoes everything she asks. So begins a deadly cat­and­mouse game in which there canbe only one survivor.Chris Womersley – CairoWho wants to be the same as everyone else? You don't want to be ordinary, do you?At 18, Tom escapes ordinariness in small town Australia for Melbourne and a flat in astrange block named Cairo. There he meets the magnetic Max Cheever, and is drawninto his circle of bohemian artists and dreamers. Liberating him from the bourgeoisaspirations of university, they fill his world with affection, passion, opinion and a feelingof belonging he never had before. But all is not as idyllic as it seems. Max is preparedto break all the to live freely, and soon Tom is ensnared in his plot to steal a milliondollar Picasso masterpiece. Among undependable forgers and violent art dealers, Tomtrusts only in Max ­ even as he falls hopelessly in love with his beautiful wife...For in all the lessons he learns this summer, the greatest one will be to identify what isreal ­ from what is fakeNaomi Wood – Mrs HemingwayIn the dazzling summer of 1926, Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley travel fromtheir home in Paris to a villa in the south of France. They swim, play bridge and drinkgin. But wherever they go they are accompanied by the glamorous and irrepressible31

Fife. Fife is Hadley s best friend. She is also Ernest s lover. Hadley is the first Mrs.Hemingway, but neither she nor Fife will be the last. Over the ensuing decades,Ernest's literary career will blaze a trail, but his marriages will be ignited by passionand deceit. Four extraordinary women will learn what it means to love the most famouswriter of his generation, and each will be forced to ask herself how far she will go toremain his wife… Luminous and intoxicating, Mrs. Hemingway portrays real lives withrare intimacy and plumbs the depths of the human heart.If you would like to request any of these titles then just ask at the library or you could fillin the boxes below and hand it in to the library and the staff will be happy to put yourname down for any of these books.Borrower’sName:Author &TitleAuthor &TitleAuthor &TitleAuthor &TitleAuthor &TitleAuthor &TitleAuthor &TitleAuthor &Title32

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