Fiction

Beautifully atmospheric and sensitively, compellingly told story of a wartime mystery.

This is a book about memory and the impact of being able to return to our past. 'Written in a masterful and totally unpredictable style,' it is described as 'powerful and brilliant' and won the International Booker Prize 2023. What will we think of it?

A conversation overheard by an auctioneer at a Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket suggests price fixing. When the new purchase is found dead the next day, he realises he must investigate, but who can he trust?

A brilliantly plotted thriller about two women avenging tragic events.

A charming, wry and, at times, wise crime novel set within village and church life in the 1980s.

Students in a north London school are hearing a ticking noise in their ears. At first it seems to be tinnitus, but quickly it's evidently more serious. A teacher and a vaccinologist try to find a solution before it's too late.

Continuing the story of the challenges facing the team of the Women's Friend magazine in wartime London.

A bewitching gothic tale set on the Suffolk ghost.

This tale of life in a wartime boarding house strikes the perfect balance between poignancy and dark hilarity, says one reviewer. What will we make of it?

A beautifully crafted novel about family - 40 years of memories told through the events of one day.

Reviewers say this is one of the funniest books you'll ever read, a comic masterpiece - will this tale of a middle class marriage make us laugh? 

An amazingly atmospheric and absorbing account of ordinary people's lives against the backdrop of violence and unrest in 1970s Northern Ireland.

An aspiring novelist takes a trip to the US hoping for inspiration and finds much more.

A haunting and gripping domestic psychological thriller which tackles some big issues. Couldn't put it down!

A stunning, haunting novel set in East Anglia during England's deadliest witch hunt, in the 17th century.

One day in the life of Grace Adams when things just don't go to plan, and there's so much at stake. Funny and moving. Loved it!

A striking cover for a gripping read with some unsettling storylines.

A Native American woman has been convicted of a horrible crime. While in prison books prove her salvation so when she is unexpectedly released she finds a job in a bookshop though has to contend with the resident ghost.

A gripping crime story set in a country house hotel in the west country over New Year, with all the atmosphere and spirit of the Golden Age novels.