Fiction

Andy is struggling for a big break as a stand-up comedian, his girlfriend has left him and his friends are all 'grown-ups'. Why is he lagging behind?!

This is a funny and poignant tale of the challenges facing a young independent woman.

Meredith hasn't stepped beyond her front door for 1,214 days, that's three years! What is it that is keeping Meredith at home?

Quirky modern crime novel set in San Francisco.

Described as a lyrical coming-of-age narrative which 'features something very rare in literary fiction: a working-class heroine, written by a young working-class author'. Set in Sunderland, London and Ireland, what will we make of it it?

Wonderfully compelling thriller set in a conference in Geneva where a scientific breakthrough brings death, deception and intrigue. Loved it!

'Prejudice and the refugee experience are examined in this taut novel set in Malaysia'. Described as 'gripping', 'moving' and skilfully written, what will we think of it?

A wonderful book! Funny, touching and uplifting. Everyone must read it!

A heart-wrenching account of three generations in South Africa. Terrible and brilliant.

A quirky, comical murder mystery. Not what I was expecting! Loved it.

A terrifying opening with three children left alone in a car as their mother goes to phone for help and never returns. Full of mystery, humour and intrigue. We enjoyed it - did you?

Great characters and a mystery that keeps you thinking long after you put the book down.

Family life in Brussels challenged by infidelity and adolescence, with a backdrop of a refugee crisis and terrorism. Brilliant!

A gripping family drama about choices and consequences.

A wonderful, all-engrossing story of the life of a female photographer.

The first in a quartet of books this is a beautifully written, poignant and challenging read about a woman coming to terms with her past.

A dark, amusing, wry and quirky tale of a woman who opens a utopian nursery school.

Wry and poignant, this is a wonderful story of a family contending with the possibility of climate catastrophe along with the daily grind. I loved it!

An all-engrossing thriller - enthralling, intriguing, puzzling.

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

Initially a distressing setting with an unusual occupation, but a beautiful story. Loved this book!

A gripping thriller following former police officer Kate Marshall's investigation for a missing person. Great characterisation and fast moving plot.

Former police officer, and now a lecturer in criminology, Kate Marshall is drawn into investigating some horrific copycat murders. This is a graphic and disturbing book, but the characters, pace, and twists and turns of the investigation make it a compelling read.

Novelist Jane Austen finds herself the investigator of a murder when her younger brother is implicated in the crime.

A modern anthology of words and images celebrating the spirit of the county of Suffolk, to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

An Australian crime mystery. It's nearly 20 years since the sisters of Mina and Alanna disappeared. Now a guy's in town promising to find out what happened.

A wonderful book. First, it's funny, with great characters and entertaining and perceptive observations on life. Then, ultimately terribly sad, thought-provoking and clever. It's brilliant! Published in January 2018.

A warm and funny account of a young, professional, black woman seeking love, friendship and fulfilment.

A cosy crime feel with a very serious and powerful message. Brilliant!

The privileged lives of four dissatisfied women who meet and become friends at the school gates.

A brilliantly plotted thriller about two women avenging tragic events.

Compared to the writing of Barbara Pym or Anita Brookner, this is the story of a local reporter in 1950s east London who has been sent to discover the truth behind a rather unusual revelation. Miracle or fraud, the investigation threatens to turn Jean's life inside out. What will we make of it?

Jack Reacher seems to be on the backfoot as scientists involved in a secret project years earlier are dying. Who will be next, why are they being killed and who is the perpetrator?

Four stories interlinked to tell different facets of the life of the endangered Siberian tiger.

'An exquisite puzzle-box' Piranesi won the Women's Prize for Fiction and Susanna Clarke has been described as 'one of our greatest living authors'. What will we think of it?

Set in London and Malta during the Second World War, the novel explores the ways external events influence the private lives of four characters.

An intriguing novel celebrating film, genius and a fading career.

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

Described as a mix of crime and supernatural horror, this is not my usual sort of book, but I was hooked!

An astonishing book about grief, coming of age, and the healing, redemptive power of stories.

Edie is an old woman, struggling with her memory and when she sees her old schoolfriend Lucy in the street she doesn't know why they have unfinished business, or why Lucy still looks like a teenager.

Lenni and Margot meet in hospital. They are both looking at the end of their lives. Margot is 83 and has lots of memories, and some regrets. Lenni is just seventeen.

A bewitching gothic tale set on the Suffolk ghost.

Another stunning read from this talented writer, this time presenting the ruins of an affair while exploring grief, loss and obsession.

Just out in paperback. The compelling and shocking story of a mother and son seeking to escape from Mexico across the border to the USA.

An odd and bleak thriller set around the National Library of Wales, exploring how we assess and value books and literature.

A wonderfully warm, funny and refreshingly different take on the familiar situation of being single in a world of couples.

This is the story of a young woman seeking to make her way in the world through education but first having to overcome the cultural demands of her Nigerian upbringing.

Marisa has known Jake for only a few months but has no hesitation about moving in with him and trying for a baby. But in this novel of twists and surprises, no one is quite as they seem.

Described by one reviewer as 'a jolly dystopia', this is a quirky, entertaining and thought-provoking read. Loved it!

Diego Rivera was a revolutionary and influential painter with a colourful and turbulent life. This graphic novel tells his story in explicit detail.

Troubling, haunting and compelling. Girl A was held captive by her parents, with her siblings. Now an adult, she's revisiting those memories.

A fascinating premise for a gripping thriller, which continued with twists and turns to the conclusion.

Enduring a soul-destroying job pulping books, a man saves random pages from destruction and reads them out loud to fellow commuters on his morning train journey. One day he stumbles across the pages of a diary...

A young woman discovers she can help others through the flowers she chooses for them.

Out now in paperback! An extraordinary account of a young woman nursing in a maternity unit in Ireland at the time of the 1918 pandemic. Wonderful!

A man steps off the platform into the path of the passing train. The woman who witnessed his death has her own shocking and tragic reasons for being at Peterborough station in the middle of the night.

A man lies in an isolated hut in Bali, listening to the rain on the roof, waiting for his killer, looking back on his life and the events leading to this outcome.

A successful woman with a good career and a loving family embarks upon a risky relationship which spirals into disaster.

A thoughtful and thought-provoking novel about love, sacrifice, contentment and acceptance.