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Great Food – A series of short books by twenty authors

This series brings together cooks, food writers and others not particularly known for their interest in food. There are recipes and context from people as diverse as Samuel Pepys and (of course)...

One of our Thursdays is Missing – Jasper Fforde

In this latest book by Jasper Fforde, a sequel to “First Among Sequels”, Thursday Next (literary detective) goes missing. It’s up to the “written” Thursday to track her down and get Book...

The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith

Romance is in the air, and not just for Phuti Radiphuti, whose wedding is on the horizon. His fiancée, Mma Makutsi needs all 97{c8c3b3d140ed11cb7662417ff7b2dc686ffa9c2daf0848ac14f76e68f36d0c20} of her organisational skills to ensure everything runs...

We All Have Our Skeletons by Robert A Gray

A mystery set in and around Palma. Hugo, a former child actor, and his mother are on holiday when they discover that Marina Mackay, star of his debut film, lives the life...

The Man Who Smiled – an Inspector Wallander Mystery by Henning Mankell

Prompted by the suspicious death of an old friend who had recently sought his help, Inspector Kurt Wallander returns to work after a lengthy period of sick leave. Set in Sweden, against...

A moment like forever – Martina Reilly

After a road accident in Australia, Andy returns home and locks herself in her flat, cutting herself off from her former life and building a new one to accommodate her facial scar...

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand – Helen Simonson

Major Ernest Pettigrew, Royal Sussex, retired, born in Lahore and now of Rose Lodge, Edgecombe St Mary, is a traditional man, living a traditional life. Widowed and coping with the death of...

The Church Mice Adrift – Graham Oakley

After being out of print for some years, three of Oakley’s classic children’s books (The Church Mouse, The Church Mice Adrift and The Church Mice at Christmas) have been reprinted. Life in...

Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson and Richard Dilallo

Alex Cross features in many of James Patterson’s books and in the latest, Cross tells a story passed down through generations of his family. It is a history of survival through the...

The Secret Crown – Chris Kuzneski

The mysterious death of Mad King Ludwig, his life of fantasy and excess and the discovery of a former Nazi bunker are combined to produce a fast paced thriller. History and surmise...