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Literary/Contemporary
The Camel Bookmobile Masha Hamilton
An idealistic American girl is swept up in the passion of taking the written word to the African tribes of Kenya, and joins a mobile library scheme. We are introduced to each important character chapter by chapter. Simple stories unfold,...
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton
The second novel from the author of the highly absorbing The House at Riverton, the viewers’ favourite of the Richard and Judy titles of last summer. This is even better. Not quite as sad and covering over 100 years,...
Trespass Valerie Martin
Trespass is a beautifully written and complex tale of love, jealousy, transgression, forgiveness, identity, and war. Brendan and Chloe Dale are the epitome of upper middle-class America living a very comfortable life in rural upstate New York. All seems well...
Dancing with Eva Alan Judd
A reconstruction of the final days of Hitler’s life in the bunker and of his relationship with Eva Braun, seen through the eyes of two fictional characters, her secretary and a bunker guard, who meet sixty years later and piece...
The Overlook Michael Connelly
A highly enjoyable read with a lot of twists and action concerning the murder of a scientist dealing with radioactive materials. Connelly’s established character, Harry Bosch, enters the scene in another beautifully structured crime novel. Interestingly, it was originally published...
The Black Echo Michael Connelly
This is the one that introduces us to Hieronymous (Harry) Bosch, detective with the LAPD. Connelly lays the foundations of Harry’s character in this novel while telling a great crime story too. He sets up plenty of plot lines for...
The Black Ice Michael Connelly
The second Harry Bosch book has just as much momentum as the first. Harry gets involved in a case when a narcotics cop, Bosch has had some brief contact with, is found dead. Is it suicide or murder and what...
Blood Work Michael Connelly
Winner of the Best Novel at the Anthony Awards 1999 and the Macavity Awards 1999.
Another stand alone novel, this is one of Connelly’s best. Terry McCaleb is a retired FBI profiler who has had a recent heart transplant. When the...
The Last Exile E V Seymour
July 2008 Debut of the Month.
An exciting new author in the mystery thriller market is EV Seymour. This debut novel is action packed page turning stuff. Each chapter wills you on to the next...
My Vintage Summer Jane Elmor
June 2008 Debut of the Month.
Alternating in time between teenage ambition and married boredom, our narrator tells each tale in real-time, building tension and compulsion as she goes. You badly need to know what...
Black Ships Jo Graham
July 2008 Debut of the Month.
This is a slightly difficult one to categorise as it seems to encompass several genres, part historical fiction, part supernatural, part romance this is a novel of...
Heart-Shaped Box Joe Hill
A pacy and frightening story of revenge from beyond the grave. Ozzie-like rock star Jude, buys a ghost over the internet, and a heap of trouble along with it. What starts as a quirky haunting quickly grows into a terrifying...
Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn
An excellent choice for a fun, madcap summer read. Holly is constantly wishing he life was like that of an old fashioned Hollywood movie star and it isn’t far off that until one day when everything in her life suddenly...
It's a Kind of Magic Carole Matthews
Emma is getting fed up with boyfriend Leo and when he turns up at her birthday dinner, late, drunk and completely embarrassing her that is the final straw. She wishes she could wave a magic wand and turn him in...
Twenty Wishes Debbie Macomber
Debbie Macomber is getting better and better. In Twenty Wishes she brings in characters from her previous novel Wednesday’s at Four which gives a nice continuity to the books. Ann Marie has recently been widowed and joins a support group...
An Offer You Can't Refuse Jill Mansell
Another funny, romantic novel from Jill Mansell to keep you company on the beach this summer. When Lola is offered £10,000 to break up with her boyfriend by his mum she has no intention of taking her up on the...
Castle in the Clouds Monica Janssens
Enter in to the world of Cloisters, the most famous rehab clinic in the land. Follow the lives of several characters as they all come to terms with the things in their lives that have put them in to rehab...
The Death List Paul Johnston
July 2007 Book of the Month. Incredibly gripping and guaranteed to keep you guessing. If you are going to buy a crime book this month buy this!
Paul Johnston explores vengeance and retribution...
Drop Dead Beautiful Jackie Collins
The Queen of Glitz comes up trumps – she brings Lucky Santangelo back with a fistful of problems, both emotional and lethal. Jackie Collins no longer produces just glitz-filled glamour of old but has dished up a tale with real...
Black Ships Jo Graham
July 2008 Debut of the Month.
This is a slightly difficult one to categorise as it seems to encompass several genres, part historical fiction, part supernatural, part romance this is a novel of...
The Outcast Sadie Jones
Reviewed on Richard & Judy on Wednesday 25 June 2008.
Shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008.An incredibly moving story about a damaged son returning home from prison determined to make a better life for himself. However,...
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