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An international bestseller, Postmortem sparked a new approach to crime fiction, with chief medical officer Kay Scarpetta playing a lead role in solving murders. In this first installment she is tasked with uncovering forensic evidence to identify a serial killer before another woman is strangled.

An international bestseller, Postmortem sparked a new approach to crime fiction, with chief medical officer Kay Scarpetta playing a lead role in solving murders. In this first installment she is tasked with uncovering forensic evidence to identify a serial killer before another woman is strangled.

In Sleepyhead, in 2001, the London based DI Tom Thorne is confronted with a victim unlucky to be alive: after an induced stroke, Alison Willetts suffers locked-in syndrome, unable to move or speak. That first, nightmarish case is followed by equally chilling investigations: for Scaredy-Cat, fear is the deadly weapon; the victim in Lazybones is a convicted rapist; in The Burning Girl Thorne finds himself a target; and Lifeless sees a spate of killings among the London homeless.

The seventeenth entry in the DSI William Lorimer series sees its hero dealing with the murder of a friend and ex-colleague. When two more ex-police are reported dead Lorimer must act fast – the next victim could be him.

Struggling author Libby and her best friend, lovelorn divorcee George, embark on a series of Christmas-themed dates around Whitecliff Bay to reinvigorate their respective writing and romantic lives – only to find more sparks flying than either of them expected.

Alison Willetts has survived a deliberately induced stroke. She can see, hear and feel, but is unable to move or communicate. World-weary, Country-and-Western loving detective Tom Thorne believes that, in leaving her alive, a killer has made his first mistake.

Helena’s life seems ordinary, but she is hiding a dark secret: she and her mother were kept captive in an isolated cabin for years by her father. Later, when he escapes from prison, she must take desperate measures to save her family.

Despite living in the ‘land of the polar night’, Norwegian journalist Sigri Sandberg is afraid of the dark. In this diary she describes a five-day stay at her mountain cabin, where she confronts her fear alone, reflecting on the cultural and psychological meanings of darkness while also exploring research into the damage that pervasive artificial light is doing to our well-being.

This historical thriller is a fictionalized version of the life of New Zealand-born nurse and journalist Nancy Wake, who was decorated by the Allies for her work with the French Resistance and the SOE after the Gestapo imprisoned her husband.

Investigating the murder of a man during a wedding celebration at a Californian resort, Detective Ramone is perplexed when four guests – harassed mother Ginger, serial divorcee Lulu, borderline alcoholic Emily and wealthy lawyer Kate – confess their guilt, each insisting she acted alone. Slightly off-mint.

Following a mass poisoning event at an isolated cult in North Wales, the few survivors scatter. Institutionalized, pregnant and alone, 22-year-old Romy has some harsh lessons to learn about family, trust, and the real reason her mother abandoned her.

A funeral is disrupted when a young woman is found dead in an open grave. After two more women go missing, detective Lottie Parker fears that a serial killer is on the loose, and she could be his next target.

When Detective Lottie Parker is called to investigate the death of a woman at a remote Irish farmhouse, a disturbing clue suggests that the murder may be linked to an old case her father was working on shortly before he took his own life.

When three-year-old Dylan is diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, his parents find themselves at an impasse, unable to agree whether to pursue every possible avenue to extend his life or to let him go.

Megan and Agatha are two women from very different backgrounds. They have one thing in common: a dangerous secret that could destroy everything they hold dear, and both will stop at nothing to hide the truth. Slightly off-mint

As a prison governor and later an academic criminologist, David Wilson has interviewed many killers. Recalling these often tense encounters, he explores the psychopathology of these men, some anonymized, others, including Dennis Nilsen, notorious.

Considering famous UFO sightings as well as the coordinated efforts to listen for alien communications since the 1980s, this introduction to the search for extra-terrestrial life explains how our increasing knowledge about the solar system and theories of how and where intelligent life might evolve is improving our chances of contact.

Inspired by series 8 and 9 of the TV show, this illustrated volume features more than 100 sweet and savoury offerings devised by the judges, the bakers and the team inside the tent. The colour-coded recipes fall into seven categories, such as Teatime Treats, Family Mealtimes and Showstoppers Made Simple, with options for various dietary requirements. Also included are ideas for basic toppings, fillings and pastries, as well as tips and techniques.

Co-star of one of the worst movies of all time, Greg Sestero tells the story of how oddball writer-director-actor, Tommy Wiseau made his turkey, The Room, in 2004 and how it has since become a cult classic.

A deadly female assassin known as the Raven has been contracted to kill Victor the Assassin. The fifth title in the series sees them playing a cat and mouse game in Manhattan amid blackout, looting and conspiracy.

Following a mass poisoning event at an isolated cult in North Wales, the few survivors scatter. Institutionalized, pregnant and alone, 22-year-old Romy has some harsh lessons to learn about family, trust, and the real reason her mother abandoned her.

Kat and Nick are on the brink of accepting that they will never be parents when a chance encounter with Kat’s estranged childhood friend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. Soon though, long-buried secrets start to cast an ominous shadow over all their futures.

When journalist Amanda Bowe stirs up a media storm implicating Karl Lawson in his teenage niece's disappearance, she ruins his life. Six years later, her own charmed existence is shattered when her four-year-old son Marcus is kidnapped.

Helena has a husband, two daughters and a job she enjoys. No one knows the dark truth about her childhood, and when her abusive father escapes from prison, she knows he is coming for her.

Investigating a woman’s suicide, DI Tom Thorne becomes convinced she was driven to it by a man. Single mum Sarah, meanwhile, embarks on a thrilling new relationship, unaware that her new flame is Thorne’s suspect.

Having rebuilt her life after an abusive relationship, Lindsey now feels she is being watched or followed. Her ex-husband has been released from prison recently but is it him stalking her and her daughter?

As a prison governor and later an academic criminologist, David Wilson has interviewed many killers. Recalling these often tense encounters, he explores the psychopathology of these men, some anonymized, others, including Dennis Nilsen, notorious.

How well would you find your way if the satnav died? The AA’s quiz book invites you to use your map-reading skills to answer questions about the history and geography of roads in Britain and how to drive on them. Arranged by topics from early roads to record-breakers (the steepest, bendiest etc), each of the 40 quizzes is based on a section of an AA map, with ten questions and puzzles to challenge your general knowledge and driving skills.

When a young woman is found dead in a Glasgow park, Detective Superintendent Lorimer suspects a serial killer is on the loose. However, the last thing he expects is for his wife, travelling in apparent safety to promote her book, to become a potential victim.

Two eleven-year-olds are convicted of the murder of their friend in 1986. Over 20 years later, they meet under new circumstances when journalist Kirsty interviews Amber, a cleaner who has discovered a corpse, and the truth about their secrets is finally revealed.

Close friends Winnie, Frankie and Bella work for the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service throughout the Second World War. The last in the East End Angels series depicting everyday London life in wartime, this follows the Station 75 crew up to VE Day and peacetime.

Celebrating cake in all its guises, from classics to vegan bakes and from cupcakes to fondant fancies, this companion volume to the Channel 4 television programme The Great British Bake Off presents 70 recipes supplied by Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood and the amateur bakers from the first ten series. High-quality food photography features throughout, with images of the flora and fauna of Welford Park, the original location of the famous Bake Off tent, and stills of the contestants.

Grace has never truly got over the death of her teenage best friend Charlie, and is sinking in depression, addiction and relationship breakdown, when she encounters Anna, Charlie’s sister. She invites her into her life, only to discover that all is not as it seems.

When Doris becomes pregnant her mother forces her to leave the family home. As she struggles to find work and refuge in 1950s Essex she encounters prejudices directed at single mothers, the disabled, those with mental illness and her friends in the Windrush generation.

With the Napoleonic Wars as backdrop, Thackeray's great satire of materialistic society follows the fortunes of two young ladies from Miss Pinkerton's Academy: the orphaned, penniless, yet ruthless Becky Sharp; and Amelia Sedley, her less worldly friend, brought up in comfort and wealth and destined for neither. Slightly off-mint.

In this dark thriller from the author of Friend Request the timeline alternates between the present, when Sasha North, one of three close friends, has disappeared, and the complex events ten years earlier that may provide the clues needed to solve the mystery.

This novel incorporates magic, politics, the plague and civil war in a tale of Master Astrologer William Lilly, who is in exile in Suffolk in 1641 because of the widespread witch trials, but who is soon invited to return by the King himself.

After a post-war career slump, Frank Sinatra established himself as an all-time great from the mid 1950s with a string of hit records and notable films. This second volume of James Kaplan’s biography picks up the story the day after Sinatra received an Oscar for his role in From Here to Eternity and describes the entertainer’s prime and later years, discussing his classic recordings and Rat Pack friendships. Off-mint.

As the cult of the 1920's rabble-rousing hedonists the Bright Young Things encroaches on the world of the Mitford sisters, their chaperone Louisa finds herself at the heart of a gripping murder mystery.

When Hannah was diagnosed with a serious heart condition as a child, her father’s drama group staged a faerie cavalcade for her birthday. The fantastical show became a yearly ritual but with the theatre facing closure and Hannah’s health worsening, another day of magic is desperately needed.

Jacob Ross’s award-winning novel is set on a small Caribbean island. Michael ‘Digger’ Digson, a young man with a natural talent for forensics, is recruited into DS Chilman’s rogue police department, but has his own cold case to pursue: the unsolved murder of his mother.

Investigating two different murders with one thing in common – the same rough tattoo on both victims’ legs – DI Lottie Parker’s leads converge on a former children’s home and unsolved murders from decades ago. This is the first of the bestselling Lottie Parker series.

Recently separated, Alison Taylor meets a man in a local bar in this thriller and wakes up the next morning with a bump on her head and unable to recognize her own face in the mirror.

During a narcotics investigation, Detective Erika Foster has the sludge of a disused quarry searched. A cache of drugs is recovered, along with the skeleton of a young child who went missing 26 years ago – a cold case that becomes an urgent murder investigation.

A real-life tragedy on stage ended the run of When the Curtain Falls at the Southern Cross Theatre. Sixty-six years later, a new production of the play is to open, but the ghosts of that earlier night still haunt the Southern Cross.

In a chilling, twisting psychological thriller, Anna starts to question the circumstances of her parents’ deaths – two shocking suicides, just months apart – but sometimes it’s best to let things lie. By digging up the past, Anna endangers her future.

Psychological profiling suggests that serial killers sometimes begin by killing animals, so it makes sense that Tom Thorne, although a homicide detective, is tasked with catching a particularly brutal cat-killer before he or she starts murdering people.

After his enemies seize the Scottish crown, Robert the Bruce travels to England to seek the help of its king. But Edward proves a treacherous ally, and Robert must soon fight to save his nation. Book two of the Bravehearts Chronicles.

This fourth title in the War at Home series, following the fortunes of the Hunter family and their servants, is set against a backdrop of 1917 U-boat attacks, food shortages and German bombing campaigns.

A 17-year-old music student, lodging with family friends in 1930s Vienna, Stella Whittaker falls in love with the city, and with a young Jewish doctor; but as war approaches, Vienna becomes a place where no one is safe.

On a summer night in Conduit Street, London, a woman approaches Joe Trayne and asks him for help with a dead man. She leads him to her flat, then disappears – leaving Joe with a body in a box. First published in 1946.

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ Morland Dynasty has now reached 1919. The Great War is over, but its aftermath presents fresh challenges. While Teddy heads for France and Polly visits New York, others simply resolve to keep on dancing. Slightly off-mint.

Winnie, Bella and Frankie are very different women who develop a close friendship when they join an East End ambulance crew during the Second World War. This is the first title in Hendry’s saga, inspired by her father’s wartime experiences.

Ex-conman Jerry and recently widowed Charlotte attempt to put their murky pasts behind them and embark on a relationship. Their lies and deceits start to surface, however, and when Charlotte disappears, Jerry becomes the number-one suspect.

London, 1881: Phoebe Stanbury is murdered at her engagement party; the next day a young clerk is asked to deliver the enigmatic message, ‘the finder knows’, and a labyrinthine mystery is set in train.

In Naples in 1564, an unexpected encounter brings the astonishingly beautiful and ambitious courtesan Francesca Felizzi to the realization of what her life has been and the dangers it holds for her and her twin daughters.

Phyll Macdonald-Ross was a trainee nurse at Hackney Hospital in London’s East End when war was declared in September 1939. Her memoir recalls the rigid discipline and hard work of nursing, and the harrowing experience of tending the injured and dying during the Blitz in London, but also friendship and mischief, and the beginning of a lifelong love affair. The story was presented in 2015, Phyll’s 95th year, by her grandson ID Roberts.