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The Impossible Dead
Ian Rankin
Shortlisted for the Galaxy Crime & Thriller of the Year Award 2011. Rankin is synonymous with crime and Edinburgh and having decided to end it with his long-time protagonist – Rebus – he has successfully created a new one in the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012

The Diamond Queen : Elizabeth II and Her People
Andrew Marr
With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012

Death of Kings
Bernard Cornwell
This is masterful historical storytelling of the ninth century iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation, England. Meticulously researched, with characters that come to life as you read, it is a must read for any fan...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012

The Time of My Life
Cecelia Ahern
Touching, warm, funny and poignant and a must for all of her fans. Cecelia Ahern's new novel has Lucy Silchester's Life as a central character (in fact he is a grumpy middle-aged man) who is out to sort out his...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012

The Uncommon Reader
Alan Bennett
An absolute gem, this novella is Alan Bennett’s take on the Queen becoming a bibliophile and it is absolutely delightful. At one point the Queen laments not having read books of authors she had met in the past, her private...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012

The Midnight Palace
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
From the author of The Shadow of the Wind, the haunting story of a secret society and a labyrinthine railway station with a dark past. Written with a teenage audience in mind but enjoyable by all.
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012

Fatherland
Robert Harris
April 1964. The naked body of an old man floats in a river on the outskirts of Berlin. In one week it will be Adolf Hitler's 75th birthday. A terrible conspiracy is starting to unravel.
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012

15 Seconds
Andrew Gross
May 2012 Book of the Month. If you love fast-paced, topical thrillers that you simply can't put down, then Andrew Gross and especially 15 Seconds is a great place to go. Pulled over...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012

A Deniable Death
Gerald Seymour
Two men who hate each other are committed to working together on a job far more dangerous than they knew when they signed up.These men are surveillance experts, lying in a mosquito-infested Iranian marsh for days, part of a huge...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012

Secrets of the Tides
Hannah Richell
April 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month. A sensitive, convincing and beautifully written novel. Full of descriptive power, it defines the beginnings and consequences of a family tragedy - from love and guilt...
Format: Hardback - Released: 12/04/2012

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: Film tie-in edition
Paul Torday
An unusual and delightful debut that all lovers of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian will adore. Normally I find novels written in emails, memos, diary entries and the like, such as this is, irritating but this succeeds...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012

The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides
Ten years on from his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Eugenides delivers a witty, well written and wholehearted coming of age story. Set in the early 80s and described by The Times as ‘One Day with George Eliot thrown in’ The Marriage...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012

Micro
Michael Crichton, Richard Preston
An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton's greatest adventures with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary research Three men are found dead in a locked...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012

About Last Night
Adele Parks
'I need you to say that I was with you.' For thirty years, best friends Steph and Pip have been through thick and thin. There's nothing they would not do for one another. Until these simple words change everything. Steph,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012

A Conspiracy of Friends
Alexander McCall Smith
The third novel in McCall's acclaimed series about the colourful inhabitants of Corduroy Mansions, Pimlico. This installment follows the adventures of Oedipus Snark, the nasty Liberal Democrat and his mother Berthea who is writing an unauthorised biography of him, and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012

The History of a Pleasure Seeker
Richard Mason
This lusty, erotic tale of an exceedingly handsome provincial dutch lad, Piet Barol, making his way in the world is a pleasure to read. Rich period detail, beautifully observed social situations and sharp dialogue – we can only hope there...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012

The Northern Clemency
Philip Hensher
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2008 A tale of two families living in Sheffield from the 1970's through to the 90's. The book wonderfully evokes the style and sentiments of the 70's and 80's and the interwoven lives of the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012

The Lady of the Rivers
Philippa Gregory
Fact and fiction are woven beautifully together to bring to life the story of Jacquetta Woodville, mother of the White Queen in this 3rd instalment of medieval history from the perspective of little known but significant women of the time....
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012

The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Alexander McCall Smith
While investigating unpleasant occurrences on a southern cattle-post, Mma Ramotswe, always on the side of the weak against the strong, has reason to reflect on Rule No.3 of The Principles of Private Detection: never lie to the client. Apprentice mechanic...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
Alexander McCall Smith
Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi have always relied on the advice of the classic guide to their trade, The Principles of Private Detection. But who is the eminent author, Mr Clovis Andersen, and what if he were to come to...
Format: Hardback - Released: 29/03/2012

Hidden Treasures
Fern Britton
This warm, insightful and humorous story is such an enjoyable novel and it's clear Fern Britton puts a lot of character into her writing. The central theme of the book is starting over in the country, a well-trodden path for...
Format: Hardback - Released: 29/03/2012

The Drowning
Camilla Lackberg
Camilla Lackberg continues to write top notch, chilling crime fiction and she is especially good at capturing the effects of violent crime on small communities where on the surface everyone is friends. This is the fifth in the series featuring...
Format: Hardback - Released: 15/03/2012

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Marina Lewycka
We are very sorry but we have yet to review this book ourselves. However, as was selected for the Man Booker 2005 long list, we wanted to give you the opportunity to download an extract and let you make up...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012

The Burning Girl
Mark Billingham
One of our fastest rising stars, a stand-up comedian before he turned author, with his fourth novel but there are no jokes here. He has a series character, Tom Thorne, and all four are highly recommended. This is London gangland...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012

State of Fear
Michael Crichton
Big ecological blockbuster, long and slow to start where Mr Crichton indulges in intellectual arguments on global warming, fascinating stuff. The action doesn’t really hot-up until two-thirds hrough, then it doesn’t let up. Comparison: Bill Napier, David Gibbins,
Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 01/03/2012

Next
Michael Crichton
A thought-provoking issued-led book examining the ethical and practical problems faced by those obsessed by the great advantages that can be gleaned from genetic engineering and the mad rush to get these products on to the market without proper controls...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012

The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2008 Winner of the Galaxy Author of the Year award 2009. Aravind Adiga's winning debut novel The White Tiger is described as a ‘compelling, angry and darkly humorous' novel about a man's journey from Indian village life to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012

We are All Made of Glue
Marina Lewycka
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 1 April 2010. A warm and humorous read about two lonely women who form a friendship. Definitely one for fans of her previous novels and a great one to start with if...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Jung Chang
Many Chinese memoirs have now been published in the West, but this remains the best – also the biggest – in size and scope – covering three generations. You may find it takes a while to get immersed but persevere...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012

The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year
Sue Townsend
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 22 March 2012. The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year is a funny and touching novel about what happens when someone refuses to be the person everyone expects them to...
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012