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Good People - Ewart Hutton

Good People
Ewart Hutton

Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
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February 2012 eBook of the Month. Small town hypocrisy shamelessly satirised in a twisting murder plot in rural Wales. An entertaining, cleverly plotted debut.

Last Man in Tower - Aravind Adiga

Last Man in Tower
Aravind Adiga

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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February 2012 MEGA Book of the Month. The compelling, complex and multi-layered novel from Aravind Adiga is his first after White Tiger which won the Booker in 2008. A suspense-filled story of money and power, luxury and deprivation; a rich tapestry peopled by unforgettable characters, not least of which is Bombay itself.

Pure - Andrew Miller

Pure
Andrew Miller

Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Winner of the Costa Book of the Year award 2011. The author of the prize-winning, hugely acclaimed Ingenious Pain returns to the 18th century with an enthralling tale set in pre-revolutionary Paris. Following the judging, Geordie Greig, chair of the final judges, said: “Pure is a rich and evocative historical novel which engrosses with its vivid portrait of pre-revolutionary France. The qualities of Pure stood out for its memorable gothic tale of morality and mortality.” Greig chaired a final judging panel that included actor and comedian Hugh Dennis, actress Dervla Kirwan, broadcaster Mary Nightingale, novelist Patrick Gale, author Jojo Moyes, historical biographer Flora Fraser, author William Fiennes and children’s writer, Eleanor Updale.

Planet Ponzi - Mitch Feierstein

Planet Ponzi
Mitch Feierstein

Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
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February 2012 Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Even though this book has a US focus the blunt uncomfortable economic and political truths of the current global debt crisis and its inevitable painful conclusion are equally relevant for anyone living in the western world. Mitch Feierstein’s scathing appraisal of politicians and money men is backed up with unsettling statistic after statistic but the book is also a rallying cry for us all to become more aware and involved – and even has investing tips to reduce the impact of the impending financial super storm. Click here to visit the planetponzi website

The Great Escape - Fiona Gibson

The Great Escape
Fiona Gibson

Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month. This laugh-out-loud funny tale, packed full of real life cringe-worthy moments we all know so well, asks the question: Can any woman ever grab back a piece of her younger self? For one weekend only, Hannah, Sadie and Lou are determined to give it their best shot. Perfect for fans of Jane Costello, Kate Long and Tess Stimson.

Agent 6 - Tom Rob Smith

Agent 6
Tom Rob Smith

Format: Paperback - Released: 19/01/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month. Agent 6 is the third in Tom Rob Smith's trilogy about a former MGB agent, Leo Demidov. His stunning debut Child 44, set in Russia in 1953 won him the Galaxy New Writer of the Year 2009. The second The Secret Speech, again set in the 1950's, was equally gripping. In Agent 6 it is 1965 and Leo Demidov has a wife and teenage daughters - but can he stop his past life destroying his current one? Three decades. Two murders. One conspiracy. Who is Agent 6?

The Legacy of Eden - Nelle Davy

The Legacy of Eden
Nelle Davy

Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2012
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February 2012 Debut of the Month. A ‘Piece of Passion’ from Nelle’s editor, Jenny Hutton:When we first read The Legacy of Eden we were left breathless. Nelle is a phenomenal talent, writing with emotion and drama while still capturing the stark reality of the life of a dark, dysfunctional family in the American Midwest. The Legacy of Eden is a magnificent, sweeping epic that charts the rise and fall of the infamous Hathaway dynasty, the reader is drawn back through history into a tangled web of ambition and power, destruction and freedom, love and betrayal. Long-buried family secrets and scandal unfurl with a quiet, mesmerising power and the characters, who stay with you long after you’ve put the book down, are a testament to Nelle’s skill as a writer and storyteller. This is a captivating debut."

Rescue - Anita Shreve

Rescue
Anita Shreve

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month. A tale of love, banishment and renewal, Rescue is a perfectly paced novel, written with Shreve's skilful lightness of touch and perceptive characterisation. Alternating between the life-and-death scenarios Peter regularly encounters and the fraught family tension between father and daughter, the reader is gripped by the drama and emotion that Shreve so expertly builds. Shreve is the bestelling author of Testimony, A Change in Altitude and the Orange prize shotlisted The Weight of Water.

Siege - Simon Kernick

Siege
Simon Kernick

Format: Hardback - Released: 19/01/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month. One of Britain’s top writers has in Siege created a real edge-of-your-seat race against time thriller. A top London hotel is being held hostage along with everyone in it by gunmen who are using ever more frightening methods to terrorise those inside. Will the hostages or the gunmen survive the night or will the hotel be blown apart? It’s non-stop action set over a very short time frame.

Finders Keepers - Belinda Bauer

Finders Keepers
Belinda Bauer

Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month. Psychological thrillers don’t get much better than this. Chillingly gripping, it’s the sort of plot line that surprises you at every turn and absolutely does not let you go. A real tour-de-force.

The Tiger's Wife - Tea Obreht

The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month. Shortlisted for the Galaxy International Author of the Year Award 2011. THE ORANGE PRIZE WINNING DEBUT FROM A TRULY EXTRAORDINARY TALENT. A Special Edition of The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary. A tiger escapes from a zoo during a Nazi bombing raid on a village in the balkans in 1941. His nocturnal visits hold the inhabitants of a local village in a terrified thrall. But for one boy, the tiger is a thing of magic. This is the beginning of a story about that boy's granddaughter, now a Doctor. She receives word of her beloved grandfather's death in circumstances shrouded in mystery. She realises he may have died searching for 'the deathless man', a vagabond who was said to be immortal. Struggling to understand why a man of science would undertake such a quest, she stumbles upon a clue that will lead her to the extraordinary story of the tiger's wife.

The Guardians - Andrew Pyper

The Guardians
Andrew Pyper

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month. This fifth book from Canadian author Andrew Pyper is a cracker. Scary and thrilling, it is hard to close the book once you start. With a mix of diary based memories and a ‘history repeating itself’ present day this tale of four teenage friends bound by a horrific secret has set a high standard for other 2012 thrillers. THE GUARDIANS is a ghost story for grown-ups. Prepare to enter the Thurman House on Caledonia Street. You have been warned...

The Calling of the Grave - Simon Beckett

The Calling of the Grave
Simon Beckett

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month. A Maxim Jakubowski Great Male Crime Sleuth. Forensics expert Dr David Hunter has featured in a handful of investigations so far and is becoming a worthy British counterpart to Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta. Ironically, he has become a major bestseller in Germany where he outsells all other crime writers. The meticulous emphasis on bones, blood, insects and the paraphernalia of crime scene investigations makes his cases emphatically realistic and Hunter proves a sympathetic if obstinate sleuth who seldom deviates from the right course of action. Addictive stuff.

Mice - Gordon Reece

Mice
Gordon Reece

Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month. A Piece of Passion from the Publisher of Mice, Maria Rejt:"Mice is not a thriller that conforms particularly to what a bestselling thriller purports to be these days – there are no serial killers, no high-octane car chases, no baroque methods of torture. It begins as a simple tale of domesticity which, within a matter of pages, has evolved into an edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller that literally will not let you go. The set up is simple. A middle-aged woman and her teenage daughter escape to a rural idyll. They are retreating from the miseries of failed relationships and vicious school bullying. Together and alone in the country they are safe. Until a stranger intrudes and a split second decision sends their world into tailspin.Gordon Reece is an author who has such empathy with his characters and such control over his plotting that the reader is held in a vice-grip. Once started, there is no escaping his story which hurtles to a truly chilling and haunting climax. I loved its simplicity and power but it is the ending which stays with you long after the last page has been turned." The Lovereading view... Sixteen year old Shelley and her mother move to a cottage in the middle of the countryside, hoping to put behind them years of suffering at the hands of others. And for a while, in their cottage-haven, the women flourish. But one night, their fragile peace is shattered when Shelley wakes to hear a creak on the stairs. Someone has broken into the house ... A gripping, unique suspense thriller with a chilling twist . . .

Lyrics Alley - Leila Aboulela

Lyrics Alley
Leila Aboulela

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The current situation in Africa and the Middle East is very much at odds with this nostalgic, lyrical and deeply moving novel by a twice ORANGE-listed rising star. Set in pre-Independence Sudan, Egypt and post-war Britain with its subtly written characters we think it is a perfect choice for reading groups. Longlisted titles for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011.