The Brass Verdict Michael Connelly £6.99 PB
When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Mickey Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defence of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next.
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The Olive Tree: A Personal Journey Through Mediterranean Olive Groves Carol Drinkwater £7.99 HB
The Olive Tree charts Carol Drinkwater's colourful and often dangerous journey in search of the routes that olive cultivation has taken over the centuries. Carol's quest takes her south through Spain – now the home of more olive trees than anywhere else on earth – Morocco, Algeria and Italy, before she finally returns to her farm. Set during a springtime Mediterranean that is evocative and perennial, it is above all a tale of our time.
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For Better For Worse, For Richer For Poorer Damian Horner & Siobhan Horner £12.99 HB
Damian Horner is scared that fifteen years in advertising have turned him into a bastard. Siobhan, his wife, is worried that marriage and kids mean she's now trapped in a world of suburban domesticity. It takes a miserable day and a bottle of wine to change everything. Suddenly Damian and Siobhan decide to throw their lives in the air and escape to the French canals, taking with them their two young children.
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The Angel's Game Carlos Ruiz Zafón £18.99 HB
Set in the turbulent 1920s, The Angel's Game takes us back to the gothic universe of the Cemetery of the Forgotten Books, the Sempere & Son bookshop, and the winding streets of Barcelona's old quarter, in a masterful tale about the magic of books and the darkest corners of the human soul.
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Oath Breaker Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Book 5 Michelle Paver £6.99 PB
When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest, where the clans have reverted to the savagery of an earlier time. Here, Torak finally learns why he is the Spirit Walker, and discovers the true cost of revenge.
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Valkyrie The Plot To Kill Hitler Philipp von Boeselager £7.99 PB
The memoir of the last surviving conspirator in the plot to assassinate Hitler. In July 1944, a fearless group of German officers attempted to act against the horrors of Nazism and put an end to the war by killing Adolf Hitler. But Operation Valkyrie failed, and one by one the plotters were found out, tortured and executed. Philipp von Boeselager miraculously escaped death. In this unique memoir Philipp tells his extraordinary life story and the part he played in this, and three other dramatic attempts on Hitler's life.
Rich Girl, Poor Girl Lesley Lokko £10.99 PB
Nic, Caryn and Tory: three girls who form a friendship that should last a lifetime. Until beautiful, ruthless Estelle McKenzie appears on the scene. Estelle has a secret. And, one way or another, she's going to make each woman pay a very high price for it. Once again, Lesley Lokko weaves a spellbinding tale of money, power and revenge, stretching from the 1980s to the present day.
The Crimson Rooms Katharine McMahon £12.99 PB
Evelyn is a young woman who has defied convention to become one of the country's pioneer female lawyers. Living at home with her mother, aunt, and grandmother, Evelyn is still haunted by the death of her younger brother James in the First World War. Therefore when the doorbell rings late one night and a woman appears, claiming to have mothered James's child, her world is turned upside down.
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Dead and Gone A True Blood Novel Charlaine Harris £12.99 HB
A new Sookie Stackhouse book is always a treat! Sookie is a sexy, sassy cocktail waitress who works at Merlotte's Bar in Bon Temps, Louisiana. She's just a regular gal, with all the normal hopes and fears, about dating, boys and life in general – oh, and she's telepathic. And her boyfriends have included Vampire Bill, her first love, and the were-tiger Quinn. And Bon Temps is a pretty normal rural town, where murders are mercifully rare. Well, maybe not that rare, as Sookie keeps finding out in this award-winning, New York Times bestselling series!
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