21st Century Fiction – Page 4

The Adamantine Jewel by Jeffery Pears

An analogous story for our time, mixed with mysticism, fantasy, action and a bit of romance

An action-packed YA novel from start to finish which is primarily a mystery thriller with elements of family and coming-of-age thrown in

What would you think if you saw haloes appearing above people’s heads? In Perozo’s book, Drew, his main character, experiences exactly that.

Another story full of humour and humanity about marriage, family dynamics, the wounds of past arguments and moving forward.

Fabler holds a mirror up to the world, using what he sees to write a taut thriller where good people try to expose those who would control

A tense tale set in coastal Scotland where enquiries about the mystery of a baby’s abandonment and her mother’s suicide stir up trouble

A book very much of our time where questions of authorship and cultural appropriation are rife – an interesting read

A book of boys and baseball which rolls along at a fair old pace, with humour, cracking dialogue and scrapes and incidents galore

Little Deaths is a book about character and about how what we see does not necessarily represent everything we think we know about someone

A book which reveals itself gradually, uncoiling before us while being told through the eyes of our narrator, Cadence, but can we trust her?