British fiction – Scuffed Granny

The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson

A story of women – as friends, as wives, as young people – and how we can find strength in each other

Imagine if the Mona Lisa could talk! What stories could she tell? In Natasha Solomons’ book, we get a novel which imagines just that.

Meet Thursday Next, literary detective and a female to be reckoned with, intelligent, resourceful and poised

D.C.I. Jack Logan faces more than the challenge of a police investigation in this great thriller

A modern fairy tale where a potential destroyer becomes a hero through understanding and communication

A new fictional police detective is here – smart, determined, a great team leader but is DCI Ben Fitzpatrick battling more than just crime?

The story of Orsola Rosso, a glassmaker’s daughter from Murano, spanning many ages

A vicar becomes drawn into murder mysteries where his knowledge of human nature serves him well

An intriguing title for an intriguing book about an imaginative girl called April at a key time in her life

A light, humorous book, set in Seville which examines the marriage of William and Luisa as they relive their honeymoon 30 years later