The Antigen: The Seed of Corruption Part 2 by A.I. Fabler

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

Sour Apples: A Novel For Those Who Hate To Read by Paul Jantzen

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

The Night Garden: Of My Mother by Sandra Tyler

Sandra Tyler in her memoir has crafted something which at times is hard to read in its candour but whose essence is deeply touching

Persephone’s Beat by Echo Arnold

Imogen is surprised when she is approached by Lila, daughter of a famous MP, at a gig: it’s exciting and unexpected but is it a good thing?

The Mole People by Kevin Landt

Suzie suffers from schizophrenia and when this starts to drag her life into darker realms, we go with Landt’s narrative to the Mole People

Ildri & the Echoes of Trees by Krystal Bailey

A great fantasy opener from Krystal Bailey, which promises much more, with tense action, great characters and a world easy to visualise

The Lost Immortal by Tony Huston

A novel which is a mixture of fairytale, historical fiction and thriller, which explores immortality and the ambitions of man to acquire it

The Whispering Palms by Annette Leigh

A search for a missing girl takes our heroine, Andie Yates back to Bayswater where she grew up and which holds good and bad memories for her

A Paper Orchestra by Michael Jamin

An honest, sometimes excruciatingly so, collection of personal essays, which is also incredibly witty and made this reader laugh out loud