Thriller – Scuffed Granny

The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry

A unique book which is made up of detection mixed with a surrealist dreamscape of carnivals and the eccentric people who form them

Fast-paced and imaginative with whip-crack exchanges of dialogue, this is a great cross-genre read, mixing sci-fi with humour and romance

A thriller which spans many things – love, terrorism, secrets, promises, espionage – all propelled by a meeting that might never happen

A light thriller and mystery where Emma, our heroine, is invited to a will reading but the legacy on offer is less prize and more challenge

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

Dark, tense, violent, the backpacker’s mecca of Thailand broods blackly as Dan, a reporter, investigates two brutal killings on an island

A thought-provoking book for our times, dressed up in a parody of a classic story, acting allegorically to show the fight against oppression

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

An international thriller, pacy and well-plotted with twists to keep you guessing and characters to root for

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