British fiction – Page 2

The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin

New Orleans: a city of mob and racial tension and now, there’s a serial killer on the loose in this well-written thriller

An original book with a surprising ending which failed to set this reader alight

A tale of friendship, reconciliation with the past, and adventure, with two unlikely women searching for a beetle on the other side of the world

An historical fiction book, loosely based on Welsh history, which tells a story of politics, love and the ties that bind

There are exploits; I’m not sure how glorious they are but this book doesn’t need glory to make it a triumph

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

Ruso’s life as a doctor is busy. Add rescued slave, disappearing girls, family, pedants and dogs and it gets interesting – and troubling

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

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?

Police thriller set in Rome with engaging characters, sharp dialogue and lots of action-a modern thriller but filled with echoes of the past