Police thriller set in Rome with engaging characters, sharp dialogue and lots of action-a modern thriller but filled with echoes of the past
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The Sacrifice Box by Martin Stewart
Friends perform a ritual, entering their treasured items into a box buried in the woods. It must remain undisturbed or… So who opened it?
gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson
Why doesn’t Lena want to go home to Possett, Alabama? A book which explores the past, growing up, rites of passage and the ties that bind
Ransom by David Malouf
Malouf retells, in his own words but with the air of the original Homer, the story of Priam and Achilles and the ransom for Hector’s body
The Age of Treachery by Gavin Scott
A well-paced book which crosses genres into post-war thriller, murder mystery and amateur detective fiction with the odd historical cameo
The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
Another great book from John Boyne which took me through the full range of human emotions, and the life and loves of Cyril Avery
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Family is family -nothing can be done about it. In this novel, Haddon shows how dysfunctional it can be whilst making a warm and funny tale.
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
A book of family, its history and the stories that shape us and how what we believe is true can be different to what our family’s truth is
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
A bookseller tells us about selling books alongside a history of books; but this is not just about facts. This is about the love of books
Eye For An Eye by M.J. Arlidge
Controversy forms the basis of this thriller which questions our moral responsibility to young people who offend: rehabilitate or right off?
Scuffed Granny 