Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo

I loved this book: the atmosphere, the people, the story, the pacing, the conclusion. Do I need to say more?

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

A book which is ostensibly about family but has a deeper discussion at its core involving humans and the way we treat other animals

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

A book for our times, Mad Honey is a story of people, divisions, assumptions and wrong perceptions, with a murder trial at the centre of it

A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird

A wonderful book compiled from a collection of letters, depicting the time Isabella Bird spent in the Rockies in the 1800s

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 Villa of Mysteries by David Hewson

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

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?