Collection: Adult fiction

Most people don't even notice them - three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it's just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she's determined to find out t...

Cleethorpes, 1940. As the new year dawns the show at the Empire comes to an end and it's time for the girls to move on. Years of struggle are over for Frances O' Leary when Johnny Randolph returns to make things right for her and their daughter - do they have a chance of happiness? Of being a fam...

Freelance hitman Will Robie has a mission which takes him first to Edinburgh and then to Tangier. His task is to eliminate suspected enemies of the US government. But back in DC, when government employee Denise Tamaron is detailed as his next target, Robie fails to pull the trigger. Why does she ...

When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career, & presidential candidate Clyde Ritter his life. Eight years later, Michelle Maxwell is aiming for promotion in the Secret Service when presidential candidate John Bruno is abducted while under her protect...

Jack Hartwell never imagined his latest undercover mission would kick off with a storm - or lead him straight into the heart of a quaint bookshop on Puffin Island. Seeking refuge, he stumbles into Amelia Brown's enchanting world of books, puffins, and an eccentric group of book club regulars. So ...

When Met WAAF Jenny teams up with pilot Edwin to expose a businessman profiteering from the Operation Manna aid sent to Europe, will their friendship turn to something more?

Youngster Zeno, just 15, grew up long ago in the crime-riddled Forcella neighbourhood, where he started his career as a petty thief to supplement his mother's income and, every now and then, take his girlfriend Natalina out for pizza. A quick hand at pickpocketing and selling drugs, Zeno's confro...

It's been 25 years since Tom Thorne last went to work wearing the 'Queen's cloth' but now, having stepped out of line once too often, he's back in uniform. He's no longer a detective, and he hates it. Still struggling to adjust, Thorne becomes convinced that a spate of suicides among the elderly ...

Clara Casey has more than enough on her plate. Her daughters Adi and Linda were no problem at all during the usually turbulent teens. Now in their 20s, Adi is always fighting for or against something; while Linda lurches from one unsatisfactory relationship to the next.

This novel follows the story of Oona 'Star' Sullivan, a sweet and considerate girl who wants nothing more than for everybody in her family to be happy - until that is, the boy next door moves in and everyone starts worrying about her.