Collection: Adult fiction

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.

Filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit and true storytelling genius, 'This Year It Will Be Different' powerfully evokes the lives of wives, husbands, children, friends and lovers, all set during the one holiday when feelings cannot easily be hidden.

At Stone House, Henry and Nicola are burdened with a terrible secret. Winnie finds herself on the holiday from hell. Then there's John, who arrived on impulse after he missed a flight at Shannon; eccentric Freda, who claims to be a psychic - and the silent, watchful Nell, who seems so ready to di...

Florence. Autumn, 1539. Cesare Aldo was once an officer for the city's most feared criminal court. Following a period of exile, he is back - but demoted to night patrol, when only the drunk and the dangerous roam the streets. Chasing a suspect in the rain, Aldo discovers a horrifying scene beneat...

It has been a year since Tess had to trade the hustle and bustle of London life for pulling pints and moonlighting as a Cher impersonator in a backwater country pub. The sleepy Yorkshire village of Cherrywood would always be home, but a return to rural life wasn't quite the path she'd paved for h...