New Adult Fiction

In exchange for hard currency the Russian Federation promised to scrap its super submarines but one escaped the cutter's torch. It is now involved in a deadly cat and mouse game with the captain and crew of the USS Portland. Only one vessel will survive but neither side can afford to lose this ba...

With his 'Grail Quest', 'Warlord' and 'Sharpe' series Bernard Cornwell has cemented his position as a virtuoso of historical fiction. 'The Pale Horseman' is a novel of heroic deeds, bloody battles and the struggle to unite Britain in the face of a common enemy.

It is the early days of the French Revolution and, on the streets of Paris, terror reigns. Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand is a young woman with an extraordinary power - through her tarot cards, she can commune with the dead, revolutionaries and the aristocracy alike seeking her out to divine their...

This title will appeal to all fans of 'A Street Cat Named Bob'.

When Laurie Moran's husband was murdered, only 3-year-old Timmy saw the face of his father's killer. Five years later his blue eyes still haunt Timmy's dreams. Laurie is haunted by more - the killer's threat to her son as he fled the scene: 'Tell your mother she's next, then it's your turn'. Now ...

'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird'. A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Fin...

Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne faces an uncertain future, as the mental hospital where she's spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure. Over the weeks leading up to this upheaval, she talks often with her psychiatrist Dr Grene. This relationship intensifies as he mourns the...

Grand Master Ursula K. LeGuin has been recognised for almost 50 years as one of the most important writers in the SF field - and is likewise feted beyond the confines of the genre. 'The Wind's Twelve Quarters' was her first collection and it brings together some of finest short fiction, including...

The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful. As Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner dig into the reasons for the violence, a deeper darkness begins to emerge: the possibility that these murders are...