New Adult Fiction

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.

With 'Sword Song', bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell weaves love, rivalry and violence as he tells the story of England's making. The year is 885. Uhtred, half Saxon, half Dane, a man feared and respected throughout the land, must expel the Viking raiders from London and take contr...

Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful she decides to take a well-earned break. She helps organise the church fête, where dark forces are lurking behind the innocent fun. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned and the festive entertainment be...

This is the journal of Cassandra Mortmain. First, there is her eccentric father. Then there is her sister, Rose - and her stepmother, Topaz. Finally, there is Stephen, who is in love with Cassandra. Cassandra records her feelings on all of them.

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...

Continuing the saga of South London life made popular by her novels, Old Father Thames and Those Golden Days, South of the River is a tale of the courage, warmth and sheer grit that the Cockney community can display when it is up against trouble.