Kate Atkinson
Emotionally Weird

On an island off the west coast of Scotland, Effie and her mother Nora take refuge in the large house of their ancestors and tell each other stories. Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear- like who her father was- while Effie tells of her life at college in Dundee and of her relationship with Bob. But strange things are happening. Why is Effie being followed? Is someone killing the old people? And where is the mysterious yellow dog?

Jane Brindle
No Mercy

Many years ago, the isolated mansion had been a magnificant sight. Now it was almost derelict; a bewitching, forbidding place. Yet it is Ellie Armstrong's home, the house her father had been hired to renovate. And- still grieving over the recent death of her mother- Ellie has learnt to love it. As winter envelopes Thornton Place in its own sinister past, enhancing its aura of tragedy and terrible loneliness, Ellie experiences a new love. A love that is hypnotically powerful and fatally compelling.

Barbara Comyns
The Vet's Daughter

The world of Alice Rowlands is Edwardian south London at its most oppressive. Alice longs for romance and excitement, but she is trapped in a life which is dreary- made bearable by the kindness of her dull suitor, Blinkers. Through Alice's eyes we watch events unfold...