Simon Brett
Dead Romantic

Madeleine Severn is a woman that men dream about - beautifully groomed and sublimely selfconfident. But now Madeleine is in danger from those she thought she could control. As one affair reaches new heights of passion, Madeleine doesn't realise that she has another admirer, someone who is obsessively tracking her every move.

Pat Barker
Double Vision

Stephen Sharkey is suffering the after-effects of his career as a war reporter and moves into a quiet cottage which seems the perfect environment to write his book. However, even far from the war-torn countries he has left behind, Stephen's supposed isolation offers no protection from other people's suffering or the effects of human brutality.

Elizabeth Ferrars
Hanged Man's House

Dr Charles Gair was found hanged, but that was not what had killed him. This was the first of the bizarre surprises awaiting those who penetrated the home of the head of the Martindale research establishment on a Sunday morning to see what was amiss. More startling was the discovery in the house of a second body - perfectly mummified.