Lindsey Davis
The Jupiter Myth

Marcus Didius Falco was hoping for a relaxed visit to Helena's relatives in Britannia, but things turn serious at the scene of a downtown murder. The renegade henchman of Rome's vital ally, King Togidubnus, has been stuffed head-first down a bar-room well - leading to a tricky diplomatic situation which Falco must diffuse. One murder leads to others, and with his vigiles pal Petronius, Falco leads the hunt for gangsters who are intent on taking over, while danger and death lurk throughout.

Jack Kerouac
On The Road

On the Road swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America: jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs. It chronicles Jack Kerouac's years travelling North America with his friend Neal Cassady. As 'Sal Paradise' and 'Dean Moriarty', they are the living epitome of the Beat Generation, roaming the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Now recognised as a modern classic, the narrative races towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and passion.

Margaret Murphy
Weaving Shadows

Traumatised by her recent experience as a kidnap victim, barrister Clara Pascal tries to keep the shadows of the past from affecting her. But the dreams don't get any easier and the past won't go away. When a local woman is brutally murdered, Clara finds herself thrown back into an investigation she wants nothing to do with. Her client is a convicted killer, one who stalks and photographs young women - so why does Clara believe that he's innocent? Risking her career, her reputation and her life, Clara sets out to prove that the past has no hold on the future - while a killer comes ever closer to making her his next victim.