Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer

Mickey Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defence attorney who operates out of the back of a Lincoln Town Car, travelling between the courthouses of Los Angeles county to take whatever cases the system throws in their path. Mickey's been in the business a long time and he knows how to work it, how to grease the right wheels and palms. When a Beverly Hills rich I boy is arrested for brutally beating a woman, Mickey has his first highpaying client in years. He might even be in the rare position of defending a client who is actually innocent. But, as Mickey knows, criminal cases can turn on a dime.

• A blistering tale about a cynical defence attorney whose one remaining spark of integrity may cost him his life.

Lindsey Davis
See Delphi and Die

With safe seas, good roads and provinces rich in heritage sites, Marcus Didius Falco's fellow countrymen have become voracious tourists. Greece, home of the ancient Olympic Games, is a favourite destination for Seven Sights Travel, a seedy company which provides escorted tours for wealthy travellers. When Falco and Helena hear that a young girl and a newly-wed woman, both Roman visitors, have been murdered at Olympia, they both step in to investigate. But, after making themselves unwelcome at the hidebound sanctuary, they soon find themselves up against an absentee tour guide and a mixed bunch of customers, some of whom have things to hide. They soon find that the search for culture is far from genteel - and it can be very dangerous indeed.

As a small child growing up on her parents' flower farm in the West Country, Kate always felt like an outsider. She wanted more from life than her well-meaning parents, Neville and Nora, could offer her. Kate had brains, looks and ambition. She could make something of herself. Years later, Kate has become a successful businesswoman, and a wellknown name in the town. She has friends in high places, notably Hector Mordaunt, her married lover, and Shirley Pringle, new owner of Melbury Hall - but Kate is still lonely. She will have many battles to fight and many lessons to learn before she can come to terms with herself, and recognize the value of family ties and friendship.