Shamim Sarif
Despite The Falling Snow

After an early career amongst the political elite of Cold War Russia, Alexander Ivanov has lived in the States for 40 years. He has built a successful business and has managed to bury the tragic memories surrounding his late wife, Katya - or so he believes. For into his life come two women - one who will start to open up the heart he has kept protected for so long; the other determined to uncover the truth about what happened to Katya all those years ago.

Aline Templeton
Cold In The Earth

As a catastrophic virus devastates the Scottish countryside, killing cattle and destroying lives, Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming finds herself at the stormy heart of a troubled, trapped community. Infected animals are burnt, but the all-pervasive stench of death develops a horrifying edge when human remains are dug up near the town of Kirkluce.A missing girl and a mysterious family's obsession with bull running provide a sinister backdrop to DI Fleming's first murder investigation.

When Ellen Braithwaite enters service as a housemaid at Markham Thorpe, she soon realises that her cousin, the formidable housekeeper Mrs Rundell, is taking control of far more than just the running of the house, and her masters appear powerless to stop herAnd she has plans for her young cousin, too. But can there really be any harm in trying to better yourself? That, Ellen will discover, depends on how far you are prepared to go.