Diana Evans
26a

Identical twins Georgia and Bessi live in the loft of 26 WaiferAvenue. It is a place of secrets, and visitors must always knock before entering. Forced to create their own identities, the Hunter children have built a separate universe. But when reality comes knocking, the fantasies of childhood start to give way. How will Georgia and Bessi cope in a world of separateness and solitude, and which of them will be stronger

`This sparky debut novel... Enthralling from the first page, this bittersweet fusion o f fairytales and nightmares is sugared by nostalgia and salted with sadness'- Daily Mail

Michael Connelly
The Closers

Working with his former cop partner, Kiz Rider, Harry Bosch is assigned to the department's Open-Unsolved Unit, working on the thousands of cold cases that haunt the LAPD's files. These detectives are the Closers - they put a shovel in the dirt and turn over the past. By applying new techniques to old evidence they aim to unearth some hidden killers and bring them to justice.

Bernard Cornwell
The Pale Horseman

Uhtred, Northumbrian born, raised a Viking and married to a Saxon, is already a formidable figure and warrior. But at twenty he is arrogant, pagan and headstrong, not a comfortable ally for the thoughtful, pious Alfred. But these two, with Alfred's family and a few of Uhtred's companions, are apparently all that remains of the Wessex leadership after a disastrous truce.