About the Author\nAlys Clare is the pseudonym of Elizabeth Harris, who has over twenty published novels.\nDevon, 1607. Gabriel Taverner, former ship’s surgeon turned country physician, is called to examine a rotting body found impaled on a blade. Identifying the corpse seems a hopeless task and the death is declared a suicide. 
But Gabriel is not satisfied and re-examines the body―making the first of a series of shocking discoveries that will lead him deep into the dark underbelly of the lucrative silk trade. As he investigates, Gabriel realises that not only was the death a murder―but even worse, he had a personal connection with the corpse.

A Rustle of Silk

Literature & Fiction

Clare, Alys

British & Irish

Black Thorn

Six friends. Three secrets. One murder. Maggie is destined to marry the perfect man in two weeks. Desperate for a last wild night on the town before the big day, she gathers six friends for a night to remember. Only things go wrong, horribly wrong. Angie’s body is found in the park the following morning and the night to remember quickly becomes a nightmare they wish they could forget. Under police scrutiny, how far will Maggie and her friends go to keep their secrets―far enough to protect a killer?

The Last Night Out

O'Connell, Catherine

United States

In the remote wilderness of Italy’s savage Calabrian coast, the ’Ndrangheta lurk. This ruthless Mafia is one of the richest and most powerful organized crime groups in the world. So why has the head of this feared mob, Lo Spettro, offered to turn state’s witness? Detective Nic Costa is sent deep into the mountains to infiltrate this Mafia family, but only blood relatives of Lo Spettro are welcome. With a new identity, Nic becomes one of their own. Absolute obedience to their orders is essential. One slip up will cost Nic his life, his team’s lives and the entire investigation.

The Savage Shore (Nic Costa Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

HEWSON, David

Mystery

Prim and proper Carole Seddon is a textbook Fethering citizen, but her neighbor, Jude, the bohemian healer with a colorful past, is not. Despite their differences, they make for an unbeatable, amateur sleuthing team and their skills are needed now more than ever. Sleazy author Burton St Clair has been murdered. Late last night, his wandering hands found their way onto Jude and today the police are on her doorstep. Not only was Jude at the library-cum-crime scene, but she was the last person to see Burton St Clair alive. Now a prime suspect, Jude recruits Carole to dust off their detecting skills and prove Jude’s innocence.

The Liar in the Library (Feathering Village Mysteries, 18)

Brett,Simon

Genre Fiction

Abruzzo, Italy: a young priest suffers the stigmata of the crucifixion. The Vatican, Rome: the Pope calls on Harvard professor Cal Donovan to investigate the truth of the priest’s claim. Berlin, Germany: a neo-Nazi organization believes the priest is the key to an earth-shattering secret. A secret that can be used as a deadly weapon. When the priest is abducted, a perilous race against the clock begins. Only Cal can track down the ruthless organization and stop it, before an apocalyptic catastrophe is unleashed.

Sign of the Cross

Cooper, Glenn

A deathbed confession has chilling consequences in this gripping psychological suspense novel

The Girl in the Woods

MACDONALD, PATRICIA

Dark Queen Rising (Bloody Tudor)

Doherty,Paul

“You can’t upset anyone looking into old bones.”
 DCI Bill Slider’s out of favour in the force―for accusing a senior Met officer of covering up an underage sex ring. As punishment, he’s given a cold case to keep him busy: some old bones to rake through, found buried in a back garden, from a murder that happened two decades ago, and with most of the principal players already dead.
 Surely Bill Slider can’t unearth anything new or shocking with these tired old bones?

Old Bones (DCI Bill Slider Case)

Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia

Loose Tongues

Simms, Chris

Deadly Dance (Di Vogel Mystery)

Bonner, Hilary

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