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The Last Llanelli Train

The Last Llanelli Train
  • Author(s): Robert Lewis
  • Location(s): Bristol
  • Genre(s): Crime, Humour
  • Era(s): Modern

An ageing misanthrope with a penchant for alcohol, seeking out work in the underbelly of Bristol – a bit of debt collecting and exposing errant spouses.

The Last Train to Scarborough

The Last Train to Scarborough
  • Author(s): Andrew Martin
  • Location(s): Scarborough
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Early 1900s

One night, in a private boarding house in Scarborough, a railwayman vanishes, leaving his belongings behind… It is the eve of the Great War, and Jim Stringer, railway detective, is uneasy about his next assignment. It’s not so much...

The Last Wife

The Last Wife
  • Author(s): Karen Hamilton
  • Location(s): New Forest
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Two women. A dying wish. And a web of lies that will bring their world crashing down. Nina and Marie were best friends-until Nina was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Before she died, Nina asked Marie to fulfill her...

The Late Greats

The Late Greats
  • Author(s): Nick Quantrill
  • Location(s): Hull
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

Having been convinced by their manager, Kane Major, to put their acrimonious break-up behind them and launch a comeback, New Holland, Hull’s most successful band of the 1990s, is reforming. Allowing one privileged journalist to document the process. Joe...

The Life Assistance Agency

The Life Assistance Agency
  • Author(s): Thomas Hocknell
  • Location(s): Prague, Europe, Krakow, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Various

Do you want to live forever? is THE question facing anyone pursuing immortality. But what happens when eternal life is disappointing, and everyone around you keeps dying? Ben Ferguson-Cripps, a struggling writer with a surname that gets more attention...

The London Train

The London Train
  • Author(s): Tessa Hadley
  • Location(s): Cardiff, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

The London Train is a novel in two parts, separate but wound together around a single moment, examining in vivid detail two lives stretched between two cities. Paul lives in the Welsh countryside with his wife Elise, and their...

The Long Weekend

The Long Weekend
  • Author(s): Veronica Henry
  • Location(s): Cornwall, Pennfleet
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

In a gorgeous quay-side hotel in Cornwall, the long weekend is just beginning… Claire Marlowe owns ‘The Townhouse by the Sea’ with Luca, the hotel’s charismatic chef. She ensures everything runs smoothly – until an unexpected arrival checks in...

The Map of Time

The Map of Time
  • Author(s): Felix J Palma
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Science Fiction/Future
  • Era(s): Late 19th Century

London, 1896. Andrew Harrington is young, wealthy and heartbroken. His lover Marie Kelly was murdered by Jack the Ripper and he longs to turn back the clock and save her. Meanwhile, Claire Haggerty rails against the position of women...

The Midwife

The Midwife
  • Author(s): Tricia Cresswell
  • Location(s): London, Northumberland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Mid 19th Century

A haunting and moving debut, The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell is perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Binding. 1830. After a violent storm, a woman is found alone, naked, near death on the Northumberland moors. She has...

The Ministry of Time

The Ministry of Time
  • Author(s): Kaliane Bradley
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Fantasy, Future
  • Era(s): Near future looking back

A BOY MEETS A GIRL. THE PAST MEETS THE FUTURE. A FINGER MEETS A TRIGGER. THE BEGINNING MEETS THE END. ENGLAND IS FOREVER. ENGLAND MUST FALL. In the near future, a disaffected civil servant is offered a lucrative job...

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