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Raven

Raven
  • Author(s): Stan Jackson
  • Location(s): Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Present

When Laura Wellbourne phones Professor Perry Webster, he doesn’t recall his former student by name. That’s because she was always know as Raven. She’s changed her identity and cut off her shock of black hair. Raven has been accused...

Ravens’ Retreat

Ravens’ Retreat
  • Author(s): Michele E Northwood
  • Location(s): Murcia
  • Genre(s): Horror, Paranormal
  • Era(s): Present day

Greed led them in. Destitution kept them there. Adam and Becky Hargreaves stumble upon a foreboding gothic-style property in the secluded Spanish countryside, and believe they’ve found the ideal business opportunity. But shortly after moving in with Nerea, their...

Ravenscourt

Ravenscourt
  • Author(s): Samantha Ward-Smith
  • Location(s): Venice
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 19TH Century

Venice, 1880. Alexander, Viscount Dundarran, seeks refuge from scandal amidst the fading grandeur of crumbling palazzos during the infamous Carnival in the city. There he encounters the enigmatic Lady Arabella Pembrook—a young, beautiful widow. Both are scarred by their...

Raw Content

Raw Content
  • Author(s): Naomi Booth
  • Location(s): West Yorkshire, Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Grace’s work requires her to be careful. She spends her days reading and editing legal case files, making sure the latest judgments are published as quickly and accurately as possible. But outside of her work, Grace is not a...

Raw Material

Raw Material
  • Author(s): J J Marsh
  • Location(s): London, Pembrokeshire, Wales
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

“You never know who’s watching.” Bank Holiday weekend. Beatrice Stubbs takes some holiday snaps on a secluded Welsh beach. Innocent pictures reveal rather more than cliffs and seagulls, and someone wants them destroyed. But Beatrice has other things on...

Raybearer

Raybearer
  • Author(s): Jordan Ifueko
  • Location(s): West Africa
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): N/A

The epic and phenomenal West-African inspired New York Times bestselling YA fantasy from an incredible new talent. ‘Only one thing is more powerful than a wish, and that is a purpose.’ Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of...

Raylan

Raylan
  • Author(s): Elmore Leonard
  • Location(s): Kentucky
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): 20th century

With more than forty novels to his credit and still going strong, the legendary Elmore Leonard has well earned the title, “America’s greatest crime writer” (Newsweek). And U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Pronto, Riding the Rap, Fire in the Hole)...

Razorhurst

Razorhurst
  • Author(s): Justine Larbalestier
  • Location(s): Sydney
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1930s

The setting: Razorhurst, 1932. The fragile peace between two competing mob bosses—Gloriana Nelson and Mr Davidson—is crumbling. Loyalties are shifting. Betrayals threaten. Kelpie knows the dangers of the Sydney streets. Ghosts have kept her alive, steering her to food...

Reach for a different Sun

Reach for a different Sun
  • Author(s): Jenni O'Connor
  • Location(s): England, Jamaica
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s to present

When retired Jamaican campaigner and lobbyist Mary Odell dies suddenly, her niece, Monique – a London-based journalist – suspects foul play. Her misgivings lead her deep into the murky waters of Jamaica’s turbulent past, opening up a Pandora’s box...

Reacher Said Nothing

Reacher Said Nothing
  • Author(s): Andy Martin
  • Location(s): United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs

On September 1, 1994, Lee Child went out to buy the paper to start writing his first novel – in pencil. The result was Killing Floor, which introduced his hero Jack Reacher. Twenty years later, on September 1, 2014,...

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