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City on Fire

City on Fire
  • Author(s): Graham Bartlett
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

After losing her sister to an overdose, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe is desperate to tackle the world of drugs that consumes the shadowy backstreets of Brighton. Operation Eradicate is her response but not everyone sees it as a positive...

Dog Days

Dog Days
  • Author(s): Ericka Waller
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

George is very angry. His wife has upped and died on him, and all he wants to do is sit in his underpants and shout at the cricket. The last thing he needs is his cake-baking neighbour Betty trying...

Find Them Dead

Find Them Dead
  • Author(s): Peter James
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Roy Grace, creation of the award-winning author Peter James, unearths a powerful criminal network in Find Them Dead. Ending his secondment to London’s Met Police, Roy Grace gets a tip-off about a county lines drugs mastermind operating out of...

Force of Hate

Force of Hate
  • Author(s): Graham Bartlett
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When a firebomb attack at a Brighton travellers’ site kills women and children, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe has strong reason to believe the new, dubiously elected, far-right council leader is behind the murders. Against the direct orders of her...

Gunk

Gunk
  • Author(s): Saba Sams
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Jules has been divorced from her ex-husband Leon for ­five years, but she still works alongside him at Gunk, the grotty student nightclub he owns in central Brighton. She spends her nights serving shots and watching, from behind the...

Her Last Breath

Her Last Breath
  • Author(s): Alison Belsham
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Current day

The body count is rising…and the clock is ticking. When a young woman is attacked and left fighting to survive in hospital, the police are pulled into a race against time to save her life. But just 24 hours...

Here We Are

Here We Are
  • Author(s): Graham Swift
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1959

It is Brighton, 1959, and the theatre at the end of the pier is having its best summer season in years. Ronnie, a brilliant young magician, and Evie, his dazzling assistant, are top of the bill, drawing audiences each...

Jaz Santos vs. the World

Jaz Santos vs. the World
  • Author(s): Priscilla Mante
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A relatable, inclusive story about families, unlikely friendships and girl power. Perfect for fans of Ella on the Outside and Jacqueline Wilson. Olá! I’m Jasmina Santos-Campbell (but you can call me Jaz). You’ve probably heard of me and my...

Let Me Be Like Water

Let Me Be Like Water
  • Author(s): S K Perry
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Under the cathartic spell of the sea, and with a little help from a retired magician, a young woman learns how to rebuild her life in this stunningly poignant debut. Holly moved to Brighton to escape her grief over...

Looking Good Dead (Roy Grace 2)

Looking Good Dead (Roy Grace 2)
  • Author(s): Peter James
  • Location(s): Brighton
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

Tom Bryce picks up a CD which has been left behind on a train seat, but when he attempts to track down the owner, he finds himself the only witness to a savage killing. Reporting the crime to the...

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