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Pig Iron

Pig Iron
  • Author(s): Benjamin Myers
  • Location(s): Durham, The North East (England)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Late 20th Century

John-John wants to escape his past. But the legacy of brutality left by his bare-knuckle boxer father, King of the Gypsies, Mac Wisdom, overshadows his life. His new job as an ice cream man should offer freedom, but instead...

Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls

Secrets of the Toffee Factory Girls
  • Author(s): Glenda Young
  • Location(s): Chester-le-Street
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1916

Book 2 in The Toffee Factory Trilogy As the Great War rages, Jack’s toffee factory in the market town of Chester-le-Street, Durham, is threatened with closure when sugar rations begin. Anne, who works for the owner Mr Jack, must...

Seven Bridges

Seven Bridges
  • Author(s): LJ Ross
  • Location(s): Northumberland
  • Genre(s): Horror, Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Ryan’s most explosive case yet… It’s been five months since a killer walked free and DCI Ryan is preparing to leave Newcastle to hunt him down – this time, for good. But Ryan’s plans are scuppered when events take...

Silenius’ Gift

Silenius’ Gift
  • Author(s): Richard Szweda
  • Location(s): The North East (England)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 90s AD

This story tells the adventures of Antonious, a hapless British slave as he trails around Northern Britain in a quest for a box. The story is set in Britain, just after the murder of Emperor Domitian; Nerva is on...

Six Stories

Six Stories
  • Author(s): Matt Wesolowski
  • Location(s): Northumberland
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): 1997 and 2017

1997. Scarclaw Fell. The body of teenager Tom Jeffries is found at an outward bound centre. Verdict? Misadventure. But not everyone is convinced. And the truth of what happened in the beautiful but eerie fell is locked in the memories...

The Book of Newcastle (Reading The City)

The Book of Newcastle (Reading The City)
  • Author(s): Zoe Turner (Editor)
  • Location(s): Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Various

The original Northern Powerhouse, Newcastle upon Tyne has witnessed countless transformations over the last century or so, from its industrial heyday, when Tyneside engineering and innovation led the world, through decades of post-industrial decline, and underinvestment, to its more...

The Damage

The Damage
  • Author(s): Howard Linskey
  • Location(s): Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

There’s a thought that keeps me awake at night: I have to be lucky every time, they only have to get lucky once.’ David Blake is a worried man. He should be enjoying the high life now he’s Newcastle’s...

The Darkest Evening

The Darkest Evening
  • Author(s): Ann Cleeves
  • Location(s): Northumberland
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Driving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope’s only thought is to get there quickly. But the snow is so heavy, she becomes disoriented and loses her way. Ploughing on, she sees a car slewed off the road ahead...

The First Time I Saw Your Face

The First Time I Saw Your Face
  • Author(s): Hazel Osmond
  • Location(s): Northumberland
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Jennifer had it all. Until a terrible accident took almost everything. When she moves back home, with her interfering ex right on the doorstep, the future doesn’t look that bright. Until she meets Mack. Sexy, dishevelled and just a...

The Glass Room (Vera Stanhope #5)

The Glass Room (Vera Stanhope #5)
  • Author(s): Ann Cleeves
  • Location(s): Northumberland
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her hippy neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation. But when one of them goes missing, her path leads her to more than a missing friend ....

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