Northumbria, 866. Washed ashore on a frozen English beach, Ylva’s survived. She will not cry. She’s meant to be strong. She’s a Viking. But when her mother dies at the hand of a three-fingered man, and the wolves of...

Katie Holland (24) has completed her Equine degree and coaching course, enjoyed two consecutive winters eventing and playing Polo in New Zealand and has her sights firmly set on becoming a top event rider. But her father has had...

When Alice McCleish’s gardener Brian unearths an object of great archeological significance deep under the compost heap it is not only Alice and her burgeoning friendship with Margaret Allerton, retired Professor of Anthropology, that are affected; the family, friends...

A lyrical, captivating and beautiful picture book by Carnegie Medal-winner David Almond, illustrated by Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Levi Pinfold. When a great dam was built by the Kielder Water in Northumberland, the valley below slowly filled with water. But...

Offering a helping hand is an instinctive human response… When Pauline takes pity on a dishevelled stranger sheltering in the local church, she’s just being a good Samaritan… …But it can have devastating consequence… The stranger is a former...

Vera Stanhope 11 When a body is found on the common outside Rosebank, an isolated care home for troubled teens, DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up...

All Diana Penn wanted was a quiet retirement. What she got was a chance to rewrite history. When a demolition crew uncovers unexploded WWII bombs in a quiet Northumberland park, retired MI6 agent Diana Penn instantly senses danger. But...

When a mysterious DVD is delivered to Northumbria Police Headquarters, DS Matthew Ryan and Detective Superintendent Eloise O’Neil are among the few to view its disturbing content. With little to go on the only lead comes from the anonymous...

DSI Billie Wilde is back at work after a shocking case that saw her life thrown into utter turmoil. But Billie isn’t only Wilde by name and refuses to let the past drag her down. When a teenage girl...

The thrilling second novel in the acclaimed Stone and Oliver series by award-winning author, Mari Hannah. ‘Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah.’ Val McDermid ‘Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark...