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The Sussex Downs Murder

The Sussex Downs Murder
  • Author(s): John Bude
  • Location(s): Sussex Downs
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Early 20th Century

‘Already it looked as if the police were up against a carefully planned and cleverly executed murder, and, what was more, a murder without a corpse!’ Two brothers, John and William Rother, live together at Chalklands Farm in the...

The Swallow and the Hummingbird

The Swallow and the Hummingbird
  • Author(s): Santa Montefiore
  • Location(s): Argentina, Devon
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Mid 20th Century

When George Bolton returns home to Devon at the end of the war, Rita assumes that her childhood sweetheart will marry her as they had planned. But the boy who joined the RAF has returned a man, and a...

The Swimmer

The Swimmer
  • Author(s): Roma Tearne
  • Location(s): Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Suffolk
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Forty-three year old Ria is used to being alone. As a child, her life changed forever with the death of her beloved father and since then, she has struggled to find love.That is, until she discovers the swimmer. Ben...

The Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool
  • Author(s): Louise Candlish
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Suspense
  • Era(s): 2015

It’s summer when fictional Elm Hill lido, in South London, opens, having stood empty for years. For Natalie Steele – wife, mother, teacher – it offers freedom from the tightly controlled routines of work and family. Especially when it...

The Swimming-Pool Library

The Swimming-Pool Library
  • Author(s): Alan Hollinghurst
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Later 20th Century

Young, gay, William Beckwith spends his time, and his trust fund, idly cruising London for erotic encounters. When he saves the life of an elderly man in a public convenience an unlikely job opportunity presents itself – the man,...

The Switch

The Switch
  • Author(s): Beth O'Leary
  • Location(s): London, Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Leena is too young to feel stuck. Eileen is too old to start over. Maybe it’s time for The Switch… Ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, Leena escapes to her grandmother Eileen’s...

The Tea Chest

The Tea Chest
  • Author(s): Josephine Moon
  • Location(s): Brisbane, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

A beautifully engaging novel set in the world of a boutique London tea shop. ‘I loved it – a perfect blend of sweet and spice.’ Jenny Colgan Kate Fullerton, talented tea designer and now co-owner of The Tea Chest,...

The Thief On the Winged Horse

The Thief On the Winged Horse
  • Author(s): Kate Mascarenhas
  • Location(s): Oxford
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Fantasy, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls since the early 1800s. But their dolls aren’t coveted for the craftmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it by its creator. A magic that can make you...

The Thinking Tank

The Thinking Tank
  • Author(s): Jae de Wylde
  • Location(s): Costa del Sol, London, Rutland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s/80s and 2004

1970, London, England Sally, dressed in brown visits Father Christmas at a church fair. He rescues her as she trips and stumbles into his arms. As he hoists her onto his lap she thinks she feels the breath of...

The Thirteenth Tale

The Thirteenth Tale
  • Author(s): Diane Setterfield
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

Angelfield House stands abandoned and forgotten. It was once home to the March family – fascinating, manipulative Isabelle, brutal, dangerous Charlie, and the wild, untamed twins, Emmeline and Adeline. But Angelfield House hides a chilling secret which strikes at...

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