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The Stationmaster's Daughter
Harriet Hudson
A story of young love and lasting friendship
Jennie Trent has three loves in her life: her family at the Station House, deep in the Kent countryside; Applemere, the Fokingham family's mysterious great house nearby; and Jack Colby, her father's porter. When Jennie makes friends with Anna, the Fokinghams' wayward daughter, she finds herself caught between her love for her home and Jack and the beckoning exciting world beyond them. When war breaks out in 1914, however, Jennie finds her own path through her dilemma . . .
Call of the Heather
Gwen Kirkwood
The sequel to Secrets in the Heather
Young Libby Pringle has inherited her parents' love of the Scottish glens and through it strikes up a special friendship with Billy Lennox, the Laird's illegitimate grandson. But when tragedy strikes, Billy blames himself, and is assailed by dark moods. He moves to Yorkshire to start a new life, but is forced to ask whether he can stay away from the glens and from the friends of his childhood . . .
Wages of Sin
J.M. Gregson
Chief Inspector Peach makes the powers that be shake in their boots
When a novice prostitute is killed, Peach sets out to solve the crime by interviewing some of the other local prostitutes and their customers, who include a divorced policeman and a Catholic priest at odds with his beliefs. They might be awkward members of society to bring before the law, but there are other suspects who are even trickier to blame . . .
The Windy Hill
Harriet Hudson
When Rachel French finds an unpublished cookery manuscript written by her great-aunt, she sets out to do some research into her aunt's life. She ends up starting a cookery business based on the recipes and publishing an accompanying book. Through her work she soon meets two intriguing men who seem to be interested in her, but she also unearths some secrets that perhaps should have been left buried. Hudson entertains with a timeless and tempestuous multigenerational family saga . . .
The King's Spies
Simon Beaufort
A Sir Geoffrey Mappestone mystery
March 1102, Robert de Belleme, the Black Earl of Shrewsbury, is summoned to appear before King Henry, to answer for siding with the Duke of Normandy against the King. Meanwhile, Sir Geoffrey and Sir Roger witness a man murdered - the illegitimate nephew of Robert de Belleme. Solving his murder is only the first step in uncovering the plot against the King . . .
Evanly Choirs
Rhys Bowen
World-renowned singer Ifor Llewelyn came back to his quiet Welsh hometown on doctor's orders. But the visit didn't exactly benefit his health. The hard-drinking ladies man has just been found dead. Ifor's noisy fights with his wife, and his plans to write a juicy kiss-and-tell memoir, may provide the explanation. Or the local gossips and lusty barmaids of Llanfair just might be in possession of the crucial clue . . .
Deathwind
P.M. Carlson
A Marty Hopkins mystery
Deputy Marty Hopkins is not pleased to be awoken in the middle of the night by a phone call from her boss. As tornado season hits southern Indiana, Marty's small county sheriff's office finds itself with a perplexing puzzle to solve. The body of a young woman has been found in a bank lobby but, suspicious or not, the cause of death is unclear . . .
Dead End
Brian Freemantle
A terrifying medical thriller
Geneticist Richard Parnell is researching genetic treatments to fight the world's most dangerous diseases. Navigating his way through the internal politics of the US drugs company that employs him, Parnell discovers it is engaged in dealings that could endanger the lives of millions. But the money men are reluctant for the story to get out, and soon it seems Parnell's own life may be in danger . . .
The Storm
Elisabeth McNeill
In October 1881, a violent storm devastated the prosperous fishing village of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders, leaving few families unscathed. For the widows of this small, close-knit community, life would never be the same again. As the months pass, the women of Eyemouth must learn to look to the future, to live and to love again. This is their dramatic and poignant story . . .
Russian Roulette
Elizabeth Darrell
The first in a new crime series by an ever-popular author
Major Leo Bekov had as many enemies among fellow officers as he had admirers among their wives. Good-looking, charismatic and fluent in several languages, he was set for great things, until his body was found tied to a post on a British military base in Germany. Max Rydal (a newly arrived military policeman) takes on the case and finds many in the camp are only too willing to talk . . .
