Adult bestseller:
The Toy Makers by Robert Dinsdale: For those who enjoyed the Miniaturist. In 1917 in the heart of London there is a place of hope and enchantment. The Emporium sells toys that capture the imagination of children as well as adults. Young Cathy Wray is running from the past. The Emporium, a family business, takes her in.
Anneliese by David R. Gillham: 1945. What if Anne Frank had survived? At sixteen, she reunites with her father in newly liberated Amsterdam. Her beloved diary has been lost, along with her dream of becoming a writer. She is adrift and haunted by what they experienced. She tries to cover the number on her forearm.
A Matter of Malice by Thomas King: A Dreadful Water mystery. The Cherokee ex-cop finds himself involved in two cases that are almost identical. The crew of a true crime reality TV show shows up and the producer has ratings in mind so they are there to prove that the first case is murder, not accidental as was first ruled.
The Black Ascot by Charles Todd, a mother and son writing team: Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge seeks a cunning killer who has eluded Scotland Yard for ten years. He received an astonishing tip from a grateful ex-con whom he had saved. The incident took place at the famous 1910 royal horse races during the Black Ascot. He uses the cover of routinely checking a cold case.
Adult audio book:
Long Road to Mercyby David Baldacci, read by Brittany Pressley and Kyf Brewer: An Atlee Pine thriller.
Judgment by Joseph Finder, read by January LaVoy: Juliana, a judge in the Superior Court of Massachusetts, is rumoured to be considered for the federal circuit. At a conference in Chicago she meets a gentle, vulnerable man. Back home in Boston, he proves to have an integral role in a case that she is presiding over.Adult fiction:
Rupture by Ragnar Jonasson: An Ari Thor thriller. A combination of classic mystery writing in the style of Agatha Christie with the darkness of Nordic noir. Young policeman Ari Thor reopens the case of a fifty-year-old mystery when new evidence appears. Isrun, a news reporter assists him even though secrets are a way of life in that town.
Mothers: stories by Chris Powell
Adult non-fiction:
Unexampled Courage: the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring by Richard Gergel
Junior fiction:
Mouseford Academy: A Mouseford musical by Thea Stilton
Junior picture book:
Lola Dutch: when I grow up by Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright
