best for BOOKS
There’s still a bit of a chill in the air, so what could be better than curling up with a good book? Deirdre O’Brien picks some hot new releases...
PAGETURNERS
BRILLIANT DEBUT
Hutchinson Heineman – £15.99 In the Seventies, the Yorkshire Ripper casts a shadow over all – including 12-year-old Miv, who along with her best friend, decides to turn detectives and catch the killer. On the way, they discover shock secrets in this touching tale.
Orion – £16.99 On the evening of her 15th birthday, Lou’s mother drops a bombshell – leading her to set off on a road trip with her sister and another friend. Travelling from Ireland to sunny Sicilian skies, it’s a heartwarming journey.
KIILLER THRILLERS
SPINE-CHILLING STUFF
Viking – £14.99
Prepare to have the wits well and truly scared out of you by this terrifying tale that centres on a woman alone in her house with her two children – who wakes up in the dead of night and realises there’s a stranger in her home. It’s a dark and delicious thrill ride.
WHERE THEY LIE
Simon & Schuster – £16.99 In Sixties Dublin, an ambitious young journalist begins to investigate the disappearance of an actress who was murdered decades previously. Abeautifully atmospheric and evocative murder mystery with some serious issues at its heart.
ROMANCE
Veronica Henry
Orion – out 29 February Nikki loves her home town of Speedwell – even more when she secures her dream cottage. But turbulent events of 20 years ago come back to haunt her. Agorgeous summery read with a cracking plot and an enchanting seaside setting.
Quercus – £9.99 When journalist and single mum Jess is offered a job in Paris profiling an elderly artist, whose life has been packed with scandal, she returns to the city where, years before, she left a piece of her heart. An escapist adventure to lose yourself in.
MUST READ
Orlando Murrin Transworld – £14.99 This contemporary crime story is a delicious confection – following chef Paul who takes a job teaching at an exclusive cookery school
