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Ruth is unexpectedly alone in midlife. Her marriage has ended, her daughter is moving out, and her job offers little solace or distraction. Therefore, she is extremely excited when Sookie, her vivacio

by Ann Cleeves (£22, HB, Macmillan) A terrible storm wreaks havoc on one of the small islands of Orkney. In the aftermath, boisterous, well-loved Archie Stout is found dead, near a Neolithic stone ins

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