What the books are about
The Shakespeare Secret
A modern serial killer — hunting an ancient secret. A woman is left to die as the rebuilt Globe theatre burns. Another woman is drowned like Ophelia, skirts swirling in the water. A professor has his throat slashed open on the steps of Washington’s Capitol building. A deadly serial killer is on the loose, modelling his murders on Shakespeare’s plays. But why is he killing? And how can he be stopped? A gripping, shocking page-turner, The Shakespeare Secret masterfully combines modern murder and startling true revelations from the life of Shakespeare.
The Saffron Kitchen
On an autumn day in London, the dark secrets and troubled past of Maryam Mazar surface violently with tragic consequences for her pregnant daughter, Sara, and her newly orphaned nephew, Saeed. Racked with guilt, Maryam is compelled to leave the safe comfort of her home and mild English husband to return to Mazareh, the remote village on Iran’s north-eastern border where her story began. There she must face her past and the memories of a life she was forced to leave behind. In her quest to piece the family back together, Sara follows her mother to Iran, to discover the roots of her unhappiness and to try to bring her home. Sara finally learns about the terrible price Maryam once had to pay for her freedom, and about the love of the man who still waits for her.
The Pocket Dangerous...
If ever there was a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys was it. And now comes The Pocket Book of Things to Do - packed with exciting and fun things to keep you entertained all summer. The Dangerous Book for Boys was the book of the year in 2006, inspiring a newfound passion for adventure, fun and all things ‘dangerous’. Now, the authors have expanded their knowledge of all things fun to do and have come up with the fantastic Pocket Book of Things to Do. With everything from how to win at poker, how to make a paper hat and how to skim stones to how to tie a knot to how to write a note in secret ink, the Pocket Book will appeal to men and boys alike, not forgetting the women in their lives!
Other Colours
Other Colours is a collection of immediate relevance and timeless value, ranging from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate evocations of his friendship with his daughter Ruya to provocative discussions of Eastern and Western art. It also covers Pamuk’s high profile court case. My Father’s Suitcase, Pamuk’s Nobel Lecture, a brilliant illumination of what it means to be a writer, completes the selection.
Bad Luck and Trouble
You do not mess with the Special Investigators! The events of 9/11 changed Jack Reacher’s drifter life in a practical way. In addition to his folding toothbrush, he now needs to carry photo ID to get around. Yet he is still as close to untraceable as a human being in America can get. So when a member of his old Army unit manages to get a message to him, he knows it has to be deadly serious. The Special Investigators always watched each other’s backs. Now Reacher must put the old unit back together. Someone has killed one of them, and he can’t let that go.
The Ghost
The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away. I can see that now...’ The narrator of Robert Harris’ gripping new novel is a professional ghostwriter — cynical, mercenary, and with a nice line in deadpan humour. Accustomed to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities, he jumps at the chance to ghost the memoirs of Britain’s former prime minister, especially as it means flying to the American resort of Martha’s Vineyard in the middle of winter and finishing the book in the seclusion of a luxurious house. But it doesn’t take him long to realise he has made a terrible mistake.