1194 AD: Appointed by Richard the Lionheart as the first Coroner for the county of Devon, Sir John de Wolfe, an ex-crusader, rides out to the moorland village of Widecombe to hold an inquest on an unidentified body. But on his return to Exeter, the Coroner is incensed to find that his own brother-in-law, Sheriff Richard de Revelle, is intent on thwarting the murder investigation. But Crowner John is ready to fight for the truth. Even faced with the combined mights of the all-powerful Church and nobility... Medieval Mystery

The Sanctuary Seeker (U) (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Literature & Fiction

Knight, Bernard

Contemporary

Ulverscroft Crown

'This book, with its gentle humour and witty observations, keeps you guessing until the end' - WOMAN'S WEEKLY 'Astley is a great writer: fast, funny and perceptive' - WEIGHT WATCHERS 'This is a fizzing read' - SUNDAY MIRROR After twenty years of marriage, Nina had offloaded serial philanderer Joe and was happy coping alone with their two demanding daughters. But some disturbing elements began to appear in her new, carefree life. A flasher had been accosting young girls on the nearby common. Home no longer felt so safe. And Joe, during one of his oh-so-civilised monthly lunches with Nina, revealed that the new love in his life, power-dressed Catherine, had decided that she now required a baby. But babies, Joe told Nina, were what he did with her: a remark that Nina found oddly unsettling...

Every Good Girl (U) (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Astley, Judy

'Gripping detective fiction' - DAILY MIRROR 'The delineation of characters is neat and precise, the description of locales full of accuracy and atmosphere' - CRIME TIME When Cassie Swann is knocked off her bike on a quiet country road, the driver leaves her unconscious and bleeding at the roadside. A man later walks into a police station and confesses, and they gratefully close the case. But something about this guilt-induced confession doesn't smell right, and Cassie's relentless suitor Charlie Quartermain cannot resist doing a little detective work. When a young student at Oxford is found brutally murdered, Charlie begins to suspect that the two incidents are somehow connected. Can he save Cassie from another 'accident' - this time a fatal one?

Dummy Hand (U) (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

MOODY, Susan

'Will appeal to readers who enjoy romantic fiction' - BOOKS BY MAIL Dakota Lane refused to count on Red Creek's handsome, arrogant sheriff to track down the man who'd robbed her family. Ben Cable would be damned if he'd let the curvaceous beauty chase after an armed killer by herself. They teamed up, warily at first. Then, on the journey to California, the undeniable attraction between them took on a force of its own - until the danger they shared ignited a blazing, furious passion hotter than the Western sun... Western Romance

Frontier Bride

Romance

Carberry, Ann

'Exciting, heartwarming and thoroughly researched' - BOOKLIST Plots, suspicion, danger and death surround the young Princess Elizabeth almost from birth. Fear and misfortune serve to strengthen her courage and spirit, to develop her political acumen, while love for her country becomes the guiding force of her life. She learns patience and the art of dissimulation, how to see ahead, to learn from the mistakes of others, yet remains wholly human, witty and humorous, and fully conscious of her own faults. She is brave, proud, hot-tempered, hot-blooded and very cool-headed. Her emergence as Queen Elizabeth I is triumphant.

The Red-haired Brat (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

Dessau, Joanna

'Webster writes with great sensitivity' - LITERARY JOURNAL 'She exhibits skill and sensitivity' - PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY Set amid the meadows, canals and estuary flats of the great Severn river valley, this gentle idyll tells of a singer, Moss, whose early heart attack has destroyed his nerve, and two children on the threshold of adulthood - Sabrina, a gipsy's daughter caught between two worlds, and Billy, who is devoted to her. Together they explore this land of silver and gold, and the gentler shores of loving friendship as Moss regains his life and learns courage.

Fox Courage

Webster, Elizabeth

'A good read, a fiiting sequel to NO ENEMY BUT WINTER' - BOOKS BY MAIL Now established in local society under Miles Sanderson's patronage, Carrie and Adele Linton seem once again powerless to control their destinies. Adele finds herself engaged to a humourless bachelor many years her senior. While Carrie, trying to improve Manchester's appalling slums, is herself viewed as a good prospect for marriage by wealthy philanthropist Edmund Brook. And Dorothea Sanderson, horrified at her son Elliot's dangerous attachment to Adele, determines to remove him from such an unsuitable influence. But she is unaware that a figure from Elliot's past is bent on vengeance...

Bitter Harvest

Goring, Anne

The Valley of Death

'A stirring and realistic historical novel, a very satisfying read' - BOOKLIST During the Crimean War, renowned as one of the most brutal and bloody conflicts of the nineteenth century, Sergeant Jack Crossman is part of the proud 88th regiment, the Connaught Rangers. Tough, shrewd and skilful, he is singled out to go on a secret mission to undermine the Russian defences in the besieged city of Sebastopol. Almost killed in his attempt, he returns just in time to take his place in the 'thin red line' at the Battle of Balaclava, where he will witness the tragic and hopeless Charge of the Light Brigade.

The Valley Of Death

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Douglas, Garry

Mystery

'Kathleen Rowntree is a writer with an unusually sharp eye, and a particular ear for the undertones and disharmonies that disturb life in a small community' - THE TIMES 'Sparkling...a delightful social comedy with undertones of real pain' - COSMOPOLITAN Sonia is the model of an ex-wife: smart, confident, determinedly happy. The odd tricky day afflicts her, of course; but then she has her little diversions to fall back on. Fran - wife, mother, rearer of chickens, cleaner-up of household dirt (her own self-description) is haunted by the past and snatches time to write her poetry. Two unconnected and disparate women. Until Sonia drives into the back of a young man's car - and meets Jason. Engaging and handsome, he provides the link between Sonia and Fran. He is also, privately, in search of something. Lover? Mother? Or prey?

An Innocent Diversion

Rowntree, Kathleen

Creeping Ivy

A NEW AND MENACING CRIME THRILLER FROM THE CREATOR OF WILLOW KING 'A menacing story which stays in the mind long after the book is finished' - BOOKS BY MAIL When Antonia Weblock's four-year-old daughter, Charlotte, vanishes from the local playground, even her enemies are sympathetic. When she is villified by the tabloids for putting her child at risk for the sake of her successful City career, Antonia turns to her cousin Trish Maguire for help. As a barrister specialising in cases involving children, Trish knows exactly what can happen to them at the hands of abusive adults. But no one who knows Charlotte can be above suspicion and it is not long before Trish comes to the attention of the police.

COOPER, Natasha

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