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New Books for February 2020
False Value—Ben Aaronovitch
Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with
equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm. Rather than sit around,
he takes a job with emigre Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence
Skinner's brand new London start up - the Serious Cybernetics
Company. Drawn into the orbit of Old Street's famous 'silicon
roundabout', Peter must learn how to blend in with people who
are both civilians and geekier than he is. Compared to his last
job, Peter thinks it should be a doddle. But magic is not finished
with Mama Grant's favourite son. Because Terrence Skinner has
a secret hidden in the bowels of the SCC. A technology that
stretches back to Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, and forward to the future of
artificial intelligence. A secret that is just as magical as it technological - and just as
dangerous.
The Long Call—Ann Cleeves
In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and
run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the
church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew
turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he
grew up, he lost his family too. Now he's back, not just to mourn
his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case
in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as
tourists suppose. A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a
man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death. Finding the killer is
Venn's only focus, and his team's investigation will take him straight back into the
community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there.
Moonlight over Mayfair—Anton Du Beke
With a new King on the throne tensions are rising in London and
across Europe. Not yet recovered from the Great Depression
there's talk of another war coming. Demonstrator dancer
Raymond de Guise must hide his own views and put on a show
for the rich and powerful guests of the Buckingham. But a lot
can happen on the dancefloor - whispered conversations, secret
relationships, clandestine messages passed - and Raymond soon
finds himself in a position of both power and danger. Raymond
knows that keeping his budding relationship with chambermaid
Nancy secret is now more important than ever. Nancy is finally feeling settled and at
home in the Buckingham but has dreams of achieving so much more. What is she
willing to risk to realise her dreams?
A rose petal summer—Katie Fforde
Caro Swanson has taken a job in a remote part of Scotland. She's
answered an ad in The Lady: being a companion to an elderly
gentleman who lives in a country estate could be perfect! Surely it
is time to make a change and do something different for a while?
The fact that she may also see Alec, the young man who she met
some years previously and who she has always thought of as her
'one who got away', is of course purely incidental. Soon Caro is
falling in love - not only with Alec but with the stunning house and
grounds she is now living in. But the estate is in financial
difficulties, and it quickly becomes apparent that there is only one way to rescue it. So
begins a magical romantic summer that will take Caro to London to the south of
France and back again to Scotland in search of a classic lost perfume that might just
restore all their fortunes.
Tidelands—Philippa Gregory
Midsummer's Eve, 1648, and England is in the grip of civil war
between renegade King and rebellious Parliament. Alinor, a
descendant of wise women, crushed by poverty and superstition,
waits in the graveyard under the full moon for a ghost who will
declare her free from her abusive husband. Instead she meets
James, a young man on the run, and shows him the secret ways
across the treacherous marsh, not knowing that she is leading
disaster into the heart of her life.
The lantern men—Elly Griffiths
Everything has changed for Dr Ruth Galloway. She has a new
job, home and partner, and is no longer North Norfolk police's
resident forensic archaeologist. That is, until convicted murderer
Ivor March offers to make DCI Nelson a deal. Nelson was always
sure that March killed more women than he was charged with.
Now March confirms this, and offers to show Nelson where the
other bodies are buried - but only if Ruth will do the digging.
Curious, but wary, Ruth agrees. March tells Ruth that he killed
four more women and that their bodies are buried near a village
bordering the fens, said to be haunted by the Lantern Men, mysterious figures holding
lights that lure travellers to their deaths. Is Ivor March himself a lantern man, luring
Ruth back to Norfolk? What is his plan, and why is she so crucial to it? And are the
killings really over?
The foundling—Stacey Halls
London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara
at London's Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the
child she has never known. Dreading the worst - that Clara has died
in care - the last thing she expects to hear is that her daughter has
already been reclaimed - by her. Her life is turned upside down as
she tries to find out who has taken her little girl - and why. Less
than a mile from Bess' lodgings in the city, in a quiet, gloomy town-
house on the edge of London, a young widow has not left the house
in a decade. When her close friend - an ambitious young doctor at the Foundling
Hospital - persuades her to hire a nursemaid for her daughter, she is hesitant to
welcome someone new into her home and her life. But her past is threatening to catch
up with her and tear her carefully constructed world apart.
The night raids—Jim Kelly
A lone German bomber flies up the east coast of Britain on a
moonless night in the long hot summer of 1940. The pilot picks
up the silver thread of a river and follows it to his target:
Cambridge's rail yards. But the bombshell falls short, landing in
a residential area near the city centre. D.I. Eden Brooke is first
on the scene and discovers the body of an elderly woman, Nora
Wylde. Two fingers on her left hand have been severed, in what
looks like a brutal attempt by looters to steal her rings. But
when Nora's teenage granddaughter, Peggy, is reported missing the very next day,
Brooke realises there is more to the situation that meets the eye.
Grown-ups—Marian Keyes
They're a glamorous family, the Caseys. Johnny Casey, his two
brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their
kids spend a lot of time together - birthday parties, anniversary
celebrations, weekends away. And they're a happy family.
Johnny's wife, Jessie - who has the most money - insists on it.
Under the surface, though, conditions are murkier. While some
people clash, other people like each other far too much.
Everything stays under control until Ed's wife Cara, gets
concussion and can't keep her thoughts to herself. One careless
remark at Johnny's birthday party, with the entire family present,
starts Cara spilling out all their secrets. In the subsequent unravelling, every one of
the adults finds themselves wondering if it's time - finally - to grow up?
The beekeeper of Aleppo—Christy Lefteri
Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple
life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of
Aleppo - until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is
destroyed by war, they are forced to escape. But what Afra has
seen is so terrible she has gone blind, and so they must embark
on a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece towards an
uncertain future in Britain. On the way, Nuri is sustained by the
knowledge that waiting for them is Mustafa, his cousin and
business partner, who has started an apiary and is teaching
fellow refugees in Yorkshire to keep bees. As Nuri and Afra
travel through a broken world, they must confront not only the
pain of their own unspeakable loss, but dangers that would overwhelm the bravest of
souls.
Home truths—Susan Lewis
Angie Watts had the perfect ordinary family. A new home. A
beloved husband. Three adored children. But Angie's happy life is
shattered when her son Liam falls in with the wrong crowd. And
when her son's bad choices lead to the murder of her husband,
it's up to Angie to hold what's left of her family together. Her son
is missing. Her daughter is looking for help in dangerous places.
And Angie is fighting just to keep a roof over their heads. But
Angie is a mother. And a mother does anything to protect her
children - even when the world is falling apart.
How the dead speak—Val McDermid
When human remains are discovered in the grounds of an old
convent, it quickly becomes clear that someone has been using
the site as their personal burial ground. But with the convent
abandoned long ago and the remains dating back many years,
could this be the work of more than one obsessive killer? It's an
investigation that throws up more questions as the evidence
mounts, and after their last case ended catastrophically, Tony Hill
and Carol Jordan can only watch from afar. As they deal with the
consequences of previous actions, someone with a terrifying
routine is biding their time - and both Tony and Carol find them-
selves closer to the edge than they have ever been before.
Golden in death –J.D.Robb
When Kent Abner - baby doctor, model husband and father,
good neighbour - is found dead in his town house in the West
Village, Detective Eve Dallas and her team have a real mystery
on their hands. Who would want to kill such a good man? They
know how, where and when he was killed but why did someone
want him dead? Then a second victim is discovered and as
Spring arrives in New York City, Eve finds herself in a race
against time to track down a serial killer with a motive she can't
fathom and a weapon of choice which could wipe out half of
Manhattan.
Deadland—William Shaw
The two boys never fitted in. 17, the worst age, nothing to do but
smoke weed; at least they have each other. The day they speed
off on a moped with a stolen mobile, they're ready to celebrate
their luck at last. Until their victim comes looking for what's his -
and ready to kill for it. On the other side of Kent's wealth divide,
DS Alexandra Cupidi faces the strangest murder investigation of
her career. A severed limb, hidden inside a modern sculpture in
Margate's Turner Contemporary. No one takes it seriously - not
even the artwork's owners, celebrity dealers who act like they're above the law. But as
Cupidi's case becomes ever more sinister, as she wrangles with police politics and
personal dilemmas, she can't help worrying about those runaway boys. Seventeen, the
same age as her own headstrong daughter. Alone, on the marshes, they're pawns in
someone else's game.
The Patterdale plot—Rebecca Tope
Simmy Brown had hoped that her autumn would be less frantic
than usual to give her a chance to enjoy her pregnancy, her
upcoming nuptials and some time looking for a new house in the
Patterdale area of the Lake District. But it is not to be. When one
of the lodgers at her parents' bed & breakfast dies in her arms
after seemingly being poisoned, she becomes embroiled in a
complex investigation, headed up by her friend D.I. Moxon. It is
clear the victim had some connection to a controversial new
building project near Patterdale, and Simmy's ideas of a quiet run
up to Christmas are cruelly dashed.
Non Fiction
The knife’s edge—Stephen Westaby
Although Professor Stephen Westaby was born with the necessary
coordination and manual dexterity, it was a head trauma
sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an
exceptional heart surgeon: qualities that are frequently associated
with psychopathy. His 35-year career has been characterised by
fearlessness and ruthless ambition; leaving empathy at the
hospital door as thousands of patients put their lives in his hands.
For heart surgeons, the inevitable cost of failure is death and in
this book, Westaby reflects on the unique mindset of those who
are drawn to this exhilarating and often tragic profession. We
discover the pioneers who grasped opportunities and took chances to drive innovation
and save lives. Often difficult, uninhibited and fearless, theirs is a field constantly
threatened by the risk of public failure.
Step by step veg patch—Lucy Chamberlain
Want to know how to grow a specific fruit or vegetable, but unsure
how? This book contains simple instructions on how to grow more
than 50 different crops. Look up the crop you want to grow, and
follow the photos and practical advice on starting, nurturing, and
harvesting.
A Yorkshire vet –Julian Norton
Having spent over 20 years working in Thirsk, literally following in
the footsteps of Herriot, Julian could not believe that this famous
and historic practice, of which he was part, would be sold to
become part of a huge chain of small animal vets. Incredulous at
the prospect, but impotent to stop the sale going ahead, Julian felt
he had no option but to leave the practice he loved and look to
start a new chapter in his veterinary career. This was a major
change and not one he ever expected to have to make. This was
hard enough, but made more challenging by the scrutiny that the popularity of
Channel 5's 'The Yorkshire Vet' had brought to him, the practice and the area around
Thirsk. This book follows Julian's passion for treating animals under his care, be they
cows, sheep, pigs, horses, alpacas or dogs and cats and the interesting and amusing
characters who own and care for them.
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