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THE FARM by Tom Rob Smith Daniel’s mother and father recently retired to Sweden from London, and Daniel presumed they were living happily on the rural farm they bought. But when his father informs Daniel that his mother, Tilde, is suffering from delusions, he is stunned to hear she has talked her way out of a mental institute – and is on her way to the UK. The Farm is an instantly gripping page-turner with an unusual yet highly effective structure. With short, sharp sections that jump between Daniel, his mother’s story and her back-story, the plot never lets up for a moment. Tense, twisting and claustrophobic, The Farm is everything you could want in a thriller. MORE >

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SPARE BRIDES by Adele Parks Beginning on New Year’s Eve 1920, Spare Brides follows four friends, Lydia, Sarah, Beatrice and Ava, adjusting to a changing world in the aftermath of the First World War. Parks perfectly conjures the life and times of the 1920s, and while the world of the friends is one of wealth, fun and excess, the war is something that cannot easily be forgotten. Engrossing, addictive and powerfully and brutally honest, this is a story that draws you in and won’t let you go, completely engulfing you. Once again, Parks delivers a masterclass in compelling storytelling. MORE >

THE DEAD WIFE'S HANDBOOK by Hannah Beckerman After dying unexpectedly at the age of 36 – leaving behind her husband, Max, and seven-year-old daughter, Ellie – Rachel Myerson finds herself alone in an unknown place, watching various moments in the lives of her family and friends in the aftermath of her passing. Able to see her loved ones but not be seen, to hear them but not be heard, to be present but also absent, Rachel’s visits are both a blessing and a curse as she watches her husband and daughter try to continue a life from which she is missing. MORE >