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THE OUTCAST DEAD by Elly Griffiths Ruth Galloway is a forensic archaeologist, and has discovered the bones of what could be supposed murderess Jemima Green. Green was otherwise known as Mother Hook, and was hanged decades ago for the murders of five children. In the present day, Ruth is pulled into a police investigation surrounding the deaths of three children, and the investigation – headed by DCI Harry Nelson – takes a turn when a child goes missing and Ruth and Nelson, along with their friends and colleagues, are pulled into a world where history may be repeating itself. Griffiths balances historical storytelling, modern detective work and social commentary in this novel, creating a circle of characters that are engaging and a robust plot that draws the reader in.  MORE >

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THE VIOLET HOUR by Katherine Hill Cassandra married Abe when she was 21, and now their daughter Elizabeth is 18 and preparing to leave home to study at Harvard. But one afternoon when the family go sailing, their comfortable and safe little unit implodes. How have they reached this point? And what does the future hold? Some eight years after that decisive day, Cassandra returns to her family home. But what starts out as a celebration turns into a tragedy. As hurricane Katrina batters America and ravages the lives of thousands, Cassandra and her family face their own personal catastrophe. MORE >

KICKING THE KREMLIN by Marc Bennetts Marc Bennetts’ entertaining book Kicking the Kremlin could hardly have come at a better time. While years of suspicious deaths and disappearing money have caused little outcry across the rest of the world, the recent detainment of the 30 international Greenpeace activists has thrown the global spotlight on Russia for the first time since the members of the punk band Pussy Riot were imprisoned. Drawing the world’s attention to the sort of heavy handedness that anti-Putin protesters have faced for years, this book looks at the rise of an almost impenetrable leader. MORE >