For Him

Mystery Man: Colin Bateman £7.99

A gripping and blackly funny novel about a man with no name and the owner of a mystery bookshop in Belfast called No Alibis.

When the detective agency next door goes bust, existing clients start to call into the bookshop asking the owner to solve their cases. Although it seems like the perfect opportunity to sell a few more books and impress the beautiful girl in the jewellers across the road, it proves a dangerous move.

Bad Science: Ben Goldacre, £8.99

Guardian columnist, Dr Ben Goldacre, exposes the world of bad science and the media and advertising which promotes it.

At a time when science is used to prove everything and nothing, Goldacre takes a journey through the useless pie-charts to the footbaths which claim they can remove toxins. Exploring the myths surrounding science, he provides the facts needed to differentiate the good from the bad.

Devil May Care: Sebastian Faulks £7.99

Bond is back. When M summons agent 007 to London, it's the swinging sixties and narcotics are flooding into Britain.

Sinister industrialist Dr Julius Gorger is soon identified as the source and Bond is sent to investigate. This adventure takes him from Paris to Persia and when he becomes aware of Gorner's plans for world domination, Bond needs to play a cunning game.

Azincourt: Bernard Cornwell £7.99

A dramatic and truthful account of the battle
of Agincourt. This is a well-researched and breathtaking depiction of the first battle won by the use of the longbow, and its impact on everyone from nobles to peasants and archers to horsemen. Cornwell brings to life the merciless fighting, the distress of a disease- ridden army and the determination of the heroic English soldiers.



For Her

This Charming Man: Marian Keys £7.99

The latest bestseller from Keyes tells the story of four very different women involved with one very charming man.

Lola has just found out that her boyfriend – charismatic politician Paddy de Courcy – is getting married. Journalist Grace wants the inside story on the engagement, but daren't mention his name to her sister who fell in love with him many years before. Then there's Alice, the wife-to-be, determined, at least at first, to please.

Believers: Zoe Heller £7.99

When Audrey makes a discovery about her husband, New York lawyer Joel Litvinoff, their 40-year marriage seems to be a sham.

With their children going through their own dilemmas, how will they cope with another set-back? Rosa is trying to adapt to her new-found Orthodox Judaism. Karla is battling with her unhappy marriage, adopted Lenny is back on drugs again. and each member of the family is forced to decide what they still believe in.

The Return: Victoria Hislop £7.99

A chance conversation in a café and a collection of old photographs lead Sonia Cameron on the trail of an extraordinary family who lived through Spain's devastating civil war.

The Rameriz family lived in the café 70 years before, but in 1936 an army coup led by Franco shattered the country's fragile peace. Divided by politics and tragedy, a side must be chosen.

The Little Stranger: Sarah Waters £16.99

The Ayres family have lived in Hundreds Hall for more than two centuries.

However, what once was a grand house is now in decline and the clock in the stable yard is permanently fixed at twenty to nine. When Dr Faraday is called to the hall, he discovers it may be haunted by something more sinister than just a dying way of life.



For Kids

My Sister Jodie: Jacqueline Wilson £5.99

Pearl is small, shy and anxious.

She adores her older sister Jodie, who is bold, brash and bad. However, when their parents get new jobs at Melchester College, roles are reversed. Pearl is the one making all the friends and she decides she doesn't need her elder sister any more.

Eagle Day – Henderson's Boys Volume Two: Robert Muchamore £6.99

Charles Henderson is the only British spy left in occupied France in 1940.

Living on a farm near Calais with four runaways, he and his allies are treading on dangerous territory by translating for the German high command and sending information back to Britain about the Nazis' plans to invade England.

Where's Wally Ultimate Travel Collection: Martin Handford £7.99

A bumper travel collection featuring five Where's Wally books.

The ultimate travelling companion, guaranteed to keep the kids happy for hours at a time as they search for Wally in the crowds.