Dirk Bogarde's own vivid and engaging account of his childhood and first steps as an actor - a bestseller on first publication in 1977

The book that began Ian Rankin's phenomenal career

It was late in 1973. As strikes and blackouts ravaged the country during Edward Heath's 'Winter of Discontent', sundry members of a wealthy, aristocratic family were being disposed of in a variety of grotesque ways. Bryant and May, the irascible detectives, know that time is the key. Their investigations lead them into a hidden world.

A story of everyday life in the big, happy Ruggles family who live in the small town of Otwell. The father is a dustman and the mother a washerwoman, but because they are poor the children find even greater opportunities for adventure in their ordinary lives.

Ex-journalist Dan Starkey is stuck in a grimy Belfast bedsit. His life is a disaster, his only solace is the pub round the corner and he really needs to get out more. But when fellow ex-journalist Mark Corkery asks him to help investigate Irish American Racing, he finds plenty to keep him busy.

A tie-in to a terrific new film, but also a bona-fide Bateman novel in its own right, Wild About Harry tells of the trials and tribulations of a sleazy local chat show host.