This publication is not for sale to libraries. Eighteen years ago when Harry was a boy, he had made a decision that drove him from the place he knew and loved. But during those long aching years, he was haunted by what happened when he was a boy. He had never forgotten that warm, carefree girl with the laughing eyes.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. From bonding to bondage, from B&Q to Belarus, along with seven smelly cats, three useless handymen, two slimy estate agents, social workers, and a bonker lady, this is the story of a very unlikely friendship.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and amateur solver of other people's problems, meets an old foe, Minty Auchterlonie. Ambitious Minty, head of a small investment bank, is in trouble with her shareholders. Isabel becomes involved, and is drawn into a murky world of financial concealment.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Julia and Valentina Poole are normal American teenagers. But everything changes when they receive notice that an aunt whom they didn't know existed has died and left them her flat in an apartment block overlooking Highgate Cemetery in London.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. It is 1913 and ex-soldier turned professional big game hunter, Leon Courtney, is in British East Africa guiding rich and powerful men from America and Europe on safaris in the Masai tribe territories.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Shirley Williams was born to politics. As one of the 'Gang of Four' Shirley Williams famously broke away from the Labour Party to found the SDP in 1981 and later supported its merger with the Liberal Party to form the Liberal Democrats.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. With her inimitable wit and outspoken views, Clarissa Dickson Wright opens her diary and takes us on a journey around Britain with this collection of stories and anecdotes from her ever-eventful life.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. From the first faltering steps in radio and television, to a career in broadcasting and writing, this is Alaan's memoir.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: he's good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his fledgling career and, possibly, his entire life.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. It is the week before Christmas. The effects of the credit crunch have prompted Dr Kay Scarpetta to offer her services pro bono to New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. But in no time at all, her increased visibility seems to precipitate a string of dramatic and unsettling events.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. In her attempt to foster understanding between the sexes and find the traitor on Mr Football's team, Mma Ramotswe ventures into new territory, drinks tea in unfamiliar kitchens and learns to trust in the observational powers of small boys.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Paul O'Grady tells story of his early life in Irish Catholic Birkenhead that started him on the long and winding road from mischievous altar boy to national treasure.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Leaving behind her forensic pathology practice in South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta takes up an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured patient in a psychiatric ward. The handcuffed and chained patient, Oscar Bane, has specifically asked for her.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. When an ancient mummy is discovered in the basement of a museum in down-town Boston, excitement starts to mount. Maura Isles declares it a possible homicide, and calls in detective Jane Rizzoli.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Ruth Bussey knows what it means to be in the wrong and to be wronged. She once did something she regrets, and her punishment nearly destroyed her. Aidan is also troubled by a past he hates to talk about, until one day he decides he must confide in Ruth. He tells her that years ago he killed someone.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Suicide bombers are easy to spot. Riding the subway in New York at two o'clock in the morning, Reacher knows the giveaway signs to look out for. Watching one of his fellow-passengers, he becomes sharply aware: one by one, she ticks off every bulletpoint on his list.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Michael Parkinson's career spans over four decades. The man from a humble but colourful Yorkshire mining family who can tease out the secrets of even the most reticent star guest, at last reveals his own story.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. It is June, 1962. In a hotel on the Dorset coast, overlooking Chesil Beach, Edward and Florence, who got married that morning, are sitting down to dinner in their room. Neither is entirely able to suppress their anxieties about the wedding night to come.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Everyone talks about 'Middle England'. But just where and what is Middle England? Stuart Maconie leads an expedition by rail and road - via Carnforth and Adelstrop, Scratchwood and Tebay - with plenty of stop-offs for tea and pastries along the way.

This publication is not for sale to libraries. Gianluca has to admit his life is empty. In search of serenity and a deeper purpose to his existence, he flees to Italy to chill and to assess his future. But life on the sun-drenched Amalfi coast is not as peaceful as Luca anticipates.