Fiction

Amusing sporting tales of the (mis)adventures of Mr. Sponge and a large cast of characters.

Written by two now neglected contemporaries of Dickens, this tale is full of authentic details of Portsmouth in the 1840's and 50's.

An imaginary tale of what would happen if Christ and His Disciples returned to live on earth in the author's own generation.

Unusually for a Bond book, the narrator is Vivienne Michel, telling the tale of her night of terror in New York State.

Charming poems for children, based on the traditional cherry stone counting rhyme.

Dylan Thomas' iconic "play for voices," completed within a month of his early death.

Part travelogue, part imagination, this unusual book takes the form of letters written during the summer of 1936.

A shape shifting ancient Egyptian entity seeks revenge on a British member of parliament.

A lovely edition of the famous anthology. Containing poetry, music, maps cocktails and all manner of other pleasantries.

On a train to the Highlands, the mystery of dead passenger takes over Inspectors hoped for holiday.

Miss Lucy Pym, Psychologist, finds herself swept in to college intrigues and a suspicious accident in the gym.

"Was he murdered? Was it suicide? Was he even dead?" Inspector Grant eventually alights on the right trail.

The Mother and daughter occupants of the unusually named house "The Franchise," are victims of an amazing accusation.

Not Maigret, but a study in jealousy by the French master of crime.

A "country house" mystery in rural New York, the indomitable Miss Van Gorder leads an assorted cast of characters.

"... the Sergeant, from the moment he strolls unhurriedly on to the scene of the crime, his dog Clive at his heels, has his own ideas as usual..."

"Sergeant Cluff, unorthodox, compassionate and essentially human, fighting a battle against himself as well as against crime, is torn from his cottage by call of duty."