THE LAST CROP OF 2017 books added to the Library shelves take us on a world tour, from tales of fear in Boston, USA, to secrets in Rome, and romance in Crete.

We will have another selection of new books and DVDs for your enjoyment during the winter months to add to the shelves early in the New Year.

We have also received a number of generous donations recently, for which we extend our grateful thanks.

Her Every Fear

by Peter Swanson

SCARRED BY A BRUTAL ATTACK, Kate Priddy never does anything bold. Until in an attempt to take control of her life, she accepts an apartment swap offer from her cousin Corbin Dell, and moves from London to Boston.

But soon after arriving, Kate makes a terrifying discovery: Corbin’s next-door neighbour, Audrey Marshall, may have been murdered. Far from home and emotionally unstable, her imagination is playing out her every fear. Who can Kate trust?

The Rome Affair

by Karen Swan

ELENA DAMIANI LIVES A GILDED LIFE in 1974. Born with extreme wealth and beauty, no door is closed to her, no man can resist her. At 26 she is already on to her third husband when she meets her love match but he is the one man she can never have, and all the riches in the world can’t change it.

Move on to 2017 and Francesca Hackett is living la dolce vita in Rome, leading tourists around the Eternal City and forgetting the ghosts she left behind in London. By chance the two women meet and begin to work together on the Viscontessa’s memoirs.

As summer unfurls, Elena tells her sensational stories, leaving Francesca in her thrall. But when a priceless diamond ring is found in an ancient tunnel Francesca begins to suspect a shocking secret about her new friend’s life.

The Honey Farm On The Hill

by Jo Thomas

ONE MAGICAL SUMMER Nell fell in love in the Mountains of Crete and her life changed for ever. Eighteen years later, Nell is ready for a new beginning.

When she sees a honey farm on the same hilltop town has lost its bees, the opportunity is impossible to resist. Welcomed back to Greece by the warm sun and aroma of wild thyme, Nell finds memories of her past at every turn.

But much has changed since she's been away. As Nell throws herself into restoring the honey farm, she starts to unlock the truth of what happened all those years ago. She soon learns that the course of true love – just like Cretan honey – can be wild and sweet. And well worth the wait…

DVD Corner

Unforgotten Series Two

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ITV Drama series, Unforgotten starring Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar. The story begins with the discovery of a body; this time the perfectly-preserved remains of a middle-aged man found in a sealed suitcase in the silt of the River Lea in North East London.

As Cassie and Sunny begin the complicated task of trying to identify the victim, we will meet four unconnected people who we suspect are linked in some way to the victim.

THE LATEST SELECTION of books added to the Library shelves include a recommendation from the Richard and Judy autumn collection and a new Alan Banks yarn from the prolific pen of thriller writer Peter Robinson.

The Betrayals

by Fiona Neill

NONE OF THEM WILL FORGET that week on the wild Norfolk coast. Best friends Rosie and Lisa’s families had always been inseparable. But that summer, Lisa had an affair with Rosie's husband Nick. And now, after years of silence, she sends Rosie a letter begging for help. A letter that exposes dark secrets.

Daughter Daisy’s fragile hold on reality begins to unravel. Teenage son Max blames himself for everything that happened that long hot summer. And Nick must confront his own version of events. There are four sides to this story. Who will you believe?

When The Music’s Over

by Peter Robinson

WHEN THE BODY OF A YOUNG GIRL is found in a remote countryside lane, beaten and broken, DI Anne Cabot is brought in to investigate how the child could possibly have fallen victim to such brutality.

Newly-promoted Detective Superintendent Alan Banks is faced with a case that is as cold as they come.

Now in her 60s, Linda Palmer was attacked aged 14 by celebrity entertainer Danny Caxton, yet the crime has never been investigated – until now. As each step gets closer to uncovering the truth, they’ll unearth secrets much darker then they ever could have guessed…

The Cellar

by Minette Walters

MUNA’S BEDROOM IS A DARK, windowless cellar and her activities are confined to cooking and cleaning. She’s grown used to being maltreated by the Songoli family; to being a slave. She’s never been outside, doesn’t know how to read or write, cannot speak English. At least that’s what the Songolis believe.

But Muna is far cleverer – and her plans more terrifying – than the Songolis, or anyone else, can ever imagine…

The Bone Collection

by Kathy Reichs

IN FIRST BONES, a prequel to Reich’s very first novel Deja Dead, she at last reveals how Tempe became a forensic anthropologist. In this never-before-published story, Tempe recalls the case that lured her from a promising career in academia into the grim but addictive world of criminal investigation.

Three more stories take Tempe from the low country of the Florida Everglades, where she makes a grisly discovery in the stomach of an 18ft Burmese python, to the heights of Mount Everest, where a frozen corpse is unearthed.

DVD Corner

Viceroy’s House

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Viceroy’s House in Delhi was the home of British rule in India for 300 years. This is the story of the last days of the British raj, in which Lord Mountbatten, great-grandson of Queen Victoria, was tasked with overseeing the transition from colonial rule to independence.

Starring Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson as Lord and Lady Mountbatten, the story unfolds within the great House. Upstairs lived Mountbatten, together with his wife and daughter, while downstairs lived their 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants. As the political elite – Nehru, Jinnah and Gandhi – converge on the house to wrangle over the birth of independent India, conflict erupts.

WITH THE WINTER EVENINGS rapidly drawing in, we are here to keep you entertained with a good selection of new books and DVDs which, hopefully, will offer something to suit every taste and requirement.

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THE LATEST LIST of new titles added to the Library shelves is headed by a warm and amusing debut novel from Ruth Hogan, which made it into Richard and Judy’s autumn collection.

The Keeper of Lost Things

by Ruth Hogan

One from the Richard and Judy autumn selection sees Anthony Peardrew, after spending half his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years before.

REALISING he is running out of time, he leaves his house and all it’s lost treasures to his assistant Laura, the one person he can trust to reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful owners. But the final wishes of the ‘Keeper of Lost Things’ have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters…

Hide and Seek

by M J Arlidge

Prison is no place for a detective. D I Helen Grace was one of the country’s best police investigators but now she’s behind bars with the killers she caught. Framed for murder.

She knows there is only one way out: stay alive until her trial and somehow prove her innocence. But when a mutilated body is found in the cell next door, Helen fears her days are numbered. A murderer is on the loose. And she must find the perpetrator. Before she becomes the next victim.

M J Aldridge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone.

You Said Forever

by Susan Lewis

CHARLOTTE GOODMAN is living the dream. Surrounded by family, friends and a stunning vineyard overlooking the ocean, it would be difficult for anyone to believe that she has a troubled past.

However, haunted by the theft of a young girl, Charlotte begins to realise the enormity of what she did all those years ago, and soon finds herself having to make the most harrowing decision any woman would ever have to face.

Daisy In Chains

by Sharon Bolton

HAMISH WOLFE is charming, magnetic and very persuasive. Famed for his good looks, he receives adoring letters every day from his countless admirers. He’s also a convicted murderer, facing life in prison.

Maggie Rose is a successful lawyer and true-crime author. Reclusive and enigmatic she only takes on cases she can win. Hamish is convinced that Maggie can change his fate. Maggie is determined not to get involved. She thinks she’s immune to the charms of such a man. But maybe not this time…

DVD Corner

Lion

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IN THIS TRUE STORY, five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train travelling away from his home and family. Frightened and bewildered he ends up thousands of miles away but somehow manages to survive living on the streets before ending up in an orphanage.

He is eventually adopted by an Australian couple and finds love and security growing up in Hobart.

As an adult memories start coming back; he has an overwhelming need to connect with his past, eventually succeeding in finding his long-lost mother. An uplifting, heart-wrenching and truly beautiful film. Starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and David Wenham.

TALES OF RIVALRY between friends and queens of England, of passions roused in the icy wastes of Greenland and of a wrongful murder conviction are among the latest and varied selection of new titles now to be found on the Library shelves.

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