Ben Aaronovitch - Whispers underground

The third instalment of a series for those who like their detection with a touch of the supernatural. P C Grant is an apprentice wizard and will need all his powers to discover what on earth is going on in the labyrinth of tunnels.

Joan Bakewell - She's leaving home

A coming of age tale set in Liverpool in the 1950s by the well-known broadcaster, following the success of her first novel “All the nice girls”. In this a young girl is desperate to escape from the drab confines of the life her parents lead, and to find adventure and excitement.

Kenneth Cameron - Winter at death's hotel

Arthur Conan Doyle has arrived in New York to begin his American tour in 1896, but when a body is discovered near to the hotel, it is his wife Louisa who starts to piece together the story of what is really going on

Umberto Eco - The Prague cemetery

Already a bestseller in Italy, this will appeal to readers looking for a well told conspiracy tale. The setting is early Nineteenth Century Europe where every country seems beset with plots, massacres and secret services, and everyone is looking for a scapegoat.

Anthony Horowitz - House of silk

An eagerly awaited addition to the trend for major authors to reinterpret classic stories for a new audience. The plot is a closely guarded secret before publication, but sounds set to provide all the twists and turns we would expect.

Peter James - Perfect people

A psychological thriller featuring a couple who turn to a geneticist to help them have a healthy child after the heartbreak of losing their firstborn. Suspicions arise at the clinic where it seems that they can literally design their own child, but once Naomi is pregnant there is no turning back.

P D James - Death comes to Pemberley

Of course Elizabeth and Mr Darcy lived happily ever after at Pemberley, didn’t they? Well it seemed so until Lydia Wickham turned up late one night screaming “Murder!” P D James combines her two literary passions – Jane Austen and detective fiction.

Stephen King - 11.22.63

This was the date John F Kennedy was assassinated. But what if a present day English teacher discovers that he has the chance to travel back in time?

Will it be possible for him to change the course of history and save the President’s life?

Penelope Lively - How it all began

A random chance event – Charlotte is mugged and breaks her hip - has unforeseen repercussions for all sorts of people. Marriages fracture, lovers meet and many lives are altered forever.

Paul Torday - The legacy of Hartlepool Hall

Ed inherits the family seat when his father dies, along with an enormous tax bill, two massive overdrafts and an 80 year old butler. Can he save Hartlepool Hall or will it be turned into luxury flats and a golf course?

More Good Reads this Month

David Baldacci - Zero day

Patricia Cornwell - Red mist

Janet Evanovich - Explosive eighteen

Diana Gabaldon - Lord John and the Scottish prisoner

James Patterson - Kill me if you can

James Patterson - The Christmas wedding

Anne Perry - A Christmas homecoming

Nora Roberts - The next alway

Simon Scarrow - Praetorian

Karin Slaughter - Fallen