Engrossing Scandinavian crime thriller; nice to contrast with Henning Mankell.

Stylish, poignant and thought-provoking mystery about the darker side of genius.

Will she, won't she? And if so, who with? Latest in this hyper-hyped series about teen lust and vampires. If nothing else, proof that teenagers do have a decent attention span, after all.

Part of the Boys' Own nostalgia craze. If it gets boys reading that's great. Or is this really for their dads?

Excellent humourous novel about the Queen by one of our best comic writers. More entertaining than the Xmas Message, that's for sure.

Put an end to ridiculous health scare misery with this easy-to-swallow book.

Something about the Kennedy assassination sorts out the men from the boys in American literature. This book is extraordinary.

Well written true story of a westerners unexpected encounter with a different kind of Islam from the one that's so often in the headlines.

Unaffected and understated tale of Irish emigration to America. A pleasant change from the heart-on-sleeve style preferred by more commercially-minded writers.

The content is under wraps, like the cover. But I'm not expecting anything very new here, are you?

Another holocaust story, this one told by one of its actual victims. Not very Yuletide, but pretty important

Among the spate of recent gothic mystery/sagas this is probably the choice 'du jour'.