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Download Readers' Group Titles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- READERS’ GROUP COLLECTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crime Author Title # (ISBNs) Barclay, Linwood No Time for Goodbye 12 (1) London: Orion, 2008. 9780752893686 (pbk) (12 copies) Bolton, S. J. Now You See Me 11 (1) London: Corgi, 2012. 9780552159814 (pbk) (13 copies) Brittney, Lynn A Death in Chelsea 9 (1) London: Mirror Books. 9781912624201 (pbk) (9 copies) Camilleri, Andrea The Terracotta Dog 15 (1) London: Picador, 2004. 9780330492911 (pbk) (15 copies) Clark, Mary Higgins The Lost Years 6 (2) London: Simon & Schuster, 2012. 9781849837101 (hbk) (2 copies) London: Simon & Schuster, 2012. 9781849837125 (pbk) (4 copies) Cleeves, Ann Too Good to be True (Quick Read) 13 (1) World Book Night ed. (pbk) (13 copies) Connelly, Michael The Burning Room 10 (1) London: Orion, 2015. 978-140-914-5660 (pbk) (10 copies) Cornwell, Patricia The Bone Bed 12 (2) London: Little, Brown, 2012. 9781408703441 (hbk) (9 copies) London: Sphere, 2013. 9780751548174 (pbk) (3 copies) Durrant, Sabine Under Your Skin 33 (1) London: Mulholland, 2014. 9781444762433 (pbk) (33 copies) Ferraris, Zoe City of Veils 14 (1) London: Abacus, 2011. 9780349122137 (pbk) (14 copies) French, Tana Broken Harbour 22 (2) London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2012. 9780340977637 (hbk) (1 copy) London: Hodder, 2013. 9780340977651 (pbk) (21 copies) Hannah, Sophie Kind of Cruel 24 (2) London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2012. 9780340980699 (hbk) (5 copies) London: Hodder, 2012. 9780340980712 (pbk) (19 copies) James, Peter Dead Man’s Time 13 (1) London: Macmillan, 2013. 9780230760547 (hbk) (10 copies) London: Pan Books, 2013. 9781447203179 (pbk) (3 copies) James, Peter Not Dead Yet 15 (1) London: Macmillan, 2012. 9780230747265 (hbk) (7 copies) London: Pan Books, 2012. 9780330515573 (pbk) (8 copies) Kelly, Erin The Burning Air 20 (1) London: Hodder, 2013. 9781444728347 (pbk) (20 copies) Knight, Ali Until Death 16 (2) London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2013. 9781444777109 (hbk) (1 copy) London: Hodder, 2014. 9781444777130 (pbk) (15 copies) La Plante, Lynda Backlash 6 (2) London: Simon & Schuster, 2012. 9780857201836 (hbk) (3 copies) London: Simon & Schuster, 2013. 9781849833363 (pbk) (3 copies) La Plante, Lynda Blood Line 6 (2) London: Simon & Schuster, 2011. 9780857201812 (pbk) (2 copies) London: Simon & Schuster, 2012. 9781849833356 (pbk) (4 copies) La Plante, Lynda Wrongful Death 8 (2) London: Simon & Schuster, 2013. 9781471125829 (hbk) (6 copies) London: Simon & Schuster, 2014. 9781471125843 (pbk) (2 copies) MacBride, Stuart Close to the Bone 7 (2) London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2013. 9780007344260 (hbk) (3 copies) London: Harper, 2013. 9780007344291 (pbk) (4 copies) Nesbo, Jo Phantom 9 (2) London: Harvill Secker, 2012. 9781846555213 (hbk) (4 copies) London: Vintage, 2012. 9780099554783 (pbk) (5 copies) Rankin, Ian The Falls 8 (2) London: Orion, 2005. 0752877259 (pbk) (5 copies) London: Orion, 2008. 9780752883649 (pbk) (3 copies) Reichs, Kathy Bones are Forever 12 (2) London: William Heinemann, 2012. 9780434021130 (hbk) (6 copies) London: Arrow Books, 2013. 9780099558033 (pbk) (6 copies) Reichs, Kathy Death du Jour 14 (1) London: Arrow, 2000. 9780099255192 (pbk) (15 copies) Rhodes, Kate Crossbones Yard 17 (1) London: Mulholland Books, 2013. 9781444738766 (pbk) (17 copies) Robb, J. D. Thankless in Death 8 (1) London: Piatkus, 2013. 9780749959364 (hbk) (8 copies) Robinson, Peter Children of the Revolution 12 (2) London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2013. 9781444704914 (hbk) (8 copies) London: Hodder, 2014. 9781444704938 (pbk) (4 copies) Sansom, C. J. Dissolution 12 (1) London: Pan, 2007. 9780330450799 (pbk) (12 copies) Smith, Alexander McCall The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 13 (1) London: Abacus, 2003. 9780349116754 (pbk) (13 copies) Walters, Minette A Dreadful Murder (Quick Read) 9 (1) London: Pan, 2013. 9781447213239 (pbk) (9 copies) Watson, S. J. Before I go to Sleep 15 (1) London: Black Swan, 2012. 9780552164139 (pbk) (15 copies) Welsh, Louise The Girl on the Stairs 28 (1) London: John Murray, 2013. 9781848546509 (pbk) (28 copies) Fantasy Author Title # (ISBNs) Gaiman, Neil The Ocean at the end of the Lane 14 (2) London: Headline, 2013. 9781472200310 (hbk) (5 copies) London: Headline, 2014. 9781472200341 (pbk) (9 copies) Hobb, Robin Assassin’s Apprentice 18 (1) London: Harper Collins, 2015. 9780008135409 (pbk) (18 copies) Pratchett, Terry Good Omens 14 (1) London: Corgi, 2009. 9780552159845 (pbk) (14 copies) Wilson, G. Willow Alif the Unseen 15 (1) London: Corvus, 2013. 9780857895691 (pbk) (15 copies) Fiction Author Title # (ISBNs) Achebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart 15 (3) London: Heinemann Educational, 1971. 0435121626 (hbk) (2 copies) London: Penguin, 2001. 9780141186887 (pbk) (5 copies) London: Penguin, 2006. 0141023384 (pbk) (8 copies) Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi Americanah 16 (1) London: Fourth Estate, 2013. 9780007306220 (hbk) (16 copies) 1 talking book copy also available for readers’ groups Rearsby: Clipper Audio, 2013. 9781471231988 (CDs) (1 copy) This book was shortlisted for the 2014 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Adiga, Aravind Last Man in Tower 9 (1) London: Atlantic Books, 2011. 9780857896872 (pbk) (9 copies) Ahern, Cecelia How to Fall in Love 10 (2) London: Harper Collins, 2013. 9780007350490 (hbk) (9 copies) London: Harper Collins, 2014. 9780007350513 (pbk) (1 copy) Ahern, Cecelia One Hundred Names 10 (2) London: Harper Collins, 2012. 978007350469 (hbk) (7 copies) London: Harper Collins, 2013. 9780007350483 (pbk) (3 copies) Albom, Mitch The Five People You Meet in Heaven 10 (1) London: Sphere, 2004. 9780751536829 (pbk) (10 copies) Alison, Rosie The Very Thought of You 6 (1) Richmond: Alma Books, 2011. 9781846883484 (pbk) (6 copies) This book was shortlisted for the 2010 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Allende, Isabel The House of Spirits 14 (1) London: Black Swan, 1986. 9780552995887 (pbk) (14 copies) Archer, Jeffrey Only Time Will Tell 10 (1) London: Pan, 2011. 9780330517980 (pbk) (10 copies) Archer, Jeffrey The Sins of the Father 10 (2) London: Macmillan, 2012. 9780230748231 (hbk) (4 copies) London: Pan, 2012. 9780330517935 (pbk) (6 copies) Arnold, Gaynor Girl in a Blue Dress 14 (1) Birmingham: Tindal Street, 2011. 9781906994150 (pbk) (14 copies) Atkinson, Kate Life after Life 15 (2) London: Doubleday, 2013. 9780385618670 (hbk) (9 copies) London: Black Swan, 2014. 9780552776639 (pbk) (6 copies) This book was shortlisted for the 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Backman, Fredrik A man called Ove 15 (1) London: Sceptre, 2015. 9781444775815 (pbk) (15 copies) Banks, Iain The quarry 21 (2) London: Little, Brown, 2013. 9781408703946 (hbk) (19 copies) London: Abacus, 2014. 9780349138596 (pbk) (2 copies) Banks, Lynne Reid The L-shaped room 15 (1) London: Vintage, 2004. 9780099469636 (pbk) (16 copies) Barry, Sebastian A long long way 18 (2) London: Faber, 2006. 9780571218011 (pbk) (6 copies) London: Faber, 2005. 0571218008 (?) (12 copies) This book was shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize. Barry, Sebastian The secret scripture 12 (1) London: Faber, 2009. 9780571215294 (pbk) (12 copies) This book was shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize. Bennett, Ronan The catastrophist 15 (1) London: Review, 1999. 0747260338 (pbk) (15 copies) Binchy, Maeve Full house (Quick Read) 14 (1) London: Orion, 2012. 9781409136613 (pbk) (14 copies) Binchy, Maeve A week in winter 10 (2) London: Orion, 2012. 9781409113997 (hbk) (6 copies) London: Orion, 2013. 9781409117940 (pbk) (4 copies) Blake, Sarah The postmistress 13 (1) London: Penguin, 2011. 9780141046617 (pbk) (13 copies) Boyd, William Restless 14 (1) London: Bloomsbury, 2007. 9780747586203 (pbk) (14 copies) Boyne, John The heart’s invisible furies 15 (1) London: Black Swan, 2017. 9781784161002 (pbk) (15 copies) Bradford, Barbara Taylor Cavendon hall 6 (1) London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2014. 9780007503162 (6 copies) Brays, Carys The museum of you 10 (1) London: Hutchinson, 2016. 9780091959616 (pbk) (10 copies) Bronte, Anne Agnes Grey 14 (2) London: Harper Press, 2012. 9780007449453 (pbk) (11 copies) London: Penguin, 2004. 9780140432107 (pbk) (3 copies) Brooks, Geraldine March 15 (1) London: Harper Perennial, 2006. 9780007165872 (pbk) (15 copies) Brooks, Geraldine Year of wonders 13 (1) London: Fourth Estate, 2002. 9781841154589 (13 copies) Broome, Iain A is for Angelica 15 (1) London: Legend, 2012. 9781908775986 (pbk) (15 copies) Bulawayo, NoViolet We need new names 15 (2) London: Chatto & Windus, 2013. 9780701188030 (hbk) (14 copies) London: Vintage Books, 2014. 9780099581888 (pbk) (1 copy) Byatt, A. S. The children’s book 16 (2) London: Chatto & Windus, 2009. 9780701183899 (hbk) (1 copy) London: Vintage, 2010. 9780099535454 (pbk) (15 copies) This book was shortlisted for the 2009 Booker Prize. Byatt, A. S. Possession 12 (1) London: Vintage, 1991. 9780099800408 (pbk) (12 copies) This book was the winner of the 1990 Booker Prize. Carey, Peter The chemistry of tears 14 (1) London: Faber, 2012. 9780571279975 (hbk) (14 copies) 1 talking book copy also available for readers’ groups Rearsby: Clipper Audio, 2012. 9781471200236 (CDs) (1 copy) Cary, Dennis An Untilled Field 10 (1) 9780993194320 (pbk) (10 copies) Catozzella, Giuseppe Don’t tell me you’re afraid 16 (1) London: Faber & Faber, 2016. 9780571322695 (pbk) (16 copies) Chopin, Kate The awakening 13 (1) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. 0192823000 (pbk) (13
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