https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=(BIBCOLX%3AAF%20%2B%20BIBITM%3E(ITMFADTE%3A%22%3ETODAY(-28)%22)%20-%20BIBITM%3E(ITMFADTE%3A%22%3CTODAY(-28)%22))%20%2B%20BIBORD%3ELIOD%3A%22%3ETODAY(-365)%22&QRYTEXT=New%20fiction&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1174709&CF=BIB Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away - because dragons don't bond to 'fragile' humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother's daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant. Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away - because dragons don't bond to 'fragile' humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother's daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Yarros, Rebecca<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Piatkus, 2024.<br />561 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5 reserves</span><br /><br />Community Library Berkeley (BK) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - Non-reservable (Set: 19 Apr 2024) - 993929669X<br />Community Library Newnham (NM) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - Non-reservable (Set: 09 May 2024) - 9939287194<br />Community Library Newnham (NM) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - Non-reservable (Set: 09 May 2024) - Onloan - Due: 01 Jun 2024 - 9939287224<br />Dursley (DY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 14 May 2024) - 9952517254<br />Hucclecote (HE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952504101<br />Newent (NT) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 14 May 2024) - 9952508441<br />Quedgeley (QY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 14 May 2024) - 9952509057<br />Tewkesbury (TY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 30 May 2024 - 9952513712<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 05 Jun 2024 - 9952506430<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1310825&CF=BIB A village hall, a primary school play, a beautiful Lake District town. Into this idyllic scene steps a lone gunman whose actions set off a train of events that will have devastating consequences for the close-knit community of Stonesmere. At the epicentre of the tragedy is Marty, the daughter of the teacher who dies trying to protect her pupils. Marty told reporters that she saw it happen. She saw the gunman enter the hall. But what did Marty really see? And why would she lie? A village hall, a primary school play, a beautiful Lake District town. Into this idyllic scene steps a lone gunman whose actions set off a train of events that will have devastating consequences for the close-knit community of Stonesmere. At the epicentre of the tragedy is Marty, the daughter of the teacher who dies trying to protect her pupils. Marty told reporters that she saw it happen. She saw the gunman enter the hall. But what did Marty really see? And why would she lie?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dean, Abigail<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hemlock Press, 2024.<br />378 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5 reserves</span><br /><br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - In-transit from Cheltenham (CH) to Community Library Newnham (NM) (Set: 13 May 2024) - 9952514476<br />Community Library Painswick (PK) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Non-reservable (Set: 02 May 2024) - 9939277288<br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 10 May 2024) - 9952505221<br />Stroud (SD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 10 May 2024) - 9952504705<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1323980&CF=BIB The world has been destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. But, on the island, all is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists. Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And they learn the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay. If the murder isn't solved within 92 hours, the fog will smother the island - and everyone on it. But the security system has also wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer - and they don't even know it. The world has been destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. But, on the island, all is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists. Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And they learn the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay. If the murder isn't solved within 92 hours, the fog will smother the island - and everyone on it. But the security system has also wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer - and they don't even know it.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Turton, Stuart<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Raven Books, 2024.<br />332 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12 reserves</span><br /><br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Crime / Hardback - In-transit from Cheltenham (CH) to Dursley (DY) (Set: 10 May 2024) - 9952514344<br />Community Library Lechlade (LE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Crime / Hardback - Non-reservable (Set: 02 May 2024) - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - 993926657X<br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Crime / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 9952505604<br />Stroud (SD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Crime / Hardback - Non-reservable (Set: 03 May 2024) - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952502567<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1335723&CF=BIB When 18-year-old Ben Renshaw is found dead in city woodland, DCI Robin Lyons is plunged into one of Birmingham's most controversial cases. Months earlier, Ben and his best friend gave testimony that sent a former classmate, Alistair Heywood, to prison for a vicious sexual assault. Before the trial, the boys and their families endured months of brutal witness intimidation, for which the Heywoods, a privileged and influential local family, faced no legal repercussions. Instead, they vowed revenge. Is Ben's murder the fulfilment of that vow, the beginning of a bloody new chapter that will go on claim lives on all sides? Or is the truth - as the Heywoods claim - something entirely different? To solve the case, Robin has to negotiate the city's networks of power while walking a dangerous line: her own daughter, Lennie, has a secret that could threaten her liberty. When 18-year-old Ben Renshaw is found dead in city woodland, DCI Robin Lyons is plunged into one of Birmingham's most controversial cases. Months earlier, Ben and his best friend gave testimony that sent a former classmate, Alistair Heywood, to prison for a vicious sexual assault. Before the trial, the boys and their families endured months of brutal witness intimidation, for which the Heywoods, a privileged and influential local family, faced no legal repercussions. Instead, they vowed revenge. Is Ben's murder the fulfilment of that vow, the beginning of a bloody new chapter that will go on claim lives on all sides? Or is the truth - as the Heywoods claim - something entirely different? To solve the case, Robin has to negotiate the city's networks of power while walking a dangerous line: her own daughter, Lennie, has a secret that could threaten her liberty.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Whitehouse, Lucie, 1975-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion Books, 2024.<br />320 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5 reserves</span><br /><br />Quedgeley (QY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 05 Jun 2024 - 995250909X<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1336830&CF=BIB Having recently arrived in England, abandoned by her father and brother, Isabella is left to look after her dying mother in an abandoned house. When the worst happens, she suddenly finds herself alone in a strange country, forced to seek out help from strangers in the nearby town. Sarah doesn't know what to do with the poor little girl she's found, orphaned and afraid, except bring her back to Hilda House where they can stay together. But when she discovers the girl's connection to Wolsingham, Sarah knows she'll do whatever it takes to keep Isabella safe from the tragedy of her family's past. As the lives of the townspeople become increasingly entwined, will they find a way to come together? Or will they fall apart under the past that haunts them all? Having recently arrived in England, abandoned by her father and brother, Isabella is left to look after her dying mother in an abandoned house. When the worst happens, she suddenly finds herself alone in a strange country, forced to seek out help from strangers in the nearby town. Sarah doesn't know what to do with the poor little girl she's found, orphaned and afraid, except bring her back to Hilda House where they can stay together. But when she discovers the girl's connection to Wolsingham, Sarah knows she'll do whatever it takes to keep Isabella safe from the tragedy of her family's past. As the lives of the townspeople become increasingly entwined, will they find a way to come together? Or will they fall apart under the past that haunts them all?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gill, Elizabeth, 1950-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Quercus, 2024.<br />421 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Hardback - Available - 9952514468<br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 9952505418<br />Stroud (SD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952504888<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1356965&CF=BIB The Langfords are a perfectly happy family. Louisa and Kip, happily married for nearly 40 years, have raised their children and are now just settling into a new phase of life where they'll have more time for themselves. Everything seems perfect. But then, one Boxing Day after a lovely family Christmas, Kip tells Louisa that their marriage is over. It's not something Louisa saw coming. And what he tells her next is even more unexpected: he's fallen in love with their son's ex-girlfriend, Zoe, the woman who broke Angus' heart. So just like that, Louisa's marriage is over - and her new life can begin. The Langfords are a perfectly happy family. Louisa and Kip, happily married for nearly 40 years, have raised their children and are now just settling into a new phase of life where they'll have more time for themselves. Everything seems perfect. But then, one Boxing Day after a lovely family Christmas, Kip tells Louisa that their marriage is over. It's not something Louisa saw coming. And what he tells her next is even more unexpected: he's fallen in love with their son's ex-girlfriend, Zoe, the woman who broke Angus' heart. So just like that, Louisa's marriage is over - and her new life can begin.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>James, Erica, 1960-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HQ, 2024.<br />407 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">24 reserves</span><br /><br />Bishops Cleeve (BE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 13 May 2024) - 9952501404<br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 05 Jun 2024 - 9952500831<br />Cirencester (CR) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952510799<br />Coleford (CO) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 10 May 2024) - 9952500874<br />Dursley (DY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 13 May 2024) - 9952500882<br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952505620<br />Hucclecote (HE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 30 May 2024 - 9952504233<br />Stroud (SD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - In-transit from Stroud (SD) to Hucclecote (HE) (Set: 10 May 2024) - 9952504896<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1357473&CF=BIB Born a girl to parents who expected a boy, Jihad grows up treated like the eldest son, wearing boy's clothing and sharing the financial burden of head of the household with her father. Now middle-aged, each night Jihad tells her daughter a story from her life. As Malika prepares to leave home to attend university abroad, her mother revisits the past of their Palestinian family, tenderly describing their life in exile in Kuwait and her own experiences of love and loss as she grows up. Huzama Habayeb weaves a richly observed and affectionate portrait of a Palestinian family displaced from their homeland, exploring with humour and poise the love and betrayal that pursues Jihad and her family from Kuwait to Jordan to Dubai. Born a girl to parents who expected a boy, Jihad grows up treated like the eldest son, wearing boy's clothing and sharing the financial burden of head of the household with her father. Now middle-aged, each night Jihad tells her daughter a story from her life. As Malika prepares to leave home to attend university abroad, her mother revisits the past of their Palestinian family, tenderly describing their life in exile in Kuwait and her own experiences of love and loss as she grows up. Huzama Habayeb weaves a richly observed and affectionate portrait of a Palestinian family displaced from their homeland, exploring with humour and poise the love and betrayal that pursues Jihad and her family from Kuwait to Jordan to Dubai.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ḥabāyib, Ḥuzāmah<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : MacLehose Press, 2024.<br />288 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Bishops Cleeve (BE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 14 May 2024) - 995250005X<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1358435&CF=BIB The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own. There are no negotiations, no demands, no reasons given for their actions. All they have is a message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they will be allowed to exist. Antarctica. 'Cold People' follows the journeys of a handful of those who endure the frantic exodus to the most extreme environment on the planet. But their goal is not merely to survive the present. Because as they cling to life on the ice, the remnants of their past swept away, they must also confront the urgent challenge: can they change and evolve rapidly enough to ensure humanity's future? Can they build a new society in the sub-zero cold? The world has fallen. Without warning, a mysterious and omnipotent force has claimed the planet for their own. There are no negotiations, no demands, no reasons given for their actions. All they have is a message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they will be allowed to exist. Antarctica. 'Cold People' follows the journeys of a handful of those who endure the frantic exodus to the most extreme environment on the planet. But their goal is not merely to survive the present. Because as they cling to life on the ice, the remnants of their past swept away, they must also confront the urgent challenge: can they change and evolve rapidly enough to ensure humanity's future? Can they build a new society in the sub-zero cold?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Smith, Tom Rob<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Simon & Schuster, 2024.<br />453 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 reserves</span><br /><br />Churchdown (CN) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Science Fiction / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 10 May 2024) - 9952509898<br />Coleford (CO) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Science Fiction / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 15 May 2024) - 9952500866<br />Tewkesbury (TY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Science Fiction / Paperback - Available - 9952500920<br />Winchcombe (WE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Science Fiction / Paperback - Available - 9952511736<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1358623&CF=BIB 1940s Colorado: Teenage Victoria Nash is the sole surviving woman in a family of troubled men. She spends her days running the household on her family's peach farm.Wilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past. Displaced from his tribal land, he wants to believe one place is just like another. When Victoria and Wil meet on a street corner, their unexpected connection ignites both passion and danger, revelations and secrets. But when tragedy strikes, Victoria is propelled away from the only home she has ever known and towards a reckoning with loss, hope, and her own untapped strength. Gathering all the pieces of her small and extraordinary existence, she will arrive at a single rocky decision that will change her life for ever. 1940s Colorado: Teenage Victoria Nash is the sole surviving woman in a family of troubled men. She spends her days running the household on her family's peach farm.Wilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past. Displaced from his tribal land, he wants to believe one place is just like another. When Victoria and Wil meet on a street corner, their unexpected connection ignites both passion and danger, revelations and secrets. But when tragedy strikes, Victoria is propelled away from the only home she has ever known and towards a reckoning with loss, hope, and her own untapped strength. Gathering all the pieces of her small and extraordinary existence, she will arrive at a single rocky decision that will change her life for ever.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Read, Shelley<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Penguin Books, 2024.<br />305 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8 reserves</span><br /><br />Bishops Cleeve (BE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 15 May 2024) - 9952501153<br />Cirencester (CR) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 15 May 2024) - 9952511086<br />Lydney (LY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952507690<br />Tetbury (TE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - In-transit from Chipping Campden (CC) to Dursley (DY) (Set: 13 May 2024) - 9952500904<br />Tewkesbury (TY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 13 May 2024) - 9952500947<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - In-transit from Up Hatherley (HY) to Community Library Painswick (PK) (Set: 03 May 2024) - 9952506570<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1362676&CF=BIB Was the greatest ever love story a lie? The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love. Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but with her father determined that she join a convent, this handsome and charming stranger offers her the chance of a different life. Soon though, Rosaline begins to doubt all that Romeo has told her. She breaks off the match, only for Romeo's gaze to turn towards her cousin, 13-year-old Juliet. Gradually Rosaline realises that it is not only Juliet's reputation at stake, but her life. With only hours remaining before she will be banished behind the nunnery walls, will Rosaline save Juliet from her Romeo? Or can this story only ever end one way? A subversive, powerful untelling of Shakespeare's best-known tale, narrated by a fierce, forgotten voice: this is Rosaline's story. Was the greatest ever love story a lie? The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love. Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but with her father determined that she join a convent, this handsome and charming stranger offers her the chance of a different life. Soon though, Rosaline begins to doubt all that Romeo has told her. She breaks off the match, only for Romeo's gaze to turn towards her cousin, 13-year-old Juliet. Gradually Rosaline realises that it is not only Juliet's reputation at stake, but her life. With only hours remaining before she will be banished behind the nunnery walls, will Rosaline save Juliet from her Romeo? Or can this story only ever end one way? A subversive, powerful untelling of Shakespeare's best-known tale, narrated by a fierce, forgotten voice: this is Rosaline's story.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Solomons, Natasha<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Manilla Press, 2024.<br />377 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 reserves</span><br /><br />Bourton (BN) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - In-transit from Bourton (BN) to Stonehouse (SE) (Set: 14 May 2024) - 9952519559<br />Churchdown (CN) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Coming soon (Set: 11 May 2024) - 9952519591<br />Hucclecote (HE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - On order<br />Tetbury (TE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - On order<br />Tewkesbury (TY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - On order<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - On order<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1363404&CF=BIB Benny Catspaw's perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favourite chair. He's not paranoid. Someone is out to get him. He just doesn't know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of: a giant crate and a video message. All will be well in time. How strange - though it's a blessing, his uncle promises. Stranger yet is what's inside the crate. He's a seven-foot-tall self-described 'bad weather friend' named Spike whose mission is to help people who are just too good for this world. Spike will take care of it. He'll find Benny's enemies. He'll deal with them. This might be satisfying if Spike wasn't such a menacing presence with terrifying techniques of intimidation. In the company of Spike and a fascinated young waitress-cum-PI-in-training named Harper, Benny plunges into a perilous high-speed adventure. Benny Catspaw's perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favourite chair. He's not paranoid. Someone is out to get him. He just doesn't know who or why. Then Benny receives an inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of: a giant crate and a video message. All will be well in time. How strange - though it's a blessing, his uncle promises. Stranger yet is what's inside the crate. He's a seven-foot-tall self-described 'bad weather friend' named Spike whose mission is to help people who are just too good for this world. Spike will take care of it. He'll find Benny's enemies. He'll deal with them. This might be satisfying if Spike wasn't such a menacing presence with terrifying techniques of intimidation. In the company of Spike and a fascinated young waitress-cum-PI-in-training named Harper, Benny plunges into a perilous high-speed adventure.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-<br />First edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Seattle : Thomas & Mercer, [2024]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />370 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 30 May 2024 - 9952514565<br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952518935<br />Hucclecote (HE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Available - Recently returned - 9952518528<br />Newent (NT) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952519389<br />Quedgeley (QY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - 9952519486<br />Stroud (SD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 01 Jun 2024 - 995251865X<br />Tewkesbury (TY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952513704<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - 9952519087<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1377038&CF=BIB When Enzo shoots an illegal migrant from his bedroom one night, it triggers a series of events that embroil old and young, rich and poor, native and foreign. His elderly neighbours Ruth, Diana and Marta are three friends who have retired to Tuscany. Ruth's favourite grandson Olly is about to get married from her idyllic hillside farmhouse; however, the bride, Tania, seems curiously unengaged by anything but vlogging as a social media influencer. Marta, preparing to give the annual music recital, sponsored by a Russian oligarch in hiding from Putin, is increasingly unwell, and her grandson, Xan, is full of resentment at the inequalities he encounters, nursing her husband, Lord Evenlode, who is living with dementia, and looking back over a long and troubled marriage. Over two weeks in May, all these characters will face challenging choices as they grapple with their own past and with present dangers. When Enzo shoots an illegal migrant from his bedroom one night, it triggers a series of events that embroil old and young, rich and poor, native and foreign. His elderly neighbours Ruth, Diana and Marta are three friends who have retired to Tuscany. Ruth's favourite grandson Olly is about to get married from her idyllic hillside farmhouse; however, the bride, Tania, seems curiously unengaged by anything but vlogging as a social media influencer. Marta, preparing to give the annual music recital, sponsored by a Russian oligarch in hiding from Putin, is increasingly unwell, and her grandson, Xan, is full of resentment at the inequalities he encounters, nursing her husband, Lord Evenlode, who is living with dementia, and looking back over a long and troubled marriage. Over two weeks in May, all these characters will face challenging choices as they grapple with their own past and with present dangers.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Craig, Amanda, 1959-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Abacus Books, 2024.<br />395 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Bishops Cleeve (BE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 01 Jun 2024 - 9952500386<br />Moreton (MO) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Available - 9952500777<br />Tewkesbury (TY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - In-transit from Tewkesbury (TY) to Cinderford (CD) (Set: 11 May 2024) - 9952500378<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - 9952500734<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1377089&CF=BIB Ann devoted years to her mother's care. Now, in a bid to escape the emptiness of her old flat and the paperwork caused by her death, Ann finds herself in a bar upstate. She has been so good for so long, she deserves a little fun. Justin is also grieving but his wife is still alive. She has been dying for a long time and they say she doesn't have long left. He deserves a little fun, too. Justin asks Ann to move in just a few weeks later. A million miles away from her lonely life in New York, here Ann finds a world where she is wanted and needed by both Justin and his little girl, Sophie. But just as Ann finds that she is pregnant, Justin receives news. Unexpectedly, his wife's drug trial has been a success. Deborah is coming home. Ann doesn't quite know what to do. The best news is the very worst news. And who is really the other woman in this situation? Ann devoted years to her mother's care. Now, in a bid to escape the emptiness of her old flat and the paperwork caused by her death, Ann finds herself in a bar upstate. She has been so good for so long, she deserves a little fun. Justin is also grieving but his wife is still alive. She has been dying for a long time and they say she doesn't have long left. He deserves a little fun, too. Justin asks Ann to move in just a few weeks later. A million miles away from her lonely life in New York, here Ann finds a world where she is wanted and needed by both Justin and his little girl, Sophie. But just as Ann finds that she is pregnant, Justin receives news. Unexpectedly, his wife's drug trial has been a success. Deborah is coming home. Ann doesn't quite know what to do. The best news is the very worst news. And who is really the other woman in this situation?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Coffey, Edel<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Sphere, 2024.<br />386 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 reserves</span><br /><br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - In-transit from Cheltenham (CH) to Tewkesbury (TY) (Set: 09 May 2024) - 9952514573<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1377309&CF=BIB 1999. As London prepares for the Millennium, a serial rapist is stalking the River Thames. A junior female police officer in a world dominated by men, Detective Constable Louise Mangan is desperate for the chance to prove herself, and when she brings in the culprit almost single-handedly, she believes the people of Hampton Court can rest easy at last. But the worst is yet to come. Soon word reaches the police of a deadly criminal operation at the heart of this leafy suburb. Now Mangan finds herself undercover, getting closer to answers each day. The truth is right there, hiding in plain sight on the water for all the world to see. But she needs to watch her step - the river runs deep, and no one will be there to catch her should she fall. 1999. As London prepares for the Millennium, a serial rapist is stalking the River Thames. A junior female police officer in a world dominated by men, Detective Constable Louise Mangan is desperate for the chance to prove herself, and when she brings in the culprit almost single-handedly, she believes the people of Hampton Court can rest easy at last. But the worst is yet to come. Soon word reaches the police of a deadly criminal operation at the heart of this leafy suburb. Now Mangan finds herself undercover, getting closer to answers each day. The truth is right there, hiding in plain sight on the water for all the world to see. But she needs to watch her step - the river runs deep, and no one will be there to catch her should she fall.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Johnson, Alan, 1950 May 17-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Wildfire, 2024.<br />367 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 reserves</span><br /><br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 01 Jun 2024 - 9952514131<br />Coleford (CO) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - 9939202148<br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 09 May 2024) - 995250585X<br />Stroud (SD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - In-transit from Longlevens (LS) to Bishops Cleeve (BE) (Set: 09 May 2024) - 9952504993<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1377395&CF=BIB Rome, 1659. Months after the plague has ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay as they should. The Papal authorities commission prosecutor Stefano Bracchi to investigate, telling him he will need considerable mettle to reach the truth. To the west of the Tiber, Girolama and her female friends are at work, helping other women with childbirths and foretelling their futures. Elsewhere in the city, a young wife, Anna, must find a way to escape her abusive husband. But in a city made by men for men, there are no easy paths out. Stefano's investigation at the Tor di Nona prison will introduce him to horror, magic and an astonishing cast of characters. He will be left wondering if certain deeds should remain forever unpunished. Rome, 1659. Months after the plague has ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay as they should. The Papal authorities commission prosecutor Stefano Bracchi to investigate, telling him he will need considerable mettle to reach the truth. To the west of the Tiber, Girolama and her female friends are at work, helping other women with childbirths and foretelling their futures. Elsewhere in the city, a young wife, Anna, must find a way to escape her abusive husband. But in a city made by men for men, there are no easy paths out. Stefano's investigation at the Tor di Nona prison will introduce him to horror, magic and an astonishing cast of characters. He will be left wondering if certain deeds should remain forever unpunished.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mazzola, Anna<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2024.<br />376 pages ; 25 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 reserves</span><br /><br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 30 May 2024 - 9952514166<br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 9952505671<br />Stroud (SD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Hardback - In-transit from Stroud (SD) to Up Hatherley (HY) (Set: 11 May 2024) - 9952504780<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1377415&CF=BIB Warwickshire, 1934. Deep in a hamlet in the Warwickshire countryside, Red Hollow Hall is a male-only sanitorium run by the charismatic psychiatrist Dr Moon. However, all is not well, and Dr Moon's patients are leaving Red Hollow in droves. Recent disturbances, which originally appeared to be pranks, have descended into something more sinister, and now the men believe they have a malevolent visitor - the mermaid of Red Hollow. The ghost of a murdered girl, they believe the mermaid wreaks bloody revenge on unsuspecting men each time the hamlet floods. When Private Enquiry agent, William Garrett, and freshly minted detective, Phyll Hall, are called in to uncover the identity of the intruder, they become trapped in a world of madness, the occult and grisly murder. Warwickshire, 1934. Deep in a hamlet in the Warwickshire countryside, Red Hollow Hall is a male-only sanitorium run by the charismatic psychiatrist Dr Moon. However, all is not well, and Dr Moon's patients are leaving Red Hollow in droves. Recent disturbances, which originally appeared to be pranks, have descended into something more sinister, and now the men believe they have a malevolent visitor - the mermaid of Red Hollow. The ghost of a murdered girl, they believe the mermaid wreaks bloody revenge on unsuspecting men each time the hamlet floods. When Private Enquiry agent, William Garrett, and freshly minted detective, Phyll Hall, are called in to uncover the identity of the intruder, they become trapped in a world of madness, the occult and grisly murder.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Marlow, Natalie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Baskerville, 2024.<br />309 pages ; 25 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 30 May 2024 - 995250540X<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1377434&CF=BIB 'The Chivalry Series' follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint John, further disillusion and an eventual career as a professional soldier and knight. Rich in the details of life in the High Middle Ages, the series also deals with modern issues about the role of violence in society, rules of conflict and war, and the price that people pay for using violence. 'The Chivalry Series' follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint John, further disillusion and an eventual career as a professional soldier and knight. Rich in the details of life in the High Middle Ages, the series also deals with modern issues about the role of violence in society, rules of conflict and war, and the price that people pay for using violence.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cameron, Christian, 1962-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2024.<br />328 pages ; 25 cm.<br />Chivalry series<br /><br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 9952505396<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1377545&CF=BIB Two women walk on a knife-edge as war looms in ancient Britain. One is immortal and cursed. The other is a mortal warrior, doomed to a loveless marriage. But they must work together as dangers mount, or they'll both be as lost as the realms they call home. Two women walk on a knife-edge as war looms in ancient Britain. One is immortal and cursed. The other is a mortal warrior, doomed to a loveless marriage. But they must work together as dangers mount, or they'll both be as lost as the realms they call home.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Holland, Lucy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Tor, 2024.<br />xv, 410 pages : map (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Hardback - Available - 9952505787<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378019&CF=BIB Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens' Empire. But when she is accused of a murder she didn't commit, her reign is thrown into turmoil. She must solve the mystery and clear her name without the support of her beloved, Sylah. Sylah braves new lands to find a solution for the hurricane that threatens to destroy her home. But in finding answers, she must make a decision, does she sacrifice her old life in order to raise up her sword once more? Hassa's web of secrets grows ever thicker as she finds herself on a trail of crimes in the city. Her searching uncovers the extent of the atrocities of the empire's past and present. Now, she must guard both her heart and her land. The three women find their answers, but they're not the answers they wanted. The drumbeat of change thrums throughout the world. And it sings a song of war. Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens' Empire. But when she is accused of a murder she didn't commit, her reign is thrown into turmoil. She must solve the mystery and clear her name without the support of her beloved, Sylah. Sylah braves new lands to find a solution for the hurricane that threatens to destroy her home. But in finding answers, she must make a decision, does she sacrifice her old life in order to raise up her sword once more? Hassa's web of secrets grows ever thicker as she finds herself on a trail of crimes in the city. Her searching uncovers the extent of the atrocities of the empire's past and present. Now, she must guard both her heart and her land. The three women find their answers, but they're not the answers they wanted. The drumbeat of change thrums throughout the world. And it sings a song of war.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>El-Arifi, Saara<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Harper Voyager, 2024.<br />xv, 421 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Bishops Cleeve (BE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - Available - 9952501048<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Fantasy / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 9952506147<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378025&CF=BIB A quiet, peaceful existence. But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favour that could make him a fortune or kill him. And when Hollywood starts shooting a film of his former life, Danny demands a piece of the action and begins to rebuild his criminal empire. Then he falls in love with a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own. As their worlds collide in an explosion that could destroy them both, Danny Ryan has to fight for his life in a city where dreams are born, or where they go to die. From the shores of Rhode Island to the deserts of California where bodies disappear, from the power corridors of Washington where the real criminals operate to the fabled movie studios of Hollywood where the real money is made, this novel is a saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream. A quiet, peaceful existence. But the Feds track him down and want Danny to do them a favour that could make him a fortune or kill him. And when Hollywood starts shooting a film of his former life, Danny demands a piece of the action and begins to rebuild his criminal empire. Then he falls in love with a beautiful movie star who has a dark past of her own. As their worlds collide in an explosion that could destroy them both, Danny Ryan has to fight for his life in a city where dreams are born, or where they go to die. From the shores of Rhode Island to the deserts of California where bodies disappear, from the power corridors of Washington where the real criminals operate to the fabled movie studios of Hollywood where the real money is made, this novel is a saga of family, love, revenge, survival and the fierce reality behind the dream.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Winslow, Don, 1953-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hemlock Press, 2024.<br />336 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Bishops Cleeve (BE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Paperback - Available - 9952501471<br />Charlton Kings (CK) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Paperback - Available - 9952515642<br />Newent (NT) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 05 Jun 2024 - 9952508883<br />Quedgeley (QY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - 9952509510<br />Tewkesbury (TY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Paperback - Available - 9952513615<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 9952506473<br />Winchcombe (WE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - 9952511566<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378032&CF=BIB Suffolk, 1944. American pilot Charlie's second tour is about to draw to a close, but his heart is forever changed when he meets Kitty, a local land girl with dreams of joining the Women's Land Army. As love blooms, the pair are all too aware that every perilous mission Charlie flies may well be his last. Suffolk, 2023. When Kitty's granddaughter and ambitious tearoom owner Amy meets American tourist and photographer Jack, she agrees to show him around in exchange for his photographic talents. The deal quickly grows into an unexpected bond - but when long-buried secrets emerge, neither of their worlds will ever be the same again. Suffolk, 1944. American pilot Charlie's second tour is about to draw to a close, but his heart is forever changed when he meets Kitty, a local land girl with dreams of joining the Women's Land Army. As love blooms, the pair are all too aware that every perilous mission Charlie flies may well be his last. Suffolk, 2023. When Kitty's granddaughter and ambitious tearoom owner Amy meets American tourist and photographer Jack, she agrees to show him around in exchange for his photographic talents. The deal quickly grows into an unexpected bond - but when long-buried secrets emerge, neither of their worlds will ever be the same again.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cook, Lorna (Novelist)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Avon, 2024.<br />320 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Bishops Cleeve (BE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 29 May 2024 - 9952501072<br />Charlton Kings (CK) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Available - 9952515626<br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Available - 9952514298<br />Stow (SW) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - In-transit from Stow (SW) to Newent (NT) (Set: 08 May 2024) - 9952503296<br />Tuffley (TF) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Available - 9952512694<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 995250618X<br />Winchcombe (WE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 28 May 2024 - 9952511531<br />Wotton (WN) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Available - 9952511973<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378042&CF=BIB England, 1645. After his half-brother dies, aspiring playwright Nicholas Pearce is apprenticed to Judge William Percival, an infamous former witch-hunter who is under pressure to resume his old profession. In a country torn apart by civil war, with escalating tensions between Catholics and Protestants, Royalists and Roundheads, and rumours of witchcraft, Nicholas hides a secret: the dead sing. He hears their secrets, but will he find the courage to speak up to save innocent lives, even if it means putting himself in great danger? England, 1645. After his half-brother dies, aspiring playwright Nicholas Pearce is apprenticed to Judge William Percival, an infamous former witch-hunter who is under pressure to resume his old profession. In a country torn apart by civil war, with escalating tensions between Catholics and Protestants, Royalists and Roundheads, and rumours of witchcraft, Nicholas hides a secret: the dead sing. He hears their secrets, but will he find the courage to speak up to save innocent lives, even if it means putting himself in great danger?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thomas, Stacey<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HQ, 2024.<br />368 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Stow (SW) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 09 May 2024) - 995250327X<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378050&CF=BIB Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Alexandra, Lucy, Bridget, River and Natalie. Five friends who wish they'd never met. Because the one thing they have in common is the worst thing in their lives: they are all being stalked. When one of their group is murdered, days after their stalker is released from prison, time stands still for them all. They know their lives could end just as brutally at any moment - all it takes is for the people they fear the most to catch up with them. When the group receive a threat that one of them will die in ten days' time, the terror that stalks their daily lives becomes all-consuming. But they know they don't want to be victims anymore - it's time to turn the tables and finally get their revenge. Because the only way to stop a stalker is to become one yourself. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Alexandra, Lucy, Bridget, River and Natalie. Five friends who wish they'd never met. Because the one thing they have in common is the worst thing in their lives: they are all being stalked. When one of their group is murdered, days after their stalker is released from prison, time stands still for them all. They know their lives could end just as brutally at any moment - all it takes is for the people they fear the most to catch up with them. When the group receive a threat that one of them will die in ten days' time, the terror that stalks their daily lives becomes all-consuming. But they know they don't want to be victims anymore - it's time to turn the tables and finally get their revenge. Because the only way to stop a stalker is to become one yourself.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Taylor, C. L., 1973-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Avon, 2024.<br />410 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8 reserves</span><br /><br />Cheltenham (CH) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - In-transit from Cheltenham (CH) to Cinderford (CD) (Set: 09 May 2024) - 995251445X<br />Community Library Mitcheldean (MI) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Non-reservable (Set: 07 May 2024) - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9939243073<br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 14 May 2024) - 9952505728<br />Hucclecote (HE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - In-transit from Stow (SW) to Churchdown (CN) (Set: 11 May 2024) - 9952504349<br />Newent (NT) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - 9952508808<br />Quedgeley (QY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 995250943X<br />Stroud (SD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Non-reservable (Set: 03 May 2024) - Recently returned - 9952502621<br />Tewkesbury (TY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - In-transit from Cheltenham Children's (CJ) to Cinderford (CD) (Set: 13 May 2024) - 995251364X<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 29 May 2024 - 9952506635<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378166&CF=BIB Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did. But Sally isn't the only woman in town being pushed to breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising solidarity is formed. So can they find the best way to bury their husbands - and get away with it? Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did. But Sally isn't the only woman in town being pushed to breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising solidarity is formed. So can they find the best way to bury their husbands - and get away with it?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Casale, Alexia<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Viking, 2024.<br />384 pages ; 23 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6 reserves</span><br /><br />Coleford (CO) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Onloan - Due: 18 May 2024 - 9952497466<br />Community Library Painswick (PK) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Hardback - Non-reservable (Set: 02 May 2024) - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 9939277261<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378205&CF=BIB On the island of Ithaca, Queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never returned. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered with the arrival of Orestes, King of Mycenae. Orestes, son of Agamemnon, is mad. Wracked with guilt for putting his own mother to death, he grows ever more unhinged. But a king cannot be seen to be weak. To keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae, his sister Elektra brings him to Ithaca to recover under the protection of Penelope. But no sooner has Orestes arrived then his uncle Menelaus, the blood-soaked king of Sparta, comes looking for him. Menelaus hungers for Orestes' throne - and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims. On the island of Ithaca, Queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never returned. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered with the arrival of Orestes, King of Mycenae. Orestes, son of Agamemnon, is mad. Wracked with guilt for putting his own mother to death, he grows ever more unhinged. But a king cannot be seen to be weak. To keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae, his sister Elektra brings him to Ithaca to recover under the protection of Penelope. But no sooner has Orestes arrived then his uncle Menelaus, the blood-soaked king of Sparta, comes looking for him. Menelaus hungers for Orestes' throne - and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>North, Claire<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orbit, 2024.<br />420 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Songs of Penelope<br /><br />Bishops Cleeve (BE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 29 May 2024 - 9952501323<br />Charlton Kings (CK) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - 9952515545<br />Cirencester (CR) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952510616<br />Coleford (CO) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Available - 9952516320<br />Dursley (DY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Available - 9952517130<br />Hucclecote (HE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF General Fiction / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 29 May 2024 - 9952504209<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378242&CF=BIB The bombing of Rome in 1943 leaves fourteen-year-old Massimo orphaned and with no choice but to set out on a perilous journey to find his remaining family in Naples. A chance meeting with the mysterious and charismatic Pietro Houdini will deliver both of them to the doors of the monastery of Monte Cassino, a centuries-old haven of contemplation, learning and art. But the abbey is in the path of the relentless Allied advance to Rome. Pietro and Massimo need a plan to survive the coming onslaught and that means out-manoeuvring the Germans who are as interested in the abbey's art collection as in the murder of two of their officers in the town below. For their plan to work, they must dissemble, disguise, and outwit two armies using skills that Pietro has in spades, but as war edges ever closer, it becomes clear that Massimo is not without a surprise or two either. The bombing of Rome in 1943 leaves fourteen-year-old Massimo orphaned and with no choice but to set out on a perilous journey to find his remaining family in Naples. A chance meeting with the mysterious and charismatic Pietro Houdini will deliver both of them to the doors of the monastery of Monte Cassino, a centuries-old haven of contemplation, learning and art. But the abbey is in the path of the relentless Allied advance to Rome. Pietro and Massimo need a plan to survive the coming onslaught and that means out-manoeuvring the Germans who are as interested in the abbey's art collection as in the murder of two of their officers in the town below. For their plan to work, they must dissemble, disguise, and outwit two armies using skills that Pietro has in spades, but as war edges ever closer, it becomes clear that Massimo is not without a surprise or two either.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Miller, Derek B., 1970-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Doubleday, 2024.<br />xiii, 358 pages ; 25 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Quedgeley (QY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Thriller / Hardback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 13 May 2024) - 9952509243<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378387&CF=BIB AD 60. Britannia is in turmoil. The rebel leader Boudica has tasted victory, against a force of tough veterans in Camulodunum. Alerted to the rapidly spreading uprising, Governor Suetonius leads his army towards endangered Londinium with a mounted escort, led by Prefect Cato. Soon it's terrifyingly clear that Britannia is slipping into chaos and panic, with ever more tribal warriors swelling Boudica's ranks. And Cato and Suetonius are grimly aware that little preparation has been made to withstand a full-scale rebellion. In Londinium there is devastating news. Centurion Macro is amongst those unaccounted for after the massacre at Camulodunum. Has Cato's comrade and friend made his last stand? Facing disaster, Cato prepares his next move. Dare he hope that Macro - battle-scarred and fearless - has escaped the bloodthirsty rebels? AD 60. Britannia is in turmoil. The rebel leader Boudica has tasted victory, against a force of tough veterans in Camulodunum. Alerted to the rapidly spreading uprising, Governor Suetonius leads his army towards endangered Londinium with a mounted escort, led by Prefect Cato. Soon it's terrifyingly clear that Britannia is slipping into chaos and panic, with ever more tribal warriors swelling Boudica's ranks. And Cato and Suetonius are grimly aware that little preparation has been made to withstand a full-scale rebellion. In Londinium there is devastating news. Centurion Macro is amongst those unaccounted for after the massacre at Camulodunum. Has Cato's comrade and friend made his last stand? Facing disaster, Cato prepares his next move. Dare he hope that Macro - battle-scarred and fearless - has escaped the bloodthirsty rebels?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Scarrow, Simon<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline, 2024.<br />398 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />Britannia : troubled province<br />Eagles of the empire ; XXII.<br /><br />Bourton (BN) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - Available - 9952509774<br />Chipping Campden (CC) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - Available - 9952501803<br />Churchdown (CN) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - Available - 9952510268<br />Cinderford (CD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - Available - 9952502184<br />Fairford (FD) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 25 May 2024 - 9952503687<br />Lydney (LY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - Available - 9952507585<br />Moreton (MO) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - Available - 9952508263<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378423&CF=BIB 1884. In a tenement room and kitchen in the town of Rutherglen, near Glasgow, a woman with stark injuries to her face and her mind, and a man who has recently arrived from America, spend the night together. As the night progresses, the couple discover that their past lives were once entwined in ways they hadn't realised, and that they are linked by a shared past; the eviction of Greenyards, Strathcarron in 1854. Separately and together the couple reflect on the shocking brutality of the glen's clearance thirty years earlier, exploring notions of love, commitment, trauma and happiness, and discovering what it means to take care of another person's soul. 1884. In a tenement room and kitchen in the town of Rutherglen, near Glasgow, a woman with stark injuries to her face and her mind, and a man who has recently arrived from America, spend the night together. As the night progresses, the couple discover that their past lives were once entwined in ways they hadn't realised, and that they are linked by a shared past; the eviction of Greenyards, Strathcarron in 1854. Separately and together the couple reflect on the shocking brutality of the glen's clearance thirty years earlier, exploring notions of love, commitment, trauma and happiness, and discovering what it means to take care of another person's soul.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Magnusson, Sally<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : John Murray, 2024.<br />317 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5 reserves</span><br /><br />Moreton (MO) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 14 May 2024) - 995250828X<br />Stonehouse (SE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 01 Jun 2024 - 9952502982<br />Tewkesbury (TY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 15 May 2024) - 9952500955<br />Up Hatherley (HY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Historical / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - 995250649X<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378430&CF=BIB In 1965, 17-year-old Frances Adams was told by a fortune teller that one day she'd be murdered. Frances spent the next 60 years trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. No one took her seriously - until she was dead. For Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance. She'd spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer. In the heart of her sprawling country estate lies an eccentric library of detective work, where the right person could step in and use her findings to solve her murder. When her great-niece Annie arrives from London and discovers that Frances' worst fear has come true, Annie is thrust into her great-aunt's last act of revenge against her sceptical friends and family. Can she unravel the mystery and find justice for Frances, or wil digging up the past lead her into the path of the killer? In 1965, 17-year-old Frances Adams was told by a fortune teller that one day she'd be murdered. Frances spent the next 60 years trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. No one took her seriously - until she was dead. For Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance. She'd spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer. In the heart of her sprawling country estate lies an eccentric library of detective work, where the right person could step in and use her findings to solve her murder. When her great-niece Annie arrives from London and discovers that Frances' worst fear has come true, Annie is thrust into her great-aunt's last act of revenge against her sceptical friends and family. Can she unravel the mystery and find justice for Frances, or wil digging up the past lead her into the path of the killer?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Perrin, Kristen<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Quercus, 2024.<br />384 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Castle Knoll files<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5 reserves</span><br /><br />Coleford (CO) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Crime / Hardback - In-transit from Coleford (CO) to Tewkesbury (TY) (Set: 09 May 2024) - 995251638X<br /> https://gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1378520&CF=BIB Cliffehaven, December 1946. From a hill above the town of Cliffehaven, a young woman makes a heart-breaking choice that will change the course of her life forever. Hours later, a baby is found in the Nativity crib of the local church. Who could have left him there, and why? The mystery preoccupies everyone in Cliffehaven - not least Peggy Reilly, who has enough to contend with at Beach View Boarding House without this extra secret to unravel. What's certain is that the whole community will pull together to keep the baby safe - and to support his mother when the truth of her identity is finally discovered. Cliffehaven, December 1946. From a hill above the town of Cliffehaven, a young woman makes a heart-breaking choice that will change the course of her life forever. Hours later, a baby is found in the Nativity crib of the local church. Who could have left him there, and why? The mystery preoccupies everyone in Cliffehaven - not least Peggy Reilly, who has enough to contend with at Beach View Boarding House without this extra secret to unravel. What's certain is that the whole community will pull together to keep the baby safe - and to support his mother when the truth of her identity is finally discovered.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Dean, Ellie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Penguin Books, 2024.<br />389 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 reserves</span><br /><br />Gloucester (GL) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 05 Aug 2024 - 9952505574<br />Hucclecote (HE) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 08 May 2024) - 9952504330<br />Lydney (LY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 03 Jun 2024 - 9952507674<br />Newent (NT) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Paperback - In-transit from Newent (NT) to Nailsworth (NH) (Set: 07 May 2024) - 9952508638<br />Quedgeley (QY) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Paperback - Onloan - Due: 01 Jun 2024 - 9952509251<br />Tuffley (TF) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Paperback - Available - 9952512708<br />Wotton (WN) - (Gloucestershire) - Adult Fiction - AF Saga / Paperback - On Reserve Shelf (Set: 15 May 2024) - 9952512015<br />