Instruments of Darkness''Makes you want to read every word serpentine and satisfying'' Telegraph Thornleigh Hall, seat of the Earl of Sussex, dominates its surroundings. Its heir is missing, and the once vigorous family is reduced to a cripple, his whore and his alcoholic second son, but its power endures. Impulsive Harriet Westerman has felt the Hall''s menace long before she happens upon a dead man bearing the Thornleigh arms. The grim discovery cries out for justice, and

the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals

who wears the golden collar of a slave

with the police closing in on a suspect and the tabloids hunting their monster

'Douglas Stuart has written a first novel of rare and lasting beauty

of internment camps and death marches

'A gripping retelling of an ancient tale

What would make him so angry about at case that he would refuse to speak to the police

I didnt want it to end' S J Watson

But Sunda is newly independent

one of the prized white Bulldogs - prized because of its one brown ear

it’s an opportunity to connect with his 14-year-old son as they travel halfway across the world to meet a woman who isn’t expecting them

about the strength of a young woman