The Girl in the Red Coat
Kate Hamer,
Faber and Faber
Head of Zeus, December 24
Carmel, 8, has always been different, with a tendency to go missing. When she disappears at a local event, her mother refuses to accept she is gone and sets out on a mission to find her. Gripping story of a girl’s abduction.
The Long Room
Francesca Kay,Faber and Faber,
January 5
When Stephen Donaldson joins the “Institute”, he is expecting excitement and new found status. But state surveillance turns out to be a rather pedestrian affair, tapping the calls of old Communists and failed revolutionaries. But all that is about to change when he hears the voice of his target’s wife.
The Good Liar
Nicholas Searle, Viking, January 14
Rory is a conman who is about to pull off the last great swindle of his life. His plan? To dupe a wealthy widow whom he met online into giving him her life savings. But who is the man who led this life of deception and why is this woman seemingly so eager to be his next victim?
Amazing Fantastic Incredible
Stan Lee,
Simon and Schuster UK,
November 3
The leading force behind Marvel Comics, Lee created the self-doubting superhero, such as Spider-Man. This graphic autobiography, however, brushes over the conflict with the illustrators who created his superheroes.
And Yet: Essays
Christopher Hitchens, Simon and Schuster,
November 24
This collection of the late critic’s work brings together previously unpublished essays in book form. Particularly engaging are pieces on his attempts to get in shape, while he is typically combative on literature, religion and politics.
Great Soul of Siberia
Sooyong Park,
Atlantic Books,
January 14
There are only 350 Siberian tigers left in the wild. Poaching and the disappearance of their natural habitat has decimated the big cats. This tracks three generations of the tigers as they try to survive in the harsh wilderness of Siberia.
