Snowbooks for July

Book of NamesA bestseller in the US and Germany, with echoes of the cult US drama Heroes, this thriller has been raved about by reviewers and readers. "Watch out Dan Brown!" says The Economist.

Within every generation, there are 36 righteous souls whose existence holds the key to the fate of the world. Now someone wants them dead...

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Needle in the Blood January 1067. Charismatic bishop Odo of Bayeux decides to commission a wall hanging, on a scale never seen before, to celebrate his role in the conquest of Britain by his brother, William, Duke of Normandy. What he cannot anticipate is how utterly this will change his life - even more than the invasion itself.

Sarah Bower's Needle in the Blood tells the epic story of the creation of the Bayeux tapestry, and the weaving together of Odo's life with the women who embroider his hanging, some of them friends, some of them - servants of the fallen Saxon king - sworn enemies. Friends become enemies, enemies become lovers; and nothing in life or in the tapestry is what it seems.

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Monster Island In New York City the dead walk the streets, driven by an insatiable hunger for all things living. Among the zombie hordes one is different: although he shares their appetites he has retained his human intelligence. Alone among the shambling masses, Gary Fleck is an eyewitness to the end of the world.

David Wellington's Monster Island documents the zombie invasion, from the first bloody gulps to the rise of the resistance: a few brave souls taking the fight back to the enemy. They think they are prepared for anything. On Monster Island they will find that there is something even worse than undeath...

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Memphis UndergroundMemphis Underground is the latest novel from the critically-acclaimed Stewart Home, author of Tainted Love and Down and Out in Shoreditch and Hoxton.

Sent to a remote Scottish community to pose as its artist-in-residence, the narrator of Stewart Home’s provocative new novel discovers an undercurrent of corruption, wife-swapping and military secrets. Meanwhile in London, a counter-narrative revolves around clubs, pubs, fights and feuds; making money, selling souls, trying to break on through. A satire on contemporary art; a hymn to classic soul music; a meditation on celebrity; a deconstruction and rewriting of modern literature; Memphis Underground is all this and more.

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Taking The PlungeStacie Lewis wrote Taking The Plunge after the published diary of her own wedding opened the floodgates for thousands of women to share their experiences of their own less-than-ideal weddings:

When Bernie gets engaged, she falls for the same lie as so many other brides-to-be: she thinks her wedding will be a fairy tale. A dream come true. Magical. Fat chance. Soon, Bernie's struggling simply to survive the planning, as she learns the truth behind weddings. Sometimes highly-strung mothers simply cannot compromise with pushy step-mothers. Sometimes the Rabbi needs a drink. Sometimes you get deported. It's all part of the process.

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SmokeSmoke is the thrilling final instalment of Lisa Miscione's Lydia Strong series, following on from Angel Fire, The Darkness Gathers and Twice.

Lydia Strong's old writing student, Lily, has been missing for weeks. Before her disappearance, Lily had left a strange phone message for Lydia, asking for her help. But until now, Lydia did not pay much attention to the message because Lily tended to call occasionally. But when she learns that Lily had been looking into her brother's suicide, Lydia becomes concerned. In this fourth of Lisa Miscione's intense and gripping thrillers, Lydia teams up with her husband, ex-FBI agent, p.i. Jeffrey Mark, to uncover the truth behind Lily’s disappearance.

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