Burn OutWales is supposed to be a rest cure, a chance to exorcise the demons of injury, guilt and betrayal. But before Steve Jay has even reached the remote clinic, he has had to deal with a house fire and a clear case of murder. Then he is caught in a forest fire, an elemental force: awesome, destructive, deadly. Steve Jay, seeking rest and isolation, has landed on an anthill, a vicious eco war between the Welsh and a multi national mining conglomerate. By

As if we needed reminding how good Mark Billingham is' --- VAL MCDERMID It's 1996

Sharpe finds himself abandoned in the heart of enemy territory

'All over the reading world

Racing towards a thrilling confrontation in the Syrian desert

She sets off in pursuit with only a pair of oxen and her cowardly old stepfather Lamb for company

THE WORD IS MURDER

The murky alleyways of the City are crowded with people from all walks of life

Aware of Thomas's background as a mathematician and his expertise in codesand ciphers

Maybe Miss Morley

Spendlove assumes he wants to ensure it is only the once

where her father is commemorated on the Thiepval Monument

She can see the future