Clive Mantle

In the backwoods of South America, an ex-SAS officer now workng for British Intelligence embarks on a terrifying mission to find a woman who holds the key to a dark and deadly conspiracy.

When Nick Stone is despatched to Malaysia by the CIA to assassinate a biochemist, he expects his mission to be a straightforward part of the fight against Bin Laden. But soon Stone finds himself facing an unspeakable trade-off - the life of someone he loves, against those of millions he doesn't even know. Originally published: London: Bantam, 2003

In 'Westering', Billy Palmer is in his early 30s and living in New York; in 'Wanting', middle-aged and divorced. We follow him from the shadow of Glastonbury Tor in the 1950s to Manhattan and London at the millenium.

When the books in the 'Call the Midwife' series became bestsellers, Jennifer Worth received mountains of letters - not only praising her books, but also from people who remembered the world her books described. This book features some of the fascinating letters she received, including letters about becoming a missionary and the curious list of thin