The Yellow BirdsAn unforgettable depiction of the psychological impact of war, by a young Iraq veteran and poet, THE YELLOW BIRDS is already being hailed as a modern classic. Everywhere John looks, he sees Murph. He flinches when cars drive past. His fingers clasp around the rifle he hasn't held for months. Wide eyed strangers praise him as a hero, but he can feel himself disappearing. Back home after a year in Iraq, memories swarm around him: bodies burning in the

hang among the twitching leaves

his assistant in seven other puzzles in Jecks's delightful medieval series (The Last Templar

The Fire Gospel is an enthralling novel about the power of words to resonate across centuries

but their magic bursts out in the most unexpected places as a bid for freedom

whom she christens Lucien

Players of the Coarse variety are born mediocrely equal at a game where skill

it's a story of men who have been dazzled by surface splendour and wealth

pagan and headstrong

Before long they both find themselves submerged in a vast criminal conspiracy involving the police

India starts piecing the puzzle together

Ross sends him to the frontlines for his own safety

When his mother's prize horse finishes a disappointing last place in a race he should have won