Penguin Books Ltd (UK)

Amidst the turbulence of the Civil Rights movement, 3 Mississippi women quietly start their own revolution with a book, some toilets and a chocolate pie. This book has the makings of a real word-of-mouth bestseller, and should be a reading group favourite. 'Daring, vitally important and very courageous. I loved and admired The Help. Fantastic'...

A bitterly cold February in Glasgow. Hanging from a rope in the attic of a deserted tenement is the body of a criminal. His face has been hideously disfigured. Glasgow's DI Anderson and DS Costello return with their biggest case yet and are ready to become the nation's favourite Scottish cop duo....