Get into the good books
Nina Pottell’s favourite page-turners
YOU LET ME IN
by Lucy Clarke (Harper Collins, £12.99) Author Elle Fielding rents out her Cornish clifftop house while on a writing retreat. When she returns, the atmosphere feels different. There’s a coldness, a shift – is someone watching her, someone who knows her secrets? Clever, compelling and riveting. Out 6 September
THE RIVAL
by Charlotte Duckworth (Quercus, £12.99) When Helena hires Ashley to work for her they form a dream team – but Ashley will do anything to get to the top. And, when Helena discovers she’s pregnant, her position becomes dangerously vulnerable. Fast forward to present day and Helena has no job and no baby. And she blames Ashley for everything. Out 6 September
THE FORBIDDEN PLACE
by Susanne Jansson (Mulholland Books, £16.99)
Biologist Nathalie is visiting Mossmarken, to study peat bogs. She discovers that, according to historic records, people used to offer sacrifices to the mire – and then a body is found. An ominous read with a creepy ambiance. Out 20 September
THE CLOCKMAKER’S DAUGHTER
by Kate Morton (Mantle, £18.99) In 1862, a group of artists descends upon Birchwood Manor in Berkshire. But when their stay is over, one woman is dead, another has disappeared and an heirloom is missing. Over 150 years later, Elodie Winslow begins to uncover the secrets. Out 20 September
THE CORSET
by Laura Purcell (Raven books, £12.99) Charity work leads wealthy young Dorothea Truelove to visit teenage seamstress Ruth Butterham in prison. Ruth is awaiting trial for the murder of her mistress, which she claims is because of the supernatural power of her sewing. But can Ruth be trusted? Sinister and heart wrenching. Out 20 September
THE RISE & FALL OF BECKY SHARP
by Sarra Manning (Harper Collins, £7.99) After exiting the Big Brother house, Becky Sharp and Amelia Blank remain friends. Amelia may be the winner, but Becky wants the limelight and will do anything to get it. A hilarious modern retelling of Vanity Fair. Out 6 September