FICTION

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

Deepa Anappara

When a schoolboy goes missing, nine-year-old Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he’s picked up from episodes of Police Patrol to find him. This is award-winning journalist Anappara’s debut novel.

Three Hours

Rosamund Lupton

In rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, a school is under siege. Children and teachers barricade themselves inside, while parents gather, desperate for news. In three intense hours, all must find the courage to save the people they love.

Untold Night and Day

Bae Suah (transl. Deborah Smith)

Kim Ayami works at Seoul’s only audio theatre for the blind but now the theatre is shutting down. After her last shift, she joins her former boss to search for a mutual friend who has disappeared. Order soon gives way to chaos and the edges of reality start to fray.