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Next month’s column will be my pick of the books to give as Christmas gifts – just so you don’t miss out on November’s great reads, here are the ones that are worth pre-ordering.

I WILL FIND YOU by Daniela Sacerdoti (Headline Review, £7.99) Cora’s mother leaves her a crumbling cottage, which has a dark history. Out 29 November

THE STRANGER DIARIES by Elly Griffiths (Quercus, £12.99) Clare teaches Gothic literature, but two worlds collide when a colleague is killed. Out 1 November

THE LINGERING by SJI Holliday (Orenda Books, £8.99) Jack and Ali move to a remote area to start afresh, but odd goings-on unsettle them. Out 15 November

SKIN DEEP by Liz Nugent (Penguin Books, £7.99) In France, Cordelia is viewed as a socialite. But when she gets a visitor, is she out of luck? Out 15 November