Louise’s top jacket copy that tells its own story

Kevin Bridges, We Need to Talk About Kevin Bridges

“A comedian’s autobiography? I wonder if he’s ever used humour to deflect from his insecurities? To avoid being bullied? Is there heartache behind the humour? I wonder if he’s a manic-depressive? Tears of a clown? Yes, all of that.”

Val McDermid, The Mermaids Singing

“A tense, beautifully written psychological thriller, The Mermaids Singing explores the tormented mind of a serial killer unlike any the world of fiction has ever seen.”

Alasdair Gray, Poor Things

Godwin Baxter’s scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realised when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr Archibald McCandless’s jealous love for Baxter’s creation.

Muriel Spark, The Driver’s Seat

“Infinity and eternity attend Lise’s last terrible day in an unnamed southern city, as she meets her fate.”

Ian Rankin, A Song For The Dark Times

He wasn’t the best father – the job always came first– but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective? As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast – and a small town with big secrets – he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn’t want to find...