




THE RUINS
by Scott Smith · Knopf
'Superior horror literature' New York Times 'A compelling set-up and provocative premise' Kirkus 'There's no let-up, not so much as a chapter-break where you can catch your breath' Stephen King __________________ Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins. After a long journey into the jungle, the group come across a partly camouflaged trail and a captivating hillside covered with red flowers. Lured by these, the group move closer until they happen across a gun-toting Mayan horseman who orders them away. In the midst of the confrontation, one of the group steps inadvertently backwards into the flowering vine. And at that moment their world changes for ever...

CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN
by Fannie Flagg · Random House
Back in Elmwood Springs, Missouri the experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ask the question "Why are we here"?

BREAK NO BONES
by Kathy Reichs · Scribner
When Tempe Brennan finds a fresh skeleton among ancient bones, clues lead to a clinic where patients have gone missing and some have turned up dead. On top of this, Tempe's romantic life is in for a hiccup.


WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
by Sara Gruen · Algonquin
A great, glorious, big-hearted novel set in a travelling circus touring the backblocks of America during the great depression of the early 1930s. It's a story of love and hate, trains and circuses, dwarves and fat ladies, horses and elephants - or, to be specific, one elephant, Rosie, star of the Benzini Bros Most Spectacular Show on Earth . . .

DANSE MACABRE
by Laurell K. Hamilton · Berkley
In the thralls of supernatural passion, Anita Blake faces a most human dilemma.

COVER OF NIGHT
by Linda Howard · Ballantine
Young widow Cate Nightingale enjoys her peaceful life raising her twin sons and running a bed-and-breakfast, but when one of her guests vanishes and the house is stormed by armed men, Cate's peaceful life is destroyed and the entire town finds itself cut off from the rest of the world.
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.

