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Social comedy

Social comedy

Take a trip to days gone by and enjoy the scrapes and high-jinks of our twentieth-century heroes and heroines. 

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Humorous Mystery and Crime

Cherry Twist

Jennifer Stone

When reality TV dancer Nadiya Slipchenko senses danger, local detective Cherry Hinton is hired as an on-set bodyguard - but can Cherry solve the case before it's too late? 

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Romantic Comedy

Odd Bird

Lee Farnsworth

Simon Selwood is an expert on the mating behaviour of birds – but he has a lot to learn about humans…

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Romantic Comedy Seasons by the Sea 2

A Seagull Summer

Jane Lovering

Can Leah and Brendon see beyond the mistakes of their pasts? The Seasons by the Sea series combines laugh-out-loud humour with damaged people redeemed by love. 

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Science Fiction and Fantasy The Darkwood Series 2

Such Big Teeth

Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

Gretel and her friends venture into the cold northern mountains, seeking allies in their struggle against the huntsmen

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Social comedy

Mockstars

Christopher Russell

Can two ordinary boys from a sleepy village take on the cut-throat world of rock ’n’ roll?

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Mathematical Mystery 3

The Riddle of the Fractal Monks

Jonathan Pinnock

Tom and Dorothy's date night is ruined by a mysterious falling figure: another mathematical mystery begins...

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Humorous Mystery and Crime

Cherry Slice

Jennifer Stone

In Cherry Hinton's first case, she discovers that it takes a reality-TV star to catch a reality-TV murderer.

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Humorous Mystery and Crime The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency 8

The Ice Maid’s Tail

Mandy Morton

Hettie and Tilly are called in to investigate as the town's kittens disappear into the snowbound woods...

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Social comedy Classic Canning 7

Fountain Inn

Victor Canning

What’s going on behind the doors of Fountain Inn? A leisurely, beautifully observed thriller - sure to delight fans of Agatha Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence.

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Social comedy The Wentworth Papers 3

The Swan Song of A.J. Wentworth

H.F. Ellis

Marking the end of an era, A.J. Wentworth dons his cap and gown one last time.

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Classic Canning 6

The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans

Victor Canning

A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discovery

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Social comedy The Wentworth Papers 2

The Retirement of A.J. Wentworth

H.F. Ellis

Officially retired to his rural village home, surely he can now stay out of trouble?

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