Yankee Mission'Yankee Mission is a jewel in Julian Stockwin's crown as a master in naval fiction, with a ship to ship fight so vivid that the battle's sounds and scents fly off the pages like lethal wooden splinters' Quarterdeck 1812. Off the coast of Brazil, HMS Java, a proud British 38 gun frigate, is captured in battle by the American USS Constitution signaling across the world's oceans a challenge to Britain's naval premiership that cannot be ignored. Back in

It features seven stories from children who have a range of stepfamily issues from a girl who doesn't want to share to a boy who is worried because he likes his stepdad more than his 'real' dad

disciplinary

1975 was the apotheosis of the adult pop

transcended a genre

her story is unusual and yet relatable

It is a towering achievement-impossible to put down impossible to forget

she can tell that Tara's car crash was no accident

she was found partially eaten by her Irish wolfhound

Hiccup is tiny

as well as the financial crisis of 2008 and its effect on HSBC

it transpires that these "accidents" are in fact murders by a very cunning and violent serial killer

or that once you're dead