The Ambler Warning: Robert Ludlum
Hidden on a remote island a top-secret facility housing former US intelligence operatives who present a security risk to their government. One of them, Hal Ambler, escapes -- only to find that every detail of his past has been erased. On the run, he uncovers a high-level conspiracy to bring about a major shift in the balance of world power.

True Believer: Nicholas Sparks
Jeremy Marsh, a science journalist, hears about the ghostly lights that appear on foggy nights in a cemetery in North Carolina and sets off to investigate. On arriving in Boone Creek, he is charmed by the locals and, in particular, by librarian Lexie Darnell. He soon discovers that logic is no help when it comes to unraveling matters of the human heart.

Tyrannosaur Canyon: Douglas Preston
When a fossil hunter makes the discovery of a lifetime in a canyon in New Mexico, he soon has a host of interested parties on his tail, including a greedy collector, a passionate scientist, and vet Tom Broadbent, who just wants to do right by a dead man's daughter. This Indiana-Jones-style adventure novel takes an intriguing look at what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Quite Honestly: John Mortimer
When well-meaning volunteer Lucy Purefoy sets out to reform ex-con Terry, she finds it isn't that easy. She hatches a plan to prove her dedication to the cause, which results in the tables being turned in an unexpected way. With characters as colourful as those in the author's Rumpole stories, Quite Honestly sparkles with wit and wisdom.