Libra by Don Delillo
Reviewed by Mark
A devastating imagining of the events leading up to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, with peerless characterisations, rich dialogue, byzantine plotting and exhilerating set pieces. Libra is virtuoso writing from a modern master. The 'Great American Novel'?

Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Reviewed by Michelle
Michael Morpurgo is a brilliant children's author and Kensuke's Kingdom , his award-winning tale of a boy surviving shipwreck with the help of the island's mysterious inhabitant, is one of his best books. An essential read.

The Gorse Trilogy by Patrick Hamilton
Reviewed by Matt
Drinking himself to a misanthropic death, Hamilton takes psychotic delight in allowing Gorse, his emotionless anti-hero and aspirant doppelganger, to deceive and destroy those he cherry picks for punishment. Cruel, hateful, the last bitter words from literature's most neglected figure.