Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay

One night 6 years ago Andy returned from a fishing trip and his wife Brie was missing.  She has never been found and Brie's sister is convinced that Andy killed her.  

Andy has changed his surname, moved on with his life and now lives with his girlfriend who doesn't know everything about his past and the accusations. 

An old neighbour of Andy's phones to tell him he has seen a woman who looks just like Brie drive up to the plot of their old house, look confused and shout 'where is my house?' and then disappear again.  He has also phoned the police.  

The police make some enquiries and try to find the mystery woman.  Brie's siblings also see her in the car park of the local hospital.  They are looking out of the window of their mother's hospital room and Brie waves at them before disappearing again.  

Why has she suddenly reappeared after all this time and where has she been? 

The Last Supper by Rosemary Shrager

This is the first book in the new Prudence Bulstrode series written by the chef Rosemary Shrager. 

Prudence is a retired TV chef.  When her old rival Deirdre Shaw suddenly dies whilst catering for a weekend shoot at Farleigh Manor, Prudence is asked to step in and take over.  Prudence takes her grand-daughter Suki with her to help.  

There is something about Deirdre's death in the rhubarb patch that keeps niggling at Prudence. There is also another death that happened at the Manor many years ago which has remained unexplained.  After eating the first evening meal prepared by Prudence and Suki all the members of the shoot become ill.  

Suki, along with her friend Numbers who she is in regular contact with over the phone, investigate the old murder and any links between Deirdre and the current guests at the Manor.  If Deirdre was murdered there are now 2 unexplained murders for Prudence and Suki to investigate.  And are the rest of the guests at risk too?  

One August Night by Victoria Hislop

This is a follow-on story to The Island. 

The leper colony on the island of Spinalonga is being closed as a cure to leprosy has been found.  The inhabitants of the island are all being brought back over to the mainland.  

Maria is coming back to live with her family, but on the day of her return her sister Anna is murdered by husband Andreas.  Maria and her husband Nikos, the doctor who helped to create the cure, take on responsibility for Anna's daughter Sofia.  

Andreas is convicted of the murder and sent to prison for life.  None of his family visit him.  Maria feels that she needs to see him and so starts to visit regularly.  

The Secret Seaside Escape by Heidi Swain

Having worked really hard in her father's PR company without a holiday for years, Tess Tyler is feeling tired and in need of a break.  Then she discovers some old letters which indicate that her parents' marriage was not as solid and happy as she believed and she needs to get away from her father for a while.  

She decides to re-visit Wynmouth where, as a child, she had lots of happy family holidays.  She takes an immediate break from work and sets off to stay in a small holiday let cottage that she always admired on previous visits.  She does not tell anyone where she is going.  

Tess makes friends with a number of the locals and extends her stay.  There are a few people that she remembers from childhood, but she doesn't tell them she has visited before.  She helps the locals to set up some events on the beach and in the pub to attract more business. 

A Springtime Affair by Katie Fforde

Since her divorce Gilly has run a B&B from Fairacres, her family home, which she had to fight hard to keep, but now her children are grown and she is on her own.  Helena, Gilly's daughter, is a weaver and is renting space for her looms whilst son Martin, married to Cressida, is very ambitious.  

Martin and Cressida hatch a plan for Gilly to sell Fairacres and put the money from the sale into buying a large house for them with a granny annexe.  Gilly will then be on hand to look after their daughter.  

After meeting the handsome estate agent Leo, Gilly starts to wonder if perhaps she should consider selling the house.  Helena has an unusual talent of never forgetting a face and she knows that she has seen Leo somewhere before.  Jago her landlord, offers to do some investigating to find out more about Leo.  

Sunshine and Sweet Peas in Nightingale Square by Heidi Swain

Wanting to get away from her soon to be ex-husband in London, Kate buys a small cottage in Nightingale Square in Norwich.  She expects to be able to hide herself away but her new neighbours have other ideas.  They immediately include her in everything they have planned for the village and their idea to start a community garden.  

Everyone is horrified when the local Victorian mansion house, Prosperous Place, is bought by property developers.  There is so much history tied up in the house and Kate is encouraged to go and have a look in the garden by Harold the oldest resident in the Square.  She is found trespassing by Luke the new owner.  

Thankfully Luke's ideas for the house are not what the villagers were expecting.  

The Family Upstairs By Lisa Jewell

The story starts 25 years ago when in a large house in Chelsea the dead bodies of 3 adults are found, they have been dead a few days.  Also in the house is a small baby who is alive, well and has been cared for and fed.  The other children of two of the dead adults are missing.  The identity of the third adult is unknown.  

Now in the present day the baby, Libby, has reached the age of 25 and has inherited the house which has been held in trust.  None of the other siblings have come forward to make a claim.  

Libby had been adopted and knew nothing of her past.  She contacts Miller, an investigative journalist, who at the time was fascinated with the story.  He helps her to piece together more of the details and to work out who she really is and what really happened in the house all that time ago.  

Escape to Riverside Cottage by Sheila Norton

Following the unexpected death of her soon to be ex-husband Clare discovers that she has inherited both a small fortune and a small dog.  She sets off on her travels around Britain but when she arrives at Little Sorrell, a small out of the way and hard to find village in Devon, she falls in love with the place.  The village she loves, the villagers are not so friendly.  

The only person who is at all friendly and welcoming is the vicar.  Everyone else is quite rude.  They actively discourage visitors and tourists.  

Through her dog Sid, Clare meets a young boy who is being excluded from playing with the other children.  She allows him to walk the dog for her and they start to become friends.  Clare slowly learns why the villagers are all so unfriendly but is determined that as she loves the village she wants to stay and is able to rent a small cottage for a couple of months.  The vicar then ropes her into helping him with his choir. 

Sunrise by the Sea by Jenny Colgan

This is the Fourth book in the Little Beach Street Bakery series. Although the story takes place in Mount Polbearne and includes the characters of Polly and Huckle who live in the lighthouse, they are not the main focus of this story.  

Marisa Rossi moves to Mount Polbearne as she needs some peace and solitude as she is struggling with her grief following the death of her grandfather.  She is becoming more and more solitary, to the point of being worried about leaving the house. The peace she is expecting is not found as the man who moves in next door is a piano teacher who takes lessons from home and the walls are very thin.  

Marisa loves to cook and with the encouragement of grandmother in Italy, with whom she is in regular Skype contact, she tries to build bridges with the angry next door neighbour through offering food.