The Seagull by Ann Cleeves

Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope is sent to the local prison to talk to the inmates.  There she sees disgraced former police officer John Brace.  He is willing to give some information to Vera in exchange for her checking in on his daughter to ensure she is managing with her young children.  

Vera is directed to a place where she will find a hidden body.  The body has been there for about 20 years and is one of the 'gang of four' who used to steal and sell birds eggs.  Hector, Vera's father, was one of the four.  As the cold case of the disappearance of the man is opened, everyone interviewed or investigated leads back to The Seagull, a club which had burned down many years ago.  

A Day In The Death of Dorothea Cassidy by Ann Cleeves

Early one morning two young boys find the dead body of Dorothea Cassidy lying in the local park. Inspector Stephen Ramsay is called in to investigate and find out what her movements had been during the whole of the previous day.  

Dorothea, the wife of the local vicar and a trained social worker, had visited numerous people the day before she was found dead.  She was involved with a lot of people in the church and the community and was offering her help and support.  Any one of them could have had a motive to kill her.  

Three Perfect Lairs by Heidi Perks

Returning to work after maternity leave Laura is horrified to find that Mia, who was her temporary maternity cover, is still there and has taken over the account of one of her biggest clients.  

Laura is convinced that Mia wants her job.  She knows that Mia is not always telling the truth but others don't believe her.  

One evening there is a fire at the office building and a body is seen being pulled out.  The three women who are the prime suspects are Laura, Mia and Janie.  Janie is the wife of the CEO and she is not happy about some of the people her husband is doing business with.  

The Legacy by Caroline Bond

Knowing that he doesn't have long left to live, Jonathan Coulter visits a solicitor to change his will.  The new will states that his 3 children must decide between them how to dispose of his estate.  They have to agree, if they don't then everything will be given to charity.  

Liv, Noah and Chloe all live very different lives and rarely agree on anything. They spend one weekend together to try to work our how to split the estate.  There has been no mention in the will of Megan, Jonathan's partner, who nursed him through his last few years of illness but who had broken up their parents marriage.  Nor is there mention of their mother, but she had received a good divorce settlement.  Should they each receive something from estate or not?  The 3 siblings have very different ideas about what they should do.  

Snowdrops on Rosemary Lane by Ellen Berry

As a child Lucy used to visit her elderly aunt and uncle in Burley Bridge, Yorkshire each summer. She would climb into the garden of Rosemary Cottage with the other local children to steal redcurrants. 

After years of working for the same company in Manchester, Lucy is made redundant.  She finds that Rosemary Cottage is for sale.  This could be the ideal opportunity for her family to move to the country and have a fresh start.  Rosemary Cottage could be turned into both a family home and a bed and breakfast.  Lucy, husband Ivan, and their 2 children make the move.  

After a few months suddenly things change and Lucy finds herself on her own.  She is struggling to manage the 2 children and the business and is under pressure from her parents to move back to Manchester. 

All That She Can See by Carrie Hope Fletcher

Unlike most people, Cherry can see other people's negative feelings.  They follow behind them, get bigger and stronger or smaller and weaker as people's feelings change.  

After inheriting her dad's bakery she adds special ingredients into her cakes to help people to feel better.  When she has worked her magic she moves on and does the same again in another town.  She calls this her Flour Power Tour. 

At the next stop on her tour Cherry meets Chase. He knows what she is doing as he too can see feelings.  When the two of them clash it leads to disastrous results.