John Mortimer

The Lincoln Lawyer

Michael Connolly

Not much in the way of laughs, unlike Mortimer, but a great legal thriller with a sure-footed plot and gritty, no-nonsense prose, featuring a crumpled hero who always defends, and who knows how the play the system to his own ends.

The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connolly: RRP: 6.99

First Lady

Michael Dobbs

If it's shady politicians that you're into, then look no further than Michael Dobbs. Having been one of Mrs Thatcher's closest aides, Dobbs knows all about the back stabbing and duplicitous skills required at Westminster, and this, his latest novel tells the tale of political wife-turned masterful manipulator, Camilla Hastings.

First Lady by Michael Dobbs: RRP: £17.99

The Innocent Man

John Grisham

This is top American thriller writer John Grisham's first work of non-fiction and is, if anything more gripping and disturbing than any of his previous works, as he explores the frightening tale of what happens when small-town justice goes awry.

The Innocent Man by John Grisham: RRP: £18.99