BOOKMARK December 2024 Book recommendations
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December 2024 Titles
All books are available from Waterstones in Perth and Adventure Into Books in Blairgowrie.
The Winter Spirits by
(Little, Brown Book Group, 2028)
Short Stories
The Winter Spirits (ISBN: 9781408727591, paperback). Authors include Bridget Collins, Jess Kidd, Stuart Turton and Laura Shepherd-Robinson, who sets her story on an island on Lake Garda, where a rogue on the run meets with a whole lot of nightmarish retribution.
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders by Alexandra Benedict
(Simon & Schuster, 2027)
Fiction
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders by Alexandra Benedict (ISBN: 9781398525405, paperback). Renowned puzzle-setter Edie O’Sullivan is set a nasty puzzle to solve when she receives a gift-wrapped box with six jigsaw pieces inside, depicting part of a bloody crime scene. More people will die unless she can work out the puzzle, and she can only do that if she confronts her past.
Dramatic Murder by Elizabeth Anthony
(The British Library, 2034)
Classics
Dramatic Murder by Elizabeth Anthony (ISBN: 9780712355568, paperback, originally published in 1948). A Christmas gathering, in a castle, on an island, with a dead host, electrocuted by the Christmas tree lights. Accidental death? Seems unlikely, as suspicions start to surface, and the sleuthing begins.
The Party by Tessa Hadley
(Vintage Publishing, 2024)
Fiction
The Party by Tessa Hadley (ISBN: 9781787335554, hardback). It’s Saturday night in post-war Bristol, and Evelyn is making her way through the winter slush to meet her sister, Moira, at the disreputable, part-derelict Steam Packet pub. New people are met, new experiences are had and new horizons open up.
Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout
(Birlinn, 2027)
Non-Fiction
Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout (ISBN: 9781846976476, hardback, paperback out in February). Scottish journalist Jen Stout tells the stories of people caught up in the war in Ukraine: the small stories of human life, courage, concern and generosity, side by side with the destructive explosions and mind-wrenching fear of conflict. It is an exceptional book.
A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects by Anne Strathie
(The History Press, 2024)
Non-Fiction
A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects: from Cook’s Circumnavigations to the Aviation Age by Anne Strathie (ISBN: 9781803991054, paperback). The objects come from across the world: some are associated with the famous names of Polar exploration, such as Roald Amundsen’s dip circle, which was used during their traverse of the infamous Northwest Passage; others give us a glimpse into the lives of the mariners, scientists, artists and recorders who also went to these frozen expanses, including a postcard depicting three Scottish scientists on the Scotia expedition, in their on-board laboratory, cosy in their Fair Isle jumpers.
Cluedle: The Case of Rudolph's Revenge by
(Macmillan, 2032)
Puzzle
Cluedle: The Case of Rudolph’s Revenge (ISBN: 9781035053612, paperback). An interactive book, where you and your team get to help world-famous investigator Hartigan Browne solve this most curious case by cracking 80 puzzles. A lot of fun but be warned, it becomes very addictive!