CITADEL

LABYRINTH

In 1209, as the Cathars are besieged in Carcassonne, a young woman is given a book by her father, which, he says, contains the story of the Grail. In 2005, Alice Turner is excavating in the area when she finds a tomb with two bodies, and sets in motion a terrifying sequence of events. Richard & Judy Bookclub

THE MISTLETOE BRIDE AND OTHER HAUNTING STORIES

A wonderfully atmospheric collection of stories inspired by ghost stories, traditional folk tales and country legends from England and France. These tales are richly populated by spirits and ghosts seeking revenge; by grief-stricken women and haunted men coming to terms with their destiny.

SEPULCHRE

Meredith Martin arrives at the Domaine de la Cade as part of her research for a biography of Debussy that she's writing. But Meredith soon becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, a unique deck of tarot cards, an unquiet soul and the strange events of one cataclysmic night more than a century ago.

THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER

1912. In the shadows of a Sussex churchyard, a woman lies dead. As flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. An accident has robbed her of her most significant childhood memories. Until the disturbance at the church awakens fragments of those vanished years . . .

THE WINTER GHOSTS

March 1928. The Great War has been over for 10 years, but Freddie still hasn't recovered from the loss of his brother. Even now, on holiday in France, he cannot escape his grief. When his car crashes, Freddie stumbles down from the hills to a village nearby. There he meets Marie, a beautiful young woman who is also mourning a lost generation.