Thud! (#34 Discworld #7 City Watch)

Terry Pratchett

'Some people would be asking- whose side are you on? If you're not for us, you're against us. Huh. If you're not an apple, you're a banana'Koom Valley, the ancient battle where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls, was a long time ago. But if he doesn't solve the murder of j...

Bad Dreams and Other Stories

Tessa Hadley

Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby. A housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past. A young girl accepts a lift in a car with a group of strangers. An old friend brings bad news to a dinner party. In these gripping and unsettling stories, the ordinary is m...