The Baby Is Mine: Quick Reads Oyinkan Braithwaite (Author) Series:
Edition:
Main
Imprint:
Atlantic Books
Publisher:
Atlantic Books
Pub Date:
27 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 128pp h198mm x w129mm x s7mm 98g ISBN13: 9781838952563 ISBN13: 978-1-83895-256-3 ISBN10: 183895256X EAN: 9781838952563 x Description: When his girlfriend throws him out during the pandemic, Bambi has to go to his Uncle's house in lock-down Lagos. He arrives during a blackout, and is surprised to find his Aunty Bidemi sitting in a candlelit room with another woman. They both claim to be the mother of the baby boy, fast asleep in his crib.At night Bambi is kept awake by the baby's cries, and during the days he is disturbed by a cockerel that stalks the garden. There is sand in the rice. A blood stain appears on the wall. Someone scores tribal markings into the baby's cheeks. Who is lying and who is telling the truth?'Braithwaite excels at narrative voice, morally compromised characters and original, subversive plots... Part drama, part thriller, it is a gripping distillation of Braithwaite's distinctive brand of comic domestic noir.' Evening Standard _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Motive: Quick Reads 2021 Khurrum Rahman (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
27 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 144pp h198mm x w129mm x s10mm 110g ISBN13: 9780008404444 ISBN13: 978-0-00-840444-4 ISBN10: 0008404445 EAN: 9780008404444 x Description: A Jay Qasim short story and prequel to EAST OF HOUNSLOW written for Quick Reads 2021 Business has been slow for Hounslow's small time dope-dealer, Jay Qasim. A student house party means quick easy cash but it also means breaking his own rules. But desperate times lead him there - and Jay finds himself in the middle of a crime scene. Idris Zaidi, a Police Constable and Jay's best friend, is having a quiet night when he gets a call out following a noise complaint at a house party. Fed up with the lack of excitement in his job, he visits the scene and quickly realises that people are in danger after a stabbing. Someone will stop at nothing to get revenge . . . Don't miss Jay Qasim's next adventure: 1. East of Hounslow2. Homegrown Hero3. Ride or Die _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Skylight: Quick Reads 2021 Louise Candlish (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Pub Date:
27 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback E-publication accessibility detail - No reading system accessibility options disabled (except) PREVIEW_PERMITTED_01 112pp h198mm x w130mm x s8mm ISBN13: 9781471198410 ISBN13: 978-1-4711-9841-0 ISBN10: 1471198413 EAN: 9781471198410