W. F. Howes Ltd

Blood Red Horse

by K M Grant narrated by Maggie Mash

This enchanting new adventure story, set in medieval England, is the tale of two brothers, called by King Richard to fight in the Crusades; the fair maiden they both love; and the small stallion that binds them together.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

by Mark Haddon narrated by Jeff Woodman

Christopher Boone is fifteen and has Asperger's, a form of autism. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but on finding a neighbour's dog murdered, he sets out on a terrifying journey, turning his whole world upside down.

Fly by Night

by Frances Hardinge narrated by Jill Tanner

This is a breath-taking adventure story, set in re-imagined eighteenth-century England. As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan and her loyal companion, a grumpy goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution.

Mosca Mye has spent her childhood in a miserable hamlet, after her father was banished there for writing inflammatory books about freedom. Now he is dead and Mosca is on the run, heading for the city of Mandelion. There she finds herself living by her wits among cut-throat highwaymen, spies and smugglers. With peril at every turn, Mosca uncovers a dark plot to terrorise the people of Mandelion, and soon merry mayhem leads to murder...

Kissing the Rain

by Kevin Brooks narrated by Dave John

Michael "Moo" Nelson is an overweight 15-year-old who suffers relentless teasing from other kids. To find peace, he sits alone high on a bridge and watches traffic flow by. One day on the bridge, he witnesses a murder. When a gangster is framed by police for the crime, Moo faces a hard decision - help the corrupt police, or help a violent criminal?

Kevin Brooks delivers an engaging novel that will keep listeners riveted until the end.

The Mediator: High Stakes

by Meg Cabot narrated by Johanna Parker

Suze's new life in California is pretty cool. There's the pool parties, the new friends, and the fact that the hottest ghost in history happens to live in her bedroom. But when a screaming spirit appears at the end of her bed, Suze is thrown on to the trail of a murderer.

All the clues lead to the freaky father of Tad Beaumont, the cutest boy in school...and the only guy who's ever asked Suze out. Not only is her potential beau's dad probably a killer but he also seems be some kind of vampire. So no one said that life as a mediator was going to be simple. But this is getting ridiculous...

The New Policeman

by Kate Thompson narrated by Marcella Riordan

Time. There is never enough of it in Kinvara. When Helen Liddy is asked what she wants for her birthday, she says,'Time. That's what I want. Time.' For generations the Liddys have been musicians, and fifteen-year-old JJ is continuing the tradition.

But one day at school he discovers that music might not be his only heritage. Can it be true that his great-grandfather was a murderer? When JJ sets out to buy his mother some time he discovers the answer. And more. Who knows where the time goes? JJ does...

One for Sorrow Two for Joy

by Clive Woodall narrated by Ray Lonnen

Welcome to Birddom - a land where Magpies rule. An evil intelligence is masterminding their inexorable rise. For small birds throughout the land, survival is everything. Birddom needs a hero. A bird to fight in the darkness, and bring light back to the land. But what can a single Robin, Kirrick, do in the face of such evil?

Poison

by Chris Wooding narrated by Virginia Leishman

Poison has always been a wilful, contrary girl, prone to being argumentative and stubborn. So when she discovers that her younger sister has been snatched by the phaeries, she decides to seek out the Phaerie Lord to get her back.

But finding him is not easy, and he's a little preoccupied when she does. Poison has stepped into a murderous world of intrigue, where the Lords of the Realms, a sinister pantheon of demi-gods, conspire and plot to overthrow the Hierophant-the most powerful lord of all. For the Hierophant is writing again, and his pen will decide their fates...

Pure Dead Brilliant

by Debi Gliori narrated by Ron Keith

There's trouble brewing at StregaSchloss!When Signora Strega-Borgia invites some would-be witches to stay, weird things begin to happen. Pandora can't resist the temptation of time travel. Titus picks up a strange - and deadly - computer virus. And it looks like they may have to trade in the family riches for a family curse.

Are they falling under the witches' spell? Or is the ghost of the Strega-Borgias' past coming back to haunt them all?

Ruler of the Realm

by Herbie Brennan narrated by James Daniel Wilson

It is Henry's third visit to the Faerie Realm, but this time in a rather different guise and to a rather different kind of place. Holly Blue is Queen and Lord Hairstreak appears to be proposing a truce between the Faeries of the Night and the Faeries of the Light.

Meanwhile, Prince Pyrgus has stumbled across some mysterious crystal flowers with an apparently formidable secret weapon, and there are rumours of a demon invasion led by Beleth, the Prince of Darkness. Queen Blue, wary of her uncle's uncharacteristic generosity, pays a visit to the Spicemaster's labyrinth in an attempt to divine the possible future of the Realm. She is warned to beware someone close, little realising just how careful she will need to be...

The Star of Kazan

by Eva Ibbotson narrated by Patricia Connolly

In early 20th-century Vienna, Annika is raised by Ellie and Sigrid, a cook and housemaid for a household of three professors. Abandoned when she was a baby, Annika dreams of the day her mother will come back to claim her. Then one day, it happens. A glamorous woman arrives and sweeps Annika away to a crumbling castle in Germany. But there is much more to this new woman than meets the eye - and none of it is good.

Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean

by Justin Somper narrated by Daniel Philpott

A vicious storm separates twins Connor and Grace Tempest, destroying their boat and leaving them fighting for their lives in the cruel, cold water. Picked up by one of the more notorious pirate ships, Connor soon finds himself wielding a cutlass.

But does he have the stomach to be a pirate? Grace finds herself on a more mysterious ship. Kept under lock and key, she's assured no harm will come to her, just as long as she follows the enigmatic captain's rules...