FictionAids Sutra: Untold Stories From India
Vintage, £8.99
A charity anthology – co-produced by the Bill Gates Foundation – looks at the myths and real stories about Aids, with contributions from Salman Rushdie, Kiran Desa
i, Vikram Seth, Nikita Lalwani and William Dalrymple.
Swan Peak
James Lee Burke, Orion, £14.99
With the regularity of a Florida hurricane, another Lee Burke thriller rolls in. Picking up from his New Orleans novel, Dave Robicheaux heads to Montana for a break, only to become embroiled in serial killers, oil barons and escapees.
The Right Hand Of The Sun
Anita Mason, John Murray, £18.99
Described as "action-packed, lush and lyrical", this hefty historical novel is set against the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and deals with a young translator saved by the Winic Indians, and whose rescue might end in their betrayal.
Non-FictionOscar's Books
Thomas Wright, Chatto & Windus, £16.99
A delightful twist on the conventional biography, in which Wright analyses Wilde through the books he loved, bought, lost and read. It even includes an 1888 "100 Greatest Books" survey – plus ça change!
Torn Apart
James Patterson and Hal Friedman, Century, £16.99
The indefatigable Patterson enters new territory as the co-writer of a misery memoir about Hal's son Cory, who had Tourette's, OCD, anxiety disorder and 60 medications – and was then sent to a Utah survival camp.
Into Danger
Kate Adie, Hodder & Stoughton, £20
Former reporter of the year Adie has assembled a collection of interviews with others whose line of work put them in the metaphorical line of fire, from snake venom collectors to Ulster policemen, armed robbers and stuntmen.
The full article contains 280 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
