The Pool Party*DISCOVER YOUR NEW SUMMER OBSESSION* One summer's day. Two families. Countless secrets . . . Kate is new to the idyllic village of Fletching. She's determined this move will be a fresh start for her family, though she misses her old life. Melody has it all: she's as beautiful as her house, with a wealthy husband and two beloved children. But she'd love a friend she can rely on. From the year's first school run, Kate and Melody grow close a friendship

This is the world of medieval quest

flirtatious drag queens and rent boys cavort with labourers and princes alike

She even witnesses a rare sighting of a leatherback turtle nesting on the beach

taking him from the club to a nearby convent

fun space western is pure entertainment

the stench of war

a beautifully written

But gang warfare brought horror and sorrow with it

Mich's granny

something so terrible that it would eventually leave her broken

predictable lives come to a halt

'Leave it to Stevenson to make high-jinx and murder deviously good fun' Nita Prose