Best Reads of 2012

Top Ten Historical and Young adult novels 2012 [IMHO]

The Snow Merchant by Samuel Gayton.  An original romp through impossible landscapes..
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The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland: gloriously medieval mystery.
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The Lives of Ghosts by Megan Taylor: Could life realy be like this?

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The Girl in the Mask by Marie-Louise Jensen: Swashbuckling in 1720 Bath
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After the Snow by SD Croockett: Bleak but emotional
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This is not Forgiveness by Celia Rees:  dangerous, a bit like life.

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The Mystery of Wickworth Manor by Elen Caldicott: Gothic adventure, sound on race

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The Messenger Bird by Ruth Eastham: Codebreaker thriller.

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Bringing the Summer by Julia Green: a train incident: what really happened?

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The Haunted by Niki Valentine: Gothic suspense.
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