Selected books of new authors

• Printer's Devil by Rex Andrews Facts, reviews, comments: Towards the end of World War II, Tom Slim becomes a 'printer's devil' - a trainee printer. Apart from everyday wartime problems, he finds all sorts of things going wrong with his work as a result of a 'demon' in the printing works. Author's Website: www.printersdevil.info

• Wonders by Kevin Hollingsworth Facts, reviews, comments: Kevin Hollingsworth's first published volume, Wonders, consists of 21 reflections about some of the deeper emotional feeling to which many of us can relate. Author's Website: www.wondersbook.com

• Genesis - The First Degree by Nikolaus Baker Facts, reviews, comments: In the Scottish village of Magh-linne things are not quite normal, as a freak earthquake hits and precipitates a dramatic fall in temperature. Meanwhile, across Europe, in the Vatican City, mystery surrounds an untraceable security breach in the computerised nerve-centre of papal authority. Author's Website: www.godschain.com

• The Hand Above The Gate by Nicholas Butcher Facts, reviews, comments: The chance discovery, while on holiday in Spain, of a mysterious hand-shaped amulet suddenly makes life for Danny much more exciting -and dangerous - than he could possibly have imagined. Author's Website: www.thehandabovethegate.com

• In Restoration by Valerie Thornhill Facts, reviews, comments: Valerie Thornhill draws on a long and intimate experience of Italy to create a gripping story that reveals the way we adapt and restore our environment in response to turns of fate. One of the many strong characters in the novel is a town with its surrounding countryside. Author's Website: www.in-restoration.com

• A Crime to be Rich by David Snowdon Facts, reviews, comments: Veteran City banker, Shane Turnbull was a successful senior fund manager at a major Investment Bank. And he had it all. A brilliant career, a healthy bank balance and an exhilarating life. Author's Website: www.a-crime-to-be-rich.com

• Fly The Storm by James Stevenson Facts, reviews, comments: Blanche Longhurst, a Second Officer in the Air Transport Auxiliary, looks forward to delivering a brand new Spitfire from a factory in Oxfordshire to an RAF base in Devon where she hopes to spend the night with her fiance Squadron Leader Peter Mason. Author's Website: www.flythestorm.com

• Skating On Thin Ice by Angela Aked Facts, reviews, comments: Rosalind adores ice skating. Yet her life is far from easy and she is worried about her feelings for her lover, Henry. As the complexities of her life mounts, she moves into a new phase in which her future in skating is uncertain. Author's Website: www.skatingonthinice.net