Alex Jennings reads from Dorothy L Sayers's classic mystery
The Nine Tailors homepage
Kate O'Brien's novel is set in an enclosed convent
The Land of Spices homepage
Tracy Chevalier's novel, abridged by Jane Greenwood, is set in London in 1792
Burning Bright homepage
Janet Davey's subtle and moving study of repressed desire and its effect on suburban lives
The Taxi Queue homepage
Terry Wale reads extracts from the classic spoof memoir by Sir Henry Howarth Bashford
Augustus Carp Continued homepage
Robert Harris's thriller about a ghost writer who takes on a dangerous assignment
The Ghost homepage
Nigel Anthony reads Susan Hill's ghostly tale revealing the story of a mysterious picture
The Man in the Picture homepage
Irene Nemirovsky's compelling portrayal of youthful indiscretion and worldly sagacity
Fire in the Blood homepage
Seeta Indrani reads from Khaled Hosseini's eagerly awaited second novel
A Thousand Splendid Suns homepage
Josephine Hart's dark novel
Damage homepage
Richard Yates's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about American family life in the 1950s
Revolutionary Road homepage
Stuart McQuarrie reads James Robertson's strange story of a Church of Scotland minister
The Testament of Gideon Mack homepage
Jed Mercurio's epic novel of exploration and endurance, abridged by Lisa Osborne
Ascent homepage
Daniel Woodrell's tale, set deep in the Ozark mountains of Missouri
Winter's Bone homepage
Penelope Lively's multi-generational family saga and love story
Consequences homepage
Douglas Hodge reads from Sebastian Faulks's novel, abridged by Miranda Davies
Engleby homepage
Stephen Mangan reads an abridged version of Jon Canter's text
Seeds of Greatness homepage
Graham Greene's classic comedy adventure
Travels with My Aunt homepage
Truman Capote's true account of a vicious quadruple murder in 1950s America
In Cold Bedtime homepage
Douglas Hodge reads from Blake Morrison's multi-stranded tale of life in England
South of the River homepage
Adaptation of Jed Rubenfeld's novel. Read by William Hope and Martin T Sherman
Interpretation of Murder homepage
On Chesil Beach, by Ian McEwan. Read by Alex Jennings
On Chesil Beach homepage
After the man who raised her dies, a woman embarks on a journey of discovery to the north
Let the Northern Lights Erase your Name homepage
By Tahmina Anam. A Bangladeshi mother attempts to protect her children during the 1971 war
The Golden Age homepage
Thriller by the Man-Booker Prize winner John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black
Christine Falls homepage
Comic novel by Paul Torday, mocking the machinations of government. Read by Michael Sheen
Salmon Fishing in Yemen homepage
A Chinese factory-worker, posing as a journalist to get free meals, uncovers corruption
The Uninvited homepage
Franz Kafka's famous horror story is a haunting parable on the human reaction to suffering
Metamorphosis homepage
Sarah LeFanu adapts Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel set in Nigeria. Read by Rakie Ayola.
Purple Hibiscus homepage
Two-part omnibus edition of Malachy Tallack's tale of a community living on Shetland.
The Valley at the Centre of the World (Omnibus) homepage