Claire Peate: 3 books

A weekend long hen party goes wrong when the girls are confined to quarters by a rampaging big cat. The police and fire services come to their rescue only to imperil the wedding they'd set out to celebrate.

A girl's own adventure for grown-ups. Journalist Kate and Winchester Cathedral Dean, Archie set out on the trail of the head of King Canute, stolen from its final resting place. The mismatched couple follow leads all the way to London and an astounding revelation beneath King's Cross Station.

Edda is single, twenty-eight and in receipt of the second worst news ever. Her soulmate and best-friend Beth is deserting her...for Surrey, for Jack and worst of all for the baby she's expecting all too soon. A final late night adventure brought on by frustration and Cava leads to an invitation to join South London's most secret society - the Brockley Spades.