The Lost Luggage Porter (Jim Stringer)Unerringly sharp and pioneeringly original, it locks the reader in from start to finish.' Andrew Barrow, SpectatorWinter, 1906. It's Jim Stringer's first day as an official railway detective, but he's not a happy man. As the rain falls incessantly on the city's ancient streets, the local paper carries a story highly unusual by York standards: two brothers have been shot to death. Soon Jim enters the orbit of a dangerous, disturbed villain and

A complete chapter on decorative breads - with instructions on techniques as well as a wide variety of exquisite patterns - will inspire magnificent display creations

was a member of the United States national baking team that won first place in the 1996 Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie

to the pool-sides of Los Angeles

' Andrew Barrow

and his thoughts about art

An entirely different kind of cookbook from the UK's hottest chef

' Daily Express'Has the charm of Alexander McCall Smith's simple-is-good philosophising and its addictive quality

Then the chapter of convenient

including the ultimate in Mediterranean-style fast food - pasta and fresh sauces

In this witty

other artists and friends

candid and revealing account of himself