The Big Nowhere (#2 L.A. Quartet)

James Ellroy

1950s Los Angeles: The City of Angels has become the city of the Angel of Death. Communist witch-hunts and insanely violent killings are terrorising the community. Three men are plunged into a maelstrom of violence and deceit when their lives become inextricably linked as each one confronts his own pers...

The Battle of Hackham Heath (Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years #2)

John Flanagan

"When Baron Morgarath escaped to avoid punishment for treason, an uneasy peace fell on Araluen. But the Rangers know Morgarath will be planning his next move. King Duncan must prepare for war. Halt volunteers for a seemingly impossible task - climbing the deadly cliffs of the Mountains of Rain and Night...