Enjoy a good read? We've got some Isle of Wight authors with new books featured here, or books with an Isle of Wight link.
The Bermondsey Murder - Angela Buckley
Associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and IW resident Dr Angela Buckley is back with a gristly exploration of the crime that became Scotland Yard's first great challenge and an inspiration for Charles Dickens.
Patrick O'Connor went missing in 1849, having last been seen in the company of Swiss-born Maria Manning and her husband in Bermondsey.
By the time police officers discovered his remains under the kitchen floor, the couple had fled.
The search for the cold-blooded killers expanded beyond England, and the characters in the case were immortalised by Dickens in Bleak House, published only four years later.
The Bermondsey Murder uses primary source material to delve into the background of the Mannings and offers a full biography of the victim Patrick, and his shady past.
Angela has a PhD in history, with her specialism being on the evolution of Victorian and Edwardian police detective practice.
My Name is Not Matilda - Miranda Amapola
Gurnard resident Miranda Amapola's debut book has hit shelves, with the writer publishing her autobiography.
Miranda chronologies her life, from dead-end jobs to studying dress design, to being a model in Chelsea, to sailing around the world before ending up on the Island.
She writes on her work, her personal life, her sailing adventures, her love of nature and of bringing up two boys on her own.
The JFK Assassination: Conspiracies and Coverups - M. J. Trow
Island-based author of crime fiction, true crime and historical biography Merion James Trow (M. J. Trow) is back with an alternative analysis of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, from the perspective of a crime writer.
Mr Trow aims to move away from the "lone gunman, single bullet" findings of the Warren Commission, the official report into JFK's assassination, and delve deeper into what the event says about the American psyche.
Mr Trow is keen to highlight the American government's concern with covering their backs, as he aims to bring truth and justice to a story fuelled by conflict and speculation.
Mr Trow is a military historian by training and lectures extensively in the UK.
He has appeared regularly on the History and Discovery Channels.
Upgrading the Isle of Wight's Railway - Richard C Long
Find out what happened to the 1938 Stock tube trains which used to serve the Island in a new deep dive on the upgrade of the Island's railway.
Richard goes into depth about how the old Tube trains were replaced by newer refurbished Tube trains, mapping their development and introduction.
The book tunnels into what went right and what went wrong with the operation, drawing on insights from key figures in the Island Line upgrade.
Great British Elms: The Remarkable Story of An Iconic Tree and its Return from the Brink - Mark Seddon and David Shreeve
Despite being told that elms have had it, David Shreeve has worked tirelessly to converse and promote the elm tree in his work as director of The Conservation Foundation.
David and Mark Seddon celebrate the British elm and offers hope for the future in their new book, alongside photography from Sam Ford.
The book features elms from all over the UK, including Newport, Ventnor and Yarmouth.
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