A slightly insane criminal who just wants his family back, a young, ambitious actress trying to make it in Barbados, an eleven-year-old God-fearing pyromaniac - what’s not to love? Read about them in three of our best home-grown stories (all at 40% off!).

• Moon Country by Peter Arnott

• Redlegs by Chris Dolan

• Blessed Assurance by Stewart Ennis