The Girl behind the Wall (Mandy Robotham) Berlin Wall, Germany, 1961-1989 (Very Good)

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson) 1930s Kentucky (Very Good)

Trapeze (Simon Mawer) Second World War, France (Good)

Hild: A Novel (Nicola Griffith) Early Middle Ages, Britain (Acceptable: some, but very limited, water damage towards the front of the book, before the text itself begins; no mold or weird smells!)