The first glimpse of the sea on Marine Drive filled my heart, if not my head. I turned away from the red shadow. I stopped thinking of that pyramid of killers, and Sanjay's improvidence. I stopped thinking about my own part in the madness....

A breath-taking psychological suspense about obsession and dangerous love. The definitive edition ofand Too Lateand from the TikTok phenomenon and #1 bestselling author ofand Verity.Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up...

A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels' parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board the first flight to Maui and begin the...

A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels' parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board the first flight to Maui and begin the...

A brilliant collection of fictions in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. These are stories of what the world looks like from a child's pure but sometimes vengeful or muddled perspective. These are stories of life in a war zone,...

A brilliant collection of four stories about this favourite character. Wickedly subversive, hilariously funny and bang up to date, Horrid Henry¿s fame is spreading. In this collection, Henry accompanies his father to the office, hacks into his parents¿ computer, meets the Demon Dinner Lady...

A brilliant contemporary novel' Colm Tóibín'I am fully in awe of Dolan's talent' Douglas Stuart'I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it' Marian Keyes'Dazzling. Not a word is out of place' Katherine HeinyMeet Celine and Luke. To all intents and purposes, the happy...

A brilliant short novel that serves as a brave, sharp-toothed brief against letting the past devour the present' and The New York Times'Excels in its readiness to court controversy without surrendering nuance, and in place of moralising it offers questioning that's as necessary as...

A brilliantly compelling new crime novel from theand Fast Showand star and bestselling author of the Young Bond series.Most people travel to Corfu to escape the real world for a couple of weeks and embrace the fantasy of olive trees, sandy beaches, and little...

A brilliantly funny young murder mystery from a rising stand-up comedian, podcaster and filmmaker - and exciting new talent in children's fiction.Many people go their whole lives without noticing anything that is afoot, amiss, or even untoward; without ever experiencing that toe-tingling, stomach-twisting sensation...

A brilliantly pacy adventure story ... Ward writes like a dream'and - The Times'Fresh and urgent'and - New York Times'There's something of Faulkner to Ward's grand diction'and - Guardian_______________WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDHurricane Katrina is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the...

A brilliantly page-turning thriller with an unusual psychological twist, which fans ofand One of Us is Lying,and Ace of Spadesand andand A Good Girl's Guide to Murderand will love.'Memorable, fascinating and full of emotional complexity, this is an original, layered YA thriller.'and Guardian'Intense and...

A BTS fan favorite! A WALL STREET JOURNAL STORIES THAT CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE PICK *and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S STAY HOME AND READ PICK *and SALON'S BEST AND BOLDEST *and BUSTLE'S MOST ANTICIPATEDand The Emissaryand meetsand The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttimeand...

A budding poet and his adoring mother are the central characters of this intriguing early novel by Milan Kundera. He takes us through the young man's fantasies and love affairs in a characteristicand tour de force, alive with wit, eroticism and ideas.

A building collapses in Mumbai. In the debris is a man who is mumbling something in delirium. It appears that he is passing on the real-time movements of a young Muslim couple. Elsewhere, a young intelligence agent is assigned to shadow two terror suspects,...

A bullet from KGBeast robbed Nightwing of his memories and shattered the identity of Dick Grayson. Now he has found himself living as Ric Grayson, free from the influence of Batman and all that comes with him.But when the Joker comes to town, armed...

A bumper collection of five-minute short stories by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up!Whizz through five-minute tales in this brilliant collection by Enid Blyton. From animal and school adventures to outdoor wanders and magical mischief and mayhem, there's a...

A burnt-out New York cop; an eighty-year-old Parsi sitting in a decaying Karachi mansion; a hitman whose days are numbered; a journalist who dreams of the big time.When a Jewish woman is killed on the steps of the Natural History Museum in New York,...

A burnt-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat...

A burst of warmth and wit, twists and turns'and MARIAN KEYES onand Other Women'Warm, believable women with real, messy lives'and RACHEL HORE onand Other WomenFour sisters.and One secret.and A day they'll never forget...The story follows the four Robicheaux sisters as they return home for...

A busy professional, Sheena leads the routine life of a a married woman with her husband Gaurav and one year old son Krish. Although as partners they are poles apart, their married life seems to be normal.

A buttoned-up, chino-wearing, corporate man.An untamable tattoo artist who's easily distracted.A small town of meddling friends and enough tension to set their hearts on fire . . .**PRE-ORDER NOW**-----'I can confidently sayand Business Casualand is Borison's best work - I remain enchanted by everything...

A buzz-worthy and ferocious horror comedy from one of the genre's most promising voices'BuzzfeedAbby Lamb has done it. She's found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest....

A captivating adventure story for fans of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Golden Compass." Something is wrong in the house Lin's family rented. The clocks tick too slowly. Frost covers the flowerbed, even in a rain storm. And when a secret key marked...

A captivating debut about the lure of the 1930s Hollywood, in all its dangerous glamour. Irving snapped his fingers, so loudly that it echoed through the room, over all the chatting and flirting. Elsa was surprised that such a sharp, loud noise could come...

A captivating epic fantasy from a major new talent'and Anthony Ryan, author ofand Blood Song'Intense, inventive and action-packed from beginning to end - a relentlessly gripping, brilliant read'and James Islington, author ofand The Shadow of What Was LostIN A WORLD CONSUMED BY ENDLESS WAR...

A captivating selection of short stories in the original Japanese alongside their English translationsThis new dual-language edition of ten stories selected fromand The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Storiesand celebrates some of the very best Japanese literature from the past hundred years. Each story...

A captivating sequel to the national bestselling novel Veil of Roses. Knowing she could never be happy in Iran, Tamila Soroush took her mother's advice to "Go and wake up your luck" and joined her sister in the United States. Now, after a spur-of-the-moment...

A captivating story about friendship, making changes, and learning to live life to the fullest from SUNDAY TIMES bestseller Erica JamesA cherished home, a circle of friends and a summer that will change everything...Linston End has been the summer holiday home for three families...

'A captivating tale that glistens with wonder. Leila and Fox will always have a home in my heart' Sophie Anderson'This is an extraordinary book - wild and beautiful and perfect. The mess and tangle of humanity is so brilliantly contrasted with the wild spirit...

A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter and the great Greenland shark. Wrapped up in mesmerising illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback, this is a perfect gift for the holiday season, for 9+ fans...

Discover the story of a good woman with a terrible, haunting secretEve should never have married Don Hathaway . . .The man is a bully - but, after one drunken rage too many, Eve takes their children and leaves him. Don, however, is bitter....

A case of mistaken identity among teddy bears - and a phenomenal bestseller! Little Eddy loses his toy bear and has to go looking for him in the dark, horrible woods - where he's in for a gigantic surprise.

A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middleaged artist and her aging mother, as Vigdis Hjorth returns to the themes of her controverdsial modern classic, Will and Testament 'To mother is to murder, or close enough', thinks Johanna,...

A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring Bill Hodges, a retired cop who is tormented by 'the Mercedes massacre', a case he never solved. Brady Hartsfield, perpetrator of that notorious crime, has sent Hodges a taunting letter. Now he's preparing to kill again. Each starts to...

A cautionary horror story about the dangers of greed, isolation and a science without ethics, from the father of science fiction.The stranger arrives early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow. He is wrapped up from head to...

A century-old mystery - and a desperate battle to survive. Abandon is a compulsive standalone thriller from Blake Crouch, the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion.On Christmas Day in 1893, every inhabitant in a remote mining town disappears: belongings forsaken,...

A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny!Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help her make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who...

A chaotically magical sequel to Howl's Moving Castle.Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy, but Great Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland and his house bends...

A charged emotional epic . . . a can't-miss read!' Marissa Stapley'[A] fearless reflection on race, identity, and parenthood . . . page-turning and propulsive' Shelby Van Pelt'[A] haunting story about racism, identity, and the choice between safety and raising your voice . ....

A charming - and sharp - love story about what it means to fall for someone who is your polar opposite'and Sunday Telegraph_______________________________________________________Lucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate who runs his own business. Unfortunately he turned out...

A charming and nostalgic World War II tale from the author ofand The Nursemaid's Secretand andand Bicycles and Blackberries, perfect for readers of Katie Flynn.1934Following the death of her beloved mother, twelve-year-old Tess Rainbow cares for her brother and father. Until one day, when...

A charming and uplifting story, perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove or Jonas Jonasson. 'If you're a bit of a weirdo you will love Biddy Weir' - Ian Sansom, bestselling author of The Norfolk Mystery Biddy Weir is a quirky girl. Abandoned...

A charming classic picture book following the adventures of Babar the elephant.Becoming king of his people isn't always easy for Babar the elephant. There are close encounters with snakes, fires and even runaway prams, but his patience and determination always help him to win...

A charming debut historical mystery set in 1914 Fiji. Perfect for fans of Abir Mukherjee, Vaseem Khan and Sujata Massey.'AN UTTERLY CHARMING NOVEL ... NILIMA RAO IS AN AUTHOR WELL WORTH DISCOVERING' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH'AN EXCEPTIONALLY PROMISING DEBUT'and PUBLISHERS WEEKLYand STARRED REVIEW1914, Fiji:and Sergeant...

A charming family comedy for readers of 8+, with a dash of magic, and the occasional moment of mayhem! These are the third memoirs Holly Hopkinson, aged ten - except without any of the rubbish adults usually put in, thank you very much.Welcome to...

A charming lift-the-flap story from the bestselling, record-breaking partnership of Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb.One little boy is very excited when he receives an invitation to go and play at his friend Dan's house. But there's just one problem, he doesn't know which house...

A charming new manga about a pair of furry foodies!Meet your new favorite food critics: a chubby wolf named Mita Jiro and a ripped tiger named Yanagi Kagetora. Kagetora used to eat to live, but that changed when he met Jiro-who lives to eat!...

A charming new paperback edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's major pieces of short fiction, and his only finished work dating from after the publication ofand The Lord of the Rings.What began as a preface to The Golden Key by George MacDonald eventually grew...

A child who will be named Johannes is born. An old man named Johannes dies. Between these two points, Jon Fosse gives us the details of an entire life, starkly compressed. Beginning with Johannes's father's thoughts as his wife goes into labour, and ending...