One night, eighteen-year-old Stella comes home late. The next morning she is accused of murder.As parents Michael and Ulrika deal with the fallout and try to protect their daughter, they must search out the truth - but how much do they really know about...

One night, George Duncan is woken by a noise in his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George helps the bird, and from the moment he watches it fly away, his...

One of Britain's best crime writers' -and Daily ExpressShallow waters hide the deepest secrets. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV'sand Vera, returns inand The Rising Tide, the tenth entry in number one bestseller Ann Cleeves's acclaimed series.Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a...

ONE OFand LIT HUB'S TOP CRIME NOVELS OF 2023'A haunting story . . . will stay with me long after reading'and ELIZABETH LEE, author ofand Cunning Women'Completely engrossing. Unforgettable!' MARTHA CONWAY, author ofand The Physician's DaughterThe young women at Mount Holyoke College are famed...

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CURRENT CRIME SERIES' Val McDermid'A FIVE-STAR THRILLER'and Daily Express'GOOD WRITING AND CLEVER CHARACTERISATION'and Red MagazineBoiled human bones have been found in Norwich's web of underground tunnels. When Dr Ruth Galloway discovers they were recently buried, DCI Nelson has a murder...

One of Sidney Sheldon's most popular and bestselling titles, repackaged and reissued for a new generation of fans.Kate Blackwell is one of the richest and most powerful women in the world. She is an enigma, a woman surrounded by a thousand unanswered questions. Her...

One of the best - and most authentic - spy thrillers in years'and The Times***THE TIMESand THRILLER OF THE YEAR***SECOND NOVELand MOSCOW Xand AVAILABLE NOWTHIRD NOVELand THE SEVENTH FLOORand AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDERA CIA officer and his recruit arrive in Damascus to hunt for a...

One of the best British crime writers' - Lee ChildRoy Grace is about to find out just how dangerous a dead man can be . . .When James Taylor arrives late for a funeral, he has to stand at the back of the small...

One of the boldest thriller writers working today'and TESS GERRITSEN'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled'and MICHAEL CONNELLY___________________________________The seventh Will Trent novel, from the #1 bestselling crime and thriller author.Special Agent Will Trent has something to hide. Something he doesn't want Dr Sara Linton...

One of the boldest thriller writers working today'and TESS GERRITSEN'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled'and MICHAEL CONNELLY_________________________________________Watch Will Trent on Disney+The fourth Will Trent novel, from the #1 bestselling crime and thriller author.When the body of a young woman is discovered at the...

One of the boldest thriller writers working today'and TESS GERRITSEN'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled'and MICHAEL CONNELLY_________________________________________Watch Will Trent on Disney+The sixth Will Trent novel, from the #1 bestselling author.A woman is found brutally murdered in a sordid Atlanta apartment.But there's something strange...

One of the Dark Knight's oldest enemies, the Penguin was first introduced just two years after the Dark Knight himself swooped into the comics landscape. As a Gotham City mobster, the Penguin fancies himself a gentleman of crime and often wears a top hat...

One of the greatest crime novels of the 20th century.'His name remains one of the most important and recognisable in the crime fiction genre. Hammett set the standard for much of the work that would follow'and IndependentSam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss...

'One of the greatest writers of our time' Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieNgugi wa Thiong'o is renowned for his political novels and plays, yet he honed his craft as a short story writer. First published in 1975, Secret Lives and Other Stories brings together a range...

One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction'and THE TIMESThere is more to solving a crime than following the clues.Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.Hardly a day goes by when nine-year-old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. His boundless sense...

One of the most notorious criminals in American history is brought blazing back to life by a master storyteller. Willie Sutton was born in the squalid Irish slums of Brooklyn, in the first year of the twentieth century, and came of age at a...

One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read...Read it!' David Baldacci WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2017 Amazon.com's #1 Pick for Best Mystery andamp; Thriller 2017 The Gold...

One of the true classics of horror, now with a new stunning cover look. THE SHINING is regarded as one of Stephen King's masterpieces.Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic...

One of the true classics of psychological suspense, about a writer and his No. 1 fan, now with a stunning new cover look.Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now he's writing to stay alive.Misery Chastain is dead. Paul Sheldon has just killed...

PRE-ORDERand THE LAST DAYS OF KIRA MULLAN, COMING SPRING 2025!A RICHARD andamp; JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK'One of their very best.and Compelling, moving and beautifully writtenand . . .and and an absolute winner'and Observer Classic Nicci French: an unputdownable missing-persons thriller that's also a searing...

One of today's finest thriller writers' -and DAILY MAILFrom the award-winning modern master of US crime fiction comes a thriller about revenge, justice, family - and a quest for the truth in the face of evil. With one of the most unforgettable villains of...

One sister is a cop.The other a con artist.Both are suspects. A tasty whodunnit'and The Sun'Three deviously clever impossible crimes' Gigi Pandian'I especially loved the strident, salty, can't-live-with-can't-live-without relationship between the two sisters' J.M. Hall'I was gripped' Louise Jensen Ingenious, fun and very different...

One summer evening in New England, two young girls stumble upon a body. Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta arrives at the scene to find a young woman has been attacked with almost superhuman force.Someone is taunting you…Meanwhile, people close to Scarpetta start receiving suspicious...

One Thousand and One Nightsand are the never-ending stories told by Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King Shahrayar vows to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. To survive,...

One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty. But who is a killer?Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a secluded mountain getaway, it's the height of escapist luxury living.Except that everyone here is lying. Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to...

ONE WITNESS You're on a trip with your family, miles from anywhere. A shot rings out - and your whole life changes in an instant. ONE SECRET A woman is racing towards you, chased by three gunmen. Although you don't know it, she harbours...

Only the good die young. Right?It's The Lovely Bones for teens.Elizabeth Valchar has it all: friends, money, beauty, a cute boyfriend and assured popularity. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she is found drowned next to her parents' boat. Everyone thinks it...

Open out the soft pages of this beautiful, sensory-rich organic cloth book to explore a world of favourite pets, and play peekaboo with Dog, Cat and Fish.and Movable, crinkly, cloth petsand are found inside,and perfect entertainment for little handsand and great at stimulating babies'and...

Open the BOOK OF BEASTS.... if you dare!Those with the courage to open this book will find a collection of the most hideous beasts from ancient and modern myth to ever have walked the earth. These brawling, battling beasts have fought their way through...

OPERATION DOOMSDAY… ACTIVATE…Commander Robert Bellamy of US Naval Intelligence is dispatched on a top secret mission. A weather balloon carrying sensitive military information has crashed in Switzerland. Bellamy must locate the ten witnesses to the incident so that they can be sworn to secrecy.But...

Ordinary Kids. Extraordinary Adventures. Laughs for the Whole Family.'Action-packed, hilarious and EPIC!' Annabel Steadman, author of SKANDAR AND THE UNICORN THIEFAn epic superhero adventure with a twist from Radio 1 broadcasters and bestselling authors of KID NORMAL and THE GREAT DREAM ROBBERY.Do you like...

Orlok the Assassin is Back!and Judge Dredd thought that Orlok the Assassin, one of his most nefarious enemies - responsible for infecting Mega-City 1's citizens with Block Mania during the Apocalypse War, and the murder of Judge Giant Snr - was dead. But Orlok...

Other Colours is a collection of immediate relevance and timeless value, ranging from lyrical autobiography to criticism of literature and culture, from humour to political analysis, from delicate evocations of his friendship with his daughter Ruya to provocative discussions of Eastern and Western art....

OUR MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS HAVE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT.UNTIL NOW...'Emily' is a devoted single mother.'Jack' starts a new job in a new town.'Russell' may be falling in love.They all share the same secret:none of them are who they say they are.They are among only...

'Outstanding ... a constantly surprising series' THE NEW YORK TIMESThere is more to solving a crime than following the clues.Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.As Quebec City shivers in the grip of winter, its ancient stone walls cracking in the...

Outstanding'and SUNDAY TIMES'A stunning debut thriller . . . utterly terrifying . . . absolutely riveting'and DAILY MAIL'Fascinating . . . fearsome'and FREDERICK FORSYTH'Enthralling'and FINANCIAL TIMES'Thrilling . . . compelling'and SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE1961. Hidden deep within central Soviet Russia is a place that doesn't...

Outstanding. The best thriller in years'and MARTINA COLE'One of the best thrillers I have read in years'and THE OBSERVER'I couldn't put it down. A visceral nightmare of a book with one of the most evil villains I've come across in a long time. Powerful...

Overwhelmed by the huge success of her latest novel, exhausted and suffering from a crippling inability to write, Delphine meets L.L. embodies everything Delphine admires; sophisticated and unusually intuitive, she slowly but deliberately carves herself a niche in the writer's life. However, as she...

ozy murder mystery that kept me guessing till the end' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ NetGalley reviewerWhen anand amnesiac man covered in bloodand mysteriously appears in the woods during her morning run,and retired amateur sleuth, Jen, promises to stay away from the case. She has a murder mystery...

PAGE-TURNING GRIT LIT' LIZ NUGENT'BRILLIANT ... I WAS RIVETED FROM FIRST PAGE TO LAST' ADRIAN MCKINTY'A CRACKING CRIME THRILLER . . .and A PAGE-TURNING TREAT'and SUNDAY INDEPENDENTThe dream of a perfect life is shattered ...When Jody Kavanagh is discovered close to death in her...

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale ofand Beren and Lúthienand will reunite fans ofand The Hobbitand andand The Lord of the Ringsand with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and...

Pamela Butchart meets Sam Copeland - like if Charlie changed into a chicken AND NEVER REALISES IT, in this hilarious, fantastic debut by Bethany Walker.10-year-old Freddy Spicer writes letters to his parents - who he believes are working at a Brussels-sprouts farm in Outer...

Paranoia rules the streets while crime-fighting couple Hawk and Dove lead ordinary citizens in an uprising against the rich but former Doom Patrol member Mento is pulling their strings! It s up to the Titans to try and uncover his sinister purpose and keep...

PARIS 2017. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE HAS RULED EUROPE FOR OVER 300 YEARSAs a respected special investigator for the state police, Kamal Agha is committed to keeping the empire safe from threats inside and out. But these are dangerous times in the empire. Under the...

Paris, 1937. Andras Levi, a Hungarian-Jewish architecture student, arrives from Budapest with a scholarship, a single suitcase, and a mysterious letter he promised to deliver. But when he falls into a complicated relationship with the letter's recipient, he becomes privy to a secret that...

Parting Shot

Peace may finally be at hand in the Middle East, as Jack Ryan, Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA, lays the groundwork for a plan that could end centuries of conflict. But ruthless terrorists have a final, desperate card to play: a nuclear...

Peace talks are always tricky . . . especially when a key diplomat gets stabbed. This murder rudely interrupts a top-secret summit between the warring dragons and Fae, so Librarian-spy Irene is summoned to investigate. In a version of 1890s Paris, Irene and her...

Peaceful Mickleburgh is the perfect English market town - or so it seems. In fact, it is a perfectly constructed façade, having successfully hidden the secrets of its inhabitants for generations. But the casual murder of a man trying to prevent an act of...

Perfect for fans ofand A Court of Thorns and Rosesand andand Uprooted, this standalone fantasy romance about a human girl and her marriage to the Elf King is impossible to put down!The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they...