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**Jeanine Cummins' new novel Speak to Me of Home is available to pre-order now** 'Heartstopping... doesn't let up... you will urge them on, fists clenched' The Times An extraordinary story of the lengths a mother will go to to save her son,...

*#1 New York Times bestseller*  *Shortlisted for The ALCS Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction* 'A breath-taking read, as compelling as a Highsmith novel. I loved it' - Maggie O'Farrell 'Brilliant... A thrilling...

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER- OVER 20 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now. People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** 'A page-turning feminist mystery thriller' Observer 'Distinctive and involving' Daily Mail 'Surprising and satisfying' Guardian Rose wants a better life for herself...

'Literally out-Christies Agatha' - Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world. In 1926, Agatha Christie...

***WINNER OF THE 2023 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY*** THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Completely ingenious, entirely satisfying - a delight from start to finish' ALEX MICHAELIDES 'BY FAR Sophie Hannah's best one yet....

A masterpiece in storytelling from the global bestselling author of Unsheltered and Flight Behaviour.

The exceptionally twisty - and twisted - new thriller from the master of suspense, Peter Swanson.

'The most addictive book I've read in ages- so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.' LISA JEWELL 'I was obsessed with Everyone Here is Lying. . . Fast paced, tightly-plotted and with twists so well executed they floored me. Loved every word!'

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' 'That rare story to pass from literature into myth' The New York Times Mary Shelley's chilling Gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley on Lake...

A charming, hilarious account of Griffin Dunne's coming of age among a family of larger-than-life characters in Hollywood and Manhattan.

OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD A Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the number one New York Times-bestselling author, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life...

Set against the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, from the bestselling author of The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah. The New York Times number one bestseller.

THE TENSION-FILLED NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE DIGITAL BESTSELLER THE PRISONER . 'Expertly plotted and compellingly told - a cautionary tale that will put you off ever having anyone to stay with you again. I raced through it!' HARRIET TYCE 'A mesmeric,...

*Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction Book of the Year* * The June 2020 Reese's Book Club pick* *The Times Best Crime Fiction of the Year pick* *Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award* A gripping, twisty murder mystery thriller from...

WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER 2024 THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER BARACK OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK AMAZON.COM NO.1 BOOK OF THE YEAR 'I loved this book' BONNIE GARMUS 'A generous, compassionate book about the...

Clock in for a night shift - and for a moving multi-perspective novel about an exploited workforce that will be a major event in American letters

A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history 'I loved this book so much' ANN PATCHETT 'Brilliantly varied and with a galloping pace' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A...

**NO 1 KINDLE BESTSELLER** **A SUNDAY TIMES, STYLIST AND RED BOOK OF THE YEAR** 'As soon as I started reading I thought, 'I wish I'd thought of that.' Huge fun' KATE ATKINSON * 'One of the funniest debuts for years' SUNDAY TIMES...

'SMART, EMOTIONAL, INTRIGUING AND COMPELLING - I LOVED IT!' JILL MANSELL'Full of twists and turns, this is a heart-breaking yet uplifting story about love and friendship, and is one of this year's must-reads' Heat magazine ***** Perfect for...

Don't miss IT STARTS WITH US, the sequel to IT ENDS WITH US! 'A brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn't let go, long after you've finished it' Anna Todd, author of the After <...

'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' - Roddy Doyle James is a profound and ferociously funny novel from one of our greatest living writers, Percival Everett. The Sunday Times Bestseller Winner of the...

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION **NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND ROBERT DE...

From Jennifer Ryan, the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies' Choir, comes an unforgettable story inspired by the true events of a BBC-sponsored wartime cooking competition. 'The Great British Bake Off set in World War Two . . . an enchanting hug of a...

The international classic and bestseller, Maya Angelou's memoir paints a portrait of 'a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' (BARACK OBAMA). 'I write about being a Black American woman, however, I am always talking about what it's like to be a human...

When a wealthy young woman dies on holiday, her best friend is cast in a cloud of suspicion.

THE FUNNY AND INSPIRING, MULTI-AWARD-WINNING BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD, now a major Apple TV+ series starring Brie Larson A Book of the Year for: Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, New York Times, Good House Keeping, Woman & Home, Stylist, TLS Oprah...

'Clever and astute ... a cracking read' The Belfast Telegraph 'One by one, residents read the books and find their lives changed in unexpected ways' Hello Magazine * * * From the author of The Change, comes a novel about book banning and those brave enough to stand up against...

The first Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland mystery from bestselling author Anthony Horowitz, and inspiration for the major hit BBC series MAGPIE MURDERS. Editor Susan Ryland has worked with bestselling crime writer Alan Conway for years. Readers love his detective, Atticus Pünd,...

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 A Reese's Bookclub December Pick (2022) An Instant Sunday Times, New York Times and Irish Times Bestseller (August 2022) A Guardian and LitHub Book of the Year (December 2022)<...

A New York Times bestseller, the incredible true story of a couple that escaped slavery in the South and eventually made their way to the UK, Africa and beyond.

The romantic, historical, comedic, literary, genre-defying bestseller 'The hit of the year' Guardian 'Addictive' Independent 'Crack this book open and you'll see how time can disappear' Financial...

Austen's witty exploration of the perils of mistaking fiction for reality During an eventful season at Bath, young, na ve Catherine Morland experiences the joys of fashionable society for the first time. She is delighted with her new acquaintances: flirtatious Isabella, who shares...

'An overwhelming, immersive, suspenseful success.' - Lee Child Auschwitz, 1944. Alfred Mendl's days are numbered. But he has little left to live for - his family were torn away from him, his life's work burned in front of his eyes - until a glimmer of hope arises as he...

**Get the brand new, Agatha Christie-inspired suspense thriller from Riley Sager now - WITH A VENGEANCE** THE HEART-POUNDING GOTHIC THRILLER FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Everyone believes that Lenora Hope is a mass murderer.

*The brand new thriller from Lucy Foley - THE MIDNIGHT FEAST - is available to pre-order now* *The No.1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller* Discover the electric murder mystery thriller from the No.1, million-copy bestseller, Lucy Foley ...

SET TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING EMILY BADER AND TOM BLYTH! Two friends. Ten trips. Their last chance to fall in love... ------ 'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us 'A gorgeous romance' Beth O...

From the author of The Undoing 'Remarkable.' Stephen King 'Breathtakingly suspenseful.' Megan Abbott 'Smart, surprising and stealthily unsettling.' The Times When a young writer dies before completing his first novel,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL A BARRACK OBAMA READING PICK SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined. ...

NOW IN PAPERBACK - THE STUNNING NO.1 BESTSELLING YA THRILLER FROM HOLLY JACKSON, AUTHOR OF NETFLIX'S A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER 'The queen of YA crime Holly Jackson returns with a blisteringly good standalone thriller' - Observer 'An instantly gripping, corkscrew-twisty thriller'...

This is the hen do to end all hen dos. And you're invited... Poppy Greer is getting married and four of her old schoolmates are to be her trusted bridesmaids. They may have drifted but true friendships last a lifetime, don't they? Plus, who would pass on a free first-class ticket...

YOUR NEXT READ FROM THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of ROMANTIC COMEDY, PREP and AMERICAN WIFE 'Messy and delicious' New York Times 'Sittenfeld is in a league of her own' Guardian 'One of my...

- THE RECORD-BREAKING, MULTIMILLION COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATION - Discover the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that everyone is talking about - as seen on TikTok. Soon to be a major film.

An exquisite winter tale of courage - and its cost, set in Catholic Ireland.

🫖🥠SMALL FORTUNES. BIG FEELINGS.🥠🫖 'Joyful, heartwarming and utterly charming' AMÉLIE WEN ZHAO 'The warmest, loveliest book' SANGU MANDANNA 'Will soothe your heart' SARAH BETH DURST A cozy fantasy...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you'll love This Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come." --Parade The unforgettable...

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES. ---------- 'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' Marian Keyes 'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' Ian Rankin 'Thrilling,...

ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELS EVER WRITTEN WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 'No one forgets this book' Independent 'One of the best first novels I remember ... uniquely unsentimental' Guardian 'There is humour as well as...

THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON 'I loved this book' Jojo Moyes This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It's not a romance, but it is about love. When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one winter morning he is catapulted back to...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo, winner...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK 2024 A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'Wandering Stars is the kind of book that...

The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction 'Best read of the year' THE TIMES 'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN

From Alex Finlay, the author of Every Last Fear and The Night Shift, comes an action-packed new thriller about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever...The foster children of Savior House never knew the peace of a normal childhood. Raised in an...

An instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn't let go until the final page. This is a terrific read." - Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author *A Marie Claire Book...