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A political mystery from prolific author E. Phillips Oppenheim, 'A Lost Leader' follows the fortunes of former Liberal politician, Lawrence Mannering. Content with his retired life in the country, his...

Auctioneer Alfred Burton's life is turned upside-down following a miraculous encounter in an empty house. Burton finds himself unable to speak, see, or think anything but the truth – with far reaching...

Known primarily for her often fantastical children's books, Edith Nesbit also frequented adult fiction, yet never forgetting her roots, exploring genres such as horror and the supernatural. This collection...

Do you believe in magic? Then fasten your seatbelt and join the ride as The Three C's – Charlotte, Caroline, and Charles - try to figure out where it can be found.Spending an adventurous summer while...

Do you like Harry Potter but always thought the Dursley house was a little too serene and pleasant? What if Harry also had a bum leg, lived in a slum and Hagrid actually was a filthy, kidnapping hobo?Enter...

Set in Victorian London, 'Name and Shame' is an unashamed melodrama in its purest form. Following the fortunes of Alan and Lisette Walcott, alongside the adventures of Lettice Campion, this is a tale...

Funny characters, mischiefs and crazy adventures - this book has got it all. It contains both fairy tales and stories of the Bastable siblings known from the famous novel "The Story of the Treasure Seekers."...

The first of the 'Jeremy' books, Jeremy introduces us to our hero, at the age of eight. Jeremy and his two sisters, Helen, and Mary, live in the quiet, unassuming town of Polchester. However, Jeremy has...

'Faulkner's Folly' is the second book in the 'Alan Ford' series of detective novels by prolific author Carolyn Wells. In Long Island, artist Eric Stannard is found stabbed to death in his studio – killed...

In Connecticut, Clearman Court has been renovated by its current owner, Stephen Clearman. An unusual character, Stephen has a penchant for wearing strange masks which he believes will be enough to protect...

WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE & Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize A powerful, taut and intense tale of a friendship overshadowed by betrayal, set against the tawdry hopes and disappointments...

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE PROMISE Shortlisted for the 2015 Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionShortlisted for the 2015 Sunday Times Barry Ronge Fiction Prize Shortlisted for...

A stunning collection of classic Morpurgo novels set in World War I, World War II and the Afghanistan conflict. Told in the voice of a young soldier, Private Peaceful follows twenty-four hours...

The Surplus Girls Belinda Layton is a surplus girl. One of the many women whose dreams of marriage perished in the Great War, with the death of her beloved fiancé, Ben. After four years of mourning,...

'By poetry we - we the masses - mean something vague, something untrue, something uplifting, something beautiful, something so eloquent it isn't for everyday. The word "poetry" is up there with "soul"....

* AN INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER * 'Anne Holt is the Godmother of modern Norwegian crime fiction' Jo Nesbo The complete five-book collection of The Modus Series, collected together for the first...

Over a century ago, Rilke went to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, where he watched a pair of flamingos. A flock of other birds screeched by, and, as he describes in a poem, the great red-pink birds sauntered...

Young Harry Moto has problems with fallen arches, crinkly hair that won't flatten down, a plump chest and, for a white man, unusually dark skin. Harry's appearance provokes mercilessly sarcastic taunting...

France and the United States have long shared a special relationship, defined both by occasional puzzlement and endless fascination. François Busnel, one of France's most prominent literary critics, seeks...

'Such compulsive reading.' JENNIE GODFREY'I devoured it.' CHRIS WHITAKER She'll get them in the end.She always does. 'This book was brilliant! . . . Rita is so complex and intriguing. I binged...

The Covid-19 pandemic forced many of us to reimagine our homes, work, relationships and adapt to a new way of life - one with far fewer possibilities for interaction. And yet, in this period of intense...

From the voices of protesters to the encroachment of a new fascism, everywhere we look power is revealed. Spouse to spouse, soldier to citizen, looker to gazed upon, power is never static: it is either...

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (Africa region) When Adam moves into an abandoned house on the dusty edge of town, he is hoping to recover from the loss of his job and...

'A gut punch of a collection...it astonishes as it reveals how malignant political forces can both ravage and vitalize the human spirit.' New York Times Set in Soweto, the urban heartland of South...

We live today in constant motion, travelling distances rapidly, small ones daily, arriving in new states. In this inaugural edition of Freeman's, a new biannual of unpublished writing, former Granta editor...

In prose that is darkly humorous and alive with detail, Valiant Gentlemen reimagines the lives and intimate friendships of humanitarian and Irish patriot Roger Casement; his closest friend, Herbert Ward;...

Rooted in the western United States in the decade post-9/11, theMystery.doc follows a young writer and his wife as he attempts to write his second book, a national epic he hopes will last forever, and...

Four gripping thrillers in one: discover Megan Miranda's first four thrillers in one fast-paced, dramatic collection, perfect if you love Shari Lapena, Lisa Jewell and Gillian McAllister. Includes Reese...

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The definitive edition of Minette Walters' thrilling tale of courage and defiance during the time of the Black Death, featuring The Last Hours and The Turn of Midnight.England, 1348: A deadly plague is...