For the first time all of Carol Shields’ remarkable short stories – some previously unpublished – are gathered together in one volume.‘Carol Shields’ stories have given me happiness, not just pleasure’ Alice MunroIn the Collected Stories we...
A deeply moving and resonant novel about the power of love and family feeling in the face of suffering and change.A beloved only child, Sarah was brought up on a wild island, where the people were as one with the landscape and where her father,...
‘Compelling and gripping’ – Blabbering about Books‘Thoroughly gripping…full of suspense’ – Kim The BookwormShe thinks she’s escaped. She thinks she’s safe…Helen has had to leave everything she’s ever known behind; her home, her family, even her...
A festive collection of short stories by No. 1 bestseller, Cathy Kelly, the natural heir to Maeve Binchy.Lose yourself in this warm and wonderful collection of short stories from bestselling Irish storyteller Cathy Kelly.From weddings and summer...
Who killed Sophie?A body lies by the seafront, mutilated beyond recognition. A teenage girl has secrets to keep. And a detective is watching helplessly as his life falls apart at the seams…Early one morning, Sophie Washington is found dead in...
When a corpse is found with its heart removed, the media is quick to resurrect the name of one of Scotland’s most infamous murderers. But when the chief suspect claims he is being framed, it’s up to Brodie McLennan to find who is really...
An incredible debut novel: a coming of age tale set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Ripper murders, ‘full of daring, authenticity and wit’ (Rachel Cusk).LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE‘The milkman found her. On Prince Philip...
‘Iles’s way of telling the story lifts him clear of the pack into a different league’ (Observer) in this masterful psychological serial killer thriller from the New York Times No.1 bestseller.Some memories live deep in the soul, waiting to be...
FBI agent Ren Bryce takes on her most heart-wrenching case yet when a father’s work places his young daughter in terrible danger…OUT OF SIGHTWhen a teenage girl is found beaten and raped in the grounds of a derelict asylum, FBI agent Ren Bryce...
The gripping new novel featuring unorthodox Edinburgh lawyer Brodie McClennan, who must investigate a ritualistic murder in the Highlands in order to clear her name.A woman is lured to a lonely ruin in the Scottish Highlands and strangled almost...
A stunning and sumptuous tale of the boundaries between love and hate, truth and deception, set against the anticipation for the Kumbh Mela: the biggest festival in India.When Mia, acutely depressed by the suicide of her artist father, meets...
The victim was young, lovely and seduced by the wrong man…Mere hours before her wedding, the fianc?e of real estate mogul JP Stratton is found strangled in her penthouse. New Orleans homicide detective Charlotte “Charlie” Le Blanc views the...
This is the story of women when they were wimmin: of that blossoming in seventies England of hope, freedom, equality and sisterhood; and of what happened next…Big Women is the tale of Medusa, a feminist publishing house founded one balmy evening...
The new novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin.When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at her local Iowa airport, she literally doesn’t recognize him. The once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained...
An hilarious and sinister tale of dark secrets and secret forces in suburban England from the critically-acclaimed author of 'Giving Up the Ghost'.Alison Hart is a medium by trade: dead people talk to her, and she talks back. With her flat-eyed,...
The literary debut from the author of ‘Little Children’, ‘Election’ and ‘The Abstinence Teacher’.Tom Perrotta's first novel takes readers to semi-fictional 'Cranwood', in small-town New Jersey. Set between fall 1969 and the summer of 1980, ‘Bad...
A terrible accident. A secret discovered. An inescapable nightmare. Who needs enemies with friends like these? The unnerving new novel from the acclaimed author of LULLABYEn route from ending a destructive love affair, TV producer Maggie Warren...
Jon is Mr Perfect – handsome (in a nerdy sort of way), caring, lots of money – so why can't he get a girlfriend? Even his best friend Tracie always goes for bad boys; because women secretly love BAD. Jon's desperate, but Tracie can help – she...
Who is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of ‘The Art of Fielding’, ‘The Emperor’s Children’, and ‘Wonder Boys’ – the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist, two interconnected families, and the...
A gripping psychological suspense read.Cupboards were sticky from spilt jam and honey, and the oven smoked when you turned it on because of the fat that had built up over the years. Agatha would never, ever let her future home end up like this....
WINNER OF THE 2012 IMPAC DUBLIN AWARDOn a cold, quiet day between Christmas and the New Year, a man's body is found in an abandoned apartment. His friends look on, but they're dead, too. Their bodies found in squats and sheds and alleyways...
From the bestselling author of the «House of Night» series comes the award-winning world of Partholon, rich in goddesses, intrigue and magic.Part-human, part-centaur, Elphame has always been different. OK, make that very different. The hundreds...
A woman of desire, a legacy of deceit, a fortune worth killing for. An opulent intricate, sizzling novel, Elements of Chance fulfils ever woman’s fantasy.Hauntingly beautiful, talented pianist Valerie Penn is one of the world’s wealthiest women,...
It was the job of her dreams. . . but it became her worst nightmare. . . All private security agent Lucie Evans wanted was a fresh start—and the chance to show Sawyer McNamara, her ex-boss, that she no longer craved his absolution for a crime...
Ever experienced deja vu? An enchanting and magical novel about reincarnation from the author of Could It Be Magic?When Michaela Anderson signs up for a parachute jump she gets more than a case of vertigo…When Michaela Anderson signs up for a...
I get this bizarre mirror world filled with a horse/guy who I have the serious hots for, creatures who are terrorising civilisation, deodorant-less armpits that probably stink and no toilet paper. This sucks. The only excitement Shannon Parker...
An immortal love… Even by vampire standards, Reaper is a loner, and his current mission to destroy a gang of rogue bloodsuckers is definitely a one-vamp job. Then fate takes a hand, and before he knows it, he’s surrounded by a ragtag crew of...
Before The Immortal Rules, there was Red Lung, a relentless virus determined to take out all in its path. For Kylie, the miracle of her survival is also her burden – as a doctor at one of the clinics for the infected, she is forced to witness...
The job was supposed to be dead easy—hand-deliver some legal papers to billionaire philanthropist Harry Van Dorn's extravagant yacht, get his signature and be done. But Manhattan lawyer Genevieve Spenser soon realizes she's in the wrong place at...
A page-turning, beautifully written novel from the critically-acclaimed author of Forgive Me, How to be Lost and Sleep Toward Heaven.My father smelled like cigarettes and cardamom. When I was small, and wanted comfort, he would put down the...
As with her successful debut SELFISH PEOPLE, Bristol based Lucy English’s second novel, set in Provence and Bath, features a bohemian heroine, and describes an ongoing rebellion within a family of each generation against the last.Mireille is the...
From the million copy bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada.Leigh, Adriana and Emmy are best friends, all leading very different lives and about to make some extreme choices…Emmy has just split with her boyfriend of five years. A serial...
Nineteen-year-old Julianna Starr has chosen Kate and Richard to be more than the parents of her child.Julianna knows that Richard is the man of her fantasies, the one she’s been waiting for. As tormented Julianna begins to mould herself in...
Just how badly do you want to find paradise?When Tom Finn is almost jailed for confronting two burglars in his own home, this taxi driver takes his young family to live on the tropical island of Phuket, Thailand.Phuket is all the Finn family...
How to catch the love of your life. . . with his trousers down! Jillian Greene is always getting caught in the act. After all, it’s her job! Working at Catch a Mate, Jillian gets paid by suspicious wives to smile, flirt and prove that no man can...
The Winners of the 1994 IAN ST JAMES AWARDS.The 1994 Ian St James Awards attracted the greatest number of entries – and the highest calibre of finalists – in the history of the competition up to that point.There is a mixture here of shorter and...
“My husband shot himself in our bedroom. When I got home, Emma was standing at the bottom of the stairs, screaming. ”Since that awful day, Laura Brandon’s little girl hasn’t uttered a word. When a psychiatrist suggests that Emma won’t talk...
Never in her hottest dreams did Farrell McGee expect a move to Tower Terrace to be such an erotic roller coaster ride. Indulge in ‘Boys Next Door’, an explicit erotica novel from Mischief Books.‘Good luck getting your key. I’m the middle house...
After the critically acclaimed Boy in the World, comes the follow-up novel from bestselling author, Niall WilliamsBoy and Man follows J as he continues in his search for his father. We left him in Ethiopia under the caring wing of Sister...
HE COULDN'T SAY NO She had a face like an angel and a body designed for sin, and she wanted him to help her disappear?Sam Zachary was a private investigator, not a magician. So he showed Laura McNeal the door to his house. Nestled in the...
The third powerful and evocative novel in Robert Wilson’s acclaimed West African-set Bruce Medway series.Bruce Medway, fixer and debt collector for anyone in a deeper hole than himself, has heard a few stories in his time. The one that Napier...
Love, life and friendship … No one captures it better than No. 1 bestseller Cathy Kelly.Good times or bad, friends are always there…They’re friends for life . . . and life is for living.In the picturesque harbor tour of Dunmore, four friends are...
He could be her fantasy man – if he could just lighten up… Tall, dark and intense, Detective Jason de Sanges excites all kinds of fantasies in Poppy Calloway. But when she suggests the three teens caught spray-painting a Seattle neighbourhood be...
On the heels of his critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling debut novel, The Returned, Jason Mott delivers a spellbinding tale of love and sacrifice, perfect for fans of Louisa Douglas, Daniela Sacerdoti and Jodi Picoult.A freak...
Blood and vengeance… Briar needs just two things: blood and vengeance. The first sustains her immortal life; the second gives it meaning. First on her hit list is Gregor, the renegade vampire who schooled her in brutality, then betrayed and...
A first novel by the most significant new American writer to have emerged in years.Aloma is a young woman who has put her life aside – and her dreams of becoming a pianist – to move in with her lover, Orren. His family has recently been killed...
CASTING CALL NOTICE: Seeking actress for role of ditzy former Vegas showgirl Sugar Dupont. Must possess strong vocals, outgoing personality and great gazongas. Well, two out of three ain’t bad. A showbiz veteran, Evie Parish knows she has the...
The brilliant second novel from GMTV’s Penny Smith. A sequel to ‘Coming Up Next’, Katie Fisher’s back in front of the cameras, but not exactly on the sofa.Katie Fisher, one-time presenter of breakfast TV show Hello Britain!, nearly has her life...
The truth will tear them apart…An engrossing novel about difficult choices and second chances that will enthral fans of DOROTHY KOOMSON and ERICA JAMES.They had the perfect marriage…Glamour, money, and a beautiful home– the golden couple of...
In this compelling collection of short stories, bestselling author Michael Chabon explores adolescent desire, love, friendship and fatherhood – moving across this powerful emotional ground with subtlety and incisiveness.Written with wryness,...