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Natural Causes» Natural Causes

» James Oswald

The first title in the exciting new Detective Inspector McLean series. A riveting crime thriller set in an Edinburgh terrified by a series of ritualistic murders, it’s a book perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Peter James and Stuart McBride.

The Movement of Stars» The Movement of Stars

» Amy Brill

A ‘spectacular debut’ (Hannah Tinti), this historical romance is a tale of forbidden love and secret ambition set in a nineteenth century Quaker community. 'Blazes with feeling and intensity' - Paula McLain.

The River of No Return» The River of No Return

» Bee Ridgely

'Time is like a river. It always flows in one direction…there is only going forward. No one ever goes back...it is impossible.’ The River of No Return is a thrilling combination of sci-fi and romance that asks: what if the impossible was possible?

Billy and Me» Billy and Me

» Giovanna Fletcher

With the emotional impact of Jojo Moyes, and the lightness of touch of Jenny Colgan, Billy and Me is a gorgeously romantic debut novel about the redemptive power of love by journalist and blogger Giovanna Fletcher.

Consolations of the Forest» Consolations of the Forest

» Slyvain Tesson

A bestselling and award-winning book about living in Siberia for six months from France's most brilliant travel-writer. A French publishing sensation that won the Prix Medicis for non-fiction in 2011, it has already sold over 240,000 copies since publication in September.

The Sea Change» The Sea Change

» Joanna Rossiter

A lost village taken by the war office in 1943, and an Indian beach town devastated by a tsunami in 1971: a mother and daughter's stories intertwine in this deft novel about the landscapes we live in, and what it means to lose them.

The Secret Rooms» The Secret Rooms

» Catherine Bailer

A plotting Duchess, a tragic death and a castle full of mystery - a true tour de force from the author of Black Diamonds, set in England's fairytale Belvoir Castle.

Midnight in Peking» Midnight in Peking

» Paul French

A father hunts for his daughter's killer in pre-war Peking - a gripping true murder mystery story from Paul French. 'Fascinating and irresistible. I couldn't put it down' - John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

The Colour of Milk » The Colour of Milk

» Nell Leyshon

Narrated by an illiterate farmer's daughter in the 1830s, this is an unforgettable novel with a fierce, urgent voice. 'An astounding read. Like the best bits of Hardy's Tess of the D'Ubervilles’ - Stylist Magazine.

 

Penguin Tasters Archive 

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» 1984: George Orwell

» 31 Dream Street: Lisa Jewell

 

A

» Absolution: Caro Ramsay

» Against All Enemies: Tom Clancy

» Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: Roald Dahl

» A Small Circus : Hans Fallada

» All That I Am: Anna Funder

» And Another Thing...: Eoin Colfer

» And The Land Lay Still: James Robertson

» Animal Farm: George Orwell

» Ascent of Money, The: Niall Ferguson

» Assassin: Andrew Britton

» Atlantis Code, The: Charles Brokaw

» And the Ass saw the Angel: Nick Cave

B

» Black Heart Blue: Louisa Reid

» Bleeding Heart Square: Andrew Taylor

» Blood Atonement: Dan Waddell

» The Blood Detective: Dan Waddell

» Blue Monday: Emily McKay

» Boomerang: Michael Lewis

» Brooklyn: Colm Toibin

» Butterfly: Sonya Hartnett

C

» Catch Me When I Fall: Emily McKay

» Camp David: David Walliams

» Charles Dickens: A Life: Claire Tomalin

» Cheating at Canasta: William Trevor

» Civil and Strange: Clair Ni Aonghusa

» Closed Circle, The: Jonathan Coe

» Collaborator, The: Mirza Waheed

» Comfort and Joy : India Knight

» Compulsion: Jonathan Kellerman

» Consequences: Penelope Lively

» Consider the Fork:Bee Wilson

» Counting Down: Gerard Stembridge

» Corsair: Clive Cussler

» The Cutting: James Hayman

D

» Dani's Story: Diane Lierow and Bernie Lierow

» Dark Prophecy: Anthony E. Zuiker

» Dark Watch: Clive Cussler

» Dark Water: Caro Ramsay

» Dead or Alive: Tom Clancy

» Dead Room, The: Chris Mooney

» Death Relic, The: Chris Kuzneski

» Death Toll: Jim Kelly

» Deaf Sentence: David Lodge

» Death Wore White: Jim Kelly

» Devil's Brood: Sharon Kay Penman

» Diary of a Submissive: Sophie Morgan

» Diet Rehab: Mike Dow

» Dig, The: John Preston

» Disgrace: Jussi Adler-Olsenn

» A Disobedient Girl: Ru Freeman

» Down into Darkness: David Lawrence

» Dust: Joan Frances Turner

» Dying Scream: Mary Burton

E

» EARTH (The Books): Jon Steward & The Daily Show

» Elizabeth: Sally Bedel Smith

» Embrace the Night: Karen Chance

» Enchanter, The: Lila Azam Zanganeh

» Even Money: Dick Francis & Felix Francis

» Everyday Enlightenment: Dick Francis & Felix Francis

» Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Claudia Pattison

F

» Fallen Angel: Kevin Lewis

» The Fat Chance Guide to Dieting: Claudia Pattison

» Final Impact: John Birmingham

» Flea Palace, The: Elif Shafak

» Financial Lives of the Poets, The: Jess Walter

» Foe: J. M. Coetzee

» Forgive Me: Lesley Pearse

» Forty Rules of Love, The: Elif Shafak

» Foursome: Jane Fallon

» Fraction of the Whole, A: Steve Toltz

» Friendship Test, The: Elizabeth Noble

» Frog Princess, The: Angie Beasley

» Fry Chronicles, The: Stephen Fry

G

» Gamble: Felix Francis

» German Boy, The: Tricia Wastvedt

» Gifted: Nikita Lalwani

» Girl Friday: Jane Green

» Girl in Translation: Jean Kwok

» Girl Next Door, The: Elizabeth Noble

» Girls of Riyadh: Rajaa Alsanea

» Girl on the Cliff, The: Lucinda Riley

» Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, The: G. W. Dahlquist

» Gods Without Men: Hari Kunzru

» Golden Buddha: Clive Cussler

» Got You Back: Jane Fallon

» Grandmother's Footsteps: Charlotte Moore

» Grave Dance: Kalayna Price

» Guide to the Birds of East Africa, A: Nicholas Drayson

» Gulf Between Us, The: Geraldine Bedell

H

» Heart of Steel: Meljean Brook

» Hello Mum: Bernadine Evaristo

» Holy Assassin: LuÍs Miguel Rocha

» How Hard Can It Be?: Jeremy Clarkson

» Hospital: Toby Litt

» Hunt the Moon: Karen Chancer

J

» Just Send Me Word: Professor Orlando Figes

» Juliet, Naked: Nick Hornby

K

» Katy Perry: Alice Montgomery

» Keeping It In the Family: Sinead Moriarty

» Kid, The: Sapphire

» Killing House, The: Chris Mooney

» Kiss Kiss: Roald Dahl

» The Kingdom of Ohio: Matthew Flaming

L

» Lady Chatterley's Lover: D. H. Lawrence

» Lake of Dreams, The: Kim Edwards

» Land of the Living: Emily McKay

» Landfall: Helen Gordon

» Last Assassin, The: Barry Eisler

» Last Four Things, The: Paul Hoffman

» Lessons, The: Naomi Alderman

» The Liars' Gospel: Naomi Alderman

» Life Class: Pat Barker

» Light Boxes: Shane Jones

» Locked on: Tom Clancy

» Lost and Found: Lucy Cavendish

» Love and Summer: William Trevor

» Love Nest: Julia Llewellyn

» Lost Throne, The: Chris Kuzneski

» Lulu in Marrakech: Diane Johnson

» Luxe, The: Anna Godbersen

» Lydia Davis, The Collected Stories of: Lydia Davis

M

» Magic in the Shadows: Devon Monk

» Magic to the Bone: Devon Monk

» Members Only: Leonie Fox

» Me Before You: Jojo Moyes

» Mercy: Jussi Adler-Olsen

» A Message to Your Heart: Niamh Greene

» Missing Persons: Nicci Gerard

» Mo said she was quirky: James Kelman

» Monster Love: Carol Topolski

» Moscow Rules: Daniel Silva

» Moth Smoke: Mohsin Hamid

» Mr Chartwell: Rebecca Hunt

» Mr Almost Right: Eleanor Moran

» My Name is Mary Sutter: Robin Oliviera

» My Revolutions: Hari Kunzru

» My Uncle Oswald: Roald Dahl

N

» Navigator, The: Clive Cussler

» Newlyweds, The : Nell Freudenberger

 

O

» Oh Dear Silvia: Dawn French

» Old Romantic, The: Louise Dean

» On The Island: Tracey Garvis Graves

» One Day in May: Catherine Alliot

» Open-Handed: Chris Binchy

» Our Kind of Traitor: John le Carr

» Outliers: Malcolm Gladwell

» Over to You: Roald Dahl

» Owl Killers, The: Doug Johnstone

P

» Pack Up the Moon: Anna McPartlin

» Painter of Shanghai, The: Jennifer Cody Epstein

» Papal Decree, The: Luis Migel Rocha

» Paper Promises: Philip Coggan

» The Patchwork Marriage: Jane Green

» Pieces of My Heart: Sinead Moriarty

» Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, The: Katherine Howe

» Pieces of my Heart: Sinead Moriarty

» Pleasant Light of Day, The: Philip O Ceallaigh

» Pleasures of Men, The: Kate Williams

» Postmistress, The: Sarah Blake

» Power of Six, The: Pittacus Lore

» Private Members: Leonie Fox

» Pub Walks in Underhill Country: Lesley Pearse

» The Pyramid Diet: Danni Levy

S

» Sacred Stone: Clive Cussler

» Salt: Jeremy Page

» The Salt Road: Jane Johnson

» The Seamstress: Maria Duenas

» Secret Crown, The: Chris Kuzneski

» Secret Diary of a Demented Housewife: Niamh Greene

» Secret Fire, The: Martin Langfield

» Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾, The :Sue Townsend

» Secrets of the Lazarus Club, The: Tony Pollard

» Secret Servant: Daniel Silva

» Secret Smile: Emily McKay

» Secret Son: Laila Lalami

» Seducing Ingrid Bergman: Chris Greenhalgh

» Senseless: Mary Burton

» Separate Beds: Elizabeth Buchan

» Set-Up, The: Felix Riley

» Shame on You: Clara Salaman

» Short Walks from Bogotá: Tom Feeling

» Shut Your Eyes Tight: John Verdon

» Single in the City: Michele Gorman

» Singing to the Dead: Caro Ramsay

» Skeleton Coast: Clive Cussler

» Skeleton Man, The: Jim Kelly

» Someone Like You: Roald Dahl

» Spider: Michael Morley

» The Spy: Clive Cussler

» Stick or Twist: Eleanor Moran

» Strangers: Anita Brookner

» Stone Gods: Jeanette Winterson

» Storm in a Teacup, A: Lucy Cavendish

» Story of a Secret State: Jan Karski

» Subliminal: Leonard Mlodinow

» The Sultan's Wife: Jane Johnson

» Sweet Little Lies: Alison Bond

» Switch Bitch: Roald Dahl

» Swimming Studies: Leanne Shapton

» Sword of God: Chris Kuzneski

V

» Viper: Michael Morley

» The Village: Nikita Lalwani

W

» Warrior of Rome II: King of Kings: Harry Sidebottom

» Warrior of Rome III: Lion of the Sun: Harry Sidebottom

» Wake, The: Jeremy Page

» The Watchers: Stephen Alford

» Way We Were, The: Elizabeth Noble

» We Are All Made of Glue: Marina Lewycka

» What Alice Forgot: Liane Moriarty

» What The Nanny Saw: Fiona Neill

» What to do When Someone Dies: Emily McKay

» Wild Abandon: Joe Dunthorne

» White Rose Rebel: Janet Paisley

» While I'm Falling: Laura Moriarty

» Widows of Eastwick, The: John Updike

» Wigs on the Green: Nancy Mitford

» Willpower: Roy F. Baumeister & John Tierney

» Grave Witch: Kalayna Price

» Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, The: Roald Dahl

Y

» You Came Back: Christopher Coake

» Young Wives' Tales: Adele Parks

» Young Wives' Tales: Adele Parks

» Your Blue-Eyed Boy: Helen Dunmore