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Slam» Slam

Nick Hornby

So things were ticking along quite nicely. In fact, I'd say that good stuff had been happening pretty solidly for six months.

Crossed Bones» Crossed Bones

Jane Johnson

To the Right Honorable Lords of his Majesty's most honorable Privy Council Haste, haste, posthaste.

31 Dream Street» 31 Dream Street

Lisa Jewell

Leah peered through the gap between her curtains at the house across the road. Detached from its neighbours...

Embrace the Night» Embrace the Night

Karen Chance

A weeping angel shattered in a crack of gray dust, sending its wings flying off in two directions.
The Painter of Shanghai» The Painter of Shanghai

Jennifer Cody Epstein

Though a living cannot be made at art, art makes life worth living. It makes starving, living.

The Blade Itself» The Blade Itself

Marcus Sakey

The alley wasn't as dark as Danny would've liked, and Evan was driving him crazy, spinning the snub-nose...

The Ossians» The Ossians

Doug Johnstone

'Connor, I don't know why I let you drag me to the stupidest places.'

Connor watched Kate peer over the edge of the stonework...

The Fall Girl» The Fall Girl

Denise Sewell

It's 24 August 1999: almost midnight. I've just spoken to my father. He's very upset; I've let him down again.

Samantha Smythe» Samantha Smythe's Modern Famliy Journal

Lucy Cavendish

My name is Edward, I am eight years old and I live in a house with my mummy Samantha, my daddy John (the Second)...

Wolf Totem» Wolf Totem

Jiang Rong

As Chen Zhen looked through the telescope from his hiding place in the snow cave, he saw the steely gaze...

Salt» Salt

Jeremy Page

Finding a man buried up to his neck in mud. That's how it's meant to have started. Him in the mud...

 

Penguin Tasters Archive 

A

» Afloat: Jennifer McCartney

» A Secret Place: Patricia Rainsford

» Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole, The: John Mortimer

» Assassin: Andrew Britton

 

B

» Burial Ground: John Rickards

 

C

» Catch Me When I Fall: Nicci French

» Counting the Stars: Helen Dunmore

» Company of Liars: Karen Maitland

 

D

» Dark Watch: Clive Cussler

» Dead Pool, The: Sue Walker

» Desperately Seeking...: Evelyn Cosgrave

» Down into Darkness: David Lawrence

 

F

» Faith: Lesley Pearse

» Fire Ice: Clive Cussler

 

H

» Hospital: Toby Litt

» Hunting Season, The: Elizabeth Rigbey

 

M

» Malice Box, The: Martin Langfield

» Monster Love: Carol Topolski

 

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O

» Obsession: Jonathan Kellerman

 

P

» Plea of Insanity: Jilliane Hoffman

» Plum Lovin': Janet Evanovich

» Polar Shift: Clive Cussler

» Private Members: Leonie Fox

 

S

» Secret Smile: Nicci French

» Secrets of the Chess Machine, The: Robert Löhr

» Submarine: Joe Dunthorne

» Sword of God: Chris Kuzneski

T

» Then We Came to the End: Joshua Ferris

» Things I Want My Daughters to Know: Elizabeth Noble

» Treasure of Khan: Clive Cussler

» Two Caravans: Marina Lewycka

 

U

» Under Enemy Colours: Sean Thomas Russell

» Under My Skin: Alison Jameson

» Until It's Over: Nicci French

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