Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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James Patterson

On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, their daughter, Tandy, knows just three things: 1. She was one of the last people to see her parents alive. 2. She and her brothers are the only suspects. 3. She can’t trust anyone – maybe not even herself. Having grown up under their parents’ intense perfectionist demands, none of the Angel children have come away undamaged. 
 
Tandy decides that she will have to solve the crime on her own, but digging deeper into her powerful parents’ affairs is a dangerous game. As she uncovers haunting secrets and slowly begins to remember flashes of disturbing past events buried in her memory, Tandy is forced to ask: What is the Angel family truly capable of? 
 
Returning to the genre that made him the world’s bestselling author, James Patterson introduces a teen detective on a mission to bring her parents’ killer to justice, even if it means uncovering her family’s darkest secrets – and confessing some of her own.

Confessions of a Murder Suspect

(Confessions 1)

James Patterson delivers what the fans have been asking for - the story of what happens next - with an epic fourth instalment about the heroic teen witch and wizard that have captured our imaginations. 
 
PASSION HAS NEVER BEEN MORE DANGEROUS. 
 
Whit and Wisty Allgood, a witch and wizard with extraordinary abilities, have defeated the ruthless dictator who long overshadowed their world. But for the first time in their lives, the powerful brother and sister find themselves at odds as Wisty is drawn to a mysterious and magical stranger named Heath. 
 
Wisty has never felt as free as she does with Heath, especially when the two of them share and test their magic together. But when a merciless Wizard King from the mountains suddenly threatens war, Wisty must make an excruciating choice. Will she unite with Whit to fight the mounting dangers that could return their world to a tyrant's domain? Or will she trust the beautiful boy who has captured her heart? 
 
ONE KISS COULD DESTROY THE WORLD.

Witch & Wizard: The Kiss

(Witch & Wizard 4)

WHEN YOUR FAMILY IS ALL YOU HAVE . . . 
 
Scarred by the deaths of their parents and accusations of murder, Tandy Angel and her siblings start a new life in Paris under the watchful eye of an uncle they hardly know. 
 
BUT THEY'VE BETRAYED YOU TIME AND AGAIN . . . 
 
A born detective, Tandy discovers a locked room in her grandmother's house that holds ugly secrets about her family's treacherous past. 
 
WHO CAN YOU REALLY TRUST? 
 
As Tandy delves deepr into the mysteries, the stakes get dangerously high when her family's enemies seek the ultimate revenge for long-ago sins. 
 
THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF PARIS ARE ABOUT TO GO DARK.

Confessions: The Paris Mysteries

(Confessions 3)

Whit and Wisty Allgood have sacrificed everything to lead the Resistance against the evil regime that governs their world. And now its supreme leader, The One Who Is The One, has executed the only family they had left. 
 
Wisty knows that the time has finally come for her to face The One. But her magic and her fire only channel more power to this already formidable being. How can she and Whit possibly defeat the ruthless villain who devastated their world - before he can become truly all-powerful? 
 
In this amazing third instalment of the epic Witch &amp; Wizard series, the stakes have never been higher - and the consequences will change everything.

Witch & Wizard: The Fire

Kathy Reichs

Tory Brennan, great-niece of Tempe Brennan, and her three friends, contract a strange virus and discover they have developed canine abilities. Calling themselves the Virals, they find their new powers useful when it comes to solving crimes.

Tory Brennan - great niece of Dr Temperance Brennan - and the Virals return for their most terrifying adventure yet. 
 
Morris Island has barely had a chance to return to normality after the high profile trial of the Gamemaster, when two local students seem to vanish into thin air. 
 
Tory Brennan and the Virals pack move quickly in their attempts to discover what has happened to their twin classmates. But the pack’s canine powers are growing wilder, and it is becoming ever harder to conceal the secret which protects them. 
 
When Tory and her friends find evidence of blood in the students’ basement, they realise that the disappearance is no game. 
 
But in order to save the twins, the Virals must risk the exposure of their powers, and in doing so put even their own lives in terrible danger.

Exposure

(Virals 4)

The world is changing - the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now kids are disappearing. For fifteen-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside-down when they are hauled out of bed one night, separated from their parents, and thrown into a secret compound for no reason they can comprehend. The new government is clearly trying to suppress life, liberty ... and the pursuit of being a normal teenager. 
 
Imprisoned together and condemned to death, Wisty and Whit begin exhibiting strange abilities and powers they never dreamed of. Maybe there is a reason they were singled out. Can this newly discovered witch and a wizard master their skills in time to save themselves, their parents - and maybe the world?

Witch & Wizard

Jimmy loves reading so much that he's inspired to start a book company for kids – run by kids. It's a big dream for a twelve-year-old boy – some would even say it's laugh-out-loud ridiculous! 
 
But that doesn't stop Jimmy from dreaming even bigger! His company will be as imaginative and fun as Willy Wonka's chocolate factory... with a Ferris wheel instead of an elevator, a bowling alley in the break room, and a river filled with floating books! He just has to believe in himself and his idea. And maybe win the Lottery. 
 
In this hilarious story filled with clever references to children's book favourites, James Patterson shows young readers that anything can be achieved if you believe in yourself no matter what!

Laugh Out Loud

In James Patterson's first highly illustrated 'diary fiction' story for teens, the mega-bestselling author's most endearing and original teen heroine ever proves that everyone can use a helping hand once in a while. 
 
Margaret 'Cuckoo' Clarke recently had a brief stay in a mental institution following an emotional breakdown, but she's turning over a new leaf with her 'Happiness Project'. She's determined to beat down the bad vibes of the Haters, the Terror Teachers, and all of the trials and tribulations of high school by writing and drawing in her diary. And when life gets really tough, she works through her own moments of uncertainty through imaginary conversations with her favourite literary characters. 
 
Cuckoo's also got a nearly impossible mission: she, along with her misfit band of self-deprecating friends (who call themselves 'the Freakshow') decide to bridge the gap between warring cliques and 'bring the Nations together'. Not everyone is so willing to join hands and get along, but Cuckoo never stops smiling... until one of her closest friends, pushed to desperation by a Hater prank, decides that enough is enough.

Homeroom Diaries

SEQUEL TO NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER CRAZY HOUSE 
 
Twin sisters Becca and Cassie barely escaped the Crazy House alive. Now they're trained, skilled fighters who fear nothing – not even the all-powerful United regime. 
 
Together, the sisters hold the key to defeating the despotic government and freeing the people of the former United States. But to win this war, will the girls have to become the very thing they hate?

The Fall of Crazy House

I'm running away. Not to a place - to a person. 
 
Eleanor is happiest when she's left alone to dream up elaborate stories. Sam is outgoing, fun and popular. Despite their differences, the sisters have always been there for each other - until everything changes. 
 
Now Sam is somewhere in Seattle, and Eleanor runs after her. Nothing is easy in the big, unforgiving city. As Eleanor faces setbacks, she also makes new friends and tells new stories. 
 
Eleanor can rewrite her life in so many ways ... but can she make a happy ending her reality?

The Runaway’s Diary

In Boston, a young woman finds herself pregnant – even though she is still a virgin. 
 
In Ireland, another young woman discovers she is in the same impossible condition. 
 
And in cities all around the world, medical authorities are overwhelmed by epidemics, droughts, famines, floods and worse. It all feels like a sign that something awful is coming. 
 
Anne Fitzgerald, a former nun turned private investigator, is hired by the Archdiocese of Boston to investigate the immaculate conceptions. Even as she comes to care about and trust the young women, she realises that both are in great danger. Terrifying forces of light and darkness are gathering. 
 
Stepping into uncharted territory where the unknown is just the beginning, Anne must discover the truth – to save the young women, to save herself and to protect the future of all mankind. 
 
The worldwide bestseller, updated for young adults

Cradle and All

Ever since Whit and Wisty Allgood were torn from their home and family in the middle of the night, the soldiers of the New Order government have relentlessly tried to capture and execute them for 'collusion, conspiracy, and experimentation with the dark and foul arts'. But this supremely skilled witch and wizard have instead boldly spearheaded the fight against the cruel and brutal regime. 
 
The villainous leader of the New Order is just a breath away from the ability to control the forces of nature and to manipulate his citizens on the most profound level imaginable - through their minds. There is only one more thing he needs to triumph in his evil quest: the Gifts of Whit and Wisty Allgood. And he will stop at nothing to seize them.

Witch & Wizard: The Gift

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
Becca Greenfield, 17, disappeared one morning on her way to school. 
 
Everyone from her town, including her twin sister, is desperately searching for Becca. 
 
They won’t find her. 
 
Becca is being held prisoner in the crazy house. 
 
She's on death row, but is completely innocent. 
 
No one has ever gotten out of the crazy house alive. 
 
But there’s always a first time.

Crazy House

Kathy Reichs' Virals series has been an enormous hit with Young adult and adult readers alike. In this collection of short stories, Kathy ties up all the loose ends in Tory's world 
 
Fans of the Virals series will be thrilled with this companion volume that includes three short stories originally published as digital short stories as well as an all-new, never-before-seen Virals adventure! Shift, Swipe, Shock and the new story Spike give further glimpses of the Virals' world as they work with Tory's famous great aunt, Temperance Brennan, to solve more mysteries, take a look at where it all started before they became Virals, and get to the bottom of an attempted sabatoge at Kit and Whitney's wedding.

Trace Evidence

A Virals Short Story Collection

In the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling Confessions series, Tandy Angel's next murder case could be her own! 
 
Tandy Angel is losing her mind – or so she thinks. Even as she's forced to fight for the family company, she's imagining new dangers in every shadow. And as her detective prowess is called into question and her paranoia builds, she has to face the very real possibility that the stalker she's convinced will take her life could be all in her head – or the very real danger that finally brings her down.

Confessions: The Murder of an Angel

(Confessions 4)

CONFESS IF YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE. 
 
Young women from New York's most exclusive neighbourhoods are being murdered, and the police aren't looking for answers in the right place. 
 
CONFESS IF YOU DON'T TRUST ANYONE. 
 
Enter Tandy Angel. The first case she nailed was the mystery of her magnificently wealthy parents' deaths. Now she's working to exonerate her superstar brother in his glamorous girlfriend's murder. And danger just got closer. 
 
CONFESS IF YOU'RE IN TOO DEEP. 
 
One of the victims of the recent murder streak was a student at Tandy's own elite school. She has a hunch it may be the work of a serial killer, but the NYPD isn't listening to her... and Tandy can't ignore the disturbing fact that she fits the profile of the killer's targets. Can she untangle the mysteries before she becomes the next victim? 
 
THE CONFESSIONS REVEAL ALL.

Confessions: The Private School Murders

(Confessions 2)

Maximum Ride lost her fight to save the world. But from the ashes of the old world, a phoenix has risen… she calls herself Hawk. 
 
Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her parents were, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that they told to wait on a street corner until they came back for her. 
 
That was ten years ago. 
 
The day that she finally gives up waiting is the moment her life changes for ever. Because the promise becomes reality: someone is coming for her. 
 
But it's not a rescue. It's an execution.

Hawk: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Hawk 1)

Containing never-before-seen snapshots of a road trip of a lifetime 
 
When Axi Moore decides to take a road trip across the US, the only person she wants to go with her is her best friend Robinson – who she also happens to be secretly in love with. She’s planned it all out, and all he has to do is say yes. 
 
Axi has had a tough life: her little sister died young, her mother walked out and her father turned to the bottle for comfort. Her parents escaped their grief in their own ways; this trip will be hers. 
 
But life doesn’t always work out as you plan it, and there are some things you just can’t run away from.

First Love

They thought nothing could tear them apart…

A terrifying new adventure for Tory Brennan – great niece of Dr Temperance Brennan – and the Virals as they come face to face with their greatest enemy. 
 
Tory Brennan and the Virals pack are forced to confront the existence of a rival pack – The Trinity – who want them off the scene – declaring war by engraving ‘One Territory. One Pack’ on a local landmark. What’s more this pack’s powers seem stronger and their eyes glow red rather than golden when they flare. 
 
Chance Claybourne, who now owns his father’s pharmaceutical company, shares The Trinity’s powers – he accidentally infected himself and his ex-lab tech Will Speckman. Chance claims he’s on the Virals’ side but can they trust him? And if Speckman is one of The Trinity, who are the other two? 
 
As the tension mounts between the two packs an even greater threat looms. Covert government agents are closing in on them, determined to find out exactly how their powers work, to experiment on them. Have The Trinity pack given them Virals to save themselves? Or are both packs at risk?

Terminal

(Virals 5)

Whit Allgood is renowned for healing the victimised. But now the people of his City have turned their backs on all who use magic, and Whit is faced with a terrible choice: give up his power or let good people die. 
 
Wisty Allgood once saved the City from despair, but now she watches over a society that fears her power and is unwilling to accept her as she is. Increasingly bitter and isolated, she is on the brink of abandoning everyone she's ever cared for. 
 
All the while, a daunting but charismatic new enemy with unsurmountable power is gathering legions of cult followers, enslaving thousands, and wrenching public opinion against its former heroes... making the City vulnerable to a ctastrophic attack from which it would never recover. With the Allgoods unable to help, will evil finally take back control?

Witch & Wizard: The Lost

(Witch & Wizard 5)

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
Max. Fang. Iggy. Gasman. Nudge. Angel. 
 
Six extraordinary avian-human hybrids, they are the result of a cruel Biotech experiment which manipulated their DNA and turned them into kids with wings. 
 
Hunted all their lives, the flock have had to fight life-threatening battles against their shadowy enemies. But as their predators evolved, their unique ability to fly is no longer enough to save them. 
 
Driven to the wastelands of Antartica, each day brings a new threat for the flock. While fighting to save their own lives, they have a new mission to undertake . . . 
 
One with potentially devastating global consequences. 
 
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The Final Warning: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 4)

'Fights and flights are non-stop' (USA Today) in the City of the Dead as Hawk takes off with a new, unexpected ally . . . her mother, Maximum Ride! 
 
For Hawk, being a hero weighs heavily on her wings. 
 
In the City of the Dead, life happens in the shadows. That's why a war is brewing against an enemy no one can see. 
 
Hawk and Maximum Ride never back down from a conflict, but as the dead begin to outnumber the living, they'll need to work together now more than ever.

City of the Dead: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Hawk 2)

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
Fang will be the first to die . . . 
 
Maximum Ride is used to surviving against the odds, but nothing has ever come as close to destroying her as the horrifying prophesy that she will lose her best friend, her soulmate. 
 
Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer together than ever. But when the magnificent Dylan is introduced into the flock, their world is upended yet again. 
 
Raised in a lab like the others, Dylan has been created for only one reason: to be Max's perfect partner. 
 
And meanwhile, the apocalypse is coming . . . 
 
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Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 6)

One viral photo. 
Four expelled teens. 
Everyone's a suspect. 
 
Theo Foster’s Twitter account used to be anonymous – until someone posted a revealing photo that got him expelled. No final grade. No future. 
 
Theo’s resigned himself to a life of misery in a dead-end job when a miracle happens: Sasha Ellis speaks to him. She was also expelled for a crime she didn’t commit, and now he has the perfect way to keep her attention: find out who set them up. 
 
To uncover the truth, Theo has to get close to the suspects. What secrets are they hiding? And how can he catch their confessions on camera…?

Expelled

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
Nobody said saving the world would be easy . . . 
 
 Until now, Max and her best friends have lived a lonely existence: hunted, tortured and pushed to the fringes of society. But things are changing. 
 
 The flock have finally found acceptance for their extraordinary skills. But fame always comes at a price, and Max soon realises a life of celebrity isn’t all she expected. 
 
Meanwhile, something deadly is lurking in the depths of the ocean. As the flock uncover a terrible secret that is set to threaten the world, they must prepare to save the day. 
 
But is this a disaster too tough to tackle – even for them? 
 
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Max: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 5)

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
Maximum Ride and her best friends have always had one another's backs, no matter what. 
 
Living as fugitives, they never had a choice – but, just when they need one another the most, Fang has left the flock. 
 
 Max is heartbroken at losing her closest ally but, with Dylan ready and willing to fight by her side, she can no longer deny that his incredible intensity draws her in. 
 
With a deadly force racing across the globe, Max will need Fang for the greatest battle they’ve ever faced. 
 
Can they reunite for the ultimate showdown? 
 
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Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 7)

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‘Has all the characteristics of his work . . . pace, action, mystery and cool’ SUNDAY TIMES 
 
All her life, Maximum Ride has been fighting to save the world. 
 
But the unthinkable has happened, and the world she once knew is gone. 
 
Max and her broken flock are left roaming the post-apocalyptic earth, searching for answers to what happened, and for the few survivors. 
 
In the midst of the chaos and destruction, a new evil force has emerged – one that threatens to end everything, once and for all. 
 
In the final battle of good versus evil, who will emerge victorious? 
 
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Forever: A Maximum Ride Novel

(Maximum Ride 9)

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