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Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

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A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

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A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

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Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

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Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

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A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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Kate Atkinson

Jackson Brodie is a private investigator, originally from Yorkshire. A former soldier and policeman he now makes his money working from investigating infidelity and finding missing cats. Jackson's tough-guy exterior belies a deeply empathetic heart. He's unable to resist coming to the rescue and increasingly he becomes a magnet for the bereaved, the lost and the dysfunctional. His ability to connect comes from his own tragic childhood that still haunts him. 
 
Jackson Brodie has appeared in four of Kate Atkinson's novels. Each can be read in isolation but are best enjoyed in order of publication: Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News?, Started Early, Took My Dog.

'The stand-out read of the summer. It's a masterclass in brilliant writing and whether you've read the earlier books in the series or not, you'll enjoy it.' Independent 
 
'Like all good detectives, he is a hero for men and women alike.' The Times 
 
'Laced with Atkinson's sharp, dry humour, and one of the joys of the Brodie novels has always been that they are so funny.' Observer 
 
Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son Nathan and ageing Labrador Dido, both at the discretion of his former partner Julia. It's a picturesque setting, but there's something darker lurking behind the scenes. 
 
Jackson's current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for his suspicious wife, seems straightforward, but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him into a sinister network-and back into the path of someone from his past. Old secrets and new lies intersect in this breathtaking new literary crime novel, both sharply funny and achingly sad, by one of the most dazzling and surprising writers at work today. 
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What readers are saying: 
 
***** 'A glorious tapestry of storytelling.' 
***** 'An intelligently written, gripping book with characters you fall in love with.' 
***** 'Sheer genius, with the characteristic thread of humour.' 
 
 
Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024

Big Sky

The number 1 Sunday Times bestseller (Jackson Brodie 5)

The first Jackson Brodie novel: literary crime from the prizewinning, number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription. 
 
'An astonishingly complex and moving literary detective story that made me sob but also snort with laughter. It's the sort of novel you have to start rereading the minute you've finished it' Guardian 
 
Cambridge is sweltering, during an unusually hot summer. To Jackson Brodie, former police inspector turned private investigator, the world consists of one accounting sheet - Lost on the left, Found on the right - and the two never seem to balance. 
 
Surrounded by death, intrigue and misfortune, his own life haunted by a family tragedy, Jackson attempts to unravel three disparate case histories and begins to realise that in spite of apparent diversity, everything is connected... 
 
 
Kate Atkinson, Sunday Times bestseller, September 2024

Case Histories

(Jackson Brodie)

The second Jackson Brodie novel (after Case Histories): literary crime from the prizewinning, number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription. 
 
'An absolute joy to read...the pleasure of One Good Turn lies in the ride, in Atkinson's wry, unvanquished characters, her swooping, savvy, sarcastic prose and authorial joie de vivre' Guardian 
 
It is summer, it is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - a near-homicidal attack which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander - until he becomes a murder suspect. 
 
As the body count mounts, each member of the teeming Dickensian cast's story contains a kernel of the next, like a set of nesting Russian dolls. They are all looking for love or money or redemption or escape: but what each actually discovers is their own true self.

One Good Turn

The fourth Jackson Brodie novel: literary crime from the prizewinning number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription. 
 
'Crime has given Atkinson the freedom to write an ambitious, panoramic work, full of excitement, colour and compassion' Sunday Times 
 
A day like any other for security chief Tracy Waterhouse, until she makes a shocking impulse purchase. That one moment of madness is all it takes for Tracy's humdrum world to be turned upside down, the tedium of everyday life replaced by fear and danger at every turn. 
 
Witnesses to Tracy's outrageous exchange in the Merrion Centre in Leeds are Tilly, an elderly actress teetering on the brink of her own disaster, and Jackson Brodie, who has returned to his home county in search of someone else's roots. All three characters learn that the past is never history and that no good deed goes unpunished.

Started Early, Took My Dog

The third Jackson Brodie novel, winner of Richard &amp; Judy's Best Read: literary crime from the number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription. 
 
'An exhilarating read. Her wry humour, sharp eye for the quirks of human behaviour and subtle characterisation are a constant joy' Daily Mail 
 
In a quiet corner of rural Devon, a six-year-old girl witnesses an appalling crime. Thirty years later the man convicted of the crime is released from prison. 
 
In Edinburgh, sixteen-year-old Reggie, wise beyond her years, works as a nanny for a G.P. But her employer has disappeared with her baby, and Reggie seems to be the only person who is worried. Across town, Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe is also looking for a missing person, unaware that hurtling towards her is a former acquaintance – Jackson Brodie – himself on a journey that becomes fatally interrupted.

When Will There Be Good News?

Renée Knight

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON'S OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2016 
LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2016 
 
'Sensationally good. . . Exactly what a great thriller should be.' LEE CHILD 
 
'Prepare to cancel all other commitments.' STYLIST 
 
'Fabulously gripping.' MARIAN KEYES 
 
'Fiendishly clever.' DAILY MAIL 
 
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IMAGINE IF THE NEXT THRILLER YOU READ WAS ALL ABOUT YOU . . . 
 
When an intriguing novel appears on Catherine's bedside table, she curls up and begins to read. 
 
But as she turns the pages she is horrified to realize she is a key character, a main player. 
 
This story will reveal her darkest secret. 
 
A secret she thought no one else knew . . . 
 
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*Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental . . . 
 
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'Plunges us into our worst nightmare.' VAL McDERMID 
 
'An addictive novel with shades of Gone Girl' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'An outstandingly clever and twisty tale that's been perfectly engineered to make heads spin.' NEW YORK TIMES 
 
 
 
Renee Knight, Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, January 2016

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The astonishing Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller, perfect for fans of Anatomy of a Scandal

S J Watson

Memories define us. 
 
So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight. And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story. 
 
Welcome to Christine's life. 
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PRAISE FOR BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP: 
'A cracking good thriller' Lionel Shriver 
'Thrillers seldom come much better than this. Loved it' Joanne Harris 
'So high-concept, so ambitious and so structurally brilliant' Sophie Hannah 
'A deeply unsettling debut that asks the most terrifying question - what do you have left when you lose yourself?' Val McDermid 
'I loved it from start to finish' Mo Hayder 
'Brilliant in its pacing, profound in its central question, suspenseful on every page' Anita Shreve 
'Quite simply the best debut novel I've ever read' Tess Gerritsen

Before I Go To Sleep

The no. 1 bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club thriller

Jeff Noon

At first glance, Leonard Graves’ death was unremarkable. Sleeping pills, a bottle of vodka, a note saying goodbye. But when Detective Henry Hobbes discovers a grave in the basement, he realizes there is something far more sinister at work. 
 
 Further investigation unearths more disturbing evidence. Scattered around the old house are women’s dresses. All made of the same material. All made in the same colours. And all featuring a rip across the stomach, smeared in blood. 
 
 As the investigation continues and the body count rises, Hobbes must also deal with the disappearance of his son, the break-up of his family and a growing sense that something horrific happened in the Graves’ household. And he’s running out of time to find out what.

House with No Doors

A creepy and atmospheric psychological thriller

Leona Deakin

Sometimes to catch a killer you have to become the prey. 
 
'A satisfying and pacey thriller from a talented author' J M Dalgliesh, author of ONE LOST SOUL 
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**THE THIRD DR BLOOM THRILLER** 
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The Foreign Secretary is being held under the Terrorism Act. He will answer the police's questions on one condition - they let him speak to Dr Augusta Bloom. 
 
He asks Bloom to track down his niece, Scarlett, who hasn't spoken to her family for ten years. The last they heard, Scarlett was getting involved with Artemis - an organisation dedicated to women's rights and the feminist movement, led by the charismatic Paula Kunis. 
 
But as Bloom learns more about Artemis, she's torn. Is this organisation everything it claims to be, or do they have a secret side and an alternative agenda? And if so, what has become of Scarlett? 
 
The only way to find out for sure is for Bloom to go undercover. But will she make it out safely - or will she become the next Artemis woman to disappear? 
 
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READERS LOVE DR BLOOM'S LATEST INVESTIGATION: 
 
'Jam packed with excitement and twists around every corner' ***** 
'Once again Leona Deakin has hit the ball out of the park' ***** 
'What a gripping book, so many brilliant twists and turns' ***** 
'This book is unlike any other crime/mystery novel that I have ever read' ***** 
'A really intense and gripping read' ***** 
'Well written and a real page-turner' ***** 
'I was completely riveted by this book' *****

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Eva Nour

'An incredible book. Profoundly affecting and deeply soulful. This book will stay with me forever.' Ruth Jones, the Sunday Times bestselling author of By Your Side 
 
I don't know how you've made it this far . . . 
 
Sami's childhood is much like any other - school with his friends, dinners with his family, playing with his pets (stray cats and dogs, and the turtle he keeps on the roof). 
 
But with Syria at war with itself, nothing is really normal. And Sami's hopes for a better future are about to be ripped away. 
 
Inspired by extraordinary true events, The Stray Cats of Homs is the breathtaking story of a young man who will do anything to keep the dream of home alive. 
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'An absolutely riveting novel and a searing and incredibly important book. Storytelling at its best.' Donal Ryan 
 
'Warm, captivating and inspiring.' Mike Thomson, author of Syria's Secret Library 
 
'Compelling and uncompromising' BBC Radio 4, Sunday

The Stray Cats of Homs

A powerful, moving novel inspired by a true story

The unforgettable, heart-breaking novel inspired by extraordinary true events

Emma Curtis

'Clever. Compulsive. Deliciously creepy. Invite me in? Yes, please. I didn't want to leave.' Jane Corry, author of MY HUSBAND'S WIFE 
 
To those who think they know her, Eliza Curran has it all: two healthy children, a stunning home and a wealthy, adoring husband. No one would guess the reality of her life: trapped in an unhappy marriage to a controlling man, she longs for a way out. 
 
When she takes on a new tenant, her life changes unexpectedly. Dan Jones is charming and perceptive, and quickly becomes a close friend to the whole family. 
 
But Dan's arrival threatens to tip Eliza's fragile world out of balance. And when someone has as many secrets as Eliza does, the smallest slip could destroy everything . . . 
 
'Incredibly tense and gripping, Invite Me In kept me guessing right til the end' Laura Marshall, author of FRIEND REQUEST 
'Invite Me In is a masterclass in building suspense' Trisha Sakhlecha, author of CAN YOU SEE ME NOW 
'Curtis teases the reader forward, making them guess and second-guess, and guess again - by the last third, I was biting my nails' S. E. Lynes, author of THE HOUSEWARMING

Invite Me In

Would you invite a stranger into your home?

Tammy Cohen

Till death do us part . . . 
 
Lucy has dreamt of her wedding day for as long as she can remember. 
 
And now the day is almost here. Her nearest and dearest are gathered on an idyllic Greek island and she just knows it's going to be perfect. It has to be. 
 
But even the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong. What is the secret her parents are keeping from her? Who is the silent stranger her sister brought as a plus-1? 
 
And then they find the body. 
 
It's going to be a day to remember.

The Wedding Party

‘Absolutely gripping’ Jane Fallon

Belinda Bauer

Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda Bauer. 
 
'Quirky, charming, intensely human, important . . . and very suspenseful. I loved it.' 
Lee Child 
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Meet Felix Pink. The most unlikely murderer you'll ever have the good fortune to spend time with. 
 
When Felix lets himself in to Number 3 Black Lane, he's there to perform an act of charity: to keep a dying man company as he takes his final breath . . . 
 
But just fifteen minutes later Felix is on the run from the police - after making the biggest mistake of his life. 
 
Now his world is turned upside down as he must find out if he's really to blame, or if something much more sinister is at play. All while staying one shaky step ahead of the law. 
 
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'Fresh, funny, flawless. The best crime novel you'll read this year.' 
Clare Mackintosh 
 
'Bauer's judgement of tone is perfect throughout a captivating whodunnit that's often hilarious . . . beady-eyed yet tender, it resembles a collaboration between Agatha Christie and Muriel Spark.' 
Sunday Times

Exit

The brilliantly funny new crime novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of SNAP

Anne Youngson

Tender and humorous novel of second chances and life-changing new friendship for fans of Rachel Joyce, Clare Chambers and Barbara Pym 
 
'Life-affirming and funny' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 
'Anne Youngson's witty and elegant novel is a celebration of friendship and a timely reminder that it is never too late to take on a life-changing new challenge' DAILY MAIL 
 
Meet Eve, who has departed from her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit; Sally, who has waved goodbye to her indifferent husband and two grown-up children; and Anastasia, a defiantly independent narrowboat-dweller, suddenly vulnerable as she awaits a life-saving operation. 
 
Inexperienced and ill-equipped, Sally and Eve embark upon a journey through the canals of England, guided by the remote and unsympathetic Anastasia. As they glide gently - and not so gently - through the countryside, the eccentricities and challenges of canalboat life draw them inexorably together, and a tender and unforgettable story unfolds. 
 
Disarmingly truthful and narrated with a rare wit, THREE WOMEN AND A BOAT is a journey over the glorious waterways of England and into the unfathomable depths of the human heart by an inspirational new talent now in her seventies. 
 
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What customers are saying: 
 
'Moving, tender and just a balm for the soul' ***** 
'Perfect for those in need of an uplifting read' **** 
'A warm and enjoyable read' *****

Three Women and a Boat

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Title

The warm, life-affirming BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick

Simon Mayo

'The best kind of thriller - step by all-too-plausible step we're sucked into frantic, breathless action ... Perfect." LEE CHILD 
 
You never know where danger may come from... 
 
 6.45am. A sweltering London rush hour. And in the last 27 minutes, seven people have been murdered. 
 
In a series of coordinated attacks, seven men and women across London have been targeted. For journalist Famie Madden, the horror unfolds as she arrives for the morning shift. 
 
The victims have one thing in common: they make up the investigations team at the news agency where Famie works. The question everyone’s asking: what were they working on that could prompt such brutal devastation? 
 
As Famie starts to receive mysterious messages, she must find out whether she is being warned of the next attack, or being told that she will be the next victim...

Knife Edge

the gripping Sunday Times bestseller

Clare Beams

'A modern scream of female outrage. A masterpiece' ELIZABETH GILBERT 
 
'Astoundingly original . . . belongs on the shelf with your Margaret Atwood' NEW YORK TIMES 
 
Haunting, intense and irresistible, The Illness Lesson is an extraordinary debut about women's minds and bodies, and the time-honoured tradition of doubting both. 
 
In 1871, at an elite new school designed to shape the minds of young women, the inscrutable and defiant Eliza Bell has been overwhelmed by an inexplicable illness. 
 
Before long, the other girls start to succumb to its peculiar symptoms - rashes, tics, 
night wanderings and fits. 
 
As the disease takes hold, teacher Caroline Hood tries desperately to hide her own symptoms, but 
the powers-that-be turn to a sinister physician with dubious methods. 
 
Does Caroline have the courage to confront the all-male, all-knowing authorities of her world 
and protect the young women in her care? 
 
 
'You want to know how horrifying things happened while decent people looked on and did nothing? Read this novel' MARY BETH KEANE 
 
'Subtle, clever, suspenseful . . . builds to a shocking climax' DIANE SETTERFIELD 
 
'A Sunday Times Book to Read in 2020: A classic ghost story for fans of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Deborah Levy, Jeffrey Eugenides' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE

The Illness Lesson

Hallie Rubenhold

'A thrilling novel of female intrigue, betrayal and revenge. Read it!' LUCY WORSLEY 
'Dark and delicious' Red Magazine 
'Utterly gripping and highly relevant' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE 
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Fear your neighbour. Praise the Republic. Preach liberty. Hate monarchy. Speak in whispers. Trust no-one. 
 
Revolutionary Paris, 1792: As the city spirals into bloodshed, Henrietta Lightfoot a young Englishwoman runs for her life to the extravagant home of Grace Dalrymple, notorious courtesan to the aristocracy. 
 
But loyalties are tested when she befriends Grace's arch rival, a committed revolutionary and mistress of the most powerful man in France. Trapped in a terrifying game of wits between these two dangerous women, Henrietta is about to learn the most brutal lesson of her life. 
 
A tale of friendship and betrayal, The French Lesson is an eye-popping drama of power and manipulation, as the women written out of the French Revolution tell their own story of smarts and sacrifice. 
 
PERFECT FOR FANS OF HARLOTS and BRIDGERTON 
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'A gleefully modern retelling of a juicy chapter in history' The Times 
'Rubenhold unfolds a complicated plot with great dexterity' Sunday Times

The French Lesson

By the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE

Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to ordinary people. 
 
It used to be a buzzing seaside destination. But now, ravaged by the effects of dwindling tourism and economic downturn, it's a ghost town - and the perfect place for film-maker Alex to shoot her new documentary. 
 
But the community is deeply suspicious of her intentions. After all, nothing exciting ever happens in Blackwood Bay - or does it? 
 
Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to an extraordinary secret.

Final Cut

From the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep

Camilla Bruce

'This might be the best book I've read all year' JOANNE HARRIS 
 
'A glorious, pitch-black fairytale of a book' KIRSTY LOGAN, author of Things We Say in the Dark 
 
'A feast of storytelling...lingers long after the last morsel's been consumed' SAM LLOYD, author of The Memory Wood 
 
'Brutal and beguiling story of love and revenge' LUCIE McKNIGHT HARDY, author of Water Shall Refuse Them 
 
'Lascivious and bloody' JAMES LOVEGROVE in the Financial Times 
 
Everyone knew bestselling novelist Cassandra Tipp had twice got away with murder. 
 
Even her family were convinced of her guilt. So when she disappears, leaving only a long letter behind, they can but suspect that her conscience finally killed her. 
 
But the letter is not what anyone expected. It tells two chilling, darkly disturbing stories. One is a story of children lost to the woods, of husbands made from twigs and leaves and feathers and bones . . . 
 
The other is the story of a little girl trying to make sense of a damaged life lived in the shadows . . . 
 
But which story is true? 
 
Unsettling yet unputdownable, You Let Me In dares to cross the boundary between reality and somewhere else entirely . . . 
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What readers are saying... 
 
'I loved this book, was blown away by it' 
'I would certainly read more from this author' 
'Unexpected, thrilling and darkly twisted' 
'I found myself thinking about it for several days afterwards' 
'The writing was just sensational' 
'An impressive debut' 
'I would love to see Guillermo del Toro make a movie based on this story'

You Let Me In

The acclaimed, unsettling novel of haunted love, revenge and the nature of truth

'Packs a killer twist' Prima 
 'Wickedly funny' Sunday Mirror 
 
 To mark the twelve days of Christmas, he gives me a gift every day, each more horrible than the last . . . 
 
 I am missing. Held captive by a blue-eyed stranger. 
 
 The twelfth day is getting closer. 
 
 After that, there will be no more Christmas cheer for me. 
 
 No mince pies, no carols. 
 
 No way out . . . 
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 A gripping and chilling psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena and Harriet Tyce. 
 
 What readers are saying: 
 
 ***** 'Entertaining, dark and full of suspense, with a slithering of wit for good measure.' 
 ***** 'The twist took my breath away. I couldn't put it down.' 
 ***** 'Should you want a captivating, dark, twisted and enthralling festive read . . . then look no further.'

Dying for Christmas

The perfect thriller to curl up with this winter

'A brilliantly paced, imaginative thriller with plenty of dark twists that had me turning the pages well into the night.' Heidi Perks, author of Now You See Her 
 
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HOW CAN YOU SOLVE A CRIME IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER THE CLUES? 
 
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There is an explosion at a military ball. The casualties are rushed to hospital in eight ambulances, but only seven vehicles arrive. Captain Harry Peterson is missing. 
His girlfriend calls upon her old friend Dr Augusta Bloom to support the investigation. But no one can work out if there is a connection between the bomb and the disappearance. 
When Harry is eventually discovered three days later, they hope he holds the answers to their questions. But he can't remember a single thing. 
Without any clues, will Dr Bloom find herself lost in this puzzle too? 
 
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'Another cracking read from Leona Deakin and my favourite so far! I was totally gripped by this complex and intriguing story.' Lauren North, author of The Perfect Betrayal 
 
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Readers love the Dr Bloom Thrillers: 
'The ultimate suspense novel' ***** 
'Gripping, mysterious, fast-paced' ***** 
'An intelligent psychological thriller' ***** 
'What a book! Completely mind-twisting' ***** 
'Debut novels don't get better than this' ***** 
'A smart and intricate cat-and-mouse tale' ***** 
'Dark, riveting, twisting, cruel' ***** 
 'I could not put it down' *****

Lost

The sensational thriller that will keep you gripped all night

Lawrence Wright

A DEADLY VIRUS. QUARANTINE. A WORLD IN LOCKDOWN. THE THRILLER THAT PREDICTED IT ALL. 
 
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
'Flies thrillingly, eerily close to reality' Guardian 
 
'This page-turner... is riveting and spookily anticipates much that has unfolded in reality' Sunday Times 
 
A race-against-time thriller, as one man must find the origin and cure for a new killer virus that has brought the world to its knees. 
 
At an internment camp in Indonesia, forty-seven people are pronounced dead with a mysterious fever. When Dr Henry Parsons - microbiologist and epidemiologist - travels there on behalf of the World Health Organization to investigate, what he finds will soon have staggering repercussions across the globe. 
 
As international tensions rise and governments enforce unprecedented measures, Henry finds himself in a race against time to track the source and find a cure - before it's too late . . . 
 
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 
 
'If you have a desire to really understand what is going on in the world right now, this is a novel that you cannot afford to miss!' 
 
'Well-written and fast-paced. Most of all utterly, scarily, believable.'

The End of October

A page-turning thriller that warned of the risk of a global virus

'Will keep you reading long into the night. I absolutely loved it.' Lesley Kara 
'Absolutely outstanding.' Lauren North 
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Jenny has just given birth to the baby she's always wanted. She's never been this happy. 
 
Her husband, Leo, knows this baby girl can't be his. He's never felt so betrayed. 
 
The same night, a vulnerable young woman, Hannah, wakes to find her newborn lifeless beside her. She's crazed with grief. 
 
When chance throws Hannah into Leo's path, they make a plan that will have shattering consequences for all of them. 
 
Years later, a sixteen-year-old girl reads an article in a newspaper, and embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about herself. But what she learns will put everything she has ever known - and her own life - in grave danger. Because some people will go to desperate lengths to protect the secrets their lives are built on . . . 
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'As always, Emma Curtis's clever skilful writing keeps the reader racing through the pages.' Jane Corry 
'A blood-chilling scenario that set my heart racing . . . Emma Curtis is the queen of the unputdownable thriller.' Nuala Ellwood 
 
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READERS CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT KEEP HER QUIET 
'Lots of twists and turns, suspense and heart-stopping moments' 
 'The type of book that you GENUINELY can't put down' 
 'Emma Curtis just gets better all the time' 
 'This book will suck you right in and you won't want to stop reading' 
 'With each page I turned the intensity of this psychological thriller increased'

Keep Her Quiet

The gripping new novel from ‘the queen of the unputdownable thriller’

Rebecca Fleet

‘A mesmerising, beautifully-written domestic thriller that really stands out from the crowd. I flew through it.’ Mark Edwards, author of HERE TO STAY 
 
‘A domestic noir to race through’ Sunday Mirror 
 
'Enjoyably twisty, this is most impressive for its chilling insights into obsession and where it can lead' Observer 
 
****** 
 
Everyone brings baggage to a new relationship. 
 
When Alex met Natalie she changed his life. After the tragic death of his first wife, which left him a single parent to teenage daughter Jade, he’s determined to build a happy family. 
 
But his new-found happiness is shattered when the family home is gutted by fire and his loyalties are unexpectedly tested. Jade insists she saw a man in the house on the night of the fire; Natalie denies any knowledge of such an intruder. 
 
Alex is faced with an impossible choice: to believe his wife or his daughter? And as Natalie’s story unravels, Alex realises that his wife has a past he had no idea about, a past that might yet catch up with her. 
 
But this time, the past could be deadly . . . 
 
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‘Beautifully written and well-crafted. I read it in two days, though I would have read it in one if I could’ Sandie Jones, author of THE OTHER WOMAN 
 
'Engrossing, original and hugely enjoyable' Emma Curtis, author of THE NIGHT YOU LEFT 
 
Praise for Rebecca Fleet: 
 
‘This is very much a heart-thumping, read-in-one-sitting story, and absolutely delivers on its smart and original hook’ Heat 
 
‘A fantastic thriller – dead-on domestic noir, full of tension and surprises. I loved it.’ Lee Child 
 
‘An enthralling thriller that lives up to its chilling premise.’ Renee Knight, author of Disclaimer 
 
‘Rebecca Fleet has created a perfectly contained cast of credible characters in a story so intriguing that you will be guessing right up to the last page. And it’s beautifully written too. I loved this book.’ Liz Nugent, author of Lying in Wait 
 
'Dark, smart, sexy, gripping, totally brilliant.’ Erin Kelly, author of He Said She Said 
 
'Sinister and compelling' Woman &amp; Home 
 
'You'll be whipping through the pages' Stylist

The Second Wife

A compelling, original and unputdownable psychological thriller

Marc Elsberg

CORRUPT BIG BUSINESS, ECONOMY IN MELTDOWN, THE THRILLER THAT WARNED US ALL 
 
'Marc Elsberg is nothing if not prescient' GUARDIAN 
 
It’s the near future: the world economy is in freefall. Mass unemployment and hunger rage as banks, corporations and countries go bankrupt. But one group are doing just fine: the super-rich. 
 
Nobel prize-winning economist Herbert Thompson drives to an emergency summit in Berlin, to deliver his ground-breaking solution to the world’s elite: a formula that will reverse the downturn, transform the economy, and give everyone a share of the wealth. 
 
Thompson never arrives. He is killed in a car crash on the way. 
 
Jan, a keen cyclist out late, sees the incident. Convinced Thompson has been murdered, he vows to find out why. 
 
But there are powerful forces at work, who will stop at nothing to keep Jan silent. 
 
How far will they go to satisfy their greed? And who can stop them? 
 
A spine-chillingly realistic thriller on the horrors of freewheeling capitalism and the threat of human greed. 
 
By the global bestselling author of Blackout and Code Zero 
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PRAISE FOR MARC ELSBERG 
 
‘Fast, tense, thrilling, timely. This will happen one day’ LEE CHILD 
 
‘Dazzling’ Times Book of the Month 
 
'Both gripping and visionary' rbb Kulturradio 
 
'Elsberg succeeds in combining complex storylines into one breathtaking tale of suspense' BILD 
 
'Part Dan Brown-style chase and part eco-thriller, this debut will get people talking' BOOKLIST US

Greed

The page-turning thriller that warned of financial melt-down

Jo Baker

---A GUARDIAN BEST SUMMER READ--- 
 
'A very modern interrogation of violent fiction. Fiendishly readable' SARAH MOSS, GUARDIAN 
'Powerful and moving' ERIN KELLY, author of He Said/She Said 
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When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote countryside, it's meant to be a fresh start. But when one of her students starts sending in chapters from his novel that blur the lines between fiction and reality, the professor recognises herself as the main character in his book - and he has written her a horrific fate. 
 
Will she be able to stop life imitating art before it's too late? 
 
At once a breathless battle-of-wits and a disarming exploration of sexual politics, The Body Lies is an essential book for our times. 
___________________ 
 
'Outstanding' CLARE MACKINTOSH 
 
'A literary exploration of consent, entitlement and how narratives can be bent, misappropriated and wrested back. I loved it' SARAH VAUGHAN 
 
'A propulsive #MeToo thriller.' GUARDIAN 
 
'Gripping. The perfect marriage of risky literary fiction and full-on thriller' MARIA SEMPLE 
 
'Page-turning thriller and examination of how women's bodies are treated, in life and in fiction.' THE BOOKSELLER 
 
'A novelist with a gift for intimate and atmospheric storytelling' FINANCIAL TIMES 
 
'Baker's heroine is one of the most believable I've seen on the page in a long time...nuanced, non-linear, lifelike' TLS 
 
'Gripping and fast-paced' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

The Body Lies

‘A propulsive #Metoo thriller’ GUARDIAN

Rachel Rhys

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CAPITAL CRIME AWARDS MYSTERY BOOK OF THE YEAR 
 
 
Beneath the beauty of Havana, she will find a bed of lies... 
 
'Transports us to another time and place. I loved it' PRIMA MAGAZINE 
 
'Iris is a heroine you'll absolutely root for in this gripping tale of murder, intrigue and romance' RED MAGAZINE 
 
London 1957: Iris Bailey is bored to death of working in the typing pool and living with her parents in Hemel Hempstead. A gifted portraitist with a talent for sketching party guests, she dreams of becoming an artist. So she can't believe her luck when socialite Nell Hardman invites her to Havana to draw at the wedding of her Hollywood director father. 
 
Far from home, she quickly realizes the cocktails, tropical scents and azure skies mask a darker reality. As Cuba teeters on the edge of revolution and Iris's heart melts for troubled photographer Joe, she discovers someone in the charismatic Hardman family is hiding a terrible secret. Can she uncover the ugly truth behind the glamour and the dazzle before all their lives are torn apart? 
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OUTSTANDING PRAISE FOR RACHEL RHYS: 
 
'Intoxicating' SANTA MONTEFIORE 
'Tantalising' DINAH JEFFRIES 
'Heart-pounding' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 
'Transporting' SUNDAY TIMES 
'A fabulous summer read' DAILY EXPRESS 
 
READERS ADORE RACHEL RHYS: 
 
'I absolutely adore Rachel Rhys' books, historical mystery with so much added glitz and glamour' 
'Unputdownable. Wonderful characterization and very well researched' 
'A captivating and fascinating read' 
'Recommended for anyone who loves historical fiction with a bit of mystery and a dash of romance' 
'Oh my goodness, I absolutely adored this book!'

Island of Secrets

Escape to Cuba with this gripping beach read

'Chillingly believable and absolutely addictive. I read it in three days flat.' Incredible.' LISA JEWELL 
 
'Terrifying stuff, elegantly written' Financial Times 
 
Tess has always tried to be a good mother. Of course, there are things she wishes she'd done differently, but doesn't everyone feel that way? 
 
Then Emma, her youngest, is attacked on her way home from a party, plunging them into a living nightmare which only gets worse when the man responsible is set free. 
 
So when Tess sees the attacker in the street near their home, she is forced to take matters into her own hands. But blinded by her need to protect her daughter at any cost, might she end up putting her family in even greater danger? 
 
There's nothing she wouldn't do to make it right . . . but what if she makes it all worse? 
 
An unputdownable thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Heidi Perks and C L Taylor. 
 
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WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING: 
 
'I read this straight through, only stopping to sleep. I absolutely loved it.' JANE FALLON 
 
'An engrossing read.' LESLEY KARA, bestselling author of The Rumour 
 
'A realistic and modern thriller, with a totally relatable premise and a heroine you can't help but root for.' GILLIAN MACALLISTER 
 
'A chilling and completely gripping tale of obsession, shame and mother love.' JANE CASEY

Stop At Nothing

the mesmerising and suspenseful page-turner

Joseph Knox

Detective Aidan Waits is a troubled junior detective haunted by his past. Facing an uncertain future, and disconnected from his history, DC Waits and his partner, Detective Inspector Peter 'Sutty' Sutcliffe work on Manchester's streets to uncover the city's worst criminals among the grime of the underworld.

‘He said he didn’t remember killing them…’ 
 
As a series of rolling blackouts plunge the city into darkness, Detective Aidan Waits sits on an abandoned hospital ward, watching a mass murderer slowly die. Transferred from his usual night shift duties and onto protective custody, he has just one job… 
 
To extract the location of Martin Wick’s final victim before the notorious mass murderer passes away. 
 
Wick has spent over a decade in prison, in near-total silence, having confessed to an unspeakable crime that shocked the nation and earned him the nickname of The Sleepwalker. 
 
But when a daring premeditated attack leaves one police officer dead and another one fighting for his life, Wick’s whispered last words will send Waits on a journey into the heart of darkness… 
 
Manipulated by a reticent psychopath from his past, and under investigation from his new partner, Detective Constable Naomi Black, Waits realises too late that a remorseless contract killer is at work. 
 
Can Aidan Waits solve his last case before fleeing justice? 
 
Or will his name be next on the hit list?

The Sleepwalker

The dark and addictive thriller

WOMAN &amp; HOME'S BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR 
 
'If you like a proper, twisty nerve-wracking thriller, here's one for you!' 
Emma Curtis, author of One Little Mistake 
 
Four strangers are missing. Left at their last-known locations are birthday cards that read: 
 
YOUR GIFT IS THE GAME. 
 DARE TO PLAY? 
 
The police aren’t worried – it’s just a game. But the families are frantic. As psychologist and private detective Dr Augusta Bloom delves into the lives of the missing people, she finds something that binds them all. 
 
And that something makes them very dangerous indeed. 
 
As more disappearances are reported and new birthday cards uncovered, Dr Bloom races to unravel the mystery and find the missing people. 
 
But what if, this time, they are the ones she should fear? 
 
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT GONE: 
 
'Sensational' ***** 
'I will say phenomenal. Although that doesn't cover how good this book is' ***** 
'Complete mind-twisting and gripping suspense' ***** 
'I raced through it desperate to get to the end while not wanting it to end' ***** 
'What a riveting psychological thriller' ***** 
'It is dark, riveting, twisty and cruel' ***** 
'Wow . . . this book was fabulous' ***** 
'Belter of a psychological thriller' ***** 
'Please write another novel soon, I need the adrenaline rush' *****

Gone

A riveting, mind-twisting thriller that's always one step ahead of you (Dr Bloom)

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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