Adult & Contemporary Fiction

The No. 1 bestselling author's first classic collection of short stories which showcases the depths of his brilliant imagination - now with a stunning new cover look.A collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is...

Now with a stunning new cover look, King's 'propulsively intriguing staggeringly addictive' (USA Today) No. 1 bestseller, that inspired the hit television series, centres on a small town suddenly cut off from the rest of the world.Time isn't just running...

A country house.A murder.A Belgian detective. After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to Styles To recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder...

From dope smuggling to unrequited love, a vacationing Poirot is dragged into investigating the murder of a sultry femme fatale on the English Riviera in one of Christie’s most accomplished and satisfying whodunits.  The perfect...

A charity murder game at a Devon house turns into the real thing… Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fête, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer,...

It may only be Hercule Poirot’s second outing but the great detective is already fully formed in this marvellously labyrinthine whodunnit set in a French golfing resort. Personal avarice, illicit love affairs and a neighbour who must be too good to...

After a relaxing sojourn in Paris Poirot’s little grey cells are ready for action, as a fellow passenger on the plane back to London is murdered with a poisoned dart in this devilishly plotted murder mystery from the Queen of Crime. A woman is...

A simple accident?Or attempted murder? Everyone blamed the dog. When a wealthy spinster trips on the stairs, it seems only natural to assume it was an accident – a rubber ball left there by her lively terrier. And yet the more Emily Arundell...

A dangerous gameA deadly outcome Mr Shaitana has the most unusual hobby: he collects criminals who have evaded justice. Among his dinner guests are four suspected murderers. And, to match them, four experts in crime, including Hercule Poirot. To...

When a young woman hits rock bottom, she embarks on a positively Dickensian adventure in a witty and warmhearted novel about past regrets, old loves, new beginnings, and making up for lost time. Avery Lawrence thought she had it all—a charming...

"The novel of the decade, if not of the century."—Christophe Claro. Francis Servain Mirkovic, a French-born Croat who has been working for the French Intelligence Services for fifteen years, is traveling by train from Milan to Rome. He's carrying a...

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • A wild, sweeping novel that imagines an alternate secret history of Korea and the traces it leaves on the present—loaded with assassins and mad poets, RPGs and slasher films, pop bands and the...

This Christmas, the hunters become the hunted. When four trail hunters go missing in the fells of Cumbria on Christmas Eve, the race is on to find them before nightfall – when the temperature plummets. After hours of searching, the first body is...

OUR MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS HAVE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT.UNTIL NOW...'Emily' is a devoted single mother.'Jack' starts a new job in a new town.They both share the same secret:neither of them are who they say they are.They are among only nine criminals in...

The newest thriller and instant #1 New York Times bestseller from Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark shows us just how far a family and a town will go to protect their own in the wake of tragedy.After a party when her parents are away,...

Nancy Harmon has fled the heartbreak of her first marriage, the macabre deaths of her two little children, the hostile front-page newspaper stories and the shocking charges against her. She has changed her name, dyed her hair and moved house. Now,...

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls “the best now on the market.”  "One of the finest police procedural writers around... [Standing in the Shadows] is as narratively rich and...

A bereaved DCS who trusts her instincts and an Artificially Intelligent Detective Entity join forces to crack two missing persons cold cases in this gripping, powerful and truly original debut thriller. Waterstones Thriller of the Month for January...

True-crime obsessed Paige finds herself embroiled in a dark and gruesome quarter-of-a-century old mystery in her new hometown in this compelling YA thriller, perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Stranger Things. From best-loved YA thriller author,...

If you loved the movie, then you'll love the official novelization of the movie, delivering all your favorite fears and frights on the page. The official movie novelization of the Five Nights at Freddy's movie!   The hugely anticipated Five Nights...