Adult & Contemporary Fiction

A cat and mouse thriller set in Wyoming at an Airbnb ranch, and written by Jeneva Rose? This dynamic combination makes for a riveting read full of enough twists and turns to keep you burning through pages en route to elusive answers.AN INSTANT NEW YORK...

A magical novel suffused in a rich atmosphere all its own, Morgenstern's modern masterpiece revolves around the eponymous nocturnal institution and the unforgettable characters that inhabit it. A beautiful hardback edition of the modern fantasy...

A new selection of the much-loved Father Brown stories, now part of the Penguin English Library.'No man's really any good till he knows how bad he is, or might be'With his round, unassuming face, his pipe and umbrella, the bumbling priest Father Brown...

A true-crime-obsessed young artist is drawn into the lives of an deliriously wealthy family in this fantastically entertaining thriller from Calla Henkel, author of Other People’s Clothes.Laced with pitch-black humor and conspiratorial unease,...

With a new introduction by Kelly Link, the Locus Award–winning science fiction novel by legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin, set in a world where one man’s dreams rewrite the future.During a time racked by war and environmental catastrophe,...

The sequel we've all been waiting for. From the bullet train to a hotel, nothing could go wrong for Ladybug this time around — right?Bullet Train’s hapless underworld operative and his handler are back in this thrilling new novel from...

The atmosphere is decidedly chilly when competitive figure skater Anastasia is forced to share the rink with hockey captain Nate, but their sizzling chemistry soon melts the ice in Grace's terrific romcom, now available in a handsome hardback edition...

INTRODUCED BY LOUIS DE BERNIERES.Formidable Miss Doggett fills her life by giving tea parties for young academics and acting as watchdog for the morals of North Oxford. Anthea, her great-niece, is in love with a dashing undergraduate with political...

BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY CLARE CHAMBERS.Wilmet Forsyth is well dressed, well looked after, suitably husbanded, good-looking and fairly young - but very bored. Her staid husband Rodney, a civil servant, is...

Dulcie Mainwearing is always helping others, but never looks out for herself – especially in the realm of love. Her friend Viola is besotted by the alluring Dr Aylwin Forbes, so surely it isn’t prying if Dulcie helps things along? Aylwin,...

As dramatized on BBC Radio 4.Winner of the Miles Franklin Award. Cloudstreet is Tim Winton's great family drama, a twenty-year story of life and love, full of boisterous energy, joy and heartbreak. His visceral evocation of the Australian landscape is...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024. Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, suppressing not only her heritage but her growing desire for her best friend Fran. Yuki leaves the...

'He must know by now, I should think, that I can give as good as I get!' This is the story of Gigi, educated as a future courtesan in Paris, her days are filled with cigars, lobster, lace and superstitions. Bored and unconvinced by what she's taught,...

From the author of the nationally bestselling Dungeons and Drama comes another gaming romance that's sure to win you over!Quinn Norton is starting over at a new high school and hopes that joining a D&D game will be the trick to making friends. The...

What if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince?Following her beloved mother's death, the kingdom falls into the hands of Snow White's stepmother, commonly referred to as "the Evil Queen" by those she rules. Snow keeps her head down at the castle, hoping...

What if Maid Marian were the real outlaw? Returning from an extended trip abroad, Maid Marian finds that much about her beloved England has changed. Her best friend, Robin, has been banished; her beloved uncle, King Richard, is dead; and the village of...

Pushing Ice is the brilliant tale of extraordinary aliens, glittering technologies, and sweeping space opera from award-winning science fiction author Alastair Reynolds.2057. Humanity has raised exploiting the solar system to an art form. Bella Lind and...

In this beautifully written and compulsively readable story of love and the mutability of human relationships, pianist Witold's infatuation with Beatriz will change them both. A Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph and Financial Times Book of the...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.Something hasn’t been right at the roadside Sun Down Motel for a very long time, and Carly Kirk is about to find out why in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of...

My brother's teammates know not to touch me - but that doesn't stop me from daring Jaxson Brittain to be the first to break the rule. After one steamy night in Austin, I'm all too aware of the hot, broody defenseman with icy blue eyes and ink sprawling...