Adult & Contemporary Fiction

A mild-mannered librarian suspects her husband could be a serial killer in this shocking psychological thriller - perfect for fans of Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena and Keep It in the Family John Marrs. FROM THE SUNDAY...

Six down—on—their—luck people with links to the world of crime writing have been invited to play a game this Christmas by the mysterious Midwinter Trust. The challenge seems simple but exciting: Solve the murder of a fictional crime...

WINNER OF THE STELLA PRIZE • ONE OF VOGUE'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARThe lives of three women weave together across centuries in this dazzling and empowering portrait of their resilience through the ages. Surging out of the sea, the Bass...

A story of courage and isolation, Allegra Goodman's latest is the astonishing fictionalized account of French noblewoman Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval. Titanic meets The Revenant in this sweeping tale of companionship against...

As a college English professor, Elizabeth looks forward to the start of each new semester teaching her creative writing seminar. At least until she reads chapter one of The Reckoning, a tale about a high school senior who has an affair with her teacher...

James Patterson and David Ellis join forces to pen a thrilling novel of psychological tension and a disastrous marriage story — and introduce us to our next favorite unstoppable protagonist. In this thrilling novel from a New York...

Anthony Horowitz brought along a few old friends. Three deaths, two detectives and one puzzling manuscript — this mystery is a joy to solve. Murder links past and present once again in this mind-boggling metafictional mystery from Anthony Horowitz...

'The tender and achingly poetic account of a love affair' -- Lester Bangs, Rolling Stone. Leo Percepied, aspiring writer and self-styled freewheeling bum, gravitates to the subterraneans, impoverished intellectuals who haunt the bars of San...

'All animals are equal - but some are more equal than others' When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE.   “Beautiful and satisfying.”—Tor.com “A treat.”—New York Times Book Review An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the...

Who can really be trusted at Weatherstone College? Paisley Hallistar is determined to live up to her family's magical legacy, but with secrets lurking around every corner, she turns to an unexpected ally in this dark fantasy.AN INSTANT NEW YORK...

Adventurous and ever-changing is the life of a bookseller — especially when it comes to Fern. Grab your coziest blanket and your favorite tea, we’re journeying back to a land of raucous rattkin and goblins galore.Return to the fantasy world...

Darker magic, bigger secrets, and sharper tension. The Ragpicker King takes us deeper into Clare’s latest series with dazzling court intrigue and an enchanting world we never want to leave.In the epic follow-up to the New York...

Funny, thought-provoking and clever. Intertwined with dark academia and political intrigue, this twisty, genre-defying novel reads like a cozy mystery sprinkled with social commentary.A blisteringly funny political critique wrapped up in a murder...

'A classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time. No one does it better' CHRIS WHITAKERSHE NEEDS A LAWYER. HE NEEDS A PAYDAY.Lawyer Simon Latch is struggling with debt, gambling issues and an impending...

Maggie McCabe is on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge.But now, after a devastating series of personal tragedies, Maggie is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite surgeon whose...

Part forbidden romance, part witchy murder mystery, this is a fairytale retelling brimming with danger, magic and suspense. From fake spells to investigating a mysterious death, this makes for an intriguing read. Marissa Meyer, the #1 national...

THE MUST-READ FIRST NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER’S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES.In the far future, one young woman finds herself torn between two loves—and two sides of a rebellion boiling under the surface—in the first novel of a...

‘Eye of a journalist, prose of a poet, an exotic tale delicately weaving a nation’s history with a family’s unravelling. A rags-to-riches parable, in an unfamiliar and evocatively recalled landscape, festooning the reader in garlands of...

A kaleidoscopic, intimate coming-of-age novel of modern queer life   Set in London across a single, life-altering summer, Curtis Garner's debut novel, Isaac, is a queer story for our digital age, offering new perspectives on desire and...