Adult & Contemporary Fiction

The acclaimed New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling novel of small-town evil that “is genuinely chilling and something brand-new and exciting” (Stephen King) and “unforgettable” (Harlan Coben). In the summer of 1988, the...

RECOMMENDED BY GILLIAN FLYNN ON THE TODAY SHOW • A young Black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white rust belt town. But she's not the first—and she may not be the last.“I read this thriller that is Get Out meets The Vanishing...

The author of the “evocative, spine-tingling, and razor-sharp” (Bustle) I’m Thinking of Ending Things that inspired the Netflix original movie and the “short, shocking” (The Guardian) Foe returns with a new work of suspense...

An instant USA Today bestseller! From Gretchen Felker-Martin, the acclaimed author of Manhunt, comes a vicious new novel about a group of teens who must stay true to themselves while in a conversion camp from hell. "A soaring, boundless ode to queer...

A richly atmospheric story about a magical forest and a girl who can speak to the trees. This is a haunting fairytale unlike any other. From the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an...

From its iconic vampiric tropes – the forbidding Transylvanian castle, the repressed sexuality, the epistolary narrative – to its now-familiar cast of characters, such as Mina Murray, Van Helsing and, of course, the eponymous Count, Dracula...

Debbie Macomber's latest uplifting romance centers on characters as they grapple with relatable struggles and resonant themes like grief, self-discovery, family and hope. With romances percolating for all the protagonists, it's a veritable bazaar of love...

Lose your heart with this gorgeous cosy read. Escape to beautiful bath, take a romantic journey across Europe, then return to the comfort of home once again. The best journey leads you home... Lexie is always on the move, but there is one constant in her...

An action-packed archaeological adventure from global bestseller Wilbur Smith.“You should know of the legend. At a time when the rocks were soft and the air was misty, there was an abomination and an evil in this place which was put down by our...

Multimillion copy bestselling author Wilbur Smith returns with a brand-new historical epic set in Africa.South Africa, 1820. When Ann Waite discovers a shipwreck in Algoa Bay she is stunned to find survivors: a scarred sailor and a little boy. As the man...

An elite team of MI6 agents must go undercover to unravel a smuggling network funding violent terror in the second thrilling adventure in the acclaimed Double O series by Kim Sherwood. James Bond is alive. Or at least, he was when he left a clue at the...

Murder in My Backyard is the second mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. No one in Heppleburn has a bad word to say about Alice Parry . . . but here she is, murdered in her...

A bold and unpredictable debut thriller set in the biotech world (and deceptive beauty) of Switzerland, by acclaimed actor Richard Armitage.Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has taken a step back from work to spend more time with her family...

From the critically acclaimed author of Jennifer Government and Lexicon comes mind-bending speculative psychological suspense about a serial killer pursuing his victim across time and space, and the woman who is determined to stop him, even if it upends...

A football inspired YA rom-com, perfect for fans of Ted Lasso, The Cheat Sheet and Icebreaker.ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND FOOTBALL...Durham University have the best women’s football team in the League and their star strikerSadie McGrath hopes that...

In 1920s England, a working-class girl who can see spirits works with a lord’s son to solve mysterious deaths at the local manor home in this “intensely atmospheric and eerie...compelling, secret-filled gothic tale” (Kirkus Reviews,...

St. Bernadette’s is known for many things: turning girls into respectful young women — and their blood-curling screams. The school concludes that it’s just female hysteria, but something sinister is lurking deep within the...

A homecoming, old feelings and holiday spirit mash together to form a warm and cute YA rom-com with two distinct and authentic lead characters.‘Tis the season for holiday hijinks in the newest sapphic rom-com about a rising star and a small town...

From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road • In this taut, chilling story, Lester Ballard—a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape—haunts the hill country of East...

The American Midwest turns sinister in this novel of ancient secrets, modern lies and messy family ties. Unnerving and disturbing, Sacrificial Animals will creep up your spine and have you looking over your shoulder.Inspired by Kailee Pedersen's own...