Adult & Contemporary Fiction

DI Vera Stanhope is back on the case in Ann Cleeves' latest murder mystery where the secrets (and bodies) are piling up. As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and on TV, this stunning eleventh...

Lose yourself in this evocative, sun-soaked thriller from the bestselling author of The Hike and One of the Girls A SECRET YACHT. A LIFE-CHANGING HOLIDAY. YOU WON'T WANT TO LEAVE. UNTIL YOU CAN'T… Leaving the grey skies of home, best friends Kitty...

Finding a dead body is not normal. But Ava is not a normal teenager. In this chillingly beautiful mystery, only the obsessive spirit of youth can save a desperate town from the savagery within. Ava Bonney is a compassionate and studious fourteen-year-old...

A trans Regency-era graphic novel romance perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Lex Croucher, I Shall Never Fall in Love revolves around the unconventional George's love for their best friend Eleanor, who is expected to marry a suitable man. A joyfully...

Sparks fly when a young woman finds herself cast on a Love Island-inspired reality show and has to choose between her heart and her strategy in this sizzling new queer romantic comedy from the beloved author of Wanderlust.This summer, things are about to...

Fans of Richard Osman and Nita Prose, meet Kristin Perrin and her new feel-good whodunit. Amateur sleuthing, a quiet village, a stately home — and another book on the way. What's not to love?A Jimmy Fallon’s Book Club Finalist for 2024.AN...

The ship was doomed before it ever left port. His fate was sealed before he ever stepped on board. From R. L. Graham, Death on the Lusitania is an immersive WW1 historical novel set aboard the ill-fated ocean liner.Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie...

In a world where a betrayal of trust can leave you dead in the gutter, loyalty is a very precious commodity in this muscular, violent and compulsive blockbuster from the queen of gangland crime. If you want to survive in this world, there's one thing...

The bestselling author of How To Kill Your Family spins another gloriously funny and dark story about dysfunctional families in the shiny but cruel world of the extremely wealthy. 'I was immensely grateful that despite the gruesome way my husband...

What would happen to the world if the sun went out?New epic sci-fi from Stephen Baxter, the award-winning author whose credits include co-authorship of the Long Earth series with Terry Pratchett.By the middle of the 21st century, humanity has managed to...

From #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones, Nightflyers, now a television show on SyFy and Netflix, features an epic story of space exploration and cosmic horror, plus five George R. R. Martin classic science fiction tales.On a voyage toward the...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • A gripping science fiction saga about three students from a school for those with extraordinary powers, from the award-winning author of The Best of All Possible Worlds.“A smart science...

In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, the sequel to Heir to the Empire, Grand Admiral Thrawn’s sinister plan threatens to spell doom for the fledgling New Republic and its most iconic heroes.The dying Empire’s most cunning and ruthless...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this essential Star Wars Legends novel—the first ever to take place after the events of the original trilogy—Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his debut on the galactic stage.Five years ago, the Rebel Alliance...

The sixth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.The end is nigh.It has been nearly two hundred years since Hadrian Marlowe...

The Ballad of Halo Jones meets Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers by way of 3:10 to Yuma; a clash of law and lawlessness, storytelling and truth in a headlong romp across the stars.After forty years of wreaking havoc across the galaxy, the outlaw Nine Lives...

Charting the events before the narrative of Paolini’s bestselling To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, Fractal Noise finds a xenobiologist embark on a dangerous quest in a desperate attempt to find meaning in an increasingly callous universe. Fractal...

As first contact transforms Earth, a team of gifted visionaries races to create a new future in this wondrous science fiction novel from the award-winning author of The Best of All Possible Worlds.“A complex story of first contact from a unique...

From Hugo Award winning author Tim Pratt comes a new, high-concept space opera, exploring technology, family and the price we pay to follow our destiny, perfect for fans of Peter F. Hamilton and Adrian Tchaikovsky.After her grandmother is...

In the year 2255, of all the sentient beings in her universe, it was a woman named Salma, twenty years old, who was the first fully to see the object called Planet Nine. See with her own eyes, albeit moderated by her ship's instruments. If not to...