Adult & Contemporary Fiction

A blackly comic tale about two children you would never want to meet. Set in the Cornish town of Fowey, all is not as idyllic as the beautiful seaside town might seem. The body of a young woman is discovered in the nets of a fishing boat. It is...

These remarkable short stories from the 1940s and 50s depict women and men caught between the pull of personal desires and profound social change. From a remote peninsula in Cornwall to the drawing rooms of the British Raj, domestic arrangements are...

“A raucous novel, narrated in deadpan voice-over by Ramesh, a self-described ‘lower lower middle class’ 24-year-old scammer. . . . His perspective is a delight. . . . a tartly entertaining novel, a potential summer blockbuster.”...

A lyrical, exquisitely constructed exploration of the complex bonds of family from the author of The Stranding, Sawyer's nuanced novel is set across one summer's day as Mary's relations gather for her wedding. Mary has raised her daughters in this house...

*A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK**SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2024*'Vivid, sensuous ... A subtle tale of loss, loneliness and disconnection'PAUL LYNCH, IRISH INDEPENDENT'Lush, lyrical and cleverly-constructed. A beautiful book'LOUISE...

A devastating mix of beauty and brutality, McCarthy's sly and disquieting novella presents an unforgettable cast of characters in a fictional Welsh village and the dark secret that lies at the heart of the community. Tucked into the Welsh valleys and...

"Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master. She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now, and Sunburn is her dark, gleaming noir gem...

A deliciously indulgent, sun-soaked crime thriller built for the beach, The Guests peels back the veneer of a seemingly idyllic Maldives resort to uncover a wealth of sinister secrets. WELCOME TO PARADISE! Or so the staff say as they greet the...

An unputdownable crime thriller ideal for a sizzling summer, The Garden Partyassembles the perfect family for an engagement celebration as facades start to crack and deadly secrets emerge. Saltburn meets Agatha Christie for the party of the summer...

“Twisty and complex, with unexpected turns…and characters you really root for.”—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author. From the author of the Reese’s Book Club Pick and the New York Times bestseller Wrong...

The bestselling author of A Fatal Crossing and The Murder Game returns with a delicious closed community thriller set on the shores of the Italian beauty spot, as a murderer strikes at a highly exclusive wedding. One happy couple. Two divided families. A...

From the international bestselling author of the DCI Ryan mysteries comes a new Doctor Alexander Gregory thriller, performed by Richard Armitage.A killer without a conscience...After the success of their first case as a newly-formed Profiling Unit,...

Kay Scarpetta is back, and with her, the mauled remains of two campers that surely spells foul play. Woven with thrilling twists, compelling mystery and forensic investigation, this is a page-turner that'll be over far too soon. Two mauled bodies in...

Packed with classic crime fiction charm, the first instalment in a new string of mysteries from the bestselling creator of the Vera Stanhope and Shetland series finds Inspector Ramsay tasked with the case of a dead Headmaster, found hung after his...

The author of the megaselling Our House and The Only Suspect delivers another dark, scalpel-sharp thriller that peels away the veneer of middle-class propriety, when two privileged city couples enjoying their second homes in the countryside are...

David Baldacci and his protagonist Travis Devine have built an empire out of the 6:20 Man series. There’s so much thrilling action that it’s hard to read sitting down.The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in...

The Marlow Murder Club is on the hunt for a killer... Geoffrey Lushington, Mayor of Marlow, dies suddenly during a town council meeting. When traces of aconite—also known as the queen of poisons—are found in his coffee cup, the police realize...

From the bestselling author of The Woman Who Disappearedcomes another faultlessly plotted thriller revolving around festering resentments and crumbling façades, as two very different sisters decide to do a lifeswap for a week - with harrowing...

The much-loved rector of Champton returns in the third page-turning instalment in Coles' mega-selling series, as Canon Daniel Clement's well-planned recovery trip to a monastery turns into another knotty murder investigation. Daniel Clement has suffered...

The heart-pounding prequel to the acclaimed espionage thriller The Partisan finds the formidable Greta at the beginning of her journey into deadly danger and political intrigue, as the freedom fighter is tasked with finding a missing girl across the...