Adult & Contemporary Fiction

'The master of espionage writing at his brilliant best.” – Mail on Sunday. Bernard Samson is still tormented by the mystery surrounding the cold-blooded murder of his sister-in-law, Tessa, on the streets of Berlin. With his wife Fiona back in...

A classic of postwar literature, a small masterpiece of humour, humanity and heroism from one of the best Czech writers For twenty-two-year-old Milos, bumbling apprentice at a sleepy Czech railway station, life is full of worries: his burdensome...

Two days. One playlist. And the long road home with her past in the rear-view mirror. From Kate Stewart, the bestselling author of The Ravenhood Trilogy, comes an angsty, steamy journey filled with love, loss, self-discovery – and music. As a music...

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Escape with this feel-good and big-hearted debut novel from broadcaster Lorraine Kelly. If you love Maeve Binchy, you'll love The Island Swimmer.Once the tide turns, you can't hold it back...When Evie's father falls...

Step into New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy’s mesmerizing and emotionally charged romance featuring Rowan Lancaster, the son of Crew and Wren from A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime. With an exclusive bonus scene. This was supposed to...

Sophie used to adore everything about Christmas. Hot chocolate and velvet bows, fairy lights and mince pies. Until the December her fiancé jilted her. Since then, Sophie opened Sunnyside Hotel, a quaint guesthouse nestled deep in the Cumbrian...

THE BOOKSELLER'S BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST.CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH AUGUST 2018.It's November, 1922. In a valley in Egypt the tomb of a long dead pharaoh is about to be discovered. The world watches and waits for news with baited breath...

Saroyan’s debut collection of stories. A timeless selection of brilliant short stories that won William Saroyan a position among the foremost, most widely popular writers of America when it first appeared in 1934.With the greatest of ease William...

A hilarious, action-packed look at the apocalypse that combines a touching tale of friendship, a thrilling war story, and an all out kung-fu infused mission to save the world. “A flat-out ferociously good novel.... Reads like a surrealist...

John Le Carré’s son takes up the mantle on an iconic series and asks: can George Smiley survive his very last mission?The instant international bestseller set in the world of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by...

Not only is the government at stake — Detective Cross' family is too. This is a deadly race against time where everything — and everyone — is on the line.Supreme Court candidates are being murdered—and only Alex Cross and John...

For fans of Conan old and new, and a perfect way to discover the adventures of the famous Cimmerian, this is the definitive collection of Marvel’s classic 1970s Conan the Barbarian.Born on a battlefield in the frozen lands of Cimmeria, Conan fights...

Mexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty horror debut.A captivating tale of two Victorian gentlemen hiding their relationship away in a botanical garden who embark on a Frankenstein-style...

From award-winning Korean author Sung-il Kim & translated by the world-renowned Anton Hur, Blood of the Old Kings begins an epic journey unlike any other.There is no escaping the Empire.Even in death, you will serve.In an Empire run on necromancy,...

Set in the freezing wastelands of the northern wilds, Jack London’s majestic adventure tale is a moving story of cruelty and redemption The wolf-dog White Fang, born in the biting cold and aching silence of the Yukon, grows up to learn the harsh...

#1 New York Times Bestseller ● A Peacock Original TV Series–Now Streaming! ● "Gripping."―Oprah.com. ● From Liane Moriarty, the bestselling author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, comes Apples Never Fall, a novel that looks at...

A slick, smart, stylish - and shocking- thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction. On a remote farm, an elderly woman takes a fall outside and, unable to move, is consumed overnight by two of her pigs. The victim was the...

Six decades. Seven people. One unspeakable secret. 1957. A catastrophe occurs at the pharmaceutical lab in Coventry where sixteen-year-old Wilf is working for the summer. A catastrophe that needs to be covered up at all costs. 2017. Phiney is shocked by...

They were told to leave. They should have listened. The perfect opportunity… A manor house available rent-free to house-sitters is an offer too good to miss for Cass and James, who have been saving for a deposit on their own home for so long...

A multifaceted read that succeeds across genres, The Soulmate is part psychological thriller, part suspense, part character study and much more. It’s a propulsive read with surprising depth that will satiate a wide array of reading appetites...