Adult & Contemporary Fiction

Eerie, lush and dark — The Blue Hour is a psychological thriller about hidden truths and the dangers that come with uncovering them. This is Paula Hawkins at her finest.A stylish and immersive new novel of ambition, legacy, and betrayal from the...

Knots and Crosses introduces gifted mystery novelist Ian Rankin, a fascinating locale and the most compellingly complex detective hero at work today. Inspector John Rebus: His city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders...and he's tied to...

An inspiring, uplifting story of love and loss, courage and adventure, from the bestselling author of The Skylark’s Secret. 1927. Violet Mackenzie-Grant is embarking on her dream of studying at the Edinburgh School of Gardening for Women. She...

She thought she knew her best friend…She was wrong. The weatherworn cottage Clachan has always been Jo Wilding’s sanctuary, a blissful escape from her tumultuous home life. From the first summer Rachel invited her to join the Willoughby...

A brilliant engineer and a cocky racecar driver pair enter a forbidden arrangement in this spicy enemies-to-lovers romance.Phaedra Morgan is one of the best race engineers in Formula 1. She’s a math prodigy with dazzling skill, cutting wit,...

Starring a dynamic leading character, Mismatched is the story of matchmaking gone wrong. Friendships will be tested and feelings will be hurt in this tense ride through high school. A teen social media star learns he can’t control everything in...

There are two sides to every story. You know Bella and Edward, now get to know Beau and Edythe. When Beaufort Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edythe Cullen, his life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With...

The fantastic next instalment in the delicious DARK IN YOU series.Their bond transcends lifetimes, but there's nothing their enemies won't do to keep them apart. "You will be chained to him forever, and you cannot imagine what that will mean for you."...

Spanning Gilded Age New York society to the 1930s Scottish Highlands, this gothic novel is a mystery within a mystery, featuring a compelling heroine, an engrossing puzzle with fiendish clues, and not one but three big twists.It’s 1932: Scottish...

In a house of secrets, can good prevail? Though Sarah comes from the wrong end of the Fifteen Streets, she's always been determined to make the best of her life. And when she attracts the attention of the young David Heatherington, with his kind eyes and...

"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences, filled with moments that are somehow restrained and astute and gorgeously written all at the same time." —Holly Gramazio, bestselling author of The Husbands. An alluring literary...

A breakneck thriller of global proportions, this duo must find a way back to each other when the world's greatest powers are keeping them apart. They thought they found heaven on earth. But their paradise becomes a nightmare when Professor Brandt...

Death reveals all — even the unexplainable phenomena deep in the woods. This is no ordinary murder mystery.“Identity Unknown is hauntingly original, impossibly clever and devilishly daring.” – Chris Whitaker.Autopsies can reveal...

The complete short stories of the 20th century's greatest visionary. 'Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man' -- W. H. Auden. This volume contains all of Kafka's shorter fiction, from fragments, parables and...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind, comes a riveting masterpiece about love, literature, and betrayal. • “[Zafón's] visionary storytelling prowess is a genre...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER FOR CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION 2024.The award-winning Korean smash-hit crime novel available for the first time in English-a darkly funny thriller for lovers of Dexter and Severance. You can call it murder if you want. I...

A Financial Times Translated Fiction Book of the Year.Translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai.Minoru Aose is an architect whose greatest achievement is to have designed the Yoshino house, a prizewinning and much discussed private residence...

With over four million copies sold worldwide, Ragnar Jónasson, along with Katrín Jakobsdóttir, brings us a gripping and chilling new thriller, Reykjavík. What happened to Lára? Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old...

It’s hard to believe that the thrilling mind of Jo Nesbo has never done horror, but sure enough, this is the first—and what a delicious first it is. This book is a rampage of terror right from the start, but with meaningful themes woven in,...

Riley Sager fans: we have your next read, a ticking time bomb that'll keep you guessing until the very end.From the bestselling author of Hidden Pictures comes a breathtaking work of suspense about a father trying to save his daughter from a...