Adult & Contemporary Fiction

FINALIST FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE.A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023.“[A] powerful debut.” —The Washington Post.“An exceptional and stunningly original novel by a major new writer.” —Bernardine Evaristo, Booker...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.Longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction.A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, NPR, and Kirkus.A taut, enthralling first novel about grief, sisterhood, and...

A blackmailed barrister defending a man accused of murder must choose between her principles and protecting those she loves in this gripping legal thriller from the bestselling author of Do No Harm. Wade Darling stands accused of killing his wife and...

A powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl about to age out of the foster care system.Growing up in foster care, Muir has lived in many houses. And if she's learned one thing, it is to Pack. Light. Carry only what fits in a suitcase.Toothbrush? Yes...

The magical, stunning conclusion to the internationally acclaimed Half Bad trilogy, the inspiration for the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself"An enthralling fantasy in the Harry Potter tradition."—Time magazine on Half...

The second thrilling book in Sally Green's Half Bad trilogy, the inspiration for the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself "An enthralling fantasy in the Harry Potter tradition."—Time magazine on Half Bad Kept in a cage...

The inspiration for the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself“An enthralling fantasy in the Harry Potter tradition.”—Time magazine“A bewitching new thriller.”—The Wall Street JournalIn a modern-day...

Get ready to root for a psychopath. How I’ll Kill You is a coming-of-age story, a love story and a fresh entry into the thriller field that will grip you from the moment you open the cover.Your next stay-up-all-night thriller, about identical...

In this “top-notch mystery thriller” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from Alex Finlay,What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever.One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2023:•...

Desperate Housewives meets The Couple Next Door in a chilling story of murder and intrigue set in a well-to-do DC suburb. Sometimes the darkest acts occur in the most beautiful houses…When Alexis and her husband Sam buy a neglected Cape Cod house...

Staying with a friend and her husband is sexier—and deadlier—than anyone could have imagined, in this “delightfully salacious” (Shondaland) domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s...

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A Best Book of 2023(Vulture) • A Best Horror Book of All Time (Cosmopolitan) • A Best Horror Book of 2023 (Esquire) • An Indie Next Pick • A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick!The author of The Last House on...

Hearkening back to Friday the 13th in all the best ways, this is a horror that reads like a movie, with shocking reveals, twists and turns every step of the way.From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who...

A standalone companion to An Improbable Season, this Regency romance ⁠— perfect for fans of Bridgerton — is about following your heart, pursuing your dreams, and falling head over heels in love.Eleanor did not come to London to be proper and...

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny new romantic comedy, set in the sordid world of high school theaterJackson Ghasnavi is a lot of things—a techie, a smoothie...

WINNER OF THE MISHIMA YUKIO PRIZE.A WORLD LITERATURE TODAY NOTABLE BOOK 2023. An ordinary housewife finds herself haunted by visions of a mushroom cloud and abruptly leaves her husband and son to travel alone to the city of Nagasaki, where she soon...

An extraordinary collection of Japanese ghost stories, many in English for the first time!This spine-chilling anthology of 77 spooky stories from the Japanese collection Tales from Shinshu is compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. It...

A People magazine must-read of summer! "Suiter Clarke paints a devastating portrait of a cultlike institution and a town in its thrall. It’s even worse than we imagined."  — New York Times Book Review A young woman returns to...

In a “thriller with a sharp take on wealth and privilege” (People, Book of the Week), two best friends grift their way through the California elite—until one scam goes awry.“A propulsive, sun-drenched adventure with smart, sharp...

Two unlikely mothers race to uncover the truth behind a horrific attack—even after it becomes clear that the truth will destroy one of their families—in this shocking thriller that is "both timely and emotional" (Julie Clark, New York Times...