Adult & Contemporary Fiction

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER."A murder mystery that feels as magnetic, timeless, and inextricable from Hollywood legend as the Black Dahlia . . . There's no one better at writing the dark side of Hollywood than Halley Sutton." —Ashley Winstead,...

For fans of Riley Sager, Grady Hendrix, movie buffs and Jimmy Juliano’s Dead Elevenplus some 90s nostalgia, we present to you Burn the Negative. Josh Winning wears his stabbed, bleeding heart on his sleeve with characters like Needle Man; a main...

From the award-winning master of crime fiction, Denise Mina re-imagines the "Bonfire of the Vanities,” a series of fires lit throughout Florence at the end of the fifteenth century—inspired by the fanatical Girolamo Savonarola.Girolamo...

As seen on The Today Show! One of the best fall reads! “A cinematic, charming heart-squeeze-of-a-book that has found its way to my Ultimate Comfort Reads shelf.” —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author From the...

During the hot, dry summer of 1988, in a forgotten neighborhood known as the riverside, seventeen-year-old Shinogaki Toma is entangled in a desperate struggle against what he believes to be his fate to become his sadistic father. Consumed by a fear that...

An unforgettable novel of fearless women banding together to pursue the lives they want, inspired by the real-life historic Japanese courtesan strike.In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl named Aoi Ichi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan...

"A master crime writer...Seichō Matsumoto's thrillers dissect Japanese society."—The New York Times. A beautifully written mystery novel that takes on the taboo of Japanese prostitution catering to GIs during the American post-war occupation. Tokyo...

A witty, dizzying literary caper about books, travel, and translation — perfect for fans of David Mitchell and the work of Hideaki AnnoThis delightfully surreal novella follows the global pursuit of a mysterious writer who somehow writes in dozens...

K-pop star Wooyeong is hot, talented, and jaded from his fame. He's also dead-set on one unwritten rule: Dating a fan would be social suicide. So why can't he stop thinking about her? American fan Madison has just moved to Seoul, South Korea. It seems...

Delicious gossip squares off with genuine heart in this inside look at a K-pop academy.Every Friday after school, seventeen-year-old Alice Choy and her little sister, Olivia, head to Myeongdong to sing karaoke. Back in San Francisco, when she still had...

The gorgeous first edition hardcover of Snowglobe will feature two covers in one (a beautifully illustrated hardcover underneath the stunning jacket) and foil-stamped interior papers at the beginning and end of the book!In a world of constant...

With a unique magic system, a dollop of romantic tension and plenty of clues to uncover, These Deadly Prophecies is a fun and fast-paced whodunnit that will resonate with fans of The Inheritance Games and Nine Liars. It's clever, witty, funny and so...

A tale of contention over love and money—among dragons.Jo Walton burst onto the fantasy scene with The King's Peace, acclaimed by writers as diverse as Poul Anderson, Robin Hobb, and Ken MacLeod. In 2002, she was voted the John W. Campbell Award...

Volume I of The Dragonriders of Pern, the groundbreaking series by master storyteller Anne McCaffreyOn a beautiful world called Pern, an ancient way of life is about to come under attack from a myth that is all too real. Lessa is an outcast...

Great for fans of Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House, this rich urban fantasy takes place in a magically charged Boston and features a refreshingly diverse cast. It takes risks, delivers and draws in readers with ease. From The Sunday Times bestselling author...

*Soon to be a TV series*A Goodreads Most Anticipated Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Book of 2024For fans of Never Let Me Go and The Giver, an elegant and exhilarating literary speculative novel about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and...

Retired detective Cal Hooper moves to a remote village in rural Ireland. His plans are to fix up the dilapidated cottage he's bought, to walk the mountains, to put his old police instincts to bed forever.Then a local boy appeals to him for help. His...

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural...

A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel from the New York Timesbestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases.July 1995. April and Eddie have taken a wrong...

Set against a high-society Shanghai wedding, a heartfelt, funny, dazzling novel about a reluctant bride and her two best friends, each with their own motives and fed up with the way society treats women, who forge a plan to steal all the gift money on...