Adult & Contemporary Fiction

"A captivating exploration into the psychology of lying, and a high-stakes, dark-academia thriller full of twists and secrets." —New York Times bestselling author Megan Miranda   Riley Sager meets If We Were Villains in a...

"Could you love me?" he whispered. The question stole my breath and burned my lungs in the silence that followed.    I wanted to answer, to whisper yes into the space between us, but I was afraid. All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has...

From USA Today bestselling horror/thriller author Darcy Coates comes the chilling legend of a monster no one can escape. DON'T WALK ALONE, OR THE STITCHER WILL FIND YOU. Abby Ward lives in a town haunted by disappearances. People vanish, and...

Her letters can save the country. But can she be trusted? A double agent. As World War Two rages, MI5 agent Sarah Gillespie is faced with her toughest challenge yet: handling Adeline Vernier, a mysterious double agent from Paris. A dangerous...

A faded photograph. An abandoned house. A wartime secret . . .From the author of the Richard and Judy Book Club pick The Midnight House, a mesmerising story of love, war, and a mystery that ensnares three generations, sweeping the reader from London...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA haunting, tender portrait of a woman forced to choose between her duty as a wife and her instinct as a mother...Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper steps off a steamer in Ceylon, Sri Lanka full of optimism, eager to...

An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise. A rebellious daughter1925. Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for a...

Based on the true story of ‘Englandspiel’, one woman must race against the clock to uncover a traitor, even if it means losing the man she loves. England, 1943:Deciding to throw herself into war work, Nancy Callaghan joins the Special...

A wartime secret. A journey to uncover the truth. Claire has always had a special bond with her aunt Margaret, but she’s astonished when Margaret suddenly begins talking about a friend called Agnes, who Margaret met working as a WAAF in World War 2...

In this beautifully written novel of historical fiction, bestselling author Susan Holloway Scott tells the story of Alexander Hamilton’s wife, Eliza—a fascinating, strong-willed heroine in her own right and a key figure in one of the most...

Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Friday, November 22, 1963. 12.30 PM.Shots ring out. A president dies. And a nation is plunged into psychosis.Don DeLillo's extraordinary Libra is a brilliant reimagining of the events and people surrounding the...

“A madcap genealogical adventure . . . Vonnegut is a postmodern Mark Twain.”—The New York Times Book ReviewGalápagos takes the reader back one million years, to A.D. 1986. A simple vacation cruise suddenly becomes an...

The novel that made the literary icon’s name, Fiesta reeks of the macho, bohemian Spain of the interwar years and contains some of the best writing about bullfighting in twentieth century literature. Crisp, intense and unmistakably...

Now a major motion picture starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Gabe Polsky.In his National Book Award–winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient Rome. With Butcher’s Crossing, his fiercely intelligent,...

Two old high school best friends-turned-enemies find themselves in a rivalry for a homeowner's association presidency in this swoony and steamy small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of Talia Hibbert and Lyssa Kay Adams.'A hilariously...

A thrilling gothic tale of hubris gone badly wrong. A young man’s search for the secret of the spark of life leads him to a horrific experiment in which he creates a gigantic creature from dismembered body parts. Rejected by his creator, the...

In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young.There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.Hunger...

The former member of boyband The Wanted spins a deliciously dark YA dystopia with a serious message about poverty and inequality, as Bear's formidable abilities rocket him into a spiteful world of privilege and entitlement. An explosive new dystopian...

*The Richard & Judy Book Club pick from the No.1 bestselling author*‘This heart-pounding thriller will have you up all night’ Clare Mackintosh ‘Pinborough writes like an absolute dream’ Richard Osman From the outside, Emma has...

In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy’s bond with the pack—and her mate—is broken, she’ll learn what it truly means...