Summer Reads

THE TWENTIETH BOOK IN THE BELOVED NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY SERIESThe one with the mysterious reverend . . . At a local wedding, Mma Ramotswe reunites with a friend whose daughter has inexplicably turned away from her. Elsewhere, several ladies in...

Beautifully written, thought-provoking, intense and cleverly wrought, this is the most extraordinary first novel from a mesmerising new talent.One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the north-eastern edge of Russia, two sisters are abducted. In the...

The unparalleled master of the historical epic returns with a sweeping evocation of China from the Opium Wars of nineteenth century to the global powerhouse of the present day.   The internationally bestselling author portrays the great clash of East...

HELLO!'s 'Pick of the Week' A whirlwind mystery and unravelling love story set in a little bookshop in the heart of Paris.   Some stories are still waiting to be found. In a city of millions, it's easy to lose someone... Twelve weeks before Leah Eady...

Lyrical and enlightening, Lopez's seminal work on the sublime beauty and extreme danger of the Arctic conjures a landscape like no other in incisive, revelatory prose. A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week The author of Horizon's classic work explores the...

A bold recasting of Pride and Prejudice in Pakistani dress, Unmarriageable works because its lightness of touch and deft characterisation remain true to the spirit of the original. A delicious satire on arranged marriage and a window into a vibrant,...

THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLINGOUTLANDER SERIES - NEW A MAJOR TV SERIESHow far will a woman travel to find a father, a lover a destiny? Across seas, across time - across the grave itself. It began in Scotland, at an ancient stone circle. Claire...

THE FIFTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIESNow a major TV series1771: the Colony of North Carolina stands in an uneasy balance, with the rich, colonial aristocracy on one side and the struggling pioneers of the backcountry on the other.Between...

It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches. Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the stunning first volume of the No.1 internationally bestselling All Souls trilogy, soon to be a major...

The bewitching sequel to the bestselling A Discovery of Witches blends romance and fantasy into an irresistible literary brew as Diana and Matthew seek sanctuary in Elizabethan London. Fall deeper under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the...

Three years after her novel Me Before You left its five-million-plus readers inconsolably weeping over its closing pages, Jojo Moyes released this sequel in response to requests on social media for insights into what happened to Lou Clarke. In the...

A crack splits the sky above Gotham City... a tear in reality itself. This rift pulls the Dark Knight into a bizarre and unfamiliar world, with no memory of who he is or where he came from...Batman has been drawn into Fortnite! ** This hardcover...

***THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***Charlie Jordan is being driven across the country by a serial killer. Maybe.Behind the wheel is Josh Baxter, a stranger Charlie met by the college ride share board, who also has a good reason for leaving university in...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons comes a highly entertaining, sharply observed novel about sisters, their perfect lives . . . and their perfect liesA seat at the anchor desk of the...

'The queen of paranormal romance . . . I love everything she does' --  J R WARD The No. 1 New York Times Bestselling author Christine Feehan is back with another explosive, heart-pounding read in the Shadow series . . .As the youngest member of the...

Game of Thrones meets Shadow and Bone in the second book in this action-packed fantasy from Andrea Robertson, the internationally bestselling author of the Nightshade series.Ara has taken up her mantle as the Loresmith--but her journey is far from over...

For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes the thrilling sequel to Shielded about a world in a deadly magical war and the newly crowned king and feisty princess who must defeat the deadliest of foes before there's nothing left to save.Although King...

Is America ready for its first queen? If you can't get enough of Harry and Meghan and Will and Kate, you'll love this sequel to the New York Times bestseller that imagines America's own royal family--and all the drama and heartbreak that entails. Crazy...

New York Times bestselling author Renee Ahdieh returns with the second installment of her new sumptuous, sultry and romantic series, The Beautiful.'Captivating . . . Ahdieh's darkest and most compelling novel yet' Cultress on The BeautifulFollowing the...

The Ash Princess is dead. Long live the Queen.Princess Theodosia was a prisoner in her own country for a decade, made to wear a crown of ash. But there was fire in her blood and she escaped, gathering a misfit army of rebels behind her.Now they have a...