Summer Reads

Almost Dickensian in style and scope, Mozley’s rumbustious second novel revolves around the inhabitants of a Soho brothel and their determination to thwart a ruthless property developer. Did you know in Tudor times all the brothels were south of the...

(Available on March 31, 2022)It's obvious that Ferris had a ball while he was writing his wildly funny story of an all-around American guy, a divorced dad with more than a couple of secrets. And when Charlie's handed a second chance, he takes it with the...

The International BestsellerNew York Times Editors’ Choice SelectionWinner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Awards Fellowship"[An] absorbing, stirring novel . . . that, in more than one sense, remedies history." —The New York Times Book Review“A triumph, a...

Book 2 of the After series-newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd's After fanfiction racked up one billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. Experience the internet's most talked-about book for yourself from the...

Murder Most Unladylike’s exceptional detective duo face a devilish whodunit amidst the glamour of London’s West End. This pin-sharp and perfectly-pitched series goes from strength to strength. Someone will take their final bow... Fresh from their...

With more than a nod to Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile, the final chapter in the Murder Most Unladylike series finds Wells and Wong cruising down the iconic river in the company of a mysterious society. The ninth and final novel in the...

Join Daisy and Hazel on their fourth mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series!'Ripping good fun' --  The Times'Thrilling' --  GuardianAs they return to Deepdean for a new school term, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are faced with some big...

The fabulously festive fifth Murder Most Unladylikemystery. It's Christmas, and the snow is falling in Cambridge, where the detective duo Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the festive period. But Hazel's hopes of relaxing amongst the beautiful...

The second thrilling mystery in the bestsellingMurder Most Unladylike series! 'A delight . . . The Agatha Christie-style clues are unravelled with sustained tension and the whole thing is a hoot from start to finish' -- Daily Mail'A feelgood blend of...

The third mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series; just like the iconic Agatha Christie, Hazel and Daisy have boarded the Orient Express! 'A delight . . . Hazel and Daisy are aboard the Orient Express: cue spies, priceless jewels, a...

Wells and Wong return for another gripping tale of blackguardly behaviour at Deepdean, where old allies have become foes and old certainties are in flux. As the school prepares to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary, there are sinister goings on in the...

When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful, bustling Hong Kong. But when they arrive they discover something they...

A gripping mini-mystery from the bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike.'I, the Honourable Daisy Wells, have decided to give an account of another mystery the Detective Society has faced in recent weeks. It was very exciting, and very heroic, and I...

She longed to be reunited with her family. The compelling new novel from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of The Workhouse Girl.Eleven-year-old Stella Barry is forced into service when her family find themselves living hand-to-mouth. Leaving...

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Laureate Lauren Child's best-selling first novel in the Ruby Redfort series. Hey, buster! Normal life is a total yawn. Break out of boredom with Ruby Redfort, the super-awesome teen detective series from multi-million-copy bestseller Lauren Child...Want...

Pull back the curtain and enter a world where mystery and magic take centre stage . . . Twelve-year-old Tig works at the Theatre Royale, cleaning, selling tickets and doing anything else that is asked of her by her tyrannical boss, Mr Snell. But Tig will...

Alex loves all things spooky and scary, but what happens when he gets trapped in a real-life nightmare? After being lured into a neighboring apartment by a young witch, he teams up with fellow prisoner Yasmin to find a way out of the enchanted home...

"As if Deadpool had slipped into the body of the Witcher Geralt." —The New York TimesIn the pitch dark, witty fantasy novella Prosper's Demon, K. J. Parker deftly creates a world with vivid, unbending rules, seething with demons, broken faith, and worse...

(Available on December 29, 2021)“Sharp and seductive…a fantasy with teeth.” —Julie C. Dao, author of Forest of a Thousand LanternsA girl of two worlds, accepted by none… A half Reaper, half Shinigami soul collector seeks her destiny in this haunting and...