Fiction

'The stuff of legend' Mirror The heart-stopping new novel from queen of crime Martina Cole. It's time to confess their sins. Steph Barker can't forget her past. A single mother,...

'I wolfed down this brilliant book' ADAM KAY 'Immensely clever and moving, dark and mature, a reflection on loss, on our compartmentalised selves, delivered in a gripping mystery' MHAIRI McFARLANE...

'I loved it - another hugely satisfying read from Roisin' Sheila O'Flanagan, author of The Honeymoon Affair Three great loves. Two very different countries. One step closer to finding her...

'A complex, ever-tightening, increasingly suspenseful web' Washington Post 'Gripping' New York Times In the days before the Civil War, an enslaved woman named Liz Spocott escapes from her captors into...

'I envy those about to discover Miracle at St. Anna for the first time' Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry 'Searingly, soaringly beautiful' Baltimore Sun Towards the end of...

'Anyone who wants to understand contemporary Germany must read The Granddaughter now' Le Monde 'The great novel of German reunification' Le Figaro 'A masterpiece' Maurice Szafran May, 1964. At a...

'Anyone who wants to understand contemporary Germany must read The Granddaughter now' Le Monde 'The great novel of German reunification' Le Figaro 'A masterpiece' Maurice Szafran 'A rewarding and wonderfully...

'Shy Creatures confirms Clare Chambers as one of our most talented writers' GUARDIAN 'Like entering a modest bungalow and finding yourself in a cathedral' SUNDAY TIMES Croydon, 1964. Art therapist...

'Spain's finest contemporary novelist' Guardian 'Juan Marse's contribution to European fiction has been consistently remarkable' Times Literary Supplement From one of Spain's most acclaimed authors, comes an extraordinary novel about...

'A fascinating look at the intoxicating world of cults and their charismatic leaders' Stylist 'A very, very smart thriller . . . highly addictive and exquisitely written' Joanna Cannon 'A...

A headmistress is dead. The circumstances are suspicious. And as every parent knows, being on the school group chat can be murder... 'Deliciously funny' MARTINA COLE 'Clever and wickedly funny'...

It's 44 AD, and Vespasian and the Second Legion are forging ahead in their campaign to seize the south-west of Britain. Macro and newly appointed centurion Cato are ordered to...

'In the far distance, the great terracotta dome of the cathedral appeared, like a mirage shimmering in the heat haze . . .' Gina Donovan arrives in Florence on a...

From multi-million copy bestselling author Nora Roberts - a brand new thriller with tragedy and trauma, resilience and revenge. Sometimes a gift can feel more like a curse... 'If you're...

Once, Abrielle was a privileged daughter coveted for her bearing, her breeding, her wit, and her beauty. But when her stepfather is denied his rightful title and the wealth that...

Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's father is out of work. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees, she thinks it might be...

* Winner of the Premio Casa de las Americas * 'A novel crafted like a Coen Brothers' movie' Le Monde 'A strange and hypnotic novel' France Info 'Mysterious and enchanting'...

Beach Read meets When Harry Met Sally in this vibrantly funny and endearingly sweet story of two lonely people who find love when they least expect it. A love letter...

'I completely adored it . . . Brimming with warmth, heart and jolly good fun' Cathy Bramley 'An absolute joy from start to finish' Veronica Henry 'Jill knocks it right...

"A highly original and often hypnotic work . . . exactly the type of book that readers in search of striking European voices should embrace" John Boyne, author of THE...

From multi-million copy bestselling author Nora Roberts - a brand new thriller with tragedy and trauma, resilience and revenge. Sometimes a gift can feel more like a curse... 'If you're...

The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men. They have enslaved our cities, burned our fields, and still they wage war. Now, our daughters take...

'Like Olga Tokarczuk, najder has written a novel about a Europe that has lost its diversity and has been destroyed by fascism, communism and, in recent times, nationalism ... a...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . . Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to...

A man returns to his hometown to clear out the flat of his recently deceased mother. While there, he cannot resist visiting his former lover. As the storm rages in...

Nineteen-year-old Lea is from a village that is out of time, out of jobs and out of hope. She and her friends, however, are vivid and electric with life. They...

No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not have peace... So goes the family curse, long handed down from generation to generation, ruining...

In an Italian monastery, an infamous sculptor lays on his death bed. During Mimo's final hours, he reveals his life story: his impoverished childhood, his unlikely rise to fame and...

Two brilliant,multi-layered stories from the winner of the Kenzaburo Oe Prize: the best contemporary Japanese writing 'Nothing short of superb... This book gives me hope for the future of Japanese...

Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's father is out of work. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees, she thinks it might be...

A child who will be named Johannes is born. An old man named Johannes dies. Between these two points, Jon Fosse gives us the details of an entire life, starkly...

How do we write about the singular experience of parenthood? Written in a 'state of attachment', or 'under the influence' of fatherhood, Childish Literature is an eclectic guide for novice...

Among the jumble of paperweights, plates, typewriters and general bric-a-brac in Mr Nakano's thrift store, there are treasures to be found. Each piece carries its own story of love and...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE, a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother. 'The Sisters Brothers confirms deWitt as one of the most talented...

Abruptly deceased at the age of twenty-four and trapped forever in flared purple trousers, Liwa Ekimakinga encounters the other residents of Frere Lachaise cemetery, all of whom have their own...

Rachel and Jaime: their story isn't simple. It might not even be their story. Augustus Fate, a once-lauded novelist and now renowned recluse, is struggling with his latest creation. But...

'---Praise for Mary: or, the birth of Frankenstein --- 'A bold new framing for questions about where we draw lines: between queerness and heterosexuality, the natural and the unnatural, and...

Shortlisted for the Emerging Writer Award, WA Premier's Literary Awards 2025 Shortlisted for the 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction Longlisted for Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover,...

THE PHENOMENAL BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL FROM THE MASTER OF THE PLOT TWIST. MORE THAN 7 MILLION COPIES SOLD "A top-class literary thriller " The Times " The cleverest, creepiest book you'll...

Set in post-war Oslo and following on from Echoes of a City , by an author who understands the city like no other. "One of Norway's finest writers" GUARDIAN "Profoundly...

Six years ago, Laura McCaffrey's three-year-old daughter Melanie was kidnapped by Laura's estranged husband, Dylan, and seemingly vanished from the face of the earth. Now, Melanie has been found, a...

'Of a piece with Stephen King's The Stand ' INDEPENDENT 'Sharp... and gripping' SCIFINOW 'Compelling, suspenseful and altogether extraordinary' LEE CHILD The heart-stopping conclusion to the highly acclaimed Voices series,...

'Epic... Apart from being the Emmy award-winning creator of the superb television series Fargo , the American author Noah Hawley is a talented deviser of high-class literary thrillers... It's a...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARD 'Humorous, deeply emotional and unputdownable' Sunday Independent , Best Novels of 2023 'A blockbuster in waiting' Donal Ryan, author of...

The smash-hit satirical bestseller, more than 3 million copies sold worldwide Film a box-office hit in Germany, now available on NETFLIX A two-part BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation directed by and...

Captain Alatriste is a swordsman for hire in Spain in the 1620s - a time when Court intrigue is high and the decadent young king has dragged the country into...

'Take the incisive brilliance of Curtis Sittenfeld and add to it exquisite prose in the vein of Maggie O'Farrell and you have the novel Jackie . A truly astonishing achievement:...

From a master of contemporary Indian fiction, an expertly crafted and taut family drama, set over the course of four days. 'Extraordinary.' Geetanjali Shree 'A writer of rare and wonderful...