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The bestselling crime novelWhen elderly Ailsa Lockyer-Fox is found dead in her garden, dressed only in night clothes and with blood stains on the ground near her body, the finger of suspicion points a

The stunning bestsellerHave you ever wanted to bury a secret so deeply that no one will find out about it?With private security firms supplying bodyguards in every theatre of war, who will notice the

A fabulously funny story from a winning picture book team!Jack’s Granny is sick with a bad case of the moozles! And the only cure is the fruit of the fantastic flumflum tree which grows on the faraway

The stunning bestseller from Minette WaltersWhen Lieutenant Charles Acland is flown home from Iraq with serious head injuries, he faces not only permanent disfigurement but also an apparent change to

A classic novel from the bestselling crime writer - now in an arresting new packageWhen she revisited, always with astonishment, what had happened to her, it was the deliberate breaking of her fingers

The newspapers reported the case with relish. Jane (Jinx) Kingsley, fashion photographer and heiress, tries to kill herself after being unceremoniously jilted by her fiancé, who has since disappeared

Two bothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during Britain's countdown to join the Euro. Suddenly finding themselves with a vast amount of cash, the boys have just on

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《Peanut Jones》三部曲是一套充滿想像力與藝術魔法的奇幻冒險故事，適合8至12歲的讀者閱讀，也適合親子共讀。主角Peanut是一位愛畫畫的女孩，原本生活平凡，但自從發現一枝擁有神秘力量的鉛筆後，她被帶入名為「圖畫之城」的奇幻世界，在那裡，創作本身就是力量。第一集《Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City》中，她踏上尋找失蹤父親的旅程；第二集《The Twelve Portals》則面對來自Mr White的威脅──一個想要消除色彩與創意的邪惡對手；而最終集《The End of the Rainbow》則迎來情感與冒險的高潮，Peanut不僅要拯救媽媽，更要面對關於信任與真相的終極抉擇。適合喜愛《Pages & Co.》《Amelia Fang》系列的讀者。Peanut Jones and the Illustrated CityPeanut Jones and the Twelve PortalsPeanut Jones and the End of the RainbowThe Peanut Jones trilogy is a wildly imaginative and visually rich fantasy adventure series for readers aged 8 to 12. Created and illustrated by bestselling author Rob Biddulph, the series celebrates the power of creativity, friendship, and courage through the eyes of a bold young heroine with a magical pencil.In Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City, Peanut discovers a pencil with mysterious powers that transports her into a parallel world built from art itself. There, she begins a thrilling quest to find her missing father

&i>Sunday Times&/i> bestseller Karen Swan returns with another moving, surprising and heartwarming novel this Christmas

Nella Larsen''s powerful classic novel on female racial identity with an introduction by Christa Holm Vogelius.

On a totalitarian Earth, a man wakes in a packing crate with no memory of why he''s there . . . only that he must take revenge against his tormentors. The Departure is the first action-packed book in

Give yourself a HUGE dose of fun and laughter with the fiendishly funny follow-up to John Kelly''s Monster Doctor!

A festive book packed with Christmas spirit!

The classic Bruce Lee biography, with a new introduction and final chapter.

A groundbreaking book exploring homelessness in Britain today, filled with heartbreaking stories of struggle, survival and the life on our streets too many of us choose not to see.

Sunday Times number one bestseller Joanna Trollope explores the issues at the heart of a modern family with her trademark wit and warmth, in Mum & Dad.‘What a mess, she thought now . . . what a bl

Put an end to dieting and replace weight-loss struggles with this easy approach to a healthy, plant-based lifestyle, from the bestselling author of How Not to Die.Every month seems to bring a trendy n

The saga that has enthralled the millions of readers of The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, gripping A Column of Fire. Christmas 1558, and youn

Amos Decker, David Baldacci's unique special agent, who suffered a head injury that resulted in giving him the gift of a remarkable memory together with a condition called synaesthesia, takes on anoth

It began with a promise ...Matilda Bell is left heartbroken when she falls out with her beloved grandfather just before he dies. Haunted by regret, she makes a promise that will soon change everything

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER ';The Nix is a mother-son psychodrama with ghosts and politics, but it's also a tragicomedy about anger and sanctimony in America. . . . Nathan Hill is a maestro.' John Irving

Revolution, the fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a famous victory. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from William of Or

Against a background of wild forest, elegant castles, hidden temples and savage battlefields, the adventure that began with Emperor of the Eight Islands draws to its thrilling conclusion. The rightful

From S. L. Grey comes this suspenseful psychological thriller. Mark and Steph are struggling to move on with their lives after armed robbers broke into their home and brutalized them. Shaken, they dec

If you enjoyed The Bones of You, 2016's top-selling Richard and Judy Book Club success, then you'll love this breathtaking and gripping follow-up. I was fourteen when I fell in love with a goddess ...

For the past fifty years, Monday afternoons in New Haven have always been the same: Roz, Rhoda, Bea, Jackie and Bette - the Bridge Ladies. A card table with four folding chairs (and one dummy seat). A

Now a New York Times bestseller, and optioned for film by Reese Witherspoon and her production partner Bruna Papandrea - in conjunction with Lionsgate films. Her perfect life is a perfect lie ...Ani F

As the empire of Mann threatens the world with enslavement, only a single island nation continues to stand in its way—the Free Ports of the democras. For 10 years they have held their own, but now the

Building a relationship with a city is a lot like building a relationship with another person - just as cities can be intoxicating, generous and inspiring, so they can also be dangerous, fickle and im

The fall of Rome was just the beginning. A new empire will rise ...AD 439: the Roman Empire is on the brink of collapse. With shocking speed a Vandal army has swept through the Roman provinces of Spai

Record your thoughts and activities in this beautiful colouring diary, filled with illustrations from The Mindfulness Colouring Book. Any activity, done right, can be an exercise in mindfulness. Colou

Sinterklaas, a beaming, friendly saint with a white beard, was set to mark his arrival in Amsterdam with a parade so celebrated it would be watched live on television throughout the Netherlands. Today

Howard Marks has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But determined not to go quietly into the night, he has decided that it is time to release Mr Smiley, the story of his last, and arguably his bigg

All around the world, people could be having better days. Constraints at work can make us feel disengaged and dissatisfied, and as we spend more time in the office than we do with our families that fe

Mightier than the Sword opens with an IRA bomb exploding during the MV Buckingham's maiden voyage across the Atlantic - but how many passengers lose their lives? When Harry Clifton visits his publishe

Alleviate anxiety and soothe all stress with The Little Book of Calm Colouring from David Sinden and Victoria Kay, the perfectly-formed sought-after antidote to a busy life. Beautifully hand-illustrat

Journalist Chris Baxter is at a crossroads. When he returns with his teenage daughter to live with his mother Susan in the beautiful township of Neverend, Chris hopes to pick up the pieces after his l

With the end of the Second World War, a new world was born. The peace agreements that brought the conflict to an end implemented decisions that not only shaped the second half of the twentieth century

Anna Benz lives in comfort and affluence with her husband and three young children in Dietlikon, a picture-perfect suburb of Zurich. Anna, an American expat, has chosen this life far from home; but, d