A brilliant debut psychological thriller by a former police psychologist. Perfect for fans of Nicci French, Tana French and S. J. Watson. A plane falls out of the sky. A woman is murdered. Four p
Presents a tale of quiet heroism, a story of ordinary people who fought, with enormous self-sacrifice, not with tanks and guns, but with elbow grease and determination. This title is the story of the
The Donnybrook is a three-day bare-knuckle tournament held on a thousand-acre plot out in the sticks of southern Indiana. Twenty fighters. One wire-fence ring. Fight until only one man is left standin
"War is the normal occupation of man—war and gardening." —Winston ChurchillA Green and Pleasant Land tells the intriguing and inspiring story of how Britain's wartime government encouraged and cajole
These are the songs that have been listened to, laughed to, loved to, and labored to, as well as downed tools and danced to. Covering the last seven decades, Stuart Maconie looks at the songs that hav
Lina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arreste
An autobiographical story of childhood and family from the international sensation and bestseller, Karl Ove Knausgaard. A family of four –-- mother, father and two boys –-- move to Sorland, to a n
London is steaming under a summer of filthy heat and sudden storms - and Detective Nick Belsey, of Hampstead CID, is trying to stay out of trouble. But then somebody sets him a riddle. How does a man
Disarming, eloquent and illuminating, this meditation on place, time and memory, could only have been written by a poet, or a novelist, or a professor. It features fresh ways of looking at how we grow
Eleven-year-old Stella Barry is forced into service when her family find themselves living hand-to-mouth. Leaving her mother and younger brother and sister behind, Stella goes to a big country house o
Whisked away by his old adversaries, the Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy, Charlie is put to work aboard their new galleon. Held captive and forced to raid an unsuspecting ship with the bloodthirsty crew,
With a table cloth over his head and a cushion strapped round his bottom, Charlie parachuted right into the middle of a small, swampy island. Clutching a mainly blank map that's supposed to help him f
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Katie Flynn. Three girls, evacuated from Liverpool during World War Two support each other through hardship and heartbreak. It’s 1939, and three ten year o
Taking place thousands of years before the time of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. On the remote world Tython ancient philosophers and scientists share their mystical knowledge and study the ways of t
When Edward Kelley and his master, Dr John Dee, discover a dark secret at the heart of the Countess Elizabeth Bathory's illness, they fear the cure will prove more terrifying than death...
It's Messi vs Ronaldo, it's Catalonia vs Castilla. It's the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs Franco's fascists. It's majestic goals and mesmerising skills, red cards and bench brawls. It'
Shows you how to reduce pain, feel calm and enjoy the most extraordinary experience of your life. This book provides practical and reassuring mindfulness techniques to practise throughout pregnancy an
Useful for readers and aspiring writers, this book contains what they need to know about the complexities of researching, writing and publishing fiction. It features essays on character, voice, writer
In 1945, the author was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen - the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. This title presents a different slant on t
Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of a secret society founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. As such, he is gifted with the magical ability to reach into books and draw forth objects
South-West Germany, 1926. The disappearance of a baby girl calls for Constable Theodore Hildebrandt and his son Klaus to visit the remote village of Hindelheim, a place where nothing ever happens. But
Tells the Viking story, from the first pinprick raids of the 8th century to the great armies that left their Scandinavian homelands to conquer larger parts of France, Britain and Ireland. This book de
Running through muddy fields and up rocky fells, running with his dog at dawn, running because he's being chased by a pack of bloodhounds, running to get hopelessly, enjoyably lost, running fast for t
Takes place on a railway platform, with a couple waiting for a train that never comes, and opens out into the husband's shocking admission of years of deceit, and a devastating portrait of a failed ma
The theatre for which Shakespeare wrote and acted was a cut-throat commercial entertainment industry. Yet his plays were also intensely alert to the social and political realities of their times. This
A military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at 'the point of maximum danger'. It examines the physical conditions of fighting, the emotions and behaviour ge
How many minutes can you survive after cardiac arrest?; What do new medical techniques teach us about consciousness?; and How will these change our views of who we are? This book shows what happens to
Suitable for aesthetics and psychology, and to the history of philosophy, of science and of literature, this book focuses on such diverse subjects as Dante's Divine Comedy, the form of the Shakespeari
Birthday-present burglars, a Tooth Fairy mystery, and an abandoned puppy - no adventure is too great for Maxine, also known as Girl Wonder. This collection of seven funny short stories is suitable for
From scaring Mum at Halloween to building the biggest snowball the world's ever seen - Maxine always has a super plan and needs the help of her twin brothers, Anthony and Edward. Together the super si
When Margaux, a talented painter and free spirit, and Israel, a sexy and depraved artist, enter her life, the author hopes that through close-sometimes too close-observation of her new friend, her new
Twenty-one years ago, when a conductor was poisoned and the Questura sent a man to investigate, readers first met Commissario Guido Brunetti. Since 1992's Death at La Fenice, Donna Leon and her shrewd
LEGO is one of the world's best-loved and most familiar brands, adored by generations of children. This book tells the story of a Danish family-owned company that enjoyed decades of success before its
Turning the tables on encyclopaedic tomes on parenthood and their often conflicting advice, this book helps you empower you to relax, trust your instincts and enjoy your new baby. It includes: Early d
Information specialist Vanessa 'Michael' Munroe has a global reputation for getting things done, often dangerous and violent things. On a busy Dallas street, Munroe is kidnapped by an unseen opponent
Find out if Duck dares in this hilarious, rhythmic read! Does Duck dazzle as much as the peacock? Does he dawdle like the tortoise, or does he dash like the hare? No? Well, what does Duck do? Does D
Nat the Cat makes some lovely homemade bread for her friends to share. But Billy the Goat is too greedy to wait for the bread to bake - and he gulps down a sneaky mouthful of the delicious-looking dou
Yumiko is a young Japanese woman who has made London her home. She has a job, a boyfriend; Japan seems far away. Then, out of the blue, her brother calls to tell her that her father has died in a moun
Why are the Danes the happiest people in the world, despite having the highest taxes? If the Finns really have the best education system, how come they still think all Swedish men are gay? Are the Ice
