The second instalment in the chilling Three Evangelist Series, from four-time CWA International Dagger-Winner Fred Vargas. Keeping watch under the windows of the Paris flat belonging to a politici
Characteristically modest and lightly humorous in tone, this title includes letters that are nevertheless revealing of a dedicated, practical and scrupulous craftsman whose most brilliant inspirations
Collected over centuries from Persia and Arabia and India, and ranging from vivacious erotica, animal fables and adventure fantasies to pointed Sufi teaching tales, this title provides daily entertain
＊Shortlisted for Costa 2014 Book Awards 2014! 入圍 2014英國科斯塔圖書獎Roy Jenkins was probably the best Prime Minister Britain never had. His career spans the half-century from Attlee to Tony Blair durin
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
Offers author's own experience as an autistic person alongside remarkable new discoveries about the autistic brain, as well as genetic research. This book highlights long-ignored sensory problems as w
On a warm summer night in 1974, six teenagers play at being cool. They smoke pot, drink vodka, share their dreams and vow always to be interesting. Decades later, aspiring actress Jules has resigned h
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
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
Previously, Charlie Small had bumped into the infamous Jakeman - but when the mad professor was dragged down into the Underworld, Charlie had to follow - otherwise, how would he discover how to get ba
Growing up in London’s tough East End, Sara Porter has had to learn to take care of herself. Her mother, bitter from a damaging relationship, feels no love for her and resents her maternal responsibil
Follows the story of Stella, from her childhood as the daughter of a single mother in a Bristol bedsit in the 1960s into the shallows of her middle age. This title is full of drama - violent deaths, a
On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn't possibly have predicted how much of his o
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
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
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
Elizabeth I had criminalised Catholicism in England: for refusing to attend Anglican services her subjects faced fines and imprisonment; for giving refuge to outlawed priests they risked death. This b
Tells the story of a journey: from injury on the battlefield to recovery in Britain. This title also tells the story of the soldiers themselves, from the aid post in the trenches to the casualty clear
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
When a boat is shipwrecked on the shores of Tierra del Fuego, rumours abound that it has come from 'the lost city' of Osiris. For Taeo, a young political exile, the rediscovery of the long-lost island
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
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. W
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
SynopsisThe fully authorised chilling sequel to Susan Hill's bestselling ghost-story, The Woman in Black, released in 2012 as a film featuring Daniel Radcliffe. This is the book the follow-up film sta
Cult horror director Stanislas Cordova hasn't been seen in public since 1971.To his fans he is an enigma.To journalist Scott McGrath he is the enemy.To Ashley he was a father.On a damp October night t
Twelve-year-old Jewel never knew her brother, but all her life she has lived in his shadow. Then one night, on her birthday, she finds a mysterious boy sitting in her oak tree. His name is John. And h
SynopsisWhen you make a decision or form an opinion, you think you know why. But you’re wrong. The truth is that most of our mental activity actually happens below the level of conscious thought. In t
Books tell you what to believe. Books explain the world around you.What if a book had been written to explain a world constructed only for you? What if that world suddenly fell apart?Calamity Leek nee
Synopsis‘He heard Daddy one time saying he was a grand quiet boy to Mother when he thought Johnsey couldn’t hear them talking. Mother must have been giving out about him being a gom and Daddy was defe
New York, June 1961. The Bill Evans Trio, featuring twenty-five year old Scott LaFaro on bass, play a series of concerts at the Village Vanguard that will go down in musical history. Shortly afterward
SynopsisSuperfrog is back on another urgent mission - rubbish from the big, grey city is polluting his pond! Once again it is up to everyone's favourite Superhero to save the day!'Michael Foreman is d
When Nicholas Shakespeare stumbled across a box documents belonging to his late aunt he was completely unaware of where this discovery would take him. The Priscilla he remembered was very different fr
The people of America were not satisfied that Lyndon B Johnson's presidential inquiry into the murder of President John F Kennedy in 1963 had revealed the truth. This book presents an exhaustive accou
An unusual coincidence occurred early one morning at the most visited war memorial in the United States as a shaft of sunlight hit one of the 58,282 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The name wa
