Winner of BEST NEW AUTHOR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025Highly commended for BOOK OF THE YEAR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025Shortlisted for THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION at the 2025 CWA DAGGERS'Diligent and absorbing' Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian'Meticulous and unexpectedly gripping' Janice Turner, The Times*AS SEEN ON BBC'S PANORAMA*

Winner of BEST NEW AUTHOR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025Highly commended for BOOK OF THE YEAR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025Shortlisted for THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION at the 2025 CWA DAGGERS'Diligent and absorbing' Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian'Meticulous and unexpectedly gripping' Janice Turner, The Times*AS SEEN ON BBC'S PANORAMA*

**Brought to you by Penguin.A MOTHER’S TRUE STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS & THE FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURES IN THE DIGITAL AGE.**On 11 February 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey left home to meet her friend in a park local to her home in Warrington, Cheshire. Her mother, Esther, was relieved to see her go – a positive step after a difficult and increasingly isolated few years. What Esther didn’t know that day was that Brianna was being lured to the ...

'When a robin appears, a loved one is near'In 2019, Tony Putman was working as a gardener in Edenbridge, Kent, when he noticed a bold robin sitting on a branch of an old plum tree. The robin glanced in his direction as he approached, but he didn't move, so Tony grabbed his camera and took a photo. This would be the first of hundreds of photos that Tony would take of Bob the robin - and the start of an extraordinary friendship that would last for years.As To...

Brought to you by Penguin.The story of the last generation of British miners: fathers and sons, brothers and comrades, big hitters and broken men, strikers and scabs.Mining Men explores how these men felt when the pits were closed and what happened next, including former miners who became factory workers, detectives, driving instructors, counsellors, the local mayor and one who even ended up working on Fleet Street. Featuring accou...

Groomed. Gaslighted. Ghosted.They thought they'd found their soulmate. They had no idea he was spying on them.These five motivated, independent women each thought they'd met their perfect partner - someone who shared their values, ambitions and goals.But after a while, in some cases years later, the men started to behave strangely. They disappeared for weeks at a time, saying they needed to go away to clear their he...

**Brought to you by Penguin.Discover the heartfelt, witty and inspiring first official autobiography from one of Britain's most beloved celebrities.****'Raw and revelatory' Sunday Times'Showbiz memoir of the year' Daily Express'A rip roaring and honest story that pulls absolutely no punches' Best'A treasure trove of gems which even Elton John would be jealous of.' Daily MirrorYou think you already kno...

**Brought to you by Penguin.THE EXPLOSIVE NEW BOOK FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NATIONAL POPULISM AND VALUES, VOICE AND VIRTUE.**Depressed tutors and disillusioned students. Cheating parents, funding crises and faculty misconduct. Culture wars and campus protests. Welcome to the broken world of academia. Welcome to Bad Education.-------------------------Our universities are broken. Established as san...

*Winner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023**Shortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction, Crime Writers’ Association Awards 2023*The gripping true story of how Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay brought Melanie Road’s murderer to justice.BATH, 1984Jean Road, a 49-year-old mother of three, awakens to news that her daughter Melanie has been murdered in a nearby s...

Brought to you by Penguin.Built by slave labour in the early years of the eighteenth century, Saint Petersburg was Peter the Great’s so-called ‘window on to Europe’, a city that would outdo all of Europe in its splendour. But a window works both ways, and as bestselling historian Sinclair McKay writes, St Petersburg has always been a city that has drawn Westerners who wanted to see into Russia. It is also a city where much has happened. It was St Petersburg until 1...

An unmissable psychological dark academia thriller: Saltburn meets Lucy Clarke's The Hike'Beautiful scenery, well-plotted secrets and a pace that is conducive to losing your entire day' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Clever and twisty' Jackie KablerThey all share a secret. But only one knows the truth. Who will be the first to break?Tess enters the prestigious and exclusive Ravensthorpe Writing Col...

In October 1940, few things were more shocking than the sight of Marshal Philippe Pétain—supremely decorated hero of WWI, now head of the French government—shaking hands with Hitler. Pausing to look at the cameras, Pétain announced that France would henceforth collaborate with Germany. Five years later, after a wave of violent reprisals following the liberation of Paris, Pétain was put on trial for his conduct during the war. He stood accused of treason, charged with heading a conspiracy t...