The dazzling new novel from Richard & Judy book club author Catherine Isaac, The World at my Feet is a story about the transforming power of love, as one woman journeys to uncover the past and reshape her future.The secrets that bind us can also tear us apart…Harriet is a journalist. Her job takes her to dangerous places, where she asks questions and tries to make a difference. But when she is sent to Romania, to the state orphanages the worl...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES bestseller, as seen on BBC 2's BETWEEN THE COVERSA WATERSTONES THRILLER BOOK OF THE MONTH*WINNER* OF THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2024*WINNER* OF THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION ILP JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER 2024AND NOMINATED FOR TWO OTHER MAJOR AWARDSCapital Crime Book of the Year 2023Crimefest Specsavers Best Debut Crime Novel**‘I devoured this in one sitting’ Rob R...

Pre-order BODY OF LIES**, the brand-new thriller in the Kat and Lock series, coming Spring 2026.**THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS COME OUT – BUT AT WHAT COST?Fresh from successfully closing their first live case, the Future Policing Unit are called in to investigate when a headless, handless body is found on a Warwickshire farm. But as they work to identify the victim and their killer, the discovery of a second body begins t...

A fresh and stylish debut following a family of women who are thrust into the spotlight in the wake of a scandal and expertly exploit their newfound fame--perfect for readers of Margo's Got Money Troubles.**“[A] bold debut.”—Harper’s Bazaar“Snappy, witty, and sharply observed.”—Daily Mail (UK)**When Lili Lowe gets caught having an affair with her married boss, an admired politician, she finds herself at the epicenter of a ...

'An absolute banger of a novel' LOUISE O**'NEILL**'A funny, messy and satirical delight' STYLIST'Whip-smart yet surprisingly tender' JENNIE GODFREY'Vanity Fair meets The Kardashians' SARRA MANNING'Snappy, witty and sharply observed' DAILY MAIL'Scandalously funny' BOBBY PALMER"You don't want to g...

When these canine-loving sleuths go off the leash, the fur's bound to fly! The Dog Park Detectives are back with another tail of intrigue from the bark side of crime…When a young homeless man is found murdered in the playground of their local park, the Pack – a group of friends who meet regularly to walk their dogs together – leap into action, determined to get justice for him even if they have to bark up every tree in the neighbourhood.But the discovery of...

National BestsellerA New Yorker Best Book of 2024A “thought-provoking and timely” (The Times, London) global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate a pattern of demonization and conspiratorial thinking that has profoundly shaped human history.This “inventive and compelling” (The Times Literary Supplement, London...

Multi-million copy bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns with the captivating tale of one woman's quest to come to terms with her family's brutal past.In her irresistible new novel, Sunday Times No 1 bestselling author Victoria Hislop shines a light on the questionable acquisition of cultural treasures and the price people - and countries - will pay to cling on to them.Of all the ancient art that captures the imagination, ...

WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2025A FINANCIAL TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEARThe definitive history of the sixteenth-century uprising that revolutionized Europe.The German Peasants' War was the greatest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. In 1524 and 1525, it swept across Germany with astonishing speed as thousands of people...

Murder is never just a walk in the park . . .When friends Louise and Irina find a dead body in the local park whilst walking their dogs, they are soon drawn into the mystery of who murdered local entrepreneur Phil Creasey.Phil used to be a member of their dog walking community – nicknamed ‘the Pack’ – until the death of his cockapoo, and the Pack feel they owe it to Phil to investigate his death. But with Louise and Irina leading the charge, it isn’t long u...

Salem, King James VI, Malleus Maleficarum. The world of witch hunts and witch trials sounds antiquated, relics of an unenlightened and brutal age. However, 'witch hunt' is heard often in the present-day media, and the misogyny it is rooted in is all too familiar today. A woman was prosecuted under the 1735 Witchcraft Act as recently as 1944.This book uses thirteen significant trials to explore the history of witchcraft and witch hunts. As well as investigating some of the ...

An unforgettable love story set in Siberia during the Second World War and of living with impossible choices.Lena knows she hasn't got long left. While a nurse administers morphine to ease her pain, she relives her life. Growing up in a small town in Poland, she was an earnest young girl determined to become a doctor who found her dreams put on hold as she became the reluctant wife of an army officer and then again by becoming a mother, in which she finds a fierce ...