Reality is fragile. Alex Carter is about to break it.Alex Carter used to be a journalist—sharp, skeptical, and barely holding himself together after losing everything that mattered. When he's assigned a routine obituary, he expects tedium. Instead, he finds a man with no past. No real birth records. No family. Just a name, and a history that doesn't hold.Driven by a need to understand, Alex follows the trail—and discovers others just like him. People who shouldn't ...

The stunningly written, atmospheric new debut crime thriller you won’t want to miss! Winner of the 2024 CrimeFest Debut Crime Novel of the Year!A detective ready for a new lifeJake Jackson, high-flying ex-city detective, inherits a rural retreat from his reclusive uncle. It’s the perfect chance to start anew.A death that disrupts everythingBut then the local annual treasure hunt spirals into terror when a young woman’s bones a...

A beautifully written new crime thriller you won’t want to miss. In a beautiful village, a terrible storm is brewing…A rural paradise…Detective Jake Jackson moved to the countryside for a quieter life.A shocking secret…But the return of an old case shatters the calm, and pulls him into a shadowy group that caters to the darkest desires of the rich and famous.An enemy closes in…As the web arou...

Down the Scale or Up... is a compelling early 20th-century novel by E. F. Benson, first published in 1910. The story delves into the intricate social dynamics and personal ambitions of English society, focusing on the lives of its central characters as they navigate the shifting scales of fortune, reputation, and personal fulfillment. The narrative follows the protagonist, a talented but struggling musician, whose journey through the echelons of society is marked by both triumphs and setba...

A PERFECT DAY. A TWISTED CRIME. THE AWARD-WINNING JAKE JACKSON SERIES RETURNS…'This series is irresistible' LEE CHILD'Atmospheric and chilling' ELLY GRIFFITHS'Totally immersive' ANN CLEEVES'My favourite new crime series' LUCY FOLEY'Highly recommend' KARIN SLAUGHTERA beautiful summer dayWhen young nurse Claire Davidson goes missing on ...

The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain“Had me in its grips from the first page to the astonishing and jaw-dropping ending.” —Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today bestselling author of Woman On the EdgeA dark, intense domestic thriller about next-door neighbors whose close friendship is upended by a tragic accident, from the queen of Belgian crime.David and...

Everything you wanted to know about neurotypicals, but didn’t know whom to ask…“Neurotypical” or “normie” isn’t a concept you’ll find in highbrow psychology or sociology, and that’s understandable … but also a damn shame. Because for something that doesn’t exist, they can be a real PITA. But why is that? Who are they, and what makes them tick? And how can we, neuroatypicals (Aspergers, people on the autism spectrum, ADHD, OCD, ...), learn to handle them better?With its poin...

'This series is irresistible' LEE CHILD ‘An immersive, intelligent delight' LUCY FOLEY 'The Jake Jackson books get better and better' ELLY GRIFFITHS ‘Highly recommend’ KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A pleasure' BERNARD CORNWELLA beautiful landscape…It began as the project of a lifetime. A group of archaeologists uncovering the remains of a Roman settlement in the English countryside.A looming threat…But strange threatening letters shatter...

An irreverent, laugh-out-loud pastiche of free verse, hallmark card, bad truism, picture book, advice website, and meditative reflection on fatherhood.This collection compels readers to ask what it means to share a heart with another human in a world on the precipice of destruction. Although Abel doesn't have an answer and likely never will, he understands deeply that ‘the bond between a parent and child can sometimes be explained with words.’ He...

**A Library Journal Best Book of 2015Go behind the scenes of seven of today’s most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative.**Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Serial, Invisibilia and other narrative radio shows. Using persona...

'Absorbing . . . an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country' Sunday TimesGetting to grips with Great Britain is harder than ever. We are a nation that chose Brexit, rejects immigration but is dependent on it, is getting older but less healthy, is more demanding of public services but less willing to pay for them, is tired of intervention abroad but wants to remain a global authority. We have an over-stretched, free health ser...

For a whole year on his train to work, Stig Abell read books from across genres and time periods. Then he wrote about them, and their impact on our culture and his own life.The result is a work of many things: a brisk guide to the canon of Western literature; an intimate engagement with writers from Shakespeare to JK Rowling, Marcel Proust to Zora Neale Hurston; a wise and funny celebration of the power of words; and a meditation on mental unrest and how to tackle it. It will help ...