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  • The Corrections

    by Jonathan Franzen ...
    From the author of ‘Freedom’, a richly realistic and darkly hilarious masterpiece about a family breakdown in an age of easy fixes.After fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity, and their children have long since fled for the catastrophes of their own lives. As Alfred’s condition worsens and the Lamberts are ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir

    by Leslie Jones ...
    "You are Black; you are female," Leslie Jones' father once said. "But if you work harder and you're better than everybody else, they can't f*cking deny you."Leslie Jones is a warrior. Raised by a tough dad and a loving but often sick mom, her father's military career meant she bounced around as a kid–fighting off bullies because she was tall and loud, sticking up for her troubled kid brother, and ... Read more

    £8.99

  • And Furthermore

    by Dame Judi Dench ...
    The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir of Britain's best-loved actress, Dame Judi Dench.'She's been one of our favourite actresses for five decades, and now ...AND FURTHERMORE gives an insight into her sensational career and how she coped after losing her husband to cancer in 2001' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Vivid and engaging' WOMAN & HOME'The most popular as well as the greatest actress of her age' THE LADY ... Read more

    £0.99

  • The Reversal

    by Michael Connelly ...
    Series Book 3 - Mickey Haller Series
    Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch together take on a seemingly unwinnable case in blistering legal thriller from Number One bestseller Michael Connelly.When defence lawyer Mickey Haller is invited by the Los Angeles County District Attorney to prosecute a case for him, he knows something strange is going on. Mickey's one of the best American legal brains in the business, and to switch sides likes this ... Read more

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  • Lessons in Chemistry

    The multi-million-copy bestseller

    by Bonnie Garmus ...
    THE 6-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER AND PRIZE-WINNERNow a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson'I loved it' Nigella Lawson'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times'Thought-provoking and stylish' Guardian___________Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts he... ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Dying of Politeness: A Memoir

    by Geena Davis ...
    ‘I adored this book. It’s so Geena and so inspiring and such a wonderful read’ Emma Thompson A Times Film and Theatre Book of the Year 2022From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, Dying of Politeness is the candid, surprising tale of her journey from her epically polite childhood to the roles that put her in the spotlight and gave her the strength to become a powerhouse in ... Read more

    £4.49 £0.99

  • Mrs S

    by K Patrick ...
    An Observer Best Debut of the Year A Granta Best of Young British Novelists‘Oozes with erotic tension from the start’ Sarah Winman, author of Still Life‘Sublime… I loved this book’ Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea‘Moody, generous and brilliant’ Jessie Burton, author of The House of Fortune‘Tense, taut and exhilarating’ Monica Heisey, autho... ... Read more

    £5.99 £0.99

  • Never Go Back

    an utterly gripping gangland crime thriller from the bestselling author for 2023

    by Jessie Keane ...
    THE CARTER WOMEN DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES: THEY MAKE THEM.The brilliant new gangland thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of DIAMOND.Gangster Max Carter and his ex-wife Annie Carter are leading separate lives in separate countries: past hurts and broken promises cannot be resolved. But then a summons to Majorca and a tragic death makes Max question all that has happened to him over many ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Yellowface

    by Rebecca F Kuang ...
    The No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller from literary sensation R.F. Kuang*A Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick**Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year*‘Propulsive’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Razor-sharp’ TIME‘A riot’ PANDORA SYKES‘Hard to put down, harder to forget’ STEPHEN KINGAthena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody.</strong... ... Read more

    £7.99

  • Silent Bones

    An addictive and gripping crime thriller

    by Rachel Lynch ...
    Series Book 11 - Detective Kelly Porter
    Thirlmere hides a deadly secret…Drought hits the Lake District, uncovering a skeleton at the bottom of Thirlmere reservoir. The case quickly becomes personal for DI Kelly Porter when she discovers it’s the remains of an old classmate, missing for over twenty years.Then a day later, another body is found in a caravan park, its head broken and bloody.Kelly suspects these two crimes are linked. But ... Read more

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  • Unnatural Death

    The gripping new Kay Scarpetta thriller

    by Patricia Cornwell ...
    Series Book 27 - Kay Scarpetta
    THE BREATHTAKING NEW KAY SCARPETTA THRILLER FROM THE 120-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERTwo mauled bodies in the woods. Two top secret autopsies. The most chilling case of Scarpetta's career . . .In this thrilling new instalment of the #1 bestselling series, chief medical examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law ... Read more

    £9.99

  • Mating in Captivity

    How to keep desire and passion alive in long-term relationships

    by Esther Perel ...
    When you love someone, how does it feel? And when you desire someone, how is it different?In Mating in Captivity, Esther Perel looks at the story of sex in committed couples. Modern romance promises it all - a lifetime of togetherness, intimacy and erotic desire. In reality, it's hard to want what you already have. Our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit of passion. And often, the ... Read more

    £0.99

  • The Indoctrinated Brain

    How to Successfully Fend Off the Global Attack on Your Mental Freedom

    by Michael Nehls, MD, PhD ...
    Global War on the Human BrainThroughout the world, mental capacity is declining, especially among young people, while depression rates are rising dramatically. Meanwhile, one in forty men and women suffers from Alzheimer's, and the age of onset is falling rapidly. But the causes are not being eliminated, quite the opposite. Can this just be coincidence?The Indoctrinated Brain introduces a largely ... Read more

    £15.30

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  • When McKinsey Comes to Town

    The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm

    by Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe ...
    **A TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022**An explosive exposé of a firm whose work has made your world more unequal, more corrupt and more dangerous.McKinsey & Company have earned billions consulting for almost every major corporation in the world - and countless governments, including yours. Shielded by NDAs, their practices have remained hidden - until now.In this propulsive ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Very Bad People

    The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World’s Network of Corruption

    by Patrick Alley ...
    *****'Reads like a John le Carré novel but is, in fact, very real.' - The Big Issue'Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasn't all true.' - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding'Global Witness are fearless.' - Gordon Roddick, Campaigner and Co-Founder of the Body Shop'Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account... ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Snowfall Over Halesmere House

    A gorgeously festive and uplifting romance

    by Suzanne Snow ...
    Series Book 1 - Love in the Lakes
    Welcome to Halesmere House, where romance might be just around the corner…After years of living in the past, Ella is ready to start building a future. The perfect opportunity presents itself when she is offered a short-term role at Halesmere House in the Lake District, and tasked with kick-starting its artists' residence. She can't wait to start and explore a new career in an inspiring location ... Read more

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  • The Rich

    A guilty pleasure psychological thriller to keep you hooked

    by Rachel Lynch ...
    They can buy everything except the truth.Each week, they come to lie on her couch. Carrie, Henry and Grace. They don’t know one another, but Dr Alex knows them all too well. She listens as they reveal their dirtiest little secrets.Then a murderer strikes in their elite neighbourhood. Could her clients hold the answers? As a psychologist, she knows that anyone can be a killer if they’re pushed hard ... Read more

    £3.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • It Starts with Us

    the highly anticipated sequel to IT ENDS WITH US

    by Colleen Hoover ...
    **Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas.Multi-million copy bestselling author Colleen Hoover tells fan favourite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller It Ends with Us**Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil co-parenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Nobody Loves Me

    Bobby’s true story of neglect, secrets and abuse

    by Maggie Hartley ...
    'I'm very, very bad. I don't deserve to have nice things. Nobody loves me.'Three young siblings arrive at Maggie's door after being taken into care. Teachers of eight-year-old Bobby spotted distinct hand-shaped bruises on his arm and his dad and stepmother are uncooperative and hostile to Social Services. While they investigate, Bobby, as well as Melodie and Poppy, are looked after in Maggie's ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Desert Star

    The Brand New Blockbuster Ballard & Bosch Thriller

    by Michael Connelly ...
    THE WORLDWIDE #1 BESTSELLER BEHIND AMAZON PRIME'S BOSCH AND NETFLIX'S THE LINCOLN LAWYERSOME CRIMES YOU CAN'T FORGET.Detective Renée Ballard is given the chance of a lifetime: revive the LAPD's cold case unit and find justice for the families of the forgotten. The only catch is they must first crack the unsolved murder of the sister of the city councilman who is sponsoring the department - or lose ... Read more

    £5.49

  • Boys in the Valley

    by Philip Fracassi ...
    'The terror's exquisite. Fracassi's got his hand on the chisel going into your chest' Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good IndiansSt. Vincent's Orphanage for Boys. Turn of the century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania.Here, under the watchful eyes of several priests, thirty boys work, learn, and worship. Peter Barlow, orphaned as a child by a gruesome murder, has made a new life here. ... Read more

    £1.99

  • Viking Britain: A History

    by Thomas Williams ...
    A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields.To many, the word ‘Viking’ brings to mind red scenes of rape and pillage, of marauders from beyond the sea rampaging around the British coastline in the last gloomy centuries before the ... Read more

    £5.99 £3.99

  • Unnatural Causes

    'An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don't often say that' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2

    by Dr Richard Shepherd ...
    THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 18-WEEK SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR__________Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 2... ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Why Did You Stay?: The instant Sunday Times bestseller

    A memoir about self-worth

    by Rebecca Humphries ...
    'Fierce. Game-changing. Urgently necessary. Brilliant, brilliant and did I say brilliant?' EMMA THOMPSON'Is it worth the hype? Absolutely' LAURA PULLMAN, STYLE-------Actor, writer and hopeless romantic Rebecca Humphries had often been called crazy by her boyfriend. But when paparazzi caught him kissing his Strictly Come Dancing partner, she realised the only crazy thing was believing she didn't ... Read more

    £0.99