Small town justice comes with a priceTen years ago, in the pine-shaded town of Savage Ridge, Nick, Emmy, and Pete murder their high school classmate, Sammy Saint John.His body is never found, and no arrests are made. The three friends make a pact to leave Savage Ridge and never return...Now, each is drawn home, seemingly by chance or fate. But it's neither: Private Investigator Sloane Yo has brought them back to finally answer for their crime.The noose begin...

*2026 LOCUS FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL**ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2025*Is all that we see or seemBut a dream within a dream?— Edgar Allan PoeAt 14, Julia Z became infamous as the "orphan hacker," a teenage prodigy who broke the law and captivated a nation. Now, years later, she’s trying to leave that life behin...

From Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award–winning author Ken Liu, the first in a high-stakes sci-fi thriller series following an infamous hacker as she attempts to unravel a virtual reality mystery in the near future.Julia Z, a young woman who gained notoriety at 14 as the “orphan hacker,” is trying to live a life of digital obscurity in a Boston suburb.But when a lawyer named Piers barges into her life after his famous artist wife, Elli, ...

Bloomsbury presents Lives of Bitter Rain by Adrian Tchaikovsky, read by David Thorpe.SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST SERIES 2025City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring ‘Perfection’ and ‘Correctness’ to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless Tyrant Philosophers send in their legions, they despatch Outreach – the rain before the storm.Outreach is that part of the Pal...

*The new novel from the author of WILLIAM*'A propulsive gasp of a novel' Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes'I couldn't put it down until the last twisting page' Simone St. James, author of Murder Road2030. The human crew sent to prepare the first colony on Mars arrives to find the new base half-destroyed and the three robots sent ahead to set it up in disarra...

For readers of Lisa Jewell, Diane Chamberlain, and Jodi Picoult comes another gripping novel from internationally bestselling author Susan Lewis, about an eccentric old woman, the ghost-writer helping write her memoirs, and the destructive secrets binding them together.She's rewriting history, but which version of the truth will she tell?Joely tells other people’s secrets for a living. As a ghost writer, she’s used to scandal – but this jus...

'ASTONISHING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of TimeFrom the million-copy-bestselling Claire North - one of the most original and dazzling voices in speculative fiction - comes an intergalactic tale of conspiracy, war and the fall of empires.***Shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction******Shortlisted for the Locus Award f...

'Now's the time to curl up with a ghostly tale - and this collection should be your go to!' Fabulous'This cracking collection of spooky tales is perfect for the season of darkling nights' Mail on SundayFROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASONAND THE WINTER SPIRITS COMES A BRAND NEW COLLECTION OF GHOSTLY TALESFeaturing new and original sto...

**Brought to you by Penguin.Get ready to be spellbound by the new, fantastical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy sensation The Book of Doors . . .**The world of unknowable objects - magical items that most people have no idea possess powers - has been quiet for decades . . .But three current members of a secret society have remained watchful, meeting every six months in the basement of a bookshop in London. ...

A gripping courtroom drama that explores the struggle between morality vs. professional obligation, Devil's Defense will appeal to fans of female-lead courtroom dramas like The Good Wife.Jessica Fischer wants nothing more than to build her law practice in small-town Ashton, Georgia. She's well on her way when the local town hero, football coach Frank "Tripp" Wishingham III, hires her to represent him in a paternity suit. Coach is everything Jessic...

Buried secrets, environmental disaster, and a legacy of corruption hit too close to home when a California native and her family make a fresh start in small-town Texas—and find trouble just beneath the promising surface in this powerful novel for readers of Terry McMillan, Tracy Brown, ReShonda Tate, and Elsie Bryant.As director of an award-winning investigative news radio show, Billie Jordan is used to helping others fight trouble. But she faces her own w...

Brought to you by Penguin.From the multi-million-copy bestselling author of LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR and LOST SOULS MEET UNDER A FULL MOONAyumi is a young man with special powers to bring back the dead to meet the living.A gift passed down in his family, he is able to arrange meetings according to strict rules and always under a full moon. After years in this role, he begins to question its meaning, and ho...