Using a traditional historical-institutional approach, The Canadian Regime introduces students to the idea of the regime, which is a lens through which they can see how institutions interact with the basic principles of the political order. The authors explain how the Canadian liberal democratic regime was founded on the fundamental principles of liberty, equality, and consent and discuss the ways in which Canada’s institutions have developed and operate in accordance wit...

Brought to you by Penguin.No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles - military and domestic - are fought, fortunes made and lost. The one steadfast and...

Brought to you by Penguin.What do you do when your perfect life spins out of control? A gripping psychological thriller that combines the emotional warmth of Man and Boy with the page-turning excitement of The Murder Bag.Tara Carver seems to have the perfect life. A loving mother and wife, and a business woman who runs her own company, she's the sort of person you'd want to live next door ...

**Brought to you by Penguin.Eight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide.**When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-driving cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course.The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an undocumented immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. N...

**HOW MUCH IS YOUR SUFFERING WORTH?An unmissable, thought-provoking new thriller - this book will blow your mind. Perfect for fans of VOX, The Power and The School for Good Mothers.**Why should you suffer when she can do it for you?A revolutionary company can free you from your unwanted emotions.Jealousy, grief, despair. If you can afford to, you need never feel them again.In your place is a Carrier – a wom...

A deadly game. The ultimate price. The Chain meets Squid Game meets Emily the Criminal in this pulse-pounding new thriller from the master of the moral dilemma, Jack Jordan.SOON TO BE ADAPTED FOR TV!‘A single-sitting rollercoaster of a read. The ultimate ‘what would you do?’ thriller. Sensational!’ CLARE MACKINTOSH‘The most tense book I’ve ever read. Instantly gripping, utterly addictive’

From John Marrs, the bestselling author of The One. Set in the same world, and narrated by a full cast, The Marriage Act is a dark, high-concept thriller.‘One of the most exciting original thriller writers’ - Simon Kernick, author of Good Cop Bad CopWhat if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey?Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society’s ills ...

Brought to you by Penguin.You invited her in. Now she wants your life.‘It will be all right,’ Nellie assured her with startling confidence.‘I’m here to make things better. You’ll see.’Elena and Stu are barely holding it together. Their newborn screams through the night, their nerves are frayed, and their marriage is hanging by a thread.Then comes More You: a company offering an impossible solution — ...

**'Absolutely mesmerising' - Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The LambAtonement** meets Weyward in this striking historical debut from new talent Laura Evans about queer love, privilege and the intoxicating dangers of embracing the wild . . .Suffolk, 1937. During a sweltering heatwave, preparations for a party are in full swing at Snare House. The Winthers’ only daughter, Joanie, is returning from a summer abroad ...

Strap in for the thriller of the summer from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snap.In a hangar at Los Angeles International airport, a cargo plane tears itself apart.In South Africa, a passenger jet crashes into a popular tourist attraction.The two tragedies seem unconnected, but disgraced air crash investigator Tom Patrick has a very bad feeling about this…Blunt and bitter, Tom’s not a popular guy. He's already fight...

Come on in, the water’s fine!Autumn 2006. Low-rise jeans are in, grunge is out, and all Spencer Ward should be worrying about is his new job as Assistant Swim Coach at Richardson University. It’s been a decade since tragedy struck during his own college years, but Spencer is determined to sink his skeletons and focus on a winning season for his team.Until, that is, two students are found dead in the pool on the first day of training. While everyone assumes ...

Brought to you by Penguin.Get ready to be addicted to the page-turning mystery thriller from the #1 bestselling author of The Trap and 56 Days, in which two women's shattered lives come crashing together around a house whose secrets could bury them both.If these walls could talk, they’d scream…When Ellie moves into 1 Delaney Row, all she has to her name is the house, a small suitcase and the terrib...