Some Games Can Kill You.A young girl is missing. Snatched from her home during a game of hide and seek. Left behind in her place is a doll crudely twisted from stalks of corn.Psychotherapist Annie O’Malley thought she’d left the police force forever. The trouble is she thinks she knows the identity of the killer, and she’s the only one who can hunt him down before it’s too late.O’Malley is drawn back to a world she thought she’d escaped, to a case where every turn r...

One of Us Is Lying meets The Inheritance Games with the vibes of Saltburn - a seductively commercial thriller tapping into the trend dark academia and decadence from stand up comedian Kate Weston."Gripping, compelling, and full razor-sharp wit" — Beth ReeklesIt’s the party you’d KILL to be invited to…As Evie and her friends – dubbed the ‘coterie’ in homage to her grandmother’s legendary group of artists – ...

Her scandal. His revenge. T****he unforgettable new historical novel from award-winning author, Kate Foster.St Monans, Fife, Scotland 1790. Two women are forced to publicly repent in church, one for adultery the other for breaching the sabbath. Wealthy housewife, Florrie, and salt serf, Eliza, form a quick and unusual bond over their mutual humiliation. So when Florrie's husband decides she must accompany him on a trade venture to Iceland, she insi...

The glamorous and twisty new thriller from the author of The Palazzo for all fans of Lucy Foley and White Lotus.A man on the edge.A woman hell-bent on revenge.A cheating husband.A desperate wife.A property empire on the brink of collapse.A family at loggerheads.A predator hiding in plain sight.Who will sink and who will swim?Praise for The Palazzo:'It seems there's little [Nunn] can't...

'An electric biography' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Thrilling' MAIL ON SUNDAY'A masterclass in the possibilities of biography' FINANCIAL TIMESVera Gedroits was a towering, sweet-faced lesbian princess, an ardent supporter of workers’ rights who regularly performed true medical miracles of surgery. On one occasion, she even frogmarched an inquisitive Rasputin out of a ward for wounded officers.While work...

Ten anniversaries to relive. Ten chances to remember why they fell in love.'Twisty, intricate and perfectly observed – it will steal your heart again and again' JANE LINFOOT*'*A skilfully plotted love story of second chances and forgiveness with a twist. Hugely imaginative and deeply heartfelt' ANNIE LYONS‘Heart-warming and life-affirming!’ CLOSER***On their tenth wedding an...

The Red House: home to the damaged genius of the late M. H. Mason, master taxidermist and puppeteer, where he lived and created some of his most disturbing works. The building and its treasure trove of antiques is long forgotten, but the time has come for his creations to rise from the darkness. Catherine Howard can't believe her luck when she's invited to value the contents of the house. When she first sees the elaborate displays of posed, costumed and preserved animals and macabre puppet...

Death whispers through Stockholm once more...When two dead bodies appear in a park in Stockholm - a policeman and an unidentified young woman - the police focus solely on the murder of the officer, believing the woman to be nothing more than collateral damage.But Detective Vanessa Frank senses something lurking beneath the surface and as she delves deeper, her investigation becomes alarmingly personal, leading her toward a real terror threat...Treading carefully, Va...

‘Compulsively readable’**OLIVIE BLAKE, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six and Masters of DeathFull of heartbreak, revulsion and black humour, a scientist desperately searches for a cure to a zombie virus while also hiding a monumental secret – her undead husband.**Kesta’s husband Tim was the last person to be bitten in a zombie pandemic. The country is now in a period of respite, the government seemingly hav...

In the darkness of war, light shines from the pages of a book…For as long as Alice Carmichael can remember, the only thing she’s been able to count on is the written word. The war may have taken everything from her, but the stories she cherishes provide solace and escape into a world that is more hopeful than 1942 England.So when Alice finds herself at the mercy and kindness of strangers, miles from everything she’s ever known, it’s little surprise that boo...

⭐ A heartwarming and hilarious novel about family secrets, perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Debbie Johnson⭐Three generations. Three secrets. One chance to bring their family closer than ever.‘I laughed and shed more than a few tears… One of the best books I’ve read in ages’ FIONA LUCAS*THE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH**A TIMES POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE...

Born hearing the call of Valkyries. Dreaming of distant shores. Torn between the past and the future. Destined to become a legend.Iceland, 976—Freydis Eiriksdottir, born to a völva mother and berserker father, lives a quiet life on her remote farmstead. Busy dreaming of the sea and haunted by the loss of her mother, she has no idea what the Norns have in store for her. When her father, Eirik the Red, marries the daughter of a powerful chieftain, the course of Freyd...