“Gambling With History [is] an impressively clear and thorough account of the past three years of its subject’s life...[Laurence Barrett] tells that story very well... his job as chief White House correspondent for Time has provided him with plenty of access and plenty of juicy outtakes from his weekly reports... Mr. Barrett’s brief portraits of Mr. Reagan’s chief lieutenants are vivid... To understand a revolutionary, as Mr. Reagan sometimes calls himself, requires weavi...

When Sydney Bonner overhears a fellow mah jongg player arguing on the phone with her husband, she realizes the couple’s “perfect marriage” isn’t all it appears to be. A few days later, the husband is found dead, his head bashed in. Fearing she’ll be considered the most likely suspect, the widow prevails upon Sydney and her three friends—Marianne, Kat and Micki—to find out who really killed him.Though none of these four fun-loving, take-charge retirees has any training as detectives...

This is the story of how I saw a dead man die.I'm Eddie Collins, a CSI. I was finishing up at a sudden death in an old house, waiting for the body snatchers to arrive, when I heard a noise from the cellar.I had time to kill, so I went to investigate.Turns out I wasn't the only one with killing on his mind.If you like fast-paced crime thrillers with a forensic slant, raw emotions, and characters that reach out of the book and grab you by the ...

Two women. One house. Centuries of secrets.East Sussex Coast, 1855Violet Hargreaves is the lonely daughter of a widowed industrialist, and an aspiring Pre-Raphaelite painter. One day, the naïve eighteen-year-old meets the mysterious and handsome Edwin on the beach. He promises her a world beyond the small coastal village she’s trapped in. But after she ignores warnings about Edwin, a chain of terrible events begins to unfold for Violet…...

‘What a page turner!' Daisy Wood, author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris***'***A delicious Art Deco novel with a delightfully acerbic heroine.' Marius Gabriel, author of The German Daughter'Original and immersive' Eva Glyn, author of An Island of SecretsIn a bookshop nestled in the sprawling streets of Lisbon, a shopkeeper leads a double life…Looking for a new s...

A Fad-Free Guide to a Healthier LifeWhen it comes to diet and wellness, the sheer volume of conflicting advice available can make it feel impossible to find trustworthy sources. Are you ready to put ineffective, short-term fads behind you?Pearl Barrett and Serene Allison—the sisters and bestselling authors behind the Trim Healthy Mama movement—have changed millions of lives with their straightforward, holistic, and well-rounded nutrition and lifestyle guida...

From the author of How Emotions Are Made, a myth-busting primer on the brain in the tradition of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.Have you ever wondered why you have a brain? Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett demystify that big gray blob between your ears. In seven short essays (plus a bite-sized story about how brains evolved), this slim, entertaining, and accessible collection reveals ...

Les Norton is back! Les figured by tossing $50,000 into the Gull's movie he'd become the next Sam Goldwyn. Only someone put a bomb on the film set. And who gets the blame Now Norton's a fugitive from the law, desperate to prove his innocence. Satanists, drug dealers, nutty poets, blabbermouth disc jockeys - everybody between Sydney, the Blue Mountains and South Australia wants a piece of Les Norton. So what are Norton's chances of clearing his name and coming up smelling of roses VFO. But ...

‘I just loved everything about this book… Ticked all the boxes for the perfect read.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1933. Hannah Snow is fleeing her unhappy marriage when she finds herself in a small hotel on the banks of Loch Ness. But when a monster is spotted in the depths of the waters, the press descends – and Hannah finds her hiding place is discovered. Someone has been looking for Hannah, and when they find her events will take a devastating turn…...

A wedding. A secret. A killer who won’t let the past stay buried.Attorney Erica thought she was attending a wedding, not stepping into the middle of a dangerous web of lies, betrayal, and long-buried secrets.When tensions rise between powerful players with everything to lose, Erica’s instincts tell her something is very wrong. Before she can walk away, the celebration turns into a race against time as hidden motives surface and a killer moves to protect the...

Inspired by an incredible true story, this is an unforgettable novel about love, loss and one impossible choice‘I loved this… Wonderful… Really tugged at my heart strings… My favourite… Had everything I love’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘OMG… Excellent. Chefs kiss… I love this… Heart-wrenching… Uplifting… I highly recommend this’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Heart-breaking but so uplifting – Kerry really is a hugely ...

In 1718, Blackbeard's decapitated head was hung on the banks of the Hampton River, in Hampton, Virginia. It was an official British Navy posting ostensibly meant as a message to those involved in high seas thievery that they, too, will meet the same fate.The severed head swung freely for several years until one day it disappeared, its whereabouts becoming the stuff of legend.In 2025, former FBI agent Dodge Chee Jones is sifting through the estate of a deceased friend on the...