When ex-SAS soldier, Michael Purdy, comes in front of the judge for hacking the bank account belonging to the Minister for Invalidity Benefits and wiping out his personal wealth, he braces himself for a prison sentence.What Michael doesn’t expect, is to be put in charge of a group of offenders and sent to a remote location in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Spain to teach them survival skills as part of their rehabilitation programme.But Michael knows nothing at all about surv...

In 2020 the United Kingdom reached a bewildering milestone: ten successive years of Conservative rule. In that decade there were three prime ministers, each in turn described as the worst leader we ever had; ministerial resignations by the hundred; and an unrelenting stream of ineffectual, divisive bum-slurry oozing from 10 Downing Street.The Decade in Tory is an inglorious, rollicking and entirely true account of ten years of demonstrable lies, relentless incompetence, epic waste,...

The sequel nobody wants. After a decade of the Tories, could it get any worse? Spoiler – it does.Towards the end of 2021, Britain had been frogmarched into an escalating series of surreal calamities. Brexit was a disaster, the NHS was in crisis, the government was bathed head-to-toe in impropriety, senior Tories were still acting as though the public purse was their personal feed-trough, and the air crackled with anger about PartyGate. All of which led to an inglorious start to 202...

Welcome to Little Snoddington, where nothing is normal and every day is magic . . .Nine-year-old Alfie Blackstack’s parents have met a very unfortunate end. Now he’s living in the dark and cobwebby Switherbroom Hall with his mad-haired Aunt Gertie and warty Aunt Zita, who would really like to pickle him. Before long, Alfie realises his aunts aren’t just the weird local chemists, they’re witches!"This charming crazy story had me giggling all the way through - a magical story...

From the author of The Last Chance Hotel comes a brand new magical mystery ...Is Oakmoss Hornbeam the unluckiest boy in the world? Or has someone cursed him?When a black cat crosses his path, mysteriously blown in by a storm, Oakmoss believes it’s his worst omen yet. But Nightshade, a cat of considerable talents, knows when it’s game on or game over.With the help of newshound Veena Vale and magical crime investigator Dexter Stormforce, she sets out to become a lucky...

A supportive and inspiring guide to staying true to yourself through life's challenges by the co-author of international bestseller THE COURAGE TO BE DISLIKED.What’s the difference between feeling and thinking? Envision your feelings as a jellyfish, extending your thoughts down through its tentacles not only into the rest of your body, but out into the world – any positive, negative, or neutral message that leaves the mind has all this way to trav...

Become a happier person by applying the wisdom of philosophers.What is happiness? What makes you happy? And is there more to life than happiness? Looking at the history of thought, this Practical Guide will help you answer these questions. Learn to cultivate your taste for pleasure, free yourself from the various disturbances of life and overcome irrational expectations that cause distress. Happiness willhelp you to go with the flow and rediscover the joy of existence. Filled...

[…] the merriest collection of detective stories it has been our good fortune to encounter. —The New York Times Book Review, September 1929This short story collection from Queen of Crime Agatha Christie features her detectives Tommy and Tuppence Beresford solving mysteries one after the other, from The Affair of the Pink Pearl to The House of Lurking Death, and is sure to please fans of Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes.

An exciting new middle-grade historical adventure from the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons.1666. When 11-year-old bookish Gil finds a strange ‘heaven stone’ by the Thames, he never thought it would hatch. Or that so soon after the Great Plague, a small fire in London would become a deadly inferno.Soon Gil, his phoenix, and his spiky friend Jennet must cross the burning city, avoid a terrifying mob, and find a place where they can all be safe.PRAISE FOR LINDSAY...

From the author of The Last Chance Hotel comes a brand new fantastical mystery series!When there's a murder in the village and a hag is heard howling at the local inn, secret witch Raven Charming realizes she could have a rival - one who practises the worst kind of magic.With the help of amateur sleuth, Mortimer Scratch, and Nightshade, a talking cat with a feline sense of detection, she sets out to solve what's been going on ...Praise for THE LAST CHANCE HOTEL:...

**"A superb novel . . . Evil has seldom been so sinister." —**TimeHailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists. This tale of obsessive love—the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry—remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmeriz...

Heart-stopping fantasy from the twice Costa-shortlisted and critically acclaimed author of the bestselling The Midnight Guardians.Step into a world of faerie tricks and hidden danger . . .When an evil faerie steals Yanni's baby sister and swaps her for a changeling, Yanni is swept into a dangerous race against time to get her back.For faeries delight in tricks and rescuing her won't be easy. With the help of his co...