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Aerth  by Deborah Tompkins

Aerth

Deborah Tompkins

Magnus lives on Aerth, which is currently moving into an Ice Age, with a strange virus limiting the population. When the planet Urth is discovered, he vows to become an astronaut and travel there, but on arriving he finds it hot, crowded, corrupt and violent,...

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Aurelia  by Stephen Lawhead

Aurelia

Stephen Lawhead

Aurelia: Last witness of an elder time, handmaid of the age to come. It was a time of the end of empire. The world was in turmoil. The Romans were abandoning Britain, leaving the remaining servants of empire to try to stem the tide of chaos. Aurelia was one...

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Merlin  by Stephen Lawhead

Merlin

Stephen Lawhead

Born to a druid bard and a princess of lost Atlantis, Merlin was destined for greatness. As he navigates a world ruled by greedy chieftains and barbaric invaders, Merlin must prepare for a higher destiny and pave the way for the legendary King Arthur...

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The Miranda Conspiracy  by James L. Cambias

The Miranda Conspiracy

James L. Cambias

An ancient treasure in deep space holds the key to a deadly conspiracy which will shake the Billion Worlds of the Tenth Millennium. At the end of the Tenth Millennium Zee and his AI buddy Daslakh arrive on the icy moon Miranda, hoping to make a good impression...

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Arthur  by Stephen Lawhead

Arthur

Stephen Lawhead

In a forgotten age of darkness, a magnificent king arises to light the land. They called him unfit to rule, a lowborn, callow boy, Uther's bastard. But his coming had been foretold in the songs of the bard Taliesin. And he had learned powerful secrets at the...

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1637: The Pacific Initiative  by Iver P. Cooper

1637: The Pacific Initiative

Iver P. Cooper

NEW RING OF FIRE SERIES ENTRY FROM IVER P. COOPER A cosmic catastrophe, the Ring of Fire, strands the West Virginia town of Grantville back in time in the middle of the Thirty Years War. One of its ripple effects is that Japan has pulled back from a policy of...

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1637: The French Correction  by Eric Flint

1637: The French Correction

Eric Flint

NEW RING OF FIRE SERIES ENTRY FROM THE LATE ERIC FLINT AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR WALTER HUNT: The King is dead: Long Live the King. But which one? Gaston sits on the throne in Paris, but the dead king's infant son has powerful forces on his side, ready to place...

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Heart of the Mountain  by Larry Correia

Heart of the Mountain

Larry Correia

New novel in New York Times best-selling author Larry Correia's epic fantasy Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series. What happens after the War of the Gods? The answer lies in the Heart of the Mountain... Ashok Vadal was chosen by a powerful weapon to be its...

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Sometimes in the Fall  by John Van Stry

Sometimes in the Fall

John Van Stry

If someone gave you all the money in the world, just what would you do with it? Finally free of Earth and all of his connections to it, David can now focus on his and Kacey's fledgling cargo company, and start considering his future goals as an engineer. There...

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Monster Hunter International  by Larry Correia

Monster Hunter International

Larry Correia

Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer. It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend,...

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Modern Divination  by Isabel Agajanian

Modern Divination

Isabel Agajanian

A Discovery of Witches meets The Atlas Six in Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian, a dark contemporary fantasy from a brilliant new talent. Modern Divination is the first book in the Spells for Life and Death duology. The colour of magic was gold . . . ...

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The Sky People  by S. M. Stirling

The Sky People

S. M. Stirling

Marc Vitrac, born in 1960s Louisiana, came into a world where the first interplanetary probes unveiled life on Mars and Venus, igniting a global Space Race. Fast forward to 1988, Marc is stationed at Jamestown, a US-Commonwealth base on Venus, set against a...

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The Lords of Creation  by S. M. Stirling

The Lords of Creation

S. M. Stirling

Lords of Creation, the eagerly anticipated finale in S.M. Stirling's acclaimed Lords of Creation series, promises to be a masterful conclusion to a saga that has captivated readers worldwide. Following the remarkable adventures in "The Sky People" and "In the...

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In the Courts of the Crimson Kings  by S. M. Stirling

In the Courts of the Crimson Kings

S. M. Stirling

In S. M. Stirling's The Sky People an alternate reality unfolds where Earth's solar system harbors a shocking secret. Discovered only in the twentieth century, this revelation about Mars and Venus challenges our understanding of the universe and sparks a race...

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Star Wars: Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss  by Steven Barnes

Star Wars: Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss

Steven Barnes

Jedi Master Mace Windu travels to a dangerous, remote planet on a mission that challenges even his deadly prowess-all to fulfill Qui-Gon's last request. The Jedi are reeling from Qui-Gon Jinn's sudden death at the hands of a Sith. Jedi Master Mace Windu's...

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Black Tide Rising  by Inc Diamond Comic Distributors

Black Tide Rising

Inc Diamond Comic Distributors

The news that humanity had been dreading for ages had come true. Zombies are real. Worst of all, we created them. The apocalypse was upon us, and every man, woman and child had to answer a simple question of themselves: "What do we do now?" For a group of...

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Islands Of Rage & Hope  by Inc Diamond Comic Distributors

Islands Of Rage & Hope

Inc Diamond Comic Distributors

With the world consumed by a devastating plague that drives humans violentlyinsane, what was once a band of desperate survivors bobbing on a dark Atlanticocean has now become Wolf Squadron, the only hope for the salvation of the humanrace. Banding together...

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TO SAIL A DARKLING SEA  by Inc Diamond Comic Distributors

TO SAIL A DARKLING SEA

Inc Diamond Comic Distributors

Sequel to Under a Graveyard Sky.With human civilization annihilated by a biological zombie plague, a rag-tag fleet of yachts and freighters known as Wolf Squadron scours the Atlantic, searching for survivors. Now Wolf Squadron mu

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Under A Graveyard Sky  by Inc Diamond Comic Distributors

Under A Graveyard Sky

Inc Diamond Comic Distributors

Zombies are real. And we made them. Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? The Smith family is, with the help of a few marines. When an airborne "zombie" plague is released, bringing civilization to a grinding halt, the Smith fam

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The Pets We Have Killed: Short fiction  by Barbara Else

The Pets We Have Killed: Short fiction

Barbara Else

Past. Present. Future. In 1959 a schoolgirl is caught in the rivalry between two male teachers. In 1982 a New Zealander in her thirties is introduced to a snake in San Diego. In 2075 a government official drafts a summary of the first stage in NZ's new-style...

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The Day He Disappeared: An absolutely heartbreaking and unputdownable page-turner  by Catherine Miller

The Day He Disappeared: An absolutely heartbreaking and unputdownable page-turner

Catherine Miller

'He wouldn't just vanish!' Kate cries, her head in her hands. 'Something is wrong, I can feel it. And I have to find him before it's too late...' When Kate meets Theo on the worst day of her life, the last thing she expects is to fall in love. Sitting on a...

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A Letter from Ireland: An absolutely heartbreaking page-turner about families, secrets and unbreakable friendships  by Ann O'Loughlin

A Letter from Ireland: An absolutely heartbreaking page-turner about families, secrets and unbreakable friendships

Ann O'Loughlin

My whole life, I've been haunted by a secret I've left behind on the coast of Ireland. I may be gone, but if you're reading this Casey, I need to tell you everything... When Casey's dear friend Rosie passes away, her heart breaks in two; Rosie didn't even tell...

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Dancing on Knives  by Joanne Rush

Dancing on Knives

Joanne Rush

Laura, a brilliant young Bosnian refugee, must confront her harrowing past when she falls in love with British diplomat Adam, whose job takes them to Serbia - the country that once invaded her own. With Adam preoccupied in his pursuit of war criminal General...

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Disappoint Me  by Nicola Dinan

Disappoint Me

Nicola Dinan

A voice-driven, funny and poignant exploration of millennial angst, race, trans panic, and the allure of bougie domesticity, Disappoint Me will delight and provoke readers in equal measure. 'Nicola Dinan's second book confirms to me that she is one of our...

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Homesick  by Silvia Saunders

Homesick

Silvia Saunders

A story of falling out of love from the winner of the Comedy Women in Print Award, for fans of Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton Mara longs to escape the London rental market and the small, damp flat she shares with her housemate, Lewis...

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A Matter of Persuasion  by Theresa Howes

A Matter of Persuasion

Theresa Howes

'Achingly romantic with lashings of Gilded Age glamour.' Jessica Bull 'A Matter of Persuasion completely captured my heart! The way it immerses you in the lavish details of the era made me feel like I was living in that time. I couldn't help but stay...

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The Side Hustle: A brilliantly funny contemporary read from Hannah Lynn for 2024  by Hannah Lynn

The Side Hustle: A brilliantly funny contemporary read from Hannah Lynn for 2024

Hannah Lynn

A hilarious and entertaining novel about spicing up your life! Perfect for fans of Fiona Gibson.Putting the sizzle back in married life.Sarah's humdrum existence as a busy mother is far from exciting, but when her husband comes to her with a wild plan it may...

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In at the Deep End: A hilarious and touching contemporary read from Hannah Lynn for 2024  by Hannah Lynn

In at the Deep End: A hilarious and touching contemporary read from Hannah Lynn for 2024

Hannah Lynn

An utterly unputdownable read that will make you laugh, weep, and think about the world in a completely different way!It's time she made a splash of her own.When Fiona's husband ups and leaves on the same day her only son goes away to college, she suddenly...

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Foster's Mill  by Val Wood

Foster's Mill

Val Wood

Holderness, 1988. Elizabeth Foster has lived in Tillington all her life. She knows everything about the local community... Everything except why another family, the Reedbarrows, now live in her ancestral home, Foster's Mill. When Christopher, a man from...

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In Thrall  by Jane DeLynn

In Thrall

Jane DeLynn

'Dear Miss Maxfield ... what I'm really afraid of is that I am a homosexual human being. I wish you were one too but I don't think it's possible there could be so many in one school, do you? - probably there is only one person who is homosexual in one place at...

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Sisters Making Mischief: A BRAND NEW brilliantly funny feel-good read from NUMBER ONE bestseller Maddie Please for 2024  by Maddie Please

Sisters Making Mischief: A BRAND NEW brilliantly funny feel-good read from NUMBER ONE bestseller Maddie Please for 2024

Maddie Please

Preorder the BRAND NEW hilarious novel from the #1 bestselling author, Maddie Please guarenteed to make you laugh out loud!Joy Chandler has had enough!All she wanted was a lovely family Christmas with perfect turkey and luxury crackers. Instead, daughter Sara...

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The Workhouse Lass: A BRAND NEW utterly heartbreaking historical saga from Chrissie Walsh for 2024  by Chrissie Walsh

The Workhouse Lass: A BRAND NEW utterly heartbreaking historical saga from Chrissie Walsh for 2024

Chrissie Walsh

Emotional, heart-warming, captivating and uplifting, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Kitty Neale.Seven-year-old Lissie Fairweather is the apple of her father's eye, but when a tragedy strikes their family, Lissie must make her own way in the...

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Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents  by Neil Campbell

Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents

Neil Campbell

Campbell gives voice to the extraordinary (never ordinary) men and women of Manchester. He goes beyond the King's English and formulaic approaches to short stories to capture, in print, how people really talk. Think James Kelman, Irvine Welsh, but Mancunian....

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Underground Barbie  by Masa Kolanovic

Underground Barbie

Masa Kolanovic

As the frequency of air raid sirens sending an apartment building' s residents to the basement increases, the neighbor children block out reality with the toys at hand- some imported from Western Europe and North America, others...

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Tommy the Bruce: An unsettling, atmospheric noir set in the remote Scottish Highlands  by James Yorkston

Tommy the Bruce: An unsettling, atmospheric noir set in the remote Scottish Highlands

James Yorkston

Meet Tommy Bruce - he's washed-up already, marooned in a ramshackle hotel inherited from dead parents in the armpit of Perthshire, that's just too far off the main tourist trail to be viable. He's too young to be middle-aged, but too old to be what you could...

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Alive in the Merciful Country  by A. L. Kennedy

Alive in the Merciful Country

A. L. Kennedy

From a Costa Book of the Year winner, Booker nominee and double Granta-selected Best Young British novelist comes a searing portrayal of the gradual uncovering of one woman's past psychological wounds, set in motion by the arrival of an unexpected letter.In...

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The Girl with the Red Ribbon: BRAND NEW unforgettable historical fiction from the author of 'The Watchmaker of Dachau' and 'The Rainbow'  by Carly Schabowski

The Girl with the Red Ribbon: BRAND NEW unforgettable historical fiction from the author of 'The Watchmaker of Dachau' and 'The Rainbow'

Carly Schabowski

BRAND NEW FOR 2024 FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WATCHMAKER OF DACHAU AND THE RAINBOW.1939, Poland. An extraordinary young woman vows revenge on the Nazis after her family are murdered...Ania hears the explosion of gunshots before she sees the Nazi...

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Red House Alley  by Else Jerusalem

Red House Alley

Else Jerusalem

Red House Alley is the first complete English translation of Else Jerusalem's Der Heilige Skarabaeus, her revolutionary novel about sex workers in 19th century Vienna. Jerusalem ripped away the veil of moral hypocrisy that viewed prostitutes as predators who...

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Six Poppies  by Lisa Carter

Six Poppies

Lisa Carter

Afghanistan, 2007. Carl meets Sarah, a nurse, at Camp Bastion and they feel an instant connection. But she's the girlfriend of his fellow soldier, Danny, so he pledges to keep his distance. Finally back in England, Carl vows to never forget those who didn't...

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Sand-Catcher  by Omar Khalifah

Sand-Catcher

Omar Khalifah

A sardonic, thrilling fable about collective memory and the many ways it can be saved or subverted. Four young, Palestinian journalists at a Jordanian newspaper are tasked, on account of their heritage, with profiling one of the last living witnesses of the...

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Season  by George Harrison

Season

George Harrison

'A beautifully crafted and accomplished debut' - Michael DonkorFor ten months of the year, two men are drawn to adjacent seats in a stadium, carrying the burdens of life and pouring all their hopes into their beloved but ailing team.Fatherless and fretful, the...

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The Edges  by Angelo TIjssens

The Edges

Angelo TIjssens

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Greatest of All Time  by Alex Allison

Greatest of All Time

Alex Allison

Samson Kabarebe will one day be the name on everyone's lips. At only eighteen, it's clear he is destined to join the greats in the pantheon of football gods. Set to change the fortunes of a relegation-threatened Premier League team, he takes the place of...

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Your Sons and Your Daughters are Beyond  by Rosie Garland

Your Sons and Your Daughters are Beyond

Rosie Garland

"Who's afraid of a girl who shines bright?" Rosie Garland's spellbinding short story collection explores extraordinary people defying expectations. Blurring natural and supernatural, these enchanting yet disquieting stories unveil the extraordinary within...

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The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth  by Adrian Duncan

The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth

Adrian Duncan

John Molloy, an Irish restorative sculptor meets an Italian sociologist Bernadette Basagni while working on a contemporary-art project in the Alpine city of I_. As he falls in love, a distressing moment from his youth rises into view - when his mother, Sandra,...

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The Violinist's Secret  by M. J. Hollows

The Violinist's Secret

M. J. Hollows

The brand-new World War 2 historical novel from the bestselling author of The German Messenger Charlotte Weber is against the Nazi regime and what it stands for, but as she attends Hamburg University, she struggles to make sense of the war she finds herself a...

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Rock, Paper, Grenade: A Novel  by Artem Chekh

Rock, Paper, Grenade: A Novel

Artem Chekh

Ukrainian writer and military serviceman Artem Chekh's book was the winner of the 2021 BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year Award and is a gritty and bald bildungsroman, a lilting picaresque of a life lived in the shadow of someone else's war. Ukrainian writer...

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A New Chapter at the Little Penguin Bookshop  by Joanna Toye

A New Chapter at the Little Penguin Bookshop

Joanna Toye

New stories are being written at The Little Penguin Bookshop... Carrie Anderson's business selling books at her local train station is thriving and, with her beloved Mike returned from war, everything feels as though it is falling into place. That is, until...

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The Persians  by Sanam Mahloudji

The Persians

Sanam Mahloudji

A darkly funny, life-affirming debut novel following five women from three generations of a once illustrious Iranian family as they grapple with revolutions personal and political. 'Glorious ... Darkly funny, richly satisfying' SARAH...

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The Beggar Student  by Osamu Dazai

The Beggar Student

Osamu Dazai

A fictional thirty-something writer named Osamu Dazai has just mailed his publisher a terrible manuscript, filling him with dread and shame. Shortly afterward, while moping around a park in suburban Tokyo, he spots a figure drowning in a nearby aqueduct. He...

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Camp Jeff  by Tova Reich

Camp Jeff

Tova Reich

Somewhere in the Catskills there's a camp, it's called Camp Jeff. The place is named for Jeffrey Epstein, not that Jeffrey Epstein, this is the good Jeffrey Epstein, a benefactor who wants his name on the building, though the bad one's not entirely irrelevant...

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The Ghosts Of Rome  by Joseph O'Connor

The Ghosts Of Rome

Joseph O'Connor

The Contessa Giovanna Landini takes on Gestapo chief Paul Hauptmann in a daring mission in Occupied Rome February 1944. Six months since Nazi forces occupied Rome. Inside the beleaguered city, the Contessa Giovanna Landini is a member of the band of Escape...

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Something Close to Nothing  by Tom Pyun

Something Close to Nothing

Tom Pyun

First comes surrogacy, then comes the messy gay breakup in Tom Pyun's tragi-comic debut novel that asks, is it ever too late to finally face yourself and grow up? Winston Kang and Jared Cahill seem like the perfect couple. When they check in for their flight...

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My Heart Belongs in an Empty Big Mac Container Buried Beneath the Ocean Floor

My Heart Belongs in an Empty Big Mac Container Buried Beneath the Ocean Floor

Humorous, heartfelt, and endearing, My Heart Belongs in an Empty Big Mac Container Buried Beneath the Ocean Floor is the story of a young man (as empty as the Big Mac container itself) facing depression head on, and learning to find beauty and hope in a life...

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Ruined a Little When We Are Born  by Tara Isabel. Zambrano

Ruined a Little When We Are Born

Tara Isabel. Zambrano

For fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Jhumpa Lahiri, Ruined a Little When We Are Born delivers a stunning exploration of family and motherhood against the backdrop of Indian diaspora and culture. Tara Isabel Zambrano weaves elements from both the physical and...

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Midnight Stories  by Su Tong

Midnight Stories

Su Tong

A raw deal can leave you dead in the water*The life of a country bumpkin is worth no more than a melon?The boat-dwellers upriver have been punting watermelons down to the market by Tiexing bridge for as long as the townsfolk can remember. A precarious...

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Ripcord  by Nate Lippens

Ripcord

Nate Lippens

A novel about escape and connection, class, sex, and queer intimacy in the American Midwest. The oldest story: an insider pretends to be an outsider and receives praise for his empathy and imagination and intelligence. Maybe some asshole even says bravery. An...

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Half a Life  by V. S. Naipaul

Half a Life

V. S. Naipaul

In Half a Life we are introduced to the compelling figure of Willie Chandran. Springing from the unhappy union of a low-caste mother and a father constantly at odds with life, Willie is naively eager to find something that will place him both in and apart from...

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Island Song  by Pepsi Demacque-Crockett

Island Song

Pepsi Demacque-Crockett

One sister found the courage to leave, the other must find the courage to live ... From the Caribbean to 1950s London, an epic story of finding home, Island Song is an atmospheric and lyrical debut of compelling storytelling, for fans of Louise Hare...

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The Archers: Victory at Ambridge: perfect for all fans of The Archers  by Catherine Miller

The Archers: Victory at Ambridge: perfect for all fans of The Archers

Catherine Miller

Its 1943 and the war continues on in Ambridge. But the minds of the villagers are focused a little closer to home... For many centuries, a local tradition has told of a mystic living in a hermit's cave just outside the village. Legend tells that she has...

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Innie Shadows  by Olivia M. Coetzee

Innie Shadows

Olivia M. Coetzee

A page turning, gender and genre-bending novel set on the Cape Flats in Capetown, South Africa; a story of people who live in a place of violence which involves drugs, corrupt clergy, queerness, friendships - and how these survive in a society that is...

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The Foster Daughter: An absolutely heart-pounding and gripping psychological suspense novel  by Laura Wolfe

The Foster Daughter: An absolutely heart-pounding and gripping psychological suspense novel

Laura Wolfe

A woman with dark circles under her eyes stands on your doorstep, clutching a little boy's hand. Your heart stops. You let her into your home once before, and it nearly cost you everything... When you first took Riley in as a teenager, you showed her what it...

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The Guilty Patient: A totally addictive and gripping psychological thriller  by Luana Lewis

The Guilty Patient: A totally addictive and gripping psychological thriller

Luana Lewis

I take a deep breath before I utter the words I'm terrified to say out loud. My therapist waits patiently for me to speak, but nothing could prepare her for what I tell her next. 'I think I killed my best friend...' Three years ago, Alice Kelly was found dead...

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The Cry: A completely addictive psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist  by S. D. Robertson

The Cry: A completely addictive psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist

S. D. Robertson

We thought it was nothing. Now she's missing... I look at our neighbours gathered in the garden for our annual summer barbecue, sipping chilled wine and smiling at my two daughters sprawled on the grass. I go inside to help refill glasses and then I hear it. A...

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The Crying Girls: A completely addictive crime mystery packed with twists  by Wendy Dranfield

The Crying Girls: A completely addictive crime mystery packed with twists

Wendy Dranfield

Dawn breaks over the mountains. Not a single part of the girl's once-beautiful body is free from pain. She prays she'll slip into a blissful unconsciousness, but the sound of an engine rouses her. Her swollen eyes struggle to focus as she raises a bruised arm...

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Bad Seed  by Alan Carter

Bad Seed

Alan Carter

When a wealthy property developer and his family are found dead, Cato Kwong is put on the case - one that will take him to Shanghai and to the heart of a cutthroat game. The riveting third instalment of the Cato Kwong crime thriller, featuring the troubled...

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Guilty Until Innocent: A Novel  by Robert Whitlow

Guilty Until Innocent: A Novel

Robert Whitlow

Justice has been served . . . unless the accused is innocent.Life in prison is often a nightmare, but Joe Moore believes he is just where God intends him to be. Twenty-five years ago, while high on meth, he makes one terrible mistake after another, culminating...

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The Wives: A BRAND NEW deliciously shocking thriller from the NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Valerie Keogh for 2024  by Valerie Keogh

The Wives: A BRAND NEW deliciously shocking thriller from the NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Valerie Keogh for 2024

Valerie Keogh

Pre-order a brand new story from Number One bestselling author Valerie Keogh. An explosive NEW thriller that will leave you shocked! Meet The Wives...Lies, secrets, deadly decisions...When Natasha meets Daniel, she knows her life is made. Rich, handsome and...

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Murder in Verona: It's murder in paradise! A BRAND NEW page-turning cozy mystery from bestseller T A Williams for 2024  by T A. Williams

Murder in Verona: It's murder in paradise! A BRAND NEW page-turning cozy mystery from bestseller T A Williams for 2024

T A. Williams

Preorder the BRAND NEW instalment in the gripping Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series set in gorgeous Tuscany - it's murder in paradise!A tragic accident?When Italy's greatest opera singer, Rodolfo Argento, is killed in a terrible car accident, the police...

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Lie of the Land  by Kerry Hadley-Pryce

Lie of the Land

Kerry Hadley-Pryce

<cite>Lie of the Land</cite> is a dark, domestic literary thriller set in the Black Country in the Midlands, UK. When Rory and Jemma meet, Rory already has a girlfriend, but that doesn't stop them getting together and, much sooner than Jemma would like,...

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Famous  by Blake Crouch

Famous

Blake Crouch

Famous is the darkly funny standalone thriller from Blake Crouch, the bestselling author of Dark Matter, for fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz Meet Lance. 38-years-old. Works a meaningless job. Still lives above his parents' garage. By all accounts, a...

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The Day of the Roaring  by Nina Bhadreshwar

The Day of the Roaring

Nina Bhadreshwar

Silence protects the victims... And the killer Don't miss this award winning debut crime thriller set in Sheffield introducing DI Diana Walker: A grizzly murder has Diana questioning everything she knows, and secrets come to light that threaten to to tear her...

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The Time of the Fire  by Emma Kavanagh

The Time of the Fire

Emma Kavanagh

Northern California, end of summer. Fire Hazard Severity Zone: Very High. A mysterious death. On the anniversary of her mother's death, CEO-in-waiting Robyn Sandoval goes for a morning run. She knows her father - a local fire fighting hero - is desperate to...

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The House with Nine Locks  by Philip Gray

The House with Nine Locks

Philip Gray

1950s Flanders- A master forger transforms a young woman's life, but will the price be too high? Combining the cinematic allure of The Queen's Gambit with the seductive intrigue of Jessie Burton's The Muse, The House with Nine Locks is a compelling and...

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The Quick and the Dead  by Emma Hinds

The Quick and the Dead

Emma Hinds

It matters not who you are born to but where you are made.It is 1597 and Kit Skevy and Mariner Elgin have just robbed the wrong grave.The two are unusual criminals in the pocket of a gang Lord named Will Twentyman, the Grave Eorl of Southwark. Mariner is the...

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The Last Truths We Told  by Holly Watt

The Last Truths We Told

Holly Watt

It's not the lies that kill you. It's the truth. They predicted Ivo would become a tycoon They predicted Ayda would go on to become a hotshot lawyer They didn't predict that Lily would be dead Twenty years ago, nine university friends made a series of...

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Murder in the Dressing Room  by Holly Stars

Murder in the Dressing Room

Holly Stars

A poisoned chocolate. A stolen dress. An elusive catburglar. Drag's not just dramatic, it's deadly. By day, Joe is a hotel accountant, invisibly sitting behind their desk and playing by the rules. By night, donned in sequins, they take to the stage as Misty...

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The Wolf Tree  by Laura McCluskey

The Wolf Tree

Laura McCluskey

On an Island full of secrets The truth lies in the dark A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island... A mysterious death ...

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Runaway Horses  by Carlo Fruttero

Runaway Horses

Carlo Fruttero

Siena, one of Italy's most beautiful cities, visited by all discerning travellers to Tuscany, is feverishly preparing for the Palio, a horse race dating back to the Middle Ages held every summer in the centre of the town. Milanese lawyer Enzo Maggione and his...

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God's Country  by Kerry Hadley-Pryce

God's Country

Kerry Hadley-Pryce

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A Dark and Secret Magic: A Novel  by Wallis Kinney

A Dark and Secret Magic: A Novel

Wallis Kinney

A warm, spellbinding tale about a witch and the secrets her coven has been keeping from her, with echoes of the classic Hades and Persephone story, in the tradition of Practical Magic and Witch of Wild Things. A warm, spellbinding tale about a witch and the...

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A Man Without Breath: fast-paced historical thriller from a global bestselling author  by Philip Kerr

A Man Without Breath: fast-paced historical thriller from a global bestselling author

Philip Kerr

Berlin, March 1943. The mood in Germany is bleak after their stunning defeat at Stalingrad. Private Investigator Bernie Gunther is at work in the German War Crimes Bureau - weary, cynical but well aware of the value of truth in a world where that's now a...

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Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves: A Scarecrow Novel 4  by Matthew Reilly

Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves: A Scarecrow Novel 4

Matthew Reilly

Deep in the Arctic, a long-forgotten Soviet military base known only as Dragon Island enshrouds a weapon of unimaginable destructive force - a Cold War doomsday device with the power to obliterate the planet. When a mysterious and brutal terrorist group known...

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In the Sea There Are Crocodiles  by Fabio Geda

In the Sea There Are Crocodiles

Fabio Geda

A beautiful, heartbreaking novel based on the true story of an Afghan boy's journey in search of a place to call home. I read somewhere that the decision to emigrate comes from a need to breathe. The hope of a better life is stronger than any other feeling....

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Magnolia Parks:  Into the Dark  by Jessa Hastings

Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark

Jessa Hastings

Book five in the sensational Magnolia Parks Universe series! How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime? Everyone knows by now that Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are in the stars, but is that enough? Magnolia and BJ are reeling from a devastating...

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The Unknown Terrorist  by Richard Flanagan

The Unknown Terrorist

Richard Flanagan

From the winner of the Man Booker Prize. What would you do if you turned on the television and saw you were the most wanted terrorist in the country? After spending a night with an attractive stranger, Gina Davies becomes a prime suspect in an attempted...

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Wanting  by Richard Flanagan

Wanting

Richard Flanagan

Richard Flanagan's Wanting reminds us that he is one of the most exciting novelists working anywhere, full stop - The Age From the winner of the Man Booker Prize. The bestselling, universally lauded novel of desire and its denial from acclaimed writer Richard...

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Glory Over Everything  by Kathleen Grissom

Glory Over Everything

Kathleen Grissom

The year is 1830 and Jamie Pyke, a celebrated silversmith and notorious ladies' man, is keeping a deadly secret. Passing as a wealthy white aristocrat in Philadelphian society, Jamie is now living a life he could never have imagined years before when he was a...

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Parchment and Old Lace  by Laura Childs

Parchment and Old Lace

Laura Childs

Enjoying dinner with Detective Edgar Babcock, Carmella finds the food and the company equally divine--with the exception of Isabelle Black stopping by to brag about her upcoming wedding. Leaving the restaurant, they hear a terrifying scream from inside...

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Sex and Stravinsky  by Barbara Trapido

Sex and Stravinsky

Barbara Trapido

AN ASTOUNDING NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF FRANKIE AND STANKIE AND BROTHER OF THE MORE FAMOUS JACK ____________________ 'A dazzling achievement. It's beautifully-written, deftly-plotted and moves skilfully from domestic drama to global themes and back again' -...

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A Walk On The Wild Side  by Nelson Algren

A Walk On The Wild Side

Nelson Algren

Dove Findhorn is a naove country boy who busts out of Hicksville, Texas in pursuit of a better life in New Orleans. Amongst the downtrodden prostitutes, bootleggers and hustlers of the old French Quarter, Dove finds only hopelessness, crime and despair. His...

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Juggling  by Barbara Trapido

Juggling

Barbara Trapido

'A brilliant book' - Mary Wesley, Daily Mail 'She is simply dynamite ... There are no apparent bounds to Trapido's skill, her inventiveness and her knowledge' - Philip Hensher, Guardian Sparky Christina and her saintly adopted sister Pam couldn't be more...

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The Travelling Hornplayer  by Barbara Trapido

The Travelling Hornplayer

Barbara Trapido

Selected as a Radio 4 Good Read by Maggie O'Farrell ______________________ 'Sprinkled with magic' - Sunday Times 'Audacious, energetic and dazzing ... There aren't many novelists whose stories one doesn't want to end, but Barbara Trapido is one of them' -...

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Ultimate Courage  by Piper J. Drake

Ultimate Courage

Piper J. Drake

Elisa Yates is good at starting from scratch. Leaving an abusive relationship in her rear-view, she packs everything she owns into the trunk of her car and heads for refuge with her friend in Hope's Crossing, North Carolina. Alex Delgado returned from his...

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Book of Love  by Kathleen McGowan

Book of Love

Kathleen McGowan

Journalist Maureen Pascal receives a mysterious package from an anonymous source. It appears to be an ancient document written in Latin and signed in code by a ? famous woman in the eleventh century, Matilda of Tuscany. . History has overlooked--or covered...

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The Mighty Red  by Louise Erdrich

The Mighty Red

Louise Erdrich

In Argus, North Dakota, a fraught wedding is taking place. Gary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe. Gary thinks Kismet is the answer to all of his problems; Kismet can't even imagine her future, let alone...

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Wrath  by John Gwynne

Wrath

John Gwynne

Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at Drassil and three of the Seven Treasures are in his possession. And together with Calidus and his ally Queen Rhin, Nathair...

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Ruin  by John Gwynne

Ruin

John Gwynne

Shortlisted for the 2016 David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Novel. The third in The Faithful and the Fallen series, Ruin by John Gwynne continues the gripping battle of good vs evil. The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin...

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Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor: Parts 1 and 2, The  by Robert Kirkman

Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor: Parts 1 and 2, The

Robert Kirkman

The epic finale to Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga's New York Times bestselling Governor storyline! The Walking Dead original novel series, set in the universe of Robert Kirkman's iconic comic book, continues with The Fall of the Governor. From co-authors...

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Ordinary Heroes  by Scott Turow

Ordinary Heroes

Scott Turow

"All parents keep secrets from their children. My father, it seemed, kept more than most . . ." Whilst mourning the death of his father, journalist Stewart Dubin decides to research the life of a man he had always respected, always admired, but possibly never...

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