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James Bond meets Lupin the Third in this era-defining manga phenomenon! A stylish cocktail of hard-boiled action and raunchy comedy, manga classic City Hunter follows exceptional marksman and compassionate sleazeball Saeba Ryo as he sweeps corruption from the lavish ’80s Tokyo nightlife one evil at a time. The source of multiple anime series, specials, films, live-action adaptations, and video games, CITY HUNTER is beloved for its mix of action, comedy, and romance, and has sold over 50 million volumes worldwide. Don't miss this gorgeous deluxe English-language omnibus edition. The infamous Phantom Thief No. 305 is making waves in the news, but City Hunter Saeba Ryo is too captivated by a mysterious silhouette dancing in the night sky to do much about it. But when the dancer’s true identity is revealed to be a high school girl who is also descended from a long line of famous thieves, Ryo is just more ensnared. She has a mission for Ryo too, an item she’s not been able to steal: the black tulip. The owner of the targeted tulip in question? A self-proclaimed mad scientist and researcher of paranormal phenomena!.

Nola McConkey has made it. Animal Oracle, the memoir she has written about her beloved late sister Darina, has become a hit. People read it, critics loved it, producers now want to make it into a movie. The dream of quitting her job and becoming a full-time writer in London doesn't seem so far away. There's only one problem: everyone in her family has an opinion about the book - and none of them are good. Though Nola can't let it affect her. It's the price she must pay for the life she wants. But now, someone has made an anonymous complaint to her publisher about Animal Oracle. Suddenly, her hard-won reputation as a literary darling is at stake. Nola is sure that only someone in her secretive, chaotic family could be to blame. As her parents and three remaining siblings prepare to spend the fifth anniversary of Darina's death together on the isolated island of Lundy, Nola knows this is the perfect opportunity to convince her accuser to pull the complaint before it causes irreparable damage - but first, she must discover who made it. A Real Piece of Work is a sparkling and spiky story of complicated families and even more complicated sisters, exploring who owns grief and who gets to tell the story of those who are gone and those left behind with tenderness, nuance and wit.

*2026 LOCUS FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL**SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST SERIES*City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring ‘Perfection’ and ‘Correctness’ to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless Tyrant Philosophers send in their legions, they despatch Outreach – the rain before the storm. Outreach is that part of the Pal machine responsible for diplomacy — converting enemies into friends, achieving through words what an army of five thousand could not, urging the oppressed to overthrow the bloody-handed priests, evil necromancers and greedy despots that subjugate them. Angilly, twelve-years-old, a child of Pal soldiers stationed in occupied Jarokir, does not know it yet, but a sequence of accidents and questionable life choices will lead her to Outreach. As she travels from Jarrokir to Bracinta, Cazarkand, Lemas, The Holy Regalate of Stouk and finally, Usmai, she’ll learn that the price of her nation’s success is paid in compromise and lost chances, and that the falling rain will always be bitter. THE TYRANT PHILOSOPHERSA world steeped in magic of all flavours: divination, demonology, necromancy, alchemy, gods, monsters, portals to other dimensions and worlds — and what happens when it collides with an implacable foe — the Tyrant Philosophers — determined to bring reason, logic and ‘perfection’ to the exuberant magical chaos. 1. City of Last Chances: portrait of Ilmar, a city under Palleseen occupation2. House of Open Wounds: portrait of the Palleseen war machine at work. 3. Days of Shattered Faith: portrait of a kingdom consumed, piece-by-piece, by Palleseen diplomatic subterfuge and espionage. 3.1 Lives of Bitter Rain: a prequel novella to Days of Shattered Faith, portrait of a life in the Palleseen diplomatic corps. 4. Pretenders to the Throne of God: portrait of a city under siege. 5. The Grave of Perfection: return to Ilmar, the 'City of Last Chances' where our story began.

‘This novel is addictive as hell’– Gareth Brown, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book of DoorsFirst a day. Then a year. Then for ever. Joseph Eckert's The Traveler is a captivating time-travel novel perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Interstellar and Project Hail Mary. It’s a morning like any other when Scott Treder first slips. One moment he’s driving to work, fingers drumming the steering wheel. The next he is tumbling down the road, his car gone, his world changed. 7:51 a.m. Monday, April 13th. 7:52 a.m. Tuesday, April 14th. Twenty-four hours, lost in a heartbeat. This first slip is just the beginning. At precisely 7:52 a.m. each morning, Scott jumps forward in time in ever-doubling intervals. First a day is lost. Then weeks. Then decades. As Scott hurtles helplessly toward the future, he watches his seven-year-old son, Lyle, grow into a man – and then an old man – in a matter of days. But Lyle has a plan. He dedicates his entire existence to a single, impossible goal: catching the father who is leaving him behind . . . An epic story of survival, heartbreak, and a father-son bond that defies the laws of physics. * * *‘A fabulous journey through a multitude of futures . . . Seriously recommended’– Peter F. Hamilton, bestselling author of Pandora's Star and Salvation‘Heart-rending, yet in the end, a powerful cry of hope in the inevitable dark’– Claire North, bestselling author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and Slow Gods‘Will tear at your heart. If you loved books like The Time Traveler’s Wife, then you must read this story’ – James Rollins, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Map of Bones‘A rip-roaring time-travel adventure with the love between a father and a son at its heart‘– New Scientist

A hero will fall. An emperor will rise.Mark Antony is Caesar's successor, victor over Caesar's murderers Brutus and Cassius, and the most powerful man in the world. Yet he cannot be complacent. Octavian, Caesar's heir, is ambitious, intelligent and ruthless. Antony must prove himself with a great military victory to hold onto his position, and marches against Rome's old foe: the Parthian empire. But this is a formidable opponent; the bones of many legions lie on the battlefields of the East. And with the beguiling Cleopatra distracting him, can Antony come out on to? ntony's final years are a whirlwind of shifting alliances, betrayals and war. In the end, the Battle of Actium will decide the fate of the empire, and set the course of history for the next two thousand years. From Alexandria to Actium, this clash established a dynasty and struck down one of Rome's greatest heroes.

ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE BRITISH WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY''The first writer to filter her stories through a woman''s feelings and perceptions'' ANITA BROOKNER''I cannot doubt that this is Miss Lehmann''s best and most permanent book'' RAYMOND MORTIMER ''Unconventional in structure, in characterisation and development of story . . . Unforgettable'' NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE The tale of the unlikely friendship between and an old woman and a young girl. This is one of Rosamond Lehmann''s finest novels. Ten year old Rebecca is living in the country with her family when Sibyl Jardine, an enigmatic and powerful old woman, returns to her property in the neighbourhood. The two families, once linked in the past, meet again, with the result that Rebecca becomes drawn into the strange complications of the old lady''s life - with her husband, her errant daughter and her grandchildren. Through the spellbound eyes of the young Rebecca we enter into an intricate and scandalous family history and slowly the story of the passionate, stormy life of Mrs. Jardine unfolds.

A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 'AFFECTING' TELEGRAPH'ENGROSSING' ECONOMIST'COMPELLING' WIRED'MORE THAN CRIME REPORTAGE' WALL STREET JOURNAL When his mother fell for an 'American soldier' who promised to send gold bars to their Madrid apartment, Carlos Barragán found himself with an unexpected window into the shadowy world of online romance fraud. He set off on a journey to find his mother's scammer, but what he discovered was much bigger: a world of young Nigerian men who drag themselves out of destitution by catfishing lonely hearts in the US and Europe, in the process building a dizzying local economy from their phones. The Yahoo Boys follows four scammers in Ikotun - one of Lagos's poorest neighbourhoods, a scant ten miles from the gleaming heart of the megacity. Through their twisting fortunes, Barragán discovers the psychological tactics they perfect, the economic desperation that drives them, and the moral dilemmas they face. A work of radical empathy, this astonishing narrative nonfiction debut reveals the human face behind a global phenomenon, and shows how isolation in the West and poverty in Nigeria are just two sides of the same screen. 'BARRAGÁN WRITES WITH IMPECCABLE EMPATHY . . . COMPELLINGLY READABLE' BARBARA DEMICK'ASTONISHING . . . I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. A TOUR DE FORCE' JON LEE ANDERSON 'BOTH INTIMATELY PERSONAL AND GLOBALLY RELEVANT' DIPO FALOYIN'AN ENVIABLE FEAT OF REPORTAGE AND WRITING - AS INTREPID AS IT IS SYMPATHETIC' GIDEON LEWIS-KRAUS

Whispers in the servants'' hall, scandals in the drawing room - at Ashmore Castle, everyone has something to hide...England, 1904.Christmas at Ashmore Castle should be a time of celebration - but scandal arrives with snow. The Earl''s uncle returns from Italy with a beautiful young bride on his arm, sending shockwaves through the family and threatening Kitty''s already fragile place as mistress of the house.As Kitty wrestles with her marriage and a truth she can''t yet reveal, her sister-in-law Rachel risks everything for a forbidden love. Meanwhile, Alice - the Earl''s youngest sister - finds herself drawn into a dangerous romance with a man far beneath her station. Downstairs, the staff navigate rivalries, reappointments and suspicions that could ruin more than reputations.As love and loyalty clash with ambition and duty, the foundations of Ashmore Castle begin to tremble. And with her future on the line, Kitty must summon all her strength - because at Ashmore, secrets don''t stay buried for long...The fourth book in the captivating Ashmore Castle series. Perfect for fans of sweeping period dramas like Downton Abbey, The Crown and Bridgerton.Fans love the ASHMORE series:''Like a comfy pair of slippers. Cynthia Harrod-Eagles never fails to excel...The saga continues and you are drawn into the upstairs downstairs world...so grab a cuppa, some chocolate biscuits and enjoy!'' 5-star Reader Review''I always read anything published by Cynthia! The history is always really well researched, the characters realistic and the story fascinating.'' 5-star Reader Review''I have read all 3 books and loved it.'' 5-star Reader Review''Well written story and a wonderful read!!'' 5-star Reader Review''A great series! Hope there''s another instalment.'' 5-star Reader Review''If you are a Downton Abbey fan this is for you!'' 5-star Reader Review''Loved it. Excellent story. Fabulous characters all blended by a tantalising web. I want to read the next book. Can''t wait.'' 5-star Reader Review

'The most compulsive reading experience I’ve had this year.' Liz Nugent‘Immersive and addictive with a tantalising drip-feed of detail that leaves readers desperate for more, All Of Them Lied firmly cements Gill Perdue’s place as one of Ireland’s top writers’ Andrea Mara‘Gill Perdue is a great writer on a sentence level, on creating excellent characters and pulling off taut, gripping plots. I had SUCH a gorgeous time reading this’ Marian Keyes---Thea wakes from a coma, having forgotten much of the recent past. As well as learning to walk again, she studies the list of ‘facts’ she keeps on her phone, hoping something will unlock her memory. Her top three facts are:I was in ItalyI was with the people I love the mostI fell down a ravine and I’m lucky to be aliveBut as Thea gets hazy glimpses of the lead-up to her fall, the facts stop adding up. Trapped at home in the middle of the Irish countryside, dependent on those who were on holiday with her – her fiancé, her brother, her sister-in-law and her best friend – terrifying questions surface:Was I pushe? hy are they lyin? ho can I trus? s memories come tumbling back, Thea realises she is in race against time to figure things out – and that her life hangs in the balance. ---'A classic . . . skilfully turning up the tension' The Times, 'Best novels to read this June' 'Gill Perdue is one of the very best in Irish crime fiction, she skilfully creates a world where a dream life becomes a nightmare. Cleverly plotted and unrelentingly tense, this brilliant thriller uses amnesia and physical frailty to ratchet up the reader's paranoia. I raced through it!' Jane Casey‘The suspense was electric. Riveting’ Patricia Gibney‘A thrilling and richly compelling page-turner with real emotional depth. Gill Perdue is a wonderful writer’ Catherine Kirwan‘I loved it … a great read’ Miriam O’Callaghan‘Nothing is what it seems in this book. Tightly twisted and incredibly tense. Loved it!’ Kitty Murphy‘WOW! I loved it. So tense, so pacy! Gill is an exceptional writer’ Michelle Teahan‘A haunting, suspenseful and immersive read. Brilliant!’ Zoe Miller‘A dark, multi-layered tale, skilfully laying a trail of tantalising clues, keeping the reader engrossed right to the final page’ Siobhan MacDonald‘Utterly compelling’ Jake Arnott‘What a fabulous book – dark, twisty, claustrophobic and thrilling. I was living on my last nerve!’ Anna McPartlin‘A skilled and sensitive exploration of the gothic claustrophobia that illness and dependency can bring. Kept me reading long into the night’ Chris Bridges'One of the best books of the year' Alice Bell‘A gripping, atmospheric thriller that packs a real emotional punch. Gill Perdue is rapidly becoming one of the strongest voices in Irish crime fiction. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Jo Spain and Tana French’ Sheila Bugler‘Genius! Unputdownable and addictive’ Jen Bray‘Slow-burn claustrophobic thriller with a gripping plot … for fans of Claire Macintosh and Lisa Jewell' Candis‘I absolutely devoured it. The epitome of a page-turner from the very first word. It's expertly paced, keeping you guessing throughout’ Casey King‘A gripping read, weaving plot and timeline line expertly, drip feeding just enough to make us think we know what’s going on even when we don’t.' Fiona Gartland 'If Maeve Binchy characters existed in 2026 and woke up in a crime thriller, it would be this book! Brilliantly drawn characters, tension, and heart racing revelations' Sharon Dempsey‘Gripping’ My Weekly‘Keeps you in suspense until the last page with its sense of claustrophobia, paranoia and a drip feed of sinister revelations. A must-read for fans of Alex Barclay and Tana French' Dead Good‘Will keep readers guessing right to the very end. This was a hugely enjoyable read from a writer who knows exactly how to keep the pages turning’ Rosemary Hennigan‘There is nothing quite like an amnesia thriller to layer on the suspense from the first page and All of Them Lied certainly cranks up the tension. You

First published in 1937, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cross-country train. ‘A highly ingenious, entertaining and unusual tale’ – Daily HeraldThe luxurious Transcontinental Express, a locomotive journeying coast-to-coast across the United States, is the height of 1930s technology and sophistication. Alongside carriages for dining, drinking and dancing, there’s even a swimming pool car. And it’s there, just one day into the journey, that the corpse of a banker is found. With a killer on the train, the passengers soon begin to turn on one another. It's up to the clever Dr Pons – with his sharp wit and knack for impossible puzzles – to get to the bottom of the case, even as every new piece of evidence seems to suggest more perplexing possibilities. ‘Ingenious . . . A satisfyingly complex solution to both crimes’ – Booklist ‘Extravagantly brainy, gloriously dated’ – Kirkus

Vigyázz, hamisítják! Egy képregény színes képekkel, pörgős jelenetekkel, és a filmből vett párbeszédekkel! A világhírű lánycsapat, a HUNTR/X tagjai napközben K-pop-sztárok, éjszaka pedig harcosok. Kövessétek nyomon Rumi, Mira és Zoey kalandjait, ahogy teltházas koncerteket adnak, és megvédik a világot azoktól a kegyetlen démonoktól, amelyek évszázadok óta fenyegetik az emberiséget.

Lidé už před staletími osídlili vzdálený sektor galaxie pojmenovaný Hirano, vytvořili mezihvězdné státy a navázali kontakt s jinými mimozemskými druhy. Jenže lidé vždy zůstanou lidmi, a tak když Astonská unie a Ballingtonské společenství nezávisle na sobě objeví soustavu bohatou na vzácné suroviny, ani jedna ze stran se jí nechce vzdát. Na povrch vybublávají staré křivdy a nevraživost, a co začalo původně jako diplomatický spor, přerůstá ve vzájemné zastrašování s pomocí válečných lodí. Celá situace se pomalu vymyká kontrole… Kniha obsahuje i novelu „Příliš blízké setkání“ a bonusovou povídku „Velitelské rozhodnutí“.

A hölgy illemre tanít elkényeztetett csemetéket, amikor megtudja, hogy örökség vár rá – amennyiben két hónapon belül férjhez megy. De honnét kerítsen egy tisztességes leány férjet, ráadásul határidőre? A katona épphogy túlélte Napóleon háborúját. Már nem akar mást, csak parancsot teljesíteni. De hogyan tegye, ha a kényes küldetésbe belecsöppen egy dirigálásra hajlamos, csupaszeplő nőszemély? Egy harcedzett magyar vitéz azonban nem hátrál meg. Szembeszáll talján költőkkel, ismeretlen evőeszközökkel, mindenütt fölbukkanó komornyikokkal és ezernyi okvetetlenkedővel, hogy elérje célját. Ha elég kitartó, tán még az a kibírhatatlan, vörös hajú nőszemély is megadja magát... Az Aki gróf úr akar lenni után új kaland várja az olvasót a 19. század elejének regényes Magyarországán - add át (és meg) magad neki te is!

Lou did what the children of parents with backbreaking, poorly paying jobs are supposed to do: pulled up her bootstraps, went to college, and got an office gig with coworkers who won’t stop talking about their multilevel marketing scheme disguised as self-betterment. When Lou accepts a property appraisal assignment in the rural hills of Ohio, she knows it's her last chance to save her job and keep making rent. But she quickly finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere with a sabotaged truck, her dog, and someone--or something--stalking her through the ancient Appalachian woods. If she can’t escape the woods in time, she’ll see firsthand that her job isn’t the only thing that wants to eat her alive. Morsel is The Blair Witch Project meets The Ritual, with a generous helping of The Menu, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, Cassandra Khaw, and Paul Tremblay

THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO METAL SLINGER, AKA THE BOOK THAT BROKE BOOKTOK!Oaths were made. Magic was stolen. War is raging.Can love endure that which it was born to destroy?It has been four years since the rebellion started. War is raging. Now known as the fierce Light Wielder, Jovie must use her power to end the war between her once beloved communities - or burn them to the ground trying.As rumours of a new darkness rising begin to rumble, Jovie will need to look to the past for answers. But is she willing to sacrifice her soul - and her heart - to secure her Kingdom''s destiny?From BookTok sensation Rachel Schneider comes the spellbinding conclusion to the must read romantasy Metal Slinger - told in dual POV, expect political intrigue, forbidden love, and plenty of spice****READERS ARE GOING WILD FOR METAL SLINGER''The BEST plot twist to ever grace my Kindle'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''The author is a mastermind. Romantasy is back!!!!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Need the next book like I need water'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I foamed at the mouth multiple times because they were so HOT!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''RUN, DON''T WALK. READ THIS RIGHT NOW!!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This celebratory 10-year anniversary edition brings the Nightlights graphic novel series to a stunning end with all three stories in one volume.Follow Sandy as she falls into technicolour wonderlands beyond your wildest dreams, meeting wise turtles, tiny flower people, and sinister spirits along the way. This trilogy of jaw-droppingly beautiful (comics/tales) by Lorena Alvarez features the first two books in the Nightlights series, plus one brand-new story, and bonus material from the artist.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE 2025''Compelling . . . I raced through this multi-generational, magical realistic story'' DAILY MAIL''A page-turning, rollicking novel . . . From the first page, I was spellbound'' NATHAN HARRIS, New York Times bestselling author of THE SWEETNESS OF WATER The Devil first visits Yetunde aboard a slave ship heading to America. Her home burned to ash, she lies shackled in the belly of the ship with only her dead sister''s spirit for company. Worse, she has a caught the eye of a white man. To survive the hell that awaits her, the Devil offers his protection and a piece of his supernatural power. In return, Yetunde makes an incredible sacrifice. Their bargain extends far beyond Yetunde''s mortal lifespan. Over the next 175 years, the Devil visits her descendants in their darkest hour of need. There''s Lucille, a conjure woman; Asa, the white-passing son of a slave; Louis and Virgil, a twentieth-century Cain and Abel; Cassandra, a girl who speaks to the dead; James, a father struggling to keep his family together; and many others. The Devil offers each of them his own version of salvation, all the while wondering: can he save himself, too? ''[An] exuberant slice of Southern gothic . . . Fayne follows Percival Everett and Andrea Levy in stressing the rich emotional lives of their characters'' FINANCIAL TIMES ''Fayne''s imaginative narrative illustrates how the choices made in each generation ripple through the next'' WASHINGTON POST ''Ambitious, rollicking, heartbreaking, multi-vocal . . . it demands to be read over and over'' MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE

She's everything he wants. He's everything she can't have. When Hollie, nursing home volunteer 'candy-striper' and stepdaughter of Canyon's mayor, discovers a young, injured boy hiding in the back garden of her workplace, her first instinct is to help him. But when the police come knocking, she can't bear to hand over the vulnerable boy. She denies any knowledge, and it changes everything. Little does she know, the young boy's older brother is Ajax 'AJ' Callahan, a mechanic and member of a motorcycle gang, and someone Hollie once kissed... when he was blindfolded. As her decisions set her on a collision course with AJ, the two realise they could not be more different. The caring, gentle volunteer, with the olied-up, rough-around-the-edges biker, isn't a match the mayor would approve of for Hollie. But as their American state-crossing roadtrip unfolds, could it be more than just engines revving...?A spicy enemies-to-lovers biker boy romance, for fans of Ali Hazlewood and Penelope Douglas.

ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE BRITISH WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ''The lyrical, sensuous quality . . . puts her immediately into the front rank of English writers'' THE TIMES''It will consume you . . . transforming your whole inner life for the time it takes to read'' JONATHAN COE''There are qualities in this book that mark it out as quite the most striking first novel of this generation'' SUNDAY TIMES ''Mamma was fast asleep at home, her spirit lapped in unconsciousness. Her dreams would not divine that her daughter had stolen out to meet a lover.And next door also they slept unawares, while one of them broke from the circle and came alone to clasp a stranger . . . ''Judith Earle, over-earnest and inexperienced, has always been a little in love with each of the four cousins who come to stay next door and, on her return from Cambridge, becomes madly in love with one of them - Roddy, the ''sensation-hunter''. Dusty Answer traces with delicate nostalgia childhood friendships and the pangs of thwarted young love. This novel is about Judith''s consuming relationship with the Fyfe family, who each fall in love with Judith, transforming her young womanhood.