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Two men, decades apart, are ensnared in the deadly search for a fabled treasure in the conclusion to Lavie Tidhar's epic and audacious Maror Trilogy. 1882, JerusalemThe foreigner. A man with no name, twin guns at his hips, a wide-brimmed hat on his head. A European exile in the backwaters of Ottoman Palestine, The foreigner is a bounty hunter in pursuit of a thief. 1948, HaifaBurton. A man with one name, a detective inspector in the crumpled khaki uniform of the Palestine Police Force’s CID. With just seven days before the British Mandate ends, he must find a murderer and a missing aristocrat, as order collapses around him. Both men are outsiders in a land that is a palimpsest of ruins and loyalties, legacy of a history written in blood on a landscape that remembers everything. Both men will treat with bandits and mystics, dreamers and killers as they pursue their quarry; both will be ensnared in a lethal search for the fabled treasures of the Second Temple, long-lost amid the rise and fall of peoples, nations and empires. And both will be haunted by their dreams: burning red skies, a mountain of skulls, echoes of a vision from the dawn of humanity. Before Jerusalem, before Jericho, there has always been Golgotha.

'A book I will return to time and time again' MEGAN BONTRAGER 'Perfectly captures the dark heart of girlhood' JEN JULIAN '[A] wonderfully chilling and entirely immersive feminist horror story' Publishers WeeklyShe's a cautionary tale told by mothers to their young children, 'Come back before it gets dark.'She's a warning to lecherous young men, 'Don't wander the streets late at night.' A man's body is found viciously murdered behind a neighbourhood's 24-hour corner store, sending shockwaves through the small, tightknit community. All anyone wants is to make sense of this brutal crime and move on with their lives. But all seven-year-old Layla wants is a pet donkey. To her, a donkey is the epitome of freedom and being self-sufficient - to think for herself, go anywhere by herself and live an independent life. The killings continue and rumours start to fly of supposed hoofprints and a woman with hair like black silk. As the ambiguous messages in lipstick and sweet smell of perfume at the crime scenes causes the men to suspect the women around them, Layla's world unravels. She grows into the type of woman she has always dreamed of becoming. A woman with sharp instincts. A woman who cannot be tamed.

Get ready to be hooked by the second thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer. Death in old age shouldn't be suspicious. DC Smith thinks this one is... 'Pitch-perfect crime writing.' DAILY EXPRESS'Peter Grainger's books are addictive.' CRIMINAL ELEMENT'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review"We are living in the departure lounge," said Ralph Greenwood, "and flights leave with monotonous regularity." So when another resident of the Rosemary House care home is found dead in her chair one Saturday evening in December, no-one is very surprised – not until the results of a routine post-mortem reveal something extraordinary. Police Sergeant DC Smith and his team have to tread carefully as they investigate what took place, and Smith himself has to confront some difficult memories. Others, meanwhile, seem intent on getting him to leave the force altogether, while, despite his best efforts, his social life also becomes a little more complicated. To top it all, Kings Lake has been waiting weeks for the snow to fall, in a winter that seems as if it will never end... 'Ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn’t want to leave.' FINANCIAL TIMES'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' THE TIMES

William Warwick and Ross Hogan return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. London Olympics 2012. The world is watching as the greatest show on earth takes to the stage. Billions of eyes on London. Nations united in celebration. It should be a moment of celebration. But for one shadowy organisation, it's the perfect target. William Warwick and his elite Scotland Yard team must stop them from unleashing chaos and devastation. But his investigation plunges him into a deadly game of cat and mouse from London's streets to the corridors of power. Can he prevent triumph turning into disaster?

When a mysterious visitor lands on her island, a place so remote its inhabitants have forgotten the word for stranger, young Korero finds herself thrust into a terrifying and magical world. Her people are desperate and on the brink of starvation, and the wayward stranger offers them an impossible choice: they can remain in the only home they’ve ever known and await the uncertainty to come, or Korero can join him and venture into unfamiliar waters, guided by only the night sky and his assurance of a bountiful future in the Kingdom of Tonga. What Korero and her people don’t know is that the promised refuge is no utopia - Tonga is an empire at war and on the verge of collapse, a place where brains are regularly liberated from skulls and souls may become trapped in coconuts. The perils of Tonga are compounded by a royal feud: loyalties are shifting, graves are being opened, and everyone lives in fear of a jellyfish tattoo. Here, survival can rest on a perfectly performed dance or the acceptance of a cup of kava. Together, the stranger and Korero embark upon an epic voyage - one that will deliver them either to salvation or to the depths of the Pacific. Evoking the grandeur of Wolf Hall and the splendor of Shogun, Pulitzer Prizewinning novelist Adam Johnson conjures oral history, restores the natural world, and locates what’s best in humanity. Toweringly ambitious and breathtakingly immersive, The Wayfinder is an instant, timeless classic.

For the first time since university, James and Roland's paths through life - one drawn in straight lines, the other squiggled and meandering - began to cross… James Drayton has always found things too easy. By the time he leaves university, he's still searching for a challenge worthy of his ambitions, one that will fulfil the destiny he thinks awaits him. Roland Mackenzie, on the other hand, is an impulsive risk-taker, a charismatic drifter with boundless enthusiasm but a knack for derailing his own attempts to get started in life. When a chance encounter in a pub reunites these old acquaintances, it sets them on an unpredictable course through the upheavals of the 21st century, and triggers an unlikely alliance. Against the backdrop of the financial crash and its aftermath, they strive to create something that outlasts them, something that will matter. Drayton and Mackenzie is a stunningly ambitious, immediately engaging and ultimately deeply moving novel both about trying to make your mark on the world, and about how a friendship might be the most important thing in life.

She can taste anything. Everything. Every ingredient in a recipe. The earth in which the potatoes were grown. The tree on which the fruits were ripened. She can taste it all.In the soot-streaked alleys of 19th-century London, Minha is a girl unlike any other - born with an extraordinary gift: an overwhelming, all-consuming sense of taste. Desperate to escape a life of poverty, she crosses the sea to France, chasing the shimmer of a better future.At Château de Bellefalaise, a grand estate with fairytale turrets perched above a sleepy village, Minha's talent is discovered when she detects poison in a dish about to be served to the château's master, Duc Nicolas. For the first time in her life, her strange ability becomes her salvation - and her curse. Appointed the Duc's personal poison-taster, she is confined to her tasting room and forced to live in the chateau's shadows. With each dish, she enters a world of glittering porcelain and gilded secrets, where danger simmers beneath every course...But when she loses her miraculous gift and suspicion coils through the corridors, Minha must confront a terrifying truth: without her gift, who is she - and what remains of the life she's fought so hard to build?Feast is a sumptuous historical novel brimming with intrigue and sensory wonder - a dark fairytale for readers who love Jessie Burton, Elizabeth Macneal and Bridget Collins.

'Water will come and you think it will be soft. You think it will be smooth and find its way around your things: your houses and cars and furniture, your gardens and windows and hope. But water can be the foot of an elephant, the horns of a moose, a herd of buffalo running from a lion, water can be the kauri falling in the forest, a two-tonne truck, a whole stadium filled with 50,000 people, screaming . . . Water is life, and water can be death.'Three women give birth in different countries and different decades. In the near future, they becomeneighbours in a coastal town in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Single parent Keri has her hands full with four-year-old Walty and teen Wairere, a strange and gifted child who is drawn to the waters of the indigenous wetlands. New to the street is Sera and her family, who are refugees from ecological devastation in Europe and living next door is Janet, an older white woman with an opinion about everything.When Janet's adult son Conor unexpectedly arrives home sporting a fresh buzzcut and a disturbing tattoo, no one suspects just how extreme the young man has become - no one except Wairere who can feel both the danger, and the swamp beneath their street, watching and waiting.FINALIST OF THE OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS 2025 NOMINATED FOR THE 2026 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

DIVE INTO THE ELECTRIFYING NEW ADVENTURE OF THE NUMA CREW FROM THE "GRAND MASTER OF ADVENTURE" CLIVE CUSSLER, THE LATEST IN THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES---A VANISHED NATO WEAPONRIVAL POWERS CLOSING INONE CHANCE TO STOP WORLD WAR THREEWhen a NATO super-weapon is successfully tested at the North Pole, the aircraft carrying it suddenly vanishes off the radar, the crew are found murdered at their stations, and the weapon – capable of triggering global catastrophe – disappears into the Arctic mists.The only American asset in the area is a small research vessel operated by NUMA’s Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala, who are pulled into a race against time to lead the search.As rival Russian and Chinese powers close in to find the missing weapon, international rules of engagement are perilously suspended. But as Kurt and his team race to reach the wreck first, a darker mystery emerges: the world’s great powers are all being carefully manipulated by one vengeful man with a deadly plan . . .Praise for Clive Cussler:'The Adventure King' Sunday Express'Just about the best in the business' New York Post'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail

In the cold winter of 1944, Sr Kate McCarthy - Irish nun and French Resistance leader - arrives at the gates of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp for women. She has endured four years of horrendous suffering in various prisons, still having the courage to resist the Nazi regime, a journey that began at the outbreak of World War II when she joined the resistance movement. Her actions have saved hundreds of lives and brought her to the edge of existence. Together with her friends Sylvette and Angèle, they have survived against the odds. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits beyond the Ravensbrück gates. And soon, Kate will face her biggest test yet... ​The Nun of Ravensbrück is the gripping account of a remarkable woman whose deep faith and untold courage would shine a light in the darkest of places. It is a tale of horrendous tragedies and small mercies, of the bonds of women in a world of war, and of how one nun's courage changed the course of history.

'Fast, furious, utterly compelling' Sophie McKenzie'A novel as engrossing as it is elegant' William Hussey, author of Killing Jericho'A brilliant debut, full of twists and rich in atmosphere' Cass GreenErin and Bee are the TWO LITTLE LIARS. Vilified. Despised. Never forgiven, forgotten, or meant to see each other again after the tragedy they caused. Until a fateful college trip brings them together, and Bee is murdered. Twenty years on, the case remains unsolved and a threat reunites the survivors of the trip. Someone knows who Erin is – and what she did the night Bee died. Someone who’ll kill again.

*Foiled cover design exclusive to first print run* Best friends? Not really … Leonie and Nora couldn’t be less alike. Leonie is brave and bold. She left the Isle of Pitte behind in search of adventure and swore she’d never return. Nora prefers the cosy embrace of home. And besides, one of them has to take some responsibility. When her reckless lifestyle catches up with her, Leonie returns home to Pitte to recover in the comforting, cloying care of her younger sister. Instead, she's surprised to find reliable, steadfast Nora is just as lost as she is. Leonie and Nora have spent their lives certain they've nothing in common, but it seems they each have exactly what the other needs. And there's no one who can heal you – or hurt you – quite like a sister. Readers are loving Two Sisters: ‘Laura has given us another book of and for the heart’ ‘A real testament to complicated maternal bonds’ ‘Chaotic, funny, heartbreaking, and painfully honest all at once’ Praise for Laura Dockrill: 'Bursts with energy' Matt Haig 'Just DELICIOUS' Kirsty Capes 'What a book!' Giovanna Fletcher 'Extraordinary' Lindsey Kelk 'Wonderful' Sophie Ellis-Bextor 'Glorious' Salena Godden 'Transporting' Sophie Dahl 'I loved it, I loved it, I loved it!' Dawn O'Porter

Starter for Ten: the Sunday Times-bestselling comedy about love, class, growing up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom'Painfully funny'ELLE'Hugely entertaining'DAILY MAIL'Wincingly good'TIME OUTIt's 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition - to make it onto TV's foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on 'The Challenge' than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the beautiful and charismatic would-be actress Alice Harbinson. When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a foolproof plan to capture her heart once and for all: he's going to win the game, at any cost. Because - after all - everyone knows that what a woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general knowledge . . . ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST ACCLAIMED WRITERS'One of the most astute chroniclers of England as it is now'FINANCIAL TIMES'An uncanny ability to make us laugh out loud, but also care passionately about his characters'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love'THE TIMES'No one else writes novels that are both relatable and revelatory in the way he does'EVENING STANDARD'Genuinely brilliant'NEW STATESMAN

A laugh-out-loud romcom about female rage, public shame and learning to take your own advice, from the bestselling author of Book Boyfriend and Seven Exes. 'The best kind of rage with a gorgeous romance' BETH O'LEARY'Good For You is SO MUCH FUN! I enjoyed it so much!' MARIAN KEYES'I ADORED it . . . utterly hilarious and hugely emotionally intelligent' DAISY BUCHANANSometimes the people who give the best advice are the worst at taking it. Liv’s furious – but you’d never know. As morning TV’s go-to relationship therapist, she’s built herself a no-nonsense, easy-breezy reputation. But when she’s caught on video having a tiramisu-fuelled meltdown, she goes viral for all the wrong reasons. Suddenly everyone knows that the woman whose mantra is ‘keep calm and carry a condom’ can’t keep her cool. Her boss gives her an ultimatum: anger management or unemployment. It should be simple, just six sessions stand between Liv and her old life. The problem is her therapist, Edward, who's insufferably perceptive and, worse still . . . devastatingly hot. Readers are loving Good For You…'Friendship, a love interest, a statement on society and good writing – yes, yes and yes''A gorgeous read and gorgeous romance''Lucy sure knows how to write her humans. Loved it''A literary version of nightclub bathroom conversation, but with added sparkle''An absolute hot mess and unflinchingly, annoyingly relatable'

'Terrific' STEPHEN KING 'First-class storytelling. Hooked from the first page, I raced through the book in one sitting' Five Star Reader Review 'Dark and thoroughly absorbing' (Five stars) ***** When you hear it, be afraid… Annie Blunt and her young son Charlie moved to their house in upstate New York to put a dreadful year behind them. The death of her husband and a scandal around one of her children's books left them both needing a fresh start. But things aren't as peaceful as Annie hoped. Strange sounds wake her in the middle of the night. There's something sinister about the toy train Charlie discovers in a locked shed in the grounds. And then bizarre things start happening in the neighbourhood. Grief can play tricks on the mind, but Annie is beginning to realise she’s walked out of one nightmare and straight into another… Sunday Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay enters new territory with a fiendishly twisted supernatural chiller. ****** PRAISE FOR LINWOOD BARCLAY: ‘Linwood Barclay has crafted another perfect page-turner’ The Times ‘Pacy and tense, it’s a triumph from a master thriller writer. Every page makes your heart beat that little bit faster’ The Sun ‘You’ll be left speed-reading towards the end to discover answers expertly posed by the bestselling Toronto-based crime writer’ The Independent ‘Totally absorbing… brilliant stuff’ Neil Lancaster ‘A superior thriller’ Sunday Times ‘A suspense master’ Stephen King ***** Readers are gripped by WHISTLE! 'Whistle is simply genius … my favourite book of [Linwood Barclay's] I've ever read' (Five stars) 'A twisty horror thriller with a Stephen King feel. Do yourself a favour and read this book' (Five stars) 'Bravo Mr Barclay – Brilliant … everything I want from a book was here and so much more! I enjoyed every twisted minute of it' (Five stars)

Modern Family meets The Durrells in this life-affirming and evocative novel set against the idyllic beauty of the Tuscan countryside. Stories don't always unfold the way you expect them to... When 45-year-old Adam inherits a rundown farmhouse and castle in Tuscany from a great uncle he didn't know existed, he quits his job in Manchester to renovate the property. He's thrilled his boyfriend of two years, newly divorced and out-of-the-closet Theo, is joining him. But at the last minute, Theo's children have to come too. And they're hostile to Adam, immune to the beauty of the rural location - and scared of the resident lizards. As Adam explores the crumbling walls of the castle and sorts through his uncle's possessions, he discovers some dark family secrets. But could they finally allow him to break free from the pain of the past, start building a new family and open up a life of queer jo? he Castle of Stories is a moving, heartwarming and uplifting novel about modern family in all its forms, what it means to love, and the importance of understanding your own story. 'Matt Cain writes gay love stories that are universallyuplifting, inspiring and utterly riveting' - Lisa Jewell'Bursting with pride and joy. His best yet!' - La Voix'He's done it again! Matt Cain is one of our mostintelligent, empathetic authors and a brilliant storyteller. These are storieswe need to hear.' - Lorraine Kelly'Nobody captures the messiness, angst and utter joy of themodern family better than Matt Cain.' - Clare Pooley'A relatable, funny and moving celebration of found familyand the power of being seen' - Alexandra Potter 'SUCH a good book with themes and characters to care about. Brimming with empathy and understanding for the true meaning of family - I loved it.' - Freya North‘Matt Cain writes with joy, strength, truth and such a good heart’ - Russell T DaviesLOVE FOR MATT CAIN'A book for anybody who feels at all marginalised, small, bullied or lost' - Claudia Winkleman'I loved it! Really heart-warming and joyful, but also so poignant. I cannot recommend this book highly enough' - Lorraine Kelly'A joyful tale that will move you to laughter and cheers' - i paper'Will put a smile on everyone's face . . . A great big hug of a book!' - Michael Ball'Wonderful. Written with such a good heart, filled with joy and strength and optimism...inventive and fun but most importantly, true' - Russell T Davies'A triumphant coming-of-age tale about the power of being true to yourself' - Juno Dawson'This book made us laugh and cry, and entertains from start to finish' - Attitude'Wonderful . . . An utter treat' - Kate Mosse'A heart-warming, joyous love story - original, hopeful and totally charming' - Adele Parks'A beautiful, timely page-turner, straight from the heart . . . The perfect summer read' - Matthew Bourne'This rollicking romance entrapped me, chapter by chapter. True in its detail and its scope, it is amusing yet heart-breaking' - Ian McKellen'Utterly absorbing and affecting. Matt Cain is one of the most entertaining and illuminating writers out there' - Bryony Gordon'Positivity seeps from every page' - The Times'You will weep and yet have your heart filled with joy' - Arlene Phillips'Brilliant... I recommend to all' - Matt Lucas'Full of warmth, humour and courage and I absolutely loved it!' - Ruth Hogan'This novel is just a bucket of joy' - Glamour'A joyful read; tender, full of courage and irresistibly good-hearted' - Rachel Joyce'The most joyful, heart-warming, and beautiful book ever' - La Voix'A triumph. Brave and honest, beautiful and funny' - Alexandra Potter'Utterly joyful - you will smile your way through this' - The Sun'I have so much love for this book!' - Freya North'As sharp eyed as Hilda Ogden and as seen-it-all as Bet Lynch . . .a proudly Northern queer One Day, ingenious and unsparing' - Patrick Gale'A big warm hug of a novel' - Heat'This epic friends-to-lovers will-they-won't-they story is gorgeous!' - Clare Pooley'You don't want to mi

'Enthralling and profoundly relevant' Salman Rushdie'Joyful, illuminating and engaging ' Madeline Miller'A masterclass in translation' Blake Morrison, GuardianHow do we give old words new voices? What must a translator lose - and what might she gain - when she moves between languages, bringing ancient stories to modern lif? mily Wilson has spent a lifetime wrestling with these questions: here, she invites us to consider the meaning and messages of translators from antiquity to today - and gives a wholly fresh insight into her own work on Homer. From shifting depictions of Helen of Troy to Cardi B and Athenian comedy, Han Kang's novels and Rome's love of Greek culture, Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea is a playful and fascinating voyage into the promise, possibility and constant renewal of classical literature.

From the bestselling author of The Bookshop Ladies, Faith Hogan, comes a wonderfully gripping and poignant story of two sisters and their family hotel on peaceful Pin Hill Island, once a thriving family business now struggling to survive. All Blythe Carney ever wanted was to become a hotelier and run her family’s business, the Hope Square Hotel. But fate, and her grandfather, intervened and it fell into her younger sister Rae’s lap, taking her dreams with it. Now Blythe owns Still Water House, the most exclusive guest house on Pin Hill Island, but she can’t help but feel she’s still not living the life she was meant to. Rae Johnson had no interest in taking over the hotel, her dreams lay elsewhere, but when she ended up with the family business her sister had set her heart on, her sense of duty to continue their family legacy with her husband was too strong to ignore. Now, fifteen years later, newly widowed Rae is struggling to keep the hotel afloat and she knows that selling it could be the final straw in her already fragile relationship with her sister. What do you do when your sister lives the life that you’d set your heart on? And when the perfect storm is brewing, surely, it’s time to put aside the jealousy and disappointment that can tear a family apart, and fight for the future you have always dreamed o? RAISE FOR FAITH HOGAN:'A beautiful, captivating and emotional story' - Kate Storey'A captivating read, written with warmth and elegance... the perfect escape!' - Evie Woods'This is an absolute beauty... a book that will stay with me for a very long time' - Sally Page'Prepare to get lost in this beautiful story, masterfully told' - Amanda Prowse'So wonderfully life affirming... I always wish I could live in Faith's books' - Dinah JefferiesREADERS LOVE THE SISTERS OF HOPE SQUARE:'A beautiful, uplifting story, great writing and full of interesting characters that you can resonate with' 5* NetGalley review'A captivating emotional journey, demonstrating how everyone’s emotions and actions can influence other people’s dreams' 5* NetGalley review'I recommend a box of tissues when you read this' 5* NetGalley review

Ellie’s universe, and this one, is falling apart. Her ailing mother is in a coma; her sister, Chris, accuses her of being insufficiently Chinese between assassination attempts; and a shadowy cabal of engineers is trying to hijack the skunkworks, the machinery that keeps the physics of each universe working the way it’s supposed to.Daniel, Ellie''s cousin, has found an illicit device in the skunkworks—one that keeps Ellie''s comatose mother alive while also creating destabilizing bugs in the physics of this universe. It''s not a good day.If she can confront her mother’s legacy and overcome her family’s generational trauma, she just might find a way to preserve the skunkworks and reconcile with her sister…but digging into her family’s past is thornier than it seems, and the secrets she uncovers will force Ellie to choose between her family and the universe itself.