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Join Angela and Jenny in the series finale of the bestselling I Heart books, on the balmy beaches of Hawaii When you’re running away from real life, there’s only one place to go… When Angela Clark’s best friend Jenny invites her to join a press trip to Hawaii, three days of sun, sea and sleep sounds like the perfect antidote to her crazed life. At work in New York, she’s supposed to be the face of Having It All. But the only thing Angela feels she excels at is hiding in the printer cupboard, eating Mini Cheddars and watching Netflix on her phone and if this is living the dream, she's more than ready to wake up. A few days away with Jenny sounds like exactly what she needs but Angela’s talent for getting into a scrape guarantees nothing goes to plan – and not even the most beautiful beaches, blue skies and daiquiris will get her off the hook…

The most extraordinary writer - a rare talent' Nikki Gemmell An utterly wonderful novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age from one of Australia's most exciting new writers. Brisbane, 1983: A lost father, a mute brother, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious criminal for a babysitter. It's not as if Eli's life isn't complicated enough already. He's just trying to follow his heart, learning what it takes to be a good man, but life just keeps throwing obstacles in the way - not least of which is Tytus Broz, legendary drug dealer. But Eli's life is about to get a whole lot more serious. He's about to fall in love. And he has to break into prison on Christmas Day, to save his mum. A story of brotherhood, true love and the most unlikely of friendships, Boy Swallows Universe will be the most heartbreaking, joyous and exhilarating novel you will read all year.

Escape or die trying... No.1 international bestseller Jeffery Deaver returns with a stunning new thriller - the first in an exciting series featuring enigmatic investigator Colter Shaw. A student kidnapped from the park. Nineteen-year-old Sophie disappears one summer afternoon. She wakes up to find herself locked inside a derelict warehouse, surrounded by five objects. If she uses them wisely, she will escape her prison. Otherwise she will die. An investigator running out of time. Sophie's distraught father calls in the one man who can help find his daughter: unique investigator Colter Shaw. Raised in the wilderness by survivalist parents, he is an expert tracker with a forensic mind trained to solve the most challenging cases. But this will be a test even for him. A killer playing a dangerous game. Soon a blogger called Henry is abducted - left to die in the dark heart of a remote forest - and the whole case gets turned on its head. Because this killer isn't following the rules; he's changing them. One murder at a time...

A story for every woman. A story for every moment. Whether you want to laugh To be moved To love To feel less guilt To cry To be comforted To ROAR There is a story for you. From Sunday Times bestselling author Cecelia Ahern comes a collection of witty, original and moving stories for women everywhere.

The world's most beloved detective, Hercule Poirot - the legendary star of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express and most recently The Monogram Murders and Closed Casket-returns in a stylish, diabolically clever mystery set in 1930's London. Returning home after lunch one day, Hercule Poirot finds an angry woman waiting outside his front door. She demands to know why Poirot has sent her a letter accusing her of the murder of Barnabas Pandy, a man she has neither heard of nor ever met. Poirot has also never heard of a Barnabas Pandy, and has accused nobody of murder. Shaken, he goes inside, only to find that he has a visitor waiting for him - a man who also claims also to have received a letter from Poirot that morning, accusing him of the murder of Barnabas Pandy... Poirot wonders how many more letters of this sort have been sent in his name. Who sent them, and why? More importantly, who is Barnabas Pandy, is he dead, and, if so, was he murdered? And can Poirot find out the answers without putting more lives in danger?

An extraordinary work of historical imagination - this is Hilary Mantel's epic novel of the French Revolution. One of the ten books - novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography - that make up the 4th Estate Matchbook Classics' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist. 1789: as Revolution sweeps through France, three obscure young men step into the harsh light of history. Georges Jacques Danton has a prize fighter's build, a sharp lawyer's brain, a consuming ambition. Camille Desmoulins, charming and erratic, is a writer of genius with a taste for violence. Maximilien Robespierre is a slight, meek idealist who recoils from power, but who will lead his country into the darkness of the Terror. For these men, the Revolution is a blood rite: the forces they have helped unleash will remake the world, but destroy their lives. From the two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize, A Place of Greater Safety announced Hilary Mantel as one of our greatest living novelists.

In the second book of the Carve the Mark duology, globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth reveals how Cyra and Akos fulfill their fates. The Fates Divide is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives. The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable. Akos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: he will die in service to Cyra's family. And when Cyra's father, Lazmet Noavek - a soulless tyrant, thought to be dead - reclaims the Shotet throne, Akos believes his end is closer than ever. As Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. For Cyra, that could mean taking the life of the man who may - or may not - be her father. For Akos, it could mean giving his own. In a stunning twist, the two will discover how fate defines their lives in ways most unexpected.

You are his prey… The sixth gripping thriller in Lars Kepler's bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. There's a face at the window. A masked stranger stands in the shadow of a garden, watching his first victim through the window. He will kill him slowly - play him a nursery rhyme - make him pay. A killer in your house. The police offer ex-Detective Joona Linna a chance to clear his name: help Superintendent Saga Bauer track down the vicious killer terrorising Stockholm, before he strikes again. Only one man can stop him. Now Joona stands between a disturbed predator and its prey. He must catch a killer who hunts in the shadows and who is dangerously close to losing control…

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book’ Sunday Times ‘The best book on the craft of storytelling I’ve ever read’ Matt Haig ‘Rarely has a book engrossed me more, and forced me to question everything I’ve ever read, seen or written. A masterpiece’ Adam Rutherford Who would we be without stories? Stories mould who we are, from our character to our cultural identity. They drive us to act out our dreams and ambitions, and shape our politics and beliefs. We use them to construct our relationships, to keep order in our law courts, to interpret events in our newspapers and social media. Storytelling is an essential part of what makes us human. There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story – from Joseph Campbell’s well-worn theories about myth and archetype to recent attempts to crack the ‘Bestseller Code’. But few have used a scientific approach. This is curious, for if we are to truly understand storytelling in its grandest sense, we must first come to understand the ultimate storyteller – the human brain. In this scalpel-sharp, thought-provoking book, Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us, leading us on a journey from the Hebrew scriptures to Mr Men, from Booker Prize-winning literature to box set TV. Applying dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to the foundations of our myths and archetypes, he shows how we can use these tools to tell better stories – and make sense of our chaotic modern world.

Závěr čtyřdílné minisérie Čtveřice dobrodruhů. Vládce korzárů Royd Frobisher čeká na příkaz, aby se vydal se svou posádkou na poslední záchrannou misi, kterou započali jeho bratři. Jenže netuší, že s ním na palubě bude i Isobel, jeho dávná láska a bývalá snoubenka! Ta má na této cestě své poslání – přivézt zpátky do Anglie sestřenici Katherine. A doufá, že se jí konečně podaří vymanit ze svých snů o společném životě s Roydem, na kterého nemůže zapomenout. Ani jeden z nich není připravený na překvapení, které na ně čeká po vyplutí na širé moře. Ani na nové obzory, které se před nimi otevřou, když se vydají na cestu do džungle. Royd s Isobel zjistí, že osvobození zajatců v diamantovém dole je jen polovina jejich úkolu. Aby odhalili spiklence, kteří se na nezákonném obchodu podíleli, musejí se vrátit zpátky domů a pátrat mezi anglickou smetánkou! Jenže tahle dobrodružná výprava jim přinese i něco jiného… Royd s Isobel najdou ztracenou lásku. Kolik toho však budou ochotni riskovat ze svého znovunalezeného štěstí ve jménu povinnosti?

In this sequel to The Queen's Rising, Brienna has chosen passion over blood, but can she put her country before her heart? Perfect for fans of SIX OF CROWS and Sarah J. Maas. Finally, Brienna is a mistress of knowledge and is settling into her role as the daughter of Davin MacQuinn, a disgraced lord who returned to Maevana to reclaim his house. Though she's just survived a revolution, one that will finally return a queen to the throne, she faces another difficult challenge. She must prove herself trustworthy to the MacQuinns. But as Queen Isolde Kavanagh's closest confidant, she'll have to balance serving her father's house as well as her country. And then there's Cartier Evariste, a wholly separate factor in her new life. Now known as Aodhan Morgane, Cartier is adjusting to the stark contrast between his pre-rebellion life in Valenia as a master of knowledge and his current one as the lord of a fallen house. During his castle's restoration, he discovers a ten-year-old boy named Tomas, whose past and parentage are a complete mystery. So when Cartier's former pupil Brienna is as fond of Tomas as he is, he lets his mind wander - what if he doesn't have to raise him or his house alone? As the Lannon trial rapidly approaches, Brienna and Cartier must put their feelings aside to concentrate on forging alliances, executing justice, and ensuring that no one interferes with the queen's coronation. But resistance is rumbling among the old regime's supporters, who are desperate to find a weakness in the rebels' forces. And nothing makes a person more vulnerable than deep-seated love.

Jackie Jack MacNamarová se nebojí žít sama, zvlášť když je to v krásném domě na Floridě s bazénem. Čekají ji tři nádherné měsíce, kdy bude mít klid a snad se jí konečně podaří napsat první knihu z Divokého západu. Jenže život není nikdy tak jednoduchý, jak se na první pohled zdá. Nečekaný návrat majitele domu její plány překazí! Tvrdohlavý architekt Nathan Powell se nehodlá smířit, že se tahle krásná spisovatelka vetřela do jeho domu! Trvá na tom, aby se Jackie odstěhovala… Jenže to by Jackie přišla o inspiraci k psaní! Tenhle přitažlivý, i když trochu nerudný muž, je totiž dokonalým předobrazem jejího fiktivního hrdiny. A tak má před sebou velký úkol – přesvědčit ho, že je právě tady a právě v její náruči čeká nekonečná láska a věčné štěstí…

Byla jeho nejstřeženějším tajemstvím… Kdesi v zapadlé vesničce v andaluských horách žije tajemná Francouzka, která sepisuje své paměti. O muži, do něhož se před dávnými lety zamilovala v Bejrútu, o dítěti, jež se z této lásky narodilo… Ta žena v sobě uchovává nejpřísněji střežené tajemství ruských tajných služeb. Jen ona zná velmi dobře – lépe než kdo jiný – totožnost krtka, kterého Kreml už dávno nasadil do MI6. Totožnost dítěte zrady, jak ho sama nazývá. Během pátrání se Gabriel Allon se svými spolupracovníky dostává až k nejzapeklitějšímu případu 20. století ve světě tajných služeb. K největší zradě a největšímu zrádci, jednomu z členů tzv. cambridgeské pětky, který dokázal dvacet let klamat své přátele a kolegy a pracoval pro Rusy. Kim Philby je sice už dávno mrtvý, ovšem jeho jidášská krev koluje v žilách dítěte zrady dál a má nakročeno k čím dál větší moci. Jestli jeho dědice může ve složité hře tajných služeb někdo odhalit, tak je to právě Gabriel Allon.

Byla jeho nejstřeženějším tajemstvím… Kdesi v zapadlé vesničce v andaluských horách žije tajemná Francouzka, která sepisuje své paměti. O muži, do něhož se před dávnými lety zamilovala v Bejrútu, o dítěti, jež se z této lásky narodilo… Ta žena v sobě uchovává nejpřísněji střežené tajemství ruských tajných služeb. Jen ona zná velmi dobře – lépe než kdo jiný – totožnost krtka, kterého Kreml už dávno nasadil do MI6. Totožnost dítěte zrady, jak ho sama nazývá. Během pátrání se Gabriel Allon se svými spolupracovníky dostává až k nejzapeklitějšímu případu 20. století ve světě tajných služeb. K největší zradě a největšímu zrádci, jednomu z členů tzv. cambridgeské pětky, který dokázal dvacet let klamat své přátele a kolegy a pracoval pro Rusy. Kim Philby je sice už dávno mrtvý, ovšem jeho jidášská krev koluje v žilách dítěte zrady dál a má nakročeno k čím dál větší moci. Jestli jeho dědice může ve složité hře tajných služeb někdo odhalit, tak je to právě Gabriel Allon.

A collection of full-throated appreciations, withering assessments, and hard-won lessons by the popular journalist. There are a few things you need to know about Joel Golby. Both his parents are dead. His dad was an alcoholic. He himself has a complicated relationship with alcohol. He once went to karaoke three times in five days. He will always beat you at Monopoly, and he will always cheat. Joel makes a name for himself as a journalist who brings us distinguished articles such as `A Man Shits On A Plane So Hard It Has To Turn Around And Come Back Again', but that says more about us than him. In his first book, Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Joel writes about important stuff (death, alcohol, loss, friendship) and unimportant stuff (Saudi Arabian Camel Pageants, a watertight ranking of the Rocky films, Monopoly), always with the soft punch of a lesson tucked within. Golby's sharp, evocative prose thrives on reality and honesty that is gut-wrenchingly close to the bone, and laced with a copious dose of dark humour. Who is this book for? It is for everyone, but mainly people who are as lost and confused as Joel and just want to have a good laugh about it.

Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and assassin, returns in a spellbinding new thriller from No.1 bestselling author Daniel Silva. For all fans of Robert Ludlum. Gabriel Allon - art restorer and legendary spy - is in Venice when he receives an urgent call from the Italian police. The art dealer Justin Isherwood has stumbled upon a chilling murder scene, and is being held as a suspect. The dead man is a fallen spy with a secret - a trafficker in stolen artwork, sold to a mysterious collector. To save his friend, Gabriel must track down the world's most iconic missing painting: Caravaggio's Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence. Gabriel's mission takes him on exhilarating hunt from Marseilles and Corsica, to Paris and Geneva, and, finally, to a private bank in Austria, where a dangerous man stands guard over the ill-gotten wealth of one of the world's most brutal dictators...