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After his disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon returns to France to find a country under attack from the rest of Europe -- and from within. With the enemy massing on the shores of the Marne,...

Beyond high iron gates fastened shut with a length of chain, lies the stark, beautiful Trawbawn. Here, haunted by a dark, mysterious past and largely ignored by the villagers of nearby Skibbereen, lives the frail Lydia Beauchamp. But old Ma...

Embroiled in a cunning challenge of wits, and meanwhile bemused by her blossoming romance, Kinsey Millhone must try to control the bitter, angry Reba as she launches her dangerous...

A remarkable novel about Henry James, the American novelist and a connoisseur of exile. Colm Toibin takes us almost shockingly close to the soul of Henry James and, by extension, to the mystery of art itself. It is a remarkable, utterly original book...

If theres any justice, Banville should be able to add the CWA Gold Dagger to his heap of...

A dark and suspenseful novel based on the legend of Camelot - from best-selling Meg Cabot Avalon High, Ellies new school, is pretty much what shed expected. Theres Lance, the hunky footballer. Jennifer, the cute cheerleader. Marco, the troublemaker....

Christinas mother walked out on her when she was just six years old. Now in her early thirties Christina has reached a desperate crossroads as a mother herself and goes on the run with her youngest, in a bid to find her mother, Greta, and sanctuary...

Arkady’s travails have followed the former Soviet Union’s uneven transition from the KGB and Cold War to the New Russia of black markets, poverty, and glitz. Wolves is a standard procedural mystery that starts with a white-collar crime -...

Meet Theodore, Wally, Curly, Ziggy, Si, and Meese--French fries youll love so much you wont want to eat them! But shoestring, waffle, wedge, curly and crinkle-cut potatoes were never more irresistible than in David Baldaccis zany adventure about...

The stunning new crime novel from master storyteller Ann Cleeves It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter’s eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground,...

Minette Walters based her World Book Day Quick Read on the true story of the chicken farm murder which took place in East Sussex in December...

A wickedly funny and unexpectedly touching romantic comedy, shot through with vibrant, dialogue and lovably mixed up...

A chilling tale of prejudice, ambition and cruel cunning in which the population of a small village in Hampshire react to a brutal double murder. This is the award-winning authors first novella, and shows her trademark skill of dark,...

Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years,...

The internationally bestselling auhtor of The Outsiders returns with a major new...

For seventeen-year-old Charlotte Cooper, it’s too late. Despite her best efforts to finish school, tune out her angry, slightly hysterical mother, and cope with her loving but dotty grandmother, she is unexpectedly (now that’s...

COMPULSION opens as police detective North Anderson, a close friend of Clevengers, calls him with a piece of chilling news: one of the infant twin daughters of billionaire Darwin Bishop has been murdered in her crib at the familys estate on...

As Jan Hardy recovers from the wounds of the past, the stage is set for a fine year, with a wedding on the horizon, the return of distant loved ones, and the appearance of a mysterious Cherokee Indian sponsor, Jerry Raven. All is looking...

Its a tricky proposition, changing horses midstream. And with Looking Good Dead, Peter James continues to do just that. The author’s reputation as a purveyor of subtly chilling horror and fantasy had been carefully built up over many years,...