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AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2026 'Prepare to see this everywhere.' Elle 'I was totally invested.' Saba Sams 'I was utterly enthralled.' Leslie Jamison 'Jem Calder is my new favourite writer.' Andrew O'Hagan 'Will appeal to Cleopatra And Frankenstein fans, and the setting and themes is...

Assassin’s Creed: Gold follows Aliyah Khan, a card shark and hustler who’s been dealt a rough hand in life. Surviving through her smarts and street scams, Aliyah struggles to get by until she loses big time to a mysterious older man, Gavin Banks. Her only option to repay Banks is to become an Assassin. During her training, Banks tells Aliyah of the centuries-old battle between the Assassins and Templars, imploring her to help him decode a secret message inscribed on an illegal form of currency during the Great Recoinage of 1696.

“THE SALLY ROONEY-APPROVED BOOK OF THE SUMMER.” —DAZED NAMED 'A BEST DEBUT NOVELIST' BY THE OBSERVER A NEW YORK TIMES JULY BOOKS PICK A NEW YORKER 'BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED NOVEL BY THE TIMES GQ THE GUARDIAN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING “I Want...

Growing up in a quiet, middle-class suburb outside of Amsterdam, childhood best friends Anna and Olivia had their whole lives ahead of them. But every parent's worst nightmare came true when the teenagers fell in with the wrong crowd. Eleven years their senior, Ryan was charming and good-looking...

Courtney is a worrier - she's worried about everything, from her mum and dad's constant fights, to her Gran being ill, to the fact that her best friend, Lois, suddenly seems to be more interested in growing up and hanging out with mean girl Bex than with her. But then one day, during a particularly bad argument kicked off by her dad's discovery of a pig in their lounge (don't ask...), Courtney begins to feel a bit funny...a bit woozy...a bit like a dream is coming on - and then when she wakes up everything is better!

Curl up with this deliciously heart-warming and romantic story from the BESTSELLING author of A New Lease of Life. Perfect for fans of Milly Johnson, Katie Fforde and Beth Moran. Aspiring writer Mab has hit rock bottom. She’s stuck in a dead-end job, her landlord’s on the warpath and her...

It's summer in London, and things are quiet. But while Holmes and Watson chafe at their inactivity, a train, carrying a vital encoded communication, is entering a tunnel in an obscure region of the Balkans – never to be seen again. The case of the disappearing train is only the beginning of the nation's difficulties. The missing message must be found and decoded, and a diplomat's wife must be rescued from the clutches of a pernicious blackmailer.

A man is accidentally knocked down outside 221B Baker Street by a carriage. His dying words are he has seen a man rise from the grave. At the same time a visitor arrives with a mystery of unparalleled international importance. The Viscount Wrexham is missing, presumed dead, in strange circumstances. In the North, rumours stir of a dead man haunting the moors. Broomheath Hall is beset by ghostly lights and spectres. What does it all mean? Can arcane knowledge bring people back from the dead?

Pippa Newton loves nature and being outdoors, and she's looking forward to visiting her grandfather in his cottage in the forest. If only her older brother was as enthusiastic about it as she is. But their holiday soon turns into a dark and strange adventure when Pippa realises that malevolent forces are lurking in the trees - forces that watch, wait, and mean them great harm.

The perfect dark, seductive and suspenseful billionaire romance from Laura Carter 🖤🔥FOR FANS OF SADIE KINCAID, ELLE NICOLL AND NICOLE FOX Readers love Gregory Ryans: ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ ‘Gregory is the morally grey, mysterious alpha male we can't help but love!’ ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ ‘Sexy...

England, 1947: In the rubble-filled streets of post-war London, nineteen-year-old Audrey is devastated to lose her job when the men return from war. But her mum needs her more than ever since she was injured in the bombings, and her beloved fiancé Martin wants her to focus on building their life together, so her future seems set. Yet Audrey can't help but wonder if there's more to life than keeping a home and raising a family. And when she hears about a chance to train as one of England's first airline stewardesses, her heart leaps.

May 1939. When Amy Rowlings and Inspector Bodkin are invited to a black-tie civic awards ceremony at the Town Hall, they expect to be met with the usual boring speeches and toe-curling sycophancy, but when the recipient of the night's 'Businessman Of The Year Award', Nelson Kelly, is found stabbed to death after being called from the stage to answer the telephone, the evening begins to liven up. Nelson's company has just won a lucrative contract to build a new armaments factory and many of the town's elite, having backed a rival bidder, aren't happy at missing out.

You won't be able to stop reading this pulse-pounding psychological thriller ⚠️ Must-read for fans of Freida McFadden and Lisa Jewell! Only your daughter knows what you did... 🩸 Grace has returned to London after twenty years abroad to manage her dying mother’s affairs. When she...

To save their lives, she must put hers on the line. Berlin, 1939 As war breaks out across Europe, Clara - a British midwife married to a German officer - finds herself an outsider in the place she has called home for nearly a decade. Dismissed from her hospital and powerless as a pregnant Jewish...

The start of a series from MILLION-COPY bestselling saga author Rosie Clarke. Welcome to Dressmakers' Alley, a twisted place filled with dark and deadly secrets... London’s East End 1923 In the heart of Dressmakers' Alley, Madame Pauline’s sweatshop is rumoured to be a particularly...

Don't miss the thrilling gangland series from bestselling author Stephanie Harte Meet the Kennedy twins and get ready for trouble! Twin sisters Lily and Daisy Kennedy live a life ruled by their controlling father, Des. Desperate to salvage his own shattered dreams, he forces his girls to perform...

Brought to you by Penguin. As the Great War rages across Europe, twenty-one year old Ruby Archer decides to ‘do her bit’ at an East End munitions factory. The work is relentless and deafening, but the camaraderie of the other girls carries her through. As the threat of another Zeppelin...

The exciting prequel to the Lily Baker series 1938, England. When Lily Baker's mother finds a way for them to leave their run down part of town, and finally esape her aggressive father, Lily is feeling positive about a fresh start at a new life. While her mother will be a housekeeper, Lily has a...

She’s ready to serve. Even if it means heading straight into danger. England, 1940. Shedding a tear as she says goodbye to her new fiancé when he leaves to fight, Lily Baker begins her own journey in the ATS. Thrilled after she wins the assignment to work in a coveted post, Lily is shocked to...

'A well-crafted and brilliantly suspenseful novel that kept me guessing until the end.' Jo Bartlett Mia is telling me a story. It’s about a princess, who lives on a street just like ours. I’m distracted for a moment by her little hand softly slipping into mine. My daughter. My angel. But...