Fiction

'A simmering, splendid novel' Jennifer Saint

There's something devilish going on in the village of Penhelyg. Will the shadow key unlock its secrets?

After a grave mistake, Henry Talbot has been forced to take a position as a village doctor in remote Wales where he can't speak the language and belief in myth and magic is rife. When Henry discovers his predeces

Sister. Rival. Protector. The spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess.

Quiet and reserved, Clemmie is happy in the background. Although her parents may overlook her talents, her ability to read hieroglyphs makes her invaluable at the Egyptian relic parties which have made her father the toast of Victorian society.

But at one such party, th

The sea stole him from her. Could it bring him back?

Winter, 1900. A little boy washes up on the beach of a small fishing village in Scotland, barely alive. He bears an uncanny resemblance to teacher Dorothy's son, lost to the sea many years before.

When the village is snowed in, Dorothy agrees to look after the child until he can be returned home. But, as th

Worse things happen at sea.
Paul Delamare has been roped into accompanying his old friend on a luxury cruise aboard the magnificent superyacht Mal de Mer. It's all plain sailing until his friend's priceless necklace is stolen, and everyone falls under suspicion.

Every chef for himself.
As Paul races to catch the thief, the ship begins to drift off-cours

In 1851, at a remote village in the Scandinavian tundra, a Lutheran minister known as Mad Lasse tries in vain to convert the native Sámi reindeer herders to his faith. But when one of the most respected herders has a dramatic awakening and dedicates his life to the church, his impetuous son, Ivvár, is left to guard their diminishing herd alone. By chance, he meets Mad Lasse's daughter Will

To make his biggest score, Han's ready to take even bigger risks. But even he can't do this job solo.

Han Solo should be basking in his moment of glory. After all, the cocky smuggler and captain of the Millennium Falcon just played a key role in the daring raid that destroyed the Death Star and landed the first serious blow to the Empire in its war against the Rebel Alliance.

Commissario Guido Brunetti returns with a gripping and powerful case about the murkiness of power and a test of loyalties

'Perfectly crafted . . . this only proves what a truly great writer [Leon] has become' Mark Sanderson, The Times

'One of the most subtle and exquisite detective series ever' Washington Post

When two teenage

Gorgeous Collectable Classic. Victor Frankenstein is a man of science obsessed with creation. However, on achieving a miracle, he finds himself horrified by the creature of his own making. The horror classic, with a new introduction, two short stories, a biography and Glossary of Gothic, Victorian & Literary terms.

Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had got there. But someone must have brought him. And shackled him. And whoever had done those things was going to rue the day. That was for damn sure.

Jack Reacher wakes up, alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a makeshift bed. His right arm has suffered some major damage. His few possessions are gone. He has

A brilliant collection of short stories and short form fiction from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, one of the world's best-loved authors.

'Clever, neatly constructed and funny ... Pratchett is one of the great comic writers and storytellers of our time' Guardian

A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schoo

H.P. Lovecraft was the inventor of cosmic horror, of weird fiction and the Cthulhu mythology. His stories flourished in the fertile earth of pulp fiction where he inspired many other writers from Robert E. Howard to Clark Ashton Smith. This is a companion volume to the many gothic horror writers in the series.

The gripping Gothic tale that led to the birth of a legend and stoked the imagination of filmmakers, artists and novelists. When Jonathan Harker visits the remote Transylvanian castle of Count Dracula, little does he know he'll become a captive of the undead. Gorgeous edition, with a new introduction and the short story 'Dracula's Guest'.

A suspense-filled masterclass of horror. A repulsive creature stalks the streets and he's becoming harder to control by the charming Dr Jekyll who couldn't be more different to the violent, depraved Mr Hyde - until, that is, he takes a potion of his own concoction. New introduction with three dark-themed companion tales.