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In the days leading up to Christmas, Dómhildur delivers her 1,922nd baby. Beginnings and endings are her family trade; she comes from a long line of midwives on her mother's side and a long line of undertakers on her father's. She even lives in the apartment that she inherited from her grandaunt,...

'The reader's love of the writing tends to become indistinguishable from his love of the writer.' Beautiful writing has exercised its intoxicating power over readers since time immemorial. And yet, on occasion, this seduction extends beyond the page and sparks an irreversible connection between ...

A prowl through words reveals the unstable character of the cosmos. With entries as varied as ‘elbow’, ‘Ophelia’, ‘progress’, the painter Giorgio Morandi, ‘chess’, ‘Eulalia’ (a friend of the author’s aunt), and ‘unicorn’, Ida Vitale constructs a dictionary of her long and passionately engaged ar...

'A writer I'd follow anywhere' Katie Fforde 'It's so lovely to find an author you love' Marian Keyes 'Such a brilliant writer' Jill Mansell _____________________________ Stella Carey exists in a world of night. Married to an ex-soldier, she leaves the house every evening as Vincent locks himself...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024** **INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** 'Imagine Slow Horses’ Jackson Lamb in the body of Jodie Comer’s character in Killing Eve' SUNDAY TIMES 'Compulsively readable... Kill Bill written by John le Carré' OBSERVER Seductive and cunning American spy-for...

Evan Ryder is back in The Kobalt Dossier, the stunning follow-up to The Nemesis Manifesto from New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader. EVAN RYDER: A SINGULAR HERO FOR OUR TIME. Evan Ryder works for a clandestine, black-ops arm of the Department of Defense, dedicated to protecting Am...

An absorbing historical whodunit from the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Shugak Mysteries. Queen Cleopatra is troubled by a series of mysterious murders. Alexandria, 47BC. Egypt's dynastic war is over, Julius Caesar has returned to Rome, but Cleopatra's people have suffered. The Q...

Global politics, Russian meddling, and American fragmentation collide in this action-packed international thriller from New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader. EVAN RYDER: A SINGULAR HERO FOR OUR TIME. Evan Ryder is a lone wolf, a field agent for a black-ops arm of the Department of...

A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautiful small-format hardback, perfect as a Halloween read or a Christmas gift. One winter, in the dark days of King Richard II, a tailor was riding home on the road from Gilling to Ampleforth. It was da...

“A glorious showstopper of a novel! With its glittering characters, intricately woven plot and chapters full of gorgeous Dior dresses, The Paris Gown will be turning all heads this year.""--Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard From perennially ...