A Treacherous Paradise sees Henning Mankell turn his talents for writing gripping thrillers to a world where power and powerlessness meet and passion is a dangerous commodity.
Tracing his ancestory through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte.
During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces.
With the festive season almost upon him, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson is winding down at work and gearing up socially - kicking off Christmas with a week of sex and drugs in Amsterdam.
'A thrill for the sickos among us' JIA TOLENTINO'Utterly inimitable' RAVEN LEILANI'Unrelentingly brutal and gut-bustingly funny and spares no one' CARMEN MARIA MACHADO'Symbiotically serious and funny' MEGAN NOLAN'The funniest, darkest thing' ST VINCENTLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTIONAn audacious, original and unforgettable novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos.
** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK **'Lord of the Flies meets Love Island - dark, thrilling, and delightfully twisted' LOUISE O'NEILL'So gripping and propulsive that it beats reality TV at its own game.
Penguin Classics presents Charlotte Bronte's Shirley, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series.
Under the hot sun, the Jeddah streets resemble a scene from an old black-and-white movie: the women dressed like long, dark shadows and the men in their light cotton tunics.
'Electrifying, deeply unsettling and so, so satisfying' Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss'I raced through this compelling tale about shame, single motherhood, and the lies we tell ourselves and other people' Daily MailHow can you write other people's stories, when you won't admit the truth of your own?
Winner of the Australian Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction * Winner of the MUD Literary Prize * Shortlisted for the BookPeople Adult Fiction Book of the Year * Shortlisted for the Literary Fiction Book of the Year and The Matt Richell Award for New Writers ABIA Awards * Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist'Tracey Lien's first novel is a deeply moving tale of rage, regret and resilience .
A gripping new crime series for fans of Val McDermid, Jane Casey and Cara Hunter'Gold-standard crime writing' Erin Kinsley'An impressive start in an exciting new series' The Sun'Authentic and atmospheric' Adele Parks, Platinum'Packed with authenticity' Mail OnlineEvidence never lies.