Fiction: special features

A Jay Qasim short story and prequel to EAST OF HOUNSLOW written for Quick Reads 2021Business has been slow for Hounslow's small time dope-dealer, Jay Qasim.

An enthralling and enchanting collection of short stories from the bestselling author of Chocolat and The Strawberry Thief.

Read by the charismatic Christopher Lee, this collection of three of Holmes' cases tells of a missing diamond, a missing war hero and a savage yet faithful wolfhound.

Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble.

For the past few years Roddy Doyle has been writing stories for Metro Eireann, a newspaper started by, and aimed at, immigrants to Ireland.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Hot Little Hands by Abigail Ulman, read by Gemma Whelan.

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audio edition of The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason, read by Sean Barratt.

Two powerful and unforgettable stories from the Number One bestselling authorGirl in the MirrorLila knows how lucky she is to have found the man of her dreams.

DAFT WEE STORIES is Limmy's first book.

Beautiful, artistic and creative, Allison Jones is a force to be reckoned with.

Two bloody brilliant short stories from No.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2015SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES/PETERS FRASER & DUNLOP YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2015The Shore.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz, read by Matthew Goode.

Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable short stories of our time.

Another incredible novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist.

Tolkien's acclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tale, read by Derek Jacobi.

A mother and child are found brutally murdered in an old caravan on a remote piece of land.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout, read by Kimberly Farr.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indridason, read by Sean Barrett.

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by Amberley, a British-accented digital voice based on a human narrator.

On Strong Beach, an awkward teen with a terrible haircut has a reversal of fortune when he finds artefacts from the future lining a seagulls' nest.

The men in Bullfighting are each concerned with loss in different ways - of their place in their world, of power, virility, love - of the boom days and the Celtic Tiger.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Innocence by Roald Dahl, read by Dan Stevens, Richard E.

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It's two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling ruthless climate catastrophe: subway tunnels are flooded; abandoned vehicles are burning in the streets.

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Penguin presents the complete unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Shape of Bones by Daniel Galera, read by Charlie Anson.

One night before putting him to bed, Enaiatollah's mother tells him three things: don't use drugs, don't use weapons, don't steal.

Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones) reads chilling tales by the unsung master of the classic ghost story - E.

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson, read by Amanda Redman.

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Two decades after Portuguese novelist and Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago shocked the religious world with his novel The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, he has done it again with Cain, a satire of the Old Testament.

A gripping Quick Read from the master of the race against time thriller.

One day a fakir leaves his small village in India and lands in Paris.

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Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer.

Some cases aren't as cold as you'd thinkKurt Wallander's life looks like it has taken a turn for the better when his offer on a new house is accepted, only for him to uncover something unexpected in the garden - the skeleton of a middle-aged woman.

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Jon is on the run.

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A race-against-time short story from the bestselling author of Relentless, Siege and Ultimatum, Simon Kernick.

For almost seventy years, people the world over have fallen in love with Frank Capra's classic Christmas movie It's a Wonderful Life.

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