In ihrem ersten gemeinsamen Fall stoßen Liesl und ihre Freundin Barbara auf das beneidenswert schöne Hinscheiden der Öder Chorleiterin Magdalena Schamberger.
'Queen of the chiller thriller' - Veronica Henry, author of The Secret BeachFrom bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Ice Retreat is a spine-tingling thriller set in the world of controversial wellness treatments.
'Crackles with female fire and fury' - The Guardian'A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown' - The Observer'Fast and furious' - The Sunday TimesWife, the gripping novel from the prize-winning author of The Exhibitionist, is a nail-biting portrait of the beginning - and the end - of a rollercoaster marriage.
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2025An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan's Atonement.
The love story of the centuryLong Island by Colm Toibin, the author of Brooklyn, is his masterpiece: an exquisite, exhilarating novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and renew the great love that seemed gone forever.
From the critically acclaimed Andrea Levy, Orange Prize winning author of SMALL ISLAND, comes this breathtaking, hauntingly beautiful, heartbreaking and unputdownable novel, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the Orange Prize.
A thrilling page-turner about sisterhood, secrets, love and murder by Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The Mother-in-Law.
FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE FAMISHED ROADIn the chaotic world of his African city, the spirit child Azaro still watches the tumultous and tender lives of the Living; refusing to return to his realm.
Blake is a loveable mongrel just trying to lead a happy life; he loves his owner, fiercely defends his territory against interlopers (including the owners new lady friend and her cat), does his best to avoid the frequently threatened neutering and spends a lot of his time either scooting across the carpet or chasing local tail.
With A Year of Last Things, acclaimed novelist Michael Ondaatje returns to poetry, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery'My life always stops for a new book by him' JHUMPA LAHIRI'A generous, moving book' GUARDIANBorn in Sri Lanka during the Second World War, Ondaatje was sent as a child to school in London, and later moved to Canada.
**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024****WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2024** Beautiful brings to life an entire world SALLY ROONEY Sublime A thrillingly moreish novel SUNDAY TIMESIt s the biggest weekend of the year and everything is about to change In Ballina, the simmering feud between small-time drug-dealer Cillian English and County Mayo s enforcers, Gabe and Sketch Ferdia, spills over into violence and an ugly ultimatum.
A Quick Reads story from award winning author Kia Abdullah 'Abdullah's legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt' Sunday Times Crime Club'Intelligent, clever, poignant, sharp, and thought-provoking, right through to the perfect final line.
'As unexpectedly beguiling as it is affecting' - Daily MailInspired by the true story of his own great-aunt, Brad Watson tells the story of Miss Jane Chisolm, born in rural, early-twentieth-century Mississippi with a genital birth defect that would stand in the way of the central 'uses' for a woman in that time and place - namely, sex and marriage.
Für den Kölner Privatdetektiv Frank Baumann läuft es gerade ziemlich bescheiden: seine große Liebe Katja hat ihm den Laufpass gegeben, heftiger Kater nach durchzechten Nächten ist sein ständiger Begleiter und jetzt findet er auch noch Hubert Roosen, den ältesten Freund seines Patenonkels Theo, erhängt am Fahnenmast einer Schrebergartensiedlung.
Eine junge Pastorin am Niederrhein, eine Mutter, die unermüdlich für ihr Kind kämpft, und eine Dorfgemeinschaft, die Schicksal spielt: Anne Gesthuysens neuer Roman ist da!
Nel gelido continente di Westerado, diviso in quattro regni in perenne conflitto, la giovane principessa Wilda si trova al centro di una trama intricata che potrebbe decidere le sorti di tutto il territorio.
'Fans of the late Penny Vincenzi's sweeping family dramas should enjoy this' Historical Novel SocietyOne war may be over, but their fight for survival continues.
'[Amy is] always brilliant' Ali Hazelwood'If The Proposal and While You Were Sleeping had a baby' Sarah Adams'I can't wait for readers to devour it' B.
