Der königliche Vater in Gefangenschaft, der Feind vor den Toren und Verräter in den eigenen Reihen - das Schicksal der Südmark liegt in der Händen der Zwillinge Barrick und Briony.
Als sich der neugierige indische Postbote Ramjut Pillay morgens auf dem Anwesen der berühmten oppositionellen Schriftstellerin Naomi Stride umsieht, entdeckt er ihre nackte Leiche.
Ein bewegender Roman über Familie und VergebungEngland in den 20ern: In ihrem Townhouse in Richmond sind Ishbel Christina Camberwell, genannt Blue, und ihre Familie glücklich - zumindest an der Oberfläche.
Nach dem großen Erfolg seines Romans «Freiheit» veröffentlicht Jonathan Franzen nun Essays über das, was ihn nicht loslässt – Umwelt, Reisen und menschliche Beziehungen, immer wieder auch Literatur.
Der alte Maori-Holzschnitzer konnte sein größtes Lebenswerk, das Versammlungshaus mit den Ahnenfiguren, nicht vollenden; der letzte Pfosten blieb leer.
A landmark work of fiction from one of Britain's most exciting new writers: The Harmony Silk Factory is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth century Malaysia.
One of the defining novels of the entire crime genre, Gaston Leroux's The Mystery of the Yellow Room has inspired readers and writers including Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr, and is now republished in hardback in the Detective Club series with a brand new introduction.
Upon being arrested for the gruesome murder of her father, all college student Kanna Hijiriyama tells the police is, "e;It's up to you to find the motive.
*Featured in The Times top ten crime novels of the decade*THE NEW INSPECTOR ADAMSBERG NOVELShortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2017A woman is found dead in her bath.
Alphonse Courrier possesses all the might reasonably make a man content: a prosperous ironmonger's business and a position of respect in his Auvergne village, a dutiful, coolly beautiful wife who runs an irreproachable household, two healthy sons, and a hidden mistress - "e;the ugliest girl in the village but probably the happiest"e;.
Manuel Rivas delivers a literary masterpiece about three young friends growing up in a community which is bound by a conspiracy of silenceFins and Brinco are best friends, and they both adore the wild and beautiful Leda.
CORRUPT BIG BUSINESS, ECONOMY IN MELTDOWN, THE THRILLER THAT WARNED US ALL'Marc Elsberg is nothing if not prescient' GUARDIANIt s the near future: the world economy is in freefall.
'A complex tale of revolution, displacement, delusional love' GuardianIn Damascus, Suleima and Naseem's relationship is torn apart by the outbreak of civil war.
Chris Kraus' The Bastard Factory tells the story of an entire epoch: a drama of betrayal and self-delusion spanning the years 1905 to 1975, taking us from Riga and Moscow, Berlin and Munich, all the way to Tel Aviv.