Fiction

New York Times bestselling author David Wong takes readers to a whole new level with his latest dark comic horror, set in the world of John Dies at the End and This Book is Full of Spiders.John Dies at the End's "smart take on fear manages to tap into...

'A brilliantly and preposterously funny book' Guardian'A flawless comic novel ... I loved it then, as I do now. It has always made me laugh out loud' Helen Dunmore, The TimesJim Dixon has accidentally fallen into a job at one of Britain's new red brick...

'Want to read a great whodunnit? Anthony Horowitz has one for you: MAGPIE MURDERS. It's as good as an Agatha Christie. Better, in some ways. Cleverer.' Stephen King'The finest crime novel of the year' Daily Mail***** Seven for a mystery that needs to be...

From Sunday Times bestselling novelist Rose Tremain comes a gripping novel of murder and revenge set in Victorian England Nobody knows yet that she is a murderer... London, 1850. On a freezing winter's night, a baby is abandoned at the gates of a park...

'You'll laugh out loud and take delight in the gripes of the moaners out there' - The SunFrom Bob Geldof to Winston Churchill, Jeremy Clarkson to Victor Meldrew, the world has always produced its share of grumpy, moody, pessimistic and world-weary types...

'Tear-jerking and spine-tingling' New York Times * THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTLLER ** A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK ** WINNER OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY DEBUT NOVEL AWARD *You're missing. I'm coming to find you . . . When...

Collecting five stories of suspense, mystery and slow, creeping horror, Daphne Du Maurier's Don't Look Now and Other Stories includes an introduction by Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black, in Penguin Modern Classics.John and Laura have come to...

This standalone adventure set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Jackaby series brims with humour, heart, and-of course-a hefty dose of supernatural mayhem.Abigail Rook never intended to be the mortal bridge between the human and supernatural...

Beneath the surface lie deadly secrets...DI Shona Oliver agreed to move to Dumfries with her ex-banker husband when their teenage daughter got in with a bad crowd in London. As a Glasgow native, she's back on home turf.Living on the shores of the Solway...

When Mike Noonan's wife dies unexpectedly, the bestselling author suffers from writer's block. Until he is drawn to his summer home, the beautiful lakeside retreat called Sara Laughs.Here Mike finds the once familiar town in the tyrannical grip of...

In the Kingdom of the beastkin, Bash receives a declaration of love at first sight from fifth-princess Silviana! She boldly approaches Bash, who is believed to have slain the beastkin hero Leto...and the two have one good date after another! Caught in a...

Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by...

The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Little Miss Twins live in Twoland. They do everything in pairs, and say things twice. Two Little Misses is twice the fun. The Mr Men and Little...

Agatha Christie's disturbing 1960s mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Gipsy's Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea -...

*THE INSTANT SATURDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER**A PANDORA SYKES/FANE BOOK CLUB PICK**AS FEATURED ON BBC R4 OPEN BOOK*'A tender story of love, grief and the transformative power of friendship' GUARDIAN'Truly one of the most beautiful stories you'll ever...

A relatively young woman, aged thirty. She married in her early twenties, had two children. It is winter. January and minus 14°C, white, frosty mist around the parked car, around the spruces, the mailbox on its post, but higher up the sky is blue, clear,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802134226Author Jerzy KosinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly...

The bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club pickThe Sunday Times Bestseller and BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick'Dark, dramatic and full of danger' - Daily MailFor readers of Circe and The Handmaid's Tale, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Mercies is inspired by...

Piercing the shadows of the naked stage was a single shaft of rosy limelight, and in the centre of this was a girl: the most marvellous girl - I knew it at once! - that I had ever seen. 'Erotic and absorbing . . . Written with startling power' New York...

You think you know how the world works? Think again. 21st Century America Magic has faded from the minds of mankind, until an encounter between Melisande Stokes, linguistics expert at Harvard, and Tristan...

Defiant and brash, Princess Kaguya Takenouchi isn't the ideal heir to the moon's Silver Court. But when villainous usurpers attack her people, she must rise to the occasion and protect the imperial line.Defiant and vulgar, Princess Kaguya Takenouchi is...

Sakura Himedaka is the Guard of Spring. She has chosen to take her revenge on the ones who kidnapped her beloved lady, as well as the ones who stood back and let it happen. She will protect her master with her life, and she has abandoned any threat to...

1859. St Mary's Church, Spondon. A little girl playing hide-and-seek jumps into a freshly-dug grave to find a dead man already occupying it. It is the body of Cedric Norton, a senior director of the Midland Railway. Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming...

IF YOU SEE HIS REFLECTIONIT'S ALREADY TOO LATE . . .Five years ago, Jenny Lind was abducted on her way home from school.Now her lifeless body is found hanging in a playground. But there is no evidence and only one witness - a man who cannot remember what...

Learn simple ways to help the planet with Peppa and George in this brand new story!It is Love Our Planet Week at playgroup, and Madame Gazelle asks the children to make a scrapbook of all the things they can do to help look after our planet. Peppa and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592911301Author Alan MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Avatar PressPublisher Avatar Press

The million-copy bestselling series.Now as a beautiful, collectible hardback - the perfect gift.Toshikazu Kawaguchi's moving Before the Coffee Gets Cold, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if...

Sweetpea soon to be a major TV series starring Ella Purnell She's back and killing for two... Rhiannon Lewis should be happy. Her cheating fiance is in jail - framed for...

Step aside Hygge. Lagom is the new Scandi lifestyle trend taking the world by storm. This delightfully illustrated book gives you the lowdown on this transformative approach to life and examines how the lagom ethos has helped boost Sweden to the No.10...

'A coming-of-age story filled with magic in language and plot: beautiful and devastating'Observer, Books of the Year'I felt consumed by this book. I loved it, you will love it'Daisy Johnson, author of Sisters'A page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451488336Author Ken FollettFormat HardbackPage Count 992Imprint VikingPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1361gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 161mm * 49mm

The much-anticipated final instalment in Olivie Blake's trilogy that began with the New York Times bestselling phenomenon, The Atlas Six.Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive.In this stunning finale, it's a race to survive as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593358634Author Zoraida CordovaFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Penguin Young ReadersPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm)...

'This book was absolutely tremendous!...this mystery is definitely a five-star read!' Reader ReviewA murder in a locked room... can Nancy and Jane find the key to the case?Nancy Hunter is on a mission to find her mother. Samantha Hunter walked out...

Publisher's Weekly bestseller. Soon to be a major motion picture! New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers brilliantly retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea during the California Gold Rush. Angel, living in California's Gold...

'Just wonderful, so funny and charming. Sam Neill's lively, lovely book made me laugh out loud' MERYL STREEPDead Calm The Hunt for Red October The Piano Jurassic ParkFor over forty years, Sam Neill's name has been a hallmark of quality. From enduring...

Agatha Christie's ingenious mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective,...

Discover the addictive first book in the bestselling Harry Hole series.'A stunning opening to the series' Sunday Times Harry is out of his depth. Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has...

Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful...

Only one more day. This time tomorrow, the outcome of the Inter-High will be decided, and a new champion will be crowned! Will Sohoku hold onto their title? Will Hakone regain their former glory? Or will the dark horse Kyoto-Fushimi steal the show? Book...