Fiction

WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICKThe Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.What's the one...

*The No.1 Irish bestseller* The gripping new thriller featuring DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author Every mother's worst nightmare ... When...

A dam breaks. A body rises from the flood.Hidden for decades, can this small town face the secrets that will surface?**THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR****SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH**Young detective Nell Buchanan uncovers a deadly, decades-old...

Based on the unforgettable story of one family determined to survive war-torn Europe 1939. Three generations of the Kurc family strive to live normal lives despite the growing hardships they face as Jews. But as the realities of war rush to meet them,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648002062Author Julia KaylockFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Black Quill PressPublisher Black Quill PressWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling series continues... Praise for world of THREADNEEDLE 'Enthralling and original fantasy'Jay Kristoff, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of NEVERNIGHT and...

Total Control is a breathtaking thrill-ride on a roller-coaster of non-stop action and suspense from David Baldacci, one of the world's favourite storytellers.Rising star.Jason Archer is a young executive at a world-leading technology conglomerate...

The perfect, feel-good, comforting read to cosy up with as the nights draw in. Escape to 1990, Notting Hill, first love, and hope. 'Exquisite. Enchanting. Quite possibly perfect. The next One Day/Me Before You' VERONICA HENRY'Every time I have read one...

Half-brothers Michel and Bruno have a mother in common but little else. Michel is a molecular biologist, a thinker and idealist, a man with no erotic life to speak of and little in the way of human society. Bruno, by contrast, is a libertine, though more...

The Hargraves want their new baby to grow up big and strong. But the puny mite will hardly eat a thing. One day Mrs Hargraves finds an avocado in the fruit bowl and the baby gobbles it up. Soon, the strangest things start to happen...About the AuthorJohn...

'Funny, fast and farcical. I loved it' JOJO MOYESThe hilarious romantic comedy from NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Sophie KinsellaSamantha thrives under pressure. A high-powered London lawyer, all she can concentrate on is taking the next step in her...

* * *NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES * * *THE #1 BESTSELLING AUSTRALIAN CRIME NOVEL WINNER OF THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGERSUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019'Shimmers ... a tortured tale of blood and loss' Val McDermid'Stunning ... Scrublands is that rare...

Retired Hero Blade is enjoying school life to the fullest. Now that he's made one hundred friends, he plans to relax and take in the "normal" life. But that may not be possible, what with the Overlord's daughter declaring Blade her rival, a battle royale...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593542187Author Santiago Jose SanchezFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 469g

The second installment in the brilliant 'Scott Pilgrim' graphic novel series from Bryan Lee O'Malley, writer of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off - now a major Netflix series. Scott Pilgrim has two girls on the go. When he's with Knives Chau,...

'Lolita is comedy, subversive yet divine' Martin Amis, ObserverPoet and pervert, Humbert Humbert becomes obsessed by twelve-year-old Lolita and seeks to possess her, first carnally and then artistically, 'to fix once for all the perilous magic of...

'Stockwin creates a knotty narrative, writing with authority about Britain's Georgian navy and the physical world at sea with intrigue, captivating characters, and deft storytelling. Thunderer is a suspenseful journey' Quarterdeck1812. Arriving back in...

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022When a book and a reader are meant for each other, both of them know it . . .After the tragic death of his father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house...

*Pre-order THE FIGURINE, the brand-new novel from Victoria Hislop. Coming September 2023.*'Aims to open the eyes and tug the heartstrings' Independent An atmospheric, vibrant and moving tale of pain and passion at the heart of war-torn Spain from...

'Fresh, flirty and gloriously escapist.' Alex Brown, #1 bestselling author of A Postcard from Paris Will a tropical escape lead to a perfect romance? It was meant to be the holiday of a lifetime for...

Thrilling from beginning to end - I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Absorbing and fast-paced' KARIN SLAUGHTER'Excellent - domestic noir in all its darkest shades' CARA HUNTERThe child you never knewknows all your secrets . . .Out of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685799472Author Syougo KinugasaFormat PaperbackPage Count 486Imprint AirshipPublisher Seven Seas Entertainment, LLCWeight(grams) 369g

King's Number One bestselling suspense novel, 'a compelling masterpiece' (Sunday Telegraph) about a housekeeper with a long-hidden secret from her past, now with a stunning new cover look.The sheets . . . had to be hung perfectly. She'd go to that...

'It's Hong Kong,' she said. 'Heung gong. Fragrant harbour.'Fragrant Harbour is the story of four people whose intertwined lives span Asia's last seventy years. Tom Stewart leaves England to seek his fortune, and finds it in running Hong Kong's best...

'A tour de force' EVENING STANDARD'She is unique. She is legend' THE TIMESAmong the less-traveled mountains and plains of Central Europe, a little east of Austria perhaps and north of Slovenia, lies the old kingdom of Orsinia. A land of forests and quiet...

All Robbie Fontaine ever wanted was a place to belong. After the death of his mother, he bounces around from pack to pack, forming temporary bonds to keep from turning feral. It’s enough – until he receives a summons from the wolf stronghold in Caswell,...

'You can't go out of the house without tripping over a philosophical question.' That is a remark made by Isabel Dalhousie to Jamie, the bassoonist who is her handsome younger husband. Isabel's own life, of course, points to the truth of this observation:...

** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER **Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon before you read the Booker Prize-winning sequel The TestamentsNOW AN AWARD-WINNING TV SERIES STARRING ELISABETH MOSSOffred is a Handmaid in The Republic of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538724736Author Colleen HooverFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Grand Central PublishingWeight(grams)...

From rags to riches?Eliza Wild has come a long way from her hungry childhood days in a rented miner's cottage on Pit Lane on the outskirts of Leeds. Her sewing skills have enabled her to go into business with a wealthy patron and to give her young niece,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087873688Author Karina HalleFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Metal Blonde BooksPublisher Metal Blonde BooksWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Introducing Miss Ottoline Brown, an exceptionally inquisitive Mistress of Disguise, and her partner in crime, Mr Munroe. Ottoline and the Yellow Cat is a quirky mystery-adventure from Chris Riddell, author of the award-winning Goth Girl books. No puzzle...

Spot is playing hide-and-seek with his friends. Lift the sturdy flaps and press the five noisy sound buttons to join in the peek-a-boo fun!Play hide and seek with Spot in this lift-the-flap sound book.About the AuthorEric Hill (1927-2014) started his...

A dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - chosen for the Duchess of Cornwall's online book club The Reading Room'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593544358Author Paige ToonFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The best romantic comedy I've read since The Hating Game’ Naomi and Luca have been pen-pals since fifth-grade. Well, more like bitter rivals caught in an epic battle of insults and verbal jousting… But...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Cyprus is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. While away an evening in Kyrenia's idyllic Old...

More under-the-sea fun from Barry the Fish with Fingers, created by picture book superstars Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet - the people who brought you SUPERTATO, NO-BOT and NORMAN THE SLUG WITH THE SILLY SHELL!Barry and his fishy friends are playing Hide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593548400Author Jessica JoyceFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Meet the friends from Acorn Wood in this colourful tabbed board book, based on the bestselling preschool series, Tales from Acorn Wood.Turn the sturdy tabbed pages to learn more about Fox, Cat, Rabbit, Badger, Bear and more of your favourite Acorn Wood...