Fiction

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506726083Author Daniel FreedmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

A surprise inheritance will open the doors to her future, and also the past...When Aunt Meg leaves her cottage to Anna Redding in her will, Anna immediately packs up and heads to Polkerran, the Cornish fishing village where she was so happy as a child...

With glamorous locations and heart-breaking twists, Christmas in the Snow by Karen Swan is all you need for a truly decadent Christmas holiday. The perfect gift - even if it's just to yourself.No secret stays buried forever . . .In London, the snow is...

'A brilliant contemporary novel' COLM TOIBIN'So witty, observant and wise' MARIAN KEYES'I am fully in awe of Dolan's talent' DOUGLAS STUART'A dazzling follow-up to Exciting Times' KATHERINE HEINY'Beautiful' PANDORA SYKESMeet the wedding party:THE BRIDE...

A BookRiot Best Book of 2020Shortlisted for the LA Times Book Prize 2021'Shocking, twisted and brilliant. For fans of Shari Lapena, Liz Nugent and Gillian Flynn. Excellent.' Will Dean'The pacing is fantastic; you can't stop reading' Karin Slaughter, Good...

This is a love story, a story about growing up, a story about what its like to be a women (East and West), a story about the history of the post-imperial Middle East during the last 30 years or so, perplexed and bloody years, and a story about home.About...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door and In the Lives of Puppets, Wolfsong is a story of love, loyalty, and family.Ox Matheson was twelve when his father taught him a lesson: Ox wasn't worth...

With illustrations by Edward Landseer, Daniel Maclise, Clarkson Stanfield, Frank Stone, Richard Doyle, John Leech and John Tenniel, and with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. In these five long...

From the subversive voice behind The Phlebotomist comes a story that combines the uncanny atmosphere of Don't Worry Darling with the narrative twists of The Last House on Needless Street What would guilt make you do? Hadleigh Keene died on the...

The brand new thriller from the No.1 Kindle bestselling author of The Perfect Couple and Am I Guilty? "Filled with suspense, intrigue and a cast of engaging characters. Fabulous!"Lucy Clarke, author of The Castaways "Suspicion,...

From New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore comes the follow-up to Starlight Enclave and thrilling second novel in his newest trilogy, The Way of the Drow, expanding the Forgotten Realms through the adventures of Drizzt, Catti-brie, Jarlaxle,...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A tale of enduring power' Paula McLainFrom the author of the No.1, two million-copy bestseller Before We Were Yours comes a dramatic story of a family separated, their search for answers, and an epic journey to reunite the...

No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's unforgettable novella - first included in his 1990, award-winning collection Four Past Midnight and made into a highly acclaimed miniseries - about a terrifying plane ride into a most unfriendly sky is now...

Perhaps his most famous work, Emile Zola's Therese Raquin is a dark and gripping story of lust, violence and guilt, set in the gloomy back streets of Paris. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes and an introduction by Robin Buss.In the...

THE ONE WITH THE SCARY SCHOOL TRIPThe tenth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide!Greg Heffley's parents...

Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynic. 'Youth' is a crock, he believes--a sucker's game, an illusion woven from failure and hypocrisy. But when he turns in an essay for a school assignment espousing this view, he's sentenced to work in the Service Club, an...

'LIKE ALIAS MEETS X-MEN . . . I LOVED IT!' Maria Lewis'A MODERN ACTION MOVE THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE IN BOOK FORM' The Fantasy InnFull of imagination, wit and random sh*t flying through the air, this insane adventure from an irreverent new voice will blow...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784618681Author Lois ArnoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaWeight(grams) 148g

'This is the one: the next must-read, must-discuss novel' A.J. FINN'A terrific debut from a promising talent' KARIN SLAUGHTER'I will be thinking about it for years ... I loved it' GILLIAN McALLISTER---She could be anyone. She could be you.Nobody ever...

"Mark Sullivan has done it again! The Last Green Valley is a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II." -Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author From the author of the #1 bestseller...

Edinburgh's toughest cop, Bob Skinner, looks into his past to assuage his demons in Quintin Jardine's thrilling new mystery.Skinner revisits his nightmares: old but not forgotten. Fifteen years in the past, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Bob...

Head behind the curtain in the refreshingly honest and intimate story of Gary Barlow's life'Warm, wise . . . A never-before-seen insight into one of Britain's greatest songwriters' Woman's Own'I just wanted to share my personal journey through the last...

Like John Updike, Martin Amis is the pre-eminent novelist-critic of his generation. The War Against Cliche is a selection of his reviews and essays over the past quarter-century. It contains pieces on Cervantes, Milton, Donne, Coleridge, Jane Austen,...

'Best novel. The big one . . . stands above all the others' - George R.R. Martin, author of Game of ThronesNow an HBO Max original TV series The New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Arthur C. Clarke AwardLonglisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for...

A thrilling novel of crime and passion from Nora Roberts - the world's greatest storytellerLila Emerson is fascinated by other people's lives. As a house-sitter, she loves looking after the glamorous homes she could never afford herself. And as a writer,...

ONE OF THE TIMES' FAVOURITE NOVELS OF 2023The first epic novel in THE GLORIOUS YEARS series from the two times winner of the prestigious Prix-Goncourt'You have the ingredients Balzac would have cooked with. And it is exactly those great 19th century...

Dad, mum and two brothers spend a day at the zoo, looking at the animals in the cages - or is it the animals that are looking at them?An Anthony Brown classicAbout the AuthorAnthony Browne is the acclaimed author and illustrator of such prize-winning...

The first in a three-book series spun off the iconic Wicked Years from multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire, featuring Elphaba's granddaughter, the green-skinned Rain. "An exquisitely crafted introduction to a new fantasy trilogy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316399746Author John GwynneFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint OrbitPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 150mm *...

The sequel to Lynda La Plante's groundbreaking thriller, Widows - now a major feature film. DOLLY, LINDA, SHIRLEY AND BELLA ARE BACK. AND THIS TIME IT'S A FIGHT TO THE FINISH. Against all the odds, Dolly Rawlins and her gangland widows managed the ...

An ancient blade, fit for the gods but tainted with a deadly curse.Bjarki Bloodhand has finally managed to subdue his gandr, the spirit that gives him the ferocity of a bear in battle. Yet losing his berserker prowess may leave him at the mercy of his...

Can Daddy Pig train Peppa, George and Suzy to be the next Joe Root, Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad? It is a very sunny day. Perfect for a game of cricket! Daddy Pig teaches Peppa, George and Suzy Sheep how to play cricket in the garden, followed by the...

An elderly stroke victim dies without having arranged a will... Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506706665Author Mike MignolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Velasin vin Aaro never planned to marry at all, let alone a girl from neighbouring Tithena. When an ugly confrontation reveals his preference for men, Vel fears he's ruined the diplomatic union before it can even begin. But while his family is ready to...

'Barthes' purpose is to tear away masks and demystify the signs, signals and symbols of the language of mass culture' The TimesIn this magnificent and often surprising collection of essays Barthes explores the myths of mass culture. Taking subjects as...

'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'Try to imagine a guest, a wealthy woman, staying at the Majestic with her husband, her son, a nurse and a governess . . . In a suite that costs more than a thousand francs a day . . . At six in the...

There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected.When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up their street. One boy got in the car, two did not, and...

A deliciously creepy horror novel with a story line inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion...Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out...

'A captivating read.' Mel Sherratt 'She trusted the man she loved. It was the most dangerous thing she had ever done ...' No one can touch Del Williams - the hardest gangster in Soho. He's got the monopoly...