Fiction

A philosophical fable from a great forgotten German fabulist Billed by its author--the pseudonymous Mynona (German for "anonymous" backward)--as "the most profound magical experiment since Nostradamus," The Creator tells the tale of Gumprecht Weiss,...

In 1960 Jack Kerouac was near breaking point. Driven mad by constant press attention in the wake of the publication of On the Road, he needed to 'get away to solitude again or die', so he withdrew to a cabin in Big Sur on the Californian coast. The...

THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'WINNER OF WINNERS' CHOSEN AS SERVICE95 BOOK CLUB'S BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST 2023 'A literary masterpiece' DAILY MAIL ...

Fifteen pages of story and illustrations.Book InformationISBN 9780876856062Author Charles BukowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 16Imprint ECCO PressPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 54g

Can she keep her son safe? Previously published as A Father's Revenge. When Pearl's ex-husband Kevin was sent to prison, she left her old life in Battersea behind, determined to...

‘I absolutely adored Under Your Spell the sweetest, sexiest, funniest romance. It was such a treat!’ Marian Keyes 'So witty and smart. I am thoroughly under Laura Wood’s spell' Hannah GraceShe only wants three things. He isn't one of them...  Dumped by...

In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their unlikely protector find their way through peril, uncertainty, and loss. The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty. Eager to leave her...

Read this classic exploration of political violence, traditional samurai values and right wing nihilism. ...

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred's Feast, is available to pre-order now* The second book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from...

>p>An off-kilter darkly ironic novella about a boy's strange obsession with the Japanese crested ibis, from a Japanese literary star Seventeen-year-old Haruo spends all his waking hours online, fixated on the endangered Japanese crested ibis, Nipponia...

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are two hapless robber dogs who decide on career change after one bungled burglary too many - proving that crime doesn't pay, but cupcakes certainly do!About the AuthorTracey Corderoy (Author) Tracey grew up in South...

Iris has never left the big house in the country she shares with Mammy and the servants. When The Ladies arrive, she finds that she must appease her dead relatives. Other stories in this collection explore themes of motherhood and the fragile body,...

Compete and unabridged, with an introduction by Allen Grove and a timeline of the life and times of Bram Stoker, this elegantly designed, jacketed hardcover edition of Dracula is an essential collectible. A mysterious Count resides in a Transylvania...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A masterclass in suspense' PAULA HAWKINS 'A spellbinding nightmare' FERNANDA MELCHOR 'A book of intense power' PHILIPPE SANDS The shockingly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642633023Author Helen HardtFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Waterhouse PressPublisher Waterhouse PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm...

'A taut, sharp, funny book about being young now. It's brutal-and brilliant.' - Zadie SmithWinner of the Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Fiction Debut of the YearLonglisted for the Women's Prize For FictionEdie is just trying...

An action-packed Spider-Man search-and-find book with original illustrations, to celebrate Spidey's 60th anniversary!Spidey is missing!New York City is under attack. A horde of villains is causing mayhem across the city, and there's only one person who...

'In the grand tradition of sagas set down by the late and great Catherine Cookson'Jean Fullerton on Blackpool Lass Blackpool, 1893Tilly has come a long way from the run-down tenements in which she grew up. She has a small but comfortable home, a loving,...

The ground-breaking cult classic about a young woman's battle with schizophreniaWith a Foreword by Esme Weijun Wang and an Afterword by the author'She fought them with her head and her teeth while the restraints were being tied, trying, doglike, to bite...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553375404Author Daniel QuinnFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

Baron Munchausen's absurd adventures have entertained adults and children alike for more than two centuries. First published in England in 1785, his traveller's tales soon became as well known as those of his near contemporaries, Gulliver and Robinson...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593473023Author Haley JakobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

'This is high quality crime writing' A A DhandThe second dark and twisted thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show.Investigating how a severed hand ends up on the third green of a Cumbrian golf course...

An extraordinary bond develops between an angry teenage runaway and a middle-aged woman running a large farm on her own, as they work the land and slowly heal ... the sublime, achingly beautiful debut that everyone is talking about...'Such a timely tale ...

'The best book I've read this year ... darkly comedic and full of tension and surprise' Marina Abramovic 'Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will cause no bother at all.'When Hanio Yamada...

A daring group of women risk it all in this irresistible heist drama. 'Delightfully mischievous' THE TIMES 'A rip-roaring tale of revenge' DAILY MAIL'Flawless, lawless fun' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE---------- UPSTAIRS, MADAM IS PLANNING THE PARTY OF THE...

EVERY CRIME IS CONNECTED.BUT WHO IS PULLING THE STRINGS?THE CHILLING THRILLER FROM THE MIND OF MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER M. J. ARLIDGEA crimewave sweeps through the city and no-one is safe. An arson at the docks. A carjacking gone wrong. A murder in a...

'While Oxford had Morse, Whitstable, famous for its oysters, has Pearl' Daily Mail Disappearance at Oare is the fifth book in Julie Wassmer's popular crime series - now a major Acorn TV drama, Whitstable Pearl, starring Kerry Godliman as private...

'A seminal meditation on race by one of our greatest writers' Barack Obama 'We, the black and the white, deeply need each other here if we are really to become a nation'James Baldwin's impassioned plea to 'end the racial nightmare' in America was a...

"The sparse prose in this unconventional, must-read of a trauma-infused borderline thriller is packed with emotional breadth." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"In this intimate poetic reimagining of the Icarus myth, Ancrum crafts a subversive triumph...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERA RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB CHOICEBEST THRILLER, iBOOKS BEST OF 2015SHORTLISTED FOR THE IAN FLEMING SILVER DAGGER, 2015SUNDAY TIMES, TATLER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND GOLDSBORO BOOK OF THE MONTHYou should never talk to...

The second book in Marsali Taylor's thrilling Shetland Sailing Mysteries series. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Val McDermid, Faith Martin, J.R. Ellis, LJ Ross and Ann Cleeves!'This series is a must-read for anyone who loves the...

'Absolutely stunning . . . thrilling and unique' - Gillian Flynn'Creepy, provocative and wildly entertaining' - Emma Stonex'A thrillingly ambitious literary chiller' - The GuardianWelcome to The Centre. The cost may be high, but you'll never be the same ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR. A BOOKTOK SENSATION. A wedding in Spain. The most infuriating man. Three days to convince your family you're actually in love. . . Catalina Martin desperately...

Raven is a ruthless assassin, a hired killer, whose cold-blooded murder of the Minister for War will have violent repercussions across Europe. As the nation prepares for battle, Raven goes on the run, hunted by the police and in search of the man who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250022035Author Dewey LambdinFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm)...

The dead don't tell secrets... unless you listen.The girl's smashed-in face stared unseeing up to the blue sky, soil spilling out of her mouth. A hundred flies hovered above the bloodied mess.Westerley research facility is not for the faint-hearted. A...

The definitive celebration of the work, life and times of Sir Kenneth Grange (born 1929), one of the most revered, innovative and influential industrial designers of the modern age. 'You may not know the name Kenneth Grange, but you'll almost certainly...

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing to destroy both to protect her...Demeter: a goddess of life, living half of one.Demeter did not always live in fear. Once, she loved the world and the humans who inhabited it. But after an act of...

'A tiny, catch-in-the-throat story . . . perfectly done' New Yorker'One of the most endearing creations of modern fiction' TelegraphMr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher at Brookfield Grammar School. Wholly conventional, he never veers from his...