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A A Gill

Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

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A E Langsford

A G Hopkins

A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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A J Jacobs

A J P Taylor

Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A J Rochester

A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

A K Benjamin

A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

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Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A P Wavell

A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

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Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

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A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. Humphreys

A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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The short life of A.J.A. Symons (1900-41) was described by his biographer as an intricate and largely harmless confidence trick. His many interests included the collection of musical boxes and rare books as well as the study and practice of forgery; they left him time to edit an anthology of Edwardian verse and compose studies of H.M. Stanley and other notable figures. He is remembered for The Quest for Corvo, one of the most remarkable biographies ever written, and for co-founding the Wine and Food Society.

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Christopher Fowler

It is said a legend is just a beautiful lie... 
 
In the second half of the first millennium, the legends say that London disappeared for over four hundred years. We know almost nothing about what happened during that time. But if we could shine a light on the city's ruined walls, we would be in for a shock. 
 
The Romans are long forgotten. It is now King Scarabold who rules what little remains of the city, together with his over-entitled daughter Giniva, her effete brother Leperdandy and their wayward, lunatic relatives - all squabbling and fighting amongst themselves for the future of their corrupted dynasty while trying to hide their most terrible secret. 
 
And ranged against Scarabold is a horde of bitter enemies from both without and within his dysfunctional household - the eerie Sheathwing, Lord Carapace Earl of Beetles, the warlike nuns of Étranges Cadeaux, a primate called M'Lin, Orobus the serpent, the terrifying Mater Moribund and the sinister child-spies Spackle and Peut - united in their desire to bring king's troubled reign to a bloody end. 
 
But the arrival of a mysterious outsider into the midst of the beleaguered Scarabold's snake-pit of a court that seems to offer a semblance of hope. The stranger's name is Watborn and he is a birdcatcher - strong, silent, he will infiltrate the royal family for a purpose that is all of his own . . . 
 
As fiendishly-armed warriors gather beneath the walls, the battle for London, its body and its soul as much as its bricks and mortar, is about to begin - and who will be left unscathed at the field's end?

The Foot on the Crown

Shotaro Ikenami

It has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a year since he left his father Kohei – the wisest swordsman in the land – to set up his own blade school by the cool of the river. Ever since, amid the swaying bamboo groves, he waits patiently for his first disciple.But his serenity is soon disrupted by the visit of a mysterious samurai with an unhonourable offer: in exchange for a vast sum of gold, he must attack and injure the daughter of the Shogun’s most senior counsellor. Troubled by the proposal, Daijiro, alongside his father and Mifuyu, a female warrior without match, soon set out into the underworld of Edo-era Japan to uncover the conspiracy, before quickly finding themselves embroiled in a series of increasingly perilous adventures . . .Widely considered to be the greatest work by Shotaro Ikenami, the master of Japanese historical fiction, The Samurai Detectives is a twisting, page-turning portrayal of one of the most intriguing, evocative periods in the history of Japan.

The Samurai Detectives: Volume 1

Lianne Dillsworth

Some secrets are best left in the dark... A gothic mystery with an immersive setting and strong heroine at its heart 
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London, 1833 
 
Doctress Hester Reeves has been offered a life-changing commission. 
 
But it comes at a price. She must leave behind her husband and their canal-side home in Kings Cross and move to Tall Trees – a dark and foreboding house in Fitzrovia. 
 
If Hester can cure the ailing health of its owner, Gervaise Cherville, she will receive payment that will bring her everything she could dream of. 
 
But on arriving at Tall Trees, Hester quickly discovers that an even bigger task awaits her. Now she must unearth secrets that have lain hidden for decades – including one that will leave Hester’s own life forever changed… 
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Praise for House of Shades: 
 
'A wonderful, gothic mystery with the most engaging heroine in Hester Reeves. . . Lianne Dillsworth has woven a complex, moving story, asking questions which still resonate deeply today’ Elodie Harper 
 
'Intensely moving, compulsively readable and beautifully written. Hester is a wonderful protagonist. I thoroughly enjoyed it' Rosie Andrews 
 
'Gripping, heart-breaking and brilliantly told. Hester Reeves is fresh and relatable – I felt every twist and turn of her story and was rooting for her from the get-go' Lucy Barker 
 
'I loved this original and compelling tale of intrigue, quest and retribution... one not to be missed' Mary Chamberlain 
 
‘A gripping Gothic tale that weaves a page-turning plot together with blazing social commentary and a protagonist, Hester, who leaps off the page' Louise Hare 
 
'A cracking read and a deft (and timely) unpicking of complex questions around atonement and accountability. Wildly refreshing and full of heart' Hester Musson 
 
Praise for Lianne Dillsworth: 
 
'A fascinating, empowering story of a young woman's search for identity and justice in Victorian London' Jenifer Saint 
 
'Dillsworth is a class act' Woman & Home 
 
'Highly recommended for anyone who loves mystery, drama and Victorian London' Louise Hare 
 
'Memorable' Sunday Times

House of Shades

Rosie Hewlett

Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and tormented by her brother and father. All because of a unique and dangerous gift: witchcraft. 
 
But when a dashing young hero, Jason, arrives to claim the famed Golden Fleece that her father protects, Medea sees her opportunity to escape. Her offer to help Jason overcome the trials set by her father sets in motion a journey that will test every ounce of her strength, magic and loyalty; a journey that will see her battle monsters, dethrone kings and fall in love. 
 
But when faced with the ultimate betrayal, Medea is driven to an act of desperation so brutal it rips apart the lives of everyone involved...

Medea

Giles Kristian

Antonia Senior in The Times said: 
 
'Superb . . . authentic and terrifying . . . fans of Bernard Cornwell’s Winter King trilogy will devour this and conclude that Kristian has surpassed the Master.' 
 
And readers are loving ARTHUR . . . 
'By far the best Arthurian story I have had the honour to read.’ *****‘Brilliant writing, excellent characterization, and immersive storytelling.’ *****‘I've adored this trilogy. The best re-telling of Arthur's legend I've read, and I'd include Cornwell's in that.’ *****‘The ending is bloody and glorious, and very well done. One last thunder of hooves, one last trill of the trumpets. I'm just gutted it's over, I could have read on and on.’ *****‘Enough originality and sheer writing talent to make it a literary must.’ *****‘This is proper storytelling that does not let down those characters of legend.’ ***** 
Years have passed since the clash of shield-walls echoed across the land . . . 
 
The Saxons are now the lords of Britain. And yet the bards still sing of Arthur - 'In our darkest time, when we need him most, shall he come again.' 
 
Ageing mercenary Beran has no love of bards' songs. Nor of people. Unless they are paying him to steal or kill. Now he has been ordered to murder a boy. But this is no ordinary child. The son of King Constantine and the grandson of High King Ambrosius, this boy could be the saviour of Britain . . . if he lives. 
 
Betraying his companions and returning to a world he believed he'd forsaken, Beran vows to take the boy to the one place that still holds out against the invader: Camelot. 
 
Hunted by Saxons, Queen Morgana and those he deceived, he will seek the help of Guivret, called the Little King, and the Saracen, Palamedes who once rode beneath Arthur's banner. They will meet the doomed lovers, Tristan and Isolde. And they will fight for their lives and for each other. 
 
For if there's to be any hope for Britain, Beran must deliver the boy to Camelot. And to do that, he must come to terms with his past . . . 
 
Arthur is the breathtaking new novel from the author of the bestselling Lancelot, hailed 'a masterpiece' by Conn Iggulden.

Arthur

Lauren Groff

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
'Exhilarating' GUARDIAN 
'Her writing has a timeless quality' THE TIMES 
'[Has] a visionary quality' OBSERVER 
 
A profound and explosive novel about a spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive 
 
A servant girl escapes from a settlement. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her. What she finds is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief of everything that her own civilization has taught her. 
 
The Vaster Wilds is a work of raw and prophetic power that tells the story of America in miniature, through one girl at a hinge point in history, to ask how -and if - we can adapt quickly enough to save ourselves.

The Vaster Wilds

Owen Matthews

The new novel from a master of the Cold War thriller . . . 
 
'This is Robert Harris storytelling territory' Daily Mail 
'Outstanding' Sunday Times 
'Tense, exciting and authentic' Charles Cumming, author of Judas 62 
'Stunning' The Times 
'Brilliantly plotted' John Sweeney, author of Killer in the Kremlin 
'A standout thriller' Financial Times 
 
1963. In a desolate Russian penal colony, a radio broadcasts news of the killing of 
President John F. Kennedy . . . 
 
Alexander Vasin's new posting as director of a brutal gulag camp is far from a promotion. This is where disgraced KGB officers are sent to disappear, quietly, and forgotten. 
 
But when a violent revolt breaks out, Vasin must decide: run or die. So he runs. With him goes a mysterious prisoner – an individual who might hold the key to an extraordinarily dangerous secret: the identity of who really ordered Kennedy’s assassination. 
 
Racing from bleak Siberian wastelands to the grey streets of Soviet Moscow, Vasin needs to stay one step ahead of the most ruthless intelligence organization in the world in order to keep the most wanted man in Russia alive. And with his loyalty, morality and patriotic duty tested to the limits, he will face the ultimate choice: fall in line, or die fighting the system . . . 
 
Weaving together a critical moment in history with the cut-throat machinations of Soviet politics, this tautly told, nail-bitingly atmospheric novel is a superb Cold War thriller.

White Fox

Douglas Jackson

AD 406. Abandoned by friends and hounded by enemies, Roman cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor and a small band of loyal warriors know that the time has come to leave an increasingly fractured Britannia. 
 
Their journey takes them across the bleak, pirate-infested seas of the Mare Germanicum to Saxonia and on into the dark heart of barbarism. It seems the Britons' only salvation lies with an old comrade, General Stilicho - based far to the east but still within the sanctuary of the Empire. But the general has troubles of his own: his influence with the Emperor Honorius is waning, and a great warrior people are on the march - for Radagaisus, king of the Ostrogoths, has promised his subjects all the riches of Italia, and they will leave a sea of Roman bones in their wake. 
 
But as Marcus and his companions battle their way towards what they hope will a safe haven of sorts, they stumble across a secret which could decide the fate of the Empire. But who can they really trust, and can Marcus reach Stilicho in time - because his every step is dogged by a son who wants him dead... 
 
Set during the desperate twilight years of Rome's once all-powerful empire, The Barbarian is the action-packed and thrillingly authentic new historical novel from one of the genre's very best.

The Barbarian

Conn Iggulden

Pericles returns to Athens as its leader: the empire's beacon of light in the dark. 
 
But the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a golden opportunity to forever shift the balance of power in his city's favour. 
 
For sometimes the only way to win lasting peace is to wage war. 
 
Sparta may be weak, but their power is far from extinguished. Soon a ruthless young boy steps forward to lead the Spartans back to greatness. 
 
As the drums of battle draw closer, can Pericles rise once more? 
 
Or will the world's greatest empire fall under his watch?

Empire

Bernard Cornwell

In the Dark Ages, a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land . . . 
 
Uther, the High King of Britain, is dead. His only heir is the infant Mordred. Yet each of the country's lesser kings seek to claim the crown for themselves. While they squabble and spoil for war, a host of Saxon armies gather, preparing for invasion. 
 
But no one has counted on the fearsome warlord Arthur. Handed power by Merlin and pursuing a doomed romance with the beautiful Guinevere, Arthur knows he will struggle to unite the country - let alone hold back the Saxon enemy at the gates. Yet destiny awaits him . . . 
 
The first of Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles, The Winter King is a brilliant retelling of the Arthurian legend, combining myth, history and thrilling battlefield action.

The Winter King

A Novel of Arthur

Steven Pressfield

Steven Pressfield, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Gates of Fire, brings the conflict between Sparta and Athens to life in this epic story filled with triumph and tragedy. 
 
'Pressfield's talent is awesome...an extraordinary work - an instant classic' DAVID GEMMELL 
'No one writes better historical fiction than Steven Pressfield' VINCE FLYNN 
'The very qualities that distinguish Ridley Scott's Gladiator are here in greater concentration . . . it is nigh unbeatable' AMAZON.CO.UK 
'A masterful book' ***** Reader review 
'A book to treasure' ***** Reader review 
'A truly rewarding reading experience' ***** Reader review 
 
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ONE MAN. TWO ARMIES. THE FATE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD IN THE BALANCE. 
 
Alcibiades: Kinsman of Pericles, protégé of Socrates, immortalised by Plutarch, Plato and Thucydides. An audacious soldier and charismatic leader without equal who would come to dominate the Peloponnesian War, the devastating twenty-seven-year conflict between Athens and Sparta that brought Greece to its knees at the end of the fifth century BC. 
 
Undefeated on the battlefield, Alcibiades' popularity - and his political aspirations - fed the resentment of his rivals in Athens who secured his death warrant on a trumped-up charge of treason. Escaping to Sparta, he guided its legendary army from one military triumph to the next. Ultimately though, it was Athens that would claim his fiercest loyalty, their destinies inextricably intertwined. 
 
Tides of War paints a dazzling portrait of a remarkable man whose fortunes mirrored the ebb and flow of the tides of war.

Tides Of War

AD 400. Rome and its Empire are failing . . . 
 
Veteran cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor sets out with his regiment to make what may be his final tour of the forts along Hadrian's Wall. 
 
Through a combination of military prowess, brutality and bribery, Marcus has spent twenty years keeping the savage Picts at bay. Feared by his enemies and hated by his superiors, his strength of will is the only thing that has held the disgruntled, poorly paid garrisons of the Wall in place as the failing Roman Empire's grip on Britannia weakened. 
 
Yet as this tour of the wall progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that this is more than a routine inspection. Why is Marcus stripping the defences of cavalry to strengthen his own force? Is he negotiating with the Picts - or conspiring with them? And who is the mysterious figure who follows Marcus' every move and yet hides in the shadows? 
 
Segeduno, Cilurno, Brocolitia, Vindolanda: each fort holds memories and friendships, hides rivals, or conceals enemies. But what exactly is Marcus Flavius Victor's ultimate objective? It would appear he is willing to risk bloody civil war in a bid to seize Britannia for himself. Or is he raising an army to save the province from the chaos that waits on the other side of the Wall? 
 
Hailed as one of our very best historical novelists, Douglas Jackson returns to the world of ancient Rome with this epic novel of a failing empire and a world on the brink . . .

The Wall

The pulse-pounding epic about the end times of an empire

India Holton

When rumours circulate that a group of dastardly pirates plan to assassinate the Queen, Alice is immediately assigned to the case. 
However she won't be working alone. 
Enter Daniel Bixby. Unflappable master spy and Alice's greatest rival. 
Together they must assume the identity of husband and wife in order to infiltrate a perilous pirate party. 
Alice is determined to remain professional. This is work after all. But when an attraction starts to grow there may be more at stake than just the throne . . .

The Secret Service of Tea and Treason

The spellbinding fantasy romance for fans of Bridgerton

Maggie Shipstead

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND 2022 WOMEN'S FICTION PRIZE-SHORTLISTED GREAT CIRCLE 
 
'The same chilling brilliance of Daphne du Maurier's most unsettling short fiction' FINANCIAL TIMES 
 
'Has an innate charm of its own. Beautifully realised' DAILY MAIL 
 
'It's a rare writer who can create a world as convincingly over a few pages as in a 600-page novel; Shipstead's fluency in both forms is testament to the skill she modestly casts as a work in progress' Stephanie Merritt, GUARDIAN 
 
'Maggie Shipstead combines cinematic scope with a poet's attention to detail' THE TIMES 
 
A collection of sparkling award-winning stories from Maggie Shipstead, epic storyteller and astonishing chronicler of the daring and the damaged. Diving into eclectic and vivid settings, from an Olympic village to a deathbed in Paris to a Pacific atoll, and illuminating a cast of unforgettable characters, Shipstead traverses the ordinary and extraordinary with cunning, compassion, and wit. 
 
Meet the silent cowgirl and horse wrangler escaping an ugly home life, only to fall into a decade-long triangle of unrequited love; a male novelist who is just reckoning with his own pretentiousness as his debut novel goes to print; a honeymoon couple's time in the hills of Romania builds into a moment of shattering tragedy. In the title story, a famous child actress breaks away from a religious cult, as she tells - with brittle candour - her tale of childhood damage and the dark side of fame. 
 
Exuding both tenderness and bite, Shipstead exposes complicated truths in this dazzling collection sealing her reputation as an astonishingly versatile master of fiction. 
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'Shipstead is a writer who can vividly summon whatever she chooses, taking the reader deep inside the world she creates' FINANCIAL TIMES 
 
'Shipstead observes people beautifully' THE TIMES

You have a friend in 10A

By the 2022 Women’s Fiction Prize and 2021 Booker Prize shortlisted author of GREAT CIRCLE

Paddy Crewe

A THE TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 
LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 
 
'Immersive and beautiful' The Times 
'A rollicking, page-turning wild west adventure' Guardian 
'Thrilling' New Statesman 
'I can't recommend it enough' Rachel Joyce 
'Paddy Crewe has a 24-carat gift' Sebastian Barry 
 
Yip Tolroy and his fiery Mama run the general store in Heron's Creek, Georgia. An uneventful life, until gold is discovered nearby and Yip is caught up in a bloody, grievous crime forcing him to flee. On the run, friendless and alone, he meets Dud Carter a savvy but unlikely companion. Together, they embark on a journey that thrusts them unwittingly into a world of menace and violence, of lust and revenge. And, as Yip and Dud's odyssey takes them further into the unknown - via travelling shows, escaped slaves and the greed of gold-hungry men - the pull of home only gets stronger. But what will they find there if they ever return?

My Name is Yip

Derek B. Miller

It's 1936, war is brewing, tempers are running high, and by his thirteenth birthday, Sheldon Horowitz has been orphaned - twice. While a terrible accident took his mother, Sheldon is convinced that his father was murdered. But no-one else thinks so, least of all the police. 
 
Determined to track down the culprit, and leaving behind his only friend Lenny, Sheldon moves to Hartford, Connecticut to live with his uncle. He is told to keep his head down and forget the past. But that just isn't his style. 
 
Fired up by his politically-minded cousin Abe (and quite possibly in love with other cousin Mirabelle), he sets out on a quest to discover the truth that will take him from industrial Hartford to a ritzy hotel in the Catskills, back to his childhood home and finally on to New York. 
 
Sheldon quickly discovers that it's a jungle out there, and to survive, he will have to learn to make his own luck. Fortunately, that's one thing he's very good at...

How to Find Your Way in the Dark

The powerful and epic coming-of-age story from the author of Norwegian By Night

Damian Dibben

Artists flock to Renaissance Venice for wealth, fame and revolutionary colour. Yet for Giorgione 'Zorzo' Barbarelli, competition is fierce and debts are mounting. Then Zorzo hears of a brand new pigment, owned by merchant Jakob Fugger, which could change his fate. 
To get closer to Fugger, Zorzo befriends his wife, Sybille. Soon, he's lost - enchanted by her - but acting on his feelings would put him in huge danger. 
As water levels rise and the plague creeps closer, Zorzo isn't sure whom he can trust. Will Sybille be the key to Zorzo's success, or the reason for his downfall?

The Colour Storm

Winner of the HWA Gold Crown Award 2023

ENTER THE BATTLEFIELDS OF ANCIENT GREECE WITH THE EPIC BESTSELLER FROM MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN 
 
'Pacy and propulsive . . . Crackling with energy, violence and stirring speeches' DAILY MAIL 
 
'Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes' THE TIMES 
 
'The master historical storyteller. This swords-and-sandals epic brings the ancient world to life' DAILY EXPRESS 
 
THE FIRST BOOK IN CONN IGGULDEN'S EPIC NEW SERIES THE GOLDEN AGE 
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Pericles stands in the shadow of his father: a man who once saved Athens. 
 
To make his own name he must prove himself in the liar's den of Athenian politics: pitting wits against friends, sceptics, enemies. 
 
But words alone do not make a leader. 
 
A force of Persians threatens the city and Pericles must find courage on the battlefield. 
 
In its time of need, Athens' warriors must be lions . . . 
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PRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN: 
 
'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life' ANTHONY RICHES 
 
'Another masterpiece from Iggulden' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'It's like being on the battlefield' 5***** Reader Review 
 
 'An epic piece of historical fiction, full of political intrigue and vivid action' ROBERT FABBRI

Lion

Camilla Bruce

Be frightened of her. Secretly root for her. And watch history's original female serial killer find her next victim. 
 
Early in life Bella discovers the world is made for men. They own everything: property, jobs, wives. But Bella sees what few others do: where women are concerned, men are weak. An unscrupulous woman can take what she wants. 
 
And so Bella sets out to prove she can be as ruthless and black-hearted as any man. 
 
Starting with her husband Mads, Bella embarks on a killing spree the like of which has never been seen before - nor since. Leaving her kind, older sister Nellie to gaze in horror as Bella's schemes to enrich herself and cut down the male population come to terrible fruition . . .

Triflers Need Not Apply

Be frightened of her. Secretly root for her. And watch history’s original female serial killer find her next victim.

Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret society skilled in witchcraft. 
When rumours of the Amulet of Black Beryl start to circulate, Charlotte is determined to find the jewel before it falls into the wrong hands. 
Which is what happens when the evil Lady Armitage reaches it first. 
Demanding the help of rakish pirate, Alex O'Riley, Charlotte sets off to find the jewel. 
There's just one problem: pirates and witches are sworn enemies. 
But little do they know, sparks are about to fly . . .

The League of Gentlewomen Witches

The swoon-worthy TikTok sensation where Bridgerton meets fantasy

Cecilia Bassingwaite belongs to the prestigious Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels. 
Yet this is no ordinary society - as it's full of pirates, thieves and ne'er-do-wells. 
These women spend their days pickpocketing and blackmailing all before tea time. 
But when Cecilia meets Ned Lightbourne her world is set to change. 
Because he's an assassin and she's his next hit. 
Under the employment of Captain Morvath Ned knows he has one job to do. 
But when he lays eyes on the feisty, beautiful Cecilia he's faced with a conundrum: does he kill her or fall in love with her?

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

Bridgerton meets Peaky Blinders in this fantastical TikTok sensation

THE EPIC AND EMOTIONAL NEW YORK TIMES AND TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 
Amazon Book of the Year 
Time Magazine Book of the Year 
Waterstones fiction Book of the Month 
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'A GRIPPING HISTORICAL ADVENTURE' STYLIST 
 
'SO BEAUTIFUL, SO DARING, SO COMPLETE' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, author of Carrie Soto is Back 
 
'A MASTERPIECE' NIGELLA LAWSON 
 
EXTRAORDINARY' NEW YORK TIMES 
 
'ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE NOVELS' READER REVIEW ***** 
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A soaring, breathtakingly ambitious novel that weaves together the astonishing lives of a 1950s vanished female aviator and the modern-day Hollywood actress who plays her on screen. 
 
Marian Graves is driven by a need for freedom and danger. From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, she is determined to live an independent life. 
 
But it is an obsession with flight that consumes her most. 
 
Having become one of the most fearless pilots in her time, she sets out to do what no one has done before: to circumnavigate the globe from pole to pole. 
 
But shortly before completing the journey, her plane disappears, lost to history. 
 
Over half a century later, troubled film star Hadley Baxter is offered to play Marian in the comeback role of a lifetime. From the first pages of the script, Hadley is drawn inexorably to the female pilot. 
 
It is a role that will lead her to an unexpected discovery, throwing fresh and spellbinding light on the story of the unknowable Marian Graves. 
 
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WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH JUNE 2022 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021 
A ROYAL READING ROOM PICK 2023 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2022 
TIME MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MAY 2021 
TIMES BESTSELLER JUNE 2022 
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'Full of adventure, passion and tragedy' THE TIMES 
 
'Soars from the very first page' SUNDAY EXPRESS 
 
'Luminous, masterful. Glides seamlessly through the 20th century' TELEGRAPH, Best Fiction of 2021 
 
'Breathtaking' OBSERVER 
 
'Truly exceptional storytelling, combining a sweeping arc of history with writing that, at sentence level, is near-flawless.' THE BOOKSELLER 
 
'A tour-de-force' DAILY EXPRESS 
 
'Impressive and gripping' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'Surprising and moving at every turn' GUARDIAN 
 
'Audacious and Immersive' DAILY MAIL 
 
'Accomplished and ambitious' FINANCIAL TIMES 
 
Readers love GREAT CIRCLE: 
***** What a read! Immense story with beautifully created characters 
***** The story is so well researched and planned; historical fiction standing side by side with history itself 
***** This is a stunning achievement, my perspective feels fundamentally transformed through reading it 
***** A wonderful saga, covering a large chunk of the twentieth century

Great Circle

'This is Robert Harris storytelling territory and is told with equal panache and authenticity. There could be no higher praise.' Daily Mail 
 
One the least known but most terrifying moments in modern history - when the fate of the world lay with a lone, nervous Soviet naval officer one hundred meters under the Caribbean sea - lies at the heart of this breathtaking new Cold War thriller from the author of the acclaimed Black Sun. 
 
The year is 1962, and KGB Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin is searching for ghosts: for evidence of the long-rumoured existence of an American spy embedded at the highest echelons of Soviet power. But it's while on this wild goose chase, a high-stakes espionage race against a rival State agency, that Vasin first hears whispers of an ominous top-secret undertaking: Operation Anadyr. 
 
 As tensions flare between Nikita Khrushchev and President Kennedy over Russian missiles hidden in Cuba, four Soviet submarines - each carrying tactical ballistic missiles armed with thermonuclear warheads - are ordered to make a covert run at the U.S. blockade in the Caribbean . . .

Red Traitor

Clive Cussler

Jack du Brul

Charismatic, handsome, and fiercely loyal, Isaac Bell is a no-nonsense private detective at the Von Dorn Detective Agency. Travelling all over early 20th century America in pursuit of justice for his clients, chasing down a steam train in a sports automobile is all in a day's work for Bell. And while he's on the trail of thieves, killers, and sometimes much worse, he'll have to use his every last wit to stay ahead of those he seeks, and to stay alive. . .

When the Van Dorn Agency's top detective, Isaac Bell, thwarts a plot to kill a US Senator, the race is on to uncover who was behind it and what they hoped to gain. 
 
 For Panama's Red Viper insurgency, the senator's death could have brought a welcome halt to the construction of the giant canal that threatens to divide their country. 
 
 With millions of dollars, the fates of two nations and the future of world trade at stake, Bell knows this is bigger than local trouble. 
 
 He just doesn't know yet how big . . .

The Saboteurs

Isaac Bell #12

Lesley Pearse

On the day Nina and Conrad Best move into their new home in picture-perfect Willow Close, a body is discovered. 
 
The residents gather around a police cordon - one of their neighbours has been brutally killed in the woods. 
 
As police interview witnesses, they soon discover each resident hiding their own secrets. Because few in the Close are exactly who they seem. 
 
Nina and Conrad thought they'd found their dream home. 
 
But have they moved into a nightmare?

Suspects

The emotionally gripping Sunday Times bestseller from Britain’s favourite storyteller

Jess Walter

Spokane, 1909. The Dolan brothers are living by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. While sixteen-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his dashing older brother Gig dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. When Rye finds himself drawn to suffragette Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, her passion sweeps him into the world of protest and dirty business. But a storm is coming, threatening to overwhelm them all . . .The Cold Millions is an intimate story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice and betrayal set against the panoramic backdrop of an early 20th century America.

The Cold Millions

EXPERIENCE THE EPIC BLOOD FEUDS OF ANCIENT GREECE WITH MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN 
 
'Vivid, atmospheric, gritty . . . you'll believe you're on the battlefield fighting for your life' 5***** Reader Review 
'An epic piece of historical fiction, full of political intrigue and vivid action' Robert Fabbri 
'Iggulden doesn't just describe the ancient world, he takes you there' 5***** Reader Review 
 
TWO LEGENDARY BATTLES. ONE FEARLESS WARRIOR . . . 
________ 
 
Themistocles stands as the battle-scarred leader of Athens. Yet he is no nobleman. The elite distrust him. 
 
But those conspiring against him cannot argue with his victories on the battlefield. Or the vast Persian army that is coming . . . 
 
And so Themistocles must fight. 
 
Fight the invaders. 
Fight the allies who despise him. 
Fight to save his city. 
 
As the Persians draw close, he must prove himself again and again in battle. 
 
TO LIVE OR DIE FOR ATHENS. 
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'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid, gritty and bloody life. I'm blown away. Protector stand alongside the best of Mary Renault - an epic with the learning of the classics' ANTHONY RICHES 
 
Readers are raving about PROTECTOR: 
 
'Iggulden's achievement is to tell the story of the conflict on a human scale without losing sight of the huge historical and cultural forces at play. Educational and entertaining, Protector is a compelling read' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'[Iggulden] has outdone himself on the tension and suspense he has created with these characters and this story' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'As soon as you see the name "Conn Iggulden", you know you're in for a treat. Always. I can't tell you how much I enjoy Conn Iggulden's writing' 5***** Reader Review 
 
 
Conn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024

Protector

Jack Grimwood

July, 1940. The Nazis launch their invasion of Britain - starting with the Channel Islands... 
 
 And soldier turned safecracker Bill O'Hagan gets an offer: hang for his crimes, or serve his country. 
 
 The mission: impersonate a local on occupied Alderney, steal the invasion plans, escape. He almost believes they're not lying. 
 
 In Portugal, former King, Edward, Duke of Windsor, receives an altogether different proposal from Germany: ease the invasion and he'll get his throne back. But Edward will not readily betray his country... 
 
 An embittered former king. An unreformed thief. 
 And a secret upon which the fates of nations lie...

Island Reich

The atmospheric WWII thriller perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Robert Harris

Ed Caesar

In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Everest, a little-known World War I veteran conceived his own crazy, beautiful plan. He would fly a Gipsy Moth aeroplane from England to Everest, crash land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit - by himself. Maurice Wilson didn't know how to climb. He barely knew how to fly. But he had pluck, daring and a vision - he wanted to be the first man to stand on top of the world. 
 
Wilson is a man written out of the history books - dismissed as an eccentric and a charlatan by many, but held in the highest regard by many mountaineers. The Moth and the Mountain restores him to his rightful place in the annals of Everest and in doing so attempts to answer that perennial question - why do we climb mountains?

The Moth and the Mountain

Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2021

Robin Burcell

Sam and Remi Fargo are a husband and wife team on a quest. Treasure hunters, they travel the world looking for ancient artefacts and exotic bounty. They're in it for the history and the mystery, but others are not so honourable, and the Fargo's often find themselves caught up in ancient riddles, desperate to solve the puzzle before the bad guys get there first.

The legend of Croesus's riches has echoed across millennia. Stolen and hidden by pirates after the Persian King's defeat in 546 BC, his staggering wealth was thought to be lost to history . . . 
 
Treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo know it's out there somewhere. A decade after their search for the King's gold first brought them together, the husband and wife team return to Greece to uncover the hoard that has always eluded them. 
 
But they soon learn they're not the only ones looking. The reappearance of a vengeful and ruthless rival forces them into a deadly race against time to find the treasure. And until it's found no one is safe. Least of all Sam and Remi . . . 
 
With all the switchblade plotting, globe-trotting action and explosive intrigue that Clive Cussler has made his own, Wrath of Poseidon delivers another white-knuckle ride from the Grandmaster of Adventure.

Wrath of Poseidon

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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