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Tight and disturbing, Loving Roger begins with a dead body and a chilling question. Why has nice, ordinary, affectionate Anna picked up her kitchen knife and murdered the man she insists she loves?......

Overweight and overwrought, Howard Cleaver, London's most successful journalist, abruptly abandons home, partner, mistresses and above all television, the instrument that brought him identity and power....

‘All Italy is here’ Sunday TimesFrom the bestselling author of Italian Neighbours, An Italian Education and A Season with VeronaLonglisted for the Dolman Travel Book AwardIn 1981 Tim Parks moved from...

Three months after returning to England, Christopher Burton, receives a phone-call at the reception desk of the Rembrandt Hotel, Knightsbridge that informs him of his son's suicide. But why on receiving...

'Delves into the very essence of being a fan, while seamlessly exploring Italian history, politics, culture and society,' GuardianIs Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is...

George Crawley has finally got his life running along satisfyingly straight lines. Having made a success of his career and saved his faltering marriage, he is secure in the belief that he is master of...

An English geologist working on a Mediterranean island becomes embroiled in a nightmare web of deceit, corruption, lust and tragedy in Tim Parks' mesmeric story of a man whose life will be shattered like...

Raymond is mad, clever, manipulative and totally out of his parents' control. The other children are lying low, though still inextricably attached to their father's purse-strings. Amidst hilarious misunderstandings...

Bored and broke, Morris Duckworth, an English teacher in Verona, stumbles on a plan for financial salvation – to marry Massimina, one of his lovelier students. And if his intentions are frustrated by...

In the dramatic landscape of the Italian Alps a group of English canoeists arrive for an 'introduction to white water.' Camping, eating and paddling together, six adults and nine adolescents seem set...

Promoted young to the position of Crown Court Judge - because of his ability, but perhaps also for certain questions of political convenience - it's time for Daniel Savage to settle down. Perhaps his...

For some time now, I have been plagued, perhaps blessed, by dreams of rivers and seas, dreams of water.Just days after controversial anthropologist Albert James writes these elusive lines to his son John,...

Thomas needs to speak to his mother before she dies.But he's set to give a talk to a conference of physiotherapists in the Netherlands; if he leaves now will he get to her deathbed in time?Will he be...

One of Britain's outstanding novelists, Tim Parks is also a provocative, entertaining and accomplished essayist. This new collection's title is drawn from D. H. Lawrence's fundamental belligerence, and...

März 2020, die Welt hat sich über Nacht verändert. Frank ist kurzfristig nach Mailand gereist und sitzt nun in seinem Luxushotel fest, wo er eine folgenschwere Begegnung hat. Eine berührende Geschichte...

Une douleur chronique impossible à soigner par la médecine traditionnelle incite Tim Parks à entreprendre un parcours de combattant dans le domaine des médecines douces. Et sa vie s'en trouve grandement...

Tim Parks nous invite dans un lieu de méditation où, après un traumatisme amoureux, la jeune Elizabeth vit désormais. Comment ressent-elle les règles bouddhistes strictes : ni sexe, ni portable, ni ordinateur...

Suite à la mort de son père, John, jeune scientifique anglais à la vie parfaitement chronométrée, s'installe à New Delhi pour comprendre les énigmes du destin de ses parents, mais aussi le mystère de...

Already a highly successful lawyer, Daniel Savage has just been promoted to the position of Crown Court judge—though jealous colleagues whisper that his promotion might be due to the fact that he is black....

Discover Tim Parks’ darkly funny and deeply prescient Booker prize-shortlisted novel about the European experience. A brilliantly comic and dyspeptic novel about an obsessive love gone sour. Europa follows...

How have the modern world, technology and our addiction to information changed who we are? What effect does it have on our relationships, minds and bodies? What can the simple act of sitting still teach...

Daniel Burrow once began a beautiful walk from Konstanz to Como with Julia, mercurial professor of literature, mother to two of his pupils, married, and the love of his life.After years of their secret...

From the bestselling author of Italian Ways and Italian Neighbours comes a darkly comic new novel of murder in Veronese high societyMorris Duckworth has a dark past. Having married and murdered his way...

'An invigorating discussion of general ills, this collection of autobiographical essays ranges over adultery and parenthood, ghosts and gods, fiction and football. Living in Italy seems to sharpen the...

Morris Duckworth can’t get over Mimi. But maybe he should have thought of that before he murdered her and married her sister. Now Mimi’s back as a ghost, and she seems to be suggesting the way to redemption...

Is my experience real?Or just a movie in my head?Am I no more than a super computer? You are your brain, neuroscientists tell us. Everything happens in there. Yet even the most sophisticated brain scan...

How do we find calm in our frantic modern world? Tim Parks – lifelong sceptic of all things spiritual - finds himself on a Buddhist meditation retreat trying to answer this very question. With brutal...

‘Somehow it seemed to him the only thing that would really solve the problem would be to return to the sea and find the old ring with their names and the wedding date engraved inside, in 22-carat gold,...

Sex is forbidden at the Dasgupta Institute. So what is the sparkling, magnetically attractive Beth Marriot doing here? Beth is fighting demons: a catastrophic series of events has undermined all prospect...

In Hell and Back, Tim Parks reminds us just how exciting the essay form can be - turning his attention to classic authors like Dante, Borges and Leopardi, as well as various contemporary writers including...

Prepare to be hooked . . . A compulsive thriller from Lisa Jewell.* #1 UK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD ** HOLLY WILLOUGHBY'S SUMMER READING HIGHLIGHT **A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK...

"« Un scénario dynamique qui vous saisit dès le premier chapitre et ne vous laisse plus partir. » — Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (à propos de SANS LAISSER DE TRACES) Par l’auteur de polars n°1 Blake...

That dumbshit map. I'd been seduced by it. Seduced by its possibilities. That map had brought me here ... That map had been a serious mistake'The map in question is of Australia, stumbled across in...

**Jeanine Cummins' new novel Speak to Me of Home is available to pre-order now**'Heartstopping... doesn't let up... you will urge them on, fists clenched' The TimesAn extraordinary story of the lengths...

‘Ooooh how I absolutely loved this book!!… I devoured this book in one sitting!!… I cannot recommend this book enough!!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars In a time of war, nowhere is...

‘A BRILLIANT edge of your seat book’ 5 stars, Netgalley reviewer When Detective Felicity Springer is reported missing, the countdown to find her begins… On...

An absolutely heartbreaking and gripping historical novel based on a true story, for fans of Suzanne Goldring, Bridgerton and The Girl Behind the Gates.***FROM THE 4-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR******RATED...

'The work of a master storyteller'Daily Telegraph'One of crime's most engaging duos'GuardianTHE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023________Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried...

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES. WE ALL HAVE SECRETS...'I wanted to finish it so fast so I could learn the truth about what really happened' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Right from page one this is a real pageturner' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Adam Price...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

HOW DO YOU FIND A KILLER WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU? THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'AS EXCITING AS ANYTHING CONNELLY HAS WRITTEN' THE TIMES'UTTERLY COMPELLING ... THIS IS CONNELLY AT THE PEAK...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' DAILY MAIL Commemorative...

Harry Bosch is back at the LAPD in Homicide after disciplinary leave. But his first case proves to be one of the most difficult. In the wooded hills overlooking the Hollywood Bowl, he opens the trunk...

***NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, JULY 2023'A superlative piece of crime fiction' SUNDAY TIMES'There can be no denying [Galbraith's] considerable talents as a crime writer'...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..." Ancient, beautiful Manderley, between the rose garden and the sea, is the county's showpiece. Rebecca made it so - even a year after her death, Rebecca's...

The first thriller in the Mickey Bolitar series, now airing as an original series on Amazon Prime. Bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben brings us a shocking...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

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I heard it again, whistling through the wind–the Devil's hymn. Death's sweet serenade beckoned me to spill innocent blood. I obliged, thinking my sacrifice would deafen its pleas.If you listen close enough...

Five years after a near-fatal explosion at a chemical plant, Tim Lowry is back—this time, in a courtroom, fighting for the justice he deserves. Grievously injured and abandoned for dead, Tim now faces...

Treasure is hard to find. Dead bodies aren't.A search for treasure turns deadly when wine consultant Sarah McKee is asked to help locate a hidden vault, where the legendary treasure of Belle Vue Winery...

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Fifteen year old Christopher is about to embark on an investigation...Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them.It was 7 minutes after midnight. The dog was lying...