Fiction

A stunning, sensitive portrayal of a man's fight to survive and to love.

An amazing book of plants, exploration, science, romance and magic in the nineteenth century, centred around a fascinating and inspiring heroine.

An intriguing, puzzling, inventive, gothic tale of a young girl hiding in what used to be her family home.

This is a book about memory and the impact of being able to return to our past. 'Written in a masterful and totally unpredictable style,' it is described as 'powerful and brilliant' and won the International Booker Prize 2023. What will we think of it?

Mary stands outside Ealing Broadway station each day with a sign saying 'Jim Come Home'. Why is this action necessary? Where is Jim? A real pageturner as you long to solve the mystery. A clever, charming and poignant story.

Frank hasn't spoken to his wife for six months. As she lies unconscious in her hospital bed, he tells her their story, and reveals the secret that threatens to destroy them. A stunning book.

A fabulous collections of short stories featuring all our favourite Elly Griffiths' characters - Ruth Galloway, Max Mephisto, Justice Jones, Harbinder Kaur, and more!

Set largely in a writer's retreat and with a motley crew investigating some suspicious, literary, deaths, it is wonderfully compelling, and there's humour too.

Another brilliant instalment in the lives of Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson, this time they're trying to solve a crime while in lockdown.

Metal detectorists searching for treasure on the beach, discover a body. Dr Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson work on another case together.

When 90-year-old Peggy dies in her retirement home, it's sad but not suspicious. But notes are discovered which suggest she feared for her life and, as a 'murder consultant' for crime novelists perhaps her death does need investigation. A light and often amusing read!

The latest murder mystery to be solved by Norfolk forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson, and just as compelling as the 10 other books in the series!

A beautiful, all-engrossing description of suburban conformity versus bohemian hedonism delicately presented through fascinating, complex characters.

It's midnight on Nora's last day on earth and she is transported to a library. This is where she can explore what else might have happened in her life, if she'd made different choices. Described as 'a beautiful fable', 'a brilliant premise and great fun', what will we think of it? 

A clever and intriguing story which will set us all thinking. Nora is looking back on her life, full of regret, but the library offers her a chance to put things right...

Two young women go missing and the man who last saw them is under suspicion. But don't jump to conclusions...

This tale of life in a wartime boarding house strikes the perfect balance between poignancy and dark hilarity, says one reviewer. What will we make of it?

A gripping, intense and atmospheric thriller set in the opal mines in Australia.

A new Poirot mystery, this time told by the bestselling crime writer Sophie Hannah.