In this deliciously funny romance, a scientist’s quiet world is completely turned upside-down when the AI programme she has designed creates a human body for himself – just to ask her out on a date.
The new literary crime novel by Gold Dagger-shortlisted Burke-Patel is an atmospheric homage to Agatha Christie.
Mairéad, a child-free talent agency head, has her orderly life upended when her estranged sister’s daughter comes to stay after a mysterious accident. What begins as a temporary arrangement soon throws everything into question.
James Sallis’ World’s Edge presents five masterful novellas exploring fractured societies, human resilience, and the fragile intersections of morality and survival. Sallis’s prose, as sharp as it is evocative, captures the nuances of his dystopian and near-future settings, resonating with themes of dislocation and identity. Widely regarded as a pivotal voice in contemporary US fiction, Sallis’ stories draw readers into a world both intimate and unyielding, where existential questions lurk beneath stark, elegant narratives.
A tense and elegant literary thriller about power, peril, and the truths politicians dare not speak. A State Department interpreter witnesses a secret pact between Washington and Moscow and flees to England, only to find himself hunted on all sides. With nothing but a cryptic red-ink note as proof, he must expose a conspiracy that threatens global stability.
The irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky goes rogue in another whirlwind adventure from bestselling author Spencer Quinn.
A dazzling portrait of Maria Callas—La Divina—whose voice, passion, and defiance transformed opera and fame, but left her tragically alone in the end.
A guilt-riddled goldsmith works by the shore. A splintering writer returns to capture the fairy tales of the town where she spent her childhood summers. A body floats on the tide. The second novel by critically-acclaimed Bonnie Burke-Patel.
An acutely observed and atmospheric novel about family, love and courage over the generations, and how women can come through terrible adversity to discover their true selves in the most unexpected ways, for readers of Kate Morton and Lucinda Riley.
What happens when you lose everyone’s favourite leading man? A contemporary sequel to Pride & Prejudice, in the 21st century and 20 years after the original ends.
In this semi-autobiographical novel, La Maison, Emma Becker recounts her two years working in a Berlin brothel, seeking both income and literary inspiration. With frankness and emotional depth, she explores not only her sexual encounters but the bonds, routines, and quiet strength shared among the women who work there. Blending memoir and fiction, Becker challenges stereotypes about sex work and offers a bold, compassionate look at desire, agency, and female solidarity.
In the Old City of Québec, acrobat Kay Harper vanishes after entering a mysterious toy shop. Unbeknownst to her husband Theo, she has been transformed into a puppet, trapped among others who come alive only at night. As Theo searches the streets, Kay must hope he can see through magic and recognise her before it’s too late.