Fiction

'Some books change lives. This is one of them' Val McDermid
A haunting story of obsessive love which scandalized the world when first published

His life is an illusion. Her lie is a gamble. Can two outliers save a kingdom? The royal court is in turmoil after a massacre. Kel, Prince Conor’s body-double, is hunting for traitors. And the notorious Ragpicker King, ruler of the dazzling city of Castellane’s criminal underworld, holds the only clues. But they lead to a dark conspiracy to destroy the royal family – headed by

An amazingly intimate, compassionate, gripping portrait of addiction, courage and love' The judges of the Booker PrizeIt is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life. She dreams of greater things: a house with its own front door and a life bought and paid for outright (like her perfect, but false, teeth). But Agnes is aban

Could you sacrifice your dreams to escape a nightmare?Csorwe, Shuthmili and Tal survey abandoned Echentyr worlds to make a living. The empire's ruins seem harmless but fascinating. Yet disaster strikes when they stumble upon ancient magic during a routine expedition. This revives a warrior who'd slept for an age, reigniting a conflict thousands of years old. And the soldier binds Csor

f I Can't Have You by Charlotte Levin is an all-consuming novel about loneliness, obsession and how far we go for the ones we love. My name is Constance Little. This is my love story. But this isn't the way it was supposed to end. After fleeing Manchester for London, Constance attempts to put past tragedies behind her and make a fresh start. When she embarks on a relationship with the