In 1980, a wealthy businessman named Carl Fletcher is kidnapped from his driveway, brutalized, and held for ransom. He is returned to his wife and kids less than a week later, only slightly the worse, and the family moves on with their lives, resuming their prized places in the saga of the American dream, comforted in the realization that though their money may have been what endangered them, i
An exclusive thriller writer's retreat hosted on a private island turns lethal when one of the authors is found murdered. "Twisty and fabulously fun . . . This debut is not to be missed!"-Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author of Listen for the Lie
From the award-winning author of Flux comes a dazzling novel about love, family, and the art of sushi that asks: What if you could return to the point of a fateful choice, wiser than before, and find the courage to forge a new path?
A coma can change a man, but the world Jack Jr. awakens to is one he barely recognizes. His advertising job is history, his Manhattan apartment is gone, and the love
Núria, a single-by-choice barista with a little resentment for the “crazy cat lady” label, is a member of The Meow-Yorkers, a group in Brooklyn who takes care of the neighborhood’s stray cats. On her volunteering days, she starts finding Post-it notes left by a secret admirer in an area where her feeds her favorite stray—a black cat named Cat. Like most felines, he is bo
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back. Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a dr
Would you rewrite your destiny if it meant losing a part of your past?
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On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it.
Most will see only a cosy ramen restaurant. And just the chosen ones - those who are lost - will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.
In 1992, Sarah Lingate is found dead below the cliffs of Capri, leaving behind her three-year-old daughter, Helen. Despite suspicions that the old-money Lingates are involved, Sarah’s death is ruled an accident. And every year, the family returns to prove it’s true. But on the thirtieth anniversary of Sarah’s death, the Lingates arrive at the villa to find a surprise waiting for them—the necklac
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This is the story of three women - one an orphan and refugee who finds a place in the studio of a famous French artist, the other a wife and mother who has stood by her husband for nearly forty years. The third is his daughter, caught in the crossfire between her mother and a father she adores.
Amelie is first drawn to Henri Matisse as a way of escaping the conventional life expected
When Nate Cartwright loses everything, his only option is to return to his family's empty summer cabin. But he discovers a group of unlikely protectors shielding a girl with extraordinary abilities - and dangerous enemies.
Moving and uplifting, The Restaurant of Lost Recipes features more heartwarming tales from Kyoto's Kamogawa Food Detectives as they recreate favourite dishes from their customers' pasts.
After two scientists crash on a hostile moon, they must use every tool at their disposal to survive. A tense, atmospheric voyage into the unknown from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time.
Cyrus Shams has always been lost. He's grown up tangled in the mysteries of his past - an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields, a haunting work of art by an exiled painter, and his mother, whose plane was shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby. Now, newly sober and maybe in love, he's headed for an encounter that will transform everything he thought he knew. Ca
You may know how this story is going to end, but you'll never guess what happens... A darkly comic novel about two old friends, a lifelong (toxic) friendship, and the very fine line between love and hate.
All she wanted was to be a good wife, but now her past is about to blow her life apart. A gritty urban thriller, perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers and Manadsue Heller, from bestseller Jacqui Rose, co-author of Martina Cole's Loyalty.
This cosy fantasy features a disastrous wedding, a royal coup, sapphic adventure and plenty of tea - perfect for fans of Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes. Welcome to the third instalment of the Sunday Times bestselling Tomes & Tea series.