The definitive account of the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946-8 and the impact the settlement has had on post-war China and Japan, and on the wider the world right up to the present day.
From Kelsey Rae Dimberg, comes a stunning novel set in the high-stakes world of Silicon Valley. A woman is found dead after falling from the roof of the headquarters of a fast-growing wellness start-up, but did she jump or was she pushed? Perfect for fans of Megan Abbott, Rosamund Lupton and Gillian Flynn.
Gail Baines is having a bad day. To start, she loses her job—or quits, depending on whom you ask. Tomorrow her daughter, Debbie, is getting married, and she hasn’t even been invited to the spa day organized by the mother of the groom. Then, Gail’s ex-husband, Max, arrives unannounced on her doorstep, carrying a cat, without a place to stay, and without even a suit. But the tru
Outside the island there is nothing: the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists. Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved sc
'One of the most fascinating and important works of global history to appear for many years' (William Dalrymple), this epic debut from Josephine Quinn rewrites the story of the Western world.
'Arresting... [a] tale of madness, murder, disputed inheritances and hints of the supernatural' Sunday Times 'Delicious ... dark ... sinister' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of number one bestseller, Pandora 'Thrilling' Emilia Hart, author of Sunday Times bestseller Weyward 'Stunning' Lianne Dillsworth, author of T
The King's Courier Tycho has made a treacherous bargain. Now beholden to the magical scraver who saved King Grey's life, one false move could end everything. Jax escaped his life in Briarlock and traveled with Tycho to Emberfall. But life outside his small village brings unexpected challenges - and unlikely adversaries. After years of hating the royal family and their magic, Callyn never expected
* AN OBSERVER BEST NEW NOVELIST FOR 2024 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 2024 * 'A spellbinding achievement' FINANCIAL TIMES 'I gasped, laughed, and wept my way through it' KHALED HOSSEINI 'Novels like this might help light the way' GUARDIANSaba's father is missing, and the trail leads back to Tbilisi, Georgia
What was it like to live on the edges of ancient empires, at the boundaries of the known world? In this bold revisionist history of the ancient world, Owen Rees shifts our focus from the centres of Greece and Rome to the lively, long-ignored societies on the borders.
The outstanding novel from the multi-award-winning and former Laureate na nOg Sarah Crossan; thought-provoking and incredibly moving, it explores love and family during The Great Hunger
'A triumph ... deliciously intriguing' Harriet Constable, author of The Instrumentalist
'Impeccably researched, masterfully plotted, beautifully written' Santa Montefiore
'Imaginative. The streets, parlours and galleries of London and Oxford come alive in this