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How do you say goodbye when you have so much left to say? From best-selling author Laura Pearson comes her most devastating book yet. Honest, heart-wrenching, and emotionally raw, I Wanted You To Know is a love letter to life: to all its heartache and beauty, to the people we have and lose, to the memories and moments that define us.

Based on first-hand interviews, military records, and diaries, we witness the confusion and mayhem of war - from the horrific and devastating to the surreal and mundane. But most of all, we witness the self-sacrifice and valour of the men who gave their lives to liberate strangers in a foreign country.

An astonishing and evocative debut from a new voice in crime fiction. Filled with twists and turns, this unforgettable thriller is JJ Ellis' first novel.

David realised that he had tumbled in upon something that was not merely a mess... He had tumbled in upon a mystery. Desperate for some time away from his rowdy peers, David Henchman heads out of Oxford for a hike across Dartmoor. Relishing the peace and quiet, the last thing David expects to find at the top of Knack Tor is a dead body. Positioned with a gun in his hand and a bullet hole in his forehead, David assumes the shot was self-inflict...

Renowned author Silvia Moreno-Garcia's first thriller, UNTAMED SHORE, is a coming-of-age story set in Mexico which quickly turns dark when a young woman meets three enigmatic tourists.

When people disappear, one hears talk of Milton Porcorum.On the outskirts of Oxford, a hapless criminal, Alfred Routh, lurks outside the walls of the intriguing Milton Pocorum, considering the likely riches within. But after a knock on the head, Routh comes to within the walls only to find it entirely bizarre and possibly life-threatening. Tame lions, sinister laboratories, and talk of a mysterious 'director' have Routh fleeing for his life.Me...

In a landmark anthology, acclaimed author Gabino Iglesias presents 15 stories from an incredibly talented and diverse roster of authors that look at one of the most controversial issues of our time: The Border. Borders of all kinds, including the ones you have not heard about in the news. Thought-provoking, shocking, violent, raw, emotional, and unforgettable, BOTH SIDES will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about borders, both...

With at least 3, 000 possible offences, many of a very minor nature, it was a good or a very lucky driver, who survived without breaching one of them.With a new sergeant keeping all the constables around Aidensfield in order, PC Nick is focused on putting his best foot forward. But between a reckless cyclist and a traffic-stopping newcomer, making a good first impression is the least of Rhea's worries.PC Nick must solve the mysterious cause of...

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It was just like Morrison to be a nuisance even when he was dead. Ford, the harried Secretary of the Whitehall Club, is desperate to please even the most disagreeable members just to be left in peace. So, it is a huge inconvenience for Ford when one of the club's most vexatious members is found possibly poisoned and most definitely dead. It will be terrible for the club's reputation and it seems easier for all if he finds a way to keep it quie...

A collection of witty, at times absurd, but always entertaining short stories from one of the most esteemed writers of Classic Crime.Spanning Inspector Appleby's cases from his youth to his time as a respected detective of Scotland Yard, these twenty-three short mysteries are sure to delight fans of Innes' literary comic crime.Told by the fireside over tea, or at a pub washed down with a pint, this collection featuring "Dead Man's Shoes" is wo...

Fourteen hundred crowns - as near as possible, " he said miserably. "Is that high or low, for a man's life?"On the ground-floor of a damp, Venetian warehouse, two men plot an assassination. The year is 1913, and Italy is walking the fine line of peace with the Austrian Empire. To prevent a war and catastrophic consequences across Europe, Italian Senator Giancarlo Falcone must be killed.Back in England, Captain Matthew Ranklin is looking forwar...

Megan Abbott meets Ellen Hopkins in this compelling psychological thriller about a young girl with severe social anxiety disorder, forced to confront her demons when her family is killed in a car accident, but when her world is upended by a mysterious new neighbor, even she isn't sure what's real and what isn't.

Loretta Lawson needs to escape London. Diagnosed with glandular fever and ordered to rest, she sets off for the countryside and the apparently idyllic home of Clara Wolstonecraft - children's author, strident peace activist, and distant acquaintance in possession of a spare room. It's the perfect set up - as long as Loretta doesn't mind sharing her space with the peace activists currently camped out nearby. The scenery is beautiful, the house ...

Things are changing at Ashfordly Section police station. The sergeant is retiring and Police Constable Nick Rhea finds himself rising through the ranks, only to realise just how little he really knows about the locals of Aidensfield.Rhea is determined to meet the locals but a rogue goat causing traffic disturbances, a spate of burglaries, and a skeleton uncovered during a renovation mean his house calls will have to wait.Nicholas Rhea's deligh...