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The 2nd in the Blake and Avery mystery series. It's 1841, and something very strange is going on in the back streets of London. There has been a series of dreadful murders in the slums of the printing district, which the police mysteriously refuse to investigate, yet the culprit must be caught before he kills again. Three years after we left them at the close of THE STRANGLER VINE, Blake and Avery find themselves reunited in a race against tim...

The must-have guide to the world's finest cocktails.

A dictionary of real and invented words used by the world's best storyteller. The Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary reveals what they mean, where they came from and how he used them in his stories. It will inspire you to choose and use each word brilliantly in your own writing - whether it's a real word, a Roald Dahl word or your own made-up one!

The 5th title in the bestselling "Dinosaur" series, which has sold more than a million copies. Everyone's favourite band of dinosaurs set sail on the high seas in search of treasure. Ages: 3+

Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award Wealth and power on the trail of the super-richIn 2012, Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista was the eighth richest man in the world, his $30bn fortune built on Brazil's incredible natural resources. By the middle of 2013 he had lost it all, engulfed in scandal.Brazillionaires is a fast-paced account of Batista's rise and fall: a story of helicopter flights, beach-front penthouses and...

Lucien (Lucy) Minor is the resident odd duck in the bucolic hamlet of Bury. Friendless and loveless, young and aimless, he is a compulsive liar and a melancholy weakling. When Lucy accepts employment assisting the majordomo of the remote, forbidding castle of the Baron Von Aux he meets thieves, madmen, aristocrats, and a puppy. He also meets Klara, a delicate beauty who is, unfortunately, already involved with an exceptionally handsome partisa...

Simon Watson lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home, a house perched on the edge of a cliff that is slowly crumbling into the sea. His parents are long dead, his mother having drowned in the water his house overlooks. His younger sister, Enola, works for a travelling carnival and seldom calls. On a day in late June, Simon receives a mysterious book from an antiquarian bookseller, it has been sent to him because it is inscribed...

Hendrickje, a girl from a strict Calvinist family, leaves her provincial home to find work as a housemaid. She enters Rembrandt's flourishing workshop five years after the death of the great artist's wife, an event that continues to haunt him. It is a house full of secrets and desires, and Hendrickje soon witnesses a sexual encounter between Rembrandt and Geertje, his implacable housekeeper. She is shocked to the core by their intense carnalit...

Memory, the narrator of The Book of Memory, is an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, where she has been convicted of murder. As part of her appeal her lawyer insists that she write down what happened as she remembers it. The death penalty is a mandatory sentence for murder, and Memory is, both literally and metaphorically, writing for her life. As her story unfolds, Memory reveals that she has be...

Kevin Kwan was born and raised in Singapore and lives in New York City. He has worked in magazine publishing and as a creative consultant to publishers and authors. China Rich Girlfriend is the follow-up to Crazy Rich Asians.

In the wake of the King's death, war has come to Vordan. But as all the powers of the continent rise against Vordan, Janus bet Vhalnich and Winter Ihernglass face a bloody battle against enemies not just armed with muskets and cannon, but dark priests of an ancient order, wielding forbidden magic.

A personal and panoramic new history of Germany in the 20th century, by the author of "Hanns & Rudolf". Reveals the story of the country through the inhabitants of one small wooden building. Now in paperback. 'A passionate memoir about Germany.' Neil MacGregor

Book of Numbers is a novel about two men of the same age and with the same name: Joshua Cohen. The first Joshua is a writer whose keenly anticipated debut had the bad luck to be published on September 11, 2001.

The Grisha Trilogy introduced readers to the irresistible fantasy world of the Grisha - and now the adventure begins again. Before he can take his place at the head of Kerch's underworld, thief and conman Bastian Brekker must assemble a team of assassins, thugs, and outcasts to pull off a seemingly impossible heist. To do that, Baz needs to assemble a team of specialists. They are the Dregs: low on cash, flexible on ethics, and the one thing t...

The former Chief Sport Writer at "The Times" tells the story of his own sporting failure, which has been a joyous and profoundly informative part of his life. Warm and witty.

A former Army Captain's portrait of holding a remote outpost in Afghanistan. 'A gripping, tightly-wound mystery' Phil Klay.

A multi-generational love story that sweeps from WWII to present day San Francisco, from the internationally bestselling author of "The House Of Spirits, Ripper" and many others. Simon & Schuster are publishing Allende for the first time, and will also publish 4 titles from her backlist. Her books have sold more than 65 million copies worldwide. Now in paperback. *Also appeared in May Buyer's Notes*

A personalised guide to American movies from the 1980s by "Vogue" and "Guardian" journalist Hadley Freeman - why they are brilliant, what they meant to her, and how they influenced movie-making forever.

Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction offer more choices than ever for women to treat breast cancer. But looking back, women who have been through it often say they wish they knew more. Blending powerful insights from survivors with mental, emotional, and health perspectives, this book provides a powerful resource for women and their loved ones.

A brilliant novel about love in all its forms . . . A deeply moving portrait of a marriage and of a world' Irish Times'A gorgeous novel' Sunday Express'Immersive, tense, seductive fiction' Sunday TimesSara and Gerald Murphy's life and family are the envy of all who visit Villa America, their dazzling home on the French Riviera. They and their friends - Picasso, Hemingway, Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald - are the brightest stars of the 1920s, devot...