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A magical kingdom. Four friends. One terrible mistake... In the Land of Magic, four friends live a life filled with wonder. But there's one rule they must not break: never set foot on the Island of Darkness. So, when one child does the unthinkable, they…
'One of the best historical novels by anyone, ever' David Mitchell 'Japan's greatest twentieth-century author' Graham Greene 'A masterpiece. There can be no higher praise' Daily Telegraph With an introduction by Martin Scorsese. Jesuit priest Sebastian…
The Japanese sensation - now a Netflix series ‘A whip-smart tale that'll prove impossible to put down’ Vogue Young Tokunaga is struggling to make a name for himself on the Tokyo comedy circuit when he is taken under the wing of Kamiya, a crazy genius…
'A tour de force' Sunday Times 'Will thrill fans of Golden Age puzzle mysteries' Publishers Weekly The Crooked House sits on a snowbound cliff at the remote northern tip of Japan, a maze of sloping floors and strange staircases, full of bloodcurdling…
A Times and New York Times bestseller The addictive mystery taking the world by storm, from the author of Strange Pictures Eleven strange buildings. One terrible secret. A lonely hut in the woods. A hidden chamber. A mysterious shrine. A home in flames.…
'The solution is one of the most original that I've ever read' Anthony Horowitz 'This book is an unmissable triumph' Tom Mead, Publishers Weekly 'It's a budding Sherlock's dream' Crime Scene ______ A BESTSELLING AND INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED MASTERPIECE…
An unsettling, poignant story about two troubled strangers finding refuge in each other during the pandemic As coronavirus spreads, paranoia overtakes a quiet northern Japanese town. People keep strict social distance, they disinfect their groceries…
'A charming, magical journey through medieval Japan' Sean Lusk An irresistibly romantic historical adventure by the author of the international bestseller The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman Matsuo is expected to become a samurai, like his father before…
'Remarkable' GUARDIAN'Mesmerising' TELEGRAPH'A voice that must be heard' PATTI SMITH An exhilarating, immersive journey into the Exclusion Zone of Chornobyl with the disaffected adventurers who illegally stalk its ruins Amidst the toxic desolation of…
May the moon light your way... All is not well in the kingdom of Silvanland. The ancient feud between Queen Titania and King Oberon has turned into a merciless war, and a deadly curse festers in the sacred woods. When young Prince Cory is kidnapped by…
A breathtaking new teen fantasy in which girls are cursed at birth with terrible powers. ‘Provocative and compassionate… compelling’ Patrice Lawrence, author of Orangeboy The destruction I was destined to cause was unfathomable… Cursed at birth, 16-year-old…
'Legendary... A seminal horror work' LA Review of Books 'A classic... A fantastic collection' Guardian I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of men's thoughts lengthen in the afternoon... The weird tales in…
‘One hardly knows where to begin in praising Zweig’s work’ – Ali Smith ‘The Updike of his day… Zweig is a lucid writer, and Bell renders his prose flawlessly’ – New York Observer Perfectly paced and brimming with passion - twenty-two tales from a master…
The addictive million-selling mystery taking Japan by storm, from the author of The Times Bestseller Strange Pictures A twisty puzzle in which the reader is the detective, examining a series of creepy floorplans for clues ‘Deliciously unsettling and…
As the nights in Svalbard grow dark, cold and endless, a young arctic fox called Rana plays in the snow. She spends all day following the tracks of a polar bear, and enjoying the tasty treats it leaves behind. But as night begins to fall, the snow grows…
'Gripping, gruesome, dark and dripping' A.F. Harold Nobody talks about the strange happenings in Maimsbury. No one speaks of the hooded figures glimpsed in the woods, nor the children's game that went so horribly wrong. But most of all, nobody dares…
It is only a matter of time before you want me, before you ache for me… For centuries women have reigned in Amarra. Now Olerra, fearless warrior princess and queen potential, is ready to make her bid for the throne. But to do so she must prove her worth…
Poems to make your blood run cold. Poems to make your heart beat faster. Poems to sink your teeth into... Three centuries of vampiric verse. Seductively sinister, both frightening and alluring, the undead have always been the perfect vessel for humanity's…
What did the disintegration of the Soviet Union feel like for the people who lived through it? Award-winning writer Sasha Salzmann tells this story in a remarkable novel about two women in extraordinary times. __________ As a child, Lena longs to pick…
Pluto Rocket and her all-knowing life coach Joe Pidge are back with a blast - and this time they are leaving the safety of their neighbourhood! But Joe is way out of his comfort zone, and it turns out that even the most daring of pigeons gets scared…
Beauty conceals her. Secrets imprison him. Will their rivalry destroy them? Chrysantha Stathos is no stranger to deception. By disguising her intelligence and ambition she has become a duchess. And, once her elderly husband dies, she will be one of the…
A piercingly beautiful and candid novel of love, sex and independence in 1920s Japan by a trailblazing Japanese writer. ‘A remarkable Japanese novelist’ Financial Times Growing up in a remote mountain village, Kazue always nurtured a spirit of independence.…
In the House of the Sacred Sisterhood, the unworthy live in fear of the Superior Sister's whip. Seething with resentment, they plot against each other and await who will ascend to the level of the Enlightened - and who will suffer the next exemplary…
‘Will make you blush, gasp, become aroused then feel weird about it, laugh a lot’ Holly Pester, author of The Lodgers ‘A modern master of disturbance’ TLS A wild, grotesque satire of male sexuality and pleasure-seeking from one of Brazil's most important…
When Agatha Dorn, cantankerous archivist and gin aficionada, discovers a lost mystery novel from the Golden Age of detective fiction, her life takes an unexpected turn. But just as she basks in her newfound literary fame, the book is exposed as a hoax.…
THE TIMES BESTSELLER 'So captivating I read it in a day. So disturbing I thought about it all night' - Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal 'The twists of a Golden Age whodunit, mixed with a wonderfully innovative use of illustrations. Delightfully macabre…
A new paperback edition of the brilliantly dark and twisty psychological thriller about a serial killer in therapy. 'A brilliant game of cat and mouse between author and reader' The Times 'Original, intelligent an intriguing-I gulped it down in two sittings'…
Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Honkaku Mystery Prize. Osaka, 1943. The Second World War rages, and American bombers rain down death upon Japan. The once prosperous Omari household, now ruined by the terrible conflict, is struck…
'Succeeds in inspiring a mysterious terror better than any other writer' M.R. James In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage…
'A strange and compelling classic of dystopian and climate fiction, one that with foreboding and deep compassion maps the psyche and the terrain of dislocation' - Jeff VanderMeer 'One might become convinced that Kavan had seen the future' - New Yorker…