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A cold case is about to turn hotter than the sun.Texas Ranger Rory Yates has proven his strength on the field time and again. Now he faces the toughest case of his career.He’s on the trail of two missing women. Both are Native American. Does anything else link them?As he digs deeper, he discovers that a Native American woman has gone missing every summer solstice for the past few years. The captor leaves no trace, except for a very strange calling card.The Texas Ranger must d...

2 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! IMPOSSIBLE PUZZLES. SHOCKING TWISTS. IRRESISTIBLE ROMANCE.Welcome to the explosive new Inheritance Games mystery that will keep you hooked until the very last page . . .A FAMILY SECRET . . .Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. So when Grayson's half-sisters find themselves in trouble, he's determined to care of the problem - efficiently,...

First published in the year 2000, Zadie Smith’s White Teeth was one of the most celebrated novels of the new millennium. Adored by critics and readers alike, it remains a perennial bestseller, which still delights with the audacity of its scope and vision, its fresh-minted style, and the wit and warmth of its voice.Funny, generous and big-hearted, it deals – among many other things – with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one bro...

Discover a deliciously dark and piercing story of food and secrets, a Stylist Best Debut Novel.‘A sharp, dark, must-read story about appetite, ambition, secrecy and shame’ Daily Mail‘If I owned a bookstore, I’d hand-sell Piglet to everyone’ New York Times Book Review‘A dark, weird, satisfying tale about greed and desire’ i News-------------------Her life is so full, so why is she hungry?For Piglet – an unshakable childhood nickname – getting married is her opportunity to rein...

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.Les Misérables, a Level 4 Reader, is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing more complex uses of present perfe...

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.A Room with a View, a Level 4 Reader, is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing more complex uses of present p...

In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the world.‘A wonderful book’ Rory Stewart‘Nuanced and deeply researched’ Financial Times‘Not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times’ Peter Frankopan_____________________________________________________The British empire was built on slavery, but it also pioneered abolition.It spread democracy, but it also seeded geopolitical instability.It devastated nature but it also g...

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Book of 2024 A Washington Post Notable Book A New York Times Notable Book The Goodreads Choice Award Nonfiction Book of the YearA must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.“With tenacity and candor, Haidt lays out the consequences that have come wi...

The revolutionary new offering from Jordan B. Peterson, renowned psychologist and author of the global bestseller 12 Rules for LifeIn We Who Wrestle with God, Jordan Peterson guides us through the ancient, foundational stories of the Western world, analyzing the Biblical accounts of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering and triumph that stabilize, inspire and unite us, culturally and psychologically. Adam and Eve and the eternal fall of mankind; the resentful and ultimately murdero...

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA brand new series.An iconic new detective team.And a thrilling new murder to solve . . .-----Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life.He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favourite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's business now.Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good...

The breathtaking new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World - available for pre-order now *****This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives – all connected by a single drop of water. In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh. In Victorian London...

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America – the first African-American to serve in that role – she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in t...

Discover the standalone dark MM mafia romance from the New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation.Brandon King never thought he was attracted to men. Truthfully, he’d never been that drawn to anyone—until he collided, with Nikolai Sokolov, the notoriously violent mafia heir.Nikolai is fixated on Brandon, the quiet artist, golden boy, and his enemy’s twin brother. They couldn’t be more different, but once Nikolai crashes into Brandon’s world, he refuses to let him ...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new dark romance about a villain and his new obsession. Killian Carson is a predator cloaked in charm. His charisma fools everyone—except Glyndon King. She sees the psychopath beneath and knows she should run. But a dark part of her craves the danger, knowing he’ll chase her . . . and she might just want to be caught. Glyndon has never been anyone’s favorite, always falling short of her family's expectatio...

'A fake! A quack! A charlatan! Get a grip on yourself, woman! We’ll say another rosary and then I’ll leave you home.’Stories of Ireland is a brilliant, colourful compendium of mid-century Irish experience from one of Ireland’s greatest ever writers, Brian Friel. Demonstrating all of Friel’s peerless instinct for voice, scene, and the uncanny mystery found in the everyday, these tales tell of beauty, struggle and discovery: from the drowning of a man in the bog-black waters of...

Discover the standalone dark arranged marriage romance from the New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation.Ever since Eli King broke Ava Nash’s teenage heart, the pair have hated one another. That is, until Ava wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of the last two years and Eli holding her hand. According to him, they’re married.Eli is obsessed with Ava, and now, with her memory in pieces, he’s determined to make her his for good.As Ava navigates this twisted ...

The reunited Jedi prepare to strike back against the ruthless Nihil in this thrilling sequel to Star Wars The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness.For over a year, Jedi Masters Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann were kept apart by the Nihil's Stormwall. After Avar makes a daring escape from inside the Occlusion Zone, the star-crossed Jedi are reunited. But while the physical distance between them has evaporated, their shared grief over their failure to protect the galaxy from the Nihil ...

How can a Victorian poem help teenagers understand YouTube misogyny? Can Jane Eyre encourage us to speak out? What can Lady Macbeth teach us about empathy? Should our expectations for our future be any greater than Pip’s? And why is it so important to make space for these conversations in the first place?In a career spanning almost three decades, English teacher Carol Atherton has taught generations of students texts that will be familiar to many of us from our own schooldays...

Maigret and fellow inspector Lognon clash in their investigations into the murder of an unknown young woman in Paris.
Maigret endeavours to piece together the story of the girl and in doing so uncovers details about her past and her character that lead him to the truth behind her tragic demise.

High up in Montmartre, there was a festive atmosphere, people were crowding round the little tables where rosé wine was being served ... Yet a hundred metres further on, the little alleyways were deserted, and the killer might find it easy to pounceDetective Chief Inspector Maigret is known for his infallible instinct, for getting at the truth no matter how complex the case, but when someone starts killing women on the streets of Montmartre, he finds himself confounded. Under...

He could still see him: short, thin, dressed almost too correctly. There was nothing special about his face. So what was it about him that had struck Maigret so forcefully? . . .Little John had cold eyes! . . . Four or five times in his life, he had met people with cold eyes, those eyes that can stare at you without establishing any human contact, without giving any sense of the universal human need to communicate with one's fellow man.

All that was still unclear, for sure. Ernest Malik had been right when he had looked at Maigret with a smile that was a mixture of sarcasm and contempt. This wasn't a case for him. He was out of his depth. This world was unfamiliar to him, and he had difficulty piecing it all together. Maigret is tempted out of retirement by a case that involves an old classmate.

'Richly detailed' THE NEW YORKER'Carr has taken an often overly romanticised historical figure and given her new life and originality.' THE TIMES'A vivid, visceral read' TRACY CHEVALIER'Bold and intimate' TLS***They are imprisoned, but not contained.Three women cross a loch. It is 1567: one of them is pregnant, two of them fretful. The boat takes them to Lochleven castle in the middle of the water. Awaiting them are courtiers braying for blood, hellbent on keeping one of them...

Why have we failed so badly to end men’s violence against women? What can we actually do about it? This insightful, provocative and practical handbook suggests a bold solution. Expert scholar and activist, Jackson Katz has spent the last 30 years educating people around the world on male violence against women and advocates that to make society safer, we need more men to care and to stand up for women.In this galvanizing book, Jackson reveals indispensable everyday tools that...