Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

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The Girl with a Thousand Faces

The Girl with a Thousand Faces

Author: Sunyi Dean
ISBN: 9780008479497
Format: Hardback
$42.99

A haunting dark urban fantasy set in historical Hong Kong, where ancient myths and local legends combine in a story...  Read More >>

Honey

Honey

Author: Imani Thompson
ISBN: 9780008759773
Format: Hardback
$42.99

The killer debut novel of 2026. 'Worryingly relatable' SOPHIE DUKER 'Juicy, dark,...  Read More >>

The Good Listener: An electrifying thriller about a mother who must trust an anonymous caller if she is to find the truth about her daughter

The Good Listener: An electrifying thriller about a...

Author: Holly Watt
ISBN: 9781526694577
Format: Hardback
$42.99

One unexpected call. One terrifying truth. A heart-stopping emotional thriller about a mother who must trust an...  Read More >>

Storm Breaker

Storm Breaker

Author: Nisha J. Tuli
ISBN: 9781911753087
Format: Hardback
$65.00

A defiant heiress at an elite academy in a post-eco-apocalyptic Manhattan must survive brutal society trials, conceal...  Read More >>

Farewell Tangier

Farewell Tangier

Author: Salma El Moumni ,  Lynn E. Palermo
ISBN: 9781803096209
Format: Paperback
$34.95

A bold, intimate debut novel that follows a young Moroccan woman's flight from shame to self-reclamation. For...  Read More >>

Ghosted by the Afterlife

Ghosted by the Afterlife

Author: Reed Mallory
ISBN: 9798233806650
Format: Paperback
$44.85

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The Underdog

The Underdog

Author: Felicity Cloake
ISBN: 9780008695293
Format: Hardback
$42.99

THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING FOOD WRITER 'IRRESISTIBLY FUNNY, SEXY AND CHARMING'...  Read More >>

One Leg on Earth: The 'stunning' (Abi Dare) 2026 debut novel from the National Book Award finalist

One Leg on Earth: The 'stunning' (Abi Dare) 2026 debut...

Author: 'Pemi Aguda
ISBN: 9780349018270
Format: Hardback
$45.00

The eagerly awaited debut novel by a literary star in the making: a vivid, mesmerising story about modern Lagos...  Read More >>

Offseason: 'Phenomenal' MADELINE CASH, author of LOST LAMBS

Offseason: 'Phenomenal' MADELINE CASH, author of LOST...

Author: Avigayl Sharp
ISBN: 9781399637008
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A savage, hilarious and profound debut novel from Paris Review and Granta contributor Avigayl Sharp  Read More >>

Boring Asian Female: An Addictive Debut about Obsession, Identity and the Dark Side of Success in a World That Demands You Stand Out

Boring Asian Female: An Addictive Debut about Obsession,...

Author: Canwen Xu
ISBN: 9781835013199
Format: Hardback
$39.99

An addictive novel about a young woman’s all-consuming obsession with a rival of her own making and the desperate...  Read More >>

138 Main Street: Every town has a Main Street. Now every one is a target.

138 Main Street: Every town has a Main Street. Now every...

Author: Gavin Bell
ISBN: 9781398542808
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A riveting, high-concept cat-and-mouse thriller that plunges an FBI Special Agent and a rookie officer into a race...  Read More >>

Hexes of the Deadwood Forest: 'Bold, surreal, feminist & ferociously funny' Service95

Hexes of the Deadwood Forest: 'Bold, surreal, feminist...

Author: Agnieszka Szpila ,  Scotia Gilroy
ISBN: 9781804443910
Format: Hardback
$39.99

A jaw-dropping debut about a woman who loses her job as an oil company CEO after she's filmed having sex with a...  Read More >>

The Eyre Affair: Thursday Next Book 1

The Eyre Affair: Thursday Next Book 1

Author: Jasper Fforde ,  No Author Listed
ISBN: 9781399753265
Format: Hardback
$55.00

Published to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of its release, this special edition of The Eyre Affair will...  Read More >>

High and Low: 'The most mischievous take imaginable on the way we live now' Francis Spufford

High and Low: 'The most mischievous take imaginable...

Author: Amanda Craig
ISBN: 9781408714706
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A fabulous new novel by Amanda Craig, author of The Lie of the Land and The Golden Rule  Read More >>

Dark is the Morning

Dark is the Morning

Author: Rupert Thomson
ISBN: 9781035909629
Format: Hardback
$42.99

A novel about a man descending into a private hell of destructive sexual jealousy, as he commits a violent act that...  Read More >>

Rein Me In: Enter your cowboy era with this BRAND NEW sizzling small romance featuring enemies to lovers and forbidden attraction for 2026

Rein Me In: Enter your cowboy era with this BRAND NEW...

Author: Camilla Isley
ISBN: 9781807034047
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Ride off into the sunset to Blue Crescent Harbor 🌙💕🐎 Rein Me In is a cozy cowboy romantic...  Read More >>

Rein Me In: Enter your cowboy era with this BRAND NEW sizzling small romance featuring enemies to lovers and forbidden attraction for 2026

Rein Me In: Enter your cowboy era with this BRAND NEW...

Author: Camilla Isley
ISBN: 9781807034030
Format: Paperback
$50.13

Ride off into the sunset to Blue Crescent Harbor 🌙💕🐎 Rein Me In is a cozy cowboy romantic...  Read More >>

Prestige Drama: the ‘hilarious and profound’ debut novel from the bestselling author of Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?

Prestige Drama: the ‘hilarious and profound’ debut novel...

Author: Seamas O'Reilly
ISBN: 9780349727899
Format: Hardback
$45.00

The stunning debut novel from bestselling author of Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?, perfect for fans of Paul Murray and...  Read More >>

The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness

The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness

Author: Cal Flyn
ISBN: 9780008686529
Format: Hardback
$50.00

'When I read Flyn’s writing I would often exhale with a sense of wonder' GUARDIAN 'Fascinating and masterfully...  Read More >>

The London Darkling Trilogy

The London Darkling Trilogy

Author: Iain Sinclair
ISBN: 9781644284957
Format: Hardback
$79.20

White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings, Lud Heat, and Suicide Bridge gathered in a single volume. From the singular...  Read More >>

The Darkest Tide: When memories wash up, things can get deadly

The Darkest Tide: When memories wash up, things can...

Author: Peter Hanington
ISBN: 9781399821001
Format: Hardback
$65.00

A thrilling and page-turning new crime series set in Brighton that draws on the city's dark past.  Read More >>

Homebound

Homebound

Author: Portia Elan
ISBN: 9781784746162
Format: Hardback
$45.00

Immersive, open-hearted speculative fiction debut that connects an irresistible cast of characters across six hundred...  Read More >>

A Plot to Die For: Murder is blooming in Abbeyford

A Plot to Die For: Murder is blooming in Abbeyford

Author: Ardal O'Hanlon
ISBN: 9781398539570
Format: Hardback
$49.99

The first in a mystery series from the much-loved Irish actor, writer and comedian, for readers who enjoy the warmth...  Read More >>

The Things We Never Say

The Things We Never Say

Author: Elizabeth Strout
ISBN: 9780241814307
Format: Hardback
$35.00

Internationally bestselling and prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout's new novel tells the story of a chance incident...  Read More >>

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