Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books

You think it will never happen to you: the ring of the bell, the police on the doorstep. First they check you're...  Read More >>

An extraordinary literary horror debut from a rising star.  Read More >>

An unhappy family returns to Britain from a hot country, filling their suburban house with the glittering hoard...  Read More >>

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'Sharp, provocative... You won't be able to look away' Observer 'Acerbic... A lacerating comedy of manners' Telegraph...  Read More >>

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author, for anyone who's ever been ghosted – and wondered why… 'Unputdownable'...  Read More >>

Diane Jeffrey returns with another suspenseful, twisty and brilliantly tense psychological crime thriller. How...  Read More >>

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This is a story of murder. This is a story of love. This is a story of survival. This is the most unforgettable...  Read More >>

A timely - yet timeless - novel about life and love under a Middle Eastern dictatorship  Read More >>

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Selected for the March 2026 Indie Next List! One tiny pill. The promise of a mind-blowing...  Read More >>

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'Full of warmth, fun and feel-good factor' #1 Sunday Times Bestseller Katie Fforde  Read More >>

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""A love story spanning multiple millenniums, life-forms and variations on immortality, the book posits Victorian...  Read More >>

In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this...  Read More >>

The narrator of Ben Lerner's new novel has travelled to Providence, where he is to conduct what will be the final...  Read More >>

From a new voice in Welsh literature, an atmospheric and poignant story of a relationship between two small-town...  Read More >>

Three old friends. Three Greek islands. Three big secrets…  Read More >>

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