General Fiction - New & Classic Novels

This is a murder mystery.This is a story about love.Or is it? . . . Fair Play is the puzzle-box story of two competing tales that brilliantly lay bare the...

The pope is dead and the corridors of the Vatican hum with intrigue as cardinals gather to elect his successor. The result is a surprise: the new pope is the...

RTE Guide's Book of the Year, 2018Richard Russo's characters in these four expansive stories bear little similarity to the blue-collar citizens we're familiar with from many of his novels. In...

'Witty, observant, laugh-out-loud funny. It's rare to find a novel that keeps you laughing as this one does; the characters are sharply drawn and frighteningly familiar and the story never...

Winner of a 2015 Gourmand Cookbook Award For FictionShortlisted for the 2015 ABIA Matt Richell Award for New WriterChristmas Livingstone has formulated ten top rules for happiness that she lives...

The wedding of Thomas, an idealistic German architect, and Irene, an English artist, brings together the Curtius and Benson families. But their peace is soon shattered by the outbreak of...

This novel tells the story of a real-life Australian hero, photographer, explorer and adventurer Frank Hurley. It is a story told through his eyes and in his words, and it...

'A most engaging novel, full of intrigue and atmosphere' Anne O'Brien'A real page-turner; I couldn't put it down' Tracy Rees'Weaves the past and present together skilfully' Sarah Morgan'Transporting and imaginative'...

Collide is the first book in the Off the Ice seriesThe second novel, Spiral, will be out in January and the third, Revolve, will be out in October. You can...

This family saga, packed with dark secrets, from Sunday Times bestseller Kitty Neale, will tug at the heartstrings.Millie Pratchett's life is not an easy one. Her dad, coalman Alfie, is...

Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. At twenty-eight, he's focused only on walking in a straight line - getting his teaching degree and avoiding all the...

'The perfect summer escape, I adored it!' USA Today bestselling author Faith Hogan In a tiny bookshop in Dubrovnik's historic Old Town, a book club begins... Newly arrived on the...

Lily has grown up believing she accidentally killed her mother when she was four. She not only has her own memory of holding the gun, but her father's account of...

Helen has little idea what lies ahead when she offers her spare room to an old friend of fifteen years. Nicola has arrived in the city for treatment for cancer....

The funny, sharply observed and life-affirming Radio 2 Book Club pick.'Hilarious and touching' DAILY MAIL'Warm, humane, funny and sad . . . Absolute pleasure reading' MARIAN KEYES'Hilariously funny' ROSAMUND LUPTON'Absorbing,...

'A sensual feast of a novel, written with elegance, beauty, charm and skill in a voice that is both lyrical and unique. The Language of Food is an intriguing story...

'An unmissable reading treat' Lancashire Evening Post'Beautifully written and emotionally charged . . . impossible to put down' HAZEL GAYNORA heartwrenching and evocative wartime novel, perfect for fans of Santa...

One murder mystery movie. Three Dahlias. And a whole cast of suspects...Ex child star Posy Starling is finally filming her dream role - Dahlia Lively in The Lady Detective movie....

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE'A literary masterpiece for all ages . . . a tale of growing up, of love and laughter, of tragedy and loss and grief - a...

My arrogant fake fiance? I can't stand him. Cocky and charismatic Emmett Rhodes isn'ta relationship kind of guy, but now that he's running for mayor of our small town, his...

Welcome to Briar U!Get ready for your newest obsession . . . Discover the addictive world of the Off-Campus series from The Queen of Hockey Romance, Elle Kennedy!Read The Goal...

The New York Times bestselling author of the The Paris Library returns with a powerful, moving new novel based on the extraordinary true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian...

'A must for Tudor fans everywhere' Tracy Borman'Thrilling, captivating . . . unforgettable' Kate Williams'A gripping story that's underpinned by a wealth of research . . . this is Alison...

WINNER OF THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD'Terrifically exciting . . . It's a beautiful, electrifying thing to witness - a writer so hilariously and so reasonably voicing the unspeakable'Sarah...

'Funny, poignant, elegantly written, I adored this novel' Amanda Hodgkinson'Wonderful... It's thrillingly written, delicately accomplished and will live in my head for a long time' Lloyd ShepherdCara is a dedicated...

'A magical, magnificent novel, that amounts to a secret history of an America we think we know, but never really knew' Marlon JamesThe people of Salt Point are afraid of...

'Lyrically imaginative . . . enthralling' GUARDIANBefore she was the legendary Persian queen who spun a thousand tales, Shaherazade was a girl who saw something she shouldn't have.She told the...

40th anniversary edition of Iain Banks' classic debut novel THE WASP FACTORY, with an introduction by Neil Gaiman'A gothic horror story of quite exceptional quality' Financial Times'Two years after I...

'An expansive novel reminiscent of the literary breadth, humanity, and historical depth found in Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate' Christophe Boltanski, winner of the 2015 Prix Femina for The Safe...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2024'Tender and merciless . . . a hallucinatory window into what it means to excavate the past in a world committed to its erasure' ABIGAIL...

'BRILLIANT STORYLINE, GREAT CHARACTERS, VERY CLEVER, LOVED IT!' B A PARIS'ADDICTIVE AND PERCEPTIVE' LUCY ATKINS'COMPELLING AND GRIPPING' DAILY EXPRESS Can you ever trust someone you meet online?Twins Anna and Zoe...

Two men. Twenty years of friendship. One love.'Lovely, funny, kind and truthful . . . I was expecting a simple will-they-won't-they, but it's wiser than that . . . challenging...

In a Belfast courtroom Robert Rusting is on trial for the murder of his father, a former loyalist hardman. On the jury is James Fechner, a middle-aged surgeon finding himself...

'ELECTRIFYING' Colson Whitehead'ABSOLUTELY UNFORGETTABLE' Roxane GayAt a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of First Street, Charlottesville comes under attack by violent white supremacists. A...

'It was a tough, wiry wig with plenty of personality. It rode around on his head like an animal. It was a vigorous brown. I was very fond of it...

A tricky hand American heiress Kate Mason loves being a rail engineer, yet her father is demanding she marry an English aristocrat! Her plan is to accept any noble who'll...

'Absolutely brilliant - tragic, funny, eccentric . . . Claire Kohda takes the vampire trope and makes it her own' RUTH OZEKIA BOOK OF 2022 IN HARPER'S BAZAAR, THE NEW...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW'A marvellous and rewarding novelist . . . He is a magician, really.' THE SCOTSMAN'One of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANGEverything was a...

Everything was a puzzle, everything a trap set to mystify and hinder me.1899. As the new century approaches, English hack-writer Evelyn Dolman marries Laura Rensselaer, the daughter of a wealthy...