A novel about sisterhood, familial duties and love

A satirical epic of the Soviet soul by the bestselling author of Death and the Penguin

Philip Marlowe, a private detective inhabiting the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s, as he takes on a case involving a paralysed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail and murder.

Told in rhythmic, propulsive prose that weaves seamlessly from one consciousness to the next over the course of a day, Laurent Mauvignier's The Birthday Party is a gripping tale of the violent irruptions of the past into the present, written by a major contemporary French writer.

Number One bestselling author Deborah Harkness makes a triumphant return to her beloved All Souls world in The Black Bird Oracle, sweeping back to the Salem Panic as Diana journeys to the darkest places within herself - and her family history.

'The most exhilarating surge of language, style and sordid English manners [in] literature.' DBC Pierre 'A wild, passionate, brilliantly gaudy and flamboyant extravaganza ... But as they satisfy violent appetites of the flesh - and mind - their descent into darkness accelerates ...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE CARER, Deborah Moggach's THE BLACK DRESS is a beautifully observed, darkly funny, tender and surprising novel about life changes and the unexpected twists and pleasures of being alone.

Rebellion in the city, and a Royalist spy in his own ranks - Damian Seeker, Captain of Cromwell's guard, must eradicate both in this twisty, action-packed historical thriller

The newest instalment in the internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy, The Black Loch returns to the Isle of Lewis with a twisty and unpredictable investigation that unearths dark secrets from the past.

A brilliantly original novel of literary SF from the acclaimed author of XX, The Black Locomotive weaves steam trains, the history and architecture of London, and a mysterious alien artefact below the city into a work of stunning inventiveness and originality.

The astonishing novel which launched Joe Abercrombie's career, THE BLADE ITSELF is a superb, dark and addictive epic fantasy.

* Atwood's Booker prize-winning novel reissued with a striking new jacket along with other titles from Margaret Atwood's backlist

A world of gods and monsters. An elemental power, rising. This is Robin Hood, reborn, as he has never been seen before . . .

'Almost a coming of age of the Indian novel' John Fowles