In his latest eBook, Harvest, Jim Crace takes on the stranger-comes-to-town plot and pushes it to lengths both fantastical and realistic, historical and modern, as an insular village confronts change.
Rosamund Lupton has taken every mother's nightmare and distilled it into a strangely soothing detective story in her latest psychological thriller, Afterwards.
Martin Amis tells a vicious, funny saga about the London lives of thuggish Lionel Asbo and his bookish nephew, Des. From a fat lottery jackpot to pit bulls, Tabasco, and incest, they move through a series of vile events toward love and redemption.
Bestselling author Kate Morton delivers another spellbinder that features her trademark touches. Set in England, secret histories, passion, and mystery blend to satisfy Morton's fans and intrigue new readers.
British novelist Graham Swift turns out another sophisticated psychological tale of a family whose troubled past resurfaces and transforms everything, and everyone, they held dear.
The Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, has rattled and delighted us for more than half a century with her detailed mysteries and memorable characters. Here, an ode to Hercule Poirot in his first appearance in Christie's very first book.
Generations gathering together in a country house, all struggling with their inner demons. Sounds like a fun vacation? In his latest novel, Mark Haddon offers a tragicomic look at the drama and puzzle of family.
In this charming debut about love, grief, and renewal, Rachel Joyce takes a day's ordinary moment and transforms it into a life-changing journey for Harold Fry and those around him.
To say that Dorian Gray is an exemplar of self-indulgence, vanity, and sensual greed is too simple, for the novel resonates in more complex -- and always modern -- ways.
Melanie Benjamin has done what very few authors are able to do -- take a little known piece of history and craft a fully developed, complex, and intriguing page-turner. Part love story, part literary mystery, Alice I Have Been leads us on an unforgettable journey.
On the surface, "Downton Abbey" and Michelle Cooper's A Brief History of Montmaray share similarities -- both are about British families right before a world war starts and both have their fair share of drama.
The year 2012 marks the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. For the occasion, Sally Bedell Smith, author of an exquisite new biography of the Queen, shares twelve facts about Her Majesty that may surprise you.
If you’re taken with the drama, history, and romance in this series and are craving more, try capturing that feeling in book form; it lasts longer than an episode and will transport you just the same.
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