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They might be over the hill but they’re far from six feet under and now there’s a murder to solve! Meet Martin Maxwell. As a former government operative, at eighty-four-years young he always pictured a retirement sipping shaken-not-stirred martinis on a far-flung island. But in need of some care after a new hip, he finds himself at Twilight Lodge on the decidedly cloudy English coast.

While working for the Financial Times, investigative journalist Matt Kennard had unbridled access to the crème de la crème of the global elite. From slanging matches with Henry Kissinger to afternoon coffees with the man who captured Che Guevara, Kennard spent four years gathering extraordinarily honest testimony from the horse's mouth on how the global economic system works away from the convenient myths. It left him with only one conclusion: the world as we know it is run by an exclusive class of American racketeers....

Between 1941 and 1944, the British army contributed relatively little to World War II. On the unremittingly bloody Eastern Front, no Russian or German soldier had experienced the luxury of having four years to prepare and train for a resumption of the European continental campaign. But on D-Day—June 6, 1944—the lives of British soldiers changed. Thirty-five thousand infantrymen, airmen, and special service operatives were sent headfirst into the whitest heat of war, almost overnight.

A brand new Golden Age cosy crime mystery from the multi-million-copy bestseller Faith Martin. 'Hugely entertaining with an ingenious solution! I loved it!' Clare Chase 'A wonderful book with which to cosy up’ The Belfast Telegraph 'A masterfully constructed pageturner of a murder mystery...

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the Roman world, and meet its most intriguing and influential characters, as this immersive account brings 1000 years of history to life. Combining impeccable research with riveting and action-packed storytelling, we follow the inception, expansion and...

Brought to you by Penguin. Experience the sights, sounds and smells of the Roman world, and meet its most intriguing and influential characters, as this immersive account brings 1000 years of history to life. Immerse yourself in the dramatic and thrilling thousand-year story of Ancient Rome...

Meet Buffy. With three ex-wives, a failing career and only his dog George for company, Buffy's bachelorhood is looking worryingly confirmed. Until he meets Celeste. Dazzled by love, Buffy has no idea that Celeste is systematically researching his ex-wives, children and stepchildren, and unearthing secrets that will change all their lives.

'Nobody does heart-thumping, dry-mouth, claustrophobic thrillers like C. M. Ewan' – Sharon Bolton, author of The Pact 'A masterclass in pace and tension' – Tim Weaver, author of The Missing Family ‘Fantastic’ – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series Eye Spy is the chillingly...

“So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author A dinner party in a beautiful Notting Hill townhouse turns into a sinister game as six old friends are forced to spill their darkest secrets…or else. Six...

“So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author A dinner party in a beautiful Notting Hill townhouse turns into a sinister game, as six old friends are forced to spill their darkest secrets . . . or else. Six...

A groundbreaking exploration of the psychology of infatuation, how to recognize it, and how to move beyond it towards a healthier experience of love. “Butterflies” in the stomach, intrusive thoughts, fantasies about imaginary scenarios, mood swings from euphoria to despair… aren't these...

PRAISE FOR G. D. WRIGHT 'So compelling and tightly plotted I couldn't put it down' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Tense and emotional… A dark beating heart of a novel' GILLIAN McALLISTER ‘One of the most tense and gripping thrillers I've read in ages’ LISA JEWELL 'Reminded me of Broadchurch… An...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Waterstones Book of the Year ‘The messy, dirty, bloody reality of Operation Overlord comes alive in Sword, Hastings’s portrait of the individual soldiers who risked their lives on the beaches of Normandy. He brings these men to life with sensitivity...

“Astonishingly good—Abigail Dean’s the real thing.” —Mick Herron “Spectacular . . . a chilling and unforgettable psychodrama.” —Lisa Jewell “A mesmerizing blend of crime and romance.” —The Sunday Times “Haunting, stunning, impossibily accomplished” —Chris Whitaker...

'A cosy romp of cream teas, double-barrelled names and murder.' THE SUN The new book in the Val and Arbie mysteries from the multi-million-copy selling author Faith Martin. One of these guests has a date with death… Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift arrives at Dashwood House, a glamorously modern...

Summoned from his medical practice in China by a bevy of anxious aunts, Alain Roig returns to his Catalan hometown to discover he has been nominated by family members with vested interests in the ancestral property to prevent an impending marriage between his cold, ascetic cousin Xavier and Madeleine, a quiet, introspective village girl of unusual beauty. As Alain seeks to understand his cousin's complex motivations for wooing the unhappy girl, he is slowly drawn into Xavier's dark crisis of faith, the well-worn pattern of the sleepy Catalan days and the tight circle of village gossip.

A Waterstones and BBC History Magazine Best Book of the Year The Aspects of History Book of the Year 2025 'Terrific – full of drama … it has profoundly altered my understanding of the Second World War' PATRICK BISHOP FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SBS COMES AN EPIC HISTORY OF...

*A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Good Housekeeping and iPaper* ‘Taut, elegant and heartbreaking’ Monica Ali ‘A brilliant character study of trauma, grief and survival’ Claire Fuller 'Wonderful… lives up to the hype’ Stephen King ‘Impossibly accomplished’ Chris Whitaker...

Brought to you by Penguin. A stingingly brilliant new psychological thriller from the 5 million copy-bestselling author of Here to Stay and The Magpies Summer 1999. Will joins five other idealistic graduates working for an eccentric psychology professor. They’re going to launch a website to...

THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER A Times Best History Book of the Year; A Waterstones Best Book of the Year 'Reads like a thriller… I couldn't put Max Hastings's new book down' DAILY MAIL 'Hastings is a master of drama, a writer intimately familiar with the mind of the soldier' THE TIMES...