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'A great Russian novel…in the grand Russian tradition.'—Le FigaroRussian Gothic, a short and intense novel by Belgium-based Belorussian novelist Aleksandr Skorobogatov that, since its initial publication in Russia in 1991, has gone on to sell over a million copies worldwide and hailed as an early masterpiece of post-Soviet literature, eliciting comparisons to Gogol and Bulgakov. Russian Gothic is a dark tale of the descent into paranoia and violence of Nikolai, a veteran of the Soviet-Afghan war. When a mysterious figure, Sergeant Bertrand, appears on his doorstep and starts insinuating that Nikolai's wife, Vera, may be having an affair, Nikolai's faith in his wife, the only person to stand by him after his return to civilian life, starts to crumble—with devastating consequences.Skorobogatov, the author of five critically acclaimed novels, has been published widely in Europe, but Russian Gothic is the first of his works to be translated into English. The UK edition was recently released by Old Street, garnering truly stellar reviews, including in the Telegraph (“thoroughly magnificent”) and The Sunday Times (“riveting”). Three decades after it was written, its complex portrait of grief, misogyny, violence—and love—is as fresh, shocking, and relevant as ever.

The next installment in the laugh-out-loud, gripping crime series from the UK Top 20 bestselling author of How Not To Murder Your Ex They DID promise her a killer hen weekend...Jeanie's getting married, and – despite her completely impossible four sisters – her best friends Clio and Amber are determined to give her a bachelorette weekend to remember. They're in matching pink T-shirts and the drinks are flowing...But the night turns out to be unforgettable for all the wrong reasons when a girl turns up dead on the dancefloor. And – even though she's a stranger – she is wearing one of Jeanie's hen T-shirts.Who is she? And why are the police convinced that the hens are involved? Can the newly-formed Bad Girls Detective Agency solve the murder? And in time to get Jeanie up the aisle?Unputdownable mystery set on the English coast – perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Bad Sisters and How to Kill Your Family. Readers love the Bad Girls'Detective Agency series:‘For lovers of the Thursday Murder Club, this is an equally compelling read, friends united together to solve a murder for which one of them is in the frame'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Devoured this in 24 hours!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘So gripping and so dark. Had to stay up very late to finish it – I inhaled it! I can't wait for this to come out and for y'all to lose your minds. If you had doubts about preordering, don't. You're going to want to read this one'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Pacy, funny, heartwarming and a terrific read… Highly recommended… This is perfect if you loved Bad Sisters'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Such a brilliant and fun mystery, set in a small town full of secrets. The characters were brilliant and the twist was gripping. Can't wait for more!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Mystery and intrigue. This talented author has written a cannot put down whodunit'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘I loved this book! A mom who strikes back and holds her own is an inspiration in itself. Relatable as a mom at times and totally loved the plot! Great read!!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Clever and twisty, I loved how each of the main characters used their strengths to get closer to the killer, and it's laugh out loud funny. I thought I'd worked out whodunnit and then was proved sort-of right and also wrong. The ending is a great mix of drama and hilarity, and I'm already looking forward to the next one – to spending more time with Clio, Jeanie and Amber'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

In this heart-pounding, claustrophobic thriller from the bestselling author of Safe House, financial strains force a couple to sell their beautiful home, but when a potential buyer refuses to leave, everything starts to spiral out of control. Perfect for fans of The Woman at the Window and The Last Thing He Told Me. For two years Lucy and Sam renovated their beautiful Victorian home but spiraling debts are forcing them to sell. The agreement with their real estate agent is that they won't be home for viewings, but when Lucy gets a voicemail saying the Agent is running late, she realizes she will have to show the prospective buyer around herself. Suffering from extreme anxiety and claustrophobia, Lucy watches the stranger on their doorstep waiting to be let in; she wants to hide and pretend she's not home, but then she thinks of Sam working at all hours to cover their bills, of how much they need this sale, and opens the door. Lucy takes a breath and begins to show their house. He is well dressed, polite, and despite her unease everything goes well, until he starts acting strangely. Why is he asking increasingly intrusive questions about her and Sam's relationship? Why is he trying to take photographs of her? And why does he disappear into the basement and then not answer her when she calls? There is something very wrong with this stranger, and now he is refusing to leave…

A dark comedy about four women coming together to heal the damage their husbands have done––and hide their bodies once they've killed themWhen Sally kills her husband with a cast-iron skillet, she's more fearful of losing her kids than of disposing of a fresh corpse. That just wouldn't be fair—not after twenty years of marriage to a truly terrible man. But Sally isn't the only woman in town reaching the brink. Soon, Sally finds herself leading an extremely unusual self-help group, and among them there are four bodies to hide. Can they all figure out the perfect way to bury their husbands... and get away with it?First to join is former nurse, Ruth, who met her husband as a single mom. Now her son is grown and her husband's violence builds by the day until an attack on the stairs leads to a fatal accident—for him. A few doors down, Samira's last straw comes when she discovers her husband is planning a campaign of violence against her eldest daughter, who has just come out. Janey, Sally's best friend, has just had her first child at forty-two. Sleep-deprived Janey needs a hero to slay the monster in the fairy tales she whispers to her daughter each night... and as her husband's violence escalates, it might just be her.Together, fueled by righteous anger but tempered by a moral core, the four women must help each other work out a plan to get rid of their husbands for good. Along the way, Sally, Ruth, Samira and Janey rediscover old joys and embark on new passions in work, education, and life. Friendship and laughter really are the best medicine—and so is getting away with murder.

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFor readers of Elena Ferrante, Téa Obrecht, and Claire Keegan, the spellbinding, internationally bestselling, multigenerational family saga set in a fractured rural village in WWI Austria.Maria and Josef live with their children in a valley in westernmost Austria. When the First World War breaks out and Josef is drafted into the army, Maria is left to provide for her family alone. Every day is a struggle against starvation, the harsh alpine climate and the hostile nearby villagers who see Maria as little more than a beautiful temptress out for the men left behind. But when a red-haired stranger arrives in the village, Maria feels happiness seep back into her life and she faces a choice whose consequences will affect the lives of her family for generations to come.Based on the internationally bestselling and award-winning Austrian novelist Monika Helfer's own family history, Last House Before the Mountain is a propulsive, haunting, multi-layered saga about love, family, and the hidden wages of war.

He called himself Anything, the stranger dressed all in brown, when he strolled into Carlsburg. The farming community had never seen anything like him before. He would do anything—any job, no matter how simple or complex—for a meal and a place to stay. And there seemed to be nothing he couldn't do better, faster, and cheaper than any man in town.

Nobody ever talks to strangers on the train. It's a rule. But what would happen if they did? From the New York Times bestselling author of The Authenticity Project comes an escapist read that will transport you, cheer you, and make you smile—and make you, too, wish you had Iona's gift for bringing out the best in everyone. “A not-to-be-missed read in the mode of Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.” —Booklist, starred review Every day Iona, a larger-than-life magazine advice columnist, travels the ten stops from Hampton Court to Waterloo Station by train, accompanied by her dog, Lulu. Every day she sees the same people, whom she knows only by nickname: Impossibly-Pretty-Bookworm and Terribly-Lonely-Teenager. Of course, they never speak. Seasoned commuters never do. Then one morning, the man she calls Smart-But-Sexist-Manspreader chokes on a grape right in front of her. He'd have died were it not for the timely intervention of Sanjay, a nurse, who gives him the Heimlich maneuver. This single event starts a chain reaction, and an eclectic group of people with almost nothing in common except their commute discover that a chance encounter can blossom into much more. It turns out that talking to strangers can teach you about the world around you--and even more about yourself.

A group of friends return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they first stumbled on as teenagers in this mesmerising odyssey of terror.An atmospheric, haunting page-turner from the bestselling author of Come with Me For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic childhood and the guilt at having disappeared from his disabled brother's life. But then a series of unusual events reunites him with his estranged brother and their childhood friends, and none of them can deny the sense of fate that has seemingly drawn them back together. Nor can they deny the memories of that summer, so long ago – the strange magic taught to them by an even stranger man, and the terrible act that has followed them all into adulthood. In the light of new danger, they must confront their past by facing their futures, and hunting down a man who may very well be a monster.

Tess has just moved to Montreal from Nova Scotia, and seeks to lose herself by involving herself in the lives of others. She befriends an older man while delivering meals to the elderly. Her interest in his past veers into obsession after furtively going through his photos and letters and'borrowing'his journal. Though fact and fiction are blurred, they reveal a man shaken by political polarization and repression in his Latin-American homeland. Tess learns about a young, passionate man in the 1970s forced to reconcile his love for a militant young woman and his dedication to his best friend whose family is on the other side of the political divide. As she delves deeper into Mr. the man's story, she questions her own life choices, emotions, and obsessions. Exploring cultural and personal memory, Almost Visible reflects on what can happen when a lonely person intervenes in another person's life.

The lives of five strangers collide on a London train carriage, as they become involved in an incident that will change them all forever. A shocking, intensely emotive and wildly original new thriller from Will Carver...‘One of the most exciting authors in Britain. After this, he'll have his own cult following'Daily Express‘Unlike anything you'll read this year'Heat‘Move the hell over Brett Easton Ellis and Chuck Palahniuk... Will Carver is the new lit prince of 21st-century disenfranchised, pop darkness'Stephen J. Golds___________________________________________________________A disillusioned nurse suddenly learns how to care.An injured young sportsman wakes up find that he can see only in black and white.A desperate old widower takes too many pills and believes that two angels have arrived to usher him through purgatory.Two agoraphobic men called Dave share the symptoms of a brain tumour, and frequently waken their neighbour with their ongoing rows.Separate lives, running in parallel, destined to collide and then explode.Like the suicide bomber, riding the Circle Line, day after day, waiting for the right time to detonate, waiting for answers to his questions: Am I God? Am I dead? Will I blow up this train?Shocking, intensely emotive and wildly original, Will Carver's The Daves Next Door is an explosive existential thriller and a piercing examination of what it means to be human... or not. ___________________________________________________________Praise for Will Carver‘Incredibly dark and very funny'Harriet Tyce‘I fell in love with Carver's murderous Maeve. This is an Eleanor Oliphant for crime fans. Carver truly at his best'Sarah Pinborough‘A darkly delicious page-turner'S J Watson‘A novel so dark and creepy Stephen King will be jealous he didn't think of it first'Michael Wood‘One of the most compelling and original voices in crime fiction'Alex North‘Weirdly page-turning'Sunday Times‘Laying bare our 21st-century weaknesses and dilemmas, Carver has created a highly original state-of-the-nation novel'Literary Review‘Arguably the most original crime novel published this year'Independent‘This mesmeric novel paints a thought-provoking if depressing picture of modern life'Guardian‘This book is most memorable for its unrepentant darkness...'Telegraph‘Utterly mesmerising...'Crime Monthly‘Will Carver's most exciting, original, hilarious and freaky outing yet'Helen FitzGerald‘Vivid and engaging and completely unexpected'Lia Middleton‘Dark in the way only Will Carver can be... oozes malevolence from every page'Victoria Selman

A group of friends return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they first stumbled on as teenagers in this mesmerising odyssey of terror. An atmospheric, haunting page-turner from the bestselling author of Come with Me For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic childhood and the guilt at having disappeared from his disabled brother's life. But then a series of unusual events reunites him with his estranged brother and their childhood friends, and none of them can deny the sense of fate that has seemingly drawn them back together. Nor can they deny the memories of that summer, so long ago – the strange magic taught to them by an even stranger man, and the terrible act that has followed them all into adulthood. In the light of new danger, they must confront their past by facing their futures, and hunting down a man who may very well be a monster.

New York Times Editors'Choice“A real-time study in crippling self-consciousness, the fragility of normalcy, and the reality of violence.”—The New York Times Buried deep in rural France, little remains of the isolated hamlet of the Three Lone Girls, save a few houses and a curiously assembled quartet: Patrice Bergogne, inheritor of his family's farm; his wife, Marion; their daughter, Ida; and their neighbor, Christine, an artist. While Patrice plans a surprise for his wife's fortieth birthday, inexplicable events start to disrupt the hamlet's quiet existence: anonymous, menacing letters, an unfamiliar car rolling up the driveway. And as night falls, strangers stalk the houses, unleashing a nightmarish chain of events. 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 deft unraveling of the stories we hide from others and from ourselves, a gripping tale of the violent irruptions of the past into the present, written by a major contemporary French writer.

A disillusioned Parisian writer finds inspiration in the ordinary lives of his neighbours, the Martins. ‘A wonderful surprise'L'Express Is it true that every life is the stuff of novels? Or are some people just too ordinary?This is the question a struggling Parisian writer asks when he challenges himself to write about the first person he sees when he steps outside his apartment. Secretly hoping to meet the beautiful woman who occasionally smokes on his street, he instead sets eyes on octogenarian Madeleine. She's happy to become the subject of his project, but first she needs to put her shopping away…Wondering if his project is doomed to be hopelessly banal, he soon finds himself tangled in the lives of Madeleine's family. Though calm on the surface, the Martins have secrets, troubles and woes, and the writer discovers that the most compelling story is that of an ordinary life.

Nuestra vida no siempre es lo que aparentamos... ¿Qué pasaría si dijéramos la verdad? Una cafetería. Un cuaderno. Y la oportunidad de decir la verdad. Esta maravillosa novela enlaza el destino de seis desconocidos a través de un cuaderno que les invita a contar su historia y la verdad que hay detrás de cada una de ellas. En esta libreta, que viajará de mano en mano, escribirán las confesiones que hasta ahora no se habían atrevido a compartir con nadie mientras a su alrededor va creándose un círculo de amistad, solidaridad y amor. Pero ser honestos también entraña algunos riesgos... Reseñas: «Esta historia llena de esperanza es la que todos necesitamos leer ahora mismo.» Woman & Home «Una maravillosa novela feelgood sobre el poder de la amistad y los lazos con los demás.» Cosmopolitan «Una historia entrañable y con mucho encanto sobre la recompensa de mostrarnos como somos, incluso con nuestras imperfecciones.» People

Leonora, a 16-year-old girl, likes to walk in the moonlight...until she meets a fascinating stranger who invites her to ride in his automobile. A classic dark fantasy from Weird Tales magazine, originally published in 1927.

Old and young. White and brown. Male and female. British. Indian. Other. Four strangers from around the world arrive in India for a wedding. Together, they climb a mountain — but will they see the same thing from the top? Londoner Reema, who left India before she could speak, is searching for a sign that will help her make a life-changing decision. In pensioner Jackson's suitcase is something he must let go of, but is he strong enough? Together with two unlikely companions, they take a road trip up a mountain deep in the Himalayas, heading for the snow line — the place where the ice begins. But even standing in the same place, surrounded by magnificent views, they see things differently. As they ascend higher and higher, they must learn to cross the lines that divide them.

‘Shifting from psychological thriller to absurd road trip tinged with black humor, A Long Way Off is the odyssey of an anti-hero'France-Amérique ‘Rich and abundant in dark comedy'Strong Words Magazine'Masterly'John Banville'Wonderful... properly noir'Ian Rankin Marc dreams of going somewhere far, far away – but he'll start by taking his cat and his grown-up daughter, Anne, to an out-of-season resort on the Channel. Reluctant to go home, the curious threesome head south for Agen, whose main claim to fame is its prunes. As their impromptu road trip takes ever stranger turns, the trail of destruction – and mysterious disappearances – mounts up in their wake. Shocking, hilarious and poignant, the final dose of French noir from Pascal Garnier, published shortly before his death, is the author on top form.

Having run from it her entire life, the darkness in Paola Cazzola's past catches up to her. It now refuses to be contained. Struggling with her conscience, she finally faces the consequences of actions and decisions made a lifetime ago. An impulsive decision now sets events in motion that, like a runaway train, chooses its own destination and momentum. Five complete strangers, totally unaware of how their own lives have all been shaped in one way or another by that same past, are blissfully ignorant of how completely their lives are about to change as they are mysteriously drawn together. Starting out as strangers, each of them fiercely protecting their own secrets, they grow closer through circumstance as destiny plays itself out and new realities emerge. As they delve deeper and draw closer to the truth, they are plunged into deadly danger. A truth so powerful, it changes everything.

A New York Times bestsellerA WASHINGTON POST “FEEL-GOOD BOOK guaranteed to lift your spirits” “A warm, charming tale about the rewards of revealing oneself, warts and all.”—PeopleThe story of a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even loveClare Pooley's next book, Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting, is forthcomingJulian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people aren't really honest with each other. But what if they were? And so he writes—in a plain, green journal—the truth about his own life and leaves it in his local café. It's run by the incredibly tidy and efficient Monica, who furtively adds her own entry and leaves the book in the wine bar across the street. Before long, the others who find the green notebook add the truths about their own deepest selves—and soon find each other In Real Life at Monica's Café. The Authenticity Project's cast of characters—including Hazard, the charming addict who makes a vow to get sober; Alice, the fabulous mommy Instagrammer whose real life is a lot less perfect than it looks online; and their other new friends—is by turns quirky and funny, heartbreakingly sad and painfully true-to-life. It's a story about being brave and putting your real self forward—and finding out that it's not as scary as it seems. In fact, it looks a lot like happiness. The Authenticity Project is just the tonic for our times that readers are clamoring for—and one they will take to their hearts and read with unabashed pleasure.

Winner of the 2021 Women's Prize for FictionA SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL,'one of our greatest living authors'NEW YORK MAGAZINE__________________________________Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has.In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls. On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone.Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do they want? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims?Lost texts must be found; secrets must be uncovered. The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous. The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.__________________________________'What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being … Piranesi is an exquisite puzzle-box'DAVID MITCHELL'It subverts expectations throughout … Utterly otherworldly'GUARDIAN'Piranesi astonished me. It is a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling'MADELINE MILLER'Brilliantly singular'SUNDAY TIMES'A gorgeous, spellbinding mystery … This book is a treasure, washed up upon a forgotten shore, waiting to be discovered'ERIN MORGENSTERN'Head-spinning … Fully imagined and richly evoked'TELEGRAPH••Pre-order now••••The 20th anniversary edition of the fantasy classic Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell – with an exquisite new package and an exclusive introduction by V E Schwab••••Buy The Wood at Midwinter – a beautifully illustrated Christmas story from the queen of fantasy••

“This funny and fresh take on a classic tale manages to comment on gender roles, racial disparities, and white privilege all while creeping me all the way out. So good.”—Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black GirlSteel Magnolias meets Dracula in this New York Times best-selling horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small Southern town.Bonus features: • Reading group guide for book clubs • Hand-drawn map of Mt. Pleasant • Annotated true-crime reading list by Grady Hendrix • And more! Patricia Campbell's life has never felt smaller. Her husband is a workaholic, her teenage kids have their own lives, her senile mother-in-law needs constant care, and she's always a step behind on her endless to-do list. The only thing keeping her sane is her book club, a close-knit group of Charleston women united by their love of true crime. At these meetings they're as likely to talk about the Manson family as they are about their own families.One evening after book club, Patricia is viciously attacked by an elderly neighbor, bringing the neighbor's handsome nephew, James Harris, into her life. James is well traveled and well read, and he makes Patricia feel things she hasn't felt in years. But when children on the other side of town go missing, their deaths written off by local police, Patricia has reason to believe James Harris is more of a Bundy than a Brad Pitt. The real problem? James is a monster of a different kind—and Patricia has already invited him in. Little by little, James will insinuate himself into Patricia's life and try to take everything she took for granted—including the book club—but she won't surrender without a fight in this blood-soaked tale of neighborly kindness gone wrong.

New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Women's Prize for FictionWorld Fantasy Awards FinalistFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known. For readers of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds.

La novela en la que se basa la serie de éxito Nine Perfect Strangers, protagonizada por Nicole Kidman. Una historia inteligente, divertida, adictiva y con un toque de suspense, por la autora de Big LittleLies. Nueve perfectos desconocidos. Un retiro de lujo aislado del mundo. Diez días que prometen cambiar tu vida. Pero algunas promesas, como algunas vidas, son perfectas mentiras. La escritora de novelas románticas Frances Welty llega al lujoso balneario Tranquillum House con un problema de espalda y el corazón roto y rápidamente se siente interesada por el resto de huéspedes. Algunos desean perder peso, otros buscan un nuevo comienzo y hay quienes están allí por razones que no quieren admitir ni ante sí mismos. Pero quien más le intriga es la misteriosa y carismática directora, una mujer que parece poseer respuestas a preguntas que Frances ni siquiera sabía que tenía. ¿Debería olvidarse de sus dudas y disfrutar del lugar o debería huir ahora que todavía puede? Pronto todos los clientes de Tranquillum House se harán exactamente la misma pregunta. La crítica ha dicho... «Liane Moriarty, la autora de Big Little Lies, vuelve con una historia que reúne lo mejor de su peculiar estilo.» Todo Literatura «Exfutbolistas, exempresarias de éxito, un adicto a los balnearios (y al vino), matrimonios apagados y ganadores de la lotería completan la plantilla de Nueve perfectos desconocidos.» Marie Claire «Promete el mismo tipo de adicción literaria que hemos encontrado en el resto de títulos de Liane Moriarty. Empezad por este, empezad por los anteriores, pero hacedlo.» MEW Magazine «Moriarty ha vuelto porque, sin duda, la echábamos de menos. Y lo hace con el estilo que la caracteriza: prosa mordaz, argumentos inteligentes, toques irónicos y un misterio que nos persigue durante toda la obra.» Culturamas «Las críticas coinciden en definir las novelas de Moriarty como adictivas, contemporáneas, reivindicativas y con suspense. Remarcan también su sentido del humor. Negro.» La Vanguardia «Pura adicción y diversión.» Mía «Moriarty ha vuelto con otra novela adictiva.» Time «Cada nueva revelación es una deliciosa sorpresa... Tan bien escrita y tan astutamente construida que no querrás que acabe.» Booklist «Ingeniosa y conmovedora, la escritura de Moriarty vale su peso en oro.» People «Si había tres buenos personajes en Big LittleLies, hay nueve incluso mejores en Nueve perfectos desconocidos.» The New York Times BookReview «Una novela llena de humor negro que desafía cualquier clasificación. Se las arregla para ser enormemente divertida e intensamente emocional al mismo tiempo.» Bustle «Irresistible.» EntertainmentWeekly «Liane Moriarty es una maestra de la tensión sostenida.» The Washington Post «Una novela adictiva de trama inteligente, continuas sorpresas y a menudo divertida que es también un thriller muy gratificante. Moriarty ha escrito otro éxito seguro.» PublishersWeekly «Nadie escribe sobre los pequeños detalles de la vida de las mujeres con la agudeza y la fuerza de Moriarty... Siento celos de cualquiera que todavía no haya leído esta novela.» Grazia

A stranger, a strange planet and an incredible ending that will lead to a spectacular ending, a great narrative and use of language, passionate and clear at the moment the novel ends, he worries that the details are a perfectionist.

Jack Howser, a retired widower, finds comfort in the companionship of his Border collie as he tries to fill his lonely days. Life is peaceful, but boring, until Jack finally gives in to his sense of curiosity and begins to track down the history of his adopted pet. Jack's probing mind unleashes a cavalcade of events, a rollercoaster ride towards a mind-numbing revelation. Kerrie Joplin, a former New York City lawyer, has been forced to abandon her career and start fresh-a new life on the shores of a mountain lake in Montana. She has a past that she wants to forget, but one phone call from a stranger and her longing for a dog that was part of that past, draws her back in. The two new friends find, as they stumble from one clue to the next that they have more in common than just the love of a dog. Their thirst for solving the mystery that the dog has led them to, gradually becomes an addiction they can't turn away from. Even when their instincts tell them they are approaching the point of no return. Their harrowing journey of danger and betrayal lurches them headlong into the tangled web of a diabolical plot, and the realization that with unbridled power even the noblest of intentions can corrupt the human conscience and soul.

You know that mysterious stranger at the bar? The one you can't help but keep sneaking looks at for reasons you can't really explain? For how mysterious they seem, you know that they can't possibly be that interesting. Every once in a while, as Bridget comes to find out, they are. Bridget had everything she wanted, and all at the young age of twenty-eight. At least, until she meets such a mysterious stranger at the bar one night, a man who seemingly has the power to disappear at will. All at once, she discovers that his past is just as mysterious as he is, having lived a life that spiraled from love to desolation and everywhere in between. But nothing can compare to the unbelievable secret he carries with him: he cannot escape the night. Entranced by this man who lives literally and figuratively in the darkness, she learns to question so many of the things left unthought about in life: the meaning of happiness, the strength of our desires, the weight of our hope, and what authentic love really means. But in doing so, she comes to question everything she has built around her.

In a small café in London a teenager, Ruth, and elderly artist, Harry, recognise something profound in each other. They strike up a conversation that leads to regular meetings and takes them on a journey through their memories of traumatic times. Harry has much to tell about his childhood beside the Canal St Martin in Paris. Ruth has collected stories about her mother's childhood in the Yorkshire Dales and London. How much has the stain of tragedy charged these memories with the pain of loss and what use can be made of the pain? Looking back on her special years with Harry, Ruth sees how shared memories — happy or sad — can reshape the ways in which we value the lives of others while fully living our own. Taking Harry back to Paris draws on a special relationship that will shape her own place in the world.

“The Scottish myth of the selkie—a seal that can transform into human form—inspires a tale of life on the margins, forgiveness and redemption” (The Guardian). Donald, a young fisherman, is overwhelmed when he comes across a group of exotic women dancing on the shore beneath the moonlight. They are selkies—seals that shed their skin once a year and become human for a few hours. Overcome by their beauty and magic, Donald kidnaps one—a choice that will determine his future. Now, back home in his close-knit Scottish village, he must take responsibility for what he has done. Donald has been bullied and isolated all his life, but thanks to his mother and his stolen selkie wife, he finds the courage to question, then change the culture of the town that has been mired in the past for generations. Yet despite their mutual happiness, he can never truly forgive himself for the thoughtless act that brought his wife to him. This enchanting story works its way to a surprising yet satisfying ending. Based on a beloved Scottish legend, Sealskin is a timeless tale of the responsibilities of love—and the inner strength required to atone for terrible wrongs. “A haunting tale of family and consequences... The writing is sorrowful and lovely, with a well-earned, satisfying conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A powerful tale of love, learning and forgiveness, Sealskin is a bold and moving read that I was sad to put down.” —The Bookbag “Well-written and atmospheric... Bristow paints a vivid setting and knows how to tug on the heartstrings.” —Fantasy Literature

From the national bestselling author of Before We Were Strangers, Swear on this Life, and Wish You Were Here comes a powerful story of two people who spend years denying their scientifically proven chemistry.Penny spends her afternoons sitting outside a sandwich shop, surrounded by ghosts. Fourteen years ago, this shop was her childhood dance studio—and she was a dancer on the rise. Now she's a suburban housewife, dreading the moment her son departs for MIT, leaving her with an impeccably decorated McMansion and a failing marriage. She had her chance at wild, stars-in-her-eyes happiness, but that was a lifetime ago. After The Kiss. Before The Decision. The Kiss was soulful. Magical. Earth-shattering. And it was all for a free gift card. Asked to participate in a psych study that posed the question, “Can you have sexual chemistry without knowing what the other person looks like?” Penny agreed to be blindfolded, make polite conversation with a total stranger, and kiss him. She never expected The Kiss to change her life forever and introduce her to Gavin: tattooed, gorgeous, and spontaneous enough to ask her out seconds after the blindfolds came off. For a year, they danced between friendship and romance—until Penny made The Decision that forced them to settle for friendship. Now, fourteen years later, both of their lives are about to radically change—and it's his turn to decide what will become of their once-in-a-lifetime connection.

C'est une histoire de peur et d'inconnu, mais aussi de courage. C'est l'histoire du fils d'un plombier et d'une couturière qui échappe à la classe ouvrière, mais pas aux ravages de la rupture amoureuse. Au fil des pages, il traverse les étapes du deuil, au rythme de ses souvenirs et de ses voyages, en étranger à lui-même et étranger aux autres, qui le mèneront jusqu'aux rivages de l'Afrique. Parce que le plus grand voyage c'est d'abord celui que l'on fait en nous-même, Virginie Laurent appelle, dans une prose poétique et un style abrupt, à se rencontrer, pour mieux rencontrer l'autre.

'One of the most astoundingly original and necessary books I've ever read.'Guardian'A landmark in twenty-first-century English literature.'Observer'A perfect synthesis of form and content.'Deborah Levy A woman on a plane listens to the stranger in the seat next to hers telling her the story of his life: his work, his marriage, and the harrowing night he has just spent burying the family dog. That woman is Faye, who is on her way to Europe to promote the book she has just published. Once she reaches her destination, the conversations she has with the people she meets - about art, about family, about politics, about love, about sorrow and joy, about justice and injustice - include the most far-reaching questions human beings ask. These conversations, the last of them on the phone with her son, rise dramatically and majestically to a beautiful conclusion. Following the novels Outline and Transit, Kudos completes Rachel Cusk's trilogy with overwhelming power.

Excerpt:'And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about? I understand Lucy's rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother—” “I too—well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph—” “Oh, if it's only a nice young woman—” “It's a great deal more,” said Lucy. “Why, Miss Jones at the school is a nice young woman—don't you be taken in by mother's old-fashioned stilts. She is a darling—she is as nice as nice can be. She's pretty, and she's good, and she's clever. She has read a lot, and seen a lot, and been everywhere, and knows heaps and heaps of people, and yet just as simple and as nice as if she had{8} never been married, never had a baby, and was just a girl like the rest of us—Mother! there is nothing wrong in what I said?” Lucy suddenly cried, stopping short and blushing all over with the innocent alarm of a youthfulness which had not been trained to modern modes of speech.'

Margaret Oliphant Wilson was born on April 4th, 1828 to Francis W. Wilson, a clerk, and Margaret Oliphant, at Wallyford, near Musselburgh, East Lothian.Her youth was spent in establishing a writing style and by 1849 she had her first novel published: Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland.Two years later, in 1851 Caleb Field was published and also an invitation to contribute to Blackwood's Magazine; the beginning of a life time business relationship.In May 1852, Margaret married her cousin, Frank Wilson Oliphant. Their marriage produced six children but, tragically, three died in infancy. When her husband developed signs of the dreaded consumption (tuberculosis) they moved to Florence, and then to Rome where, sadly, he died.Margaret was naturally devastated but was also now left without support and only her income from writing to support the family. She returned to England and took up the burden of supporting her three remaining children by her literary activity.Her incredible and prolific work rate increased both her commercial reputation and the size of her reading audience. Tragedy struck again in January 1864 when her only remaining daughter Maggie died.In 1866 she settled at Windsor to be closer to her sons, who were being educated at near-by Eton School.For more than thirty years she pursued a varied literary career but family life continued to bring problems. Cyril Francis, her eldest son, died in 1890. The younger son, Francis, who she nicknamed ‘Cecco', died in 1894.With the last of her children now lost to her, she had little further interest in life. Her health steadily and inexorably declined.Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant died at the age of 69 in Wimbledon on 20th June 1897. She is buried in Eton beside her sons.

Sur un paquebot voyageant de New York à Buenos Aires, se rencontrent deux joueurs d'échecs que tout sépare : le champion du monde en titre, d'origine modeste et tacticien redoutable, et un aristocrate autrichien qui n'a pu pratiquer le jeu que mentalement, isolé dans une geôle privée pendant l'occupation de l'Autriche par les nazis.

'Full of unpredictable twists'The Times. She is outside your front door. She got on the train after a difficult week at work. Her bag had been stolen, and with it, her identity. Her whole life was in there – passport, wallet, house key. When she tried to report the theft, her mind went blank. She couldn't even remember her name. She says she lives in your house. Now she's outside Tony and Laura's front door. She is certain she lives in their home. But they have never met her before. Would you let her in?'Gripping, pointing you toward the worst possibility on every page in this deeply sinister, drip-drip kind of way... This is an intricate story that will stay with you'Caroline Kepnes, author of You, on Find Me. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT FORGET MY NAME:'My attention was well and truly hooked... As the secrets (yes there are secrets) unfolded on the pages before me, I was stumped as to where the author was taking me!''A brilliant psychological thriller that grabs you from the first chapter and never lets go''Twists and turns all the way through. Loved it''Delivers surprise after surprise along with edge-of-the-seat tension''The twists and turns in the plot kept me guessing and the ending did not disappoint!'WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING ABOUT J.S. MONROE:'J.S. Monroe has woven an absorbing novel full of unpredictable twists, topped by a savage climax'THE TIMES.'Intricately woven and heart-stoppingly believable, this has bestseller written all over it'CLARE MACKINTOSH.'The most ingenious thriller you will read this year'M.J. ARLIDGE.'Cunning, captivating and creepy'J.P. DELANEY.'A tightly coiled and crafted plot'DAILY MAIL.'Gripping and deeply sinister'CAROLINE KEPNES.'An intricate puzzle of a thriller'LUCIE WHITEHOUSE.

This first volume of the definitive edition of her fiction includes four novels and eight classic stories by the witty and provocative writer who defined a generationIn 1942, Mary McCarthy provoked a scandal with her electrifying debut novel, The Company She Keeps, announcing the arrival of a major new voice in American literature. A candid, thinly-veiled portrait of the late-1930s New York intellectual scene, its penetrating gaze and creative fusion of life and literature—“mutual plagiarism,” she called it—became the hallmark of McCarthy's fiction, which the Library of America now presents in full for the first time in deluxe collector's edition. The Oasis (1949), a wicked satire about a failed utopian community, and The Groves of Academe (1952), a pioneering campus novel depicting the insular and often absurd world of academia, burnished her reputation as an acerbic truth-teller, but it was with A Charmed Life (1955), a searing story of small-town infidelity, that McCarthy fully embraced the frank and avant-garde treatment of gender and sexuality that would inspire generations of readers and writers. Also included are all eight of McCarthy's short stories, four from her collection Cast a Cold Eye (1950), and four collected here for the first time.LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Wer ist der Tote, den Richard Viner bei einem abendlichen Spaziergang auffindet? Welches Geheimnis steckt hinter seiner Vergangenheit, die der Unbekannte aus Australien nach London mitbrachte? Stück für Stück fügt sich das geheimnisvolle Rätsel zusammen, in dem auch der Adel eine Rolle zu spielen scheint … und kann Viner die Unschuld eines Verdächtigen beweisen, der recht schnell von der Polizei verhaftet wurde? Dieser ist ein früherer Bekannter von Viner und behauptet steif und fest, den Unbekannten von Übersee nicht ermordet zu haben … das Motiv zur Tat enthüllt den Mörder! Dieser Kriminalroman führt den Leser zurück in die 1930er Jahre Londons.

« Un petit vent coquin se faufile dans le décolleté de sa blouse, caresse ses seins. Le plaisir est là, simple et gratuit. Que demander de plus? » Augusta mouille-cailloux veille sur une famille hantée par un lourd secret caché dans la chambre verrouillée d'une ancienne papeterie. Comment se libérer d'un lourd malaise qui dérègle le comportement des habitants perturbés par l'arrivée d'une étrangère dans la grande maison? Augusta ne peut qu'enlever son tablier de bonne à tout faire, poser ses arrosoirs et dénoncer la tragédie.

For readers of George Saunders, Kelly Link, David Mitchell, and Karen Russell, This Census-Taker is a stunning, uncanny, and profoundly moving novella from multiple-award-winning and bestselling author China Miéville.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR In a remote house on a hilltop, a lonely boy witnesses a profoundly traumatic event. He tries—and fails—to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged parent, he dreams of safety, of joining the other children in the town below, of escape. When at last a stranger knocks at his door, the boy senses that his days of isolation might be over. But by what authority does this man keep the meticulous records he carries? What is the purpose behind his questions? Is he friend? Enemy? Or something else altogether? Filled with beauty, terror, and strangeness, This Census-Taker is a poignant and riveting exploration of memory and identity.Praise for This Census-Taker“China Miéville is a magician... who can both blow your mind with ideas as big as the universe and break your heart with language so precise and polished, it's like he's writing with diamonds.”—NPR “The book haunts the reader; what actually happened seems always just out of reach, glimpsed in shadow as it rounds a corner ahead of our vision.”—Los Angeles Review of Books “[Mieville's] been compared to Karen Russell and George Saunders, and rightfully so.”—The Huffington Post “Marvellous.”—The Guardian “Lingers in the mind like an unsettling dream.”—Financial Times “A thought-provoking fairy tale for adults... [This Census-Taker] resembles the narrative style, quirkiness, and plotting found in the works of Karen Russell, Aimee Bender, or Steven Millhauser.”—Booklist “Brief and dreamlike... a deceptively simple story whose plot could be taken as a symbolic representation of an aspect of humanity as big as an entire society and as small as a single soul.”—Kirkus Reviews

Michael ia se mudar com sua família. Na casa nova, tudo ia ser maravilhoso. Mas a irmãzinha dele adoeceu e os pais já não podiam dar tanta atenção ao menino. Sentindo-se abandonado, ele foi refugiar-se na garagem... O que era aquilo, por baixo das teias de aranha e das moscas mortas? Um ser humano ou um estranho animal? A verdade é que aquela criatura mudou a vida de Michael para sempre. Este livro, cheio de suspense aliado a intensa ternura e lirismo, conta-nos uma bela história de amizade e amor à vida.

The latest in Sophie Hannah's internationally bestselling Zailer & Waterhouse series, named by The Sunday Times as one of the 50 Best Thrillers of the Last Five YearsWhen Gaby's plane is delayed, she's forced to share a hotel room with a stranger: Lauren, who is terrified of her. But why is she scared of Gaby in particular? Lauren won't explain. Instead, she blurts out something about an innocent man going to prison for murder. Gaby soon suspects that Lauren's presence on her flight isn't a coincidence, because the murder victim is Francine Breary, the wife of the only man Gaby has ever truly loved.Tim Breary has confessed. He's even provided the police with evidence. The only thing he hasn't given them is a motive. He claims to have no idea why he murdered his wife…

The #1 New York Times bestseller, USA Today Book of the Year and now a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple having breakfast on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel goes to the police. But is she really as unreliable as they say? Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?

Es pocht an Familie Königs Haustür. Herr König schreckt hoch, weil er auf der Wohnzimmercouch geschlafen hatte. Wer kann das um diese Uhrzeit sein? Warum klingelt die Person nicht, fragt er sich. Er schaut durch den Spion und ist völlig überrascht. Zwei ihm unbekannte Leute stehen völlig verschmutzt vor der Türe. Ihre Gesichter sind nicht erkennbar. Poch - poch - poch! König öffnet die Türe und die blecherne Stimme des Mannes sagt:'Herr König, können wir uns bei Ihnen waschen?''Nein, das können Sie nicht!'Eindringlich wiederholt er:'Herr König, können wir uns bei Ihnen waschen?''Nein!'Herr König hätte besser zugesagt…

Der Geist des Bösen ist ein Hauptthema der Werke Edgar Allan Poes. Ist das Böse ein Grundprinzip menschlicher Existenz, dem niemand ausweichen kann? Der Erzähler verfolgt einen geheimnisvollen Fremden durch das Dickicht der Großstadt London Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts, bevor er ein erschreckendes Geständnis ablegt.

'''Forever Your Dad''is a heart rending story that spans different times and worlds. The protagonist Geeta is an independent girl who is befriended by a man, Anil, with whom she develops a bond that she can't explain - a magnetic pull that draws her deeper and deeper into the mystery that is his life. All she knows is that he has the best intentions and even better stories! She is entranced by his tales of a faraway place that she begins to feel connected to intrinsically despite never having been there. As he weaves his story, Geeta begins to reaize that he might not be a complete stranger and that their lives are entwined closer than she could have ever imagined. The short stories after the close of the novella take you on a rollicking journey with endearing characters and everything from macabre to hilarious circumstances.''By The Swollen Stream''is a brief look into a chilling event that will have your nerve tingling while''Seminar Goers'Guide to Youthful Life''infinitely compounds the yearning or non-yearning to meet a colourful character in real life who has his own special take on staying youthful!''A Season for Love''gently tugs at the strings of your heart with its love story that spans decades and''Hindi Drama''will draw a few chuckles out of even the most stolid. Mistry isn't done yet, because''The Last Voyage of Michael Suarez''is the best kind of love story - filled with mystery, intrigue and bittersweet sorrow that makes it hard for the story not to leave a lasting impression.'

Vollständige und sorgsam neu durchgesehene deutsche E-Book-Ausgabe eines der wohl berühmtesten Romane Schweres Blut des finnischen Schriftstellers Juhani Aho mit komplettem technischen Inhaltsverzeichnis und umfangreich-detailliertem dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis und Begleitinformationen. Juha und seine Frau Marja leben in einfachen bäuerlichen Verhältnissen auf dem Land. Als eines Tages ein Fremder Hilfe bei ihnen sucht, beherbergen sie den Fremden für eine Nacht. Der Fremde verführt die Frau, bringt sie dazu, ihren Mann zu verlassen und mit in die Stadt zu ziehen. Ein unglaubliches Drama beginnt.

Shortlisted for the Creative Scotland and Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Fiction Award 2011An experimental novel on a grand scale, beautifully carried through. A Perth minister takes in a traumatised stranger who calls himself'the son and heir to being lost'. When the stranger disappears, the events leading up to and following on from this are revealed. Shifting perspectives from a contemporary mystery to a history of Shetland and emigration, it extends the idea of Scottish empire and diaspora imaginatively, while addressing notions of being and belonging in 21st century Scotland. BACK COVER Hit wis kynda da promised land in mony wyes, da Happie Laand across da sea...In the summer of the year of the Millennium, a barefoot stranger comes to the door of the manse for help. But three days later he disappears without trace, leaving a bundle of papers behind.Da Happie Laand weaves the old minister's attempt to make sense of the mysteries left behind by his'lost sheep'with an older story relating the fate of a Zetlandic community across the centuries - the tales of those people who emigrated to New Zetland in the South Pacific to build a new life in the promised land, and those who stayed behind. REVIEWS A work of complexity, a novel to be savoured and one that will only get better with age. NEW SHETLANDER Jamieson achieves something quite extraordinary - [he] combines a compelling modern mystery with 500 years of history in a typically experimental style that leaves many of his contemporaries lagging THE LIST Robert Alan Jamieson's strange masterpiece Da Happie Laand haunts dreams and waking hours, as it takes my adopted home of Shetland, twisting it and the archipelago's history into the most disturbing, amazing slyly funny shapes. THE SUNDAY HERALD

Edgar Award Finalist: A mysterious stranger sparks mistrust and violence in a gripping tale of small-town prejudice, jealousy, and murder from Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Bill Pronzini. The arrival of big, ugly John C. Faith in a battered Porsche sends up warning flags throughout the small Northern California resort community of Pomo. No one trusts the stranger who refuses to talk about why he is there. And when a local beauty with questionable morals is found murdered, suspicion immediately falls on him. Condemned without a trial, Faith hides among Pomo's outcasts and conducts his own investigation. But his hunt for the killer and the town's hunt for him threaten to dredge up secrets best left uncovered in this powder keg of a town, exposing crimes and dark compulsions that can only lead to more violence and death. A riveting thriller told from various points of view, A Wasteland of Strangers is an extraordinary feat of literary invention from one of noir fiction's most acclaimed practitioners.

Mother says, “Never to talk to strangers” and she says she's too old for romance. She's at my house for dinner when two strangers stop by—and SHE talks to them! I'm Anne Olson, mother of two kids, with a husband named John. I'm an ordinary stay-at-home mom putting up a Christmas tree when my safe world crumbles. I get in touch with Sophie, an old friend who is going places. She believes in me... and says to keep talking to strangers! Dear Sophie is a clean romance thriller for anyone from grandkid to granny who believes in hope, dreams, Keats, and holiday gatherings, including Christmas in this thrilling new novel that will rock your world. Carpe diem!

In this haunting, suspenseful debut novel, John Mantooth takes readers to a town in rural Alabama where secrets are buried deep, reality is relative, and salvation requires a desperate act of faith. When Danny was fourteen, his mother and sister disappeared during a violent storm. The police were baffled. There were no clues, and most people figured they were dead. Only Danny still holds out hope that they'll return. Months later, a disheveled Vietnam vet named Walter Pike shows up at Danny's front door, claiming to know their whereabouts. The story he tells is so incredible that Danny knows he shouldn't believe him. Others warn him about Walter Pike's dark past, his shameful flight from town years ago, and the suspicious timing of his return. But he's Danny's last hope, and Danny needs to believe…