Literary Fiction

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 10 of the greatest classic novels ever written, from British, Irish, American, and German authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Joanne Froggatt, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Keeble, David Rintoul, and many more.

Set in the height of the Second World War, The Cazalet Chronicles continues with the third in the series, Confusion, where chaos has become a way of life for the Cazalet family. Read by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Luther and Oedipus at The Old Vic) ‘They could be like telegrams, or the most...

The Agatha Christie Collection is a collection of 11 classic detective novels from the queen of crime fiction. We accompany Hecule Poirot on his first 6 adventures, as well as embark on a journey into the beginning of the Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries and Colonel Race series.

The Definitive Detective Collection brings together the finest deductive minds in fiction. Join Edgar Allan Poe's Auguste Dupin as he invents the detective genre in the mid-1800s, and follow the logical clues to the most famous detectives ever committed to paper, Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, in London. Along the way you'll also meet Josephine Tey's formidable Inspector Alan Grant, as well as G. K. Chesterton's beloved Father Brown, and the more modern creations of Miss Marple, Lord Peter Wimsey, and Sam Spade as they solve crimes in wondrously inventive and ingenious ways.

The Second World War has finally ended and so begins a new era of freedom and opportunity for the Cazalet family in Casting Off, the fourth novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard's magnificent Cazalet Chronicles. Read by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Luther and Oedipus at The Old Vic). ‘Somehow, she...

The remarkably life-affirming novel from the highly acclaimed author of Still Life, set in 1940s Cornwall following the unlikely friendship between an eighty-nine-year-old woman at the end of her story and a young soldier, reeling from World War II, at the start of his own. Marvelous Ways has...

Tre ragazze ribelli e vulnerabili nel pieno dell'adolescenza, un'Inghilterra grigia alla periferia del mondo sul finire degli anni '90, una voce musicale, poetica ma ruvida. L'irresistibile esordio, fra Trainspotting e i romanzi di Elena Ferrante, della giovane autrice Colwill Brown è un ritratto feroce ed esplosivo dell'amicizia giovanile.

Told almost exclusively through other characters' perceptions, conversations and memories, Woolf's groundbreaking novel centres around Jacob Flanders, a young man whose identity is difficult to grasp. Rather than presenting a conventional biography, Woolf assembles Jacob's presence from absence, evoking an air of emptiness and mystery, set against the haunting shadow of the First World War.

Pencarrow Bay has one more heart to fix after Gen is left picking up the pieces following her traumatic break up. Just as she starts to heal, the last thing she expects is to be swept off her feet by a dashing Dutchman who sales into the bay. He’s the perfect distraction and their days...

Mai 1929. Rétrogradé de la criminelle aux mœurs après une bavure, le jeune commissaire Gereon Rath débarque à Berlin. La ville est alors en pleine effervescence. Rixes avec les communistes, criminalité grimpante, cabarets clandestins… la police est sur tous les fronts. Et puis il y a ce corps retrouvé dans le canal et dont seul Rath connaît l'identité. Une aubaine pour lui qui nourrit l'espoir d'être réintégré à la criminelle. Car cette enquête risque de rejoindre les affaires classées non élucidées, les fameux « poissons mouillés ».

Step into the shadows with three of the most influential works ever written in the horror genre. Essential Horror Classics: Volume One brings together tales of creeping dread, supernatural decay, and psychological terror that continue to haunt readers more than a century after their publication. Together, these enduring classics showcase horror in its many forms—from the cosmic and uncanny to the psychological and gothic—offering an unforgettable journey into the darker corners of the human imagination.

First published in 1876, and since adapted for both stage and screen, Daniel Deronda is George Eliot's last completed novel. Gwendolen Harleth, a beautiful but stubborn young woman, is forced into a loveless marriage proposal with the calculating Henleigh Mallinger Grandcourt, a man of few words but several secrets. Despite her mother's plea to help secure the family fortune, Gwendolen flees to a German town where she crosses paths with the titular character, Daniel Deronda.

A beautifully curated collection of profoundly intimate and boundary-pushing writing, The Selected Short Stories of Virginia Woolf showcase some of the literary icon's work at its very best. Both lyrical and impressionistic in style, Woolf's short stories offer a candid insight into her characters' inner lives – their memories, thoughts and desires – cultivating a rich emotional framework from which her different protagonists evolve.

Francis Andrews has spent years drifting between smuggling crews and bad decisions, convincing himself he doesn't belong anywhere. When a failed smuggling operation leaves him hunted by former allies and forced into hiding, he finds refuge in an unlikely place: a small rural community where trust is hard-earned and redemption seems impossible. As Andrews begins to form real connections—especially with a woman who sees more in him than he believes exists—he's forced to confront the battle between the man he has been and the man he could become.

A gripping collection of propulsive, psychologically suspenseful stories by the legendary Joyce Carol Oates “who is surely on any shortlist of America’s greatest living writers” (The New York Times Magazine) “A genius in the truest sense of the word.”—Rebecca Makkai “One of the...

池井戸潤、2年ぶりの最新長編。 「君、銀行辞めて、どうするの？」 入行３年目、エリート街道を歩んでいた雨宮秋都は、 ある案件をきっかけに、理不尽な戦力外通告を受けてしまう。 退職を決意した秋都が見つけた、新たな希望とはーー？

デパ地下の和菓子屋「みつ屋」のアルバイト店員・アンちゃんが成人式を迎えます。大人になるには、まだ早すぎる気がするけど……。さらに深くなる和菓子の謎と、少しずつ経験を積むアンちゃんの日常が楽しい、大ヒットシリーズ第3弾。

女手ひとつで僕を東京の私大に進ませてくれた母が、急死した。 僕、柏木聖輔は二十歳の秋、たった独りになった。大学は中退を選び、就職先のあてもない。

『喜び』以外の感情をなくした不思議な高校生が、余命一年の音楽教師と出会い、『心』を取り戻していく。北の大津波に呑まれ沖晴は、死神と取引をしたという。『悲しみ』『怒り』『嫌悪』『怖れ』の感情を差し出し、『喜び』だけを残したまま生還した。

Bernried am Starnberger See, 1944: Die Landung der Alliierten in der Normandie steht kurz bevor, doch die Familie von Falkenbach muss ihre eigenen Kämpfe ausfechten. Paul-Friedrich von Falkenbach orchestriert eine waghalsige Rettungsaktion, um den Bruder von Viktor Sander vor dem skrupellosen Hauptsturmführer Alfred Breuer in Sicherheit zu bringen. An der italienischen Front erlebt Gustav von Falkenbach das sinnlose Sterben junger Soldaten und möchte nur eines: seine Familie wiedersehen.

What would you surrender for a love that asks for everything? When a young fisherman draws a beautiful mermaid from the sea, he becomes captivated by her songs and the mysterious world beneath the waves. She loves him in return—but no human may join her underwater while burdened with a soul...

First serialised in Household Words in 1851, Cranford is a charming, episodic novel which has been adapted for the stage, radio and TV. Based on the small Cheshire town of Knutsford where Gaskell was raised, Cranford paints a tender, witty portrait of an English village and its beloved locals. Consisting of a series of sketches, the novel recounts the lives of the kind-hearted but anxious Miss Matty Jenkins, and her sharper, opinionated sister Miss Deborah.

*Prima Book of the Month for June 2026* 'Witty, laugh‑out‑loud funny, and genuinely heartwarming' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I truly didn't want to put this book down' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was moved to tears and laughter' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beth didn't expect to...

On the morning of his thirtieth birthday, Josef K. is unexpectedly arrested without being told his crime. As he navigates a maze of surreal courtrooms, unnerving officials and endless delays, he becomes entangled in a system that defies logic and denies resolution. Powerless and disoriented by the absurdity of the trial proceedings, Josef's search for justice turns into a harrowing descent into paranoia and despair.

Vendeur d’aspirateurs à La Havane, James Wormold accepte un jour une mission de renseignement au service de Sa Majesté. Il n’a rien d’un espion ? Qu’à cela ne tienne : il va s’improviser agent secret et s’inventer un réseau imaginaire. À partir de cette imposture minuscule...