What Rhymes with Bastard?
The hilariously candid story of an unbelievably dysfunctional and disintegrating relationship.
Crime & mystery fiction
The Pagan House
The much-anticipated new novel from the acclaimed author of ‘The Gift ‘ – a blend of detective novel, historical fiction and the painful coming-of-age of a confused young boy.
The Big Thaw
What initally looks like a small time midwinter break-in, leads to something much bigger – a million dollar siege of a floating casino on the frozen Mississippi River. But the temperature is rising and the heat is on Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman…
Brixton Bwoy
An autobiographical novel about a young Jamaican boy who comes to live in England and is sucked into a life of crime he can’t escape.
Kingdom Come
With a new introduction by Deborah Levy and a striking new cover design by the artist Stanley Donwood, Ballard’s final novel sees consumerism evolve into something even more sinister.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union
The brilliantly original new novel from Michael Chabon, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning ‘The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’
Dermaphoria
Clandestine chemistry and the LA underworld provide the atmosphere for this kaleidoscopic tale of lost memories and the heartbreak of finding them, from the author of ‘The Contortionist’s Handbook’.
The Final Solution
Eagerly awaited new novella by the much -acclaimed Michael Chabon, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Amazing Advertures of Kavalier and Clay.
Canarino
This remarkable debut novel is a vibrant tale of beauty and passion, stalked by desolation. Katherine Bucknell captures the tragedy of a marriage on the brink with extraordinary delicacy and insight and draws us into a compelling world glittering with wealth and social prestige.
Amagansett
‘Snow Falling on Cedars’ meets ‘The Shipping News’ in this enthralling literary crime novel set in post World War II Long Island.
A Long December
Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman returns for the latest instalment in the fast-paced crime series, Harstad’s most compelling novel yet.
Mary Swann
‘One of the best novels I have read this year. It’s deft, funny, poignant, surprising and beautifully shaped.’ Margaret Atwood
The Edge of the Crowd
The Edge of the Crowd is the gripping story of early days of photography and the search for lost love in Victorian London . RUNNER UP OF THE 2002 ENCORE PRIZE.
Code Sixty-One
The fourth gripping novel in the original and authentic crime series featuring Carl Houseman and his team.
Code Sixty-One: Library edition
The fourth in the original and authentic crime series set in Nation County, Iowa, featuring Carl Houseman and his team, in which Carl finds himself tracking a killer who believes he is a vampire, with an equally unbalanced ‘vampire hunter’ hot on their heels.