New books

Treehouse is getting festive! With lots of Christmas laughs at every level in 'The 156-Storey Treehouse', from the worldwide bestselling series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. They've added 13 new levels, including a wishing well, a world-record breaking level, a super-stinky stuff level and ...

A shocking crime scene. DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims - all with numbers written above. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth, the killer is counting down. When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, they trigger memories of a traumatic past sh...

When an American Airlines plane explodes in the sky, detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are first on the scene. They don't hear the gunfire. At first. It soon becomes clear that the plane was taken down by a rare, stolen machine gun. The list of people who could operate the weapon is short. A...

Shy, lonely and introverted Fuyuko lives alone and fills her days with her job as a freelance proofreader. About to turn 35, she cannot imagine ever having any emotional or successful relationship in her life as it currently stands. She is regularly haunted by encounters of the past. But Fuyuko l...

Two people meet in the armory of the Art Institute by chance. Prior to their encounter, he is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts with compulsive calculations about time travel; she is a bipolar counterfeit artist undergoing court-ordered psychotherapy. After their meeting, th...

When Detective Lottie Parker receives news that a child's body has been found in the frozen grounds of the cathedral, a shiver runs down her spine. She's terrified it will be eight-year-old Willow Devine, reported missing that morning. But when she arrives at the cathedral, she gets a terrible sh...

Suffolk, 1924. After the death of her fiance in the field hospitals of France, Angel becomes nurse to the MacDonald family in the small village of Uffasham. Taking residence at the appropriately named Angel Inn, she is met by many new faces - and old ones, too. Edith, a fellow nurse from the war,...

Discover the history of art movements from classical Greek art to the Italian Renaissance, the Pre-Raphaelites and the masters of Impressionism with a brand new edition of this classic bestseller. Truly comprehensive in scope, 'Art' shows you masterpieces from over 700 artists, including Leonardo...

For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of how to think about art is a perennial riddle. 'Art Unpacked' is for both audiences: an engaging, visual primer for the general reader,...

Climb up the waterspout with Incy Wincy, help the king's men try to put Humpty Dumpty back together again and dance along with the cat playing his fiddle! Bought to life with Axel Scheffler's illustrations, this collection of beloved nursery rhymes such is the perfect bedtime read.

Claudia's life imploded ten years ago when she was convicted of the murder of her child. Now she has done the unthinkable and confessed to manslaughter in order to be granted parole - her only hope of finding out what really happened to Tilly. Sara is married to Joe, Claudia's ex-husband, and the...

The Baddies are the meanest ghost, witch and troll in the land. They adore being bad and fight over who is the nastiest. When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can't wait to scare her out of her wits, but will they succeed?

An invitation to the most glamorous social event of 1958, the Ball at Versailles, was the stuff of dreams for many young women looking to 'marry well'. Amelia, Caroline, Samantha and Felicity all see the ball as an outdated tradition, but agree to fly to Paris to please their excited parents.

Revealing the story of the man behind the jokes, this book is an ode to both Barry's incredible life and to the lessons he so generously imparted on the art of comedy during his 60-year career. Stretching from the music halls of the 50s, via working alongside everyone from Morecambe and Wise to J...

Ash is determined to help his friend's mum who has been taken by a mysterious Ultra Beast through an Ultra Wormhole! But when he finally reaches her, only a Z-move can get her back. Is Ash up for the challenge? Then, Ash takes on his first assignment as an Ultra Guardian on an action-packed Ultra...

Baumgartner's life has been defined by his deep, abiding love for his wife, Anna. But now Anna is gone, and Baumgartner is embarking on his seventies whilst trying to live with her absence. Rich with compassion, wit and Auster's keen eye for beauty in the smallest, most transient episodes of ordi...

After one win in 17 by the start of the summer of 2022, England needed something new. For 145 years, Test cricket was played mainly in one way: batters laid a foundation, before daring to attack - and, even then, only if circumstances were favourable. Bowlers tried to bowl maidens, calculating th...