Extracts
Extract: The House of Cross by James Patterson
01 November 2024
In the thirty-second thriller of James Patterson’s Alex Cross series,
Detective Alex Cross faces his most personal and perilous case yet.
A ruthless serial killer is targeting America’s top legal minds, and as
Cross is drawn deeper into the investigation, his wife Bree and best
friend John Sampson vanish. Now, he has only three...
Extract: Playground by Richard Powers
15 October 2024
Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, this powerful novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Powers (The Overstory, Bewilderment) follows Rafi and Todd, polar opposites who bond over a board game at an elite school. Their lives diverge—Rafi pursues literature, while Todd’s AI breakthrough reshapes humanity's future. Meanwhile, Evie...
Extract: The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
15 October 2024
From the global No.1 bestselling author of The Girl on the Train comes
a gripping new thriller. On the isolated island of Eris, reachable only
twelve hours a day, Grace lives in solitude. The island was once home
to Vanessa, a famous artist whose unfaithful husband vanished twenty
years ago. When a startling...
Extract: Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd
15 October 2024
In this thrilling novel, Britain’s greatest storyteller takes you to sixties
London, where Gabriel Dax, a travel writer haunted by memories of
his childhood home in flames, is drawn into the world of espionage.
When offered the chance to interview a political figure, Gabriel is
unwittingly pulled into a web of deception. Under the...
Extract: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
15 October 2024
In this anticipated new novel from the bestselling author behind
Big Little Lies, a diverse group of strangers are each absorbed
in their own lives – a flight attendant working on her birthday, a
young man returning from a funeral, an ER nurse contemplating
retirement. But when an elderly woman...
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