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The stunning, rna shortlisted novel by jojo moyes, internationally bestselling author of me before you, after you and the new bestseller still me. ‘compelling tale’ – heat liza mccullen will never escape her past. but the unspoilt beaches and tight-knit community of silver bay offer the freedom and safety she craves – if not for herself, then for her young daughter, hannah. until mike dormer arrives as a guest in her aunt’s hotel, and the peace of silver bay is shattered. the mild-mannered englishman with his too-smart clothes and disturbing eyes could destroy everything liza has worked so hard to protect: not only the family business and the bay that harbours her beloved whales, but also her conviction that she will never love – never deserve to love – again.

When mae is hired to work for the circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. run out of a sprawling california campus, the circle links users’ personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. mae can’t believe her great fortune to work for them – even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the circle becomes increasingly public …

‘no stars at the circus’ is the beautifully told story of 10-year-old jonas alber, as written in his notebooks. jonas lives in hiding in the professor’s house during the six months following the round-up of jews in paris on 16 july 1942. he spends his days reading about his favourite subjects and also writes about his present life in the attic, as well as the past, in which the circumstances of his rescue are revealed. he writes about his friends at the circus and the family he greatly misses. unaware of the atrocities happening around him and throughout europe, jonas hears that his parents have gone off ‘to work’ and is worried about his little sister, nadia, who is deaf – so worried that one day he steps outside in the hope of finding out where she is.

**the top ten sunday times bestseller** ‘completely ingenious, entirely satisfying – a delight from start to finish’ alex michaelides ‘by far sophie hannah’s best one yet. relatable, funny, high concept and so satisfying i watched in awe as the pieces fell into place’ gillian mcallister ‘you’ll love this brain-melting thriller!’ fabulous ‘a wise and witty portrait of modern marriage and murder’ the times ‘one of the best crime writers current working’ the scotsman six couples. one luxury resort. the perfect murder . . . a dream honeymoon… you’ve madly in love, newly married and at an exclusive resort. a nightmare dinner … you receive a note warning you to ‘beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours.’ there are five other couples. any of them might have murder in mind. a crime that seems impossible… who tried to warn you? who is out to get you? and will you make it home alive? sophie hannah is the queen of the unguessable mystery!

Joan has spent too long alone with her memories of the man she walked away from one manhattan evening years ago. in need of company, she advertises for a lodger. jess knows it’s time to move on from her best friend’s couch, where she’s been crashing since her boyfriend emptied out her heart, and all her savings. but when she responds to an advert for a lodger in a quiet notting hill street, jess has no idea how life’s about to change. when jess meets joan, she recognises someone needing a way back into the world, and she suggests a switch: if joan will agree to go on-line, she will go off-line. and when jess discovers joan’s library of lost love, she decides to follow the trail, little realising that in joan’s story lies her own unexpected new beginning.

Hiding out in the carribean until the heat dies down from his last job, x is thinking it’s time to ditch the resort life and calls up his old friend morty to plot his return to london. but he’s hardly stepped off the plane when his associates, sonny king and roy ‘twitchy’ burns, get on the wrong side of a feuding venezuelan drug cartel on the hunt for a sensitive package. suddenly he’s thrown into a stand-off between rival mobs and with so many players in the game it’s tough going making out who wants to cut him a deal and who’s trying to kill him. darkly comic, fast-paced and full of twists viva la madness is packed with sex, scams, drugs and enough dirty money to fill a few offshore bank accounts.

‘all the blissful escapism of a sunday-night period drama in a book’ the pool on the mitford murders as the glamour of the bright young things crashes into the world of the mitford sisters, their maid louisa cannon finds herself at the scene of a gripping murder mystery. meet the bright young things, the rabble-rousing hedonists of the 1920s whose treasure hunts were a media obsession. one such game takes place at the 18th birthday party of pamela mitford, but ends in tragedy as cruel, charismatic adrian curtis is pushed to his death from the church neighbouring the mitford home. the police quickly identify the killer as a maid, dulcie. but louisa cannon, chaperone to the mitford girls and a former criminal herself, believes dulcie to be innocent, and sets out to clear the girl’s name . . . all while the real killer may only be steps away. praise for the mitford murders series ‘an extraordinary meld of fact and fiction’ graham norton ‘a lively, entertaining, well-written whodunit’ the times (crime book of the month) ‘true and glorious indulgence. a dazzling example of a golden age mystery’ daisy goodwin ‘exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with the fire blazing, the snow falling. the solution is neat and the writing always enjoyable’ anthony horowitz (crime novels of the year) ‘oh how delicious! this terrific start to what promises to be a must-read series is exactly what we all need in these gloomy times. inventive, glittering, clever, ingenious. i devoured the mitford murders… so will you. give it to absolutely everyone for christmas, then pre-order the next one’ susan hill ‘all the blissful escapism of a sunday-night period drama in a book’ the pool ‘keeps the reader guessing to the very end. an accomplished crime debut and huge fun to read’ evening standard ‘this story is drenched in detail and feels both authentic and fun. curl up in your favourite reading spot and enjoy’ heat ‘the plan is that each book will focus on a different mitford sister. on the strength of this initial entry, success is assured’ financial times ‘elegant, whipsmart and brilliantly twisty-turny, this downton-style mystery had me hooked from the first page’ viv groskop ‘full of period pleasure’ woman & home ‘an audacious and glorious foray into the golden age of mystery fiction. breathtaking’ alex gray ‘a real murder, a real family and a brand new crime fiction heroine are woven together to make a fascinating, and highly enjoyable, read. i loved it’ julian fellowes ‘jessica fellowes’ deliciously immersive, effortlessly easy novel has a strong feel for period and a rollicking plot’ metro ‘what a captivating crime novel and heroine jessica has created in the mitford murders. the instant reassurance of being in the hands of a true storyteller with a feel for period detail makes this a real treat’ amanda craig ‘this is a chocolate soufflé of a novel: as the enthralling mystery heats up, so the addictive deliciousness of the story rises. the sort of book you never want to end’ juliet nicolson

Emily and aaron are sent on a top secret mission by king neptune. the king has been having nightmares he doesn’t understand and he knows only that emily and aaron must go to the land of the midnight sun to avoid catastrophe. but when the friends arrive in this icy world of mountains and glaciers, they uncover a mystery more dangerous than they ever imagined. with the help of her best friends and a brave heart can emily survive and fulfil her mission? a magical adventure about the power of friendship.