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‘my mum is up there somewhere. she’s waiting — i can feel it. i just have to find her in time, that’s all … because when i do, i’ll know the truth about who stole her. ‘ told through the innocent voice of a child, this is a story that celebrates the power of hope and resilience, from the author of the boy at the back of the class. on her tenth birthday, sophie makes a wish — a wish for her mum. after school that same day, sophie and her brother are rushed out of school and driven far, far away. so sophie sets out to find out the truth — about the wish and about what happened to her mother. and in doing so she ends up on an adventure she never could have foreseen… one that involves a very clever squirrel, a homeless man named harry, the royal observatory at greenwich, and the biggest star in hollywood… a story that explores the subtle faces and endless impacts of domestic violence.

You always remember your first love. don’t you…? ‘i loved it! so funny and warm. a delicious read’ marian keyes ‘hilarious, warm and life affirming’ jenny colgan it began with four words. ‘i love your laugh. x’ but that was twelve years ago. it really began the day georgina was fired from the worst restaurant in sheffield (© tripadvisor) and found the worst boyfriend in the world (© georgina’s best friends) in bed with someone else. so when her new boss, lucas mccarthy, turns out to be the boy who wrote those words to her all that time ago, it feels like the start of something. the only problem? he doesn’t seem to remember georgina – at all…

‘dazzling’ crime monthly ‘my kind of book!’ belfast telegraph ‘captivating’ my weekly magazine ‘suspenseful’ country life magazine _____________________________________ *waterstones august thriller of the month* november 1924. the endeavour sets sail to new york with 2,000 passengers – and a killer – on board . when an elderly gentleman is found dead at the foot of a staircase, ship’s officer timothy birch is ready to declare it a tragic accident. but james temple, a strong-minded scotland yard inspector, is certain there is more to this misfortune than meets the eye. birch agrees to investigate, and the trail quickly leads to the theft of a priceless painting. its very existence is known only to its owner . . . and the now dead man. with just days remaining until they reach new york, and even temple’s purpose on board the endeavour proving increasingly suspicious, birch’s search for the culprit is fraught with danger. and all the while, the passengers continue to roam the ship with a killer in their midst. ________________________________________________________ ‘a very clever plot and a final twist which will delight agatha christie fans. you will love it!!!’ ragnar jónasson ‘with twist after gut-punching twist, a fatal crossing really is an ingenious thriller. highly recommend’ m. w. craven ‘it twists and turns like the best of christie’ – peterborough telegraph ‘a tantalizing and captivating plot, filled with detail and texture to enhance the feeling of the halcyon days of the liners and their times’ shots magazine ‘the action unfolds at a rip-roaring pace in this perfectly executed homage to the golden age of crime, which features a deviously devised plot boasting a final twist worthy of christie herself. i absolutely loved it’ anita frank ‘twists and turns cartwheel to a blindsiding finish’ woman’s weekly

Kate mosse is back with a haunting story from the french mountains

As every schoolboy knows, you can fit the whole of england on the isle of wight. the grotesque, visionary tycoon, sir jack pitman, takes the saying literally and constructs on the island, the project, a vast heritage centre.

Lisey landon lost her husband scott two years ago, after a twenty-five-year marriage of profound, sometimes frightening intimacy. scott was a celebrated, award-winning, novelist. and a complex man. lisey knew there was a dark place where her husband ventured to face his demons. boo’ya moon is what scott called it; a realm that both terrified and healed him, that could eat him alive or give him the ideas he needed to write and live. now it’s lisey’s turn to face her husband’s demons. and what begins as a widow’s effort to sort through her husband’s effects becomes a perilous journey into the heart of darkness.