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The word-of-mouth sensation the sunday times bestseller a richard & judy bookclub selection now a number one netflix series ‘timely and compelling’ shari lapena ‘impressive’ the times ‘gripping’ observer ‘sensational’ clare mackintosh a high-profile marriage thrust into the spotlight. a prosecutor who believes justice has been a long time coming. a scandal that will rock westminster. and the women caught at the heart of it. praise for anatomy of a scandal: ‘magnificent’ marian keyes ‘intelligent, subtle and thought-provoking’ louise candlish ‘the definition of a page-turner’ elizabeth day ‘almost impossible to put down’ louise o’neill ‘once the trial of mp james whitehouse starts, you could not have prised the book from hands for love or money’ jake kerridge, sunday express ‘an absolute masterpiece – prepare to be very impressed’ heat ‘a lot of reviews claim that a novel has them ‘hooked from the start’ – but with this story, it’s painfully true’ grazia ‘a timely thriller about marriage, but also about power, who wields it, and how that affects who we believe’ stylist ‘well-written, pacy and full of twists and turns’ independent ‘new netflix series lays bare the toxic privilege of those in power… friend’s performance is eerily plausible. his whitehouse is charismatic and smoothly persuasive, his eloquence barely concealing his arrogance… equally strong is miller as sophie, who is forced for the first time to examine her own cosseted way of life and the principles she has sacrificed to preserve it’ financial times ‘this drama will immediately entire fans of house of cards, apple tree yard and the undoing…. miller is excellent as the elegant, brittle sophie, who is forced to watch her beautifully organised house fall out of order, the heart of a drama that manages to feel both aesthetically glossy and morally gritty’ sunday times culture ‘feels like it could have been ripped from the headlines’ evening standard ‘a cautionary tale for our times’ daily telegraph **out now: reputation, the thrilling and timely new novel from sarah vaughan**

Oslo police detective harry hole is assigned to investigate a series of bank robberies of unparalleled savagery while at the same time absolving himself of the murder of his former girlfriend in a criminal investigation led by his longtime adversary tom waaler and waaler’s vigilante police force.

Terri still hasn’t found mr right, although she has been through all of the other mr men – mr lazy, mr greedy, mr completely selfish. then she is literally knocked off her feet by jamie duncan, as they rush to catch a train. love blossoms, but as well as being mr right, he is also mr married.

Now an apple tv series starring claire danes and tom hiddlestonthe sunday times number one bestselleroverall book of the year and fiction book of the year at the british book awards 2017 (nibbies)longlisted for the 2017 women’s prize for fictionthe waterstones book of the year 2016shortlisted for the 2016 costa novel awardlondon, 1893. when cora seaborne’s controlling husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. along with her son francis – a curious, obsessive boy – she leaves town for essex, in the hope that fresh air and open space will provide refuge. on arrival, they hear rumours that the mythical essex serpent, once said to roam the marshes claiming lives, has returned to the coastal parish of aldwinter. cora, a keen amateur naturalist, is enthralled, convinced that what the locals think is a magical beast may be a yet-undiscovered species. as she sets out on its trail, she is introduced to william ransome, aldwinter’s vicar, who is also deeply suspicious of the rumours, but thinks they are a distraction from true faith. as he tries to calm his parishioners, will and cora strike up an intense relationship, and although they agree on absolutely nothing, they find themselves at once drawn together and torn apart, affecting each other in ways that surprise them both.