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Hbo’s hit series a game of thrones is based on george r r martin’s internationally bestselling series a song of ice and fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. a feast for crows is the fourth volume in the series. ‘when the writing is this good, it’s worth the wait’ entertainment weekly the lannisters are in power on the iron throne. the war in the seven kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life. the martells of dorne and the starks of winterfell seek vengeance for their dead. euron crow’s eye, as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, returns from the smoking ruins of valyria to claim the iron isles. from the icy north, where others threaten the wall, apprentice maester samwell tarly brings a mysterious babe in arms to the citadel. as plots, intrigue and battle threaten to engulf westeros, victory will go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel and the coldest hearts.

Hbo’s hit series a game of thrones is based on george r r martin’s internationally bestselling series a song of ice and fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. a clash of kings is the second volume in the series. ‘nobody does fantasy quite like martin’ sunday times throughout westeros, the cold winds are rising. from the ancient citadel of dragonstone to the forbidding lands of winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the iron throne of the seven kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war. as a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky – a comet the colour of blood and flame – five factions struggle for control of a divided land. brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.

**don’t miss witch trial, the jaw-dropping new thriller from bestselling author harriet tyce, available to pre-order now.** the electrifying debut thriller from sunday times, million copy bestselling author harriet tyce. bold and shocking, blood orange will hold you in its grip until its final, heartstopping conclusion. ‘utterly compelling… i couldn’t put it down’ lisa jewell ‘a classy thriller with complex and compelling characters’ clare mackintosh ‘twists that keep you frantically turning the pages’ sunday mirror alison has it all. a doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise – she’s just been given her first murder case to defend. but all is never as it seems… just one more night. then i’ll end it. alison drinks too much. she’s neglecting her family. and she’s having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundaries may be more than she can handle. i did it. i killed him. i should be locked up. alison’s client doesn’t deny that she stabbed her husband – she wants to plead guilty. and yet something about her story is deeply amiss. saving this woman may be the first step to alison saving herself. i’m watching you. i know what you’re doing. but someone knows alison’s secrets. someone who wants to make her pay for what she’s done, and who won’t stop until she’s lost everything…. ‘delicious and addictive – a perfectly crafted treat!’ louise candlish ‘gripping’ daily mail ‘sizzlingly addictive’ heat ‘glittering and fierce . . . a glorious bonfire of a marriage thriller’ irish times **blood orange was a sunday times bestseller w/c 23rd dec 2019, w/c 30th dec 2020, w/c 6th jan 2020 & w/c 13th jan 2020**

Intimate, honest and touching, this is the story of deborah rodriguez’s often hilarious journey of self-discovery. forced to flee her life in afghanistan after the publication of her first book, the kabul beauty school, she leaves behind her friends, her possessions and her two beloved businesses: a hair salon and a coffee shop. but life proves no easier ‘back home’. after a year living in california where she feels like a misfit, teetering on the edge of sanity, deborah makes a decision. one way or another she’s going to get the old deb back. so, at the age of forty-nine, she packs her life and her cat, polly, into her mini cooper and heads south to a pretty seaside town in mexico. home is now an unassuming little house on carnaval street. there she struggles to learn spanish, works out with strippers and spends her saturday nights watching clowns. and maybe – just maybe – the magic of mexico will finally give her what she’s always dreamed of: a life on her own terms … if you liked eat, pray, love you will love the house on carnaval street. rodriguez’s story speaks to every woman, mother, sister, wife – to anyone who has ever questioned their relationships, their place in the world and the choices that they’ve made.

‘i wouldn’t scream if i were you. unless you want the whole world to learn about your husband and his mistress.’ agatha christie, in london to visit her literary agent, boards a train, preoccupied and flustered in the knowledge that her husband archie is having an affair. she feels a light touch on her back, causing her to lose her balance, then a sense of someone pulling her to safety from the rush of the incoming train. so begins a terrifying sequence of events. her rescuer is no guardian angel; rather, he is a blackmailer of the most insidious, manipulative kind. agatha must use every ounce of her cleverness and resourcefulness to thwart an adversary determined to exploit her genius for murder to kill on his behalf. ‘wilson not only knows his subject but he deftly moves the tale away from mere literary ventriloquism and into darker territory. great fun, too’ observer ‘the queen of crime is the central character in this audacious mystery, which reinvents the story of her mysterious disappearance with thrilling results’ guardian ‘a thoroughly clever entertainment and a fitting homage to the great author, but it has a chilling melancholy all its own’ the tablet what readers are saying about a talent for murder: ‘the initial premise of the story is pure genius, and when the reader realises by the end of chapter one whose head they are inside, goose bumps are guaranteed to occur’ greg, goodreads, 4 stars ‘a darkly twisting tale of murder and manipulation’ erin britton, netgalley, 4 stars ‘this is a must-read for crime fiction fans, and agatha christie fans especially who will discover a new side to the queen of crime herself!’ vincent, goodreads, 5 stars ‘i enjoy agatha christie and this book did not disappoint. i devoured this book in two days’ annie, goodreads, 4 stars ‘great mystery and action novel featuring agatha christie as you’ve never seen her before. part biography/part thrill ride this is one novel i didn’t want to end’ nikkia neil, netgalley, 5 stars ‘an intriguing homage that stirs the imagination of the amateur sleuth in all of us … a talent for murder is one novel that definitely deserves attention and praise’ elspeth g. perkin, goodreads, 4 stars ‘this was a really good read especially for fans of agatha christie and even those who have never read her books’ teresa, goodreads, 4 stars ‘so, so enjoyable! great for book club discussion due to the “real” mystery behind it’ kaylee mitchell, goodreads, 5 stars ‘a fun read for christie fans’roman clodia, netgalley, 4 stars ‘i’ll admit to being totally drawn along by this novel; i couldn’t wait to keep reading and find out how it would all turn out. i really would recommend this book as an interesting account of christie’s missing eleven days; you will be entertained’ kate baty, 4 stars, netgalley ‘an exciting novel, a must for all christie fans! did you see what was happening? did you spot the red herrings? the obvious clues. no? i didn’t and that is probably what makes this a very clever novel’ joanne d’arcy, netgalley, 5 stars ‘a very enjoyable read, in the tradition of christie herself, well researched and inventive … plenty of unexpected plot twists to keep you on your toes. what fun!’ lisa friel, netgalley, 4 stars ‘unusual and entertaining’ tina stringer, netgalley 4 stars ‘entertaining, feasible plotting and an authentic narrative make this a highly enjoyable read’ j graham, netgalley, 4 stars

The sunday times bestselling author escape to the summer and feel the warmth of paige toon’s storytelling a year ago, bronte left sydney for a wedding in england, where she met newly single alex. after one amazing night together they parted ways. now working on the picture desk for a glossy magazine in london, bronte is about to meet a new colleague – who turns out to be all too familiar. alex is now engaged, but the memory of the spark they felt when they met hasn’t died. as alex’s wedding day looms, it is clear that he and bronte have unfinished business… the one we fell in love with was selected for the zoella book club and paige toon’s novels have been published across the world. praise for paige toon’s novels: ‘you’ll love it, cry buckets and be uplifted’ marian keyes ‘i blubbed, i laughed and i fell in love… utterly heart-wrenching’ giovanna fletcher ‘devoured this in one sitting’ cosmopolitan ‘an absorbing and emotional read’ heat

Do you know how many post boxes there are in the uk? could you guess how many times the word ‘goat’ appear in the king james version of the bible? fancy playing a game of charades where all of the books, films and plays are entirely made up? now, look around the room. is anyone there the kind of person who’ll say ‘i just don’t understand this’, when faced with something that’s not just perfectly easy to understand, but is … well, fun? ask them to leave. have they gone? good. now welcome inside the house of games … featuring questions based on some of the most loved rounds from the hit bbc2 show, including roonerspisims, venn will i be famous?, dim sums and answer smash, richard osman’s house of games quiz book is the ultimate test of wit, wisdom and imagination. curated by richard osman and alan connor and featuring over 50 new and exclusive games to try out, this is your chance to step inside the house of games and pitch your trivia skills against your family and friends. quirky, unique and exactly the right amount of silly, house of games contains hours of guaranteed fun!

Duty of care is the first book to tell the full story of the covid-19 pandemic from someone on the frontline, working in one of the nhs’s hardest hit areas. from the initial whispers coming out of china and the collective hesitation to class this as a pandemic to full lockdown and the continued battle to treat whoever came through the doors, dr pimenta tells the heroic stories of how the entire system shifted to tackle this outbreak and how, ultimately, the staff managed to save lives.