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Cross and Sampson: The thrilling new spin-off in the bestselling Alex Cross series, now an original series on Amazon Prime
‘No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent – which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it’ LEE CHILD
Discover the thrilling spin-off to the bestselling Alex Cross series… now the inspiration for the original series CROSS on Prime Video starring Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross.
Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson must divide and conquer when they’re sent to investigate two serious crimes.
In Washington DC, John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a street and calls in the bomb squad for a suspected terrorist attack.
In North Carolina, Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student – his own son Damon. Has following in his famous father’s footsteps made Damon a target?
From FBI headquarters to police stations, airplanes to murder scenes, the detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart.
It will take more than distance to weaken their unstoppable partnership.
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PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES
‘Alex Cross is a legend’ HARLAN COBEN
‘Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints’ USA TODAY
‘Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn’t forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent – which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it’ LEE CHILD
‘Alex Cross… only gets better and better’ LISA SCOTTOLINE
‘[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages’ DOUGLAS PRESTON AND LINCOLN CHILD
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Keeping Score (Moonshot Hockey Book 2)
I woke up in Vegas with hazy memories of the night before and the hottest hockey player alive wrapped around me.Some people come to the city of sin for gambling and partying—I did one better and left as Mrs. Travis Bennett.
My annoyingly handsome and charming neighbor has been asking me out for weeks. After nearly costing me my gymnastics career, I’ve tried to stay far away from the hot, cocky hockey player.
And now I’m legally bound to him.When the media gets wind of our whirlwind romance, we agree to stay married until my season starts to avoid a PR nightmare.
I think it’s a mistake. He thinks it’s fate. And he’s doing everything he can to prove me wrong.In public, I’m wearing his ring and his jersey. At home, he’s walking around shirtless, packing my lunches, and trying his best to make my heart race.
Unfortunately, he’s succeeding.
This game of pretend is starting to feel a lot more real.My new husband is keeping score, and he won’t stop until he wins my heart.
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Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella (Audio Download): Jim Butcher, James Marsters, Podium Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Books
The past comes back in a big way for Chicago’s only professional wizard in this action-packed novella from the #1 New York Times–bestselling Dresden Files.
In a city that’s just beginning to recover from the devastation caused by the Battle of Chicago, Harry Dresden is finally pulling himself together as well. He’s ensconced in his own personal castle, healing his various wounds, and training an eager new apprentice. The last thing he wants is any trouble. But, as history has consistently—and quite annoyingly—shown, what Harry wants is rarely what Harry gets.
It starts with a visit from Harry’s most powerful frenemy, Gentleman John Marcone, Baron of Chicago. He needs Harry to assist in the redemption of an underling who’s looking to go straight. And since Harry does kinda sorta owe Marcone for saving his life once (stupid honorable debt!), it’s not a request he can refuse. He’ll just wish he had.
Because this little favor is going to drag Harry into a fight he doesn’t want on behalf of a lowlife he doesn’t trust against an enemy more powerful and pestilent than he ever could’ve expected: an insatiable, demonic foe whom Harry himself may have created when he wiped out the vampires of the Red Court so long ago.
Before, all it wanted was blood. Now it wants the entire world . . .
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The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game
‘Lucid, entertaining and precise… a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life’ Time Clare, Guardian
Is this the game you want to be playing?
Scoring systems are everywhere. Underpinning our daily lives – whether it’s the fit bits on our wrists, likes on social media, and even school rankings – they have become pervasive and increasingly dangerous, warping our desires and outsourcing our values to external institutions. Instead of encouraging us to be more playful, to take pleasure in the journey of striving towards a goal, institutions, corporations and bureaucracies weaponize scoring systems to impose their own interests. No matter what, we always seem to be playing by someone else’s rules.
In The Score, philosopher C. Thi Nguyen shows us how this newly ‘gamified’ world has fundamentally captured our value systems, turning what might be moral or personal life choices into numerical data, and forcing us to prioritise what can be measured and monetized over what is truly meaningful to us.
A life-long lover of online and board games himself, Nguyen argues that we should not stop playing games but rather take a step back and become more aware of their immersive and profound power, so that we might chart a way towards more creative and joyful lives. To start playing our own game.
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A Hymn to Life: Shame has to Change Sides
The sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for ‘shame to change sides’. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.
‘An emblem of resilience for women everywhere’ VOGUE
‘The bravest woman in the world’ DAILY MIRROR
** A best book to look out for in 2026 in The Guardian, Telegraph, Financial Times, Observer, Daily Mirror and BBC **
One November day, Gisèle Pelicot was called to a local police station and life as she knew it ended. Her husband of fifty years had been caught by a supermarket guard filming up women’s skirts. But on his computer was shattering evidence: for nearly a decade, he had been secretly drugging and raping her and inviting dozens of strangers into their home to abuse her.
Four years later, he and fifty other men were put on trial and Gisèle’s courage in waiving her right to anonymity made global headlines. ‘Shame must change sides,’ she declared, giving voice and hope to millions. Her words became a rallying cry and her decision marked a turning point in public feeling about sexual violence.
For the first time, and with unwavering honesty and grace, she describes a difficult childhood, first love, her career and motherhood. It is a life in determined search of happiness, both before and after her devastating discovery. She is an ordinary person who faces extraordinary catastrophe, whose example changes the world.
Ultimately, Gisèle Pelicot emerges with a renewed passion and reverence for living, and for love. A Hymn to Life is an unforgettable testament and promise: that victims have no reason to feel ashamed; that even after unimaginable betrayal we can go on; and that colour will always return to life.
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Fury Bound: The highly anticipated sequel to the hottest BookTok romantasy sensation of the year, Dire Bound (The Wolves of Ruin)
⚔️ 🐺 DISCOVER THE SERIES EVERYONE IS OBSESSED WITH! 🐺 ⚔️
‘A God Tier Fantasy book!!! You need to read it IMMEDIATELY.’‘THIS IS WHY I READ!’
‘OMG THIS BOOK YOU GUYS!!! I’m OBSESSED and I need to know what happens next like ASAP.’
‘This book is soo FREAKING GOOD! It had me on the edge of my seat. This plot has so many twists and turns … I loved every second’
Don’t miss this action-packed, jaw-dropping, dark and romantic sequel to the globally bestselling phenomenon, Dire Bound.
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CROWNED BY DESTINY. CONSUMED BY VENGEANCE.Against all odds, Meryn Cooper has inherited the crown – and a deadly war. As the Kingdom of Nocturna splinters under the weight of generations of lies, it is up to Meryn, her bonded direwolf Anassa and their allies to bring the country back from the brink.
But the commoners, the Bonded and the nobles are distrustful of their new queen and Meryn is caught in a deadly game of politics. Meanwhile, Meryn’s beloved sister, Saela, is more at risk than ever.
Confusingly, the one person Meryn can trust is Stark Therion – the dark, dangerous Alpha she thought hated her as much as she loathed him. Yet, his loyalty is unshakeable. His presence intoxicating. And with his guidance, Meryn can seize an unthinkable level of power.
With enemies closing in and shadows stirring her dreams, Meryn stands to lose her kingdom – and her heart.
Blood will spill. Bonds will break. Fate will be tested.
THE SEQUEL DRIVING READERS WILD WITH ANTICIPATION:
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Wow! Absolutely hooked, give me the next book right now please!!’
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘The cliffhanger? I need book two. Immediately.’
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘I can’t wait for book 2 to be out, the hangover is real but so worth it!!’
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The Next World War: The new age of global conflict and the fight to stop it
“Incredibly well sourced… One of the most plugged-in voices in modern warfare” – THE TELEGRAPH
“Reads like a real-life geopolitical thriller … The fact it doesn’t feel like scaremongering says a lot about the state of the world” – Jonn Elledge, author of A History of the World in 47 Borders
The Next World War takes readers behind the scenes of the most dangerous era of international tensions since the end of the Cold War, as countries and military forces prepare for potential large-scale combat on a scale unseen since 1945.
From the corridors of power in Washington, Whitehall, Moscow and Beijing to the new frontlines of conflict in Ukraine, Taiwan, cyberspace and even the far side of the moon, Peter Apps unflinchingly explores the fault lines where global peace is already starting to unravel.
Featuring the voices of the commanders, diplomats and technologists already shaping history, as well as the nervous conscripts and ordinary people directly caught up in events, The Next World War examines the real-world effects of this new era of global confrontation. For some – including millions of citizens told to stockpile food and water and prepare for potential mass disruption – it still may not feel entirely real. But for Russia, China and their growing ‘axis of upheaval’, today’s conflicts represent a growing opportunity to reshape the world as they would like it – leading to potential disaster for the West if it cannot heed the warnings in time.
From the return of Cold War-style atomic threats to new forms of sabotage and ‘hybrid warfare’, the battle for global dominance is already firmly underway. The Next World War is the book you need to understand the growing precariousness of our current situation – and the unending battle to stop it escalating past the point of no return.
“Gripping and important … A warning order for the future” – General Sir Tim Radford KCB DSO OBE
“Sweeping and compelling, with plenty of human stories that really pull you in. A must-read book from the expert I go to when I really want to get a sense of where things might be going” – Anna-Joy Rickard, Great British Foreign Affairs podcast
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Why The F Am I So High. : Funny Picture Books For Adults. (Why The F Am I So….. Book 1)
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTE:
This book is a gag gift for adults.
It is intended for humour and entertainment only and contains mostly funny illustrations, strong language, and ridiculous situations.Ever wake up feeling dry, confused, ashamed… and somehow still hungry?
This is Why the Fuck Am I So Hungover?
A funny picture book for adults designed to be gifted, laughed at, and immediately recognised as “that mate.”This is not poetry.
It’s not deep.
And it’s definitely not classy.It’s a hilarious book for adults packed with wild illustrations, stupid decisions, and exaggerated moments inspired by getting high, bad judgement, and morning-after regret.
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a funny picture book for adults
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a funny joke book for adults
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a humorous book for adults with dark humour
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an adult humour picture book made to be flicked through, not studied
This adult picture book funny does not promote drug use or risky behaviour.
If anything, it explains why the snacks disappeared and why Aunt Karen is furious.Buy it for a mate.
Laugh when they read it.
Laugh harder when they say,
“Why is this literally me?”Short. Illustrated. Ridiculous.
Exactly what a gag gift book for adults should be.Read more
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William Tyndale and the English Language
‘Dearly beloved’, ‘say the word’, ‘the powers that be’, ‘for ever and ever’ – these familiar phrases and many more were set down in print for the first time by William Tyndale. For his groundbreaking English translation of the Bible, he deliberately chose to write in a way that could be understood by the widest possible audience.
In the first half of this pioneering exploration of the extraordinary impact Tyndale’s writing had on the development of the English language, David Crystal provides an analysis of his prose style, demonstrating its character as a novel genre of ‘written speech’, and bringing to light the remarkable number of cases where Tyndale is the first recorded user of a word or phrase in English. He also draws attention to the hitherto unrecognised role of Tyndale as an early lexicographer. The second half of the book is a linguistic detective story, devising an innovative lexical and grammatical metric to investigate the often-stated claim that eighty per cent of later biblical translations display Tyndale’s influence.
The result is a fascinating exploration of the work of the Father of the English Bible.
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Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee: The brand-new hilarious history from comedy legends Higson and Moir
A Waterstones Best History Book 2025
A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025
‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER
‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON
‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAY
An unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible, family-friendly deep dive into the murky lives of the British monarchy.
Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee, Harry, Dick, John, Harry three. One, two, three Neds, Richard Two, Henries, four, five, six, then who?
Charlie Higson has always been fascinated by the story of the monarchy: from the b*stardly to the benevolent, the brilliant to the brutal. In this wonderful new book, using the famous rhyme he learned at school as his trusty guide, Charlie takes us through the history of this bizarre and long-lasting institution, introducing readers to every single ruler since poor Harold got it in the eye at the Battle of Hastings (or did he?).
Who were all these people, and what did they do? It’s all here. Bloody treachery? Check. Unruly incest? Check. A couple of Cromwells? Check. The War of Jenkins Ear? Sadly, for Robert Jenkins, check.
A rip-roaring journey that takes in the Normans, Plantagenets, Tudors, Stuarts, Hanoverians and Windsors, not to mention the infamous Blois (how can we forget them?), Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee is an utterly engrossing and grossly entertaining guide to who ruled when and whether they were any good at it.
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Woman Down: A Novel
In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations…and reality.
Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.
Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It’s Petra’s last-ditch attempt to save her career―and herself.
Then he shows up.
Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, his presence igniting a creativity in her she thought long since burned out. Petra’s words return in a rush, and her fictional cop character begins to mirror the very real cop who’s becoming her muse.
Their “research” sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Each glance, every touch pulls Petra deeper into a world she thought she’d never lose herself in again. She’s never felt more alive. But inspiration this powerful comes at a cost.
When Saint starts taking his role in her career a little too seriously, Petra’s forced to confront the chaos she created. But doing so could cost her more than the reputation she’s been trying to salvage. The reputation the world wrote for her―the reputation only she can reclaim.
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Worlds of Islam: A Global History
‘A brilliant and captivating work … There is simply no better book on Islam in history’ Eugene Rogan
From its birth in seventh-century Arabia, Islam has been a faith on the move. In Worlds of Islam, James McDougall explores its origins and transformations from Late Antiquity to the digital age.
Over the span of a thousand years, armies, missionaries, and merchants carried it to the edges of Europe, the coasts of Southeast Asia, and the remote interior of China. By the nineteenth century, Islam encompassed a world of great diversity, from Muslim-ruled empires to nations where Muslims lived out their faith among many others. In the twentieth century, while monarchs in the Gulf asserted dynastic privilege and fundamentalists in Egypt and Pakistan preached social morality, revolutionaries from Algeria to Indonesia fought for national self-determination, and activists in North America and Europe campaigned for civil liberties and social justice.
As empires fell and new superpowers rose, Muslims proved to be as adaptable and dynamic as modernity itself. Sweeping and authoritative, Worlds of Islam narrates the epic story of how Muslims emerged as a community, built empires, traversed the globe, came to number in the billions, and became modern.
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From £7.59Worlds of Islam: A Global History
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Wyld Magic (Stand Alone Tales Book 22)
Hiding from those who thought she was an empty vessel, Bethany has landed a job as a host at a retreat for expectant couples. Magical couples. Her first clients are trolls.Bethany has spent her life running from her birth family. They summoned a star and expected her to gleam with power. She still registered as magical, but they decided that if she wasn’t manifesting, they would get the power out of the next generation, and they attempted an arranged marriage. She ran. She has been running ever since.
Finding a job was a trick that she had to figure out, but once she learned how to get past the resume and first scan, she was in. Understanding what people needed and helping them settle was easy. Saving up enough to stop living in her car was tricky.
While under attack, she calls an old friend. A being of light and luck who deters her attackers and gets her and her car to safety. She is swept into a world of magic and finance, where she can take on her original name and try to forget the kijin who she paid to hide it and the price that he had accepted for the spell.Read more
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X-Men (2024-) #23
AGE OF REVELATION EPILOGUE! One X-Man of the present has been stranded in the Age of Revelation, fighting against impossible odds in the world of tomorrow. But while they’ve been there, what has their future counterpart been doing in their body in the present?Read more
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Yamal Rules (Football Superstars)
Football Superstars brings you the story of Spain’s latest football wonderkid who made history as one of the youngest players to ever play for FC Barcelona. He zoomed through the club’s famous La Masia academy, developing his dazzling dribbles and fearless skills. At just 15, he made his debut for Barcelona’s first team! The winger loves taking on defenders with his quick feet and clever tricks. Fast, creative and cool under pressure, Lamine Yamal is a name the football world won’t forget!Read more
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You’re Going to Be OK: (Because You’re F*cked No Matter What)
Social media sensation Darby Hudson offers this collection of encouraging and humorous reflections to encourage others to continue expressing themselves, no matter what.You’re Going to Be OK is a book on art, jobs, magic and muddling through. These hand-typed fragments were gathered by the train tracks at night over ten years, after author Darby Hudson worked meaningless jobs, trying to make sense of a strange world that insisted it was “perfectly normal.” The observations in You’re Going to Be OK are little fragments of collected wisdom that sit somewhere between poetry, comedy and aphorism. With sixty new poems, this updated edition includes even more of Hudson’s reflections to enjoy.
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You’re Overwatering It!: A Plant Guru’s Guide to Houseplants
You don’t need a green thumb, you just need the right guide.
Jonny Balchandani (a.k.a thebeardedplantaholic) is the plant whisperer, showing thousands how to know, grow and style their space from the backdrop of his own indoor jungle.
This is the ultimate guide to levelling-up your house plant care, full of wild wisdom a few hard truths and lots of leafy love:
Watering hacks
Light mastery
Pest control
Soil sorcery
Repotting rules and moreDiscover the simple secrets to help your house plants thrive and become a jungle boss at home.
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You’ll Always Be My Baby
A reassuring, rhyming picture book from bestselling author, poet and influencer, Jessica Urlichs. The perfect shared reading experience for parent and child, celebrating the deep forever-love of family.
Of all Jessica’s popular poems, You’ll Always Be My Baby is the one that is most requested by her followers to be turned into a picture book – it’s the perfect love note to your little one.
This keepsake, hardback edition is beautifully illustrated by Jedda Robaard.
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Your Murder Next
From the bestselling author of This Book Kills comes a deadly new YA thriller of murder, mystery and mind-blowing twists. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen M. McManus.Myra is new to town and so desperate to make friends that she lets the popular clique hang out at her parents’ restaurant – until Scarlett freezes to death in the walk-in chiller. A terrible accident apparently. But wannabe journalist Myra suspects foul play.
And when a strange boy holds her up at gunpoint in the woods, telling her he’s killed one of her rich new friends in revenge for Scarlett’s murder, Myra is plunged into a twisty world of envy, backstabbing and death. Who killed Scarlett? Who is her avenging angel? And who will die next?
Praise for Ravena Guron:
“For fans of Holly Jackson and Karen M McManus.” The Observer
“A treat for crime fiction fans.” Sunday Express
“A crisp, Christie-esque detective story told in lively multiple voices, perfect for Holly Jackson fans.” The GuardianRead more
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Your Truck: A stylish first board book by Jon Klassen, bestselling creator of I WANT MY HAT BACK, the perfect gift for babies and toddlers aged 0–3 (Your Things)
From Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen, creator of I Want My Hat Back, comes the first board book in the Your Things series for the youngest of children.
Perfect for truck-enthusiasts, kids learning their first words and as a bedtime read-aloud, this stylish board book presents the reader with their own truck to imagine, play in and fall asleep in. With simple language told with Jon Klassen’s unmistakable charm and humour, Your Truck is a must-have introduction to reading for a new baby, new parents or to gift at baby showers and birthdays.
Your truck is red, but it could be other colours, too. It can carry things around, like a chair and table, a dog or a horse. It will wait for you until you tell it to go, then it will go wherever you want, as far as you want, whenever you want. At the end of the day it will sleep, and you can sleep, too.
Discover the Your Places series by Jon Klassen and visit: Your Farm, Your Forest and Your Island
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