Keanu Reeves – The Book Of Elsewhere

Keanu Reeves – The Book Of ElsewhereThe Book of Elsewhere by China Miéville, Keanu Reeves
Published by Random House Worlds on July 23, 2024
Genres: Fantasy
Pages: 352
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “action-packed [and] profoundly stylish” (Los Angeles Times) epic from Keanu Reeves and China Miéville, unlike anything these two genre-bending pioneers have created before, inspired by the world of the BRZRKR comic books

“[The Book of Elsewhere is] a pulpy, adrenaline-fueled thriller, but it’s also a moody, experimental novel about mortality, the slippery nature of time, and what it means to be human.”—The New York Times

“An exceptionally innovative collaboration from two remarkable minds.”—William Gibson, author of Neuromancer

She said, We needed a tool. So I asked the gods.

There have always been whispers. Legends. The warrior who cannot be killed. Who’s seen a thousand civilizations rise and fall. He has had many names: Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. These days, he’s known simply as “B.”

And he wants to be able to die.
 
In the present day, a U.S. black-ops group has promised him they can help with that. And all he needs to do is help them in return. But when an all-too-mortal soldier comes back to life, the impossible event ultimately points toward a force even more mysterious than B himself. One at least as strong. And one with a plan all its own.
 
In a collaboration that combines Miéville’s singular style and creativity with Reeves’s haunting and soul-stirring narrative, these two inimitable artists have created something utterly unique, sure to delight existing fans and to create scores of new ones.

Stacy T. Sims – Next Level

Stacy T. Sims – Next LevelNext Level by PhD, Selene Yeager, Stacy T. Sims
Published by Harmony/Rodale/Convergent on May 17, 2022
Genres: Health
Pages: 304
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A comprehensive, physiology-based guide to peak performance for active women approaching or experiencing menopause—from the author of Roar, renowned exercise and nutrition scientist Dr. Stacy Sims

For active women, menopause hits hard. Overnight, your body doesn’t feel like the one you know and love anymore—you’re battling new symptoms, might be gaining weight, losing endurance and strength, and taking longer to bounce back from workouts that used to be easy. The things that have always kept you fit and healthy just seem to stop working the way they used to. 

But menopause doesn’t have to be the end of you kicking ass at the gym, on the trail, in the saddle, or wherever you work out. Once you understand your physiology, you can work with it—not against it—to optimize your performance. That’s where Stacy Sims, PhD comes in. In Next Level, you’ll learn the underlying causes of menopause: the hormonal changes that are causing all the symptoms you’re feeling, and their impact on your wellness and performance. Then, what you really came for—what to do about it. Inside you’ll find science-backed advice about training, nutrition, sleep and recovery and supplements, as well as sample exercise routines, meal plans, macronutrient planning charts, and case studies from real women Stacy has coached through the transition. It’s the ultimate guide to navigating the Next Level.

Lucy Foley – The Midnight Feast

Lucy Foley – The Midnight FeastThe Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Published by HarperCollins UK on June 6, 2024
Genres: Crime
Pages: 432
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For starters, everyone here is lying...

‘Delicious and darkly glamorous’ Lisa Jewell

‘This is crime writing at its finest’ Janice Hallett

‘Lucy Foley is queen of the locked room mystery’ Guardian

**FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLER – TAKE YOUR PLACE AT THE TABLE FOR THE THRILLER OF THE YEAR**

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In the shadow of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor hotel – and a sumptuous feast.

But as the candles are lit, tensions spark. Old animosities reignite.

This isn’t a celebration, but a reunion.

And time someone got their just deserts...

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Laced with atmosphere and a chilling edge of folklore, The Midnight Feast is the delicious new murder mystery from Lucy Foley

'Her best work so far' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'A book that is asking to be binge read' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Dark, twisty, eerie' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'This is the type of party you will be scared to miss!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'A spectacular read!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Laced with a gothic edge and with a sultry, slow burn plot' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Fiendish, sharp, wicked' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Midnight Feast was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/c 03/06/2024 & w/c 10/06/2024

Gareth Rubin – Holmes And Moriarty

Gareth Rubin – Holmes And MoriartyHolmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin
Published by Simon and Schuster on September 26, 2024
Genres: Crime
Pages: 400
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THE CLEVER AND INTRIGUING CRIME MYSTERY FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INSTANT TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, THE TURNGLASS.

A new Sherlock Holmes novel, endorsed by the Conan Doyle Estate. 

'A wonderfully entertaining, high-speed, high-stakes adventure with two, no FOUR and more, characters from classic detective fiction! Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin is the real deal: an accomplished tribute, true to the spirit of Conan-Doyle, but with a thrillingly original story and enough accomplished inventiveness to captivate and satisfy. The perfect fix for Holmes fans - thoroughly recommended!' Janice Hallett

Two adversaries. One deadly alliance. Together, can they unlock the truth? 

Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend, Dr John Watson, have been hired by actor George Reynolds to help him solve a puzzle. George wants them to find out why the audience who comes to see him perform every night are the same people, only wearing disguises. Is something sinister going on and, if so, what?
 
Meanwhile, Holmes’ archenemy, Professor James Moriarty is having problems of his own. Implicated in the murder of a gang leader, Moriarty and his second, Moran, must go on the run from the police in order to find out who is behind the set-up.
 
But their investigation puts them in the way of Holmes and Watson and it’s not long before all four realise that they are being targeted by the same person. With lives on the line, not just their own, they must form an uneasy alliance in order to unmask the true villain. With clues leading them to a hotel in Switzerland and a conspiracy far greater than any of them expected, who can be trusted – and will anyone of them survive?

'Beautifully written and perfectly capturing the Holmesian spirit. And, yes, sometimes I side with Prof. Moriarty, and I don't care who knows it. Love an evil genius . . .' Vaseem Khan 

'Holmes and Moriarty is a rip-roaring thriller, fast-paced and twisty as the greatest detective and the greatest criminal become unlikely allies against the most formidable foes' Martin Edwards

Helen MacDonald – Prophet

Helen MacDonald – ProphetProphet by Helen Macdonald, Sin Blaché
Published by Random House on August 24, 2023
Genres: Science Fiction
Pages: 480
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YOUR HAPPIEST MEMORY IS THEIR DEADLIEST WEAPON

Prophet is a blast’ Sunday Times

‘Brilliant. Hypnotically enthralling... I loved it’ CHRIS WHITAKER

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A mysterious event
An all-American diner appears overnight in a remote British field. More and more objects materialise: toys, fairground rides, pets and other treasured mementos of the past.

A weapon like no other
The deaths quickly follow. A devastating weapon – Prophet – is bringing these memories to life, then stifling innocent people with their own joy. But nobody knows who created it, or why.

A fight for the future
Sunil Rao and Adam Rubenstein are tasked with investigating this strange new reality. After a troubled past together, they are drawn closer than ever to defend what they both hold most dear...

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‘A fast-paced techno-thriller...immense fun’ Guardian

‘A thrilling dystopian novel’ TIME

Henry Porter – The Enigma Girl

Henry Porter – The Enigma GirlThe Enigma Girl by Henry Porter
Published by Hachette UK on November 7, 2024
Genres: Thriller
Pages: 416
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A masterclass in espionage thriller fiction from the heir to John le Carre for fans of Mick Herron, Charles Cumming and David McCloskey. Meet 'a female agent for our times', disgraced MI5 operative Slim Parsons.

'SURPRISING, ENGROSSING, WITH A BLAZING MORAL ENERGY' Rory Stewart
'READS LIKE IT WAS DRAWN FROM TODAY'S HEADLINES' Paul Vidich
'ONE OF BRITAIN'S FINEST SPY WRITERS' Daily Mail

Slim Parsons is all but burned.

Her last deep cover job for MI5 ended with a life-and-death struggle on a private jet that caused her to go on the run from both the deadly target and her angry bosses in the Security Service. They say that violence comes too easily to her; that she's bordering on delinquent and unsuitable for the role of an MI5 operative.

Yet she is recalled and asked to infiltrate a news website that's causing alarm in the highest circles. It is staffed by a group descended from wartime codebreakers operating from an unassuming office block near Bletchley Park. Operation Linesman looks like a come down, the curtain on a brilliant career in the shadows. However, she accepts the assignment on condition that the Security Service searches for her missing brother.

Linesman turns out to be anything but simple. Her personal loss, her previous deep cover role, and a threat to MI5 itself from her original target come together in a three-way collision.

And all the while she is watched by someone even deeper in the shadows than she is.

Adrian Tchaikovsky – Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky – Service ModelService Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Published by Tor Publishing Group on June 4, 2024
Genres: Science Fiction
Pages: 400
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Murderbot meets Redshirts in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of Elder Race and Children of Time.

To fix the world they must first break it, further.

Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service.

When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into its core programming, they murder their owner. The robot discovers they can also do something else they never did before: They can run away.

Fleeing the household they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating into ruins and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is having to find a new purpose.

Sometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Annie Jacobsen – Nuclear War

Annie Jacobsen – Nuclear WarNuclear War by Annie Jacobsen
Published by Penguin on March 26, 2024
Genres: History
Pages: 400
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The INSTANT New York Times bestseller

Instant Los Angeles Times bestseller

One of NPR's Books We Love

One of Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of the Year

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize

“In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrifying.”—Wall Street Journal

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.

 
Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These investigations are vital to how we understand the world we really live in—where one nuclear missile will beget one in return, and where the choreography of the world’s end requires massive decisions made on seconds’ notice with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have.
 
Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking-clock scenario, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, have been privy to the response plans, and have been responsible for those decisions should they have needed to be made. Nuclear War: A Scenario examines the handful of minutes after a nuclear missile launch. It is essential reading, and unlike any other book in its depth and urgency.

David Wroblewski – Familiaris

David Wroblewski – FamiliarisFamiliaris by David Wroblewski
Published by Hachette UK on June 11, 2024
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 992
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AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTION

'An epic novel... David takes us on an extraordinary journey that brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship and living your life's true purpose' Oprah Winfrey

'A story-telling bonfire as enthralling in its pages as it is illuminating of our fragile and complicated humanity. Familiaris is as expansive and enlightening a saga as has ever been written' Tom Hanks

'Impossibly wise, impossibly ambitious, impossibly beautiful' Richard Russo

'An American tour de force' Colum McCann

Spring 1919, and John Sawtelle's imagination has got him into trouble...again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsin's north woods, where they hope to make a fresh start - and to live a life of meaning, purpose, and adventure. But the place they are headed for is far stranger and more perilous than they realize, and it will take all their ingenuity, along with a few new friends - human, animal, and otherworldly - to realise their dreams.

By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, mysterious and enchanting, Familiaris takes readers on an unforgettable journey from the halls of a small-town automobile factory, through an epic midwestern firestorm and an ambitious WWII dog training program, examining the dynamics of love and friendship, the vexing nature of families, the universal desire to create something lasting and beautiful, and of course, the species-long partnership between Homo sapiens and Canis familiaris.

Chris Whitaker – All The Colours Of The Dark

Chris Whitaker – All The Colours Of The DarkAll the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
Published by Hachette UK on June 25, 2024
Genres: Crime
Pages: 592
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AN EPIC LOVE STORY, A SOARING THRILLER, AND A SWEEPING COMING-OF-AGE TALE: A READING EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER...

A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK - and selected for Books of the Year by Amazon, Waterstones, Audible, Apple Books, Google Play, and a GoodReads Choice Award Finalist.

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'Hits like a sledgehammer. An absolutely must-read novel' GILLIAN FLYNN

'A wonderful book' RICHARD OSMAN

'Impeccably crafted, deeply emotional, entirely shattering' BONNIE GARMUS

'A brilliant work of art' JODI PICOULT

'I've never read anything quite like it. This book will stay with you for a very long time' LUCY FOLEY

'Kept me frantically turning the pages' KRISTIN HANNAH

'An epic sweep ... Ambitious, powerful and moving, this is a tour de force.'
GUARDIAN

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Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of teenager Joseph 'Patch' Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who will risk everything to find her best friend.

But when she does: it will break her heart.

Patch lies alone in a pitch-black room - until he feels a hand in his. Her name is Grace and, though they cannot see each other, she lights their world with her words.

But when he escapes: there is no sign she ever even existed.

Left with only her voice and her name, he paints her from broken memories - and charts an epic search to find her.

As years turn to decades, and hope becomes obsession, Saint will shadow his journey - on a darker path to hunt down the man who took them - and set free the only boy she ever loved.

Even if finding the truth means losing each other forever...

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'It's as good as everyone says. I have absolutely no doubt it's the book of the year' JENNIE GODFREY

'A book to lose yourself in - a huge achievement' ALEX MICHAELIDES

'A luminous and heartbreaking book - a crime novel, yes, but vaster and more moving than anything I expected.'
OBSERVER
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Alex Pavesi – Ink Ribbon Red

Alex Pavesi – Ink Ribbon RedInk Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi
Published by Random House on November 7, 2024
Genres: Crime
Pages: 400
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The problem with telling tales is that you might get caught out by the twist: discover the most original literary thriller of 2024, from the author of the sensational Eight Detectives

'A spectacularly crafty puzzle with characters who come more and more to life as the stakes get higher' Mail on Sunday

'More fun than Eight Detectives' The Times

‘Today's greatest exponent of playful detective fiction’ Guardian

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Six friends gather at a country house for a birthday weekend. They decide to play a game.

All six names go in a hat. Choose two, and imagine one murdering the other.

Write it down. Type it up. Read it out.

Points are given for making the murders sound convincing.

Of course, when given such a task, it’s only natural to use what you know.

Secrets. Grudges. Affairs.

But once you’ve put it in a story, that secret is out.

So with each fictional murder, someone gets a motive for a real one.

Which leads to the most important question:

When a real murder comes, will you be able to spot it in time?

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‘The master puppeteer of literary crime’ Janice Hallett

Praise for the sensational bestseller Eight Detectives

‘One of the year's most entertaining crime novels’ Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

‘So, so clever . . . Agatha Christie would take her hat off to this one - bravo!’ Sarah Pinborough

‘A wonderfully tricksy debut and a loving tribute to the golden age of crime fiction’ Mail on Sunday

‘A box of delights . . . Pavesi's revelations are completely unexpected, right up to the end’ New York Times

Asako Yuzuki – Butter

Asako Yuzuki – ButterButter by Asako Yuzuki
Published by HarperCollins UK on February 29, 2024
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 464
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WINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024

THE NUMBER 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK

‘A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat’ THE SUNDAY TIMES

'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY

'I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki's new novel Butter’ NIGEL SLATER

'Compelling, delightfully weird' PANDORA SYKES

The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story, and translated by Polly Barton.

There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.

Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back.

Rika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold between her and the steely Kajii, they are closer to a masterclass in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii but it seems that she might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body, might she and Kaji have more in common than she once thought?

Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, "The Konkatsu Killer", Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.

'Luscious ... I devoured this' IMOGEN CRIMP

'A salty morsel with one hell of a bite’ ALICE SLATER

‘Nothing short of ingenious’ INEWS

‘Ambitious and unsettling’ GUARDIAN

'It isn’t entirely clear whether to read the novel or devour it’ OBSERVER

Cory Doctorow – Attack Surface

Cory Doctorow – Attack SurfaceAttack Surface by Cory Doctorow
Published by Tor Publishing Group on October 13, 2020
Genres: Science Fiction
Pages: 384
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Cory Doctorow's Attack Surface is a standalone novel set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Little Brother and Homeland.

Most days, Masha Maximow was sure she'd chosen the winning side.

In her day job as a counterterrorism wizard for an transnational cybersecurity firm, she made the hacks that allowed repressive regimes to spy on dissidents, and manipulate their every move. The perks were fantastic, and the pay was obscene.

Just for fun, and to piss off her masters, Masha sometimes used her mad skills to help those same troublemakers evade detection, if their cause was just. It was a dangerous game and a hell of a rush. But seriously self-destructive. And unsustainable.

When her targets were strangers in faraway police states, it was easy to compartmentalize, to ignore the collateral damage of murder, rape, and torture. But when it hits close to home, and the hacks and exploits she’s devised are directed at her friends and family--including boy wonder Marcus Yallow, her old crush and archrival, and his entourage of naïve idealists--Masha realizes she has to choose.

And whatever choice she makes, someone is going to get hurt.