English literature / British literature

Strange Hotel

by Eimear McBRide

From Eimear McBride, author of the award-winning A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, comes the beguiling travelogue of a woman in exile: from her past, her ghosts, and herself.

A nameless woman enters a hotel room....

The Benefit of Hindsight

Simon Serrailler #10

by Susan Hill

Serrailler must confront his demons as Lafferton experiences a series of shocking crimes in this 10th book in Susan Hill's shattering crime series

Susan Hill stuns readers once again in The Benefit of Hindsight...

This Lovely City

by Louise Hare

The drinks are flowing. The music’s playing. But the party can’t last.

London, 1950. With the Blitz over and London still rebuilding after the war, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews has answered England’s call...

The Other Bennet Sister

by Janice Hadlow

"Jane fans rejoice! . . . Exceptional storytelling and a true delight." --Helen Simonson, author of the New York Times bestselling novels Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and The Summer Before the War

Mary, the bookish...

The Comforts of Home

Simon Serrailler #9

by Susan Hill

Susan Hill--the Man Booker Prize nominee and winner of the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham, and John Llewellyn Rhys awards--returns with a hair-raising new novel, the ninth book in one of the most acclaimed mystery...

The Eighth Girl

by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung

Optioned by Netflix and a most anticipated book of 2020 from Bustle, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, and LitHub.

"The Eighth Girl is an exquisite exploration of childhood trauma and its impact on the psyche....

After Me Comes the Flood

by Sarah Perry

“A beautiful, dream-like, unsettling narrative in which every word, like a small jewel, feels carefully chosen, considered and placed. Rarely do debut novels come as assured and impressive as this one.”...

Hearts of Oak

by Eddie Robson

"[Hearts of Oak packs in] the sort of profound and lacerating laughter that Robson's countrymen Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett perfected." -NPR

Hearts of Oak is a delightful science fiction adventure from...

The Mirror & the Light

Thomas Cromwell #3

by Hilary Mantel

The brilliant #1 New York Times bestseller

With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, Booker Prize-winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up...

Her Broken Wings

Detectives Kane and Alton #8

by D.K. Hood

The sound that wakes her from sleep is unmistakable—someone is in their house. She listens as heavy footsteps start up the stairs, and as the bedroom door is flung open, she doesn’t even have time to scream…...

My Perfect Wife

by Clare Boyd

I finally have everything I ever wanted. A home with floor-to-ceiling windows, a devoted husband who dazzles everyone he meets, and two angelic children I adore. But as I watch my husband chatting with the girl...

Death in Avignon

Penelope Kite #2

by Serena Kent

Set amidst the gorgeous backdrop of Provence, Serena Kent’s second book in the deliciously entertaining Penelope Kite series finds the amateur sleuth romantically linked with the mayor of St. Merlot and dashing...

When We Were Brave

by Suzanne Kelman

The face of the woman in the photograph was tilted upwards, as if enjoying the sunshine just for a moment, even as the wreckage of the bombed-out street lay behind her…

1944, Cornwall: Blinded by love, Vivienne...

Dead to Her

by Sarah Pinborough

“‘Big Little Lies’ meets ‘Rebecca’ in Sarah Pinborough’s ‘Dead to Her,’ a saucy novel about insecure second wives dragged down by secrets [and] jealousies…” —Washington Post

For fans of...

Perfect Little Children

by Sophie Hannah

The New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders and Woman with a Secret returns with a sharp, captivating, and expertly plotted tale of psychological suspense.

All Beth has to do is drive her son...

Her Daughter's Cry

by M.M. Chouinard

“Had me hooked from the first page to the last with a heart wrenching story and explosive conclusion. I love psychological thrillers and police procedural with strong female leads so I felt as if I won the...

Burning Island

by Suzanne Goldring

They were not her children. But she would protect them with her life…

Greece 1944. Though they don’t know it, five-year-old Matilde and three-year-old Anna have kissed their mother for the last time. The...

The Fortunate Ones

by Catherine Hokin

A story to break your heart – if you read only one book this year, make it The Fortunate Ones. Germany, 1941. When Inge – all blonde curls and good manners – first locks eyes with Felix, she knows instinctively...

The Stranger's Wife

Detective Dan Riley #2

by Anna-Lou Weatherley

Beth and Cath are leaving their husbands.

This is a story about two very different women.

One is wealthy and having an affair with a man who gives her the kind of love that her cold, detached husband does...

Many Rivers to Cross

Inspector Banks #26

by Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson, the acclaimed author of the bestselling series Stephen King calls “the best now on the market,” returns with a gripping, emotionally charged mystery in which the revered detective Alan Banks...