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Der amerikanische Prosa-Künstler Washington Irving hat einen prägenden Einfluss auf die amerikanische Literatur ausgeübt. Das liegt an seiner sehr angenehmen Sprachgestaltung und seiner Genreübergreifenden Virtuosität.

A haunting, darkly funny novel about sisterhood, grief and the strange rituals we create to survive loss. Bee, a young mother, is stuck in limbo at her parents' rural Irish home long after the pandemic has ended. Unable to return to her life in London, she begins attending strangers' funerals, a...

The brand-new murder mystery in the Sunday Times bestselling series. A seaside murder. Six suspects. A weapon with more questions than answers… On New Year’s Day, local politician and beer manganate, Gyles Sommer, is carried ceremoniously into the sea by six of his nearest and dearest as...

The LA comedy scene is all about killing on stage, but after her toxic ex is murdered, PJ's standup career is on the line, in this debut thriller. Standup comic PJ Jones is going places. She recently secured a spot at a prestigious comedy festival, an opportunity that could be just the catalyst...

A laugh-out-loud, irreverent, and twisty new mystery from the bestselling author of The Retirement Plan about a suburban mom who is dying to fit in and must uncover the hidden secrets of her new neighbourhood—and thwart a murder plot—for fans of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone and...

Two exes. Only one island. Paradise just got complicated. After a painful break-up with her boyfriend, Grace is ready to leave Toronto for a fresh start - and accepts a position as a caretaker and B&B host on a remote Irish island for the summer. It's backbreaking work, with no electricity and...

A comic thriller following Claire, a hammer-wielding serial killer, who takes a job in a pub—a place where people are literally lining up to get hammered—only to learn another murderer is encroaching on her turf, from the author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost What use is a part-time serial...

A suburban mom dying to fit in must uncover the hidden secrets of her new neighborhood—and thwart a murder plot—in this laugh-out-loud, irreverent, and twisty mystery for fans of Bad Summer People and Finlay Donovan Is Killing It. Soph has spent her adult life keeping others at a distance...

In this page-turning psychological thriller, a young woman’s engagement unearths a twisted conspiracy from her college days—and a killer who will do anything to keep the truth buried Freshly engaged to a prominent senator’s son, Adriana should feel happy. Instead, the engagement reopens...

From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Plays with Fire—the explosive next installment in the Finlay Donovan series. When Finlay Donovan showed up at Stacey Pickens’s house to defend herself and her loved ones against Stacey’s vicious rumor mill, she uttered a...

‘Comedy gold’ Clare Chambers 'Both funny and unexpectedly emotional' Jill Mansell Freaky Friday meets David Nicholls' Us. ***** Last night Paul and Sian called time on their marriage. After dropping their youngest at uni, the thought of sharing a loveless empty nest was just too much. But...

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Boyle, a virtuoso of the American short story, creates daring imaginative leaps as he affirms the sheer joy of storytelling in this propulsive new work. A timely masterpiece, The End Is Only a Beginning underscores T. C. Boyle’s reputation as “one of the greatest storytellers in this...

All Fours meets Albert Camus in this joyful, mordant, poignant, and engrossing novel by “a master storyteller” (The Guardian) Middle-aged and done with the cheap promises of capitalism, the biting, horny, and philosophical Mina abandons Manhattan for Edinburgh and a life devoted to pleasure...

One man. Five ex-wives. They’re all sharpening their knives . . . but only one of them will finish the job. Robert West has had five wives, but they’ve never all been in a room together—until now. Summoned to the aging movie star’s house in the Highlands, they expect a weekend of...

A razor-sharp, blisteringly funny exploration of truth and belief in the face of misinformation, told through the eyes of a fact-checker at a celebrity wellness magazine, perfect for fans of Melissa Broder and Jen Beagin. “Brutally funny, sharp, and pristinely written.” —Erin Somers...

They're all sharpening their knives... But only one of them stabbed him. Robert West has had five wives, but they've never all been in a room together - until now. Summoned to the ageing movie star's house in the Highlands, they expect a weekend of grandstanding and perhaps some clue about who...

I thought I’d done such a good job of forgetting my old life and moving on, but it was all right there, cued up, like a movie in my mind. Ready for whenever I would tune in. For when I would turn around and stare directly at the sun. Ten years ago, Arna blew up her life, moved countries and...

The instant Korean bestseller, a deeply heartfelt story celebrating life’s simplest joys: a shared meal, a kind word, and the warmth of life-changing connection. What food can't fix, medicine won't cure! For Madam Jeon Geum-nam, affectionately known by her neighbors as the "Hyehwa-dong Grandma...

A sensual, darkly funny debut novel about a young woman in 18th century Provence who joins the nunnery in an attempt to reform her family’s reputation, only to discover how secrets and desire swirl in even the most unexpected of places, for fans of Lauren Groff's Matrix if it were written by...