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Schon seit einem Jahr herrscht militärische Ordnung im Hause Schweizer. Tochter Gabriele war in einem früheren Leben sicher mal Feldwebel und so darf Jupp gerade noch atmen. Auch Maggie leidet unter dem Kommandoton ihrer Tochter und das mit anzugucken, erträgt er nicht. Er träumt von Freiheit, Sonne, Meer und einem Platz an Deck eines Traumschiffes. Da Träumen allein nichts ändert, macht er sich kurzerhand auf den Weg in ein Reisebüro… Leider ist gut gemeint noch lange nicht gut gemacht…

Fleabag meets Big Swiss in this visceral, darkly hilarious, and surprisingly moving debut novel about a charismatic misfit who livestreams herself for seven straight days to raise money for her comatose sister's life support ‘Propulsive, witty and deranged - I couldn’t put it down. If...

Peace Christie was warned never to visit the Slaughter Shed, an abandoned house at the edge of her farm. For good reason, because of its unexplainable mysteries since the unsolved murder of a family who lived there. Like a corpse vanishing from its rafters, and a girl’s body recently found in the basement. When the news breaks with the identity of the girl, Peace has no choice but to uncover the secrets of the house. But someone will kill to keep the truth hidden...

A dark and enchanting collection of tales about cunning, wicked, and magical old women. These stories reveal the power, cleverness, and sometimes terrifying influence of hags, crones, and witches, blending suspense, enchantment, and grim humor.

Gerade erst haben sich die fünf Freundinnen geschworen, ihr weiteres Leben ohne Männer zu verbringen, da geht Seelchen Susanne beinahe dem schönen Pitter auf den Leim. Doch die Damen durchschauen schnell seine Absichten – und drehen den Spieß einfach um. Ab sofort kann Pitter sich vor gut situierten Damen kaum noch retten… Auch der zweite Band nach »5 alte Schachteln und 'ne Schnapsidee« punktet mit Humor, Lebensweisheit und einer dicken Portion »Frauenpower«. Solltet ihr nicht verpassen – holt ihn euch jetzt!

After Harry Jones takes his life in the chilling waters of Vixens Mere, not one body is found by the police rescue team, but two. "A darkly humorous and deeply moving tale of community" - Ruth Hogan Tucked away in the English countryside, the run-down marina at Vixens Mere hosts a ragtag...

Finalist for the CALIBA Golden Poppy Award in Fiction "[A] noir delight of a novel . . . . Evil Genius is deceptively light on its feet, skittering across the page to deliver its scorpion sting.” — New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) A Recommended Read from: Alta * Bustle * Electric...

Bloomsbury presents Behind Sunset by David Gordon, read by Stephen Bowlby A struggling writer follows a missing person mystery into Los Angeles’ darkest corners. A brand new crime thriller from the author of the acclaimed Joe the Bouncer series. For generations, Hollywood has attracted all...

'Perfect for fans of Richard Osman' Guardian 'Slough's answer to Miss Marple’ S.J. Bennett 'A dollop of cosy crime goodness' Vaseem Khan 'I found myself turning page after page after page' J. M. Hall 'Loveable characters, runaway plot and laughs galore' Orlando Murrin 'Pannu balances comedy...

FEATURING DUET NARRATION ‘Fresh, funny and criminally addictive’ HANNAH GRACE ‘I had a blast with this slasher-romance mashup’ ALICIA THOMPSON For fans of Love in the Time of Serial Killers, Butcher & Blackbird and anyone who's always wanted to see the perfect mash-up of Scream and...

"I may have ended up more notorious than famous, but make no mistake: long before Aura Lockhart began commodifying her feminist rage ballads, I was the best–known person to come out of Keyhole, New Jersey." In 1977, twenty–six–year–old Lynda Boyle is desperate for fame and a way out of...

An unforgettable debut, For Human Use is a twisted tale of modern love that bends every genre, sears itself into your brain, and presents a horrific romantic comedy unlike anything you’ve ever read before. ★ "An utterly ingenious horror-romcom, darkly zeitgeisty, and unnervingly...

Wie es dazu kam? Das erfährst du in diesem witzigen Hörbuch, das dich mitten in meine untote Welt katapultiert. Mit jeder Menge schwarzem Humor, bissigen Pointen und skurrilen Situationen erzähle ich meine ganz persönliche Geschichte – über das Sterben, das Leben und alles dazwischen. Dabei stolpere ich von einem verrückten Abenteuer ins nächste und zeige, dass selbst ein Zombie noch richtig Leben in die Bude bringen kann. Dieses Hörbuch ist der Auftakt einer humorvollen Zombieserie, die garantiert mehr Lacher als Grusel verspricht.

Brought to you by Penguin. Think your family is dysfunctional? Meet the Flynns. For the three Flynn daughters, it’s been disastrous since their parents opened up their marriage. Abigail, the eldest, is dating an ex-soldier several years her senior nicknamed ‘War Crimes Wes’. Louise, the...

It's the early 1990s and Ruby 'Red' McCoy dreams about one day leaving her weatherboard house on the Central Coast of New South Wales, where her best friend, Stevie, is loose with the truth, and her dad, Sid, is always on the wrong side of the law. But wild, whip-smart Red can't stay out of trouble to save her life, and Sid's latest hustle is more harebrained than usual. Meanwhile, Sergeant Trevor Healy seems to have a vendetta against every generation of the McCoys.

Rage Sutherland, an unemployed, foul-mouthed 30-year-old had never once made his dead parents proud – or tried to for that matter. Instead, he lives happily in his consequence-free forever-adolescence in the house his parents left him. Down the hill behind his home, Mother, a massive underground fungus, is having an existential crisis. Starving and desperate, she births a new offspring—a mushroom that promises boundless love, followed by a slow, blissful death.

He's secretly stalking her inbox. She's secretly hiring masked killers. Love's never been this twisted—or this deadly. Mega influencer Arby Kate's murder shocked the world when five masked men ended her livestream… and her life. Now, months later, her sister Juno Kate is obsessed with...

When John Martin and his granddaughter Marion Martin decode alien symbols hidden in a creature’s DNA, their search for answers drags them deep inside Area 51. What they uncover is not just extraterrestrial — it’s technological possession. Beneath a forgotten lighthouse in Greece lies a portal that could rewrite human evolution — and destroy the Martin bloodline forever. As the Martins race through centuries of secrets, from the 1600s intrigues of Casanova to the JFK assassination, they confront a terrifying truth: What if the Alien AI has always been here — inside us?

Meet Seth Brakes. Musician. Reluctant romantic. Inherent troublemaker. Addict. And three hundred and twenty days sober. After a near-death experience, Seth is carving a new path for himself. Having reformed the band — the infamous Lucky Fuckers — things are looking up for Seth: gigs are falling back into the diary, he's in love and finally getting back to what he enjoys most: writing music. That is until his past starts to creep up on him . . .

Laurie Blount, the 'enfant terrible' of the West End, the voice of a generation, a shining star. Also: dead. Very, very dead. Reeling at being left behind, his husband Jo, best friend Vivi, and goddaughter Rosy must step out from the shadows and begin a new life, at their own pace. But scattered...