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ある雨の日、男性教師が何者かに刺殺された。捜査本部が設置されるが、目撃者もなく捜査は難航する。事件から1年が過ぎた頃、捜査に新たに星野警部が加わる。難解だった『贖い』事件を解決に導いた星野の手腕は警察内でも知られていたが、その一風変わった捜査方法に疑問をもつ捜査員も多くいた。

人生の折り返し地点を過ぎ、将来に漠然とした不安を抱える久志は、天文学者になった同級生・彗子の帰郷の知らせを聞く。手作りで天文台を建てるという彼女の計画に、高校3年の夏、ともに巨大タペストリーを作ったメンバーが集まった。

あの、ひかり婆ちゃんがかえってきた!! 亡き祖父の後を継ぎ、しがない喫茶店を営む二十代の独身女性、社内クーデターによって会社を追われた元社長、倒産寸前の町工場を営む夫婦、ラーメン店を潰したバツイチ男らが、ひかり婆ちゃんとの出会いによって少しずつ人生が変わっていく。

店主の円が世界各国で出会ったスイーツやドリンクを再現して振る舞う「カフェ・ルーズ」。遠いどこかで愛されるメニューを口にすれば、たちまち旅に出た気分になれる。そこは平凡な毎日を送る会社員の瑛子にとってかけがえのない居場所になっていた。

Olive ist eine Meisterin darin, ihre Gefühle hinter fantastischen Geschichten und Kaltschnäuzigkeit zu verbergen. Als jedoch, wie schon zuvor ihr Vater, ihr kleiner Bruder verschwindet, muss sie sich entscheiden: Will sie sich weiter vor der Realität verstecken oder endlich leben? Leben mit all dem Schmerz, aber auch all der Liebe, dem Glück und den unendlichen Möglichkeiten?

This extraordinary collection brings together two of literature’s most monumental works, each a masterful exploration of betrayal, morality, and the resilience of the human soul. From the treacherous intrigues of Parisian society to the relentless pursuit of justice across Europe, these novels offer readers timeless adventures and profound moral insight.

Travis Smith is Death in the modern world. He lives with his cat in a grey English town. He offers people comfort in their final days and hours of life. He's stoic, gentle, a little naive, despite what he knows. He's handsome, he seems young, despite what he is. Each death has a meaning to him...

1976. Nine-year-old Frank Dart dreams of his absent dad, away at sea; while making sure his mum's got all the cigarettes she needs for the long drive in their battered Citroën down to their new home in North Devon. Here in Aunt Perry's house, Frank and his little sister Odette must make sense of their cousins' hostility – while their mum seems to drift further and further away. The house is haunted by secrets, past and present; and as spring turns to a suffocatingly hot summer, the past threatens to boil over and scald everything in its wake.

Brought to you by Penguin. Family dysfunction meets fine dining, in this novel about sisterhood, secrets and the things you can’t swallow down. Matilda knows about hunger. She works in one of Sydney’s buzziest restaurants, Bocca, while suppressing her cravings, including for her celebrity...

'Beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting, funny . . . At times my own heart was racing as if with the dogs . . . a story of love, of loss, of hope; of life and how to live it even when the chips are down' JENNY KNIGHT, author of Wild Moon Rising 'Told with a full-blooded voice that is as quick and...

'A tremendous novel with a cool and engrossing narrative voice that resonates with memorable intensity and effect' William Boyd, author of The Predicament 'Thrums with the momentum of a page turner' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars 'Addictive' Ledia Xhoga, author of...

THE #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING HEALING SERIES FROM JAPAN ANOTHER TALE OF CATS, CAKES AND ASTROLOGY FOR READERS OF BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD Under the influence of Neptune, the doors to people's dreams are opening once again... If you are kind to cats, so Japanese legend goes, they'll...

Brought to you by Penguin. By the million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY, a Times bestseller and Time magazine Top 100 title From the three-times nominated author for the Japan Booksellers award: Volume Two of the Marble Cafe series, in which customers...

Cricket is just a shy kid who likes drawing when he first meets Olympia. She's older, more confident; she bullies him into some light vandalism and instantly he's in love. When they're together, they talk about their futures, how they're going to travel the world, the beauty and rapture of art. Then those futures start to arrive in unexpected ways, the years and decades pile up between them, the art world seduces and disappoints and frustrates them. And they have to figure out, again and again, what it is to be an artist, and who and what to love.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'On that day, ten years ago, I saw my parents for the last time. Since then I’ve changed phone numbers, houses, continents, I’ve erected an impregnable wall and put an ocean between us. They’ve been the best ten years of my life.' Can you leave your parents...

Brought to you by Penguin. When writer Caroline Lash arrives in Greenhead from New York City, she falls immediately for its scenic beaches and New England charm – and even harder for Van Whittaker, a gorgeous, fleece-wearing, litter-collecting, kayak enthusiast. Van has always run with the...

Brought to you by Penguin. A hypnotic and haunting work of fiction about losing yourself and finding your family, Long Wave is the finest novel yet from Booker Prize-shortlisted Daisy Johnson Close to the shore is the island: uninhabited, wild, with only a storm-beaten lighthouse for shelter...

When a dog finds a strange, alien antler in a restored bog, the owner's first thought is to keep it for himself. But when he realises the value of his find, he is drawn back to the rich peat to keep searching. It is not one stag skeleton that is buried there, but dozens – an ancient dying ground of the Great Irish Elk. Other things have surfaced from the bog: prehistoric settlements, bronze cauldrons, ancient butter, iron weapons – and the mutilated body of a two-thousand-year-old female.

Step into the world of Alexandre Dumas, where honor, betrayal, love, and vengeance collide in stories that have captivated readers for generations. This essential collection includes two of Dumas’s most celebrated novels, showcasing his talent for crafting unforgettable characters, breathtaking plots, and timeless drama.

*Shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award 2019!* When Lottie’s Gran dies she leaves one last request; save Greenley Theatre. Faced with a decaying building, a mayor who most definitely isn’t on board with the project and a group of actors who just can’t get along, Lottie...