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WE CHRISTELLE DABOS TRANSLATED BY HILDEGARDE SERLE ***** Everyone has an Instinct. And everything is perfect. In a world ruled by “We” each person has a role, a direction, a mission assigned by their Instinct. No choice. No deviation. No freedom. But when some students disappear into silence, Claire, who has always felt out of place, and Goliath, determined to become a Saint before time runs out, find themselves questioning everything. As they follow forbidden trails, escape

THE DUNGEON BOOK GARETH HANRAHAN **** Enter a world of dungeons and dragons, magic and manticores, goblins and gargoyles in this captivating standalone fantasy from the author of The Gutter Prayer Bait doesn't remember a time before the dungeon, before the dragon stole her from her cot. She doesn't know what her name was before she was handed over to the monstrous denizens of the dungeon beneath the sorcerer's tower. Luckily for Bait, they decided not to eat her. And so, she

THE SECRETS WE HIDE KARIN SLAUGHTER ***** Welcome to North Falls—a small town with big secrets. The house at 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other in the quiet, residential street. But rumours are rife about the Vickery family – a couple in the midst of a volatile separation and a daughter with secrets of her own. Then one afternoon gunshots ring out. Allison Vickery is found murdered in her own kitchen, her teenage daughter bleeding and left for dead. Her husband suspiciously

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID K.T. NGUYEN **** Annie 'Anh Le' Shaw has everything she once dreamed of: a thriving art career, a beautiful home, a loving husband and daughter. But when her mother – a Vietnam War refugee – dies suddenly, the fragile balance of her life shatters. Her obsessive-compulsive disorder, dormant for years, resurfaces with terrifying force. Only this time, her intrusive thoughts seem to be coming true. When a powerful art patron disappears, suspicion turns towa

HOME SICK RHIANNON GRIST ***** A troubled woman seeking a fresh start in the Scottish countryside believes her neighbour may be behind the strange disturbances in her home in this psychological horror debut for fans of The Lamb and We Used to Live Here . “The symmetry should have tipped me off.” After a violent incident at work, Tamsin goes looking for a fresh start in a remote cottage far away from her old life. Here she could make real friends, find a job she loves, become

THE NIGHT STAIRS ERIN KELLY **** Centuries of tradition are coming to an end at St Cordula's school. Deputy Head, Fiona Fox, is about to preside over a controversial move to save it from ruin. But it’s not easy to change things at a school this old. Legend has it that the ghost of fifteenth-century nun, Sister Matilda, will keep St Cordula’s safe. But only as long as the words ‘GOD FORGIVE ME’, scrawled by Matilda on a chapel staircase wall before she fell to her death, are r

SHADES OF FOREVER CHRIS KLUWE ***** In a heretofore calm pocket of a postapocalyptic world, a few survivors find they are not alone as they face a new reality rife with cosmic horrors. In an isolated village at the edge of a forest, the last of humanity ekes out a spirited existence on an Earth that was ravaged by cataclysm generations ago. Here, Sky Memoriam prepares to assume the role of memory keeper, sole relator of the long-forgotten histories of the Old World. But Sky i

GRIEF EATER EMMA OSBORNE ***** Visceral, gritty, and unforgiving, Grief Eater is a zombie story like you’ve never read before. When Kristina rises from her violent death, she’s not the same fragile woman her family once abandoned. She’s rageful, powerful, and hungry—for the blood of the ones who were supposed to love her. With a newfound craving to see vengeance and grief served, she launches into a once-in-an-undead-lifetime journey across blood-slicked highways to the scor

THE LIBRARY AFTER DARK ANDE PLIEGO ** In the centre of New York stands the city’s most notorious library. It has a history of mysterious disappearances and freak accidents. But tonight, it opens its doors to welcome a group of strangers for an exclusive after-hours tour. The famous author. The journalist. The professor. The bookseller. The architect. They are here to see a legendary book – one of the most valuable in the world. But each visitor also has other, more sinister r

HUNGER & THIRST CLAIRE FULLER **** 1987: After a childhood trauma and years in and out of the care system, sixteen-year-old Ursula finds herself with a new job in the postroom of a local art school, a bed in a halfway house, and—delightfully— some new friends, including wild-child, Sue. When Ursula is invited to join a squat at The Underwood, a mysterious house whose owners met a terrible end, she can’t resist the promise of a readymade, hodgepodge family. But as Sue’s behavi

DISSECTION OF A MURDER JO MURRAY ***** A dead judge. A silent defendant. And a courtroom full of liars. When Leila Reynolds is handed her first murder case, she’s shocked at how high-profile it is: the murder of a well-respected, well-known judge. This shouldn’t be the kind of case she’s leading; it’s way beyond her expertise. But the defendant, Jack Millman, is clear. He wants her, and only her. To make things worse, he’s refusing to talk. How is she supposed to prove hersel

JAPANESE GOTHIC KYLIE LEE BAKER ***** 2025 Lee can't remember exactly where he hid the body, but he can remember the blood. Hiding out at his father's centuries-old home in Japan, Lee knows something is wrong with him, and he knows it has something to do with his mother's disappearance almost a decade ago. 1877 A female samurai, Sen, stalks the borders of her home to protect her family from slaughter after the abolition of the samurai class. She's not sure how they'll ever su

NIGHT BABIES LUCIE MCKNIGHT HARDY **** All my fears have vanished, and I realise now that my dreams were not nightmares but a sign of what was to come, how this will end. An inevitability.' Things were looking up for Astrid Aspden and her partner, Kit, until their house flooded. With Astrid's first solo art exhibition just weeks away, her paintings are ruined and excitement has turned to despair. She is thrown a lifeline when her best friend Flora invites her to stay in a run

MARS ONE CHARLOTTE ROBINSON **** ONE SMALL STEP. ONE FATAL MISTAKE. On the barren plains of the Kazakh Steppe, Alyssa Wright stands on the brink of the most ambitious space flight in history: a one-way mission to Mars. But when disaster strikes, she begins to uncover a conspiracy that threatens her life - and the lives of everyone on board. In Hong Kong, a coder vanishes from his home, leaving nothing behind but a cryptic warning and his cat. Pursued by violent forces, his si

YESTERYEAR CARO CLAIRE BURKE ***** 'My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…' Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What Natalie’s followers don’t

YOUR BEHAVIOUR WILL BE MONITORED JUSTIN FEINSTEIN ***** Megacorporation UniView is poised to cement their reputation as “the most trusted name in AI.” After pioneering self-driving and HR bots, UniView is now barreling toward an audacious new launch. That is, if they can pull it off in time. Enter Noah. A down-and-out copywriter reeling from a midlife crisis, he isn’t the typical hire for a groundbreaking tech company full of brilliant engineers and run by a cutthroat CEO. Bu

WOLF WORM T. KINGFISHER ***** The year is 1899 and Sonia Wilson is a scientific illustrator without work, prospects or hope. When the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use. But soon enough she finds that there are darker things at work in the Carolina woods. What happened to her predecessor, Halder’s wife? Why are animals acting so s

IT ENDS HERE HEIDI PERKS ***** You are one of five strangers whose day will start with the worst phone call imaginable.Your loved one is in danger. They are part of a group trapped in a café in a sleepy marina town. The young barista on the early shift The bestselling novelist looking for a writing spot The husband on his way back from a work trip The influencer mum whose picture-perfect life isn’t the whole truth The woman starting her birthday with a quiet coffee As the hou

THE OTHER YOU CARYS GREEN **** Elena and Stu are barely holding it together. Their newborn screams through the night, their nerves are frayed, and their marriage is hanging by a thread. Then comes More You: a company offering an impossible solution — a clone. For a price, they can have another Elena. One who is fresh. Alert. At first, it feels like salvation. The clone is calm, capable, perfect. But soon she starts to pick up Elena’s habits. Her voice. Her smile. And in the q

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER REBECCA PHILIPSON ***** EVERY SERIAL KILLER HAS A STORY TO TELL . . . Denver Brady claims to be the most successful serial killer of our time – and that’s precisely why you’ve never heard of him.But with the publication of his manual for aspiring serial killers, How to Get Away with Murder , that’s about to change.When a copy is found at the home of a girl who was tragically murdered, DI Samantha Hansen is given the job of tracking down the elusive