Roy Grace is back in this gripping instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James. Brighton is celebrating. A killer is waiting.

And Roy Grace is the target . . .

Brighton Pride is the biggest date on the city’s calendar with half a million people lost in the party. But behind the opulent façade of the Royal Courteney Hotel, a nightmare is checking in. Dritan Dervishi, the cold-blooded consigliere for Albanian mob boss Roel Albazi, has arrived with a beautiful woman on his arm and a lethal secret in his suitcase.

He has specifically requested Room 321 – a room with a perfect view of the sea, and a deadly proximity to a target he’s been dreaming of for years. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is already pushed to the limit, coordinating the city’s massive security operation amid whispers of a potential terrorist attack. But the threat is more personal than he could ever imagine.

Back in a prison cell, his old nemesis Albazi is counting down the seconds to a revenge that will not just take Roy’s life, but erase his entire bloodline. And as Roy and his wife Cleo prepare for a night of celebration at the Royal Courteney, they have no idea that they are stepping into a deadly trap. As the relentless countdown nears zero, Roy must outsmart an invisible enemy and protect his loved ones before their time finally runs out .

THE UPLIFTING KOREAN BESTSELLER

'Do you like cats? Or do you know cats well? I never once imagined that I would raise one with my own hands in the mountains. And yet, quite unexpectedly, something unbelievable happened: a cat walked into my arms.'After more than a decade at a bustling city temple in Seoul, Bokyeong Sunim - the Venerable Bokyeong - moves to a rural mountain temple where, in the depths of winter, an unexpected guest appears on his doorstep: a ginger-and-white cat. Their everyday interactions unfold into generous and life-affirming meditations on cats, companionship, patience, the fleetingness of time, and the satisfactions and challenges of different ways of seeing the world.

Drawing on years of learning, reflection and the Venerable Bokyeong's own practice, One Day a Cat Came to Me blends philosophy, mindfulness and connection with nature, powerfully capturing the essence of life in the company of others. Translated from Korean by Jinwoo Park.

*****Chance to win a personalised cat portrait*****

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We often think of them as tiny, glittering creatures fluttering about in pastel tulle, but fairies haven't always been so benign. Here, historian Sarah Clegg explores the true history of fairies, and the menace and ambiguity that always lurks within the shimmering fantasy. This history takes us from elf fires in Iceland to a burial mound in Ireland; and from a stream in Cottingley where two sisters created a fairy hoax to a modern-day fairy ball in Los Angeles.

Along the way, Clegg reveals fairies' connection to ancient gods and their role in the witch-trials, and examines their seductive presence in romantasy today. This is a story of how fairy myths grew and spread across Europe, of how they changed and developed, and why we have, for centuries, been so enthralled by the danger and enchantment of the fae.

Paul 'Piglet' Middleton's first book is a heartwarming and often hilarious collection of

stories from his first thirty years working on the beautiful and historic North Yorkshire

Moors Railway. Best known as the star of Channel 4's hit series Steam Train Diaries, Piglet

brings readers into a world of steam, nostalgia, Yorkshire humour and some truly

unforgettable characters.

Throughout his career, he has worked with engine royalty such as The Flying Scotsman,

Locomotion No. 1, and Sir Nigel Gresley; acting royalty, including Tom Cruise and

Harrison Ford; and even helped make a few things happen for actual royalty, namely His

Majesty King Charles III.

Then there are Piglet's colleagues and friends: not only in the famed locomotive sheds at

Grosmont Station, but up and down the line, alongside countless locals, volunteers and

visitors. Well-known for his laid-back demeanour and love of "all things oily", Piglet even

has his own steam engine, Lucie, which he rescued from the scrap man about a decade

ago, restored (with the help of his brother), and now runs on the NYMR.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway, which stretches for 24 miles between Whitby and

Pickering, is a piece of Yorkshire like no other, and over the years it has afforded Piglet a

veritable treasure trove of tales. So, climb aboard, sit back, keep your feet off the seats

and get ready to be transported into a wonderful world of adventure, nostalgia, and, of

course, steam.

'Ian Rankin is an all-time, solid-gold UK crime fiction great - read The Heights and find out why'

MURDER COMES TO LONDON'S MOST LUXURIOUS HIGH-RISE: AND EVERY RESIDENT IS A SUSPECT. The Heights: a gleaming, high-end high-rise looming over Hyde Park. Newly built from steel and smoked glass, a billionaire's playground offering sumptuous suites for the global elite.

But when a night concierge is found murdered in the lobby, the building's rarefied atmosphere is shattered, and the gilded lives within come under intense police scrutiny. In a world designed to keep prying eyes out, where the residents are not used to being held to account, born-and-bred Londoner Detective Gillian Gish must find a way past their power, wealth and unimaginable influence. The rules may be different at the top - but is anyone truly above the law? Or could it be that the higher you rise, the further you fall...?

THE FIRST STANDALONE THRILLER IN TWO DECADES FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN.

A brand-new full-length novel, expanded from the previously published short story The Rise.

*****PRAISE FOR THE HEIGHTS:'Terrific' MICK HERRON, bestselling author of Slow Horses & The Slough House series'. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough'. CHRIS CHIBNALL, creator of Broadchurch and author of Death At The White Hart'

Bestselling author Joanne Harris illuminates the heartbreak and quiet horror of dementia in this beautiful yet haunting ghost story. Out on the moor, in the snow, a house stands beneath a pylon. It is a house full of memories, and full of old things.

And, in the dark, when the pylon sings in the wind, it is a house full of ghosts and fading memories . . .

The house, Kirkhill, has a new occupant - just moved in, fresh from a bitter divorce and looking for a fresh start. The moor is the perfect place for it: isolated, beautiful in the changing seasons, peaceful, and with just enough of the previous owners belongings that it's a perfectly self-contained and cosy home. Only as nights start to draw in, and the weather takes a turn, so does the house.

The cosy isolation becomes menacing, animals begin acting strangely, and it seems someone could be watching the house. Soon, the diaries of the previous owners begin to reveal a terrible tragedy which befell Kirkhill - one which its new occupant may be unable to escape . .

. ***A beautiful, gripping read for fans of Piranesi and The Winter Ghosts, this is a beautiful yet haunting ghost story for a frosty day.

"You need not question me. I have seen your soul. Every haunted memory, every vile thought, every malevolent desire for revenge. I am cognizant of your downfalls, and yet I see the potential of everything you can become. I see it all."

 Rebecca Yarros in The Empyrean series: Threshing Day!

The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series, Threshing Day, contains thirteen stories starring your favourite characters and their dragons.

The deluxe first edition includes sixteen beautiful original full-colour illustrations by artist Joe Requeza and silver-gilded edge.

A vivid retelling of Arthurian legend, from the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Storyland and Saints.

Description - It is said that a monument now stands before the high church of Caerleon: an

anvil pierced through with a sword. It is said that the sword can only be taken

by the Britons' rightful king...

From Sunday Times bestseller Amy Jeffs', Arthur: A New Life mines the deep, elusive

seams of a story we think we all know: the legend of King Arthur.

But here he is anew: a larger-than-life warlord, a hero raised by fairies, a leader of the

wild hunt, a monster-slayer, lying wounded under the ash cloud, longing to rise again.

Tracing an epic story from Merlin's conception and the building of the Round Table to the

abduction of Guinevere and King Arthur's ambitious quest for Empire, this Arthur is as real

as any other, brought back to life from the earliest sources.

Drawing out the dark and beautiful stories from the original medieval and early modern

texts, Amy guides the reader from citadels through forests, into volcanoes, caves and

riverbanks and beyond, even as far as Hell and the Otherworld. Going further than merely

the stories, she provides incisive commentary about each tale, emphasising the legends'

crafted nature and their symbiotic relationship with the political cultures of contemporary

medieval Europe.

Thirty original linocut illustrations map the inky Arthurian myth-scape, darkened by time, familiar as a dream.

Available to pre-order now!

THE EPIC ROMANTASY THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT

In a world where divine power bleeds into the mortal realm, Thais Morvaren has mastered the art of deception. Secretly, she hides her ability to forge weapons from starlight. But, when Thais’ powers are exposed, she finds herself forced into the deadly Trials of Ascension -where those with divine powers are given a choice: ascend.

. .or die trying. Trapped in a competition she never wanted to enter, she transforms her fear into purpose: to kill Olinthar, King of the Gods.

Only the trials bind her to a mentor: Xül. A dark prince with blood-soaked hands, a sharp tongue, and dangerous secrets of his own. He might be sinfully hot, but Thais cannot let herself be drawn into the heat that pulses between them.

Because, to take down a god, she must become one, even if it costs her everything. . .

PRE-ORDER YOUR NEW ROMANTASY OBSESSION FROM THE GLOBAL SENSATION, RAVEN KENNEDY

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series comes the first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic“

It’s time to pay the Piper. Our world cracked open like an egg. Power burst out, and with it, nine monstrous Banes ready to destroy everything.

The powerful Core fae finally slayed them all, but each Bane left a Plague to punish us. But that’s not the only thing they left behind. I’m half Bane, half fae, and wholly hated.

Survival means enduring every vicious glare and cursed outbreak. Until one day, a Plague descends upon my city that means certain death. Then he comes.

The Pied Piper. He rids my city of the Plague, but it comes at a cost. One hundred and thirty people are taken as payment.

Including me. I don’t know what he’s going to do to us, but I know I have to get home. My family’s lives depend on it.

But the Piper won’t let me go, and something wicked stirs between us. The sweet scent in my veins beckons him, while the seductive lure of his magic sinks under my skin. I have to escape before it’s too late.

Because if I don’t, it’s not just my heart at risk. . .

But the entire world. Note: Pied Piper reimagined. This dark fantasy is full of romance and secrets, with mature themes and explicit scenes only suitable for adults.

#1 bestselling author John Green makes his much-anticipated return with a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story.

For rising stars Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo, being cast in the buzzy biopic Andy Warhol Never Gets Old is the opportunity they’ve both been waiting for. Soon the movie is blowing up, and so are their lives – in exciting, but also terrifying, ways.

John Green artfully blends a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story with an examination of the private cost of a public life, in this masterful tale of two young people figuring out who they are, both together and alone. Tender, heartbreaking and shrewdly funny, Hollywood, Ending is a deeply observed novel about finding your someone to trust in an untrustworthy world, and the audacity to pursue the kind of love we all deserve.

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AUTHOR OF BESTSELLING FOX UNDER THE MOON: SEASONS OF COMFORT AND HOPE'Wise and warm, like a hug from the universe. A simply beautiful book.' - Donna Ashworth 'Touching, moving, wonderful' - Julia Bradbury.

This book is for anyone who has ever felt lost in the dark, for those learning to let go, to begin again, or simply to keep going. Through the moon's phases the fox encounters all the emotions life throws at us.

Loss and grief, as our nights get darker. Fear, that the light might never return. Hope and joy, as the moon waxes and the light comes back.

And finally, the courage to know that, even on the darkest nights of all, we can find the light within us and carry on.