Hardback Bestsellers
Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it's not going to be easy, as she's in Intensive Care under close supervision.
Author: Matt Hilton
Publication Date: 15 October 2009
Author: Donna Leon
Publication Date: 1 April 2010
As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti prepares to escape the city and spend time with his family in the mountains. For Ispettore Vianello, the weather is the last thing on his mind; it appears his aunt has become obsessed with horoscopes and has been withdrawing large amounts of money from the family business.
Ooh! What a Lovely Pair
Our Story
Author: Ant McPartlin
Publication Date: 23 September 2009
National heroes Ant and Dec, Britain's most successful television duo, have invited their millions of fans into their world. This book offers an insight into the genuine intimacy and refreshing sense of humour that the two TV icons share.
Look Back in Hunger
The Autobiography
Author: Jo Brand
Publication Date: 1 October 2009
Author: David Hosp
Publication Date: 1 January 2010
On the night of the St Patrick celebrations in 1990, some of the world's most famous and valuable paintings were stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. They were never recovered, and there were no clues as to their whereabouts - that is until now.
Author: Marian Keyes
Publication Date: 30 October 2009
At 66, Star Street in Dublin, someone is watching over the lives of the people living in its flats. But no one is aware of it - yet... Fate is on its way to Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy, friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change their lives in the most unexpected of ways...
Author: Lynda La Plante
Publication Date: 3 September 2009
With her professional conduct under scrutiny, DI Anna Travis faces her toughest challenge yet as she investigates the murder of actress Amanda Delany
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publication Date: 20 October 2009
Dr Kay Scarpetta returns to face new challenges in Patricia Cornwell's internationally acclaimed series.
Author: James Patterson
Publication Date: 1 April 2010
A psychopathic killer targets San Francisco's most innocent and vulnerable. A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence.
Author: Candace Bushnell
Publication Date: 29 April 2010
Author: Chris Evans
Publication Date: 1 October 2009
The story of how one council estate lad made good, really very good, and survived -- just about -- to tell the tale!
Author: Martina Cole
Publication Date: 29 October 2009
Author: Cecelia Ahern
Publication Date: 1 October 2009
Author: Tami Hoag
Publication Date: 15 April 2010
Three dead women; three children each with their families under suspicion; a community packed with secrets. And one serial killer.
Author: Jeremy Clarkson
Publication Date: 1 October 2009
Tells you what the author thinks about some of the most gorgeous cars in the world. This book looks at the joys, absurdities and frustrations of modern life.
Author: Lynda La Plante
Publication Date: 10 June 2010
Seeing Further
The Story of Science and the Royal Society
Author: Bill Bryson
Publication Date: 7 January 2010
Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick and Neal Stephenson amongst others, this beautiful, lavishly illustrated book tells the story of science and the Royal Society, from 1660 to the present.
Author: Robert Goddard
Publication Date: 7 January 2010
Eldritch Swan is a dead man. Or at least that is what his nephew Stephen has always been told. Until one day Eldritch walks back into his life after 36 years in an Irish prison. He won't reveal any of the details of his incarceration, insisting only that he is innocent of any crime. His return should be of interest to no-one.
Author: Jodi Picoult
Publication Date: 27 April 2010
The new bestseller from number one author Jodi Picoult - just because your son can't look you in the eye ... does that make him guilty?
Author: Alan Bennett
Publication Date: 3 September 2009
A memoir that offers a portrait of the author's parents' marriage and recalling his Leeds childhood, Christmases with Grandma Peel, and the lives, loves and deaths of his unforgettable aunties Kathleen and Myra.
Author: Joanne Harris
Publication Date: 31 March 2010
A novel that tells a tale of a poisonously dysfunctional family, a blind child prodigy, and a serial murderer who is not who he seems.
Author: Ben Elton
Publication Date: 5 November 2009
For amiable City trader Jimmy Corby money was the new Rock n' Roll. His life was a party, adrenalin charged and cocaine fuelled. If he hadn't met Monica he would probably have ended up either dead or in rehab. But Jimmy was as lucky in love as he was at betting on dodgy derivatives, so instead of burning out, his star burned brighter than ever.
Author: James Patterson
Publication Date: 27 May 2010
A Private's services are much sought-after and Jack has clients ranging from movie stars to politicians. On a rare night off accompanying a client to the Golden Globe awards, Jack receives a phone call from school friend Abbie Cushman. Abbie's wife has been murdered and he desperately needs Jack's help.
Author: Peter James
Publication Date: 27 May 2010
After a heady New Year's Eve ball, a woman is brutally raped as she returns to her room. A week later, another woman is attacked. Both victims' shoes are taken by the offender... Detective Superintendent Roy Grace soon realises that these new cases bear remarkable similarities to an unsolved series of crimes in the city back in 1997.
Author: Rose Tremain
Publication Date: 4 March 2010
In a silent valley stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic so haunted by his violent past that he's incapable of all meaningful action, letting his hunting dogs starve and his land go to ruin. His sister, Audrun dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life.