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These Wicked Devices: Unabridged edition

THE HOLY CITY IS NO PLACE FOR MERCY

‘Matthew Plampin should rank with the best’ Sunday Times

‘Plampin is heartbreakingly good’ The Times

‘Gripping, immersive, at times very funny and beautifully written, this is historical fiction of the highest quality’ Elizabeth Fremantle

These Wicked Devices

THE HOLY CITY IS NO PLACE FOR MERCY

‘Matthew Plampin should rank with the best’ Sunday Times

‘Plampin is heartbreakingly good’ The Times

‘Gripping, immersive, at times very funny and beautifully written, this is historical fiction of the highest quality’ Elizabeth Fremantle

Edith and Kim

One of ‘the heirs to John le Carré’ The Times

‘A tremendous achievement’ WILLIAM BOYD

‘Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings’ Sunday Times

Underground

Every line tells a different story …

Sometimes People Die

‘A riveting read’ Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Year

‘A smartly-paced thriller’ Evening Standard

‘Dramatic, unnerving… exceptional’ The Sun

A Tidy Ending

‘Devastating, deceptive and darkly funny’ SARAH WINMAN

‘It had me holding my breath!’ MARIAN KEYES

’I loved this novel. It was perfection. Highly recommend’ CECELIA AHERN

‘A stupendous novel… complicated, dark, funny and very human’ FERN BRITTON

Edith and Kim

One of ‘the heirs to John le Carré’ The Times

‘A tremendous achievement’ WILLIAM BOYD

‘Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings’ Sunday Times

The Second Woman

‘A timely, gripping and morally complex thriller’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Philby is a skilled and evocative writer’ FINANCIAL TIMES

Two women are found dead.

Both had a secret.

Both had a choice.

Ridgeline: Unabridged edition

‘An exciting, vividly-imagined reconstruction of an extraordinary moment in the history of the American West’ Ian McGuire, bestselling author of THE NORTH WATER and INCREDIBLE BODIES

‘A highly compelling page turner; you won’t be able to put it down’ Philipp Meyer, author of THE SON and AMERICAN RUST

Ridgeline

‘An exciting, vividly-imagined reconstruction of an extraordinary moment in the history of the American West’ Ian McGuire, bestselling author of THE NORTH WATER and INCREDIBLE BODIES

‘A highly compelling page turner; you won’t be able to put it down’ Philipp Meyer, author of THE SON and AMERICAN RUST

The Draughtsman

Speak out for the fate of millions or turn a blind eye? We all have choices.

‘Absolutely exceptional. So beautifully written, with precision and wisdom and real emotional acuity … A remarkable achievement’ STEPHEN KELMAN, author of Pigeon English

Reader, I Married Him

‘This collection is stormy, romantic, strong – the Full Brontë’ The Times

A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Brontë, published in the year of her bicentenary and stemming from the now immortal words from her great work Jane Eyre.

The Skull and the Nightingale

Set in England in the early 1760s, this is a chilling and deliciously dark tale of manipulation, sex, and seduction.

The Last Kestrel

‘Disturbing and heartfelt’ THE TIMES

‘A moving, compassionate and impressive first-novel which fans of The Kite Runner will love’ DAILY MAIL

Two strong women. Two cultures. One unifying cause: survival.

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