As well as a composer and novelist, Paul Bowles was a fine and prolific travel writer. Of the 40 pieces in this excellent collection, mostly written for American magazines, the majority have never been reprinted. Bowles’ career as a...

In 1960, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover and document his native land: accompanied only by his dog, he travelled all across the United States in a pick-up truck. This Penguin Classics edition of Travels with Charley includes an...

Benjamin Cooper and his sidekick Virgile investigate a friend’s barrels of wine, which have been poisoned. Perfect for lovers of wine and a bit of art history, there are clearly more to come in the series.

Megaselling biographer, internationally renowned psychologist, ex-comedienne and mother of four (three teenage girls and Billy Connolly), the extraordinary Pamela Stephenson now adopts a new guise – historian, sailor, and circumnavigator of the globe. In Treasure Islands, Pamela follows in the intrepid footsteps...

In a farmhouse on the Camel estuary in Cornwall, a 5-year old girl finds her parents brutally slaughtered. Fifteen years later the house is deserted and the killing still remains a mystery. Then the body of a 50-year old...

Amelia Scott is a young woman trying to re-build her life in Southern England following a disastrous relationship. It was going to be an adventure, but when there’s news of a young girl found dead and another goes missing,...

With an unflinching eye, Triburbia explores TriBeCa, Manhattan, where an artists’ community has been overrun by those made staggeringly wealthy by the world of finance. A group of fathers – a sound engineer, a writer, a career criminal –...

‘Move over Jackie Collins, there’s a new blockbuster star in town.’ New! Magazine ‘An addictive plot that is packed with twists and turns. Prepare for larger than life characters, fabulous locations and plenty of humour.’ The Sun When friends...

Marlene van Niekerk’s multi-award winning novel “Triomf” tells the story of the four residents of 127 Martha Street in the then ‘poor white’ suburb of Triomf, built on the ruins of old Sophiatown, once the vibrant and notorious centre...

When Callie Shawcross’s wedding plans fall apart, a friend convinces her that a relaxing break in the sleepy Egyptian town of Fidda Hilal is just what she needs. As she arrives in the former Bedouin fishing village, Callie feels...