Richard Yeats Here is more than fine writing; here is what, added to fine writing, makes a book come immediately, intensely and brilliantly alive...a masterpiece' Tennessee Williams. 'Easily the best...

Patricia Highsmith   With its sinister humor and genius plotting, Ripley's Game is an enduring portrait of a compulsive, sociopathic American antihero. Living on his posh French estate with his...

Patricia Highsmith Penguin Readers are simplified texts designed in association with Longman, the world famous educational publisher, to provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Each...

Roman Halter A Holocaust survivor's account of his six-year journey through the enclaves of Nazi Europe describes how his home was seized by Hitler's armies, who forced him to become...

Terry Deary Illustrated by Martin BrownThis title follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to brave Boudicca and the poor old peasants. Find...

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Do not panic.Lord Thistlebottom's Book of Pitfalls and How to Survive Them has taught Roxie Warbler how to handle all sorts of situations. If Roxie's ever lost...

Lee Child Jack Reacher races to solve the perfect crime in the fourth novel in Lee Child’s New York Times bestselling series. Across the country, women are being murdered, victims of a disciplined...

Author: Vikram Chandra Sartaj, the only Sikh inspector in the whole of Mumbai, is used to being identified by his turban, beard and the sharp cut of his trousers. But...

Niamh Greene When Susie's maiden aunt gives her a housekeeping journal, she expects Susie to use it for jotting down nutritious recipes and planning household budgets. But Susie has more...

Rob Lloyd Jones A fantastic flap book that takes children on a journey through London from ancient times to today. Fabulous scenes show London in Roman times, in the Middle...

Jose Saramago Here is the corrected grammar: Despite the heavy rain, the presiding officer at polling station 14 finds it odd that by midday on national election day, only a...

Simon Kernick You wake up in a strange room on a bed covered in blood.You have no idea how you got there.Beside you is a dead girl. Your girlfriend.The phone...