The Book of Skulls (Coronet Books) (S.F. Masterworks)
by Robert Silverberg
Four students discover a manuscript, The Book of Skulls, which reveals the existence of a sect, now living in the Arizona desert, whose members can offer immortality to those who can complete its initiation rite.To their surprise, they discover that the sect exists, and is willing to accept them as acolytes. But for each group of four who enter the rite, two must die in order for the others to succeed.
It is the summer of 1960 and fifteen-year-old Lila s life is about to change forever. Set free from the confines of school, her prison is the small unremarkable town of Burnhead, on the west coast of Scotland. She dreams of escape: from Burnhead, from the damp, from her mother s hysterics, her father s stolidity, and her parents loveless marriage.Salvation arrives in the form of her beloved Uncle George, a music teacher from London who decides to stage an amateur production of Puccini s Turand...
A claustrophobic, twisty psychological thriller about love, trauma and revenge - perfect for fans of SOMETHING IN THE WATER and THE WOMAN IN CABIN TEN.After months trapped at sea with her now ex-husband, Mia Fallon is trying to re-build her life. The past few months she's thought only of revenge, but when the police arrive to tell her he's been murdered, she feels no relief. As the investigation focuses on his new wife, Rachel, Mia becomes obsessed with what happened on the night of the murder...
A Sight for Sore Eyes (Deluxe Colouring & Activity Books)
by Ruth Rendell
In traditional fairy tales, the handsome prince rescues the beautiful princess from her wicked stepmother, and the couple live happily ever after. But in Ruth Rendell's dark and damaged contemporary universe, innocent dreams can turn into the most terrible nightmares. Teddy Brex emerges from a loveless, isolated childhood as a handsome but autistic young man. Francine Hill, traumatised by the murder of her mother, grows into a beautiful young woman, who must endure the overprotectiveness of an i...
THE BRILLIANT NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND How far would you go to fulfil a promise to your oldest friend? Nina, in the final days of her illness, asks her best friend Marie to look after her family when she's gone. And Marie does everything she can to step into Nina's shoes after her friend's tragic death. She tries to do the best by Nina, tries to be there for Nina's young children, tries to support Nina's grieving husband, trie...