If you're a fan of Eleanor Oliphant, this sharp, heartfelt workplace comedy is sure to charm you.
When a technical glitch gives Jolene unfiltered access to her colleagues’ private emails and messages, she seizes the opportunity to gain a strategic edge in the upcoming corporate reshuffle. But as she delves deeper into their personal lives, she discovers that beneath the polished façades lie messy truths — the perfect families, ideal relationships, and enviable lives she once coveted are far from what they seem.
As Jolene starts carpooling with the charming new HR hire, unexpected sparks begin to ... View Full Review
Atmosphere follows Joan, one of the first women selected to become an astronaut in the 1980s space shuttle programme. Brimming with excitement and ambition, Joan embarks on this groundbreaking journey alongside a group of fellow trainees, and forms a particularly deep bond with one of them. As their connection intensifies, Joan finds herself torn between pursuing her dream career and embracing the love of her life.
At the same time, Joan is helping her wayward sister raise her young niece, adding a deeply personal layer of responsibility and emotional complexity to her already demanding life.
True to form, Taylor Jenkins ... View Full Review
With Dip! master the art of putting together the perfect smorgasbord of Summer plates for sunny days. Dips provide an endless array of easy options for your Summer of fun from international favourites like hummus, guacamole and baba ghanoush, to classics such as spinach and artichoke dip, cheese and chive dip and whipped feta. With 75 recipes as well as pairing and serving suggestions, Dip! is the low-effort way to impress your family and friends. View Full Review
The Favourite Sister explores the underbelly of female ambition, fame, and betrayal, all wrapped up in the glittering facade of a reality television show. With its biting social commentary and tension, the novel delivers a compelling, character-driven narrative that culminates in a devastating twist.
The story opens with Kelly, the older sister of Brett - the titular "favourite sister"- grappling with Brett’s death and her own culpability in it. The framing device of Kelly’s guilt sets the tone for a layered mystery that backtracks through the fraught weeks leading up to Brett’s death. ... View Full Review
Picking up where The Satsuma Complex left off, The Hotel Avocado sees Emily relocating to Brighton to take over a dilapidated hotel inherited from her estranged father. Meanwhile, Gary, still in Peckham and awaiting his court appearance as a key witness to the previous book’s events, is faced with a choice: embrace a new life with Emily by the sea or stick with his old routine, including his steady job and the familiar presence of next-door neighbour Grace. As ever, Bob Mortimer laces the story with surreal touches, Gary’s philosophical squirrel friend returns, inviting him to ... View Full Review
Winner of the 2023 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction, The Satsuma Complex is a pitch-perfect showcase of Bob Mortimer’s unique brand of comedy; it's surreal, whimsical, and delightfully absurd. He masterfully blends the bizarre with the banal, crafting a story that feels warmly familiar. Steeped in the great tradition of British eccentricity, Mortimer’s humour thrives on unpredictability, skewering everyday situations with wild logic and unexpected twists.
At the heart of the novel is Gary, a mild-mannered legal assistant living a largely unremarkable life in London - until he finds himself unexpectedly drawn into a murky ... View Full Review
As Dr Gregory anxiously awaits news about the fate of his friend and the woman he loves, he's drawn into a desperate mission he can’t refuse: helping rescue the kidnapped son of a prominent MP. With time running out and a ransom deadline looming, can Gregory uncover who’s behind the abduction before the boy is lost?
Meanwhile, DCI Hope begins to recover fragments of her memory after surviving a gunshot wound to the head. As her past slowly comes back into focus, the pieces begin to fall into place - revealing crucial answers that could change ... View Full Review
In this fifth novel in the series of criminal profiler Dr Alexander Gregory, a senior police officer and a judge have been killed under mysterious circumstances, Gregory suspects a link to a wrongful conviction from his past - the case of Carl Deere, an innocent man once branded the 'Soho Killer.'
Now free and untraceable, Deere may be seeking revenge. With official channels unwilling to reopen old wounds, Gregory and his mentor, Professor Bill Douglas, are left to uncover the truth on their own with the knowledge they may be on the killer's list.
Despite Dr Gregory's warnings, an ... View Full Review
Set against the dramatic backdrop of London’s theatre scene, Mania opens with forensic psychologist Dr Gregory witnessing a famous actor collapse on stage in what appears to be a heart attack. But all is not as it seems. Soon, Gregory is reluctantly drawn back into the criminal world he tried to leave behind when a senior officer from the Met -someone who once betrayed him dudurinthe high-profile case that got his profiling unit shut down - asks for his help in profiling a potential murderer.
Paired with the sharp and compelling DCI Hope, Dr Gregory begins to unravel ... View Full Review
In Bedlam, LJ Ross delivers another gripping psychological thriller with echoes of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Forensic psychologist Dr. Alexander Gregory goes undercover in a shady private psychiatric facility in New York, tasked with locating and evaluating the key witness in a high-profile case against a notorious mafia boss. But the institution is far from safe, and with the staff proving untrustworthy, Dr. Gregory must convincingly feign mental illness to carry out his mission undetected.
As the walls begin to close in and the few people aware of his true identity are no longer reachable, Gregory is left ... View Full Review
Set during the glamour and chaos of Paris Fashion Week, Hysteria by LJ Ross follows criminal profiler Dr. Gregory as he races to help a traumatised model recover her memories of a near-fatal attack. With the clock ticking and the assailant still at large, tension mounts in this gripping psychological thriller.
Alongside the suspense, readers are immersed in the charm of Parisian culture and a touch of romance, making for a stylish and compelling read.
Hysteria is the second title in the series. Don't miss the next exciting installment, Bedlam.
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Imposter marks the gripping debut of the Dr Alexander Gregory series by LJ Ross. The novel introduces us to Dr Gregory, a skilled psychiatrist turned criminal profiler, who is drawn away from his work with a patient exhibiting Munchausen Syndrome to assist in a chilling murder investigation in County Mayo, Ireland.
As he delves into the mystery, Gregory must persuade a tight-knit community to confront a disturbing truth - that the killer is likely one of their own.
With a shocking twist that gives the book its title, Imposter delivers a compelling finale that will leave readers eager to dive ... View Full Review
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