Contemporary Fiction

From the author of Weird Fucks, a witty, bleak, and outrageous account of American girlhood.   Haunted Houses is the story of three young women. Ja...

A moving and uplifting festive short story from Marcia Willett, perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Fern Britton.Nestled in the Devon countryside,...

Alison Moores debut collection, The Pre-War House and Other Stories, gathered together stories written prior to the publication of her first novel....

Cheng Gong and Li Jiaqi go way back. Both hailing from dysfunctional families, they grew up together in a Chinese provincial capital in the 1980s. ...

For fans of Daisy Johnson and Kirsty Logan, a gothic short story collection for winter nights from an emerging voice in British literary fiction'Th...

Ten tragicomic tales of environmental and personal disaster from the margins of town and country. A troubled hipster is seduced by an electricity ...

Shimmering writing depicting California''s Central Valley, the first book in a decade from a virtuoso story writer. These exquisite stories are ...

When Anna is kissed by a mysterious stranger at a NYE masquerade ball, a dance of seduction begins.'So original and refreshing.' Hilary Mantel'Bril...

A sunken jet, a missing body, and a salvage diver entering a conspiracy beyond all understanding. From the bar rooms of New Orleans to an abandoned...

A new collection of short fiction and nonfiction by a Russian master of bittersweet humor, dramatic irony, and poignant insights into contemporary ...

Katy is a career mum in her 40s whos stressed out, time-starved, and disenchanted with her successful life. She has a handsome husband, a house in ...

Following the death of a renowned and eccentric collector-the author of Stuff, a seminal philosophical work on the art of accumulation-the fate of ...

A dazzling Dickensian thriller set in a Victorian underworld inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.It's the Christmas season, and Tiny Tim...

Suspicious goings-on at a retirement home lead to an intriguing investigation in Date with Malice, the second cosy crime novel in Julia Chapmans Da...

**Soon to be a major Netflix film starring Christian Bale and Gillian Anderson**April 19th, 1831. In two or three hours I'll be dead.So begins the ...

Insurance mathematician Henri has his life under control, when a man from the past appears and a shady trio take over the adventure parks equipment...

Áróra becomes involved in the search for an Icelandic woman who disappeared from her home while making dinner, as she continues to hunt for her mis...