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£7.99The portrait of a beautiful girl with tumbling red hair takes on sinister undertones in this unnerving tale from much-loved, multi-award-winning author Anne Fine.
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The portrait of a beautiful girl with tumbling red hair takes on sinister undertones in this unnerving tale from much-loved, multi-award-winning author Anne Fine.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder meets Fargo – In Case I Go Missing is a twisty thriller set in a small town with dark secrets that will keep you guessing until the final page.

Adam’s parents run a holiday park by the sea. It’s mostly quite a quiet life, until his friends come to stay for the summer and they discover that Professor Goodspeed, the old man who’s just moved into the big house on the cliff, can make gadgets like flying bikes and pens that shoot darts. Turns out, he used to work for MI6. After the kids accidentally reveal his location to the whole world, the quiet seaside town becomes a hub of international villainous activity. When the Professor is kidnapped, they have to find him before the dastardly Dr Toe uses his gadgets to take over the world.

A case of mistaken identity means Eddie Dontay is hurled into the exclusive world of New Haven School. Pretending to be Bartholomew ‘Brat’ Van Buren III, the sole heir to a rich family, who mysteriously disappeared a year ago, Eddie is sent undercover to expose the dark secrets of the Gloomth society. But all is not what it seems. Eddie must participate in a series of difficult initiations, which prove his fitness for the club, competing against other students. An increasingly deadly contest culminates in the most dangerous challenge of all at a horror-filled, legendary Gothic house. Is joining the Gloomth really worth dying for?

The searing second volume in a new series set in the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment.
Pre-order the stunning Special First Edition of Release Me which features a limited edition blue foiled board design beneath the dust jacket – exclusive to the first print run. Available while stock lasts!

Six months ago, season four of the hugely popular reality TV show THE ESCAPE GAME ended in horror when contestant Alicia Angelos was found murdered in the escape room on set. Now season five is underway, and new contestants are ready to put their skills to the test solving the show’s trickiest escape rooms. There’s Adi, the cryptographer; Carter, the math whiz influencer; Beck, the escape room enthusiast and wannabe game master, and Sierra Angelos, the girl who got away with her sister’s murder. Or so everyone believes. But Sierra’s not just here to win. She’s here for justice – and revenge. As the contestants progress through the rounds, they begin uncovering clues that hint at the identity of Alicia’s true killer: the stakes aren’t just high in this competition, they’re deadly. If these teens want to escape, win and survive, they must solve the biggest mystery of all: who killed Alicia Angelos?

Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island, each with their own secrets and motivations to win the Grandest Game. Millions are at stake, but so are hearts – and lives. The players now must race to win the game, solve myriad mysteries, and survive the twists and turns of Glorious Rivals.

One of Us is Lying meets Win Lose Kill Die but with a chilling supernatural twist that will keep you guessing until the very end . . .

What if your enemy could make your existence hell – both in real and virtual life? For one night, a few lucky students get to enter Ametrine, a virtual paradise designed to be the party of the year – an unforgettable celebration that will secure their social status in the real world. As Madison’s hated ex-BFF, Bree Benson never receives a key. Until now. Despite warnings from her boyfriend, Bree sees the invite as an olive branch, the perfect opportunity to rekindle her once-amazing friendship with Madison. But as the party games begin to turn violent, Bree finds that Ametrine might not be the virtual paradise she was promised. And that Madison may have let Bree enter Ametrine, but she has no intention of ever letting her leave. Can Bree turn the tables in time to survive and fight back?

Follow twelve-year-old Sim's time travel adventure in Ancient Rome in The Impossible Gladiator, the third title in Time Keys, a bestselling spectacular, action-packed mystery series by multi-award-winning author M. G. Leonard.


This exclusive indies edition of Evenfall:The Tempest Stone features a stunning sprayed edge and each copy is signed by the author. A truly unmissable edition of the thrilling sequel to Evenfall:The Golden Linnet – the number one bestselling children’s hardback fiction book!

Margot, Wesley and Josephine have got an awesome weekend mapped out for the end of the holidays before they start high school – and they don’t want anything to stand in the way of their big plans in London. But when they are staying with Margot’s mum and her new boyfriend Teddy in Notting Hill, something happens that they just can’t ignore. Join the kids as they follow the case across wild West London, following the trail of a super creative murderer, as well as some epic street art.

The must-read new middle-grade novel from the author of the super-spooky Dread Wood series. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine’s Goosebumps and Stranger Things.

With AI influencer robots taking the internet by storm, Mikah andhis friends team up to make their own content. No robots, no AI,just human beings in all their fallible glory. Mikah’s mukbang channelwhere he stuffs his face with food soars to great heights,but what will happen when his body can no longer fly?

London, Summer 1951: Clem Fatale, the youngest crook in the city, and her best friend Gilbert are going to see their favourite musical double act, the Wade Sisters, perform at the London Palladium! But then one half of the duo – Betty Wade – disappears. Her sister Judy hires Clem and Gilbert to find Betty. The pair are soon pulled into the dark side of the theatre scene, and into the orbit of a notorious criminal mastermind. It’s a race against time and the gangsters of London to get Betty back to the theatre. Will Clem be able to stage the rescue of a lifetime?
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