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The French Classics Collection brings together 18 of the greatest works of fiction ever written in French - here collected into one audiobook and all translated into English. Featuring grand epics of love, loss, and survival, as in Les Miserables, to tales of adventure in Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth, and romances such as Madame Bovary, alongside many more grand stories from 17th, 18th, and 19th century France, this collection will whisk you away into other worlds with some of the greatest characters in literature within some of the greatest novels ever written.

A book that “speak[s] volumes about our need for connection—human, feline or otherwise” (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy—the perfect gift...

“Boyd is one of my favorite authors.” —Kate Atkinson From the internationally bestselling author, a thrilling novel starring the travel writer-turned-reluctant spy Gabriel Dax, who finds himself implicated in a dangerous conspiracy with global consequences. 1963, Guatemala. The country is...

Listen to Elif Shafak's The Forty Rules of Love reviewed on NPR In this lyrical, exuberant follow-up to her 2007 novel, The Bastard of Istanbul, acclaimed Turkish author Elif Shafak unfolds two tantalizing parallel narratives—one contemporary and the other set in the thirteenth century, when...

David Collins, a British private investigator living in LA, is hired by Geoff Hoffman, a billionaire tech magnate running for the US Senate in California. As his campaign is threatened by rumours of a past scandal, Hoffman tasks David with discovering the truth. And soon David uncovers troubling facts - ones that lead back as far as Hoffman’s Jewish grandfather during World War II. An alternating narrative contrasts the dark, depraved world of Nazi Germany with the corporate, sun-scorched landscapes of Los Angeles in 2019.

Turn a Blind Eye is the third instalment in the gripping story of Detective Inspector William Warwick, by the master storyteller and Sunday Times number one bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles. William Warwick, now a Detective Inspector, is tasked with a dangerous new line of work, to...

Newly promoted, Detective Sergeant William Warwick has been reassigned to the drugs squad. His first case: to investigate a notorious south London drug lord known as the Viper. But as William and his team close the net around a criminal network unlike any they have ever encountered, he is also...

London Olympics 2012. The world is watching as the greatest show on earth takes to the stage. Billions of eyes on London. Nations united in celebration. It should be a moment of celebration. But for one shadowy organisation, it's the perfect target. William Warwick and his elite Scotland Yard...

The unputdownable new novel from international bestseller Jeffrey Archer! ‘An absolute page-turner’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review ‘Impossible to put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review ‘So many turns and twists’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review 'Master of the pager turner' – Daily...

The Essential Classics: Volume 9 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Emma Gregory, Ben Allen, George Blagden, and Peter Noble. From the gripping tale of social confinement in Little Dorrit to the dark exploration of ambition and desire in Nana, this volume covers a range of emotions and struggles. The Immortalist delves into fate and the choices that shape our lives, while Dead Souls brings wit and satirical brilliance to the human condition.

Their long-sought answer awaits them in the realm of the dead….Surely, for the four Midgardian survivors, their journey must be nearing its end. However, to reach their final destination, they must traverse uncharted realms—worlds shrouded in flames and cloaked in ice—where unimaginable monstrosities dwell amidst brimstone and glaciers. Líf has grown desperate. Her sister is dying from a grievous wound, and the man she loves no longer recognizes her. Guided by haunting visions, she presses forward, relentlessly pursuing elusive answers.

To save humanity, treacherous terrains must first be navigated…After enduring the brutal trials of a three-year winter, Líf and the dwindling crew from Midgard, the realm of mankind, once again embark on their relentless quest to safeguard humanity. As they traverse each realm, they encounter fresh challenges and formidable enemies, some within their own ranks. As unexpected allies emerge, offering assistance in their perilous journey, an unsettling question persists: Can they be trusted?

An unputdownable story of murder, revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer. THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER… In London, the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit—a cold case squad—to catch the criminals...

24 hours to stop the crime of the century The race against time is about to begin… THE TOWER OF LONDON… Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, when the Queen attends the State Opening of Parliament, the Metropolitan Police must...

For Líf, her ability to see each person’s guardian spirit had always been a double-edged sword. She hated drawing attention to herself, especially by those who thought her mad, and yearned for a quiet life. Her greatest fear was that her siblings might not return from the summer raids. Being at sea terrified her—the surging waves, the rolling motion of a longship, the murky depths below—and yet her society flourished from the wealth brought from war and water.

Jeffrey Archer's Hidden in Plain Sight is the second novel featuring Detective William Warwick, by the master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles William Warwick has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along with the...

Nothing Ventured heralds the start of a brand new series in the style of Jeffrey Archer’s #1 New York Times bestselling Clifton Chronicles: introducing Detective William Warwick. But this is not a detective story, this is a story about the making of a detective . . . William Warwick has always...

Since birth, she could see each person’s guardian spirit. Whether gifted or cursed, Líf was viewed as an outsider, an oddity, and perhaps even mad. She had thought that she was the only one with such an unexplainable ability until she met Brasir, a slave unlike any ever captured during the summer raids. He warned that a plague was destroying their race and swore that he could stop it because he was able to see what others could not. When Líf freed Brasir, who had been claimed by a powerful jarl, her family was forced to flee the only home they had ever known.

When the dead won’t remain dead, their past is just as threatening as their future… The remaining Midgardians, tragically few in number, have fled the unrelenting elven war only to reenter the realm of the giants. Their physical strain is matched by the dread of what lies ahead. For Líf, this leg of their journey bears a somber weight. Too many dead have been left behind, their souls denied the proper ceremonies to help guide them to the afterlife.

Francis Andrews has spent years drifting between smuggling crews and bad decisions, convincing himself he doesn't belong anywhere. When a failed smuggling operation leaves him hunted by former allies and forced into hiding, he finds refuge in an unlikely place: a small rural community where trust is hard-earned and redemption seems impossible. As Andrews begins to form real connections—especially with a woman who sees more in him than he believes exists—he's forced to confront the battle between the man he has been and the man he could become.