Fiction

The Uncommon Reader
Alan Bennett
What would happen if the Queen became a reader of taste and discernment rather than of Dick Francis? The answer is a perfect story.

Tales from the Dead of Night: Thirteen Classic Ghost Stories
Cecily Gayford
Classic ghost stories from the world's best authors: settle down by the fireside, tuck yourself up in bed – just try not to think about what's…

Murder On Christmas Eve
Cecily Gayford
The second volume of the bestselling festive crime collection, following on from Murder under the Christmas Tree

A Spot of Folly
Ruth Rendell
Previously uncollected and unpublished short stories from a master of psychological suspense. Introduction from Sophie Hannah.

The Travelling Bag
Susan Hill
New chilling tales from the 'grande dame of English supernatural fiction'

Murder under the Christmas Tree
Cecily Gayford
Murder most festive: a selection of puzzling Christmas mysteries from the crème de la crème of crime writers.

Love Letters in the Sand
Kahlil Gibran
The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran, with calligraphy by Lassaâd Metoui and a preface by Malek Chebel.Composed of extracts from Gibran's works, i…

Flight into Danger
John Castle
The book that inspired a major television drama and the movie Airplane! A classic novel of suspense by John Castle and Arthur Hailey.

The Signalman
Simon Bradley
A classic ghost story by Charles Dickens, introduced by Simon Bradley, author of The Railways

The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories
Susan Hill
A stunning gift edition collecting together Susan Hill's bestselling ghost stories

The Neruda Case
Roberto Ampuero
Published for the first time in English, an atmospheric, brilliant novel from an internationally bestselling literary luminary.

Ghost Stories
Various
Draw the curtains, stoke the fire, turn down the lights – what could be better on a winter evening than a ghost story or two, guaranteed to send a shi…

Printer's Devil Court
Susan Hill
Beautiful hardback edition of a perfectly chilling ghost story by the author of The Woman in Black.

OxCrimes
Peter Florence
Following the success of OxTales and OxTravels, this collection of crime writing is the latest Oxfam fundraiser, introduced by Britain's greatest…