A dark, satirical thriller by the bestselling Japanese author, following the perilous train ride of five highly motivated assassins—soon to be a major film from Sony

Summoning up more than 20 years of Japan´s most dramatic history, the geisha´s story uncovers a hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation. It moves from a small fishing village in 1929 to the glamorous and decadent Kyoto of the 30s and on to postwar New York.

A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.

NOW A SMASH-HIT TV SERIES WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM MARGARET ATWOOD.

Discover this selection of the best of Dickens' Christmas stories and writings in one beautiful gift edition. The ultimate Christmas present.

'It's lovely to live on a raft. We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them' Huck Finn spits, swears, smokes a pipe and never goes to school. With his too-big clothes and battered straw hat, Huck is in need of 'civilising', and the Widow Douglas is determined to take him in hand. 

‘Look here! Here’s a jolly life! What’s the odds where it comes from?’ Meet the Artful Dodger, as roistering and swaggering a young gentleman as ever stood four foot six. 

'The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick' When a tornado crashes through Kansas City, Dorothy and her dog Toto are whisked far away, over the rainbow, to a strange land called Oz. How will they ever get home? And what is at the end of the yellow brick road?

Wendy, Michael and John are sleeping when the window of their nursery blows open and lets in a very remarkable boy, Peter Pan, and his fairy, Tinker Bell.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID PEACE

Rediscover Emily Bronte's powerful tale of love, violence and obsession. 'May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I killed you - haunt me, then'

"Ho! ho! I am the Toad, the motor-car snatcher, the prison-breaker, the Toad who always escapes!"

**AS SEEN ON WRITE AROUND THE WORLD WITH RICHARD E GRANT**

'Don't you know a sand-fairy when you see one?

Malignant forces and supernatural visitors haunt this selection of superbly spooky tales selected and introduced by Ruth Rendell.

THE SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC, NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA "For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive."

Wells' thrilling story of an inventor who travels in time and discovers a nightmarish dystopian future has been adapted several times for TV and film.

The Jungle Books tell the story of the irrepressible Mowgli, who is rescued as a baby from the jaws of the evil tiger, Shere Khan. Raised by wolves and guided by Baloo the bear, Mowgli and his animal friends embark on a series of hair-raising adventures through the jungles of India.

'Who can think of a pirate without conjuring up the image of Long John Silver? WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW MOTION

Read the ultimate Christmas story of hope and redemption behind the recent BBC TV adaptation

CATCH 22

Clever, wealthy, married to a beautiful woman: Roger Brown has it all. And his sideline as an art thief keeps him busy when his job as a corporate headhunter gets dull.

Series: Harry Hole Book N°8 The twist-filled eighth Harry Hole novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller

The contract killer. Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer. When you 'fix' people for a living - terminally - it's hard to get close to anyone. The gangster's wife. Now he's finally met the woman of his dreams. But she's his boss's wife. And Olav's just been hired to kill her. Two very big problems.

Series: Harry Hole Book N°6 Harry Hole returns in a pulse-pounding thriller like no other. The pulse-racing sixth Harry Hole novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller

Discover the novel that inspired addictive new film The Hanging Sun

Series: Harry Hole Book N°2 Harry Hole is back in a gripping twist-packed read.

Series: Harry Hole Book N°5 A pulse-racing Harry Hole thriller that will keep you guessing till the finale page. The edge-of-your-seat fifth Harry Hole novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller

Series: Harry Hole Book N°3 Harry Hole faces a new rising enemy.