The New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew returns with an electrifying new novel about how the past will always find us...**"Literary suspense at its finest.”**—Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Baby“A wonderfully addictive book with virtuoso plotting and characters - for anyone who loved Girl on the Train, it’s a must read.”— Rosamund Lupton

“The Nanny kept me in white-knuckled suspense until the very last page. Gilly Macmillan’s breakout thriller is a dark and twisted version of Downton Abbey gone very, very wrong.” — Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling authorThe New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew conjures a dark and unpredictable tale of family secrets that explores the lengths people will go to hurt one another....

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn her enthralling debut, Gilly Macmillan explores a mother’s search for her missing son, weaving a taut psychological thriller as gripping and skillful as The Girl on the Train and The Guilty One.In a heartbeat, everything changes…Rachel Jenner is walking in a Bristol park with her eight-year-old son, Ben, when he asks if he can run ahead. It’s an ordinary request on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, and Rachel has no reason...

“Twisty, dark, and packs a punch. . . . Gripping and genuinely nail-biting.” — Sarah Pearse, New York Times bestselling author of The SanatoriumIn this pulse-pounding thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny, a group of women travel to the most remote place in England for a weekend escape, only to discover a startling note that one of their husbands will be killed before they return home. Perfect f...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes a terrifying suspense novel about what can happen after all your dreams come true.“A standout psychological thriller…Ms. Macmillan skillfully keeps all her story’s plates spinning in the air until they come crashing down in a smashing finale.” — Wall Street JournalBe careful what you wish for...Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple—until a massive lottery win c...

Part of the CBC Massey Lectures SeriesIn History’s People internationally acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of figures of the past, women and men, some famous and some little-known, who stand out for her. Some have changed the course of history and even directed the currents of their times. Others are memorable for being risk-takers, adventurers, or observers. She looks at the concept of leadership through Bismarck and...

Named a New York Times Best Thriller of the Year and Best Book to Gift!"An unsettling and atmospheric thrillerthat’s almost impossible to put down . . . Will keep you guessing right upuntil its satisfying but unexpected conclusion." — Buzzfeed"Riveting." — The New York Times Book ReviewThe acclaimed author of The ...

A landmark work of narrative history, Paris 1919 is the first full-scale treatment of the Peace Conference in more than twenty-five years. It offers a scintillating view of those dramatic and fateful days when much of the modern world was sketched out, when countries were created—Iraq, Yugoslavia, Israel—whose troubles haunt us still.Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize • Winner of the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize • Win...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED for the 2021 Lionel Gelber PrizeThoughtful and brilliant insights into the very nature of war--from the ancient Greeks to modern times--from world-renowned historian Margaret MacMillan.War--its imprint in our lives and our memories--is all around us, from the metaphors we use to the names on our maps. As books, movies, and television series show, we are drawn to the history and depictio...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes a thrilling dark academic tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition, set in remote St Andrews, Scotland.A deadly rivalry.A chilling secret.One woman who can decipher the truth.On a frigid, windswept day in Scotland’s Western Isles, Eleanor Bruton’s body is discovered on the shore. To her ...

What do footballers drink?Penaltea!How can you swim a mile in just a few seconds?Go over a waterfall!When is a basketball player like a baby?When he dribbles!This hilarious collection of over 150 jokes is an absolute must for any sports fan with a sense of humour. It features a spendidly silly array of jokes about a wide variety of sports – f...

A fabulous bumper book of facts containing everything you ever wanted to know about sport, medicine, space, ghosts, inventions and much, much more!Did you know that...By the time a person turns fifty, their nails will have grown a total of two metres.When it first appeared, Coca Cola, without the fizz, was sold as a medicine.There are 400 billion stars in the Milky Way.In October 1997, a Yorkshire Terrier was rescued after being accidentally sucked u...