The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is Muriel Spark's most significant and celebrated novel, and remains as dazzling as when it was first published in 1961.Miss Jean Brodie is a teacher unlike any other, proud and cultured, enigmatic and freethinking; a romantic, with progressive, sometimes shocking ideas and aspirations for the girls in her charge. At the Marcia Blaine Academy she takes a select group of girls under her wing. Spellbound by Miss Brodie's unconve...

'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times'I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic' Ian RankinA spellbinding concoction of crime, history and horror - perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Jonathan Creek_______Edinburgh, 1888. A violinist is murdered in his home.The dead virtuoso's maid swears she heard three musicians playing in the night. But with only on...

A spellbinding concoction of crime, history and horror, perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Jonathan Creek'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' NEW YORK TIMES'I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic' IAN RANKIN_______New Year's Day, 1889.In Edinburgh's lunatic asylum, a patient escapes as a nurse lays dying. Leading the manhunt are legendary local Detectiv...

‘Outrageously readable’ – Daily Mail‘Beautifully written, dark, twisted and often funny’ – Charlotte Levin‘Dark and twisted, comic and toxic. I loved it!’ – Jenny Colgan‘A witty exploration of humanity’ – People's FriendRuth and Muriel are best friends. And often, worst enemies.Inseparable since they were little, Ruth and Muriel have shared everything....

An elegant school mansion is turned into a "school" where Muriel and other young English aristocrats receive unusual instruction in the byways of love. Shy and timorous at first, Muriel and her friends soon learn to take sensual delight in their strict curriculum.

Annabel Christopher is every inch the star: a glamorous actress with a devoted, handsome husband. To keep the paparazzi and her adoring public under her spell, her perfect image must be carefully cultivated, whatever the cost. Beneath the facade, though, her husband cannot bear her or their vapid existence. Envious of her success, he plots his revenge and stages a scandal even Annabel will find a challenge to recover from.

Mr Mansfield has long suspected his wife's growing disinterest in him as he poured over the pages of his unfinished novel. Her decision to relocate herself and a number of their offspring to the city was therefore of little surprise. But rather then sink into melancholia, Mr Mansfield uses the opportunity to familiarise himself with the hidden delights availed to him by the pretty maids which see to his estate. The daughter that remained with him subsequently develops a proclivity towards ...

'The greatest Scottish novelist of modern times . . . She was peerless, sparkling, inventive and intelligent - the crème de la crème.' Ian RankinOne October evening five London couples gather for a dinner party, enjoying 'the pheasant (flambe in cognac as it is)' and waiting for the imminent arrival of the late-coming guest Hilda Damien, who has been unavoidably detained due to the fact that she is being murdered at this very moment.With an...

*Features an exclusive extract from A Fever of the Blood - the brilliant new Case for Frey & McGray, which publishes in February 2016*Christmas, 1888. After a thoroughly trying time in Edinburgh, Inspector Ian Frey looks forward to a Christmas break at his family's country estate back in England.But the welcome respite of home cooking, hunting trips and brandy by the fire is ruined by the arrival of an unwelcome guest . . ....

A wintry and ghoulish Frey & McGray poem for fans of Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray and his erstwhile English sidekick, Inspector Ian Frey, in celebration of the pair's 5th anniversary...Praise for the Fray & McGray Mysteries:'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery'New York Times'Properly creepy and Gothic'Ian Rankin'Wonderful, brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical'Manda Sc...

Robert wants nothing more than to become a serious art historian. But his hopes for an academic life are put on hold when he's driven from London to Venice to escape one lover and seek out another: the enigmatic Bulgarian refugee Lina Pancev. In Venice, Robert encounters a grand carnival of lust, lies, blackmail, cocktail parties and regicide. As he chases Lina, his heart's desire, the city itself provides a priceless education in love, art and beauty.

**Winner of the 2024 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel!H.P. Lovecraft's most famous horror story, rendered in chilling detail by modern horror manga master, Gou Tanabe!The complete horror graphic novel in one volume, faithfully reproducing the original Japanese release, featuring a title page in silver ink, 8 pages in full color, and eerie metallic copper tones and spot color on the cover.**What links together two bands of worshippers, on...