Showing results for "Body" in Literature & Fiction

Waking up in Borella, a world where mages and their mysterious pets rule everything, Magnus discovers that he is no longer a musician, but instead has become the Tower Master of the Crimson Flame Mage Tower. Some might call it an upgrade, but Magnus isn’t so sure. Stuck in the body of a mage who shattered his own soul while trying to bind a powerful mysterious creature who doesn’t want to show its face, he is facing expulsion from his mage tower in a little less than a month.

With men departing to fight for king and country, women have new opportunities at home. Dorothy Peto and her fellow suffragettes propose forming the Women’s Police Volunteers to assist police keep order. At first, the suggestion is derided, yet the force is stretched thin. As Dorothy and her friends train and organize to help refugees fleeing the war and guide terroried Londoners to shelter during the Zeppelin raids, the ‘ladies in blue’ gain a grudging acceptance. During one nightly bombing raid, Dorothy discovers the body of a beautiful Belgian refugee in Seven Dials.

Serial killer Saffy Huntley-Oliver's life is going great. She's got a fabulous new boyfriend, Jonathan. She has literally got away with murder. And now that she's no longer single, she can get back to her favourite hobby: killing bad men. Particularly Sir Thomas West, a children's TV star who...

Annie Logan's last case left her future as a homicide detective in jeopardy. When a robbery suspect turns up dead, Annie is faced with a bigger mystery, and it will test her skill, her belief in herself, and the faith of everyone around her. Follow Annie as she strives to gather the BODY OF EVIDENCE necessary to stop a killer.

Decades after starring in the film adaptation, Wil Wheaton narrates an all-new recording of the story that shaped a generation! 'A heartfelt classic, well delivered' KIRKUS The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally...

Brought to you by Penguin. How many times would you let your child get away with murder? The new break-out thriller from Sam Lloyd, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick The Memory Wood. When you look down at your newborn baby, you realise they were right, those smug parents you’ve always...

All Shane wanted was to get away from the wreckage of his career for a while. He picked New York City to provide him with a distraction from his early, unwanted retirement from the police force. New York City delivered, distracting him with three corpses and a miniature llama with a spitting problem and attitude.

It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry?

With his tower secured and the future looking bright, Magnus is ready to kick back and take some time off, or at least explore the Crimson Flame Legacy in peace. Unfortunately, life has other plans. Though he managed to secure victory in the Tower War against Starlit Clay Tower, Magnus’...

A blind date. A hidden agenda. And one man determined to keep her safe — whether she wants him to or not. Olivia Hart didn’t sign up for this.

London, 1899: When a mysterious packet is stolen from a diplomatic courier, Sherlock and Lucy are called upon to recover it before its ominous contents fall into the wrong hands. The Baker Street gang uncovers a dark, tangled web of intrigue and an evil plot that could very well bring all of England to its knees. When a notorious criminal is found dead in the bookstore basement, and the bookseller is arrested for the crime, the danger becomes very real, and very personal. Can Holmes and Lucy find the perilous packet, catch the murderous mastermind, and foil the fiendish plot?

Brought to you by Penguin You know the most dangerous kind of villain? A woman with nothing left to lose. In a world ruled by the Stars, cruel and merciless gods, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy promises she will fall for a Star, but that it will kill them both. Yet when the Star of...

"[Nesta] Cooper's narration is deliberately restrained... [Bethany C.] Morrow’s novel on the page is already intimate, but in audio it becomes something almost confessional." — Booklist The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow, where...

Brought to you by Penguin. Stars will fall. Elara is vengeful. Her love is in a deep sleep, trapped between the realms of life and death. Her enemy has vanished, Enzo’s only connection to the waking world with him. And a life that Elara has never wanted has been thrust upon her, along with a...

Brought to you by Penguin. Bella Mackie meets Emily Henry in this sharp, spicy 'thromance' about a woman who is determined to make toxic people pay for the damage they do, and the handsome stranger who is on her tail. Falling in love can be murder… No one in Lily Lennox’s life can understand...

Don’t miss book 3 of the next great Fantasy LitRPG Series by Seth Ring, author of the bestselling Battle Mage Farmer and Nova Terra. Preorder your copy today. About the Series: Following a magic-less protagonist in a world of beast taming and arcane secrets, this series mixes slice of life...

Listen to the exciting new rendition of Bring Up the Bodies, read by Ben Miles who was personally cast by the author and played Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies. With an historic win for Bring Up the Bodies, the second book in the...

In Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy, one of our very best writers brings the opulent world of the Tudors to bloody, glittering life. It is the backdrop to the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell: lowborn boy, charmer, bully, master of deadly intrigue, and, finally, most powerful of Henry VIII's courtiers. But the bloody theatre of Cromwell's ascension will leave no one unscathed. This collection includes expertly adapted versions of Wolf Hall, Bring up the Bodies and The Mirror and the Light alongside The World of Wolf Hall.

“I’m hiring you to do more than guard her, Zander,” my new boss explained. “You’re gonna be her rock. Her human Valium. Her trusted friend. And she’s gonna be your mission from God.” “So I’m her babysitter?” “Her babysitter, her bodyguard, her f--king service doggie. Whatever she needs or wants, that’s what you’ll be. Anything except her booty call.” The vein in my new boss’s neck bulged. “Touch her and I’ll do more than fire your ass, Zander. I’ll rip off your balls.” My buddies laughed when I told them about my ridiculous new job.

Max Baker, a 31-year-old accountant, finds himself in a desperate situation after killing a prostitute in his hotel room. ‘I lost control of myself,’ he says. ‘I couldn’t get the thought out of my head!’ Panicking and unable to dispose of the evidence by himself, he calls on his long-time friend John Kasper for help. Kasper is horrified and hesitant to help at first, but he can’t abandon his friend during his time of need. Max’s family and future are at stake. Together, they devise and execute one plan after another, hopelessly trying to hide Max’s crime...