British House

A thrilling tale of post–World War II London, where the peace proves as tricky to navigate as the past, from the #1 international bestselling author of Life After Life. “[Atkinson] boasts an immaculate prose style, a dry wit and a taste for narrative legerdemain. This splendid historical...

"Matt Drabble is a name that will one day be as widely recognized as Stephen King & Dean Koontz" - READERS FAVORITE Detective Sergeant Lucy Sheppard has spent her whole life running from the dreary hometown she fled at sixteen, and Meadow Manor, the former nursing home where she grew up among the dead and the dying. Now, three months after her mother's death, Lucy returns with one goal: either confront the terrifying things she witnessed as a child, or finally accept that she is losing her mind. The manor has haunted her since childhood - from the burned teddy bear that kept crawling back ...

London, 1941. Polly Hope is bravely working as an air raid warden during the Blitz when she saves the life of the charming Freddie Fairbank. Over a thank-you breakfast at the Ritz, he asks Polly to help requisition a sprawling English country house for the war effort. Petherbridge Hall has grand rooms, lovely views and will be a perfect nursing home for injured troops, if they can only persuade the family to give up their house. But then they find the lord of the manor dead behind the gardener’s shed.

Great British Houses: The Anglophile’s Guide to Britain’s Stately Homes is a comprehensive and fascinating guide to some of the most magnificent and historically significant houses in Britain. This book takes you on a journey through the grandest and most elegant homes, castles, and manors in Britain, and provides you with a wealth of information about their history, culture, and architectural significance. In this book, you can explore the grandeur of houses like Highclere Castle, the setting for the popular TV series Downton Abbey, or the stunning Blenheim Palace, which was the ...

The Good House, by Ann Leary, is funny, poignant, and terrifying. A classic New England tale that lays bare the secrets of one little town, this spirited novel will stay with you long after the story has ended. Now a major motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline! Hildy Good is a...

You are cordially invited to a murder… Judith Spears was expecting a quiet retirement. Instead, she’s investigating a killing at a country estate. When a loud-mouthed media celebrity is accused of murder, he insists he’s been framed—and for reasons Judith would rather keep to herself, she’s inclined to believe him. So she agrees to help. As Judith begins to dig, it quickly becomes clear that nothing about the case is straightforward. Secrets lurk behind polite smiles. Alibis don’t quite hold. And someone is determined to keep the truth buried. Unfortunately for them— Judith ...

Cross on Amazon Prime debuted at #1 in over 100 countries worldwide. Now read the latest action-packed Alex Cross thriller. In The House of Cross, Supreme Court Candidates are being murdered—and only Alex Cross and John Sampson can take on the killer.“[Alex Cross’s] innate nature is to...

The British Press. A pack of relentless ill-mannered mouth breathers notorious for their bumbling through the streets in pursuit of celebrity prey which they can torment with their foul and obnoxious questions endless insults and fruitless attempts to illicit photo-worthy reactions. If they had two brain cells between them all they’d still be fighting for third place. This band of asinine clowns answer to their tabloid overlords like starved street mutts desperate for any sign of praise that might move them up the ladder of journalistic depravity. If they were half as smart as they ...

A fake engagement. A deadly secret. A killer who believes love is the perfect disguise. When wealthy widower Geoffrey Marchmont is poisoned just days before rewriting his will, suspicion falls on everyone closest to him—from his much younger fiancée to the family member determined to protect their inheritance. But Miss Jane Marple quickly realizes the murder may have little to do with romance and everything to do with a long-buried secret someone has guarded for thirty years. Or maybe the two are connected? To draw out the killer, Miss Marple and her longtime friend Sir Alec Hadley ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it...

The house sees everything. And so does he. When architect Lena Marsh and her husband Tom buy Cliffside — a stunning glass house perched on the Cornish cliffs — it feels like a dream come true. Designed by the brilliant Julian Voss, who tragically fell to his death six months ago, the house is a masterpiece of light, space, and glass. The auction price was suspiciously low. But Lena doesn’t ask questions. She’s too busy falling in love with the views. Then she finds the cameras. Hidden in the walls, embedded in the mirrors, wired into every room. Julian wasn’t just an architect —...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Rutherford brings England’s New Forest to life” (The Seattle Times) in this companion to the critically acclaimed Sarum From the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day, the New Forest, along England’s southern coast, has remained an almost mythical place...

Great Value! 13 Book Haunted House Ghost Tales Box Set Grab all 13 complete haunted house stories for one low price. Get your scare on with haunting stories you may not want to read alone. The stories are full of terrifying encounters, noises that go bump in the night, ghosts that want to destroy, and evil that is so dark and sinister it will never go away. Each spooky place has a past so gruesome, you must be out of your mind to want to live there. The 13 Book Box Set includes: The Haunting of Langdon House The Haunting of Mercer House The Haunting of Camp Lakewood The Haunting of Bella ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the global phenomenon that tells an unforgettable story of love, loss, courage, and healing. “Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir.”—The New Yorker (Best Books of the Year) It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century...

Named a New York Times Best Book to Give! “This house of correction is booby-trapped with twists, the floors paved with trapdoors, quicksand churning in the garden. Enter if you dare.” –A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window “Full of unexpected turns...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A timeless, structure-bending classic that explores how actions of individual lives impact the past, present and future—from a postmodern visionary and one of the leading voices in fiction Featuring a new afterword by David Mitchell and a new introduction by...

Jemima Jago has moved back home to the enchanting Isles of Scilly. Ready for a fresh start in a quaint coastal village, she can be found in the stacks of Cornwall’s oldest library by day and stargazing in the cove at night. Jem finds the slower pace of life suits her perfectly, until she stumbles across a very curious crime.....

This book presents a comprehensive history of the existential war waged between the Anglo-Dutch imperial system and what became known as the American System of political economy ever since the creation of the predatory British and Dutch East India Companies. On that basis, the book presents a counterintuitive solution to the crisis confronting humanity today, arguing that only a combination of the Four Powers, the USA, Russia, China and India, has the power to finally dismantle the Anglo-Dutch imperial system as it emerged from the British and Dutch East India Companies. The book documents ...

They were once one of the Royal Family's most exciting young couples. Then everything began to fall apart. When Prince Andrew married the spirited Sarah Ferguson, Britain celebrated the arrival of a glamorous new royal couple. They had titles, privilege, two princess daughters, and seemingly every advantage imaginable. But behind the palace walls, the House of York was heading toward a very different future. The Fall of the House of York follows the extraordinary story of Prince Andrew, Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie—from the spectacular royal wedding...