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Raising Laughter: How the Sitcom Kept Britain Smiling in the '70seBook · Nonfiction |
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Stephen King | Standalone | — | Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror | 1,168 | 21 May 2023 | 1986 |
The InstituteeBook · Fiction |
Stephen King | Standalone | — | Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror | 624 | 19 May 2023 | 2019 |
The Street Party KillereBook · Fiction |
Emmy Ellis | DI Bethany Smith | 5 | Police Procedural | 230 | 16 May 2023 | 2019 |
All the Lonely PeopleeBook · Fiction |
Mike Gayle | Standalone | — | Contemporary Fiction | 430 | 13 May 2023 | 2020 |
The Scorched Skin KillereBook · Fiction |
Emmy Ellis | DI Bethany Smith | 4 | Police Procedural | 219 | 11 May 2023 | 2019 |
The Killing HillsHardback · Fiction |
Chris Offutt | Mick Hardin | 1 | Crime | 240 | 8 May 2023 | 2021 |
The Man I Think I KnoweBook · Fiction |
Mike Gayle | Standalone | — | Contemporary Fiction | 320 | 5 May 2023 | 2018 |
The Screwdriver KillereBook · Fiction |
Emmy Ellis | DI Bethany Smith | 3 | Police Procedural | 218 | 3 May 2023 | 2019 |
The Creepy Crawly KillereBook · Fiction |
Emmy Ellis | DI Bethany Smith | 2 | Police Procedural | 190 | 28 Apr 2023 | 2023 |
Half a World AwayeBook · Fiction |
Mike Gayle | Standalone | — | Contemporary Fiction | 389 | 25 Apr 2023 | 2019 |
The Cold Call KillereBook · Fiction |
Emmy Ellis | DI Bethany Smith | 1 | Police Procedural | 192 | 23 Apr 2023 | 2019 |
Darren, Andrew and Mrs Hall (At the Dream Cafe)eBook · Fiction |
R.J. Gould | Standalone | — | Romance | 358 | 20 Apr 2023 | 2023 |
Billy SummerseBook · Fiction |
Stephen King | Standalone | — | Thriller/Psychological | 608 | 17 Apr 2023 | 2021 |
Lessons in ChemistryHardback · Fiction |
Bonnie Garmus | Standalone | — | Comedy | 390 | 14 Apr 2023 | 2022 |
From Working Class Hero to Absolute DisgracePaperback · Nonfiction |
Stephen Foster | Standalone | — | Biography | 219 | 11 Apr 2023 | 2009 |
X-RayeBook · Nonfiction |
Ray Davies | Standalone | — | Biography | 429 | 8 Apr 2023 | 1994 |
The Way We ThunkeBook · Fiction |
Keith A. Pearson | Mungo Thunk | 2 | Comedy | 423 | 6 Apr 2023 | 2023 |
Blood and TreacheryeBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | DCI Logan | 4 | Police Procedural | 334 | 3 Apr 2023 | 2019 |
The Killing CodeeBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | DCI Logan | 3 | Police Procedural | 354 | 29 Mar 2023 | 2019 |
Gone to the RapturePaperback · Fiction |
Jason Ayres | Time Bubble | 14 | Time Travel | 253 | 26 Mar 2023 | 2023 |
Thicker than WatereBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | DCI Logan | 2 | Police Procedural | 340 | 23 Mar 2023 | 2019 |
The Disturbing Incidents at Lonesome Woods Boarding SchooleBook · Fiction |
Dr. Harper | Dr. Harper Therapy | 4 | Thriller/Psychological | 152 | 20 Mar 2023 | — |
I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is a Vegan TerroristeBook · Fiction |
Dr. Harper | Dr. Harper Therapy | 3 | Thriller/Psychological | 192 | 17 Mar 2023 | — |
I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is In Love with a PedophileeBook · Fiction |
Dr. Harper | Dr. Harper Therapy | 2 | Thriller/Psychological | 177 | 15 Mar 2023 | — |
I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School ShootereBook · Fiction |
Dr. Harper | Dr. Harper Therapy | 1 | Thriller/Psychological | 120 | 12 Mar 2023 | — |
Badgeland: Memoir of a Labour Party Young SocialistPaperback · Nonfiction |
Steve Rayson | Standalone | — | Biography | 365 | 9 Mar 2023 | 2022 |
Death Becomes ThemeBook · Fiction |
Adrian Cousins | Deana: Demon or Diva | 2 | Thriller/Psychological | 470 | 6 Mar 2023 | 2023 |
The Fall of the Red WalleBook · Nonfiction |
Steve Rayson | Standalone | — | Social/Political History | 300 | 3 Mar 2023 | 2020 |
A Litter of BoneseBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | DCI Logan | 1 | Police Procedural | 327 | 26 Feb 2023 | 2019 |
The Quiet GirlseBook · Fiction |
J.M. Hewitt | Carrie Flynn | 2 | Thriller/Psychological | 312 | 23 Feb 2023 | 2019 |
22:22:22: Frequency ShifteBook · Fiction |
Adam Eccles | Toby Steele | 1 | General Fiction | 337 | 20 Feb 2023 | 2023 |
The Felixstowe MurdereBook · Fiction |
Peter Zander-Howell | Standalone | — | Crime | 184 | 17 Feb 2023 | 2022 |
The Soho KillereBook · Fiction |
Biba Pearce | Detective Rob Miller Mysteries | 6 | Police Procedural | 288 | 15 Feb 2023 | 2022 |
WestwardeBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | Robert Hoon | 3 | Police Procedural | 343 | 12 Feb 2023 | 2022 |
SouthpaweBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | Robert Hoon | 2 | Police Procedural | 402 | 9 Feb 2023 | 2022 |
NorthwindeBook · Fiction |
J.D. Kirk | Robert Hoon | 1 | Police Procedural | 371 | 6 Feb 2023 | 2021 |
1979eBook · Fiction |
Val McDermid | Allie Burns | 1 | Crime | 320 | 3 Feb 2023 | 2021 |
The Bullet That MissedeBook · Fiction |
Richard Osman | Thursday Murder Club | 3 | Crime | 404 | 29 Jan 2023 | 2022 |
The Marlow Murder ClubeBook · Fiction |
Robert Thorogood | Marlow Murder Club | 1 | Crime | 337 | 26 Jan 2023 | 2021 |
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