Books published by Canongate Books

The remarkable true story of a modern-day Robin Hood, from Times feature writer Ben Machell

The first in a compelling London crime series from the author nominated for Theakston Crime Novel of the Year

In this powerful, pacy thriller with a fresh perspective on crime in London, Theakston Crime Novel of the Year nominee Parker Bilal tackles our multicultural capital with blazing originality

A moving and personal anthology from the Sunday Times bestseller, encompassing melancholy, morality, mortality and more

The first modern anthology of Scottish nature writing which acknowledges the realities of our times, edited, curated and introduced by the award-winning author of Findings

The gorgeously illustrated sequel to the acclaimed I Go Quiet, shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and which Neil Gaiman called 'astonishingly beautiful', about discovering friendship for the first time

A quirky, funny, deeply intelligent story of love, big dreams, starting up and feminist geekdom, called 'radiant' by Monica Ali, 'brilliant' by Emma Gannon, 'beautifully written' by Mail on Sunday

Now retired, Henry Christie reluctantly agrees to join the Cold Case Unit as a civilian investigator, teaming up with the volatile DS Debbie Blackstone, who's carrying her own scars. When an old case leads them to a serial rapist, the pair find themselves confronting their demons as they unearth a deadly criminal conspiracy spanning decades.

A slaveholder from Virginia is found dead in Maine shortly after Will Rees helps escort a slave and her child to safety. Was he searching for the slave? The slaveholder's sister arrives demanding justice, but Rees is torn. Should he help find the killer of the notoriously cruel man or let them go free?

Sharp and hilariously funny advice for growing up female from the Netflix star of Baby Cobra and Hard Knock Wife, and Always Be My Maybe; now a New York Times bestseller

A compelling story of overcoming all the odds, and a woman centuries ahead of her time, set on the canals of nineteenth-century England

An examination of how we make sense of the world, from the Sunday Times bestselling author

One man's personal discovery of his family's involvement in transatlantic slavery leads to his call for a wider reckoning among the descendants of slave owners

Eve West, a police officer with a hidden past, is drawn into a dark and complex case when she's asked to investigate a miscarriage of justice

A theatre actress is killed by a falling lead weight during a play. As DI Sarah Gilchrist and DS Bellamy Heap make their enquiries they find the cast disgruntled with the director, Cat Pinter, regarding her production and that she has recently disappeared. Where has Cat disappeared to? Was the actress deliberately target and, if so, by whom?

Jenna McCue wants a baby. Not something that the president of a large chain of successful department stores is used to asking for - and certainly not from Spencer Smith, her best friend's older brother. But Spencer knows that if he agrees, it won't be with test tubes or doctor's offices, as Jenna expects. It will be the old-fashioned way ...

A wickedly dark, multi-award-winning noir novel in translation about corruption in the Argentine state

From the moment Wendy Thornton first laid eyes on The Ashes, she knew she had to live there. The house may seem neglected on the outside, but Wendy is convinced it's the ideal place to raise her young family. But as she moves into her dream home and sets about uncovering its past, Wendy soon learns that The Ashes is hiding a number of dark secrets.

From the genius of Scottish letters, a satire of religion, the media and London

A fantastical comedy from the irreplaceable Alasdair Gray

The first short story collection from the irreplaceable Alasdair Gray, sublimely decorated throughout

Moving from Khartoum, Sudan, to Washington, D.C., and then across the US in a road trip unlike any other, this is a book about music, friendship and the desire for home

The second volume in Rachel Carson's classic and New York Times Sea trilogy celebrates sea creatures in their natural habitat, introduced by Margaret Atwood

A profoundly moving account of an oncology nurse's conversations with the dying

The third dark and gripping Harry McCoy thriller from the most exciting new voice in Scottish noir

McCoy must contend with a bombing spree across his home city in this fourth dark and gritty Harry McCoy thriller