Books published by Canongate Books

Carole Seddon treasures her trusty Renault, and when it is vandalised, there's only one person she will entrust with its repair: Bill Shefford. But then a note is shoved under Carole's kitchen door: Watch out. The car window was just the start. And matters take an even more disturbing turn when a body is discovered at Shefford's Garage . . .

Erik Lingoss is found dead in his west London flat. His heartlessly dumped girlfriend, blood on her clothes and hands, is the prime suspect - she had means, opportunity, and motive. But is the case as clear-cut as it seems? The deeper Slider and his team dig, the clearer it becomes there's far more to this case than meets the eye.

Quebec, 1994. Fraud artist Abigail is the newest arrival at the Joliette Institution for Women. When a prisoner is found dead in a toilet stall, Sergeant-Detective Emile Cinq-Mars is summoned from Montreal to investigate, as he put Abigail away - and now she's the prime suspect. But he'll soon discover that in Lady Jail, nothing is as it seems ...

Lexy Campbell is begged by her ex-husband to find his wife, Brandee, who has disappeared. As Lexy begins her investigation, Bran finds one of Brandee's false nails along with a ransom note. The note has the same message as was found where the statue of local legend Mama Cuento was stolen. Are the two cases linked or is a copycat on the loose?

Asked to write a celebration of life book for the funeral of a former client, writer for hire Veronica Blackstone finds herself questioning the death. No one quite knows what happened and the prominent family are more concerned with their image than the truth. While celebrating her client's life, Veronica searches for the truth about her death.

London, 1667. On her way to a new market to peddle her wares, printer's apprentice Lucy Campion is knocked off her feet by two men in a hurry. When she reaches the desolate crossroads, she discovers why: there, dangling from the hanging tree, is the body of a man. Did he take his life? Lucy is determined to uncover the truth, whatever the danger .

A bold, satirical humour book on how to achieve success like a Great White Male, which Benjamin Zephaniah called 'the work of a true mastermind'

London. May, 1556. Hal Westmecott reckons Jack Blackjack owes him a favour, and orders Jack to track down his long-lost son - and although it seems an impossible task, Jack's in no position to refuse. But as his search progresses, Jack comes to realize he is an unwitting pawn in a mesh of schemes dreamed up by the most powerful people in England.

Actress Enora Andressen is catching up with her ex-neighbour, Evelyn Warlock, who is loving her recent retirement to Budleigh Salterton . . . until the September evening when her neighbour disappears. What Enora discovers over the anguished months to come will put sleepy Budleigh Salterton on the front page of every newspaper in the land . . .

A powerful, raw and unflinchingly honest account of a life coming undone

A hilarious new collection poking fun at the scientific world, from the New York Times bestselling cartoonist and illustrator

An autobiographical novella recounting the move towards reconciliation between a father and son; translated for the first time in English

A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics and conscience set in parallel Londons

The final book from the late Alasdair Gray - the conclusion to his remarkable interpretation of Dante's Divine Comedy

Glaswegian police duo DI Anderson and DS Costello face their second disturbing case when two young boys are abducted

In their third mystifying case, Glaswegian police duo Anderson and Costello must solve the murder of a criminal with a mutilated face

In their first case together, Glaswegian police team DI Anderson and DS Costello chase the Crucifixion Killer

A personal journey - part anecdotal, part impressionistic - through London's constantly shifting cityscape by BBC Radio London's Robert Elms

St Petersburg, 1903. Prince Dimitri Markhov lives a life of luxury in the Imperial court, while middle-class Doctor Katya Golitsyn is determined to help bring revolution. When they meet at a royal ball and begin an affair, Katya exposes Dimitri to the horrors of the Tsar's regime, and Dimitri grows determined to make a stand ... whatever the cost.

Upon hearing of the death of her friend Piper Kingsley, Riley Vasher sees her chance to make a name for herself as a documentary filmmaker, as a high-profile murder case is sure to follow once Piper's boyfriend, Ethan, is arrested. Riley convinces Ethan she can help him if they document the trial, but soon finds herself becoming part of the story.

Ellie and new husband Thomas are called to deal with Ursula, who has staged a sit-in at church. Ursula challenges Ellie to solve three mysteries: a broken engagement, a disappearance and a death. Ellie suspects there is more to these events than anyone is admitting. Soon she finds her own close circle targeted, as a powerful group hunt her down.