Books published by Cornerstone

Alex Cross's whole world is crashing down around him. He has been hunted, stalked like prey, his predator priming himself for the kill. Cross has devoted his life to protecting others.

The stunning conclusion to Alma Katsu's gripping supernatural trilogy that began with The Taker. 'We had a tangled history, Adair and I. Somewhere along the way he fell in love with me, but I was too afraid to love him in return. Afraid of what I knew he was capable of and what even he himself didn't know he could do.

Captivating and hypnotic writing from a prize-winning novelist, whose prose is reminiscent of Marilynne Robinson's and Paul Harding's. New York, June 1961.

It is 1936 and Polly's guardian angel has to work overtime when her large family is forced to move from the countryside into central Liverpool. Money is desperately short and with her mother working and her father sick, Polly is easily led astray by a new pal, the handsome, idle Sunny Anderson. But soon war looms, and Sunny joins the navy...

It could happen to you. It happened to the girl next door... When Theresa was 15 she moved to a new school and fell for an older pupil, Daniel.

Offers an in-depth examination of the creation of a British institution like no other - arguably the greatest sitcom of all time - not to mention the first historical investigation into the lives of the Blackadder family, one of the nation's most villified dynasties.

Nobody leaves Osiris.Adelaide RechnovWealthy socialite and granddaughter of the Architect, she spends her time in pointless luxury, rebelling against her family in a series of jaded social extravagances and scandals until her twin brother disappears in mysterious circumstances.Vikram BaiHe lives in the Western Quarter, home to the poor descendants of storm refugees and effectively quarantined from the wealthy elite. His people live with cold and starvation, but the coming brutal winter promises civil unrest, and a return to the riots of previous years.As tensions rise in the city, can Adelaide and Vikram bridge the divide at the heart of Osiris before conspiracies bring them to the edge of disaster?

The first book in a compelling series set in County Durham just before the First World War. Perfect for fans of Longbourn and Downton Abbey. When Evie Forbes starts as an assistant cook at Easterleigh Hall, she goes against her family's wishes.

All the gallantry, villainy and elegance of the age that Georgette Heyer has so triumphantly made her own are exquisitely revived in these wonderfully romantic stories of the Regency period. 'Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail and rapturously romantic.

Hannibal's campaign to defeat Rome continues as he marches south to confront his enemy. With him is a young soldier, Hanno. Like his general, Hanno burns to vanquish Rome. Never has the possibility seemed so likely. But a stealthy game of cat and mouse is being played as Rome's generals seek to avoid confrontation.

Three things, the authors believe, can be said with certainty: simplicity works; it is accessible to all of us; and we've never needed it more than we do today. This book exposes the overly complex things you do, reveal the reasons why you do them, and make it harder for you to keep on doing them.

Princess Agnes of France is thirteen when she marries the heir to Byzantium, an empire unmatched in wealth, power - and glamour. But once she sets foot in the Queen of Cities, a decadent world where dazzling luxury masks unspeakable cruelty, she realises that her husband is a deluded mother's boy with mighty enemies and treacherous allies.

Police Detective Samantha Ryan is doing whatever she can to forget her terrible childhood in a dark and evil coven. But escaping who you are isn't easy. She is called in on a bizarre and horrific murder case, one is steeped in the occult, and Samantha is soon led deep into a powerful coven.

In a sparkling glass office in London's Square Mile - a place bursting with flirtations, water-cooler confrontations and dangerous amounts of abject boredom - talented young lawyer Joy Stephens falls forty feet onto a marble floor. In the shadow of this event, the lives of those closest to her begin to collide and change in unexpected ways.

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATES AND FURIESIn the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, on the grounds of a decaying mansion called Arcadia House, a few dozen idealists set out to live off the land.

The only girl in a family of boys, she knows herself to be much loved, but it is not until Sara begins to work at the Salvation Army children's home, Strawberry Fields, that the two girls meet - and Brogan's secret is told at last...

Granted leave from the Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti decides to finally take a well-earned break and visit Sant'Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna.

Mara is a successful lawyer, and devoted wife and mother. Struggling with a devastating illness, she has set herself five days to make the ultimate decision for her family. Scott is facing his own five day countdown until his beloved foster son is returned to his biological mother.

Operation Judgement: one of the most spectacular efforts of World War Two, where obsolete British biplanes attacked the Italian fleet in Taranto. Operation Archery: the first true combined operation carried out by all three British forces. Operation Gunnerside: a dramatic demolition assault on Hitler's atomic bomb plant in Norway.

Now the same is happening to manufacturing - the world of things. Chris Anderson, bestselling author of The Long Tail, explains how this is happening: how such technologies as 3D printing and electronics assembly are becoming available to everybody, and how people are building successful businesses as a result.

Leads you through the perplexing questions of what it means to be a man or a woman in the twenty-first century. This manual to understanding your partner/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend draws on experiential and anecdotal evidence, as well as the scientific studies.

While women walk in fear of the rapist, the rapist walks in fear of the killer..... This is a story about secrets- dark, deadly secrets-and as Senior Trial Attorney Kathryn Mackay pursues her quarry, so one by one the secrets are revealed. Secrets of the twilight world of auto-erotic sex;

And scalping them. Appointed head of the task force to catch the serial killer, tough DA Kathryn Mackay is soon caught up in the crossfire between press, TV and the police- and reporter Ricardo Sanchez who seems to know more than he should. Soon the killer is on her case too-sending cryptic taunting note;

To the student nurses at The Nightingale hospital, the ward sisters are heartless and frightening, with impossibly high standards.

It's a snowy Christmas Eve, and Detective Alex Cross is at home celebrating with his family.Merry Christmas, Alex Cross is James Patterson's most shocking Alex Cross novel yet: a breakneck-paced and heart-pounding adrenaline rush of a thriller.

Perfect Christmas women's fiction from international bestseller Debbie Macomber. 'Tis the season for love and second chances ... Carrie Slayton, a big-city society-page columnist, longs to write more serious news stories.

Draws on the author's experience and expertise to pinpoint the ten vital attributes that make successful managers and underlie great organisations, explaining: why initial failure often leads to ultimate success; why profits stem from a company's values, not its day-to-day business; and why competition should always be welcomed.

In 2010 the iconic British chocolate manufacturer Cadbury was taken over by the US food giant Kraft. Today, foreign companies control vast swathes of the British economy, from ports to bridges, from the National Lottery to airlines, and from high tech companies to gas and electricity suppliers.