Books published by Pan Macmillan

Rounding the Mark is the seventh darkly humorous novel in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series.He began swimming in slow, broad strokes. The sea smelled harsh, stinging his nostrils like champagne, and he nearly got drunk on it . . . In a fraction of a second, Montalbano realized he'd struck a human foot. Somebody else was floating right beside him, and he hadn't noticed."e;Excuse me,"e; he said hastily, flipping back onto his belly and looking over at the other. The person beside him didn't answer, because he wasn't doing the dead man's float. He was actually dead. And, to judge from the way he looked, he'd been so for quite a while. Increasingly disillusioned with his government and the world in general, Inspector Montalbano is considering retirement. He is starting to feel his age, and even his favourite restaurant has closed. But when he bumps into a dead body during a bracing swim, his detective instincts are aroused once more. Particularly when the most likely identity of the victim is a man already long buried . . .Rounding the Mark is followed by the eighth novel in the series The Patience of the Spider.

A gorgeous gift collection of action poems and rhymes for the very young, specially chosen by bestselling author, Julia Donaldson, and charmingly illustrated by Sebastien Braun.

A warm and funny story about a family where the young son is sure his Dad is a grizzly bear!

The fifth instalment in the utterly charming Woolworths Girls series, by bestselling author Elaine Everest.

An addictive debut psychological thriller for fans of Serial, Disclaimer and Luckiest Girl Alive. Soon to be a major TV series from Apple TV+.

In this sequel to the acclaimed I am a Tiger, our feisty little Mouse is accused of being an Elephant by a passing gecko and has to convince the gecko, a porcupine and a marmoset that, despite having flappy ears and a pointy nose, this Mouse is definitely NOT an elephant!

A little girl that nobody wants. A devoted foster carer who turns her life around. The moving true story from foster carer and Sunday Times bestseller Angela Hart.

An Almost Perfect Holiday is the heartwarming novel by Lucy Diamond, full of her trademark combination of humour, warmth and friendship.

The Telephone Box Library by Rachael Lucas is a heart-warming, comforting read for fans of Cathy Bramley.

A gorgeous vegan cookbook for every budget from award-winning cookery writer and anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe.

A combined book of two magnificent works by Aleksandar Hemon, presented together in a reversible single edition: the story of his parents' emigration from Sarajevo, and a book of short memories of the author's family, friends and childhood.

What do you do when your Instagram romance goes wrong and tries to find you IRL?

Big Lies in a Small Town is a moving and emotional novel from the internationally bestselling author Diane Chamberlain.

A medical mystery thriller from the master of the genre, Robin Cook.

Halloween hijinks, hauntings and hamsters in Boy Meets Ghoul by Birdie Milano, the hilarious sequel to Boy Meets Hamster.

A young woman sees her life go off the rails when she becomes involved with a gangster and a corrupt police officer in this gritty urban thriller from top ten bestseller Jessie Keane.

Compulsively readable, and utterly heartbreaking, The Distance Home is the story of two siblings who share a talent that will ultimately divide them.

A fresh and inclusive perspective on the world of drinks from bestselling author, Signe Johansen, including more than fifty cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks.

Set in beautiful Moominvalley, where everyone is welcome - this is a colourful collection of nine amazing adventure stories about Moomintroll and his family based on the award-winning animation episodes - in which the charming Moomins and their friends encounter the hattifatteners, capture a dragon, unexpectedly move house and meet the mysterious Groke.

Douglas Smith's The Russian Job tells the captivating story of how American volunteers saved millions of people from starvation in Bolshevik Russia.

A selection of the best poems across the career of one of our most critically acclaimed British poets, Denise Riley.

Bestselling author Annie Murray movingly explores one family's suffering over two generations, and our power to heal from heartbreaking loss.

A collection of favourite classic children's poems introduced by acclaimed children's writer, Michael Morpurgo.

Championing the intrinsic power of reading, this is a story for anyone who understands that a book can change a life.

Enter a magical world with a spellbinding novel of winter frosts and otherworldly magic from the 'rising star of children's fantasy', Amy Wilson.

From one of the most inventive writers of his generation, King Zeno is a historical crime novel and a searching inquiry into man's dreams of immortality.

Join in the Christmassy fun with three hilarious stories about Father Christmas and his family - they're the real family Christmas!

The moving story of a family's fight to reunite after their lives are torn apart by war in Syria, from Elizabeth Laird, award-winning author of A Little Piece of Ground and Welcome to Nowhere.

Brilliantly funny rhyming story about a rogue Christmas tree who doesn't want to stand in a pot covered in tinsel; but the decorations are determined to get the tree to fulfil its Christmas destiny!

A brilliant monster adventure story about bravery and kindness, starring a fierce little girl who finds out who the real monsters are.