Books published by Quercus Publishing

One night, two men waving guns break and enter their Paris hotel room, terrorizing Russell and his much older companion, a famous American poet named Edward Cannon. The intruders, not finding what they seemingly expected, leave without further incident. But the baffling, traumatic events overwhelm Cannon who dies in his sleep later that night.

A journalist - the autobiographical features are quite deliberate - is trying to find out what happened to Lidia, who disappeared in Luanda in 1992, a point in time when the civil war flared up again with ferocity after rebel leader Jonas Savimbi and his UNITA movement refused to accept defeat in the country's first free and democratic elections.

Detective Ricardo Cupido delves into a passionate investigation where the alibis matter less than the dark and desolate description of the human condition.

Tracey Rudd, daughter of the Turner Prize winner Gabriel Rudd has been abducted. After his wife's suicide, Tracey's grandparents laid the blame with the self-absorbed Rudd, and now hint at his complicity in this tragedy. Unbelievably, he begins almost immediately to exploit Tracey's abduction as inspiration for a major new artwork.

Set in a village in Pakistan, Typhoon is a tragic tale of three young women, each one demonised by their past

In Vietnam, Lieutenant Lopez has been assigned to a remote border camp defended by a US Special Forces team and by Vietnamese irregulars. This is a Vietnam War novel with a difference, giving voice to the dispossessed.

In 1974 the same boy had surfaced in connection with a sudden death in his new home. And then again ten years later, in connection with yet another case: a dramatic double-murder in Sunnfjord. The small boy is now an adult, and on the run in Oslo, determined to take revenge on those responsible for destroying his life.

The illustrated history of astronomy - from Babylonian stargazers to revolutionary attempts to look upon the heart of the universe.

An atmospheric commercial thriller for readers of Stephen King and Joel Dicker, set among Italy's mysterious Dolomite Mountains

The fascinating story of the young women who served as Soviet snipers during the Second World War

A humorous and very personal guide written by Bill Bailey about his favourite British birds, complete with drawings, notes and cartoons by the comedian himself.

The Devil Wears Prada with a murderous twist, a rampant satire on the fashion industry and a genre-busting women's commercial debut

How far would you go to save your reputation? The stunning new noir thriller from the author of the bestselling The Missing One and The Other Child. Perfect for fans of Into the Water and Lie With Me.

A gripping new Frankenstein set in 19th century Barcelona - a historical thriller sold in 18 countries

A lyrical novel in the vein of Sara Baume and Eimear McBride, about marginalisation, mental illness and the power of nature and motherhood in restoring hope

200 key ideas of neuroscience explained in an instant

The heart-wrenching new novel from bestselling author Elizabeth Gill.

Three days at the edge of the new millennium, one moment of madness and one young life's course altered forever. A dazzling new thriller from the master of noir.

The sensational true crime case that has gripped Iceland for five decades.

They came for her family. Now she's coming for them, in this nail-biting thriller introducing Glasgow's newest gangland mistress, Kerry Casey

She has it all. How far would she go to keep it? A breathtakingly tense thriller from the author of THE WRONG GIRL, about one woman's determination to defend what's hers - and how quickly a straightforward plan can spiral out of control. Perfect for fans of Katerina Diamond's The Secret and Fiona Barton's The Widow.

The fifth in the Millennium series that began with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - the global publishing phenomenon.

The world's great fables, sagas and legends dramatically retold

France's favourite and most celebrated doctor gives the most up-to-date and easy-to-follow advice on living a healthier life, for longer, in this huge bestseller that has taken the country by storm.

DESTINY, INHERITANCE, THE WORLD SHIFTING FROM EAST TO WEST. THIS IS AN EPIC NOVEL SET IN AN AGE OF DRAMATIC CHANGE. PERFECT FOR FANS OF KEN FOLLETT.

The new DCI Ewert Grens thriller, and the sequel to the New York Times bestselling and CWA International Dagger winning Three Seconds.