Books published by Quercus Publishing

It is 1954 and Bernie Gunther is in Cuba. Tiring of his increasingly dangerous work spying on Meyer Lansky, Bernie acquires a boat and a beautiful companion and quits the island. But the US Navy has other ideas

A fishing trip honoring a dying man's wish becomes a meditation on life, nature and friendship, a literary biography and a celebration of the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland.

A fascinating cornucopia of monsters and fabulous creatures from all corners of the world.

A brand-new biography of one of the most extraordinary figures of Antiquity.

The brain and how it works: an introduction to the most important concepts.

The third and final part of the internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy.

The life, times and historical legacy of the man who created modern Europe.

A portrait of a revolution in English cricket by the twice William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner.

John L. Williams draws on original research and interviews to provide a portrait of a young woman on the cusp of stardom, whose rise to fame was in many ways symbolic of a changing world. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Grace is thoroughly in control of everything . . . until her boss hires Tate Saunders, a brash American, to spice up the gallery where she works. But is there a place for love in Grace's carefully ordered world? Discover Hazel Osmond's other novels, Who's Afraid of Mr Wolfe?, The Mysterious Miss Mayhew and The First Time I Saw Your Face.

The fourth Eberhard Mock investigation - Mock tracks a killer with a murderous taste for human flesh.

When three friends decide to revive the challenge of the legendary poacher John Macnab (to take a grouse, salmon and deer from three Royal Estates), they plan for everything - except an unstoppable young woman with a past and time on her hands.

How an Australian commoner saved the British monarchy.

A diverting and witty crime novel by the renowned author of A Year in Provence.

Human freedom has one last hope to survive the information revolution in the epic, apocalyptic sequel to the international bestseller Daemon.

In eight inimitable stories, Cees Nooteboom, one of the great modern novelists, meditates on love, loss and the shadow of death.

An elegantly constructed story within a story, laced with the wit that characterises the work of this outstanding European writer.

A novel for those who seek to unravel our mysterious, apparently directionless lives... A wry, witty and insightful classic.

The third Jack Irish thriller from internationally acclaimed author Peter Temple

The second Jack Irish thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Broken Shore

THE AWARD-WINNING DEBUT NOVEL, AND FIRST JACK IRISH THRILLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BROKEN SHORE AND TRUTH.

Two 'retired' mobsters, two nymphomaniac identical twins, one religious commune - more trouble in Paradise, Massachusetts for Police Chief Jesse Stone.

A stirring anthology of speeches from every period of British history.

A powerful, epic tale of America's rise and descent, from the Civil War to the Great Depression.

The extraordinary story of the development and spread of the English language, from Dark Age Britain to the age of the Internet.

An optimistic, poignant and often very funny account of how creativity can banish the disagreeables that permeate life - 'a sexually transmitted disease with a hundred per cent mortality.'