Strangers on the 16:02
Priya Basil
It’s a hot, crowded train. Helen Summers is on her way to see her sister Jill to tell her an awful secret. Another passenger, Kerm, is on his...
Bloody Valentine
James Patterson
This year Valentine’s Day isn’t for romance. It’s for murder. Mega-rich restaurant owner Jack Barnes and his second wife Zee are very much in love. However, their plans...
Clouded Vision
Linwood Barclay
Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least, that's what she passes herself off as. The truth is, Keisha's real powers have more to do with separating troubled families...
Follow Me
Sheila O'Flanagan
Pippa Jones seems to have it all. The only thing that the high-flying career girl is missing is love. When she spots a gorgeous man who seems to...
Men at Work
Mike Gayle
Ian Greening loves his job at the Department of Work and Pensions. It might not be the best paid job in the world but it gives him lots...
Trouble on the Heath
Terry Jones
Malcolm Thomas is not happy. The view he loves is about to be blocked by an ugly building. He decides to take action and forms a protest group....
Jack and Jill
Lucy Cavendish
Jill loves her little brother, Jack. She understands what he's thinking, which is just as well because Jack won't speak. There are plenty of things Jill doesn't understand...
My Dad's a Policeman
Cathy Glass
Fast-paced and compelling, this short novel from Cathy Glass follows the experiences of Ryan, a small and lonely 12-year-old boy who struggles to fit in. In an attempt...
Kung Fu Trip
Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah decides he has had enough of London. So he takes off to China, specifically to Shaolin Temple, the spiritual home of martial arts and Kung Fu....
Tackling Life
Charlie Oatway
Charlie Oatway was born into a family who were often in prison and always on the wrong side of the law. Unable to learn his lessons in school,...
The Tannery
Sherrie Hewson
It's 1938. Dolly Ramsden is six years old. Times are hard. But Dolly doesn't care- her family are everything to her. Then war comes and everything changes. Her...
The Perfect Holiday
Cathy Kelly
This was originally written as an exclusive short story for World Book Day, from a much-loved bestselling author. Sometimes all we need is a relaxing holiday in the...
The Perfect Murder
Peter James
Victor Smiley and his wife Joan have been married for nearly twenty years, but each barely recognises the person they wake up with every morning. Victor is so...
Hello Mum
Bernadine Evaristo
It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop. A teenage boy is stabbed and left...
Money Magic
Seven Simple Steps to True Financial Freedom
Alvin D. Hall
The essential guide to handling your money from the nation's favourite money man - new for the Quick Reads series. Do you worry about bills? Are you finding...
Traitors of the Tower
Alison Weir
More than four hundred years ago, seven people, five of them women, were beheaded in the Tower of London. Three had been queens of England. The others were...
We Won the Lottery
Real Life Winner Stories
Danny Buckland
Since 1994, the UK's National Lottery has created 2,300 millionaires. Expensive cars, big houses and dream holidays are all top of the wish list for those ordinary people...
Life's Too Short
True Stories of Life at Work
Val McDermid (forward)
Whether we love it or hate it, work has a huge impact on our lives. From builder to baker to social care worker, these writers tell us what...
Buster Fleabags
Rolf Harris
'His name was Buster Fleabags. He was my dog, and I was his human'. Of all the animals who have played such an important part of Rolf Harris'...
All These Lonely People
Gervase Phinn
Even with a huge problem to worry about, Father McKenzie still manages to see the good in everyone. His job is made more difficult by his nosy housekeeper...
Dragons' Den: Your Road to Success
Duncan Bannatyne OBE, Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis, James Caan
4 million people watch the Dragons do business on TV. Now you can read their stories and learn from them Duncan Bannatyne, Deborah Meaden, James Caan, Peter Jones...
Star Sullivan
Maeve Binchy
Molly Sullivan said that the new baby was a little star. She was no trouble at all and she was always smiling, so she became known as Star...
Chickenfeed
Minette Walters
in 1920s East Sussex, the corpse of Elsie Cameron is discovered in a chicken run. The man found guilty of the crime, her fiancé Norman Thorne, was sentenced...
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