A MASTERPIECE IN SUSPENSE FROM POLISH DISSIDENT JAKUB ZULCZYK From the bestselling author of the book behind the HBO Europe show Blinded by the Lightscomes a brand-new claustrophobic mystery thriller that's taking Europe by storm. Agnieszka and her flatmates are trapped in her apartment block in the Central Krakow. All windows and doors are sealed, phone lines are down and the Internet is off. Cut off from the world, they find themselves in a strange game played by the mysterious 'THEY'. Paranoia thickens and tension builds as the chilling and gruesome endgame moves closer. 'Big brother meets Stephen King in this chilling novel that firmly delivers with a satisfying level of unease.' J M Dalgliesh Praise for Blinded by the Lights "A striking novel, brilliantly written - for the fans of the dark and gritty!"Robert Bryndza "Tough, knowing, high-octane crime fiction... Los Angeles has James Ellroy, Boston has Dennis Lehane, Oslo has Jo Nesbo. And Warsaw has its own two-fisted crime laureate in Jakub Zulczyk. Already a massive bestseller in Poland, this is brilliant stuff from a fresh new voice in crime fiction."Tony Parsons "Dark, dangerous, and seductive... A truly terrific piece of writing and I can't recommend it enough."G.D. Abson

The Institute

Literature & Fiction

Żulczyk, Jakub

Genre Fiction

Legend Press US

Four babies have been kidnapped from four different maternity wards in Tel Aviv. With not a single lead to follow, all investigators can do is wait patiently for the suspect they call 'The Babysitter' to make their next move. Four weeks earlier, on a quiet street, a medical student went out for a run and was killed by a hit and run driver. Then a second student went out and never returned. Daphne Dagan, a young, talented police officer, is first to realize that the hit and run and the kidnappings are related. But she's also in the middle of her own battle - a recurring nightmare that's been haunting her for years. The strain of dealing with a real-life killer and kidnapper during the day, and the man who murders her in her sleep each night drive her into a place of darkness and despair from which she must escape if she is to catch 'The Babysitter'. PRAISE FOR NIR HEZRONI 'This book has a clever plot and plays upon the fear that there are hidden persons out there prepared to do us harm for obscure reasons... There are passages that make you gasp in horror.'Crime Review 'Hezroni's superior thriller debut will send chills up the spines of even jaded genre fans.'Publishers Weekly 'Thriller fans will be enthralled as well as disturbed.'Washington Post 'Clever, compelling, dark, twisted and disturbing - this highly original novel packs a punch!'Sam Carrington

Pressure Chamber

Hezroni, Nir

<div>"I thoroughly enjoyed reading this gripping and intriguing mystery... Not only is the story full of deep secrets and provocative characters but it also captures the many compelling and diverse facets of Hong Kong in the narrative. This captivating and dynamic book is a must for anyone who enjoys a stormy atmospheric ride set in a city rich in culture and intrigue." --Jules Hannaford, author of Fool Me Twice, Podcaster of Hong Kong Confidential One small island, six troubled lives, and the storm of the century is on its way. In one of the world's most vibrant international cities, present day Hong Kong, the lives of six people become irreversibly intertwined. The past is catching up with those running from it, while the futures of others hangs dangerously in the balance. But who knows the most? And what will they do to keep it that way? </div>

The Colour of Thunder

Harrison, Suzanne

Review\n“[A] terrific debut and series launch…readers will be eager for the sequel.”—Publishers Weekly Online\nSummer, 1962. A scorching heat wave is suffocating L.A. PI John Keegan is offered a small fortune to find a beautiful woman from a set of photographs. He refuses; the job seems suspicious. 
But the next day the same woman, Eve, turns up, unbidden, on his doorstep. Eve fears for her safety. She is being watched. Before Keegan knows it, someone has been killed with Keegan’s own gun, and he gets sucked into a world of suspicion and betrayal where he’s never quite sure where the truth lies. Before long he’s the prime suspect in a murder he didn’t commit, and all the evidence seems to point in his direction. 
It’s almost like someone planned it that way.

City of Fallen Angels (PI John Keegan)

Buchanan, Paul

Three lives collide in this story of family, inequality and revenge. Sainsbury''s Magazine Book Club Choice ''Tense, dark and so real as to be almost unbearable, this novel is utterly compelling.''Rosamund Lupton, international bestselling author of Sister and Three Hours Veronica and her wealthy husband George are unpacking boxes, hoping a fresh start in their newly refurbished Victorian terrace will help them heal from a recent trauma. Next door, Simone returns to her neglected council flat. Miserable and trapped, she struggles to take care of her children under the watch of her controlling husband Terry. When childhood friend Sarah re-enters Veronica''s life, things are thrown even further off balance. As tensions in their own lives rise, the painful memory that binds them threatens to spill into their present. ''Wayne weaves a book that is at once engrossing and an exploration of what it means to be a woman, a moral person, a parent, and a neighbour.''Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Starling Days and Harmless Like You ''To Dareis a vivid, poignant, and compelling read; Jemma Wayne skilfully weaves her narrative threads tighter and tighter as the story moves towards its nerve-jangling conclusion. I loved it - I couldn''t put it down!''Saskia Sarginson ''A five star novel by one of our best writers. I was gripped.''Louis de Bernières, author of the international bestseller Captain Corelli''s Mandolin ''Dares, violent jealousies and chasms between having and not having are at the heart of this uncomfortable urban tale. Simone has found herself a new job but is biding her time to tell her angry, addicted husband Terry. Next door, Veronica has just moved into her smart new home, and from the chill of the marital bed, hears brutal body thumps against the party wall. Then Veronica runs into Sarah, her former teenage best friend, and Sarah hesitantly allows a reconnection. A power game kicks off. The collision of their lives, determined by upbringing, powers Jemma Wayne''s fierce storytelling.''Sainsbury''s Magazine Book Club ''To Dareis a superior thriller, unflinching in its examination of class prejudice and in its portrayal of grief. Wayne writes beautifully with scarcely a word wasted. The characters are real and relatable and watching them all go through Wayne''s devious wringer is irresistibly entertaining. The final suspenseful chapters had my heart pounding as Wayne''s expertly drip-fed plot begins to congeal like spilt blood. I still can''t shake the image of the shocking conclusion from my mind.''A.S. Hatch ''Jemma owes me a night''s sleep! What a transfixing book. The tension spirals out of control and you have no idea how it will end... It''s clever and well written and I can see how Jemma has been shortlisted for so many prizes.''Hilary Boyd, author of Thursdays in the Park and The Lie ''To Dareis not only a skilful and intimate dissection of the power struggles that exist between female friends in any era, but also a daring exploration of our class divides, and of the most terrifying issues hidden behind closed doors... To Dare is a rare example of fiction that is equally literary and commercial.''Ophelia Field, author of The Favourite ''Exquisitely written with a fine eye for detail and characterisation. A poignant portrayal of friendship and strangers who have more - and yet less - in common than first meets the eye.''Jane Corry, author of My Husband''s Wife and Blood Sisters ''In an exploration of very different lives and backgrounds, To Dare is a novel with exquisitely drawn characters and multi-layered prose. Secrets weigh heavily in this beautifully written novel, and they''ll sit with you long after you finish.''Rachael Blok ''To Dareis a tense, fast-paced novel that combines an edge-of-the-seat narrative with an unflinching examination of inequality, jealousy and friendship. Superbly observed, the characters remain in the mind long after the final page is turned. A cut above others in this genre.''WI Life magazine ''Wayne shines creative light on the internal world of her characters, fleshing them out with deft dialogue and interplay with the significant others in their lives.''The Jewish Chronicle Praise for Jemma Wayne LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAVERTON GOOD READ AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN NOT THE BOOKER PRIZE ''Intriguing, moving, absorbing... a great read.'' The Times ''Frank, poignant and bitter-sweet.''Edwina Currie

To Dare

Wayne, Jemma

Literary

NOW A MAJOR HBO EUROPE TV SERIES 'Tough, knowing, high-octane crime fiction... Los Angeles has James Ellroy, Boston has Dennis Lehane, Oslo has Jo Nesbo. And Warsaw has its own two-fisted crime laureate in Jakub &#379;ulczyk. Already a massive bestseller in Poland, this is brilliant stuff from a fresh new voice in crime fiction.' Tony Parsons 'Jakub &#379;ulczyk's Blinded by the Lightsis dark, dangerous, and seductive. A multi-layered story that - like his anti-hero's product - will assault your senses and leave you craving for more. This is post-Communist Warsaw, but it could be Moscow, New York, or London. A truly terrific piece of writing and I can't recommend it enough.'G.D. Abson 'A striking novel, brilliantly written - for the fans of the dark and gritty!'Robert Bryndza 'This gothic odyssey... is decidedly not for the faint of heart'Publishers Weekly Kuba is a cocaine dealer in the dark, electric streets of Warsaw, believing he is smart enough to stay in control, unlike the top lawyers, doctors, TV personalities who are his client base. However, after calling in the debt of a failing nightclub owner, breaking his own rules on other people's property and being caught in the consequences of his clients' actions, all control starts to slip from his grasp. Now suffering under the glare of the spotlight and dragged into the dark underbelly of the drug world, Kuba must find a way through the middle of the whirlwind of violence and betrayal sweeping him away.

Blinded by the Lights

<h2>The tale of a man pushed to the brink of madness- for lovers of Edgar Allen Poe and Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse</h2> 1870.Apprentice lighthouseman James Meakes joins two others at the remote offshore rock of Ripsaw Reef... as a replacement for a keeper whose death there remains unexplained. Meakes' suspicions grow as he accustoms himself to his new vertical world. He finds clues and obscure messages... is there a secret fourth occupant sharing the space, slipping unseen between staircases? With winter approaching, the keepers become isolated utterly from shore. Sea and wind rage against the tower. Danger is part of the life. Death is not uncommon. And yet as the storm builds, the elements pale against a threat more wild and terrifying than any of them could have imagined. 'Unsettling and outstanding'Kerry Hadley-Pryce 'Ingenious'Jean Levy 'Spine tingling historical fiction'@otterly_bookish 'Haunting'@monsieurmarple 'Rich and vivid'@annathebooksiread 'Creepy'@the_book_club__ 'Kept me on my toes'@artbreaker.bookclub 'A story to read with the lights on'@blottedinkbooks 'Eloquent with beautiful prose'@thegirlonthego_reads 'Haunting and chilling'@bookmarkonthewall 'As wild and unpredictable as the tide'@gothicbookworm

I Am the Sea

Stanley, Matt

The Leftovers: A Saga about Power, Consent, and the Myth of the Perfect Victim

Parkin, Cassandra

The Sleep of Reason

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Rowley, Mark

Derbyshire, David

Mystery

About the Author\nTorill Kornfeldt is a Swedish science journalist with a background in biology. She has worked in the science department of Sweden’s leading morning newspaper Dagens Nyheter and at the science branch of the Swedish public service radio. There she created the successful radio show Tekniksafari (Tech Safari) on new technology changing society. Her main focus is on how emerging bioengineering and technology will shape our future.\nFiona Graham has a degree in Modern Languages from Oxford University, and has lived in Kenya, Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, and Belgium. She translates from Spanish, French, Dutch, Swedish, and German, and is currently the reviews editor at the Swedish Book Review.\nHow are we supposed to handle these new tools that could end up changing our genetic material? 
The advancement of the new genetic technology has hurtled forward at breakneck speed. When the first genetically modified children, the twins Lulu and Nana, were born in China in 2018, it became clear that humanity was facing possibilities that we had, previously, only been able to imagine. With the pair of genetic scissors known as CRISPR, we could potentially choose the traits of our children and avoid ageing and disease. But with that ability comes a new set of risks, forcing us to face hard ethical and societal questions. 
Torill Kornfeldt has traveled all over the world to meet the people who are driving the research forward. She has visited fertility clinics in South Korea, oncologists in China who are experimenting on sick patients, and biohackers in the US who want to make the new technology available to everyone. In The Unnatural Selection of Our Species, she examines recent developments in gene editing and what might still be waiting around the corner.

The Unnatural Selection of Our Species: At the Frontier of Gene Editing

Politics & Social Sciences

Kornfeldt, Torill

Social Sciences

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