Quercus: 997 books
A Private Business
A Hakim and Arnold Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2012
Lee Arnold and Mumtaz Hakim run a detective agency in London's East End. But their latest case could have devastating consequences.
A new client, Nasreen, has sought Hakim's help. Recently moved to a new house, and with a baby on the way, this should be an exciting time - but Nasreen has made...
We'll Meet Again
a heartwarming wartime story of friendship and love - the perfect summer read
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2019
Gosport, 1941. The Bluebird Girls - Rainey Bird, Bea Herron and Ivy Sparrow - are on their way to stardom. From working mens' clubs to the glamour of the Savoy Hotel, fame and fortune beckon as the south coast's favourite singing trio work to charm their way into the hearts of the nation.
But...
The Bluebird Girls
The Bluebird Girls 1
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
The most heartwarming new wartime series of 2019.
Hampshire, 1939, and three young women are about to get the break of a lifetime.
Rainey Bird, Ivy Sparrow and Bea Herron all love to sing. For Rainey, music has been a solace during the upheaval of starting a new life with her mother,...
The Narrowboat Girls
a heartwarming story of friendship, struggle and falling in love
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
'One of the nation's favourite wartime saga writers ... warm and engrossing' Lancashire Evening Post
Spring 1944, and the war shows no sign of stopping. In Hampshire, Elsie is desperate for a new start after her husband leaves her. When her friend Izzy, herself planning an escape from her abusive...
by Tamara McKinley, Tamara McKinley
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Having disobeyed the wishes of her aristocratic family, Lulu Pearson, a young and talented Tasmanian sculptress, finds herself alone in London in the wake of the Great War. The future is looking bright until, on the eve of her first exhibition, Lulu learns she has inherited a racing colt called Ocean...
by Carol Midgley
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
A hilarious comedy about family, friends, pets and boyfriends. Perfect for fans of Louise Rennison and Carmen Reid.
Danielle is doomed in love and has the parents from hell. Her mum and dad are embarrassingly scruffy and their car bonnet is a different color from the rest of the car. Worst...
The World According to Danny Dyer
Life Lessons from the East End
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
This book is a window into the world of Danny Dyer - and he's seen more of the world than most so he's got one or two things to say about it.
Tackling such vital questions as 'Where have all the old school boozers gone?' 'Are there such things as ghosts?' and 'Am I middle class?' Danny shares...
Meet Me on the Beach
An emotional drama of love and friendship to warm your heart
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
How do you choose between love and duty? An emotional page turner from the bestselling author of Thursdays in the Park
Where do you run when your heart's breaking all the rules?
When pillar-of-the-community Harry Stewart dies of a sudden heart attack, the whole village is devastated...
How to Outwit Aristotle
And 34 Other Really Interesting Uses of Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Philosophy might make you think of dusty statues in togas or Zen masters meditating, but the philosophical world has far more to offer than ancient men in beards: it can also tell you everything there is to know about life, love and
death. In a series of highly original, entertaining and often extraordinary...
The Dark
The wildly addictive page turner
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
The critically acclaimed, breathtaking thriller: perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, CL Taylor and Kathryn Croft.
Seattle Homicide Detective Alice Madison is bound to jailed murderer John Cameron and attorney Nathan Quinn by a debt that cannot be repaid, by a nightmare that changed their lives...
by Hilary Boyd
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Lizzie Delancey is happily married, in her early 50s, with three grown children. But Lizzie guards a dark secret. At age 18 she had a baby boy, and gave him up for adoption. She still thinks of him every day.
Then, out of the blue, she receives an official-looking letter from Kent Social Services....
by Eleanor Prescott
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
Looking for love? Call in the expert.
Alice Brown is a matchmaker extraordinaire. She has never, ever failed to find her clients the man of their dreams, and she doesn't intend to start now. As she tells her clients: Life's more exciting when you let yourself be surprised.
But Alice's...
In Plain Sight
The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
Winner of the 2015 Gordon Burn Prize and the 2015 CWA Non-Fiction Dagger
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the James Tait Black Prize
Dan Davies has spent more than a decade on a quest to find the real Jimmy Savile, and interviewed him extensively over a period of seven years before...
by Nick Stafford
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
11 a.m., 11th November 1918. Just when Philomena thinks Dan's going to make it home, her fiancé's slain on a battlefield in France.
Four months later, grieving Philomena travels to London to meet three soldiers who fought with Dan. Soon she discovers a terrible possibility: Dan's death wasn't...