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by Maggie O'Farrell

€16.99

'You will never understand how the land remembers, how deep the roots grow' A spellbinding story of separation, longing, recovery and survival as a family makes a new home in the aftermath of tragedy. 'A heart-bursting story of resilience and love' Louise Kennedy 'Haunting and elemental' Ferdia Lennon 'Wondrous and magisterial' Kamila Shamsie 'Breathtaking' Daniel Mason 'A work of towering imagination and empathy' Roisìn O'Donnell 'As visceral as a novel can get' Yael van der Wouden On a windswept peninsula stretching out into the Atlantic, Tomás and his reluctant son, Liam, are working for the great Ordnance Survey project to map the whole of Ireland. The year is 1865, and in a country not long since ravaged and emptied by the Great Hunger, the task is not an easy one. Tomás, however, is determined that his maps will be a record of the disaster. The British soldiers in charge are due to arrive any day, expecting the work to be completed, but Tomás is sent off course by an unsettling encounter in a copse. His life, and those of his family, will never be the same again. Liam is terrified by the sudden change in his taciturn father. What was it that caused such cracks to open in Tomás and how is Liam, aged only ten, going to finish the mapping, and get them both home? Land is a story of buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and history, nothing ever goes away. Ideal for readers who… Enjoy Irish historical fiction set in the aftermath of the Great Hunger. Read Maggie O’Farrell for emotionally rich stories of family, memory and loss. Are drawn to novels where landscape, history and grief shape the characters’ lives. Want a literary paperback about the Ordnance Survey, survival and home. Like atmospheric fiction with ancient woodland, persistent ghosts and buried histories.

by Ciara Mageean

€21.99

Few Irish track athletes are as universally loved as Ciara Mageean, who has remained endearingly down-to-earth, candid and optimistic despite the dramatic twists and turns of her world-class career. In 2024 she finally won a European title, crossing the line to secure that gold medal in a moment of pure euphoria. Two months later, at the peak of her power, an excruciating injury derailed her once again, forcing an eleventh-hour withdrawal from the Paris Olympics. In the City of Love she went, overnight, from competitor to heartbroken tourist. Nothing, she thought, will ever be as bad as this … and then she got the worst news of her life. My Greatest Race is a sports memoir like no other, a devastating contrast between the elite athlete road that so few get to travel and the all-too-familiar cancer journey that so many do. Ideal for readers who: Look to sports memoirs for identity, resilience and purpose beyond medals. Follow Ciara Mageean’s triumphs, injuries and emotional honesty. Come for the Olympic heartbreak to deepen the story rather than define it completely. Care about athletes as whole people, not just performances on the track.

by Karin Slaughter

€14.99

The next thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Good Daughter and the Will Trent Series. Welcome to North Falls. A small town with big secrets… 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors. When gunshots ring out, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating crime scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs, left for dead. Everyone thinks they know what happened. But secrets are buried everywhere in this small town. And it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth… Ideal for readers who… Are following Karin Slaughter’s North Falls series after We Are All Guilty Here . Want a small-town crime thriller where rumours and family secrets drive the mystery. Enjoy bestselling crime fiction with sheriff investigations and buried community secrets. Are looking for the next North Falls thriller to pre-order or gift. Like Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent books and want her newest series.

by Patrick Freyne

€15.99

The Heathens thought of themselves as 'the 1000th best band of all time'. Then their tour van crashed, and one of their members died. Twenty years later, weird things are happening in Dublin, bringing the surviving members of the band together in ways none of them could have anticipated and lifting the lid on mysteries from their shared past. Experts in a Dying Field is a gloriously sharp, witty and surprising novel about friendship, secrets, the strange workings of grief and guilt, and the joyful alchemy of music, from a writer with a unique ability to access humour and deep emotion. Ideal for readers who… Enjoy Irish fiction set in Dublin, with music, memory and friendship at its heart. Are drawn to novels about bands, creative ambition and the friendships that survive failure. Like literary fiction that balances humour with grief, guilt and emotional depth. Want a contemporary Irish paperback from Patrick Freyne, features writer at the Irish Times. Are looking for a thoughtful gift for fans of funny, moving Irish writing.

by Lisa Jewell

€16.99

It was the night she almost died. Jane Trevally, newly divorced and feeling a little lost, agrees to accompany a man she doesn't know to his house in the darkest corner of Hampstead Heath. She's offered a drink, goes in, and then - a scream and the sound of something falling upstairs - and Jane senses she's in a bad place and in danger. She runs. Twenty five years later, Jane finds herself outside the same house, this time to return a small white dog who's been found near her home in the country; a dog whose owner has just been reported missing. A fleeting glimpse of a haunted looking woman through the window sends Jane on a mission to uncover the house's secrets - secrets more terrifying than she could have ever imagined, especially when she realises it could have been her... A missing woman, a dysfunctional family and dark, dark secrets... Prepare to be hooked: it's the new Lisa Jewell thriller. Ideal for readers who: Want a Lisa Jewell thriller centred on a house that never stopped feeling dangerous. Enjoy missing-woman plots with family secrets, old fear and a returning witness. Like polished domestic suspense that turns one past escape into a present investigation. Appreciate cliff-edge tension without losing the psychological unease underneath.

by Mary Watson

€16.99

The unputdownable new domestic thriller from the instant Irish Times bestselling author of THE CLEANER , about a woman accused of murdering her lover. You never know what happens behind closed doors. Rafe seems like your perfect man – intelligent, charming, attractive. He also happens to be your boss. You’re too swept up to care for office gossip. In Rafe, you have found the one. You go back to his house one evening and falls asleep in his arms. When you wake, you reach out for him. But something feels cold beside you… Rafe is dead – murdered in bed as you lay next to him – and everyone is going to think you did it. Ideal for readers who… Want a domestic thriller built around obsession, suspicion and a dangerous workplace affair. Enjoy crime fiction where the central question is whether the narrator can be trusted. Are looking for relationship-driven suspense from the author of The Cleaner . Like thriller and suspense novels with a strong opening hook and intimate stakes. Want a trade paperback crime thriller to pre-order or gift.

by Freida McFadden

€8.99

“Take the propulsive darkness of Gone Girl , the prolific output of Colleen Hoover, and the addictive twists of Harlan Coben, and you have something close to Freida McFadden.” - The Independent “Intimidatingly prolific” - The Sunday Times Wedding bells chime in this thrilling addition to The Housemaid series: a short story from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden, set between The Housemaid's Secret and The Housemaid is Watching . This new edition features exclusive content from Freida McFadden's upcoming, not-yet-announced book release! Today is supposed to be the happiest day of my life. I'm engaged to the man of my dreams, and in a few short hours, I'm going to stand before a judge, who will declare us husband and wife, 'til death do us part. Despite some bumps in the road, this day is everything I dreamed it would be. There's only one problem: Someone out there doesn't want me to live long enough to say my vows. And if I'm not careful, they may very well get their wish... Step back into the irresistible world of The Housemaid with this short story set between Books 2 and 3 in the series. Plus, be one of the first to see exclusive content from another upcoming Freida McFadden release-only available in this edition! Ideal for readers who… Are following Freida McFadden’s Housemaid series and want the story set between Books 2 and 3. Enjoy psychological thrillers with wedding-day tension, secrets and a threat close to home. Want a short, fast Freida McFadden read featuring Millie and The Housemaid world. Are looking for a paperback thriller gift for fans of bestselling suspense fiction. Like mystery and suspense stories with domestic danger and a sharp central hook.

by Faith Hogan

€15.99

From the bestselling author of The Bookshop Ladies , Faith Hogan, comes a wonderfully gripping and poignant story of two sisters and their family hotel on peaceful Pin Hill Island, once a thriving family business now struggling to survive. All Blythe Carney ever wanted was to become a hotelier and run her family’s business, the Hope Square Hotel. But fate, and her grandfather, intervened and it fell into her younger sister Rae’s lap, taking her dreams with it. Now Blythe owns Still Water House, the most exclusive guest house on Pin Hill Island, but she can’t help but feel she’s still not living the life she was meant to. Rae Johnson had no interest in taking over the hotel, her dreams lay elsewhere, but when she ended up with the family business her sister had set her heart on, her sense of duty to continue their family legacy with her husband was too strong to ignore. Now, fifteen years later, newly widowed Rae is struggling to keep the hotel afloat and she knows that selling it could be the final straw in her already fragile relationship with her sister. What do you do when your sister lives the life that you’d set your heart on? And when the perfect storm is brewing, surely, it’s time to put aside the jealousy and disappointment that can tear a family apart, and fight for the future you have always dreamed of? Ideal for readers who… Enjoy heart-warming Irish fiction about sisters, inheritance and complicated family bonds. Are drawn to novels set around hotels, guest houses and close-knit island communities. Like emotional stories about second chances, jealousy, grief and reconciliation. Want a new Faith Hogan paperback after enjoying The Bookshop Ladies . Are looking for an accessible book club read with family drama and warmth.

by John Patrick Green

€11.99

Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Mango and Brash are back in Weather or Not - the ninth full colour comic book adventure by John Patrick Green. Perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey . The InvestiGators' latest case is a dairy disaster! The city's water supply has been replaced with milk and the newest feline agents, the InvestiGatos, don't seem to be complaining. What's with the monkey-scientists and why is the rain green?! All will be revealed in this sticky volume of InvestiGators! The InvestiGators series is a hit with readers of all ages and covers positive themes like: Fun teamwork Never giving up Pesky problem-solving Collect all the books in the hilarious series of graphic novels for kids: InvestiGators , Take the Plunge , Off the Hook and tons more. Don't miss Agents of S.U.I.T. , the spin-off series featuring Mango and Brash's colourful coworkers. Ideal for readers who… Are collecting the InvestiGators series and want Mango and Brash’s ninth comic adventure. Enjoy full-colour graphic novels packed with puns, jokes and fast-moving mystery plots. Like kids’ books with animal detectives, teamwork and silly problem-solving energy. Want a funny choice for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey . Are looking for a hardback gift for children who prefer comics and visual storytelling.

by Sheena Dempsey

€8.99

Time-travelling penguins Pablo and Splash are on board a Viking longship in this hilarious full-colour graphic novel. Fans of Bunny vs Monkey or InvestiGATORS will love it. 'You'll laugh your flippers off!' John Patrick Green, creator of InvestiGATORS 'Irresistibly funny' Guardian 'I wish I could time travel with Pablo and Splash. They make me laugh so much' - Noah, age 8 When Pablo and Splash tell their cheeky friend Benji about the Vikings and their impressive longships, Benji is amazed. He's desperate to steal a time machine and go plundering for treasure with those ancient warriors. Our time-travelling heroes Pablo and Splash must get to Viking-era Ireland in time to warn the monks about the imminent invasion - and make their own mark on history. 'Pablo and Splash are hilarious. I love this book!' - Oscar, age 7 'Gripping and enjoyable... should be recommended whatever the age of the reader. A really fun, enjoyable read. 10/10' Irish Times on Pablo and Splash Don't miss the special World Book Day 2026 mini book too - Pablo and Splash: The Castle Quest Ideal for readers who: Love funny graphic novels with time travel, Vikings and mischievous animal heroes. Want a lively adventure that blends history with jokes and full-colour action. Enjoy stories where chaos, friendship and quick thinking save the day. Look for Bunny vs Monkey or InvestiGATORS-style humour with a fresh penguin twist.

by Janice Hallett

€9.49

The second children’s murder mystery from number-one-bestselling author of The Appeal, Janice Hallett, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Rhian Tracey. Imagine an old museum with more secrets than anyone could ever guess. A school trip that ends in murder. A crime unsolved for decades... But who did it? Now, Ava and Luke are on the case, following the clues left in a new box of murders. Using School workbooks, museum records, secret recordings and letters the siblings start to unravel the mystery of a body in the basement. But can they discover what really happened... before the killer strikes again? YOU know the facts. YOU have all the clues. Can YOU solve the mystery before they do? Ideal for readers who: Reach for workbooks, records, recordings and letters becoming part of the mystery. Look for a museum trip, an old murder and sibling detectives to make the setup clear. Get drawn into puzzle-led storytelling that lets them investigate alongside Ava and Luke. Feel better served by spooky history that stays accessible without losing its thrill.

by Sinéad Moriarty

€9.49

Grace is excited for the neighbourhood Halloween party - until a spark from the bonfire turns her night upside down, sending her to hospital and leaving her with scars that change how she sees herself. Later, back at school, Grace struggles with the stares and unkind words. But, as she slowly begins to heal, Grace learns that true friends shine brightest when times are dark - and that she is braver and stronger than she ever imagined. Ideal for readers who: Want children's fiction about scars, confidence and kindness after a frightening accident. Like school stories that address stares and unkind words with warmth. Enjoy gentle resilience narratives where friendship helps a child heal. Appreciate books that build courage without pretending recovery is instant.