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Widely recognised as the greatest masterpieces of crime fiction ever written, these are the original detective stories that pioneered the detective genre. Translated into 35 languages and with sales over 10 million copies around the world, the Martin Beck series has been a phenomenon. Written by a husband and wife team from Sweden, the ten novels follow the fortunes of the detective Martin Beck, whose enigmatic, taciturn character has made him a lasting favourite amongst fans of crime fiction.

Four men once close to Jack Dodds meet to carry out his last peculiar wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea. For reasons best know to herself. Jack’s widow, Amy, declines to join them. This simple if increasingly bizarre day’s outing is in reality a poignant exploration of the complexity of ordinary lives… From the classic Waterland and the Booker prize-winning Last Orders to Graham Swift’s latest novel Tomorrow, here are three outstanding paperbacks for you to enjoy this summer!

Anita Shreve is one of the world’s best-loved and bestselling novelists. Thoughtful, evocative, powerful and compelling, each novel will sweep you up in its emotional journey. From The Pilot’s Wife, a tale of love, loss and betrayal, to Sea Glass, the timely tale of marriage and recovery set against the backdrop of the 1929 stock market crash, these beautiful books are stories that you will be recommending and sharing for many years to come. Each book would usually retail for at least £6.99 but with this unmissable offer you can discover the joys of Anita Shreve’s fiction for just £9.99 and save yourself a rather extraordinary £64!

It might come as a surprise to you to learn that Brazilian-born Paulo Coelho is one of the most widely read authors in the world today. His best-loved work, The Alchemist, has sold over 20 million books worldwide and has been translated into 42 languages. The recipient of numerous prestigious awards, his books are extraordinary journeys - moving tales that teach, bring hope and have the power to inspire nations. This superb collection featuring ten of his best titles is a brilliant opportunity to become acquainted with the work of this very special writer and, together or individually, these books will make thoughtful and original gifts.

Jane Austen’s romantic fiction has inspired some of the very best television and film drama. Packed with handsome and troubled heroes and beautiful and independant heroines, her novels are an absolute delight to read. This gorgeous collection features all six novels and will provide you with some very satisfying holiday reading this summer!

Travel around the planet and back through the centuries in some of the most exciting travel adventures ever told. Here you’ll discover great civilisations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains and multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Beautifully repackaged in a stylish new livery, these epic tales are designed to help you see the world afresh and will open your eyes to a world in which so much was still to be discovered.

Kit McMahon lives in the small Irish town of Lough Glass, where everyone knows everyone; children who walk to school together grow up and become sweethearts and marry, people gossip and grumble and dream their lives away. For it is a place where change comes slowly. Until one day, beautiful, mysterious Helen McMahon disappears, presumed drowned in the lake, and then the gossip runs wild. The consequences for Helen’s husband, her son, but above all for her daughter, Kit, are unimaginable and will leave not one of their lives unchanged… Full of Maeve Binchy’s warmth and compassion, The Glass Lake is joined by another seven of her best-selling novels.

If you’re fully intending to spend a good part of your summer holiday lying in the sun with your nose firmly in a good book, then look no further! Take the strain out of your packing with these 10 brilliant summer reads designed to provide you with a wide range of styles and subjects while ensuring that each and every one will justify its place in your suitcase.

From the princess who led her own knights to the Crusades to a mother who used every tool - from trickery to witchcraft - to see her daughter on the throne of England, this lively collection of historical fiction is packed full of licentious capers, devious plots and untimely executions. Set against a background of authentic period detail, the characters are believably portrayed and the resulting novels are richly woven tapestries of historical fact and immensely readable story-telling from some of the leading exponents of the genre.

The new novel from the bestselling Patrick Gale. Renowned Canadian artist Rachel Kelly — now of Penzance — has buried her past and married a gentle and loving Cornish man. Her life has been a sacrifice to both her extraordinary art and her debilitating manic depression. When troubled artist Rachel Kelly dies painting obsessively in her attic studio in Penzance, her saintly husband and adult children have more than the usual mess to clear up. She leaves behind an extraordinary and acclaimed body of work — but she also leaves a legacy of secrets and emotional damage it will take months to unravel. A wondrous, monstrous creature, she exerts a power that outlives her. To her children she is both a curse and a blessing, though they all in one way or another reap her whirlwind, inheriting her waywardness, her power of loving — and her demons.