Authors -- Fiction

This series gives learners of English the opportunity to read about the exceptional lives and incredible abilities of some of the most insightful people the world has seen. Each book contains six short stories, told by the character themselves, as if in their own words. The stories explain the mo...

In an old mansion in the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martin, an aspiring writer, receives a mysterious letter from a French editor, promising literary stardom if he will fulfil just one task. But the character is not all that he seems, and soon David has entered into a pact that will l...

In an old mansion in the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martin, an aspiring writer, receives a mysterious letter from a French editor, promising literary stardom if he will fulfil just one task. But the character is not all that he seems, and soon David has entered into a pact that will l...

When Cakes and Ale was first published in 1930 it roused a storm of controversy since many people imagined they recognised portraits of literary figures now no more. It is the novel for which Maugham wished to be remembered.

Frank Føns is a very successful crime writer. His novels, famed for their visceral descriptions of violent death, have made him a household name. But now someone is copying his crimes. For Frank, what once seemed a clever, intriguing plot twist has suddenly become a terrifying, blood-spattered re...

David Lodge's novella examines the contemporary culture of celebrity and the conflict between the solitary activity of writing and the demands of the media circus.

Harriet Rose, like any other teenager, is naïve, overconfident & has always felt she has something important to say. Her hero is Marcus Aurelius, an imitation of whom she has been composing philosophical reflections on life for some time. When her father dies, the urge to write these meditations...

Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and the writer Anthony Horowitz have been invited to a literary festival on the island of Aldernay to talk about their new book. Very soon they discover that dark forces are at work. Aldernay is in turmoil over a planned power line that will cut through it,...

Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here? His quiet life in university libraries researching the lives of writers seems a world away.

Sure, Jackie Thum's first novel isn't exactly Hemingway, but bad reviews have Emily Andrew's transgender ex-husband (Jackie used to be Jack) steaming like a sauna. When Jackie's most outspoken critic is found dead, suspicion falls on Jackie.