Collection: Adult Fiction Paperback

John Langan returns with ten tales of cosmic horror, continuing to chart the course of 21st century weird fiction, from the unfamiliar to the familial, the far-flung to the intimate.

It's Christmas at The Emporium, a bespoke gift shop hidden in the depths of London's winding streets featuring handcrafted delights unavailable anywhere else. Tinsel coils around the wooden beams, lights sparkle in the windows and the open fire crackles comfortingly. As closing time approaches af...

Scribe IV is an obsolete automaton, peacefully whiling away his years on the Bastion, a secluded monastery in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. But when the visiting Pope is found murdered, Scribe IV knows he has very little time before the terrifying Sisters of the Drowned Deep rise up to punis...

Dahlia de Beaumont is the CEO of a high-end perfume and cosmetics company based in Paris. Cruelly widowed at thirty, she brought her four children up alone. Now aged fifty, she guards her heart by burying herself in work, motherhood, and a long-term yet casual relationship with a married man. Tra...

Brooke is 33, resolutely single and slightly adrift. She wants her work and life to have meaning - and she finds it at the Asher and Carol Jaffee Foundation, where she's tasked with assisting an octogenarian billionaire in the noble quest to give away his hard-earned fortune. When Asher Jaffee ta...

Nineteen years ago, policeman Chris Fletcher's lover was found dead in an abandoned house. Now, his loyal wife has disappeared without a trace. There's no doubt that he's guilty - but of which crime? 'To Love a Liar' is a novel about the secrets of marriage and a past that comes back to haunt you.

When African jihadis attack a Nigerian regiment using American weapons, Cabrillo and the Oregon crew are on the case, investigating from Afghanistan to Kuala Lumpur to track a mysterious arms dealer - a genius, or perhaps a devil-known only as the Vendor. Cabrillo goes undercover to find the Vend...

We have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. It's less of a home and more of a club and very much a community. Presided over by the lofty Mrs McBryde, Hill Topp House is a superior council home for the elderly. Among the unforgettable cast of staff and residents there's Mr Peck...

After much searching, Amber and Stevie find the perfect house - a bit shabby but with potential - in Grimaldi Square. Just the two of them; a place where they can start their lives together. Recently married, they want to begin a family (with the help of their gay best friend, Jack). Despite the ...

Lily's life is perfect, running her beloved bridal boutique and spreading joy with every wedding she plans. Mort is content running the funeral home next door. They couldn't be more different. But one night changes everything. A marriage proposal outside the two shops ends in a you're dead to me ...