Are you more than the worst thing you have ever done, or are some things too terrible to forgive?

When teenager Nora Sheehan fatally shoots her brother Nico in their family home one evening, her parents’ lives are left shattered. Nico had been diagnosed with a terminal illness – was what Nora did an act of mercy, or something far darker? And what will happen to her now, alone in a juvenile detention centre awaiting trial, unable or unwilling to speak?
 
Out of their depth, Angie and David Sheehan turn to local lawyer Martine Dumont for help. Martine isn’t just legal counsel – she’s also the mother of Angie’s first love Julian, now a high-powered New York defence attorney who returns to their rural Colorado hometown to assist with the case.
 
But Julian’s arrival stirs up secrets buried in his and Angie’s past – mistakes with far-reaching and damaging consequences. And as the verdict that will decide Nora’s fate looms, the two families find themselves confronted with the same heart-wrenching questions: what will they will fight to hold on to, and what must they be prepared to let go?  

Riveting and poignant, Penitence is an unforgettable story of love and grief, guilt and forgiveness that establishes Kristin Koval as a must-read author for fans of  Celeste Ng, Mary Beth Keane, Jodi Picoult and Ann Patchett.

From Europe and North America to Japan, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, travel writer Flip Byrnes will show you where to point your ski tips for your next snow adventure. Chapters include information on the ultimate runs, family resorts, and the best places to lose the crowds freeriding (looking at you Colorado’s Silverton Mountain!) or to find the crowds at après (follow the Swedes in Engelberg). There are trail maps and photos, as well as advice from high-profile locals on everything including the best runs in variable weather.

Whether you’re seeking inspiration for skiing under a Scandinavian midday sun, or need tips on navigating the Tokyo underground with snowboard equipment, this is your go-to guide with insider information for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts. It’s essential to pack in your bag along with your boots.

The amazing history behind the best ski trails in the world.

Veteran ski journalist Patrick Thorne has unearthed the incredible stories behind 50 unique runs from the utterly unmissable to the totally unexpected. Discover the two different Alpine ski areas who claim to be Hannibal’s route through the mountains with his elephants; the debate around what is really the world’s steepest slope; how smugglers have used ski runs to escape custom patrol; and why hundreds of skiers dress as witches at Belalp in Switzerland every year.

Features skiing from across Europe, North America and South America, as well as fascinating global ski destinations including China, Iran and even North Korea. Along the way we’ll meet Franz Klammer, the greatest ski racer in history, as well as The Beatles, Count Dracula, St Patrick and James Bond. Complimented with practical information and trail maps, it is the perfect gift for the skier in your life.

Snow is falling in the exclusive alpine ski resort of Saint Antoine

The shareholders and directors of Snoop, the hottest new music app, gather for a make or break corporate retreat to decide the future of the company. At stake is a billion-dollar dot com buyout that could make them all millionaires, or leave some of them out in the cold.

The clock is ticking on the offer, and with the group irrevocably split, tensions are running high. When an avalanche cuts the chalet off from help, and one board member goes missing in the snow, the group is forced to ask – would someone resort to murder, to get what they want?

**SELECTED BY TANA FRENCH AS AN OBSERVER BOOK OF 2020 AND BY LISA JEWELL AS A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR**

PRAISE FOR ONE BY ONE:
‘Perfect mash-up of Agatha Christie meets the staff of a tech start-up – in a secluded luxury mountain resort’ Stylist
‘Greed, ambition, manipulation, secrets, nifty plotting and a cracking denouement add up to a suspenseful and spine-tingling page-turner’ Guardian
‘A chilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Agatha Christie would have been up all night reading this one!’ Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door
‘An engaging page-turner that will keep you guessing’ Daily Express
‘Books shouldn’t really be gobbled down like cake but with Ware’s there’s no other way’ Metro
‘The queen of just-one-more-chapter has done it again’ Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go
‘Impossible to put down and perfectly claustrophobic and gorgeously atmospheric’ Gytha Lodge, author of She Lies in Wait
‘So fast paced, action packed, twisty-turny, modern, clever, scary and ingenious!’ Lisa Jewell, author of The People Upstairs
‘A fab psychological thriller and I loved the snowy setting! Incredibly tense and kept me guessing to the end’ Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake
‘Blisteringly good’ Observer
‘Fiendishly delicious’ Red
‘Deliciously sly’ Sunday Times
‘The sense of dread deepens as the snow falls in Ruth Ware’s tensely plotted…alpine thriller’ Louise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House

Long descents, big verts, challenging pistes and stunning scenery, Powder is the definitive guide to the best and most feared ski runs on the planet.

Whether you’re a serious off-piste skier or a novice with alpine ambitions, this visually stunning guide will undoubtedly inspire the winter Olympian in all of us. Along with classic runs in Chamonix, Whistler and Jackson Hole, Powder will also take you to offbeat and exotic locations such as the Himalayas, the Atlas Mountains and the 2014 Olympic destination of Sochi in Russia – places notable not only for the fantastic skiing and snowboarding, but also for their extraordinary scenery.

Powder is the ultimate bucket list for any snowsports enthusiast, challenging beginners and experts alike to take on the most breathtaking runs the world has to offer.

Contents include: Mt St Elias, Alaska; Whitehorn 2, Lake Louise, Canada; Inferno, Mürren, Switzerland; Tortin, Verbier, Switzerland; Aiguille Rouge, Les Arcs, France; Klein Matterhorn Descent, Cervinia, Italy; Lyngen Peninsula, Norway; Sochi Olympic Downhill, Rosa Khutor, Russia; Mizuno no Sawa, Niseko, Japan; Everest, Mt Everest, Nepal; The Motatapu Chutes, Treble Cone, New Zealand; Fast One, Mt Buller, Australia; Mt Vinson, Antarctica.