True stories

Higher Loyalty, A: Truth, Lies, and Leadership [9781529000825]

In his forthcoming book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his ca…

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Four Mums in a Boat [9780008214807]

The incredible true story of four ordinary working mums from Yorkshire who took on an extraordinary challenge and broke a world record along the way, …

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No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege [9781509864706]

'Fiercely immersive. Truly heroic.' Tom Marcus, bestselling author of Soldier Spy 'Vivid and brilliantly written: a pulsating account of the battle f…

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Just A Child: Britain's Biggest Child Abuse Scandal Exposed [9781788700078]

Sammy Woodhouse was just 14 when she met Arshid Hussain. Ten years older, he promised to take care of her. Sammy thought she was in love, but in reali…

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The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz [9780241359198]

The inspiring, true story of a father and son's fight to stay together and to survive the Holocaust. In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer …

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The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast [9780062449177]

Michael Scott Moore, a journalist and the author of Sweetness and Blood, incorporates personal narrative and rigorous investigative journalism in this…

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Girl A: The Truth About the Rochdale Sex Ring by the Victim Who Stopped Them [9780091951344]

What do they find attractive about me? An underage girl who just lies there, sobbing, looking up at them...as they come to me one by one. This is the…

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Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows [9781787631168]

This is a true story. The events depicted took place during the last decade in an unnamed war zone. The names and locations have been redacted to prot…

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Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows [9780552176019]

This is a true story. The events depicted took place during the last decade in an unnamed warzone. The names and locations have been redacted to prot…

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The Choice [9781846045127]

Even in hell, hope can flower In 1944, sixteen-year-old Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. There she endured unimaginable experiences, including being…

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Finding Gobi (Main edition): The True Story of a Little Dog and an Incredible Journey [9780008227968]

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER Like A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwi…

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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland [9780008159252]

One evening in December 1972, Jean McConville, a widowed mother of ten, was abducted from her home in Belfast and never seen alive again. Her disappea…

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Torn: A Terrified Girl. A Shocking Secret. A Terrible Choice. [9780008112974]

Foster carer Rosie Lewis faces a battle to uncover the dark family secret that is tearing a family apart. Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, is us…

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Barracoon: The Story of the Last Slave [9780008297664]

Abducted from Africa, sold in America. The compelling true story of one of the last survivors of the Atlantic…

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Felix the Railway Cat [9781405929783]

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The global sensation' - Daily Telegraph 'The purrfect railway cat' - Daily Express When Felix arrived at Yorkshire's…

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Secret Pigeon Service: Operation Columba, Resistance and the Struggle to Liberate Europe [9780008220303]

Gordon Corera uses declassified documents and extensive original research to tell the story of MI14(d) and the Secret Pigeon Service for the first tim…

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The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea [9780007554850]

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one…

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Unexplained: Supernatural Stories for Uncertain Times [9781473671126]

Based on the 'world's spookiest podcast' of the same name comes Unexplained: a book of ten real-life mysteries which might be best left unexplained. .…

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No Wall Too High: One Man's Extraordinary Escape from Mao's Infamous Labour Camps [9781846044960]

It was one of the greatest prison breaks of all time, during one of the worst totalitarian tragedies of the 20th Century. Xu Hongci was an ordinary me…

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Finding Stevie: A Teenager in Crisis [9780008324292]

Finding Stevie is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking online. When Stevie's social worker tells Cathy, an experienced …

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