Van Ditmar Boeken B.V. (19.516)

A book-lover's guide to collecting books... but not necessarily reading them!

A comedy murder mystery set in France with an amateur sleuth out of his depth. When an older gentleman disappears from a B&B, Richard and his more capable partner must solve the case! Written by a leading comedian.

When the body of the most popular author at a literary festival, Sir Downton Tabby, is found in a secluded part of the grounds, Hettie and her faithful sidekick Tilly are plunged into crisis as a serial killer stalks the festival.

Hettie Bagshot and Tilly Jenkins are hired to investigate a spate of mysterious deaths at Mr Whisker’s Academy for Wayward Cats

On the surface, Richard Ainsworth has life where he wants it. Middle-aged navel gazing and Olympic levels of procrastination are exactly what rural life in France should be about. Then crisis hits his posh B&B when redoubtable housekeeper, Madame

When two men are thrown together by the curse of immortality in a magical version of Elizabethan London, they are drawn into a dark plot that threatens to upend the world as they know it, all the while trying not to fall in love.

When an English expat is brutally murdered, his charred corpse left on a Loire Valley hillside, the police turn to juge d’instruction Matthieu Lombard to find the perpetrator.

Richard's adopted French home town is in the middle of a huge celebration, when the local mayor turns up dead - having apparently been killed twice. Richard and Valérie enter into a race to solve the crime first.

An explosive near-future thriller from Fiona Shaw, full of contemporary relevance.

Exciting middle grade fantasy adventure with the heart of the story lying in finding unity in a sea of differences.

Illustrated throughout in black-and-white line drawings by the author, the hugely talented Nick Ward (author and illustrator of bestselling Don't Eat the Teacher and The Charlie Small Journals).

Once upon a time there was a little girl called Mabel. A girl who didn't like books. She used them for all sorts of things, from juggling to sledging, but she NEVER looked at the stories inside. Until the books decided they had had ENOUGH!

Lissa Evans' first novel for children is a whirlwind of magic, laughter and friendship.

Shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award and Young Adult Book Prize. One of the Sunday Times' Best Children's Books of the Year. FURIOUS THING roars with justifiable anger at an unfair world, as one girl fights to claim back the spaces tha

The bestselling debut novel and winner of the Waterstones Best Older Fiction Children's Book Prize, by outstanding YA author Lisa Williamson.

From the shadows, rises the greatest hero...

There are three sides to every story... It's GCSE results day. Frankie's best friend, Jojo, is missing. A baby has been stolen. And more than one person has been lying. Frankie's determined to find out the truth and her ex-boyfriend Ram is the only p

A complex, compelling exploration of friendship, first love, consent and the truth, from bestselling, award-winning talent Lisa Williamson.

HER DARK WINGS is a potent, passionate modern-day take on the Persephone myth.

The boy has always loved the sea. So he builds a boat and sails away on a voyage of adventure . . . The wonders of the world await you in this beautiful and inspiring book about following your dreams.

A novel full of mystery and delight, from bestselling, award-winning author Philip Reeve. As the entrancing, unfathomable power of the sea fills Utterly Dark's dreams, so it will seep into your heart as you read this thrilling, magical story.

Reeve and McIntyre's delightful series continues, full of heart, humour and mouse-sizedmerriment!

Boek Tyger, geschreven door SF Said, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boeken B.V., Fictie kinder- en jeugdboeken algemeen

A modern riches-to-rags romantic drama filled with twists, turns, unrequited love, an epic meet-cute and the sorts of friendships every teenage girl should have.

Boek Will Wolfheart, geschreven door Teresa Heapy, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boeken B.V., Fictie kinder- en jeugdboeken algemeen

Boek A Beautiful, Terrible Thing, geschreven door Miranda Moore, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boeken B.V., Fictie 15+

3 minutes and 4 seconds - the time you have to save your life . . .

Even though she's terrified of the sea, a girl who believes her mum might have been a mermaid runs away to the ocean to solve the mystery of who she really is.

An account of one of the most famous manuscripts in the world.

An illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest cathedrals, interwoven with the lives, legacies and scandals of the people who built them.

An illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest cathedrals, interwoven with the lives, legacies and scandals of the people who built them.

Long ago, a magical war destroyed an empire, and a new one was built in its ashes. But still the old grudges simmer, and two siblings will fight on opposite sides to save their world.

Standing on opposite sides of a looming civil war, two siblings discover that not even ties of blood will keep them from splitting the world in two in the second instalment in Django Wexler's epic new fantasy series.

In a fascinating journey of rediscovery, Max Adams brings to life the forgotten experiences – and voices – of some of the most extraordinary women in history.

Alan Noland discovers his father's memoirs about the atrocities he committed in the Dutch East Indies during the war with Japan – and Alan begins to understand how war transformed his father into the monster he knew.

The city of Khaim is surrounded by a land crippled by the use of magic, and a tyrant intent on rebuilding an empire - unless the people find a way to resist.