The Catch

The CatchAuthor: Daley Ward, Yrsa Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 10 July 2025 by Cornerstone (Merky Books) in the United Kingdom. Hardback 352 pages 223 x 145 x 33 458g Totally original, entirely compelling and astonishingly well crafted, The Catch solidifies Yrsa Daley Ward as one of Britain's best and boldest voices. A dark and lyrical debut that's well worth the wait. Yomi Adegoke, author of Slay in Your Lane and The List'A

proves to be her biggest asset as she begins her investigation into the mysterious death of this world-famous athlete in unfamiliar terrain

a place where she has a voice

popularly known as the 'black' paintings

to managing the fall-out after David Beckham’s infamous sending off at the 1998 World Cup

Marie-Louise Lefèvre-Deumier

The young Lucian Freud was described by his friend Stephen Spender as 'totally alive

A gorgeous clothbound edition of Woolf's fantastical and enchanting novel

I loved The Explorer’ - Jacqueline WilsonWINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2017A thrilling story of adventure

A story of friendship to treasure this Christmas

and what a shared love of a painting can come to mean

Author: Dalton

he find himself transported to the labyrinthine streets of Wreathenwold - a world of spectacular adventure and impossible magic