Mike Gayle Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

In this Christmas murder mystery, a world-weary heroine finds herself grappling with an unexpected dead body, adding a macabre twist to her holiday chaos. Anna Johnson wakes up on Christmas Eve, hungover and overwhelmed by the festive season. All she wants is to complete her endless to-do list and enjoy a large glass of wine. However, her plans take a dark turn when she discovers a mysterious death in her home, making her list look a lot more complicated: 1. Wrap the presents 2. Peel the potatoes 3. Stuff the turkey 4. Get rid of the dead body With a police force that seems more comedic than competent and a family engrossed in Christmas films, Anna realizes it's up to her to uncover the truth behind the death and dispose of the body before her in-laws arrive. This hilarious tale blends festive cheer with dark humor, showcasing Anna's struggle to maintain holiday spirit amidst the chaos. Readers can expect a laugh-out-loud experience filled with relatable moments and outrageous scenarios, making it a perfect holiday read that promises to keep you entertained.

Mike Gayle: emotions you'll never forget, stories you'll want to share

The superb new novel from the bestselling author of Half A World Away and All the Lonely People.Still reeling from the sudden death of her mother, Jess is about to do the hardest thing she's ever done: empty her childhood home so that it can be sold.But when in the process Jess stumbles across the mysterious Alex, together they become custodians of a strange archive of letters, photographs, curios and collections known as The Museum of Ordinary People.As they begin to delve into the history of the objects in their care, Alex and Jess not only unravel heartbreaking stories that span generations and continents, but also unearth long buried secrets that lie much closer to home.Inspired by a box of mementos found abandoned in a skip following a house clearance, The Museum of Ordinary People is a thought-provoking and poignant story of memory, grief, loss and the things we leave behind.'This author's books just get better and better' Good Housekeeping'Mike Gayle is the king of touching, human stories' Heat

Life is waiting to happen to Hubert Bird. But first he has to open his front door and let it in. In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship and fulfilment. But Hubert Bird is lying. The truth is day after day drags by without him seeing a single soul. Until, that is, he receives some good news - good news that in one way turns out to be the worst news ever, news that will force him out again, into a world he has long since turned his back on. Now Hubert faces a seemingly impossible task: to make his real life resemble his fake life before the truth comes out. Along the way Hubert stumbles across a second chance at love, renews a cherished friendship and finds himself roped into an audacious community scheme that seeks to end loneliness once and for all . . . Life is certainly beginning to happen to Hubert Bird. But with the origin of his earlier isolation always lurking in the shadows will he ever get to live the life he's pretended to have for so long? From bestselling author Mike Gayle, All the Lonely People is by turns a funny and moving meditation on love, race, old age and friendship that will not only charm and uplift, but also remind you of the power of ordinary people to make an extraordinary difference.

The stunningly heartfelt new novel from the author of The Man I Think I Know.

This is the stunning new novel from bestselling author Mike Gayle, for fans of The Keeper of Lost Things and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. A powerful and bittersweet story of an unexpected male friendship and an unlikely love story, a thought provoking storyline told with Mike's distinctive wit and insight, touching on issues which affect us all. This uplifting tale reminds us of the simple courage at the heart of every human being.Ever since The Incident, James DeWitt has stayed on the safe side.He likes to know what happens next.Danny Allen is not on the safe side. He is more past the point of no return.The past is about to catch up with both of them in a way that which will change their lives forever, unexpectedly.But redemption can come in the most unlikely ways.

Nur zusammen ist man nicht allein erzählt von Tom und seinen Töchtern Evie, 13, und Lola, 8, die sich nach einem Schicksalsschlag als Familie neu erfinden müssen. Ein bittersüßer und warmherziger Roman über einen Vater und zwei Töchter, die sich auf die Suche nach einem Neuanfang begeben und es schließlich wagen, wieder an das Glück zu glauben. Denn: Nur zusammen ist man nicht allein. Seit dem Tod seiner Frau ist Tom nicht mehr derselbe. Er schafft es weder, sich um seine Mädchen, noch um den täglich chaotischer werdenden Familienalltag zu kümmern. Zum Glück gibt es Linda, Toms Schwiegermutter, die einspringt und die Fäden zusammenhält. Doch die Mädchen brauchen ihren Vater mehr denn je, und so trifft Linda eine radikale Entscheidung: Sie fährt nach Australien, Rückkehr ungewiss. Allein auf sich gestellt, bleibt Tom nichts anderes übrig, als sich seiner Trauer zu stellen und seine Familie zu retten. Und so stürzen sich Tom, Evie und Lola gemeinsam ins Abenteuer zu dritt – Stolperfallen und emotionale Achterbahnfahrten inklusive.

From My Legendary Girlfriend to Turning Forty, Mike Gayle's bestselling novels have taken his millions of readers through many key times for the modern man - friendship, courtship, stag weekends, marriage, work, holidays, significant birthdays - but SEEING OTHER PEOPLE is perhaps his most heart-warming, heart-stopping, heartbreaking novel yet.Father of two Joe Clarke, is about seventy-eight per cent sure he's just had an affair. After all that is the hopelessly attractive office intern in bed next to him, isn't it? But then again if he did have an affair why can't he remember anything at all about the night in question? Mortified by his mistake, Joe vows to be a better man. But when his adored wife Penny puts two and two together and leaves him, things start to take a turn for the decidedly strange. Joe is told for a fact that he DIDN'T have an affair after all. He just thinks he did.Which is great news . . . or at least it would be if the person who'd just delivered it wasn't the crisp-eating, overly perfumed and mean-spirited GHOST of his least favourite ex-girlfriend . . . SEEING OTHER PEOPLE is a hilarious and bittersweet novel about love, parenthood and fidelity, and how easy it is to get lost on the way to your own happy ending.

Turning Forty is about love and friendship. But most of all it's about two people trying their best to cope with the stuff life throws at them.

Phil and Helen, a couple in their thirties about to marry, that is of course if they can just manage to get through their respective stag and hen weekends (his: Amsterdam; hers: a country house and day spa in the Peak District) without falling apart. Two separate stories that have common characters as well as themes and conclusion

Despite the example of their own parents' enduring marriage, the three Bachelor brothers show no signs of settling down. Adam has a string of glamorous girlfriends, but they aren't suitable wife material. Luke has just proposed to Cassie but his refusal to consider having children looks like an insurmountable barrier. And baby of the family Russell is in love with the one woman he can't have. Then their father announces he has been thrown out of the family home and this forces all three brothers to examine their own priorities. Are all three Bachelor brothers totally hopeless cases or just late starters?

Six friends, three couples, and a year that changes all their lives.

A brilliant romantic comedy about a year in the lives of three couples from number one bestselling author Mike Gayle, author of MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND, MR COMMITMENT, TURNING THIRTY and DINNER FOR TWO

Would a proper adult ignore the spilt milk under the fridge for weeks?Would a proper adult take three years to post a solitary Christmas card?Would a proper adult have decades-old underwear in active service? Mike Gayle is nowhere near being a proper adult -- even though his tenth wedding anniversary is looming; his second child is due any moment; and in less than twenty-four hours he is going to be officially closer to forty than he is to thirty. Appalled by this lack of maturity, Mike draws up a To-Do list containing every single item he's been meaning to do but just keeps putting off. He's got a lot of stuff that needs doing. But unlike previous To-Do lists, he promises himself that this one will actually get DONE. And along the way, Mike will learn stuff about life (323), love (999), friends (1004) and family (9) and finally work out what it means to be a grown up (846). Mike Gayle is the author of seven bestselling novels and has contributed to a variety of magazines including FHM, SUNDAY TIMES, STYLE and COSMOPOLITAN. To find out more about his novels, visit Mike's website at www.mikegayle.co.uk.

Their holiday brochure said 18 - 30 ...But they've just turned 35. After ten years together Charlie Mansell has been dumped by his live-in girlfriend, Sarah. All he wants to do is wallow in misery, but mates Andy and Tom have a better idea: a week of sun, sea and souvlaki in Malia - party capital of the Greek islands. But Charlie and his mates aren't eighteen any more. Or even under thirty. And it shows. It isn't the cheap beer, the late nights or even the fast-food that's the problem. It's girls. And life. And most of all ...each other. Wish You Were Here is a heart-warming, funny and wise tale about love and friendship and how seven days in the sun can change your life forever.

Een man en een vrouw beschrijven beurtelings hoe ze een relatie krijgen, gaan samenwonen en later uit elkaar gaan. Wanneer ze elkaar weer tegenkomen, slaat de twijfel toe.

When Rob's girlfriend asks him to leave London and live with her in Manchester not only will it mean moving cities and changing the only job he's ever had, it'll also mean leaving behind his best mate in the entire world. Believing in love conquering all Rob takes the plunge and, convinced of his ability to make new friends, tries his best. But when six months in he still finds himself without even so much as a regular drinking buddy, he begins to realise that making friends in your thirties can be very hard. But then his luck changes. He finds himself a brand new friend. But there's a problem. Apart from knowing less than nothing about music trivia, football and supermodels, Rob's new friend has one huge flaw. She's a girl.

W przeciwieństwie do wiekszości ludzi Matt Beckford nie obawia się trzydziestych urodzin. Po dwudziestce w jego życiu zapanował chaos, lecz teraz wszystko wskazuje na to, że jego sytuacja zawodowa, finansowa i uczuciowa wreszcie się ustabilizowała. Po rozstaniu z dziewczyną uświadamia sobie, że życie potoczyło się inaczej, niż to sobie wyobrażał. Postanawia więc na pewien czas przeprowadzić się do rodziców. Parę godzin pobytu w domu wystarcza, by wpadł w przygnębienie, gdyż rodzice traktują go jak dziecko. Pozostaje mu odnowienie kontaktów z dawnymi przyjaciółmi ze szkoły. Czasu jednak nie da się cofnąć - juz nic nie jest tak proste jak dawniej.

With the help of a relationship counsellor, Jim and Alison are setting off on a journey through the past to the present which will lead them to the biggest decision of their adult lives. The failure of their relationship results in a painfully funny, romantic comedy of acute observations of the human condition.

Bientôt trente ans, une petite amie tout ce qu'il y a de plus sexy, un boulot bien payé, un appartement à New York : on a raison de dire que c'est le plus bel âge de la vie... A moins que... vous ne vous fassiez soudainement larguer par celle avec qui vous aviez fait des plans d'avenir. Il n'en faut pas plus pour que tout s'écroule et que surgisse, là, devant vous, la fameuse et inévitable crise existentielle : 30 ans, déjà !

Kurz vor seinem 30. Geburtstag hat Matt alles, was man(n) sich wünschen kann: eine tolle Freundin und eine klasse Karriere. Dann aber verabschieden sich Frau und Job - und Matt findet sich ausgerechnet im Haus seiner Eltern wieder! Um nicht ganz den Verstand zu verlieren, beginnt er, nach seinen alten Freunden zu suchen, zu denen er schon lang keinen Kontakt mehr hat. Früher waren sie als die glorreichen Sieben bekannt - doch auch an ihnen hat der Zahn der Zeit genagt ...

Als Dave erfährt, dass seine Frau schwanger ist, kann er sein Glück kaum fassen: ER WIRD VATER! Was Dave nicht ahnt: Er ist es längst. Vor 14 Jahren hatte eine Schulparty deutlich schwerwiegendere Folgen als den Kater am nächsten Morgen - und so steht plötzlich die pubertierende Nicola vor der Tür. Dave merkt schnell: Vater werden ist nicht schwer, Vater sein dagegen sehr. Es gibt nur wenige Autoren, die ihrem Stil treu bleiben, sich aber von Buch zu Buch steigern: Mike Gayle ist einer von ihnen!

Matt is looking forward to turning 30, his whole life is finally sorted. But on his birthday his girlfriend makes a shocking confession, and unable to cope, Matt moves back with his parents. Back with the friends he hasn't seen for 10 years, he realizes life isn't as simple as it used to be.

Was passiert, wenn einem dieser ewigen Jungs, die nicht erwachsen werden wollen, mit dem Traualtar gedroht wird? Er nimmt Reißaus. Doch nur, um zu merken, dass es das Single-Dasein auch nicht bringt. Soll ich, kann ich, muss ich mich trauen? Diese Fragen lassen Duffy keine Ruhe. Dass der 28-Jährige sein Gleichgewicht verloren hat, liegt an seiner Freundin Mel, die ihm eines Abends - kurz vor 'Star Trek' und also im ungünstigsten Augenblick! - einen Heiratsantrag macht. Die Zukunft erscheint Duffy plötzlich in düsteren Farben: keine Kontrolle mehr über Fernbedienung, Biervorrat und Plattensammlung. Beim Shopping bei IKEA, inmitten all dieser jung-dynamischen Familien, zieht Duffy die Notbremse. Und ahnt nicht, welch Unglück er sich damit wieder eingehandelt hat ...

Kann man sein Herz über das Telefon verlieren? Die warmherzige Komödie »Und täglich grüßt die große Liebe« von Mike Gayle jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Eine große Party zum Geburtstag? Der junge Lehrer Will kann sich Schöneres vorstellen – und verbringt das Wochenende lieber allein auf der Couch, um in Ruhe über das Leben zu philosophieren. Doch dann läutet das Telefon Sturm und stürzt Will mitten ins Gefühlschaos. Warum verdreht jedes Gespräch mit seiner Ex-Freundin ihm noch immer den Kopf? Und warum sprühen zwischen ihm und seiner Vormieterin plötzlich die Funken, wenn sie eigentlich nur anruft, um nach einem verloren gegangenen Brief zu fragen? Die große Liebe scheint in der Luft zu liegen! Will braucht dringend Rat von seiner besten Freundin – doch Alice hat ein Geheimnis, das Wills Leben plötzlich kopfstehen lässt …