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Book SynopsisThe nights are dark in the Lake District. But the crimes can be even darker.A young woman is found naked, cold and alone at an ancient stone circle but refuses to tell DI Kelly Porter her identity. Before Kelly can find a lead, their Jane Doe flees the hospital and disappears. Soon after, Kelly is called to a brutal crime scene where a local woman has been stabbed in a frenzied but organised attack. Birds and animals were burned at the property with symbols carved into their flesh: the killer had a message to deliver. Kelly and the team discover a hidden society in the Lakes practising ancient, pagan beliefs but someone in their coven has crossed to a dark, violent path. To get to the heart of the case, Kelly must confront a figure from her past: one who nearly destroyed everything. She'll need to risk it all to stay one step ahead of a vicious killerA captivating and atmospheric detective novel from million copy bestseller Rachel Lynch, perfect for fans of Patricia Gibney and Cara Hunter. Readers are hooked on Blood Rites As always we get an excellent police procedural with these books but... also a cracking good read, well paced and a fascinating story.' Reader review ?????This is the sixth book in this brilliant series & it goes from strength to strength, this book could be read on it's own but honestly this series is too good to miss.' Reader review ?????Blood Rites was simply a brilliant read.' Reader review ?????Meeting back up with Kelly is like catching up with an old friend, one that you haven't seen for a while its always a pleasure. I guarantee that if you enjoy authors such as Carole Wyer, Patricia Gibney, D.K. Hood you'll enjoy Rachel Lynch.' Reader review ?????Crime fiction at its best' Reader review ?????An absolutely edge-of-my-seat read which I totally devoured. Totally brilliant and roll on the next one! So recommend.' Reader review ?????Rachel has produced another thrilling read! I've never been disappointed following a trip to The Lakes with Kelly Porter!' Reader review ?????Wow, was this good! The writing is superb and the characters come to life on the page as they are so well-drawn. As always, the Lake District, is almost like another character in the novel and the description of the area draws the reader in with an appreciative sigh.' Reader review ?????

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times, #1 Sunday Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden is a physician who lives in Boston with her family. Freida is the winner of both the International Thriller Writer Award for Best Paperback Original and the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller. Her novels have been translated into more than forty languages.

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Book Synopsis*Discover The Secret Hours, the gripping new thriller from Mick Herron and an unmissable read for Slough House fans**Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*''The finest British spy fiction of the past 20 years'' MetroSlough House is the Intelligence Service outpost for failed spies, former high-fliers now dubbed the ''slow horses''. Catherine Standish, one of their number, worked in Regent''s Park long enough to understand treachery, double-dealing and stabbing in the back, and she''s known Jackson Lamb long enough to have learned that old sins cast long shadows. And she also knows that chance encounters never happen to spooks, even recovering drunks whose careers have crashed and burned.What she doesn''t know is why anyone would target her.So whoever''s holding her hostage, it can''t be personal. It must be about Slough House. Most likely, it''s about Jackson Lamb. And say what you lTrade ReviewHerron's Slough House novels are the finest new crime series this Millennium . . . Funny and thrilling in equal measure, Real Tigers is an absolute joy * Mail on Sunday *Satire, verbal sparring and gunfights are deftly combined in an excellently written novel permeated by Herron's sly, dry and very English sense of humour - rather as if Philip Larkin or Alan Bennett had had a go at spy fiction * Sunday Times *Real Tigers has revitalised the spy thriller genre * Sunday Express *In the grand tradition of British espionage writing: no 007-style mayhem, but a narrative involving rogue agents and a kidnapped spy that is both sardonically funny and pleasingly complex * Independent *A pulsating spy thriller * Daily Express *The great spy novelists - Ambler, Greene, le Carré, Deighton - pull off the difficult double act of showing that the business of espionage is simultaneously deadly serious and highly risible: office politics on a grand scale. These writers, without downplaying the dangers of spying, refuse to take the spies as seriously as they take themselves. They have a kindred spirit in Mick Herron . . . There is a near-constant stream of crackling, scabrous dialogue . . . Herron's casual observations are beautifully phrased . . . With his poet's eye for detail, his comic timing and relish for violence, Herron fills a gap that has been yawning ever since Len Deighton retired * Daily Telegraph *A masterful third spy novel from the gifted Herron . . . He has been published only by an American firm until now, in spite of the fact that he is British and his stories are set in this country. Now, all three books appear here, and Herron will, at last, receive the recognition that his talent richly deserves . . . Deliciously tongue-in-cheek and with a striking serpentine construction, it is a thriller that moves Herron close to the class of Graham Greene * Daily Mail *The Slough House series of which Real Tigers is the third instalment, is surely among the finest British spy fiction of the past 20 years. Where Mick Herron's contemporaries stumble through thickets of cliché, his fiction feels fresh and real . . . a narrative of breathtaking ingenuity. Brilliant * Metro *Herron, like all good novelists, manufactures his own form of reality and persuades his readers to subscribe to it. The satire is streaked with violence, which itself has elements of visual comedy. The dialogue is sharp and the prose is dark and sardonic. Underlying everything is a sense of outrage about the corruption within the Establishment. This is not the sort of novel where you're likely to find positive portraits of Old Etonians. But if you read one spy novel this year, read Real Tigers. Better still, read the whole series * The Spectator *All the action you might want from an espionage thriller is to be found in Real Tigers, with betrayal, double-dealing and a fantastically violent climax in an underground facility but the true pleasures of Mick Herron's Gold Dagger-winning Slough House series lie elsewhere: in the sharp wit and dry irony and elegant grace of the prose, the razor-sharp characterisation; and above all, the authorial overview: sophisticated and intelligent, satirical but never tipping into pastiche . . . Think Le Carré with fewer posh people and laugh-out-loud funny. Mick Herron is the real deal * Irish Times *This third Slough House novel proves Herron has the comedy and eye to rival Len Deighton * Sunday Telegraph *What a find! It is the third in a series of witty, cynical and immensely original books . . . The story, though good is not the main reason to read this book. Rather, it is its elegant style, original viewpoint, dry wit and spring-to-life characters, some recognisable. I think Herron's is the next big name in crime fiction * Literary Review *Probably the best literary spy fiction you'll read this year * Choice *Both sardonically funny and pleasingly complex * i *Authentic espionage thriller * Sun *I absolutely loved Real Tigers. It's a decidedly British spy novel written with distinctly American noir panache. Herron has a natural talent for creating and portraying characters that are instantly understandable, relatable, and more than occasionally despicable. A real treat -- Roger Hobbs, author of GHOSTMANBeautiful, wicked writing married to a wonderful black cynicism. You won't want to think the world works like this but Herron's version is horribly persuasive -- Harry Bingham, author of THIS THING OF DARKNESSDamn it, this man's good. This is the espionage game stripped of its posturing and played out without a James Bond or a Jason Bourne in sight, but with a keener wit, a telling conscience, and better jokes. I loved it -- Helen Giltrow, author of THE DISTANCEThis tale of rogue spies is brilliantly written, excellently plotted and darkly funny. One of the best crime novels of the year -- Martyn Waites, author of THE MERCY SEATSizzlingly stylish, ferociously funny and fiercely intelligent, Mick Herron has managed to breathe new life into the spy novel. With its deft, elaborate plotting and brilliantly flawed characters, Real Tigers is a one hell of a ride -- Stav Sherez, author of ELEVEN DAYSIn Real Tigers, Mick Herron has crafted a truly standout spy thriller. Witty, urbane, filled with acute observations, endlessly quotable lines and a cast of wonderfully jaded agents who I look forward to spending time with for many more books to come. An utter delight -- Chris Ewan, author of SAFE HOUSEThe disgraced spies at MI5's Slough House must try to save one of their own in CWA Gold Dagger Award-winner Herron's outstanding third thriller featuring uncouth Jackson Lamb and crew . . . Herron expertly juggles multiple plot lines and fully formed characters, injecting everything with a jolt of black humour * Publisher's Weekly *The latest instalment in the eventful days and sleepless nights of the denizens of Slough House is another sheer delight . . . Herron wonderfully blends the thriller element and the humane as he orchestrates a most complex but believable plot like a watchmaker. At times darkly hilarious, at others gripping and intense, this confirms Herron and his series as a future classic. Get onboard now * lovereading *[A] twisted tale of real intelligence . . . Herron's second Slough House book, Dead Lions was the Crime Writers' Association's Novel of the Year in 2013 but it, and he, remained under the radar. With this new work, the third in the series, he's unlikely to stay a secret for much longer * Esquire *CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger Winner, Mick Herron employs a quick filmic cross-cutting method in the third of his Slough House series . . . If Herron could manipulate the Service the way he has constructed Real Tigers many of us might feel more secure about the future. In the meantime, quake * Shots *Herron has written another cracker. He won the CWA Goldsboro Gold Dagger in 2013 for Dead Lions, and it's not too much of a stretch of the imagination to think he might win it again. All the things that made the other books in the series such a success are present again. Machiavellian plotting, sly humour, characters so compromised but so well-drawn you won't be sure if he wants them to win or lose, and topical satire - this time the thorny issue of extraordinary rendition. All in all Real Tigers is another dazzling effort and I can't wait to read what Mick Herron writes next * Crime Fiction Lover *Simply loved love the writing style, particularly the narrator's occasional asides that are wry, humorous and more than once make you giggle with their sharp, dry wit. I will, however, say that in common with all the other Slough House novels, it's a genuine rollercoaster of a ride and best of all Heron has no qualms about body count and killing off established characters, so expect to squeal occasionally and gasp "No!!!" when a body turns up * crimewarp.co.uk *It is impossible not to be impressed by Herron's use of language. He is able to express himself so neatly and frequently presents the reader with epigrammatic comments . . . a thoroughly entertaining tale * Crime Review *Combines the spy thriller with farce in a manner befitting a country that puts Coco the Clown in charge of the Secret Intelligence Service * Evening Standard *Cleverly plotted and beautifully written * Daily Record *

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Book SynopsisOne of the true classics of psychological suspense, about a writer and his No. 1 fan, now with a stunning new cover look.Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now he''s writing to stay alive. Misery Chastain is dead. Paul Sheldon has just killed her - with relief, with joy. Misery made him rich; she was the heroine of a string of bestsellers. And now he wants to get on to some real writing. That''s when the car accident happens, and he wakes up splinted and in pain, in the remote mountain home of his rescuer, Annie Wilkes. The good news is that Annie was a nurse and has pain-killing drugs. The bad news is that she has long been Paul''s Number One Fan. And when she finds out what Paul has done to Misery, she doesn''t like it. She doesn''t like it at all . . .Trade ReviewThis terrifying story of imprisonment by a demented fan is one of the greatest thrillers ever writtenNot since Dickens has a writer had so many readers by the throat * Guardian *King's new novel, about a writer held hostage by his self-proclaimed "number-one fan,'' is unadulteratedly terrifying. Paul Sheldon, a writer of historical romances, is in a car accident; rescued by nurse Annie Wilkes, he slowly realizes that salvation can be worse than death. Sheldon has killed off Misery Chastain, the popular protagonist of his Misery series and Annie, who has a murderous past, wants her back. Keeping the paralyzed Sheldon prisoner, she forces him to revive the character in a continuation of the series, and she reads each page as it comes out of the typewriter; there is a joyously Dickensian novel within a novel here, and it appears in faded typescript. Studded among the frightening moments are sparkling reflections on the writer and his audience, on the difficulties, joys and responsibilities of being a storyteller, on the nature of the muse, on the differences between "serious'' and "popular'' writing. Sheldon is a revealingly autobiographical figure; Annie is not merely a monster but is subtly and often touchingly portrayed, allowing hostage and keeper a believable, if twisted, relationship. The best parts of this novel demand that we take King seriously as a writer with a deeply felt understanding of human psychology. * Publishers Weekly *One of the greatest thrillers ever written * GUARDIAN *It's being on this familiar territory that makes his fictions so addictive. It's so good you just want more * Evening Standard *A writer of excellence * The Sunday Times *King at his best . . . a winner * The New York Times *This terrifying story of imprisonment by a demented fan is one of the greatest thrillers ever writtenNot since Dickens has a writer had so many readers by the throat * Guardian *King's new novel, about a writer held hostage by his self-proclaimed "number-one fan,'' is unadulteratedly terrifying. Paul Sheldon, a writer of historical romances, is in a car accident; rescued by nurse Annie Wilkes, he slowly realizes that salvation can be worse than death. Sheldon has killed off Misery Chastain, the popular protagonist of his Misery series and Annie, who has a murderous past, wants her back. Keeping the paralyzed Sheldon prisoner, she forces him to revive the character in a continuation of the series, and she reads each page as it comes out of the typewriter; there is a joyously Dickensian novel within a novel here, and it appears in faded typescript. Studded among the frightening moments are sparkling reflections on the writer and his audience, on the difficulties, joys and responsibilities of being a storyteller, on the nature of the muse, on the differences between "serious'' and "popular'' writing. Sheldon is a revealingly autobiographical figure; Annie is not merely a monster but is subtly and often touchingly portrayed, allowing hostage and keeper a believable, if twisted, relationship. The best parts of this novel demand that we take King seriously as a writer with a deeply felt understanding of human psychology. * Publishers Weekly *A writer of excellence...King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel * Sunday Times *One of the great storytellers of our time * Guardian *'America's greatest living novelist' * Lee Child *'[A] genius for storytelling' * Daily Mirror *

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Book SynopsisA novel of high adventure, great storytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bombay underworld.'In the early 80s, Gregory David Roberts, an armed robber and heroin addict, escaped from an Australian prison to India, where he lived in a Bombay slum. There, he established a free health clinic and also joined the mafia, working as a money launderer, forger and street soldier. He found time to learn Hindi and Marathi, fall in love, and spend time being worked over in an Indian jail. Then, in case anyone thought he was slacking, he acted in Bollywood and fought with the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan . . . Amazingly, Roberts wrote Shantaram three times after prison guards trashed the first two versions. It's a profound tribute to his willpower . . . At once a high-kicking, eye-gouging adventure, a love saga and a savage yet tenderly lyrical fugitive vision.' Time OutTrade ReviewA literary masterpiece... at once erudite and intimate, reflective and funny... it has the grit and pace of a thriller * Daily Telegraph *Powerful and original... a remarkable achievement * Sunday Telegraph *A publishing phenomenon * Sunday Times *Extraordinarily vivid... a gigantic, jaw-dropping, grittily authentic saga * Daily Mail *Utterly unique, absolutely audacious and wonderfully wild, Shantaram is sure to catch even the most fantastic of imaginations off guard * Elle *[A] sprawling, intelligent novel... full of vibrant characters... the exuberance of his prose is refreshing * Washington Post *Vivid, entertaining... Its visceral, cinematic descriptive beauty truly impresses * USA Today *Few stand out quite like Shantaram... nothing if not entertaining... Sometimes a big story is its own reward * New York Times *Very good... vast of vision and breadth * Time Out *It has a heartfelt, cinemascope feel... A sensational read * Publishers Weekly *[A] jaw-dropping, grittily authentic saga of lives laid bare * Ireland on Sunday *A curious mixture of adventure story and travelogue... [a] vivid and compassionate panorama of the places and people he encounters * Guardian *[An] elegantly written, page-turning blockbuster... splendidly evoking an India few outsiders know * Kirkus *Shantaram is a novel of the first order, a work of extraordinary art, a thing of exceptional beauty. If someone asked me what the book was about, I would have to say everything, every thing in the world. Gregory David Roberts does for Bombay what Lawrence Durrell did for Alexandria, what Melville did for the South Seas, what Thoreau did for Walden Pond: he makes it an eternal player in the literature of the world * Pat Conroy *Shantaram has provided me with the richest reading experience to date and I don't expect anybody to unseat its all-round performance for a long time. It is seductive, powerful, complex, and blessed with a perfect voice. Like a voodoo ghost snatcher, Gregory David Roberts has captured the spirits of the likes of Henri Charriere, Rohinton Mistry, Tom Wolfe, and Mario Vargas Llosa, fused them with his own unique magic, and built the most gripping monument in print... Gregory David Roberts is a suitable giant, a dazzling guru, and a genius in full * Moses Isegawa, author of Abyssinian Chronicles and Snakepit *Shantaram is, quite simply, the Arabian Nights of the new century. Anyone who loves to read has been looking for this book all their reading life. Anyone who walks away from Shantaram untouched is either heartless or dead or both. I haven't had such a wonderful time in years * Jonathan Carroll, author of White Apples *Shantaram is dazzling. More importantly, it offers a lesson... that those we incarcerate are human beings. They deserve to be treated with dignity. Some of them, after all, may be exceptional. Some may even possess genius * Ayelet Waldman, author of Crossing the Park *A literary masterpiece... at once erudite and intimate, reflective and funny... it has the grit and pace of a thriller * Daily Telegraph *Powerful and original... a remarkable achievement * Sunday Telegraph *A publishing phenomenon * Sunday Times *Extraordinarily vivid... a gigantic, jaw-dropping, grittily authentic saga * Daily Mail *Utterly unique, absolutely audacious and wonderfully wild, Shantaram is sure to catch even the most fantastic of imaginations off guard * Elle *[A] sprawling, intelligent novel... full of vibrant characters... the exuberance of his prose is refreshing * Washington Post *Vivid, entertaining... Its visceral, cinematic descriptive beauty truly impresses * USA Today *Few stand out quite like Shantaram... nothing if not entertaining... Sometimes a big story is its own reward * New York Times *Very good... vast of vision and breadth * Time Out *It has a heartfelt, cinemascope feel... A sensational read * Publishers Weekly *[A] jaw-dropping, grittily authentic saga of lives laid bare * Ireland on Sunday *A curious mixture of adventure story and travelogue... [a] vivid and compassionate panorama of the places and people he encounters * Guardian *[An] elegantly written, page-turning blockbuster... splendidly evoking an India few outsiders know * Kirkus *

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Book SynopsisAn eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in this sparkling fantasy reimagining of the classic crime novel - from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy.

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Book Synopsis'A masterclass in mystery writing' Ragnar Jónasson'Expect plenty of puzzles, red herrings and juicy murders' Express'Worthy of Agatha Christie' Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*'The computer isn't born that can out-plot Horowitz . . . Glorious fun' The Daily Telegraph-------------Susan Ryeland has had enough of murder. She's edited two novels about the famous detective, Atticus Pünd, and both times she's come close to being killed. Now she's back in England and she's been persuaded to work on a third. The new continuation' novel is by Eliot Crace, grandson of Miriam Crace who was the biggest selling children's author in the world until her death exactly twenty years ago. Eliot believes that Miriam was deliberately poisoned. And when he tells Susan that he has hidden the identity of Miriam's killer inside his book, Susan knows she's in trouble once again. As Susan works on Pünd's Last Case, a story set in an exotic villa in the South of France, she uncovers more and more parallels between the past and the present, the fictional and the real world until suddenly she finds that she has become a target herself. It seems that someone in Eliot's family doesn't want the book to be written. And they will do anything to prevent it. ______________More love for Marble Hall Murders:'The dividing lines between reality and fiction (a Horowitz trademark) are deliciously intertwined' Financial Times'Horowitz is at the top of his game' Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*Fans will love this installment' Best MagazineA treat' Sainsburys Magazine'A deliciously witty, clever, and hefty mystery' Library Journal *Starred Review*A masterfully constructed whodunit' The Business Standard'[A] page-turner of a puzzle' Washington PostA multilayered metafictional mystery filled with twists, anagrams, and clever clues . . . thoroughly entertaining' AudioFile'Dazzling' BookPage *Starred Review*A must-read!' 5-star reader reviewOne of the top crime books of 2025' 5-star reader reviewAbsolutely brilliant!' 5-star reader reviewSmart, gorgeously written and compelling' 5-star reader reviewAn excellent whodunnit' 5-star reader reviewAbsolute perfection' 5-star reader review

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Sunday Times internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury. Freida is the winner of both the International Thriller Writer Award for Best Paperback Original and the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller. Her novels have been translated into more than forty languages. Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean.

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Book SynopsisWhen a high-profile millionaire businessman is found brutally murdered at his luxury Abersoch home just before the wedding of his daughter, DI Ruth Hunter must uncover who killed him and why. With a nefarious past in Liverpool, Ruth wonders if the man was the victim of a hit' in revenge for the past. Or due to the expensive art collection in the house, was it an attempted robbery gone wrong?It soon becomes clear that the killer is someone who has come to stay at the mansion for the wedding. The suspects and motives are many. The long-suffering wife, finally snapping after a series of affairs. Three grown-up children eager to inherit their father's considerable estate. Or the younger brother who has a far darker motive to kill...

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Book SynopsisIn 1986, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli produced this groundbreaking reinterpretation of the origin of Batman—who he is, and how he came to be. Sometimes careless and naive, this Dark Knight is far from the flawless vigilante he is today. In his first year on the job, Batman feels his way around a Gotham City far darker than the one he left. His solemn vow to extinguish the town’s criminal element is only half the battle; along with Lieutenant James Gordon, the Dark Knight must also fight a police force more corrupt than the scum in the streets.Batman: Year One stands next to Batman: The Dark Knight Returns on the mantle of greatest Batman graphic novels of all time. Timeless in its appeal, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s masterpiece would stand apart from the crowded comics field even today.This edition includes the complete graphic novel, a new introduction by writer Frank Miller and a new illustrated afterword by artist David Mazzucchelli. Completing this collection are over 40 pages of never-before-seen developmental material such as character and layout sketches, sample script pages, sketches, and more that pro-vide a glimpse into the making of this contemporary classic.This volume collects Batman #404-407.Trade Review"This is a story no true Batman fan should be able to resist." —School Library Journal “A gritty and atmospheric retelling of Batman’s earliest days as told by the author of the seminal Dark Knight Returns (1987). Mazuzuccelli’s art brings a new level of emotional instensity and realistic, muscular action.” —Booklist “Year One worked as a fine piece of urban crime fiction…it was just a bonus that the arc also brought new depth to iconic characters that had been around for nearly 50 years.” —A.V. Club “[One of] the most influential Batman stories ever told.” —Vulture “You know that saying, "If you read just one book, this is the one to read"? Well, that applies to Batman: Year One. It's not only one of the most important comics ever written, it's also among the best” —IGN “The best thing that Miller has ever written about Batman is the Batman: Year One.” —Wired.com “This may be the best Batman comic ever.” —io9

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Book SynopsisCiara Duffy is behind bars, framed for her husband's murder. She gets one chance to run and takes it. A breathless prison break thriller from the Irish Times bestseller.

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Sunday Times internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury. Freida is the winner of both the International Thriller Writer Award for Best Paperback Original and the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller. Her novels have been translated into more than forty languages. Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean.

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Book SynopsisMeet DI Hillary Green, a detective in the Oxfordshire Constabulary fighting to save her career. Not only has she lost her husband, but his actions have put her under internal investigation for corruption. Then a bashed and broken body is found floating in the Oxford Canal.

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Book SynopsisWhen a crime wave hits town, Detectives Jackman and Evans must take on a fiendish criminal, while still haunted by Alistair Ashcroft, the serial killer they never caught. The target is a highly sought-after brand of streetwear called Hybrid X, clothing that costs a fortune and resells for unbelievable prices. Houses are burgled, kids mugged on the streets, a young man dies – all for the sake of his shoes – and another boy’s body is found in a pile of rubbish. Meanwhile illegal steroids are flooding the streets and there are dark movements on the marshes. A shadowy figure called Drake and his team of young criminals seem to be behind it all, but can DI Jackman and Marie prove this before another innocent person dies for clothes that people will kill to own?

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Book SynopsisFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a dark and twisting psychological thriller about a mother who suspects her son of committing a terrible crime... But how far will she go to protect her family?***All families have secrets. But some secrets are deadly.Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until, one quiet evening, two detectives show up at her front door.Mrs. Cass, we were hoping your son could answer a few questions about the girl who disappeared last night...A high school girl has vanished from their quiet neighbourhood, and the police suspect the worst. Erika''s teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive.Erika has always sensed something different in her seemingly perfect oldest child. He's charming, smart and popular, but mothers have the best instincts. Erika knows there's more to her son than meets the eye. She wants to believe he''s innoc

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Book Synopsis*Discover The Secret Hours, the gripping new thriller from Mick Herron and an unmissable read for Slough House fans**Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*''A terrific spy novel'' Ian RankinTwenty years retired from the Intelligence Service, David Cartwright still knows where all the bones are buried. But when he forgets that secrets are supposed to stay hidden, there''s suddenly a target on his back.The ''Old Bastard'' raised his grandson to be a hero, not a slow horse. Now, far from joining the myths and legends of Spook Street, River Cartwright is part of Jackson Lamb''s team of pen-pushing no-hopers at Slough House. Which doesn''t mean he won''t ditch everything and go rogue when his grandfather comes under threat.Lamb worked with Cartwright back in the day, and knows better than most that this is no innocent old man. So when a panic button raises the alarm at Intelligence Service HQ, iTrade ReviewA terrific spy novel: sublime dialogue, frictionless plotting * Ian Rankin *Immensely satisfying and utterly brilliant * Sarah Hilary *Mick Herron is an incredible writer and if you haven't read him yet, you NEED to. I read the Jackson Lamb books one after the other and am already desperate for the next one. They are smart, darkly comic and hugely addictive * Mark Billingham *A captivating series where the intelligence services' misfits and screw-ups become the useful tools of Herron's quite magnificent creation, Jackson Lamb * Christopher Brookmyre *I love Mick Herron's books more than is decent. Hands down my favourite crime series of the decade . . . Spook Street is a superb novel - fast-paced, original, witty and completely satisfying on every level. I just can't get enough of this brilliant series * Antonia Hodgson *In Spook Street Mick Herron returns to the wonderful fallen spies of MI5 in a series that is fast becoming a classic * Daily Express *The dialogue crackles. Herron is a master of timing, word by word, sentence by sentence. His language creates its own world, with streaks of satire and loss that prevent it from becoming too comfortable. Give yourself a treat and hurry on down to Spook Street * The Spectator *It's all sheer fun. Herron is spy fiction's great humorist, mixing absurd situations with sparklingly funny dialogue and elegant, witty prose * The Times *Slough House provides the hub for Mick Herron's Jackson Lamb spy novels, of which Spook Street is the fourth, a series that is by some distance the most impressive new body of work in spy fiction * Irish Times *Mick Herron's outstanding series is extremely funny * Daily Telegraph *It's not often a reviewer can say, "You've never read anything quite like this" but it's a safe encomium to use in the case of Mick Herron. The author's idiosyncratic writing is unique in his genre: the spycraft of le Carré refracted through the blackly comic vision of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 * Financial Times *Herron's series of novels about a group of deadbeat spies - or 'slow horses', in spook parlance - has been hailed as the most exciting thing to hit the genre since George Smiley hung up his mackintosh * Mail on Sunday *Spook Street is written with a wry, sardonic wit that will make you laugh out loud as you are taken on a gripping thrill ride * Daily Express *The new spy master * Evening Standard *Mick Herron's Spook Street began with an atrocity targeted at teenagers, which seemed horribly prescient come the Manchester Arena attack in May. But it's these discomfiting dips into the real world that give Herron's entertaining series about incompetent MI5 rejects its depth * Daily Telegraph, Crime Books of the Year *The long and enduring power of Le Carré leaves British espionage fiction a cramped space for newcomers. Mick Herron has carved out his own distinctive territory . . . Chief cowboy of the slow horses, Jackson Lamb, whose vulgar hedonism would be enough to make Falstaff look like Philip Hammond, is becoming one of crime fiction's great characters * Mark Lawson, Guardian, Crime Book of the Year *This is irresistible writing suggesting a lovechild of le Carre and Joseph Heller's Catch-22: ironclad storytelling and off-kilter humour * Financial Times, Books of the Year *This fourth in Herron's series of novels about Slough House, the department for disgraced spies, combines a terrorist attack, the murder of an old spymaster, and a mysterious fire to create a brilliantly plotted - and witty - addition * Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year *A modern masterpiece * Irish Times, Books of the Year *The lavishly loathsome Jackson Lamb oversees the action with all the finesse of a shark in a swimming pool * Metro, Crime Novel of the Year *

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Book Synopsis***The four-million-copy International Bestseller*** ‘If you love The Girl on the Train read Behind Closed Doors’ Elle ‘Twists our expectations of the entire psychological thriller genre’ Guardian Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’d like to get to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn’t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. And why there are bars on one of the bedroom windows. Sometimes, the perfect marriage is the perfect lie. Readers love Behind Closed Doors: ‘Do whatever you can to get a copy of this book. It’s one that you just can’t miss.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is a truly gripping read. I was hooked from the very opening.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is honestly one of the best books of this genre that I have ever read… brutal yet brilliant.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is THE ultimate psychological thriller. It is a horrifically dark, claustrophobic and tense read that will have your heart pounding and chill you to the bone… Believe all the hype.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brutal depiction of insanity, love, deception and survival, Behind Closed Doors is a book that will stay with me for a very long time. I can’t wait to read more of B.A Paris.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Trade Review PRAISE FOR BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: ‘Twists our expectations of the entire psychological thriller genre’ Guardian ‘Behind Closed Doors is both unsettling and addictive, as I raced through the pages to find out Grace’s fate. A chilling thriller that will keep you reading long into the night’ Mary Kubica, bestselling author of Local Woman Missing ‘The tension builds almost unbearably’ Good Housekeeping ‘This outstanding debut novel will leave you breathless’ Bella ‘It took me just an afternoon to read this book and by the end, my heart was pounding. If you like fast and frantic stories, you’ll love this’ The Sun ‘Brilliant, chilling, scary and unputdownable’ Lesley Pearse, bestselling author of Deception

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Book SynopsisKATE ATKINSON is one of the world's foremost novelists. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Life After Life, an acclaimed BBC TV series, won several prizes including the Costa Novel Award, as did A God in Ruins. Two further historical novels Transcription and Shrines of Gaiety - were also Sunday Times bestsellers. She has published two critically acclaimed collections of short stories: Not the End of the World and Normal Rules Don't Apply.Her bestselling literary crime novels featuring former detective Jackson Brodie, Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News? and Started Early, Took My Dog, became a BBC television series starring Jason Isaacs. Jackson Brodie later returned in the novel Big Sky and the most recent, Death at the Sign of the Rook, was a number one bestseller.Kate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.For information about Kate's books, including her Jackson Brodie series, visit www.kateatkinson.co.uk

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