Crime and / or mystery fiction

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Book Synopsis''I honestly believe this is one of the best books that I''ve read this year!'' NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐You''re not who you say you are. But neither is she. Olive Anderson has accepted that tonight she''ll be dining alone, without her husband. So when a beautiful stranger appears at Olive''s dinner table, telling the waiter she''s her wife, Olive is immediately unsettled. But the stranger wants to talk, and isn''t this what Olive wants on this lonely winter night? To vent to a perfect stranger? She''s too ashamed to tell her real friends the truth - six months into the marriage they all warned her against, her life is a living nightmare.Perhaps Olive should have asked the fake wife who she''s really married to. Perhaps she should have known this chance encounter had something to do with her secretive husband. Because there is a string of missing women connected to Mr Anderson, and by the morning, Trade ReviewThis book was wild! I really enjoyed reading this. It was such a roller-coaster. The Fake Wife is a thriller that shocked me more than once! An engrossing story with wild twists, you'll never guess where this book is going. Sharon Bolton is an amazing, gifted writer * Samantha Downing *The Fake Wife had me at page one - utterly addictive and absorbing. I had no idea where it was going, and couldn't stop reading until I found out * Rachel Abbott *Full of the most delightful twists, where nothing and no one is exactly what they seem, this is a thriller of the highest quality that underlines how superb a storyteller Bolton has become. This is Patricia Highsmith territory - and there can be no higher praise. * Daily Mail *A slick, utterly gripping thriller. Fabulous stuff! * Caroline Green, author of THE WHISPER HOUSE *Sharon Bolton is the queen of thrills and suspense - The Fake Wife is gripping and pacy with twists to shock even the most seasoned thriller reader. It kept me on my toes from the first page to the last * Lisa Hall *Pulse-pounding, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff: The Fake Wife had me turning pages at breakneck speed * Carol Wyer, author of the DI Kate Young series *Thoroughly original, brilliantly plotted and utterly thrilling. * Catherine Cooper *Totally gripping, with characters who draw you in and twists you won't see coming * JP Delaney *The Fake Wife fooled me over and over again - I loved it. Sharon Bolton is a supremely talented plotter who creates unforgettable characters, and this story is one of her best * Jane Casey *The Fake Wife totally gripped me. A pacy, page turning read with a cracker of a twist * Heidi Perks *An absorbing, gripping read, with genius plotting and a pace that will simply take your breath away * Lisa Ballantyne *A book that had me desperate for answers. I loved it! * Harriet Tyce *A darkly unpredictable thriller with shocking secrets at its core - I couldn't put it down! * Isabel Ashdown *A killer opening that unspools into a brilliant mystery. Out in November and very highly recommended! * Chris Ewan *

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Book SynopsisA new job. A new home. A new start.It''s all Anna wants.But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished at the annual Gathering as they reach their sixteenth birthday.No one seems to be investigating.And a fourth girl begs Anna for help, fearing that she will be next to disappear.Everyone has secrets. Anna is watching everyone.But who is watching Anna?An unpredictable and wild page-turner, with shocks, surprises and a killer twist for a finale.

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Book Synopsis8-year-old Rose Barclay refuses to talk after the shocking death of her nanny in the midst of her parents'' acrimonious divorce. Attorney Stella Hudson is determined to help Rose speak, and discover what really happened. As Stella unravels the secrets of the Barclay family, the past and present collide with shocking consequences. Everyone is a suspect in the nanny''s murder. Even Rose. Is the person Stella''s supposed to protect the one she may need protection from.

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Book SynopsisSunday Times No 1 bestseller John Grisham returns to Mississippi in his most gripping thriller yet.''As ever with Grisham there are corkscrew twists and turns as he ratchets up the suspense. It is exceptional story-telling, which leaves the reader begging for the novel never to end. Grisham has sold more than 300 million copies of his work. This shows exactly why'' DAILY MAILFor most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, drugs . . . even contract killings. The vice was controlled by a small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumoured to be members of the Dixie Mafia.Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith''s father became a legendary proseTrade ReviewInvites comparisons with the Godfather trilogy - it spans two generations and several postwar decades - and has a vast cast and a winning energy * The Sunday Times *No one . . . writes courtroom dramas like Grisham . . . As ever with Grisham there are corkscrew twists and turns as he ratchets up the suspense. It is exceptional story-telling, which leaves the reader begging for the novel never to end. Grisham has sold more than 300 million copies of his work. This shows exactly why * Daily Mail *Grisham nails a thriller with a great human backstory once again * Peterborough Telegraph *Grisham has been stretching his wings in recent books. Having ventured into cosy crime, he now takes on a full-blown Godfather-type saga . . . It's a story that spans half a century and ends inevitably in a courtroom showdown. A morally complex, compelling and illuminating read * Mail on Sunday *Captivates the reader from the off . . . Grisham's trademarks abound: a talent for storytelling that whips the plot along, a vivid cast of characters - testy judges, put-upon mothers, corrupt cops and vicious thugs . . . He writes with verve and skill. A cracking read * Irish Independent *Grisham took over Turow's mantle as America's legal thriller master and he is on good form in this story about childhood pals who take different paths as adults . . . Slick * The Sun *a hair-raising legal showdown by the brilliant, prolific master of the courtroom drama * Saga Magazine *A white-knuckle courtroom drama * Irish Independent *

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Book SynopsisA special and limited Christmas edition of the instant Sunday Times bestselling debut thriller. A deliciously dark story that will make your skin crawl and your heart pound this festive season. If you thought bookshops were a safe haven at Christmas - think again.Trade ReviewSnickering, devil emoji, this-Alice-Slater-is-too-witty LOL brilliance that will make you smile every time you step into a bookshop. A confident, sassy, pitch-black debut by someone who really knows her way around a bookshop, as well as our death-obsessed culture. * Caroline Kepnes, internationally bestselling author of Netflix sensation, YOU *Fiercely original and deeply disturbing, Death of a Bookseller is a dark masterpiece of grief and obsession - it will work its way under your skin like a splinter and stay there. This is a book you simply can't put down * Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street *Alice Slater triumphs in Death of a Bookseller, the story of two frenemies who share an antagonistic obsession with true crime. I love a book that features messy women making very bad choices, and this novel delivers the delicious juice in a surprising, twisty narrative that has you guessing until its unpredictable end. * Chelsea G. Summers, author of A Certain Hunger *Relentlessly, terrifically creepy and deeply compulsive; each point of view was so remarkably strong. This novel blew me away with its incredible characterisation - a one-sitting read for sure * Heather Darwent, author of The Things We Do To Our Friends *For avid readers, thrill-seekers and disgruntled employees alike; Death of a Bookseller is tense, arch and impossible to put down. * Eliza Clark, author of Boy Parts *Beautifully written and dark as Satan's basement, Death of a Bookseller will have you looking over your shoulder long after the last page is turned. Its characters creep into your subconscious and the plot grips the reader like a sticky pub floor. If you like Caroline Kepnes, then welcome to Alice Slater, your new obsession. * Erin Kelly, author of The Skeleton Key *Tense, addictive and sticky underfoot, Death of a Bookseller lends a tangible throb of menace to its seemingly cosy world, overturning every preconception and delving deep into its characters' damaged psyches. I couldn't put it down. * Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea *Add this to your list. A London-set story about true crime, city life, bookshops and friendship. I was sucked in deep. Utterly engrossing, atmospheric and deliciously dark. Hugely compelling. * Will Dean, author of The Last Thing to Burn *I absolutely loved Death of a Bookseller. It felt so fresh and sharp, expertly plotted and also emotionally charged, comic but also pitch-black dark. Roach and Laura are utterly unforgettable. The dread I felt as I turned the pages was not just because of the inevitable collision course I feared these characters were on, but also the threat of the pages running out, of this dazzlingly good read ending. * Catherine Ryan Howard, author of Run Time *A stunning debut; a shrewdly observed insight into life behind the bookshop tills and what happens when two very different booksellers clash. Clever, funny, beautifully written and as dark as a goth's shadow, this is the book I will be recommending to everyone this year. * Jane Casey, Irish Times bestselling author of The Killing Kind *Written with dark wit and verve, this mischievous novel is clever, entertaining, and unsettling, with a gasp-inducing climax that beautifully (and wickedly) intertwines the two unforgettable anti-heroines. Each sentence is a dagger, sharpened to perfection; Slater's deliciously morbid debut will haunt you * Caitlin Brasach, author of A Novel Obsession *I absolutely DEVOURED this! A highly original story about a creep you'll easily let into your heart - but beware: once she's there, she might just blow it up. Fresh, funny, and brilliantly dissecting modern-day book culture, this dream debut is twisted in all the right ways. * Hanna Bervoets, author of We Had To Remove This Post *Craving a squelchy treat of a dark tale? Let yourself be torn between Laura and Roach. Each bigger than life and stickly real, they'll vie for your shadowy heart til the end. Slater's debut is cultish, smart and distinctive. A book that'll linger in your mind long after you've followed the slimy trail to the end... * Kiare Ladner, author of Nightshift *Savage, witty and all-consuming, it's both a love letter to bookselling and a thriller of the most unsettling variety. * Abigail Dean, internationally bestselling author of GIRL A *A dark and delicious treat * C S Green, author of The Whisper House *The best kind of horrible little book! Had me turning the pages late into the night. Brilliant. * Caroline Corcoran, author of Through the Wall *Fresh, funny, chilling and disturbing. The story crackles with killer prose and the characters slay you with their read-through-your-fingers desire and desperation. Searingly good. * Chris Whitaker, award-winning author of We Begin At The End *Fresh, funny, frightening and dark as hell. A stunning debut * Jane Shemilt, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Patient *Slater is adept at keeping the reader glued to the page * Woman's Way *A darkly fun crime debut * i Paper, Best New Books *An original take on the serial killer thriller * Literary Review *Uncomfortable, claustrophobic, and you won't take your eyes off the pages * Belfast Telegraph *A sinister and tense debut that will chill you to the core * Platinum magazine *Dark and atmospheric * Wiltshire Life Magazine *Delightfully dark * Cosmopolitan, Best New Books *You can't help but race through the pages. This will have huge commercial appeal * Glamour, Best New Books *Dark and unsettling, with references to more serial killers than you ever knew existed * The Gloss Magazine *Fans of the psychological thriller get plenty to chew on in an irony-drenched crime novel that sets two women on a potentially lethal collision course while simultaneously asking hard questions about the exploitative nature of true crime writing. * Irish Times *A spectacularly creepy debut ... Both bookselling and society's true crime are filleted mercilessly in a tense and disturbing read * Guardian *The really terrific thing about the book is how the writer conjures that slightly mysterious quality that people working in bookshops always have. * Daily Mail *Original and obsessively good ... as near perfect a thriller on paper as you can get. Alice Slater is a name to watch. * On Magazine *A sharp and creepy debut thriller * Daily Mail *Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater is the book that fills me with hope. Inhaling fresh, excellent, quotable, entertaining fiction from a debut novelist is a guaranteed way to breathe a little easier in our world. * Elle, Shelf Life: Caroline Kepnes *

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Book SynopsisThe star crime-solving pair of Dr. Jake Rosen, world-famous pathologist, and top litigator Manny Manfreda, return in a gripping new thriller. New York City is on high alert for a serial killer—a strange kind of thief who stalks his victims for the purpose of extracting a vial of blood, earning him the tabloid nickname “the Vampire.” As the attacks escalate to torture and then to murder, Jake and Manny begin to suspect there is a connection between the killer’s seemingly random victims. But how do they link it to a case that Manny’s been working for a kid whose high school prank-gone-wrong has earned him the moniker the Preppy Terrorist?  They soon discover that their case is a tragic tale of corruption interlaced with cover-ups, conspiracies, death squads, and dictators who committed crimes that to this day go unpunished.

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Book SynopsisNoviembre de 1963.Se le acabó la suerte a Frank Guidry. A la sombra del prominente capo de la mafia, Carlos Marcello, la combinación de encanto, inteligencia y astucia de Guidry lo lleva los primeros puestos del negocio. Pero todo cambia repentinamente cuando una horrible tragedia golpea al mundo: John F. Kennedy es asesinado a tiros en la plaza Dealey. Guidry había estado en Dallas menos de dos semanas antes, cumpliendo una tarea para Carlos, y no puede evadir la creciente sospecha de que está involucrado en el asesinato más escandaloso de la historia. Ahora su vida está en riesgo, y Carlos cuenta con que Guidry será el chivo expiatorio. Es hora de que este utilice todas las conexiones que ha logrado y todos los favores que le deben, huya del país y mantenga un perfil bajo... porque su vida pende de un hilo.Charlotte tiene veintiocho años y es madre de dos niñas. Su esposo es amable, pero es un borracho perdido. Ella h

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