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Crime & Thrillers Books
Kensington Publishing Thus with a Kiss I Die
Book SynopsisThe delightfully irreverent eldest daughter of the not-so-ill-fated Romeo and Juliet returns to sleuth another day in fair Verona, in this hugely entertaining historical mystery series with a refreshingly bold premise.?Woe, for I am the bug that meets the windshield''s might,No longer the speeding glass, smooth, clean and bright . . .?You?re right. I, Rosie Montague of Verona, am lousy at iambic pentameter and Shakespeare speak, but you get the point: Sometimes you?re the windshield and sometimes you?re the bug. I, who for my whole life, have cruised along, unruffled by life?s trials, am suddenly smashed flat and speeding recklessly up the WhattheHellHappened Highway.Why? you ask . . .I?m 20-years-old and by my own design, never been wed, free as no married woman ever is. I?m beautiful, but without conceit, for Juliet, my legendary Mamma is the most gorgeous creature to ever walk the earth. Just ask Romeo, my legendary Papà. (Rumors of their deaths were premature.) I was heartwhole until I fell (literally) in love with Lysander of the House of Beautiful. But our love was not to be, for I was thwarted by Escalus, the Prince of Verona . . . who had designs on me.I?m trapped.Then! I?m presented with a solution. Escalus?s father, Prince Escalus the Elder, appears to me. He tasks that I find his killer. Did I mention Elder is a ghost?Given that I only recently dispatched Verona?s first serial killer, I?m less than pleased. Yet Elder promises to unite me with my One True Love, so I gather clues. Meanwhile, revolution threatens, for beneath Verona society?s glittering surface lurk dark shadows?and an enemy eager to make me a tragic heroine in my ownright . . .
£20.80
Penguin Putnam Inc Tripwire
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Child grabs hold with the first page and won't let go until the finish. This is pulse-pounding suspense, and Child hardly misses a beat.”—The Arizona Daily Star “Good thrillers exist in a class of their own. The point of such a book is total escape and Tripwire fills the bill. A bang-up finale which makes the reader sit back and gasp with both wonder and understanding.”—The Denver Post“Not only bang-on suspense but an insightful look into how humans work.”—Houston Chronicle“A stylish thriller as complex and disturbing as its hero.”—Stephen White “A tightly-drawn and swift thriller that gives new meaning to what a page-turner should be.”—Michael Connelly“Page for page, there's probably more fisticuffs in a Lee Child thriller than anywhere else.”—Chicago Tribune “When you put a good villain together with a great hero like Jack Reacher...the result is a thriller good to the last drop. (Child) does a great job of balancing good and evil, and certainly Hobie ranks up there with some of the most memorable villains.”—The Orlando Sentinel
£9.89
Penguin Putnam Inc Thankless in Death 37
Book SynopsisIn this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas discovers that deep hatred can seethe within the closest relationships when she hunts down a man who murdered his own family. Lieutenant Eve Dallas has plenty to be grateful for, especially Roarke’s big Irish family, which is a joyful improvement on her own dark childhood. Other couples aren’t as lucky. The Reinholds, for example, are lying in their home stabbed and bludgeoned almost beyond recognition. Those who knew them are stunned—and heartbroken by the evidence that they were killed by their own son. Turns out that twenty-six-year-old Jerry is not only capable of brutality but has taking a liking to it. With the money he’s stolen from his parents and a long list of grievances, he intends to finally make his mark on the world. Eve and her team already know the who, how, and why of this murder. What they need to pinpoint is where
£9.78
Allison & Busby The Dog Sitter Detective Plays Dead
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) FDR Drive
Book SynopsisNew York lawyer Nora Carleton faces her biggest case yet in this gripping legal thriller from the critically acclaimed author of Central Park West and former director of the FBI, James Comey.Free of the threats hanging over her from her time in Connecticut, Nora Carleton is back doing what she does best: prosecuting criminals for the federal government in the Southern District of New York. But her latest case will take her down roads she never expected.Domestic right-wing extremists, powered by internet demagogues and funded from the shadows, have become a major threat in the United States. Free speech is protected by the US Constitution... but to some people, deadly actions speak louder than words. When an explosion devastates a rally at the United Nations building in New York City, Nora, together with legendary investigator Benny Dugan and the FBI, must confront the extremists head on. To save innocent lives, Nora will need to convince a jury
£13.49
Cornerstone A Faint Cold Fear
Book SynopsisSara Linton, medical examiner in the small town of Heartsdale, is called out to an apparent suicide on the local college campus. The mutilated body provides little in the way of clues - and the college authorities are keen to avoid a scandal - but for Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, things don't add up.
£9.49
Profile Books Ltd Snapshot
Book Synopsis'A master storyteller' - GUARDIAN'A superb chronicler of cop culture' - SUNDAY TIMES'The equal of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke' - THE TIMESA MOTHER'S SECRETS CAN BE DEADLYWinter is closing in on the Mornington Peninsula, and the coastal community of Waterloo are looking for ways to keep warm. But things start to heat up for Detective Inspector Hal Challis when Janine McQuarrie is shot in a quiet country lane, her terrified daughter watching from the car. But as the compromising discoveries of the McQuarries' personal lives come to light, Challis and Sergeant Ellen Destry are faced with another complication - the victim's father-in-law: bureaucrat, golfer and their Superintendent. It seems everyone has something to hide this winter. But can the secrets be uncovered before a killer strikes again?From the multiple Ned Kelly Award-winning author of Consolation and Day's End comes the third Hal Challis investigation, for readers of Jane Harper, Ian Rankin and Chris Hammer.
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Cornerstone A New Lease Of Death
Book SynopsisRuth Rendell was an exceptional crime writer, and will be remembered as a legend in her own lifetime. Her groundbreaking debut novel, From Doon With Death, was first published in 1964 and introduced the reader to her enduring and popular detective, Inspector Reginald Wexford, who went on to feature in twenty-four of her subsequent novels.With worldwide sales of approximately 20 million copies, Rendell was a regular Sunday Times bestseller. Her sixty bestselling novels include police procedurals, some of which have been successfully adapted for TV, stand-alone psychological mysteries, and a third strand of crime novels under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. Very much abreast of her times, the Wexford books in particular often engaged with social or political issues close to her heart.Rendell won numerous awards, including the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for 1976's best crime novel with A Demon in My View, a Gold Dagger award for Live FlesTrade ReviewOne of the best novelists writing today -- P.D. JamesRuth Rendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She displays her peerless skill in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear * Sunday Times *Rendell never fails to come up trumps, and her millions of admirers will eagerly consume this offering as they have all the others * The Irish Times *Ruth Rendell's mesmerising capacity to shock, chill and disturb is unmatched * The Times *A firm grasp of social concerns ensure that her novels are reflective of our own times, as well as hugely absorbing -- Louise Welsh * The Times *
£9.49
Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Maroc the Mighty
Book SynopsisOriginally serialised in Lion, Maroc the Mighty is a action-packed adventure story about a thirteenth century superhero! A knight fighting in The Crusades, John Maroc comes into possession of the 'The Hand of Zar' - a magic amulet which grants its wearer superhuman strength, but only when bathed in the sun's rays. This medieval supehero strip was illustrated by Don Lawrence and published in Lion between his work on the Karl the Viking series and his beautifully-painted The Trigan Empire.
£15.29
Cornerstone Bloody Valentine
Book SynopsisThis year Valentine's Day isn't for romance. It's for murder.Mega rich restaurant owner Jack Barnes and his second wife Zee are very much in love. However, their plans for Valentine's Day are about to be torn apart by the most violent murder.Who is the strange figure plotting this sick crime?Trade ReviewA thriller that will have you whipping through those 130 pages. Marriage and murder make the perfect combo and this short story is bloody brilliant * Company *A satisfying read for sad singletons slumped on the sofa of despair: Valentine's Day going horribly wrong for the rich * Mail on Sunday *
£5.68
Bedford Square Publishers Dead Tide
Book SynopsisNewly promoted to Detective Superintendent, Jack Hawksworth follows a case to Australia in this fourth in the series by million-copy bestselling Fiona McIntosh.
£9.49
Cornerstone Fatal Remedies
Book Synopsis''Leon is a skilful plotter . . . Brunetti is a nicely shaded creation, a moral man who is also all too human'' The ObserverA sudden act of vandalism has been committed in the chill Venetian dawn and Commissario Guido Brunetti soon finds out that the perpetrator is no petty criminal. For the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene of the crime is none other than Paola Brunetti, his wife.As Paola''s actions provoke a crisis in the Brunetti household, Brunetti himself is under increasing pressure at work: a daring robbery with Mafia connections is linked to a suspicious death and his superiors want quick results. As his professional and personal lives clash, Brunetti''s own career is threatened and the conspiracy which Paola has risked everything to expose draws him inexorably to the brink . . .''Donna Leon has established Commissario Guido Brunetti as one of the most engaging of fictional detectives'' Sunday TimesTrade ReviewDonna Leon has established Commissario Guido Brunetti as one of the most engaging of fictional detectives ... Brunetti is ... back on track, sadder perhaps, but wiser and wittier than ever * Sunday Times *A splendid series ... with a backdrop of the city so vivid you can smell it * Sunday Telegraph *One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever * The Washington Post *No one knows the labyrinthine world of Venice . . . like Leon's Brunetti * Time *[Brunetti's] humane police work is disarming, and his ambles through the city are a delight * The New York Times Book Review *
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Cornerstone The Client
Book SynopsisJohn Grisham is the author of forty works of fiction and one of non-fiction. His works are translated into forty-two languages. He lives in Virginia.Trade ReviewHard to put down * Daily Telegraph *Take it from me, this man Grisham spins a damned good yarn and is going to be around for a long, long time * Time Out *It's gripping enough to be best read in daylight * Sunday Express *
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Cornerstone The Inshore Squadron
Book SynopsisSet off for another rip-roaring, all-action naval adventure courtesy of multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent. You''ll be able to smell the whiff of the gunpowder and hear the scream of the cannon balls as our hero fights another battle against the enemies of England. Guaranteed to have you engrossed from page one, fans of Patrick O''Brian and C. S. Forester will not be disappointed.''One of our foremost writers of naval fiction'' -- Sunday Times''His dashing character Richard Bolitho is one of the best things to happen to the sea yarn since Hornblower'' -- Daily Express''The storytelling has an easy mastery, how well Kent knows the psychology of naval men'' -- Sunday Telegraph''Just as well I am an insomniac as it is almost impossible to put it down'' -- ***** Reader review''Another stirring yarn from the grand master of naval fiction'' -- ***** Reader reviewTrade ReviewOne of our foremost writers of naval fiction. * Sunday Times *
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Cornerstone Why Shoot a Butler
Book SynopsisIt is a complete mystery why anyone would choose to murder the trusted old butler of Norton Manor. Barrister turned amateur detective, Frank Amberley, has reason to suspect that the shooting involves the nervy young lady discovered at the scene of the crime, a snooping gentleman in the halls of Greythorne and then a second dead body. A dramatic tale of upstairs, downstairs and family secrets.Trade ReviewPraise for Georgette Heyer's mystery novels:'We had better start ranking Heyer alongside such incomparable whodunit authors as Christie, Marsh, Tey and Allingham' * San Francisco Chronicle *'Rarely have we seen humour and mystery so perfectly blended' * New York Times *'Sharp, clear and witty' * The New Yorker *'Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me ... I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word "Go"' * Dorothy L. Sayers *
£9.49
Cornerstone In Gallant Company
Book SynopsisAnother gripping maritime adventure from multi-million copy seller Alexander Kent, furthering the adventures of much loved Richard Bolitho. Fans of Patrick O''Brian and C. S. Forester will not be disappointed!''One of our foremost writers of naval fiction'' - THE SUNDAY TIMES''Shipwreck, survival...a spirited battle...a splendid yarn'' - THE TIMES''A great read that I couldn''t put down. Have to say - better than Hornblower, Lewrie etc'' -- ***** Reader review''Once you start it''s hard to put down'' -- ***** Reader review''Kept me enthralled'' -- ***** Reader review''Great read from start to finish'' -- ***** Reader review*********************************************************************1777: the revolution in America has erupted into a full-scale war.The navy''s main task is to prevent military supplies from reaching Washington''s armTrade Review'Shipwreck, survival ... a spirited battle ... a splendid yarn' The TimesPraise for Alexander Kent: 'One of our foremost writers of naval fiction' Sunday Times
£9.49
Atria Books Fifty Fifty
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£16.14
Simon & Schuster Heartwood
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£23.19
Crooked Lane Books Death and the Librarian
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£22.94
Papercutz God Tier Vol. 1
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£9.49
Headline Publishing Group King of Ashes
Book Synopsis''S. A. Cosby''s novels always hit the grand slam of crime fiction'' MICHAEL CONNELLY''American crime fiction has found its future and his name is S.A. Cosby'' DENNIS LEHANEA son returning home. A dangerous debt. Secrets about to ignite . . . and a family consumed by flames.Roman Carruthers left the smoke and fire of his family''s crematory business behind in his hometown of Jefferson Run, Virginia. He is enjoying a life of shallow excess as a financial adviser in Atlanta until he gets a call from his sister, Neveah, telling him their father is in a coma after a hit-and-run accident. When Roman goes home, he learns the accident may not be what it seems. His brother, Dante, is deeply in debt to dangerous, ruthless criminals. And Roman is willing to do anything to protect his family. Anything.A financial whiz with a head for numbers and a talent for making his clients rich, Roman must use all his skills to try to save his family while dealing with a shadow that has haunted them all for twenty years: the disappearance of their mother when Roman and his siblings were teenagers. It''s a mystery that Neveah, who has sacrificed so much of her life to hold her family together, is determined to solve once and for all.As fate and chance and heartache ignite their lives, the Carruthers family must pull together to survive or see their lives turn to ash. Because, as their father counseled them from birth, nothing lasts forever. Everything burns.Praise for S. A. Cosby:''Sensationally good'' LEE CHILD''Exhilarating'' STEPHEN KING''Stunning. Can''t remember the last time I read such a powerful crime novel'' MARK BILLINGHAM''S. A. Cosby is a welcome, refreshing new voice in crime literature'' DENNIS LEHANE''Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice...add S. A. Cosby to that list'' STEVE CAVANAGH''Elegant, fierce storytelling at its absolute best.'' DAILY MAIL
£18.00
ONEWorld Publications A Deceit of Lapwings
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British Library Publishing Cyanide in the Sun
Book SynopsisAnother of the series' popular anthologies celebrating forgotten classics and material not printed since its original publication. Perfect bitesize holiday reading for the Classic Crime enthusiast and the casual sleuther alike, featuring mysteries focused on British holidays and abroad.
£10.44
Pan Macmillan Once
Book SynopsisJames Herbert was not just Britain's number one bestselling writer of chiller fiction, a position he held ever since publication of his first novel, but was also one of our greatest popular novelists. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his twenty-three novels have sold more than fifty-four million copies worldwide, and have been translated into over thirty languages, including Russian and Chinese. In 2010, he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention and was also awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to literature. His final novel was Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.
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Baen Ribbon Dance
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HarperCollins Publishers No Mercy
Book SynopsisThe old unit will reunite to complete one last mission in honour of their fallen comrade. But all she wants is revenge
£11.12
Penguin Putnam Inc Clive Cussler The Heist
£9.22
Birlinn General To the Shades Descend
Book SynopsisGlasgow, 1931. After a devastating crime, Dr Jack Cuthbert finds himself working at the intersection between rising British fascism, anti-Semitism and the infamous Glasgow razor gangs. To solve the case, Cuthbert needs to rely on all the expertise he can gather from those around him. But who can he trust?
£9.49
Zando The Butcher Game
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£13.29
Atlantic Books Pro Bono
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£9.49
DC Comics Justice League Unlimited Vol. 1
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£14.44
Bonnier Books Ltd Murder at the Art Gallery
Book Synopsis* Previously published as The Art Fiasco*'Historical detective fiction at its best... I had to give myself a couple of days without anything else planned because once I began reading it, I actually couldn't put it down until I'd finished' Reader review, 5 starsNewcastle, 1924. Reporter Poppy Denby is making her way up to Northumberland to celebrate her father's sixtieth birthday, but first, she can't resist stopping for a few days in Newcastle, for a quick hello to her favourite Aunt Dot.The infamous suffragette has temporarily moved up and is hosting world-renowned artist and long-time friend, Agnes Robson who is staging an exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery.It was supposed to be a relaxing and art-filled stop on the way, however, when a local journalist tries to link Agnes to the mysterious death of a young art teacher in Ashington Colliery, twenty-seven years earlier, Poppy is quickly roped in to help.Poppy is determined to clear Agne's names but the more she digs into this story the more she is convinced the young teacher was murdered by someone else, and that only means one thing: there is still a killer on the loose.Readers are absolutely LOVING Murder at the Art Gallery:'This was one of those books I didn't want to put down and stayed up late into the night to read' Reader review, 5 stars'It ticks all the boxes. Absorbing, interesting and compelling' Reader review, 5 stars'The mystery is multi-faceted with red herrings and interesting twists! If you are looking for a good historical mystery, this one is for you! It's a five out of five on the enJOYment scale and highly recommended!' Reader review, 5 stars
£8.99
Bonnier Books Ltd Killing It
Book Synopsis'Original' Clare Mackintosh'Will keep you gripped . . . and rooting for a rather wonderful heroine' Sunday Mirror'James Bond should retire now . . . puts the sass in assassin as it's never been done before' L. S. Hilton***'Adroitly combines social and parenting comedy with detail-rich derring-do' Sunday TimesLex Tyler is a covert operative for Platform Eight, the assassination department of Her Majesty's Secret Service, and one of the very few women to successfully negotiate the old boy's network of the espionage world.Like her colleagues, she's smart, resourceful and very deadly - but unlike them, she's also got to juggle nappies, night feeds and keeping her deadly career under wraps from her husband.Lex's latest assignment is Russian oligarch, Dmitri Tupolev, and the stakes could not be higher. But the more she digs into his life, the more Lex wonders if there isn't a different game going on - and one that might be about to cost her everything she's got.Liked Killing It? Follow Lex Tyler's next adventure in The Nursery.
£8.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Galloways Gospel
£16.23
Penguin Putnam Inc Murder in Morningside Heights
Book SynopsisIn Victorian-era New York, the Malloys may be new to high society life, but they're no stranger to solving mysteries... especially those that involve murder.
£7.59
Random House Worlds The Summer War
Book SynopsisIn this poignant, heartfelt novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance Trilogy, a young witch who has inadvertently cursed her brother to live a life without love must find a way to undo her spell.Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war-torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words would suddenly become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love.While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse she placed on him. Yet even as she grows from a girl to a woman, she cannot find the solution?until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her own people and the summerlings, the immortal beings who hold a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbors.Now, with the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to both undo her eldest brother''s curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War.
£19.12
Image Comics The Complete Witchblade Volume 4
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£39.99
Penguin Random House LLC The Cartel 2 Power of the Dog
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling second novel in the explosive Power of the Dog series—an action-filled look at the drug trade that takes you deep inside a world riddled with corruption, betrayal, and bloody revenge. Book Two of the Power of the Dog Series It’s 2004. Adán Barrera, kingpin of El Federación, is languishing in a California federal prison. Ex-DEA agent Art Keller passes his days in a monastery, having lost everything to his thirty-year blood feud with the drug lord. Then Barrera escapes. Now, there’s a two-million-dollar bounty on Keller’s head and no one else capable of taking Barrera down. As the carnage of the drug war reaches surreal new heights, the two men are locked in a savage struggle that will stretch from the mountains of Sinaloa to the shores of Veracruz, to the halls of power in Washington, ensnaring countless others in its wake. Internationally bestselling author Don Winslow
£10.62
St. Martin's Press A Crime of Passion Fruit
Book SynopsisTorteeverybody's favorite small-town family bakeshopis headed for the high seas, where murder is about to make a splash. . . Jules Capshaw is trying to keep her cool as Torte gets set to make its transformation from quaint, local confectionary café to royal pastry palace. Meanwhile, Jules's estranged husband Carlos is making a desperate plea for her to come aboard his cruise ship and dazzle everyone with her signature sweets. She may be skeptical about returning to her former nautical life with Carlos but Jules can't resist an all-expense-paid trip, either. If only she knew that a dead body would find its way onto the itinerary . . A warm and inviting atmosphere, friendly and likable main characters, and a nasty murder mystery to solve! Fresh Fiction Now, instead of enjoying tropical drinks on deck between whipping up batches of sea-salted chocolates and flambéing fresh pineapple slices in the kitchen, Jules is plunged into dangerou
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Soho Press Clown Town
Book Synopsis“Old spies grow ridiculous, River. Old spies aren’t much better than clowns.”Or so David Cartwright, the late retired head of MI5, used to tell his grandson. He forgot to add that old spies can be dangerous, too, especially if they’ve fallen on hard times—as River Cartwright is about to learn the hard way. David Cartwright, long buried, has left his library to the Spooks’ College in Oxford, and now it turns out that one of the books has gone missing. Or perhaps it never existed . . . Now River, once a “slow horse” of Slough House, MI5’s outpost for demoted and disgraced spies, has some time to kill while waiting medical clearance to return to work, and investigating the secrets of his grandfather’s library seems a harmless activity. But nothing involving the slow horses ever stays harmless for long.Over at the Park, MI5 First Desk Diana Taverner is in a pickle. An operation carried out during the height of the Troubles laid bare the ugly side of state security, and those involved are threatening to expose details. But every threat hides an opportunity, and Taverner has come up with a scheme in which the would-be blackmailer is a solution to a much newer problem. All she needs is the right dupe to get caught holding the bag.Jackson Lamb, the enigmatic and odiferous head of Slough House, does not want any of his joes involved. When Taverner starts plotting mischief people get hurt, and Lamb has no plans to send in the clowns. On the other hand, if the clowns ignore his instructions, any harm that befalls them is hardly his fault.But they’re his clowns. And if they don’t all come home, there’ll be a reckoning.
£20.55
Bonnier Books Ltd The Good Father
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Penguin Publishing Group The Possession of Alba Díaz
£22.88
Square Enix Dragon and Chameleon 04
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Profile Books Ltd The Dead Husband Cookbook
Book SynopsisShe has the recipe for the perfect murder... Maria Capello is a celebrity chef like no other. A household name, an inspiration, an icon. Her dozens of cookbooks and weekly television show, broadcast from her beautiful Italian-style kitchen, not to mention her line of bestselling supermarket sauces. And of course there's her history. Once just the timid wife of famous chef Damien Capello, she stepped into the spotlight after Damien's mysterious disappearance twenty years before. An event she's never spoken about publicly until now, when she decides it's time to publish her memoirs. Why is Maria willing to finally break her silence? And why does she do so on the condition that it is edited by Thea Woods? Thea is a lifelong fan but has never met Maria and can't figure it out, plus a recent scandal has left her reputation tarnished and job on the line. So when she is invited to Maria's remote farm to work on the manuscript, Thea spots an opportunity to clear her name. After all, she could be the one to finally learn whether the rumours are true: that Maria killed Damien for his recipes, and the legendary 'secret ingredient'... A deliciously rich thriller, perfect for readers of Bella Mackie's How To Kill Your Family and Alexia Casale's The Best Way to Bury Your Husband.
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Vinci Books Stronger Than Death
Book SynopsisFive victims, bonded by blood. A detective blinded by revenge. Jake Sawyer is suffering. After a bruising confrontation with a cruel killer, he has isolated himself in a remote cottage in the bleak and beautiful northern Peak District. Facing an uncertain future, he resumes his covert investigation into his mother's murder, and enters therapy to explore his lack of primal fear response. When an ex-TV personality is found murdered, from a single stab wound to the heart, Sawyer suspects a ritualistic element. But then a second victim is found, and he forms a terrifying theory about the killer's twisted logic. As Sawyer edges closer to mental collapse, he must protect the killer's targets as he uncovers the truth behind the death of his mother. A truth that will put his reputation, and freedom, at risk. ___________________________________________________________????? Grabs right away and doesn't let up until the last sentence.????? Had to finish it in one sitting.????? Gripping and well crafted.????? Brilliant.????? Leaves you open-mouthed and wanting more.????? Sawyer is not your everyday detective.????? Full of twists and turns.????? I couldn't put it down.????? A gripping story that keeps you guessing.????? So many mysteries in one story.????? Awesome.????? Amazing.????? Can't wait for the next book.
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Vinci Books Tender is the North
Book SynopsisA wounded detective healing in the shadows. A twisted killer luring him back to the light. ---JAKE SAWYER is isolated. A year after checking into a psychiatric unit, he has found peace by cutting contact with his previous world, living offline and refusing visitors. When Sawyer's ex-colleagues arrest a single father for abusing bodies at a hospital mortuary, the man records an emotional video confession, sealing his fate. But with his young daughter missing for two weeks, the case soon develops into something more complex and sinister. As the implications unravel, a young woman is found murdered, having suffered similar post-mortem abuse. Police suspect the man the press have dubbed The Vulture might not be in their jail cell, but out on the streets. Sawyer resists the urge to end his exile and step back into the fray. But when his own mother's ailing killer contacts him with an unrefusable offer, he faces the grim truth: no matter how hard he works to build a brighter future, his past has a way of hunting him down. ---This dark and pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series. TENDER IS THE NORTH is the ninth book in this addictive series of page-turning crime thrillers from one of the UK's sharpest writers. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge, LJ Ross and Michael Connelly. ---Praise for Andrew Lowe:????? Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones.????? Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word.????? Plot and character perfectly intertwined.????? Keeps you reading through the night.????? Poetic and utterly gripping.
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Pan Macmillan Eye of the Needle
Book SynopsisKen Follett was born in Cardiff, Wales. Barred from watching films and television by his parents, he developed an early interest in reading thanks to a local library. After studying philosophy at University College London, he became involved in centre-left politics, entering into journalism soon after. His first thriller, the wartime spy drama Eye of the Needle, became an international bestseller and has sold over 10 million copies. He then astonished everyone with his first historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth, the story of the building of a medieval cathedral, which went on to become one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century. One of the most popular authors in the world, his many books including the Kingsbridge series and the Century trilogy - a body of work which together chronicles over a thousand years of history - and his latest novel Never - which envisages how World War III could happen - have sold more than 188 million copies. A father and husband, Ken lives with his wife in England and enjoys travelling the world when he can.
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Vinci Books The Skeleton Lake
Book SynopsisHis enemies' worst nightmareHis own worst enemy---JAKE SAWYER is in hiding. Wanted for questioning after a death in his custody, he is lying low, forming a plan to clear his name. When the body of an elderly man is discovered, horrifically brutalised, Sawyer suspects the victim might not be as innocent as he seems. As more victims come to light and the police race to apprehend an insatiable killer with a sadistic streak, Sawyer is targeted by devious new enemies, tasked with flushing him out and taking him down. Then, with his pursuers closing in, Sawyer discovers a family secret which reveals the true horror behind the murders. But to catch the culprit, he must delve deeper than ever into his personal trauma, and finally make peace with the past. ---Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series. THE SKELETON LAKE is Book 6 in this series of page-turning crime thrillers. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge, LJ Ross and Michael Connelly. ---????? Kept me reading until the end with twists I didn't see coming.????? Another brilliant Sawyer story.????? Well written and full of action from start to finish.????? A wonderful plot, lightly but tightly spooled out.????? Keeps you on your toes, wanting more.????? The Sawyer series stands out for snappiness, style, and the sheer intelligence of the writing.????? A wild ride. Can't read fast enough.????? Great books and great characters. I'm now bereft that I have to wait for Book 7.????? My favourite of the series. I read it in two sittings and can't wait for more.---Praise for Andrew Lowe????? Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones.????? Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word.????? Plot and character perfectly intertwined.????? Keeps you reading through the night.????? Poetic and utterly gripping.
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