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i2i Publishing Ordinary People XVI
Book SynopsisIn this part of our story, Michael Tillington and Percival receive confirmation of something which in truth both had known for some time, and which will profoundly affect the future of both of them, in very different ways.
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Saraband / Contraband A Case of Matricide
Book Synopsis'A Case of Matricidedemonstrates literary talent of the highest order few writers can rival Burnet.'The SpectatorChief Inspector Gorski returns In the unremarkable French town of Saint-Louis, a mysterious stranger stalks the streets; an elderly woman believes her son is planning to do away with her; a prominent manufacturer drops dead. Between visits to the town's hostelries, Chief Inspector Georges Gorski ponders the connections, if any, between these events, while all the time grappling with his own domestic and existential demons.Graeme Macrae Burnet once again pierces the respectable bourgeois façade of small-town life in this, the concluding part of his trilogy of Gorski novels. He injects a wry humour into the tiniest of details and delves into the darkest recesses of his characters' minds, but above all provides an entertaining, profound and moving read.
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The Conrad Press The Crucian Case
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Living Book Press Viking Tales
Book SynopsisViking Tales is the thrilling story of Harald Fairhair. Starting at his birth it follows through his many adventures until he unites Norway as its King.As the Viking population grows their lust for adventure takes them on many brave journeys, discovering and settling foreign lands, even setting foot in America.This edition features a large font for easy reading by younger readers, and all the original images, a pronunciation guide, and teachers notes.
£16.14
Inimitable Books Grandmas Little Secret
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£14.85
Ozark Mountain Publishing Beyond the Origin
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Little, Brown & Company High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in
Book Synopsis"Ladies and gentleman, this world's technology and culture are about to skyrocket!"With the end of the harsh winter season, comes the plan of the seven high school prodigies to overthrow an empire. Their first strategy? Make Prince Akatsuki, master magician, into a god.The people have long been under the heel of the despotic empirical rule, it's time for a revolution!
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Little, Brown & Company Sabikui Bisco Vol. 7 light novel
Book SynopsisA TOTAL CATASTROPHE!All across Imihama, people have begun sprouting feline ears and tails, and adopting bizarre speech patterns! It seems the Ultrafaith Arrow Bisco and Milo fired at Kurokawa opened a gateway to an alternate dimension full ofsamurai cats?! These katana-wielding kittens are being tormented by an ancient adversary who also happens to be the cause of the cat transformations back home. But as much as Bisco would love to put an arrow between their eyes, it turns out it's pretty hard to draw a bowstring with cat paws Can the Mushroom Keepers defeat this feline foe before their nine lives run out?!
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Yen Press Before the Tutorial Starts A Few Things I Can Do
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Simon & Schuster The Power Couple: A Novel
Book SynopsisFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Alex Berenson comes a supercharged thriller about marriage and the dangerous secrets spouses keep.Rebecca and Brian Unsworth appear to have it all. A nice house in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Two well-behaved, healthy teenage children. Important government jobs—Rebecca working in counterterrorism for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Brian serving as a coder for the National Security Agency. Their lives stand to improve even more as Brian, in his off-hours, has just developed and sold a highly profitable app. However, the Unsworths’ marriage isn’t as perfect as it seems. After two decades together, they’ve drifted apart, talking little and having sex even less. Seeking to revive their strained relationship, they decide for their twentieth wedding anniversary to take their two kids, Kira and Tony, on a European getaway. They have a blast…until one night in Barcelona when Kira doesn’t come home from a dance club. She’s gone. Abducted. Over the course of a single weekend, the Unsworths will do everything possible to find her—as Kira herself discovers just how far she’ll go to break free of the trap that’s been set for her. And even as Rebecca and Brian come together for Kira, they realize their marriage is more tenuous than they realized. The Power Couple is both a fast-paced, globe-trotting espionage novel full of surprising twists and a nuanced look at modern marriage—the challenges of balancing career, parenthood, sex, and love.Trade Review“Mr. Berenson, a veteran storyteller, succeeds quickly in getting the reader to care about his main characters… The Power Couple, rife with crime-busting subplots and energized by a teenage captive determined not to be a victim, is one of the most unpredictable thrillers in years.” —The Wall Street Journal “Berenson writes with vigor and pace…This thriller is tailor-made for the big screen.” —Publishers Weekly "The pace is unrelenting, and Berenson has a few twists in his arsenal. He also creates an engaging character in the brave and resourceful Kira, who is so much more than a helpless victim. A fast-paced and engaging political thriller." —Kirkus Reviews “A well-written and compelling story about crime, a crumbling marriage, spousal resentment and betrayal.” —Washington Times
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Double 9 Booksllp The Haunted Bookshop
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Fingerprint! Publishing The Greatest Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
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Blackstone Publishing Deadly Reunion
Book SynopsisThe Black Berets learned their lethal skills on the secret battlefields of Vietnam. In this classic novel of wartime adventure, once the Black Berets start fighting for themselves, what will it take to be able to stop them?They were the most elite team of interservice fighters America's government had ever formed. As war raged in Vietnam, the Black Berets took on the most secretand most heinousof covert operations. Now they're back, and they have a new mission.Eight years after their bloody exploits across the battlefields of Asia, the five-man team is reunited at the behest of their scheming CIA handler, a man none of them trusts after a dirty war of lies and betrayals. However, word has it one of their own, thought long-dead, is alive and being held prisoner in Laos. Shaking off the cobwebs of civilian life, the Black Berets must re-hone their skills to become a flawless killing machine once more. Eager to get back in the game, they're ready for action. But who can they really trust?
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Blackstone Publishing Contract: Terror Summit
Book SynopsisFive nuclear bombs are in the hands of an unidentified madman somewhere in the Sahara. Or so the Black Berets have been led to believe.When a bloody raid in Libya turns up nothing but a camp of terrorists who know nothing about any bombs, the elite American fighters find themselves ordered to Portugal to follow up a new lead. Once there, they learn every undercover agent from every country working in Portugal has been taken out of play, leaving the door wide open for staging an apocalyptic attack. If the Black Berets fail to locate the bombs and take out the merciless cabal that stole them, it could mean the end of the world as they know it. For these five warriors, the stakes have never been higher.
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Blackstone Publishing The Akbar Contract
Book SynopsisIndia is a country divided, torn by religious strife and hounded by potential invaders on all sides. The world's most powerful governments believe that whoever controls India holds the strategic advantage for global domination. As the chaos spins out of control, a name resurfaces after centuries of obscurity: Akbar.Once a religious zealot who created his own dominant religion in the region, Akbar has returned, if not in body, then at least in spirit. Beeker, the leader of the fearsome Black Berets, wants nothing to do with a tangle of religious fanaticsuntil he learns they've stolen two atomic bombs they intend to use in their new holy war. Suddenly the mission's far-reaching, devastating implications become impossible to ignore. The Black Berets are the world's best hope.
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Kodansha Comics A Kingdom of Quartz 4
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£12.59
Boom! Studios Lawful Vol. 2 SC
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Crooked Lane Books Death on Dickens Island
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Crooked Lane Books A Slay Ride Together With You
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Crooked Lane Books Murder at Blackwood Inn
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Crooked Lane Books Dead Mans Float
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Crooked Lane Books When We Talk to the Dead
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Faber & Faber Tokyo Redux
Book Synopsis'A powerful, stirring read.' The Times'Typically brilliant . I loved it.' Adrian McKinty'The most stone-cold crime novel of 2021.' CrimeReadsTokyo, July 1949. President Shimoyama, Head of the National Railways of Japan, goes missing. American Detective Harry Sweeney leads the missing person's investigation.Fifteen years later, the city prepares for the 1964 Olympics and the global spotlight. Hideki Murota, a private investigator, is given a case which forces him to confront a crime he's been hiding from.Over twenty years on, late 1988. The Emperor Showa is dying. Donald Reichenbach, an ageing American, knows the final reckoning of the greatest mystery of the Showa Era is down to him.'I was knocked out, transported and lost in David Peace's Tokyo . an extraordinary novel.' Hideo Yokoyama'Many novels are hyped as "polyphonic", but Peace's now complete Tokyo trilogy truly is, brilliantly summoning
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Hodder & Stoughton The Girl In Cell A
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Hodder & Stoughton The Guest
Book SynopsisTHE TENSION-FILLED NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE DIGITAL BESTSELLER THE PRISONER .''Expertly plotted and compellingly told - a cautionary tale that will put you off ever having anyone to stay with you again. I raced through it!'' HARRIET TYCE''A mesmeric, tense and twisting nightmare. Suffocating, controlled and hugely entertaining'' CHRIS WHITAKERIris and Gabriel have just got home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their dearest friends, Laure, is in their house - sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris'' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. She has walked out on her husband - and their good friend - Pierre over his confession of an affair.Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive. But as Laure''s mood becomes more unpredictable, her presence begins to unravel secrets in all their pasts - until things reach breaking point ...''Deliciously creepy and gripping'' Woman''
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Hodder & Stoughton The School Run
Book SynopsisHow far would you go to protect your children?For parents living in the beautiful coastal town of Pacific Pines, all their hopes and dreams are pinned on the outcome of the annual Gala Day hosted by St Ignatius Boys'' School. To be accepted into the prestigious institution, their sons must battle it out, facing rigorous rounds of physical and mental tests. Their parents will stop at nothing to ensure their sons succeed.But after one boy is struck down in a hit and run, the scandals, secrets and lies that entangle three mothers threaten to unravel their seemingly perfect lives . . .How far will the women go to, not just to save their families - but also their reputations?Make sure you don''t miss the latest scandal. Everyone is reading Ali Lowe...''Ali Lowe is swiftly moving into the footprints of Liane Moriarty'' The Australian''Sharp, clever and compelling'' Sarah Pearse, bestselling author of
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Little, Brown Book Group Whatever Gets You Through the Night
Book Synopsis''Higson''s new book will certainly get you through the night, though you may not get a lot of sleep...'' Mark Billingham''Terrific'' The i''Loud, bright, fast and funny - a perfect read'' Guardian''Hugely entertaining'' Sunday Times''A slick satirical thriller'' The SunMost people travel to Corfu to escape the real world for a couple of weeks. But not McIntyre. McIntyre''s a fixer, specialising in getting people out of places they don''t want to be with the minimum of fuss, publicity and violence. The job in Corfu should be easy - spring Lauren, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, from the luxury compound of the tech billionaire, Julian Hepworth. Hepworth''s young, handsome and charismatic - he''s also a suspected paedophile. But as McIntyre sets up his operation, things quickly start to slip out of control. Soon, he has to contend with Albanian gangsters, Greek drug dealers, psychoticTrade ReviewCharlie Higson coming back to the world of adult thrillers is a major event. And what a comeback. Higson's new thriller will certainly get you through the night, though you may not get a lot of sleep... -- Mark BillinghamA hugely enjoyable sun-soaked thriller: hard-edged but warm, tense but funny, vividly ultra-modern and yet deliciously old-fashioned -- Christopher BrookmyreWhatever Gets You Through the Night marks the return to adult fiction of Charlie Higson. Set on the sun-soaked island of Corfu, it dives into the darkness beneath the surface of the Mediterranean idyll. * Daily Mail *'...the links between these components tighten in a richly satisfying way, until the book reaches an exhilarating extended climax at a spectacular party thrown by Hepworth to show everyone how great he is...' * Readers Digest *This hectic, helter-skelter thriller is what his adult fans have been waiting for all this time * Sunday Times *Rather more upbeat, and with far better weather, is Charlie Higson's return to crime fiction for grownups. . . It's loud, bright, fast and funny - a perfect read for a dreary month. -- Laura Wilson * The Guardian, Books of the Month *Higson is a terrific thriller writer. . . Tense yet funny, too * The i *A triumphant return to adult fare from the Young Bond author. -- Barry Forshaw * Financial Times *[Higson's] exuberant novel pulls off the Hiaasen trick of absorbing dark themes yet remaining a hugely entertaining read * Sunday Times *Higson, author of the Young Bond kids' books, makes a fresh, funny return to adult themes with this slick satirical thriller. * The Sun *The chaotic and exciting denouement is brilliantly executed and funny... Higson is so good at what he does * Literary Review *Delivers the atmosphere of a classic Sixties thriller in a contemporary setting, peering into the dark underbelly of a sunny Med holiday spot -- Books of the Year * Daily Express *
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Headline Publishing Group The First 48 Hours
Book SynopsisTHE FIRST 48 HOURS....WILL DECIDE IF YOU LIVE OR DIE.''Simon Kernick writes with his foot pressed hard on the pedal. Hang on tight!'' HARLAN COBEN''Great plots, great characters, great action'' LEE CHILD''An absolute master of the adrenaline-fuelled ride'' PETER JAMES''Compulsive ... this is Kernick at his best'' THE SUN''A vivid, high-octane page-turner'' THE GUARDIANA COP NEEDS TO CRACK A DEADLY CASE He''s a detective hunting cold-blooded killers, but does he know more than he admits? A MOTHER HAS TO SAVE HER DAUGHTER She''s a lawyer who must defend a murderer - but how far will she go to protect her only child? A COUPLE WILL COMMIT THE PERFECT CRIMEThey have a plan - but can they trust each other with their lives? THREE STORIES. TWO DAYS. DOES ONE SECRET CONNECT THEM ALL? THE FIRST 48 HOURS...MAY ALSO BE THEIR LASTTrade ReviewCompulsive ... loaded with dark humour, this is Kernick at his best * THE SUN *The plot twists and turns towards a conclusion that is impossible to predict * My Weekly *The master of the full-throttle thriller returns with a frenetic tale ... an action-packed adventure to race through. * BEST *Three seemingly unconnected stories are masterfully intertwined...this nerve-jangling read will have you turning pages late into the night. * WOMAN'S OWN *Get set for a thrill ride * CRIME MONTHLY *A master of the neat, fast-moving thriller ... entertaining and readable, this novel would be an excellent holiday read. * LITERARY REVIEW *Expertly crafted...a vivid, high-octane page-turner * THE GUARDIAN *A gripping countdown thriller with jay-dropping plot twists. * WOMAN’S WEEKLY *A gripping countdown thriller with jaw-dropping twists * WOMAN *
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Quercus Publishing The Missing Mummies: Jesperson & Lane Book 3
Book SynopsisShould you find yourself in need of a discreet investigation into any sort of mystery, call on Jesperson and Lane . . . 'Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved,' says George R.R. MartinMiss Lane is puzzled by Jasper Jesperson's interest in what seems a very minor theft -possibly even a prank - from the storerooms at the British Museum. But London in the 1890s is rife with secret organisations, cults and individuals eager to acquire some of the legendary magic of ancient Egypt. The deeper the two detectives dig, the more hidden crimes they uncover, and the higher the death toll mounts. And at the centre of it all is the 'Mystery Mummy' recently acquired by the museum. 'Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London' George R.R. Martin, author of The Game of ThronesAre the deaths and madness truly caused by a mummy's curse? Or is there a scheming, living villain to be apprehended? 'A most engaging detective duo' Mark Douglas Home, author of The Sea Detective and The Woman Who Walked Into The SeaJesperson and Lane, with their experience of past investigations involving psychic phenomena and supernatural events as well as ordinary human criminality, are surely best placed to find the truth.Jesperson and Lane, at your service.Trade ReviewLisa Tuttle has quietly been writing remarkable, chilling short stories and powerful, haunting novels for many years now, and doing it so easily and so well that one almost takes it, and her, for granted. This would be as big a mistake as not reading Lisa Tuttle * NEIL GAIMAN *This John W. Campbell Award-winning author remains one of fantasy's best * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *Whether fantasy or science fiction, Tuttle's stories generally centre on derangements within family units. Her touch is deft, chilly, exact * JOHN CLUTE, co-author of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction *'One of the SF and fantasy & horror field's most urbane - and much under-appreciated - writers * MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI, LOVE READING *Sleepwalkers, psychics, and the spirits of the dead (or are they?) make for a heady stew in Lisa Tuttle's The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief, the first full-length novel about Jasper Jesperson and Miss Lane, a dauntless duo of Victorian detectives first introduced in her stories for Down These Strange Streets and Rogues. They're an entertaining pair, and it's great to see them back in action in a longer work. Here's hoping this is only the first in a long series of Lane and Jesperson adventures. Tuttle does a lovely job of putting us back in the foggy streets of Victorian London in this lively, entertaining blend of murder mystery and supernatural adventure. Arthur Conan Doyle would have approved * GEORGE R.R. MARTIN on The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief *A cleverly constructed, swiftly moving and absorbing plot * ParSec Magazine *Great fun * Concatenation *A delightful Victorian detective thriller with more than an air of magic and mysticism * SciFi Now *A well-designed crime story with an interesting premise and enough potential suspects to keep the reader guessing * SFBook Reviews *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The Cauldron
Book SynopsisZeno is the pseudonym of Gerald Lamarque, born in London in 1920, who served with the Pathfinders of the First Airborne Division in the Second World War, in Africa, the Central Mediterranean and, most notably, at the Battle of Arnhem, the experience of which he memorably describes in The Cauldron. He was the author of three other novels and died in 1978.
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Toonhound Studios LLC Transformers Deluxe Edition Book One
Book SynopsisThe first two arcs of the Eisner Award-winning TRANSFORMERS collected in a stunning deluxe hardcover for the first time!THE TRANSFORMERS ENTER THE ENERGON UNIVERSE!The Autobots and Decepticons have renewed their endless war on Earth, and one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity's only hope of survival is Optimus Prime.Explore the beginning of the Eisner Award-winning series from critically acclaimed creative team Daniel Warren Johnson (Do A Powerbomb), Jorge Corona (Middlewest) and Mike Spicer, alongside showrunner Robert Kirkman (Invincible, Void Rivals), in this beautiful deluxe hardcover.Collects TRANSFORMERS #1-12.
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Image Comics Bug Wars Book One
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Seven Seas Entertainment Berserk of Gluttony Manga Vol. 13
Book SynopsisA strikingly illustrated dark fantasy, in which a frail young man’s terrible magic could lead him to ultimate power. And don’t miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas–or the anime!Fate Graphite has never tasted true power. Born into a world with two kinds of people—those with superior skills and those without—he’s been shunned his entire life. Fate’s skill is Gluttony, a curse that leaves him constantly hungry…until he awakens its terrible potential. When he kills someone, he can devour their skills and feed his insatiable appetite. How many lives will it take for Fate’s Gluttony to finally be satisfied?
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Cassava Republic Press Lagos Noir
Book SynopsisAn anthology of noir stories set in the tumultuous metropolis, Lagos. Edited by Chris Abani, this collection brings together brand new stories from some of Nigeria’s best loved writers. From the introduction by Chris Abani: The thirteen stories that comprise this volume stretch the boundaries of "noir" fiction, but each one of them fully captures the essence of noir, the unsettled darkness that continues to lurk in the city's streets, alleys, and waterways...Together, these stories create an unchartered path through the center of Lagos and out to its peripheries, revealing so much more truth at the heart of this tremendous city than any guidebook, TV show, film, or book you are likely to find.Trade ReviewThe African megalopolis of Lagos, Nigeria, makes a perfect setting for mystery stories with a noir bent. Urban anonymity and alienation are key to noir, as are femmes fatales, con men, heist crews, crooked cops, and naïve newcomers from the sticks. The sights, sounds, and equatorial heat of the big city heighten the tensions inherent in tales of robbery, murder, and other desperate acts. Crime is no respecter of class either, with stories set in the wealthiest, gated enclaves and the poorest of the poor shantytowns. The smell of local street food cooking over fires on every street corner is omnipresent… With its breadth of contributors, this latest volume in the publisher’s city noir series will satisfy both the fan of contemporary African fiction and the newcomer interested in discovering some new voices. — Dan Forrest, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling GreenTable of ContentsIntroduction PART I: COPS & ROBBERS What They Did That Night Heaven’s Gate Showlogo Just Ignore and Try to Endure PART II: IN A FAMILY WAY The Swimming Pool What Are You Going To Do? For Baby, For Three Eden Joy PART III: ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES Choir Boy The Walking Stick Uncle Sam International Airport Killer Ape About the Contributors
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John Murray Press Killing Eve: Die For Me: The basis for the
Book SynopsisThe basis for KILLING EVE, now a major BBC TV series, starring Sandra Oh and Jodie ComerOn the run together, Eve Polastri and the psychopathic Villanelle take refuge in the underworld of St Petersburg. But the Twelve are closing in, as are the Russian security services. As the chess-game intensifies, and the grip of winter tightens, the couple are drawn into a nightmare realm of conspiracy and murder.Die For Me is a fast-paced, sophisticated thriller but also a poignant tale of love and erotic obsession. As the action races towards its shattering conclusion, can Eve and Villanelle learn to fully trust each other or will their differences destroy them?Codename Villanelle and No Tomorrow, the first two installments of the Killing Eve series, are out now! Praise for Killing Eve TV series'A dazzling thriller . . . mightily entertaining' Guardian 'Entertaining, clever and darkly comic' New York TimesTrade ReviewEnthralling . . . deftly shaped towards an excellent denouement in which both women revolt against their male bosses and the organisations behind them * Sunday Times, Thriller of the Month *Enthralling . . . deftly shaped towards an excellent denouement in which both women revolt against their male bosses and the organisations behind them * Sunday Times, Thriller of the Month *Forget the overrated TV series, Luke Jennings's tales of Sapphic slapstick work better on the page and this sequel to Codename Villanelle ignores the events of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's adaptation. Like his remarkable crackpot assassin, Jennings goes his own sweet way. Once again the reader is treated to a banquet of minced spies. The echoes of Ian Fleming and John le Carré are deafening and the ensuing double-crossing and switch-hitting outspoofs them both * Evening Standard *Forget the overrated TV series, Luke Jennings's tales of Sapphic slapstick work better on the page and this sequel to Codename Villanelle ignores the events of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's adaptation. Like his remarkable crackpot assassin, Jennings goes his own sweet way. Once again the reader is treated to a banquet of minced spies. The echoes of Ian Fleming and John le Carré are deafening and the ensuing double-crossing and switch-hitting outspoofs them both * Evening Standard *
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HarperCollins Publishers Queen of Storms Epic sequel to the Sunday Times
Book SynopsisDark and powerful forces threaten the world of Garn once more in this second novel in legendary New York Times bestselling author Raymond E. Feist's epic fantasy series, the Firemane SagaHatushaly and his young wife Hava are living a good life, working to reopen the burned-out Inn of the Three Stars in the prosperous trading town of Beran''s Hill.But there is a great deal more to this bucolic scene than meets the eye. Both Hatu and Hava were raised on the secret island of Coaltachin, and though they may appear to be no more than a young couple in love, preparing for the midsummer festival where their friends Declan and Gwen will be wed, they are in fact assassins on a mission, waiting instructions from their masters in the Kingdom of Night.Moreover, Hatu is the last remaining member of the ruling family of Ithrace the legendary Firemanes. He dyes his flaming red hair, and has studied to control his dangerous magical powers. But however hard Hatu may be hiding from all those who would Trade Review‘This is a knockout.’Publisher’s Weekly PRAISE FOR KING OF ASHES ‘File under guilty pleasure’Guardian ‘Get in at the start of a master’s new series’Daily Sport ‘Epic scope…vivid imagination…a significant contribution to the growth of the field of fantasy’Washington Post
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Little, Brown Book Group How to Raise an Elephant
Book SynopsisThe latest instalment from the beloved THE NO. 1 LADIES'' DETECTIVE AGENCY seriesCatch up on the latest from Mma Ramotswe, Mma Makutsi and other favourites in this new instalment of Alexander McCall Smith''s The No. 1 Ladies'' Detective Agency series.As the temperature rises in Gaborone, Precious Ramotswe, founder of the No. 1 Ladies'' Detective Agency, wonders whether the heat could be the reason that business is particularly slow. Luckily, a slower pace in life is her natural preference, unlike her colleague Mma Makutsi, who is alert to every passing observation and inclined to making snap decisions. With fewer cases to handle, Precious has time to contemplate her new neighbours, a couple who, by the sounds of it, have a rather volatile relationship . . .But then a distant cousin of Mma Ramotswe''s comes to the agency with a plea for help, and the ladies decide to pursue the issue together. Armed with Mma Ramotswe''s circuTrade ReviewBlake may have been able to see the world in a grain of sand, but McCall Smith can encapsulate the human condition in a plate of stewed pumpkin. His talent is to see the god in small things * Sunday Times Scotland *Nothing will dim the charm of McCall Smith's series, with its portraits of goodness, its sorrow over greed and its profound love of Africa. They are among the greatest comfort-reads of all time, written in plain, elegant prose * Sunday Times *The hypnotic ease of McCall Smith's style makes everything clear almost instantly . . . Throughout the Botswana landscape is richly evoked. Happiness and quiet wisdom prevail * Daily Telegraph *Everything about [McCall Smith] is appealing. He's just full of delight - it just bubbles out of him * Sunday Herald *
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Headline Publishing Group The Eagles Conquest Eagles of the Empire 2
Book SynopsisAD 43. Time is running out for Emperor Claudius's invasion force in Britannia. The second novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series, which includes BRITANNIA, CENTURION and INVICTUS.Trade ReviewPraise for Simon Scarrow's novels: 'I really don't need this kind of competition... It's a great read' * Bernard Cornwell *Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best * Independent *Gripping and moving * The Times *A satisfyingly bloodthirsty, bawdy romp...perfect for Bernard Cornwell addicts who will relish its historical detail and fast-paced action. Storming stuff * Good Book Guide *Ferocious and compelling * Daily Express *A Rome full of HOUSE OF CARDS treachery... Roman soldiering at its very best - even by Scarrow's high standards - in this winning chunk of historical fiction * Sunday Sport *Rollicking good fun * Mail on Sunday *A fast-moving and exceptionally well-paced historical thriller * BBC History Magazine *
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HarperCollins Publishers Sharpes Battle
Book Synopsis*SHARPE'S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*Spain, May 1811As the British struggle to keep their last strongholds in Spain, Captain Richard Sharpe is handed a grenade of a command ordered to train the Spanish palace guards for battle.But when the crumbling frontier fort where they are based becomes the target for the elite French attack, Sharpe is confronted by an old enemy.After a desperate fight, the British are badly beaten and bruised and so is Sharpe's fragile reputation. The only hope of redemption is glory in one of the fiercest battles of the whole war. And so leading his men through the blood-stained, narrow streets of Fuentes de Oñoro is Sharpe . . .A master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPHTrade Review‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph 'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail 'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer ‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin
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Vintage Publishing Ripley Under Ground
Book SynopsisPatricia Highsmith was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1921 but moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year she edited the college magazine, having decided to become a writer at the age of sixteen. Her first novel Strangers on a Train was made into a famous film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. Patricia Highsmith died in Locarno, Switzerland in 1995. Her last novel Small g: A Summer Idyll was published posthumously just over a month later.Trade ReviewIn Ripley Under Ground Patricia Highsmith is in her most brilliant form * Daily Telegraph *The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer * The Times *Ripley Under Ground is Highsmith back on top of her most enjoyable humour-and-horrors form * Sunday Telegraph *By her hypnotic art Highsmith puts the suspense story into a toweringly high place in the hierachy of fiction * The Times *The Ripley books are marvellously, insanely readable * The Times *
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HarperCollins Publishers Shamans Crossing
Book SynopsisThe first book in The Soldier Son Trilogy, from the author of the bestselling Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies.Nevare Burvelle anticipates a golden future. He will follow his father into the army, to the frontier and thence to an advantageous marriage.Over twenty years the army has pushed the frontiers of Gernia as far as the Barrier Mountains, home to the enigmatic Speck people, who retain the last vestiges of magic in a progressive world. Exotic and misunderstood, they are believed to spread a sexual plague which has ravaged the frontier, decimating entire regiments.Such beliefs will affect Nevare's military training at the Academy, where he will experience injustice and foul play. But his world view will also be challenged by his unconventional cousin Epiny. And on Dark Evening, when the carnival comes to Old Thares, it will bring with it the first Specks Nevare has ever seenTrade Review‘Every new Robin Hobb novel is a cause for celebration’George R.R. Martin 'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers…what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics.'THE TIMES ‘Hobb is a remarkable storyteller’GUARDIAN
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Orion Publishing Co The Final Detail
Book Synopsis''Outstanding ... if you read only one American novel this year make sure that it is this one'' SUNDAY EXPRESSHelping a friend may turn out to be deadly serious... A terrific Myron Bolitar novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE STRANGERMyron screwed up. His job was to protect someone. He fell in love with that someone and then she died. End of story. So he''s dropped out, left, run away to the Caribbean to escape his guilt. But now everything that he left behind has come back to haunt him. A friend is in trouble, murder trouble. The victim? One of his own clients. In order to help his friend, Myron must battle for her freedom - against her own wishes...Trade ReviewCoben produces his usual mix of hard-boiled crime and wise-guy humour. There's something irrepressible about Bolitar . . . With Bolitar it's the mayhem rather than the murder that keeps the pages turning * MIRROR *Coben, as ever, takes us on a gritty pungent journey into some of the less savoury byways of human behaviour; a journey shot through with sardonic humour and trenchant observation * INDEPENDENT *An outstanding success . . . This is a grand, rollicking read full of refreshing, new-style writing, snappy one-liners and clever repartee . . . In terms of plot, Coben cannot be faulted. You might fail to spot whodunit and, when all is revealed, feel genuine surprise and delight. If you read only one American novel this year make sure that it is this one * SUNDAY EXPRESS *A criminally good novel...[a] plot with so many twists and turns I felt both giddy and wildly exhilarated by the end. What makes Harlan Coben so special is his ability to pick ordinary people who harbour extraordinary, and often deeply dark, secrets * DAILY MIRROR *He is a superb writer and a devilish plotter...Take my word, this story is exceptional * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *An outstanding success...This is a grand, rollicking read full of refreshing, new-style writing, snappy one-liners and clever repartee...Coben cannot be faulted * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
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HarperCollins Publishers Sharpes Waterloo
Book Synopsis*SHARPE'S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available now*Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe, sidelined on the Royal staff, magnificently siezes command at the final moment of the great victory.It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the Prince of Orange, who refuses to listen to Sharpe's reports of an enormous army, led by Napoleon, marching towards them.The Battle of Waterloo commences and it seems as if Sharpe must stand by and watch the grandest scale of military folly. But at the height of battle, as victory seems impossible, Sharpe takes command and the most hard-fought and bloody battle of his career becomes his most magnificent triumph.Soldier, hero, rogue Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.Trade Review‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph 'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail 'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer ‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin
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Orion Publishing Co The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Book SynopsisOnly Harry Bosch can uncover LA''s darkest secrets in this new gripping thriller from global bestseller Michael Connelly.''What do you want me to do?'' Bosch asked again.''I want you to find someone for me,'' Vance said. ''Someone who might not have ever existed.''Harry Bosch is working as a part-time detective in the town of San Fernando outside of Los Angeles, when he gets the invitation to meet with the ageing aviation billionaire Whitney Vance. When he was eighteen Vance had a relationship with a Mexican girl called Vibiana Duarte, but soon after becoming pregnant she disappeared.Now, as he reaches the end of his life, Vance wants to know what happened to Vibiana and whether there is an heir to his vast fortune. And Bosch is the only person he trusts to undertake the assignment.Harry''s aware that with such sums of money involved, this could be a dangerous undertaking - not just for himself, but for the person he''s loTrade ReviewThis is storytelling at its best from one of America's greatest living crime writers * DAILY EXPRESS *Thriller of the Week * MAIL ON SUNDAY, EVENT *Immensely satisfying.... A compelling homage to Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe and Los Angeles * DAILY MAIL *Harry Bosch is one of American crime fiction's great detectives * IRISH TIMES *Promises more very good things... A novel to keep, not throw away * THE TIMES *
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Canelo Long Time Gone
Book SynopsisThirty years ago, Baby Charlotte vanished. Today, she''s still in danger.When Dr Sloan Hastings submits her DNA to an online genealogy site as part of a research assignment for a fellowship in forensic pathology, her life is thrown into turmoil.Sloan''s DNA profile suggests her true identity is that of Charlotte Margolis, aka ''Baby Charlotte'', whose case captured the nation when she mysteriously disappeared along with her parents in 1995. Despite an exhaustive search, the family was never seen again and no suspects were named in the case.Sloan''s discovery leads her to the site of her disappearance and to the Margolis family. Though initially welcoming, the family is also mysterious and tight-lipped. Not everyone seems happy about Sloan's return, or the questions she's asking. The answers she seeks are buried in a graveyard of Margolis family secrets that some will do anything to keep hiddenA tense and unputdownable crime thriller. Perfect for fans of
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd The Sherlock Holmes Collection
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Little, Brown Book Group Passions in Death An Eve Dallas thriller In Death
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Vintage Publishing To Have and Have Not
Book SynopsisErnest Hemingway's adventure novel set on the verge of the tropics.'Listen,' I told him. 'Don't be so tough so early in the morning. I'm sure you've cut plenty of people's throats. I haven't even had my coffee yet.'Harry Morgan is a tough guy making his living during the Depression from his motor boat in Key West, Florida. Although he normally takes out fishing parties, sometimes his boat can be put to other uses. If the money offered is worth his while, Harry will run guns, rum and men to and from Cuba. But he is playing a dicey game. Hemingway's hardest hero risks not just his living, but his life.'Absorbing and moving. It opens with a fusillade of bullets, reaches its climax with another, and sustains a high pitch of excitement throughout' Times Literary SupplementTrade ReviewThis active, passionate life on the verge of the tropics is perfect material for the Hemingway style, and the reader carries away from the book a sense of freshness and exhilaration * New Statesman *Absorbing and moving. It opens with a fusillade of bullets, reaches its climax with another, and sustains a high pitch of excitement throughout * Times Literary Supplement *Its tragic scenes are rendered with an economy of words and a power that might well be the despair of a lesser writer * Scotsman *
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