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Book Synopsis''Doesn''t come any more stylish than this'' Sunday Telegraph-----THE FIRST BOOK IN THE BRIDGE SERIES - READ IDORU AND ALL TOMORROW''S PARTIES FOR MORESan Francisco in the nearish future.Ex-cop Berry Rydell''s lost one job he didn''t much like and landed another he likes even less. Some sunglasses - actually high-end kit infused with super-sensitive data - were stolen from a courier, and a man named Warbaby''s been charged with retrieving them. And Warnaby needs Rydell''s help.But, with SFPD Homicide involved, an abandoned bridge populated by freaks and misfits, and some weirdness involving the Republic of Desire and a ''Death Star'', it''s turning out to be a very strange and dangerous scene indeed . . .Can Rydell navigate this unsteady reality in time to save the city . . . and himself?William Gibson, author of the classic Neuromancer and creator of cyberpunk, Trade ReviewAn American Ballard, using the tropes of science fiction to satirical and productively alienating effect * Guardian *One of the first authentic and vital novels of the 21st century * Washington Post on Pattern Recognition *A major novelist who seems to be hitting his peak * Chicago Tribune *

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Book Synopsis''So you need help. What''s your name and trouble?''Private Investigator Philip Marlowe''s latest client is Orfamay Quest. She''s come all the way from Manhattan, Kansas, to find her missing brother Orrin. Or at least that''s what she tells Marlowe, offering him just twenty dollars for his trouble. Feeling charitable, Marlowe accepts - though it''s not long before he wishes he hadn''t. Soon the trail leads to a succession of Hollywood starlets, uppity gangsters, suspicious cops and corpses with ice picks jammed into their necks . . .The Little Sister is Raymond Chandler''s fifth novel featuring laconic PI Philip Marlowe.''Marlowe remains the quintessential urban private eye'' Los Angeles Times''Chandler grips the mind from the first sentence'' Daily Telegraph ''One of the greatest crime writers, who set standards others still try to attain'' Sunday Times''Chandler is an original stylist, creator of a char

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Book Synopsis''When I opened my eyes and sat up in bed Nora was shaking me and a man with a gun in his hand was standing in the bedroom doorway.''Ex-detective Nick Charles attracts trouble like a magnet. He thinks his sleuthing days are over, but when Julia Wolf, a former acquaintance, is found dead, her body riddled with bullets, Nick - along with his glamorous wife, Nora - can''t resist making a few enquiries. Clyde Miller Wynant, Julia''s lover and boss, has disappeared. Everyone is after him, but Nick is not convinced Wynant is the murderer - and when he finds a junked-up hoodlum with a careless attitude to guns in his bedroom, it''s only the beginning of his troubles.Trade ReviewHarsh lights and romantic black shadows: this is the heyday of American crime writing * Guardian *The ace performer * Raymond Chandler *

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Book Synopsis''With A Delicate Truth, le Carré has in a sense come home. And it''s a splendid homecoming . . . the novel is the most satisfying, subtle and compelling of his recent oeuvre'' The TimesA counter-terror operation, codenamed Wildlife, is being mounted in Britain''s most precious colony, Gibraltar. Its purpose: to capture and abduct a high-value jihadist arms-buyer. So delicate is the operation that even the Minister''s Private Secretary, Toby Bell, is not cleared for it.Suspecting a disastrous conspiracy, Toby attempts to forestall it, but is promptly posted overseas. Three years on, summoned by Sir Christopher Probyn, retired British diplomat, to his decaying Cornish manor house, and closely watched by Probyn''s daughter Emily, Toby must choose between his conscience and his duty to the Service.If the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing, how can he keep silent?__________________''No other writer has charted - pitilessly for politicians but thrillingly for readers - the public and secret histories of his times, from the Second World War to the ''War on Terror'''' Guardian''The master of the modern spy novel returns . . . John le Carré was never a spy-turned-writer, he was a writer who found his canvas in espionage'' Daily Mail ''A brilliant climax, with sinister deaths, casual torture, wrecked lives and shameful compromises'' ObserverTrade ReviewPerhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain . . . He should have won the Booker Prize a long time ago. It's time he won it and it's time he accepted it. He's in the first rank. -- Ian McEwan * Telegraph *No other writer has charted - pitilessly for politicians but thrillingly for readers - the public and secret histories of his times, from the Second World War to the "War on Terror" * Guardian *One of those writers who will be read a century from now -- Robert HarrisWith A Delicate Truth, le Carré has in a sense come home. And it's a splendid homecoming . . . Satisfying, subtle and compelling * The Times *The perfectly paced, exquisitely cynical style that is le Carré's hallmark * Sunday Times *The master of the modern spy novel returns . . . this is writing of such quality that - as Robert Harris put it - it will be read in one hundred years * Daily Mail *A brilliant climax, with sinister deaths, casual torture, wrecked lives and shameful compromises * Observer *A writer of towering gifts . . . le Carré is one of the great analysts of the contemporary scene, who has a talent to provoke as well as unsettle * Independent *John le Carré takes us back to his favourite scenarios: Whitehall, the secret services, the gentleman's clubs, dodgy bankers, corrupt public schoolboys and gruesome American neo-cons . . . revelling once more in that imaginary world of secrets and lies that is le Carré's gift to us * Evening Standard *Thrilling, suspenseful . . . Fans will not be disappointed * Sunday Express *Utterly convincing characters, a tight plot . . . Wonderful * Sunday Mirror *Thrilling * Express *Choreographed with unsettling precision * Metro *When I was under house arrest I was helped by the books of John le Carré ... they were a journey into the wider world ... These were the journeys that made me feel that I was not really cut off from the rest of humankind -- Aung San Suu KyiPlunges the reader into a modern-day thriller...Dad won't be able to put it down * Metro *[It] has all the essential ingredients of his masterpieces: the dilemmas of duty, patriotism and decency -- Simon Sebag Montefiore * Metro 'Books of the Year' *John Le Carré at his masterful best . . . nobody does it better -- Ben Macintyre * The Times 'Books of the Year' *Widely hailed as a return to the good old Smiley days . . . le Carré writes with laconic elegance -- Kate Saunders * The Times 'Books of the Year' *

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Book SynopsisOne of the BBC''s ''100 Novels that Shaped the World''''Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!''The death, quite suddenly, of Sir Charles Baskerville in mysterious circumstances is the trigger for one of the most extraordinary cases ever to challenge the brilliant analytical mind of Sherlock Holmes. As rumours of a legendary hound said to haunt the Baskerville family circulate, Holmes and Watson are asked to ensure the protection of Sir Charles'' only heir, Sir Henry - who has travelled all the way from America to reside at Baskerville Hall in Devon. And it is there, in an isolated mansion surrounded by mile after mile of wild moor, that Holmes and Watson come face to face with a terrifying evil that reaches out from centuries past . . .Trade ReviewSherlock Holmes's best ... remains a classic -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *

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Book Synopsis''The British spy thriller at its unputdownable best'' ObserverSELECTED FOR BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS________________________________Nat, a veteran of Britain''s Secret Intelligence Service, thinks his years as an agent runner are over. But MI6 have other plans. To tackle the growing threat from Moscow Centre, Nat is put in charge of The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. His weekly badminton session with the young, introspective, Brexit-hating Ed, offers respite from the new job. But it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Nat down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all. _______________________________''A rich, beautifully written book studded with surprises. Narrative is a black art, and Le Carré is its grandmaster'' Spectator ''Blisteringly contemporary'' Economist ''Subtle, wry and seamless, it''s an utter joy, from first page to last'' Daily Mail''A very classy entertainment about political ideals and deception . . . laced with fury at the senseless vandalism of Brexit and of Trump'' Guardian''A fine piece of storytelling'' TimesTrade ReviewA fine piece of storytelling. It is a neat, compact, slow-burning tale with just the right amount of twisting and turning and misdirection. Divided loyalties, uncertain motives, Russian agents, bureaucratic infighting, jaded spies, tatty offices - all of the things you want and expect from a high-quality le Carré thriller are here * The Times *A very classy entertainment about political ideals and deception . . . laced with fury at the senseless vandalism of Brexit and of Trump. Le Carré is the master of the spy genre. * Guardian *Le Carré delivers a tale for our times, replete with the classic seasoning of betrayal, secret state shenanigans and sad-eyed human frailty, all baked into an oven-hot contemporary thriller . . . Agent Running in the Field is right on the money, in psychology as much as politics, a demonstration of the British spy thriller at its unputdownable best * Robert McCrum, Observer *As ingeniously structured as any of le Carré's fiction, skilfully misdirecting the reader for much of the time * Evening Standard *A masterpiece * Mick Herron, TLS *Master of the game * Sunday Times *Le Carré's troubled new protagonist is developed with the author's customary skill . . . an impeccable piece of writing * i *No other writer has charted - pitilessly for politicians but thrillingly for readers - the public and secret histories of his times * Guardian *The master is back on form in this tale of Russian subterfuge and a middle-aged spy 's suspicious badminton partner * The Times *A rich, beautifully written book studded with surprises. Narrative is a black art, and Le Carré is its grandmaster * Andrew Taylor, Spectator *The master espionage novelist takes on Brexit and Trump in this tense and chilling portrait of today * Evening Standard *Wonderful . . . sophisticated entertainment from an author who, at 88, remains sharper than most of us * Church Times *John le Carré is as recognisable a writer as Dickens or Austen * Financial Times *A bang-up-to-date investigation of some of the big issues of our time * Sunday Express *Le Carré demonstrates once again his sublime elegance as a writer, and his delicate touch when portraying human failings in the shadowy world of espionage . . . subtle, wry and seamless, it's an utter joy, from first page to last * Daily Mail *A literary master for a generation * Observer *Blisteringly contemporary . . . Each new book from le Carré is refreshingly different and uniquely compelling * Economist *One of those writers who will be read a century from now * Robert Harris *Astute state-of-the-nation commentary * The Guardian Books of the Year *Classic, unmistakeable le Carré . . . it has the added bonus of some wonderfully vitriolic rants * Shots magazine: Book of the Month *The master of the espionage novel returns with a perfectly nuanced story of a spy on the scrapheap at the age of 47 and uncertain who to trust in the world of Brexit and divided loyalties * Daily Mail, Books of the Year *

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Book SynopsisSECRETS, DESIRE, BLOOD... It all comes out in the wash''A twisty tale of love gone wrong'' Joshilyn Jackson, Mother May I''Lethal, entertaining with characters you''ll love to hate'' Darby Kane, Pretty Little Wife-------------Keep your friends close and your neighbours closer...Ciara has it all - a loving husband, well-behaved children and an immaculate home. But behind the filters, her reality is far from what it seems.Mishti is stuck in a loveless marriage, raising her daughter in a country that is too cold, among children who look nothing like her.Lauren is mostly happy, despite being judged for letting her kids run naked, wild and free.Then Ciara is found murdered in her pristine home and suddenly everyone is a suspect.Hushed whispers, secret rendezvous and bloody betrayals . . .Everyone has their dirty laundry, but this goes beyond gossip.This is all-out war.A deliciously scandalous page-turner about the dark side of suburbia that peels back the layers of Ciara''s insta-perfect life to reveal friendships gone rotten, manipulation masquerading as love and families riddled with lies . . .-------------''Bose masterfully creates deeply drawn and utterly human characters in this powerful suspense debut'' Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs Parrish''A delicious take on people behaving badly'' Darby Kane, Pretty Little Wife''With deep dark secrets and twisted webs of lies, Dirty Laundry is everything I want in a book - Desperate Housewives in a small-town setting, each turn in the story even better than the last'' Andrea Mara, All Her Fault''A riveting debut, and Bose is a writer to watch'' Joshilyn Jackson, Mother May I''Extraordinary! Absolutely compelling, original and intriguing. Domestic noir at its very finest'' Liz Nugent, Unraveling Oliver''Disha writes stunning prose and her characters jump off the page. A devastating examination of what lies beneath, and how we can never truly leave our past behind'' Nikki Smith, Look What You Made Me Do''Real Housewives fans will devour this debut that simmers with discontent and deceit'' Liz Alterman, The Perfect NeighborhoodTrade ReviewA twisty tale of love gone wrong -- Joshilyn Jackson, Mother May ILethal, entertaining with characters you'll love to hate. A delicious take on people behaving badly -- Darby Kane, Pretty Little WifeBose masterfully creates deeply drawn and utterly human characters in this powerful suspense debut -- Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs ParrishWith characters that jump off the page, deep dark secrets and twisted webs of lies, Dirty Laundry is everything I want in a book - Desperate Housewives in a small-town setting, each turn in the story even better than the last -- Andrea Mara, All Her Fault

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Book SynopsisThe second book in Number One bestselling author Jasper Fforde''s phenomenally successful Thursday Next series. ''Fans of the late Douglas Adams, or, even, Monty Python, will feel at home with Fforde'' - HeraldThursday Next, literary detective and newlywed is back to embark on an adventure that begins, quite literally on her own doorstep. It seems that Landen, her husband of four weeks, actually drowned in an accident when he was two years old. Someone, somewhere, sometime, is responsible. The sinister Goliath Corporation wants its operative Jack Schitt out of the poem in which Thursday trapped him, and it will do almost anything to achieve this - but bribing the ChronoGuard? Is that possible? Having barely caught her breath after The Eyre Affair, Thursday must battle corrupt politicians, try to save the world from extinction, and help the Neanderthals to species self-determination. Mastadon migrations, journeys into Just William, Trade ReviewDon't ask, just read it. Fforde is a true original * Sunday Express *Let yourself be entertained by a witty romp * Sunday Telegraph *This year's grown up J K Rowling * Sunday Times *Douglas Adams would be proud * Scotsman *The reader is catapulted in and out of truth and imagination on a hectic, humorous and neatly constructed chase that finishes by tying up every loose end in the most satisfying, novelistic way * The Times *Jasper Fforde's fascinating first novel reads like a Jules Verne story told by Lewis Carroll...Forget all the rules of time, space, and reality; just sit back and enjoy the adventure as Thursday, with the help of Jane Eyre's Mr Rochester, fights a desperate battle in which Jane herself is in jeopardy. * Sunday Telegraph *Ingenious - I'll watch Jasper Fforde nervously * Terry Pratchett *A stroke of fantasy genius . . . Unashamedly silly, but also marvellously intelligent . . . Hilarious * SFX *An absolute joy to read. Is it a crime novel? I couldn't really tell, I was laughing too much. * Birmingham Post *What Fforde is pulling is a variation on the classic Monty Python gambit: the incongruous juxtaposition og low comedy and high erudition - this scam has not been pulled off with such off-hand finesse and manic verve since the Pythons shut up shop. 'The Eyre Affair' is a silly book for smart people: postmodernism played as raw, howling farce * Independent *Compulsively readable ... catnip to book lovers ... totally absorbing * Time Out New York *It is always a privilege to watch the birth of a cult, and Hodder has just cut the umbilical cord. Always ridiculous, often hilarious ... blink and you miss a vital narrative leap. There are shades of Douglas Adams, Lewis Carroll, 'Clockwork Orange' and '1984'. And that's just for starters * Time Out *Dark, funny, complex and inventive, The Eyre Affair is a breath of fresh air, and is easily one of the strongest debuts in years. * Locus *A decidedly quirky and strangely thought-provoking debut novel * Scotland on Sunday *The eccentric epic - A read that'll leave you breathless * Elle *Engaging and captivating . . . not just one of the best sequels I've ever read, but one of the best damn books to come out of the UK in some time. * Engima *

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Book SynopsisThe second book in the bestselling Dan ''Spider'' Shepherd series.There''s only one thing more dangerous than a corrupt cop . . . and that''s a corrupt cop with a gun.When a group of armed police in an elite unit turn maverick and start to rip off drug dealers at gunpoint, undercover cop Dan ''Spider'' Shepherd is given his most dangerous mission so far.Shepherd is ordered to infiltrate the tight-knit team, to gain their confidence and to ultimately betray them.Facing men with guns is nothing new for the former SAS trooper, but it''s the first time he''s had to investigate his own. And the job couldn''t have come at a worse time for him.As Shepherd finds himself in the firing line, he has to decide exactly where his loyalties lie.Trade ReviewStephen Leather is old-fashioned thriller writer and his books have that indefinable quality that keeps you turning the page. * The Mail on Sunday *A master of the thriller genre. * Irish Times *High-adrenaline plotting. * Sunday Express *

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Book Synopsis''In Stockwin''s hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world'' - Guardian1803. Tensions are escalating again between England and France. While the Royal Navy launches reconnaissance, rescue missions and spies on the continent, French privateer ships are lurking in English waters poised to strike at British trade. Smugglers, perilous storms and a treacherous coastline all threaten to overcome HMS Teazer as her men fight to gain control of the seas around Cornwall and Devon. Meanwhile an unlikely rival is seeking her captain''s heart. The beautiful and determined admiral''s daughter could be the key to realising all Kydd''s hopes and ambitions. But high society, he finds, can be as treacherous as his first mistress - the sea.*******************What readers are saying about THE ADMIRAL''S DAUGHTER''Stockwin''s best yet'' - 5 stars''AnoTrade ReviewPraise for Julian Stockwin * - *'Another thundering good read for those who love seagoing stories in the Hornblower mould' * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *I was soon turning the pages almost indecently fast . . . Roll on, the promised adventures of Kydd and Renzi. * Independent on KYDD *Stockwin paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line... the harsh naval discipline, the rancid food, and the skill of the common sailor are all skilfully evoked. * Daily Express on KYDD *In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world. * Guardian on KYDD *The appeal of the story is in the telling, which is atmospheric, authentic ... The author had a long career in the Royal Navy, which adds to his prose that extra dash of salty realism. * Publishing News on MUTINY *Kydd: the Admiral's Daughter by Julian Stockwin (Hodder & Stoughton, 360 pp, £18.99, ISBN 9780 3408 9859 8); eighth in the saga, located this time in the western approaches and coasts of Devon and Cornwall, with smuggling and privateering well to the fore. * Naval Review *Superbly balanced narrative * Nautical Magazine *

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Book SynopsisHistory is being made and Miles Lord has a ringside seat. The people of Russia have voted to bring back the tsar, a ruler to be selected from the distant relatives of Nicholas II, who was murdered along with the rest of the Romanov family in 1918.Miles has been asked to run a background check on one of the candidates. But excitement turns to terror when Miles is nearly killed by gunmen.Suddenly, he is racing across continents with only a cryptic utterance by Rasputin, made at the time of the Romanov massacre, as his guide. The implications of this prophecy are earth-shattering - not only for the future tsar and mother Russia, but for Miles himself.Trade ReviewReaders who enjoy Dan Brown and Daniel Silva will enjoy THE ROMANOV PROPHECY. This is a wild roller-coaster ride, with explosive action and compelling suspense, delving into one of the great mysteries of our time * Sharon Kay Penman, author of the classic bestseller THE SUNNE IN SPLENDOUR *Perfect for thriller fans and history buffs alike. Fabulous plot twists * David Morrell, author of THE PROTECTOR *Exciting action, an engrossing puzzle, and atmospheric settings make this a great read. Highly recommended * Library Journal *Berry pulls a Dan Brown, throwing the reader right into the action * Florida Times-Union *Intriguing...superb...There is mystery, suspense, thrills...A splendid merger of fact and fiction * Dayton Daily News *Readers who enjoy Dan Brown and Daniel Silva will enjoy THE ROMANOV PROPHECY. This is a wild roller-coaster ride, with explosive action and compelling suspense, delving into one of the great mysteries of our time * Sharon Kay Penman, author of the classic bestseller THE SUNNE IN SPLENDOUR *Perfect for thriller fans and history buffs alike. Fabulous plot twists * David Morrell, author of THE PROTECTOR *Exciting action, an engrossing puzzle, and atmospheric settings make this a great read. Highly recommended * Library Journal *Berry pulls a Dan Brown, throwing the reader right into the action * Florida Times-Union *Intriguing...superb...There is mystery, suspense, thrills...A splendid merger of fact and fiction * Dayton Daily News *

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Book SynopsisThe sixth book in the bestselling Dan ''Spider'' Shepherd series. Mickey and Mark Moore are Ordinary Decent Criminals - hard men who live by their own code and leaders of a gang that has made millions at the point of a gun. But when Dan ''Spider'' Shepherd is sent to infiltrate the tightly-knit team of bank robbers, he discovers that he has more in common with them then he first thought. And that perhaps being a career criminal isn''t the worst thing in the world. As Shepherd and his Serious Organised Crime Agency colleagues plot the downfall of the Moore brothers, a more sinister threat stalks the streets of London. A group of home-grown Islamic fundamentalist fanatics embark on a campaign of terror the like of which Britain has never seen. Car bombs and beheadings are only the prelude of what they have planned. And Shepherd is the only man who can stop them.Trade ReviewA brilliant read. * News of the World *The sheer impetus of his storytelling is damned hard to resist. * Daily Express *Pacy read ... totally convincing. * BBC Radio FiveLive *

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Book Synopsis* SELECTED AS ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY''S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 IN THE MYSTERY/THRILLER CATEGORY* ''Superb! The Devil''s Playground is imagination on steroids... breathtaking!'' Jeffery Deaver''A terrifying tale of the true power in Hollywood... (Russell''s) precise, gorgeous prose shines'' New York Times ''Addictive. . . the most sheerly entertaining novel I''ve raced through in at least a year. . . fresh, forceful, elegant but wild'' A.J. Finn ''The Devil''s Playground is definitely on the shortlist for best mystery of the year'' Bookpage.com ''When it comes to Gothic crime, Craig Russell is peerless. Absolutely stunning'' M W Craven FROM CWA DAGGER AND DOUBLE McILVANNEY AWARD WINNER CRAIG RUSSELL COMES ANOTHER DARK, GRIPPING MASTERPIECE . . . A dark, riveting thriller set in 1920s Hollywood about the greatest horror movie ever made,

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Book Synopsis''Prague Spring is a wonderfully atmospheric portrait of the city as well as a political and historical thriller with dashes of espionage. It is as brilliant as anything he has written, which is saying a lot'' The TimesIt''s the summer of 1968, the year of love and hate, of Prague Spring and Cold War winter. Two English students, Ellie and James, set off to hitch-hike across Europe with no particular aim in mind but a continent, and themselves, to discover. Somewhere in southern Germany they decide, on a whim, to visit Czechoslovakia where Alexander Dubcek''s ''socialism with a human face'' is smiling on the world.Meanwhile Sam Wareham, a first secretary at the British embassy in Prague, is observing developments in the country with a mixture of diplomatic cynicism and a young man''s passion. In the company of Czech student Lenka Konecková, he finds a way into the world of Czechoslovak youth, its hopes and its ideas. It sTrade ReviewMawer is a superb chronicler of past events in foreign countries, and Prague Spring is a wonderfully atmospheric portrait of the city as well as a political and historical thriller with dashes of espionage. It is as brilliant as anything he has written, which is saying a lot -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *Mawer's novels are always rich in intelligence and insight and Prague Spring is no exception -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *Masterly and chilling . . . it is very good indeed * Scotsman *A cracking fictional tale set in a beautifully-researched (and very well-chosen) slice of history * Readers Digest *Playing a neat cat-and-mouse game with the reader, [Mawer] gradually turns up the temperature of the novel, shaking us out of our comfort zones...a strong return to the Eastern European setting of his acclaimed novel The Glass Room...affecting and ultimately chilling * Kirkus Reviews *Mawer brilliantly captures the differing shades of naïveté and world weariness that characterize the Czech response to the possibility of greater freedom...[a] smart and touching look at the folly and sweetness of the young * Booklist *Prague Spring...plunges into the heady days of 1968: the pleasures of new freedoms, the hopes that were brutally crushed, and the politics, both behind the scenes and in the streets. All that you would want from a novel * Australian Book Review, Best Books of the Year *

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Book SynopsisBestselling Japanese crime writer Keigo Higashino returns with another compelling and complex mystery that can only be solved by Detective Galileo, the much loved sleuth introduced in The Devotion of Suspect X, The Salvation of a Saint and A Midsummer's EquationTrade ReviewI set out to discover more Japanese murder mysteries. It wasn't long before I got to Keigo Higashino, and I've read nobody else since. His books are so cleverly put together. His Detective Galileo novels, in which a temperamental physics professor helps the police to solve apparently unsolvable cases, are particular smashers * Dan Rhodes, author of Sour Grapes *Fans of golden age puzzles will wish this one could go on forever * Kirkus Reviews *Stellar...a flawless blend of police procedural and fair-play detection * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *Realistic characters and beguiling descriptions...those looking for an uncommon mystery will be delighted * Library Journal (starred review) *

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Book SynopsisThe ninth gripping mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson series by award-winning crime writer Kate Ellis.Trade ReviewThe guesswork goes on until the end in the latest of this excellent series * The Good Book Guide *The guesswork goes on until the end in the latest of this excellent series * The Good Book Guide *Star author. Unputdownable * Bookseller *Star author. Unputdownable * Bookseller *A gripping read * Best Magazine *A gripping read * Best Magazine *A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *Traditional detective fiction with a twist - fans will love it * Scotland on Sunday *Traditional detective fiction with a twist - fans will love it * Scotland on Sunday *Skilfully weaves past and present into a seamless narrative * The Scotsman *Skilfully weaves past and present into a seamless narrative * The Scotsman *

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Book SynopsisThe first volume in the Vatta''s War series - action-packed military SF from the Nebula Award winning author of The Speed of Dark.Ky Vatta is a highly promising military cadet with a great future ahead of her, until an insignificant act of kindness makes her the focus of the Academy''s wrath. She is forced to resign, her dreams shattered.For the child of a rich trading family, this should mean disgrace on a grand scale. And yet, to her surprise, Ky is offered the captaincy of a ship headed for scrap with its final cargo.Her orders are absolutely clear, but Ky quickly sees potential profit in altering the journey. Because, whatever the risks, it''s in her blood to trade - even if the currency is extreme danger.''I thoroughly enjoyed Trading in Danger and wholeheartedly recommend it'' THE BOOK SMUGGLERSTrade Reviewfast-paced and compelling - SF REVIEWSI thoroughly adored Trading in Danger and wholeheartedly recommend it - THE BOOK SMUGGLERS

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Book SynopsisDI Eve Hunter is back in the edge-of-your-seat new detective thriller from Deborah Masson, winning author of the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2020.A young man, the son of an influential businessman, is discovered dead in his central Aberdeen apartment.Hours later, a teenaged girl with no identification is found hanged in a suspected suicide.As DI Eve Hunter and her team investigate the two cases, they find themselves in a tug-of-war between privilege and poverty; between the elite and those on the fringes of society.Then an unexpected breakthrough leads them to the shocking conclusion: that those in power have been at the top for too long - and now, someone is going to desperate lengths to bring them down...Can they stop someone who is dead set on revenge, no matter the cost?*****READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE DI EVE HUNTER SERIES''One of the best books I''ve ever read!''''I lovTrade ReviewBrilliant. A great new voice in the police procedural world. Hooks you in from the first chapter and doesn't let up. Characters are real people you want to spend time with. Out For Blood has everything you need in a crime thriller and more. * Rebecca Bradley *Really enjoyed DI Eve Hunter's second outing. Out For Blood is every bit as good a page-turner as the first in the series. * Emma Curtis *A slickly plotted, fast paced read with a strong emotive core - I loved it. * Steph Broadribb *A brilliant follow-up novel. DI Eve Hunter is truly a force to be reckoned with. * David Jackson, author of THE RESIDENT *Skilful plotting, a complex detective and utterly believable characters - this is first-class crime fiction. * Marion Todd, author of SEE THEM RUN *

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Book SynopsisRobert Goddard's first novel, Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then, his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. He has won awards in the UK, the US and acrossEurope and his books have been translated into over thirty languages. In 2019, he won the Crime Writers' Association's highest accolade, the Diamond Dagger, for a lifetime achievement in Crime Writing.

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Book Synopsis''Wonderfully atmospheric, fast-paced and intelligent'' GUARDIANTwelfth-century anatomist Adelia Aguilar must once again examine the dead as gruesome events are beginning to unfold...Henry II''s favourite mistress, Rosamund Clifford, has been poisoned - and, rumour says, by his jealous wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. If Henry believes the stories, England will be torn apart as King battles Queen.In a race against time to prove Eleanor''s innocence, and with a dangerous assassin on the loose, Adelia has never faced greater danger. The armies that might cause civil war lie behind her. The icy winds of a dreadful winter blow around her. And ahead she must brave the thorns of the impenetrable labyrinth that surrounds Fair Rosamund''s tower, and decipher the mystery of the dead woman who lies frozen within.''Highly entertaining . . . Franklin is an adept storyteller who disseminates her research into the period with clarity and lightnesTrade ReviewHighly entertaining... Franklin is an adept storyteller who disseminates her research into the period with clarity and lightness of touch. * The Times *Franklin is one of the very best creators of medieval whodunits writing today. The snow falls, the death toll mounts... and the Thames freezes over in this wonderfully atmospheric, fast-paced and intelligent recreation of a vanished world. * Guardian *Captivating... this excellent adventure delivers high drama. * The New York Times *It's as original as its prize-winning predecessor: a real treat. * Literary Review *Mesmerizing... A colourful cast of characters, both good and evil, enhance a tale that will keep readers on edge until the final page. * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisInternational bestselling author TESS GERRITSEN began to write fiction whilst on maternity leave as a physician. She published her first novel in 1987 and has since sold over forty million copies of her books in forty countries. Her series featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired the television series Rizzoli and Isles, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. Now retired from medicine, she lives in Maine and writes full time.Trade ReviewIf you like your crime medicine strong, this will keep you gripped * Mail on Sunday *This is crime writing at its unputdownable, nerve-tingling best -- Harlan CobenRichly drawn hospital scenes . . . Chilling science . . . and breathless ER-style pacing . . . A quick, delightfully scary read * People *[Gerritsen] has an imagination . . . so dark and frightening that she makes Edgar Allan Poe . . . seem like goody-two-shoes * Chicago Tribune *

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Book SynopsisSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN IS RELEASED IN CINEMAS NOVEMBER 2019Lionel Essrog, a.k.a. the Human Freakshow, is a victim of Tourette''s syndrome (an uncontrollable urge to shout out nonsense, touch every surface in reach, rearrange objects). Local tough guy Frank Minna hires the adolescent Lionel and three other orphans from St Vincent''s Home for Boys and grooms them to become the Minna Men, a fly-by-night detective-agency-cum-limoservice. Then one terrible day Frank is murdered, and Lionel must become a real detective. With crackling dialogue, a dazzling evocation of place, and a plot which mimics Tourette''s itself in its freshness and capacity to shock, Motherless Brooklyn is a bravura performance: funny, tense, touching, and extravagant.

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Book SynopsisTHE BRAND NEW STRAFFORD AND QUIRKE MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW. A CHILLING MUST-READ. Banville is one of my favourite writers alive.' REBECCA F. KUANG''Haunting . . . compelling.'' DAILY MAIL''Richly atmospheric.'' IRISH INDEPENDENT''Suspenseful.'' OBSERVER''A brilliant detecting team.'' IRISH EXAMINER He had seen drowned people. A sight not to be forgotten.1950s, rural Ireland. A loner comes across a mysteriously empty car in a field. Knowing he shouldn't approach, but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a troubling missing person's case, as a husband claims his wife may have thrown herself into the sea.Called in from Dublin to investigate is Detective Inspector Strafford, who soon turns to his old ally - the flawed but brilliant pathologist Quirke - a man he is linked to in increasingly complicated ways.Praise for Snow:''Superb . . . crime fiction for the connoisseur.'' The Times''Outstanding.'' Irish Independent''Exquisite.'' Daily Mail''Compelling.'' Sunday Times''Superb to the last drop.'' IndependentOn UK bestseller list w/e 13/11/2021-27/11/2021 for Paperback Fiction

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Book SynopsisIntroduced by Helen Castor, lose yourself in an epic naval journey in the second novel in the Booker Prize-winning historical fiction Sea Trilogy by the author of Lord of the Flies.This tropical nowhere was the whole world - the whole imaginable world.A decrepit warship is becalmed halfway to Australia, stilled in an ocean wilderness of heat and sea mists. In this surreal, fÃte-like atmosphere, a ball is held with a passing ship: the passengers dance and flirt, while beneath them seaweed like green hair spreads omniously over the hull. Half-mad with fear, drink, love and opium, both vessel and passengers feel themselves going to pieces: and the very planks seem to twist themselves alive as the ship comes apart at the seams . . . 'Fantastic ... Gems tumble off the pages ... A strong sense of drama ... Much of the pleasure of reading his work is his original imagery.' Annie Proulx'Trade Review'Stunning . . . As exciting as any thriller.' - Sunday Times'A feat of imaginative reconstruction, as vivid as a dream.' - Daily Mail'Tells an utterly absorbing tale, in language of immense force and subtlety.' - Financial Times

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Book Synopsis**Winner of the eDunnit Award for Crime ebook of the Year**Shortlisted for an LA Times Book Award, and a Daily Mail Book of the YearDeeply atmospheric. . . Combines intrigue, magic and antiquarian bookselling.' Observer''A marvellous, magical novel'' Irish Times''Irresistible. . . A lavish, lush quest novel.' LAUREN BEUKESRare book dealer Lily Albrecht has been given a tip-off about The Book of the Most Precious Substance, rumoured to be the most powerful occult book ever written. With some of the world's wealthiest people willing to pay a fortune for it, she embarks on a journey from New York to New Orleans to Munich to Paris, knowing that it could also help erase the greatest tragedy of her life.But does the book really exist at all, or will Lily lose everything in search of a ghost?What readers are saying:***** ''Erotic, thrilling, and tense all the way

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Book SynopsisA bitingly witty and compulsive crime novel about the bad behaviour of the rich and powerful from rising star Charlotte Vassell.''A total joy to read.'' Harriet Tyce''Confirms Charlotte Vassell as one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.'' Erin Kelly''A stylish saga of cops and inverted snobbery.'' The TimesSome people are inOn the last Saturday in August, politicos and socialites trade tidbits of gossip and sips of Pimm's under the tasteful bunting of a Richmond garden party. They'd never guess that the police are just a stone's throw away, pulling a body out of the river Thames.Some people wish they wereThe drowning appears to be a tragic accident until Detective Caius Beauchamp gets an unexpected tip. The victim, it seems, had enemies in high places. Did being on the wrong side of them get her killed?Either way, being out is absolute murderPraise for

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Book SynopsisOn a foggy night in London, a party has gathered in an artist’s studio during the wartime blackout. When the brutal murder of the miser next door is discovered by his infantryman nephew, it’s not long before Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard is at the scene, untangling alibis from the studio party and with the fate of the soldier in his hands.

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Book SynopsisAlso known by its US title The Problem of the Green Capsule, this classic novel is widely regarded as one of John Dickson Carr’s masterpieces and remains among the greatest impossible crime mysteries of all time.

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Book SynopsisRenowned for its authentic characters and settings based partly on the author’s own experiences of life in the Lune valley, E.C.R. Lorac’s classic rural mystery returns to print for the first time since 1953.

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Book SynopsisA forgotten book revived for the Crime Classics series for a new readership to enjoy. Described by Martin Edwards as similar in tone and style to early P. D. James fiction.

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Book SynopsisGirls Together magazine agony-aunt 'Mrs Friendly-wise', aka Katinka Jones, finds herself at a loose end in Swansea, and decides to pay a surprise visit to one of the magazine's regular correspondents, 'Amista'. But reaching the address a strange house perched atop a mountain which matches all of the descriptions in the letters nobody has even heard of 'Amista'. As Katinka begins to fall for the dashing master of the house, Carleon, more weird mysteries emerge and the plucky Detective Inspector Chucky joins the search for the truth in this self-consciously lurid mystery-melodrama; a rollicking cavalcade of Brand's signature twists and turns.

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Book SynopsisLord Aveling hosts a hunting party at his country house, when events take a sinister turn. A painting is mutilated, a dog stabbed, and a man strangled. Death strikes more than one of the house guests and its up to Detective Inspector Kendall's to uncover this murder mystery.

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Book Synopsis''So amazingly good, I could not put it down'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''An inventive and highly enjoyable murder mystery'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Will a game of Murder at a dinner party turn deadly?London 1892: Author Oscar Wilde has assembled friends and acquaintances for one of his Sunday Supper Clubs, among their number is his great friend and creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle. Mid-way through the evening, a game is proposed: each guest must write down the name of the person they would most like to kill.But soon, the fictional victims begin to die one-by-one in mysterious circumstances - in the order their names were drawn during the game.With growing horror, Wilde and Doyle realise that one of their guests must be the murderer. Trapped in a race against time, they must uncover the killer''s identity befoTrade Review'Part biography and part murder mystery with a wonderful cast of historical characters' * Oswentry & Border Countries Advertiser, Teresa Eccleston *'Hugely enjoyable' * Daily Mail *'Rather fun ...Brandreth unashamedly wheels out a cast of historical characters to die for' * Lucy Atkins, Sunday Times *'A neat take on the big hitters in the book world just over a century ago ... Gyles is a joy to the nation' * Virginia Blackburn, Daily Express *'A clever concept spiced with great Wilde epigrams' * Daily Telegraph *'He has won great acclaim for his series of Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries ... as witty and entertaining as his hero, Gyles is renowned for his charisma and charm' * Daily Mail *'The last novel I read was The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries ... it was very good' * Nicholas Parsons, Daily Telegraph *'A carnival of cliffhangers and fiendish twists-and-turns' * Sunday Express *An amusing and satisfactorily unlikely story * Jessica Mann, Literary Review *One of the most enjoyable crime series around ... He slips easily into the 21st century, does this Oscar (imagine, if you can, an even higher-wattage Stephen Fry), just as, thanks to Brandreth, we as readers are able to travel effortlessly back to join him in his own age. It is well worth the journey - and I can't wait until the next one. * Scotsman *'Brandreth's knowledge of fin-de-siecle London, of the social and political history of the period and, above all, of Wilde himself is most impressive. Wildean witticisms abound' * Brian Maye, Irish Times *'Terrifically well researched, it all whizzes along and the reader can have fun identifying the real Wilde's witticisms from Brandreth's' * Scotland on Sunday *'As much imaginative biography as murder mystery, this book paints a lively portrait of Wilde at the height of his fame' * Irish Examiner *It's all mid-morning bracers, detections based on the shininess of shoes, hansom cabs and gems like "work is the best antidote to sorrow" as we gallivant around 1890's London. Wilde is a tough subject to make boring, but this is great escapism * Danny Wheeler, London Lite *'Brandreth really has got the measure of his subject, catching the essence of the great man at almost every turn' * Yorkshire Evening Post *[A] deservedly well-received series * District Messenger *'Gyles Brandreth has done a great job with this continuing series...I'm wild about Wilde' * Birmingham Sunday Mercury *'Sparking dialogue, as you would expect, mystery piled deliciously upon mystery, a plot with a pace and a panache and a London backdrop that would grace any Victorian theatre' * Steve Craggs, Northern Echo *'That curious, uneasy shadowland of late Victorian London, where Society, Art and Popular Entertainment overlap, is richly evoked, and the details of Wilde's life are mentioned by Sherard ... in a perfectly natural, convincing manner: the man he presents to us is both the authentic Oscar and the authentic amateur sleuth' * District Messenger *'A good read' * Woman's Way *'Utterly charming caper of murder and wit . . . my reader loves them' * Bookseller *'Brandreth characterises Wilde with great finesse and provides an unconventional and languid narrative to match' * Tangled Web (online) *'Brandreth writes with a light touch, but conveys a sense of the moral hypocrisy and oppressive class system of the time. What raises this book several notches above most mysteries is the authentic historical detail and the engaging portrait of Wilde ... sparkling bits of wit and wisdom' * Historical Novels Review *'Highly acclaimed Oscar Wilde murder mysteries ... richly described background of fin-de-siecle London' * Greenock Telegraph *'Engaging, entertaining and skilfully written' * The Sydney Morning Herald *'One of the most enjoyable (series) around' * Diplomat Magazine *'Gyles is a joy to the nation.' * International Express *'Wickedly imagined and wildly entertaining' * Good Book Guide *'An enjoyable read' * MX Magazine (Australia) *'Give a big, fat, sloppy kiss to the Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries, a sharply-written, deeply urbane and ongoing series' * QX International *'Wickedly imagined and wildly entertaining series' * Good Book Guide *'Plenty of cliff hangers, and twists in the tale to keep even the most avid crime buff flicking pages 'till last in the night' * Birmingham Sunday Mercury *

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Book Synopsis''This series shows no sign of running out of steam'' Publisher''s Weekly Will Rees is on a very personal mission - to clear his wife''s estranged father of murder - in this claustrophobic turn-of-the-century mystery novel set in Boston.January, 1801. When Lydia''s estranged father is accused of murder, Will Rees escorts her to Boston to uncover the truth. Marcus Farrell is believed to have murdered one of his workers, a boy from Jamaica where he owns a plantation. Marcus swears he''s innocent. However, a scandal has been aroused by his refusal to answer questions and accusations he bribed officials. As Will and Lydia investigate, Marcus''s brother, Julian, is shot and killed. This time, all fingers point towards James Morris, Lydia''s brother. Is someone targeting the family? Were the family quarreling over the family businesses and someone lashed out? What''s Marcus hiding and why won''t he accept help?<

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Book SynopsisNosy, warm-hearted travel agent Campbell Hale gets mixed up in a missing persons case when beloved Nashville socialite Bitsy Carter vanishes during her Mexican vacation.Fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Donna Andrews will enjoy this new series - BooklistTravel agent Campbell Hale isn''t surprised when she hears her good friend, socialite and talented artist Bitsy Carter, has booked a luxury Mexican spa vacation through her agency. Bitsy often takes solo trips abroad, and who''d want to spend February in grey Nashville when they could avoid it?She is, however, extremely surprised - and extremely worried - when Bitsy doesn''t come back.What could compel warm, friendly Bitsy to run away without telling anyone her plans? And most puzzling of all: what could make her leave her small children behind?The answers lie in Zihuatanejo, and Campbell barely needs to twist new boyfriend Detective Sam Davis'' arm to get him to agree

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Book SynopsisTrouble''s on the wind when an auctioneer turns up dead in the new Trash ''n'' Treasures cozy mystery - one of the funniest cozy series going (Ellery Queen Magazine)Two o''clock in the morning is the perfect time to be asleep. So when long-suffering Brandy Borne is rudely awoken by her eccentric mother, Vivian, and invited on a surreptitious shopping trip, the idea is less than tempting. But if Vivian - Serenity''s true-crime writing, septuagenarian super-sleuth - has a nose for sniffing out antiques, Brandy''s sense of smell is just as good . . . and trouble''s on the wind.A little light blackmail and one run-in with the police later, and Brandy and Vivian are the ''proud'' owners of a selection of dead stock, liberated ahead of an upcoming warehouse sale from unsavory auctioneer Conrad Norris. Brandy''s not convinced there''s a fortune to be made in vintage toys, retro plates and pearl buttons - there''s more mileage in their shop''s new Hallo

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Book SynopsisThe triumphant end of the war has not allowed beautiful but deadly Anna Fehrbach, alias the Countess von Widerstand, to retire gracefully. Working for the SS her principal antagonist was the Soviet Union, and to Joseph Stalin and his henchman Lavrenty Beria she remains the most wanted of all war criminals.

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Book SynopsisWhen a wealthy Iraqi couple disappear following a concert at Sherebury Cathedral, American Anglophile Dorothy Martin investigates.When Dorothy Martin and her husband Alan meet the wealthy Ahmad family, they are charmed by their courtesy, their perfect English, their delightful children and their commitment to peace. Following a concert at Sherebury Cathedral, the Ahmads offer to host a party afterwards at the Rose and Crown pub. But Mr and Mrs Ahmad don''t show up. Their children are asleep upstairs at the inn, but the parents are nowhere to be found . . . With suspicions of kidnap and even murder being raised, Dorothy and Alan feel compelled to assist the police and MI5 in their efforts to find their new friends, a search that will take them to London and the murky world of big business, politics and even terrorism . . .

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Book SynopsisReady to mingle with the stars? Hollywood''s A-list takes centre stage once again in this stylish, twisty and sharply observed Golden Age of Hollywood mystery featuring irresistible sleuthing duo Lillian Frost and Edith Head. Effortlessly blending oodles of glamour and famous (and fictional) names with a stunningly crafted whodunit, this compelling, vibrant tale is bursting with twists and shocking moments. Love gossip, rumour and scandalous secrets? This page-turning read is perfect for fans of Classic Hollywood films and all mystery-loving fashionistas.What happens when your past catches up with you? Lillian Frost and Edith Head investigate a series of bizarre poison pen letters sent to a leading Hollywood actress in this mesmerising mystery. 1939, Los Angeles. Marion Davies has a problem. The actress has received poison pen letters highlighting an embarrassing event in her past from the mysterious ''Argus''. Can Lillian Frost and her friend and partner-in-crime, celebrated costume designer Edith Head, expose the writer before they expose Marion? Lillian''s boss, millionaire inventor Addison Rice, seems to think so, but when Lillian speaks to her idol, Marion is reluctant to reveal her secrets, fearful of jeopardizing her affair with newspaper tycoon W.R. Hearst. Is a prankster simply trying to tarnish the reputation of one of Hollywood''s leading ladies, or is something more sinister going on behind the scenes? As Lillian and Edith are drawn into increasingly dangerous and disturbing territory, their enquiries take an unexpected and stunningly dark twist . . .

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Book SynopsisTish Tarragon''s preparations for Coleton Creek''s annual garden club awards luncheon are threatened when one of the prime contenders is murdered.Literary caterer Letitia ''Tish'' Tarragon is preparing her English Secret Garden-themed luncheon for Coleton Creek''s annual garden club awards, but when she is taken on a tour of some of the top contenders with the garden club''s president, Jim Ainsley, Tish is surprised at how seriously the residents take the awards - and how desperate they are to win.Wealthy, retired businessman Sloane Shackleford has won the coveted best garden category five years in a row, but he and his Bichon Frise, Biscuit, are universally despised. When Sloane''s bludgeoned body is discovered in his pristine garden, Tish soon learns that he was disliked for reasons that go beyond his green fingers. Have the hotly contested awards brought out a competitive and murderous streak in one of the residents?

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Book SynopsisFormer Munich police detective Willi Geismeier is drawn out of hiding to find a deranged serial killer.Former Munich detective Willi Geimeiser is a wanted man. He sacrificed his career and put his life on the line by exposing a high-ranking Nazi official as a murderer, and is now in hiding in a cabin deep in the Bavarian forest.But when his friend, Lola, is savagely attacked, Willi returns to Munich in disguise and under a new identity - Karl Juncker - determined to find the perpetrator. Meanwhile, the discovery of the body of a woman in the River Isar leads Willi''s old colleague and friend, Detective Hans Bergemann, to uncover similar disturbing murders stretching back years. A serial killer who preys on young women is running loose on Munich''s streets. Could they be responsible for the attack on Lola, and can Willi catch a deranged murderer before the Gestapo catches him?

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Book SynopsisAn American actress arrives in London to find herself the target of a ruthless assassin in this compelling standalone thriller.Actress Adelaide Banks is swapping her native New York for London to spend Christmas with her widowed Aunt Rose. Rose wrote in her note that she was off to Paris for a few days and would be back in time for Addy''s arrival. But when Addy reaches Rose''s Knightsbridge address, no one''s home, and she has two unexpected callers . . . Where is Rose, and what has she got herself entangled in? Dragged into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse on the snowy streets of London, Addy finds herself navigating a dark underworld of ruthless assassins, rogue agents and international crime. Can she survive long enough to uncover the truth?

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Book SynopsisAmateur sleuth and Child Protective Officer Foggy Moscowitz must find a missing girl with a special gift in this latest noir mystery set in Florida.Florida, 1976. Foggy Moscowitz knows he''s having a bad night when he wakes to find a gun pressed to his face. Nelson Roan has busted out of his prison cell and broken into Foggy''s house, demanding Foggy finds his eleven-year-old daughter, Etta. But as Foggy searches for Etta, it seems her father is not the only person who wants her found: Canadian mobsters, crazy New York Irishmen, the FBI and even the Seminole elite are all on her trail. But why?Etta has a special gift - and she knows something that certain people would go to any lengths to make sure stays buried in her memory. As Foggy helps Etta to reveal what she knows, he uncovers a sinister plot with tentacles that stretch further and higher than he could ever have imagined . . .

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