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Allison & Busby Force of Hate
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Allison & Busby The Dog Sitter Detective Takes the Lead
Book SynopsisAntony Johnston demonstrates his literary versatility with The Dog Sitter Detective, a light-hearted and lively story which will offer readers some very welcome escapism. - Martin Edwards, author of Mortmain Hall
£9.49
Allison & Busby Murder at the Arizona Biltmore
Book SynopsisEdward Marston has written well over a hundred books, including some non-fiction. He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series and he also writes the Bow Street Rivals series featuring twin detectives set during the Regency; the Home Front Detective novels set during the First World War; and the Ocean Liner mysteries.
£9.49
Allison & Busby Isolation Ward
Book SynopsisFollowing the success of Martine Bailey's Sharp Scratch
£18.70
Allison & Busby The Curse of Penryth Hall
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Allison & Busby Big Bad Wool
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Little, Brown Book Group Delusion in Death 35
Book Synopsis''What would cause someone to want so many people, surely many of them strangers, to slaughter each other?''The scene that greets Lieutenant Eve Dallas one terrible evening in New York is more shocking than she has ever witnessed. The downtown bar is strewn with bodies - office workers who have been sliced, bludgeoned or hacked to death with the nearest weapon available, turning on each other in a desperate blinding rage.As Eve and her husband Roarke - who owns the bar among his many properties - investigate the city, they link the attacks back to the Urban Wars and the chemical warfare used all those years ago. With another slaughter imminent, Eve must turn to unexpected sources to stop a killer pursuing revenge by creating mass carnage . . .Trade ReviewEve Dallas - tough as nails and still sexy as hell * Stephen King *Great fun * Cosmopolitan *The epitome of popular fiction * Dennis Lehane *This series gets better with ever book * Publishers Weekly *Gut-searing emotional drama * David Baldacci *Gripping and adrenaline-fuelled * Star Magazine *Curious corpses, tangled twists and one sizzling sleuth * Kathy Reichs *Sheer entertainment * Guardian *Witty, dark, page-turning * Jonathan Kellerman *
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Little, Brown Book Group Witness In Death
Book SynopsisThere was always an audience for murder. Opening night at New York''s New Globe Theatre turns from stage scene to crime scene when the leading man is stabbed to death right on centre stage. Now Eve Dallas has a high profile celebrity homicide on her hands. Not only is she primary detective, she''s also a witness - and when the press discovers that her husband, Roarke, owns the theatre, there''s more media interest than either can handle. The only way out is to move fast. Question everyone - and everything. And in the meantime, try to tell the difference between the truth - and really good acting...
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Little, Brown Book Group Cathedral
Book SynopsisSt Patrick''s Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating but everyone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant terrorist act - the seizure of Saint Patrick''s Cathedral. Among his hostages: the woman Brian Flynn once loved, a former terrorist turned peace activist. Among his enemies: an Irish-American police lieutenant fighting against a traitor inside his own ranks and a shadowy British intelligence officer pursuing his own cynical, bloody plan. The cops face a booby-trapped, perfectly laid out killing zone inside the church. The hostages face death. Flynn faces his own demons, in an electrifying duel of nerves, honor and betrayal...Trade ReviewAs tense and tight as today's headlines * Los Angeles Times *A home-run thriller * CHICAGO Tribune *
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Little, Brown Book Group Mystery In The Minster The Seventeenth Chronicle
Book SynopsisFor the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk''s cases with beautiful new series-style covers.------------------------------------The seventeenth chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew series.In 1358 the fledging college of Michaelhouse in Cambridge is in need of extra funds. A legacy from the Archbishop of York of a parish close to that city promises a welcome source of income. However, there has been another claim to its ownership and it seems the only way to settle the dispute is for a deputation from Michaelhouse to travel north.Matthew Bartholomew is among the small party which arrives in the bustling city, where the increasing wealth of the merchants is unsettling the established order, and where a French invasion is an ever-present threat to its port. But soon he and his colleagues learn that many of the Archbishop''s Trade ReviewSuperb. . . . Gregory again proves adept at weaving a plot complicated enough to be baffling but not sointricate as to become confusing * Publishers' Weekly Starred Review *As in her previous chronicles, the author blends meticulous historical data into a well-paced, hard to put down story. This one is especially intriguing since every logical choice of culprit pans out until the last moment. A first-rate treat for mystery lovers! * Historical Novels Review *Gregory's obvious command of period detail convincingly transports the reader to England in 1358...a very satisfactory addition to this series * San Francisco Book Review *
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Little, Brown Book Group One Corpse Too Many 2 Cadfael Chronicles
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden to the bloody battlefield. Not far from the safety of the Abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: ninety-five bodies lie in a row, and the extra corpse tells Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless. But one death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boys'' clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower - the tiny bit of evidence that Cadfael believes can most easily expose a murderer''s black heart . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group MonksHood 3 Cadfael Chronicles
Book SynopsisGervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he is suddenly taken ill. Luckily, the Abbey boasts the services of clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the man''s bedside, only to be confronted by two very different surprises. In Master Bonel''s wife, the good monk recognises Richildis, whom he loved many years ago before he took his vows. And Master Bonel has been fatally poisoned by a dose of deadly monk''s-hood oil from Cadfael''s herbarium. The Sheriff is convinced that the murderer is Richildis'' son Edwin, who had reasons aplenty to hate his stepfather. But Cadfael, guided in part by his tender concern for a woman to whom he was once betrothed, is certain of her son''s innocence. Using his knowledge of both herbs and the human heart, Cadfael deciphers a deadly recipe for murder . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group The Drowning Man Joseph OLoughlin
Book SynopsisWithout even his own memory for an alibi, will DI Ruiz ever prove his innocence? THE DROWNING MAN is the fantastic new thriller from the author of THE SUSPECT.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Italian Wife
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR''Wonderful . . . hugely ambitious and atmospheric'' KATE MOSSE''Superb storytelling'' DINAH JEFFERIESDiscover a brilliant story of intrigue, romance and betrayal in 1930s Italy, from the internationally bestselling author . . . .Italy, 1932 - Mussolini''s Italy is growing from strength to strength, but at what cost?One bright autumn morning, architect Isabella Berotti sits at a café in the vibrant centre of Bellina, when a woman she''s never met asks her to watch her ten-year-old daughter, just for a moment. Reluctantly, Isabella agrees - and then watches in horror as the woman climbs to the top of the town''s clock tower and steps over the edge.This tragic encounter draws vivid memories to the surface, forcing Isabella to probe deeper into the secrets of her own past Trade ReviewKate Furnivall has a wonderful gift for evoking a location, and her stories are always fast-paced page-turners, peppered with authentic detail * Lucinda Riley *Breathtaking historical fiction * The Times *Perfect escapist reading * Marie Claire on The Jewel of St Petersburg *Allow yourself to be captivated by a story that grips from the start, and doesn't let go until the last tear has been shed. The Italian Wife is the definition of a terrifically well-written page-turner * Dinah Jefferies, author of The Separation *The Italian Wife has everything: a fascinating setting in an extraordinary period of European history and a powerful love story. I loved this book * Liz Trenow, author of The Last Telegram *
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Little, Brown Book Group Splinter the Silence
Book SynopsisBuy Val McDermid''s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!___________________''The Queen of Crime reigns again with a thrill from Hill'' Independent ''No one can plot or tell a story like she can'' Daily Express''That day, waiting had been almost unbearable. He wanted something more spectacular, something that couldn''t be ignored. These deaths needed to make a mark . . .'' Psychological profiler Tony Hill is trained to see patterns, to decode the mysteries of human behaviour, and when he comes across a series of suicides among women tormented by vicious online predators, he begins to wonder if there is more to these tragedies than meets the eye. Similar circumstances, different deaths. Could it be murder? But what kind of serial killer wants his crimes to stay hidden? Former DCI Carol Jordan has her own demons to confront, but with lives at staTrade ReviewThe real mistress of psychological gripping thrillers; no one can plot or tell a story like she can * Daily Express *The Queen of Crime reigns again with a thrill from Hill * Independent *McDermid remains unrivalled . . . Brilliant * Observer *With the deaths of PD James and Ruth Rendell, Val McDermid is the obvious successor as Britain's Queen of Crime. For me, she has already held that title for many years. Her latest novel, starring the socially awkward but clever criminal profiler Tony Hill and ace detective Carol Jordan, demonstrates her supremacy -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *McDermid still writes with the telltale verve that's won her the accolade queen of psychological thrillers * Guardian *No one rivals Val McDermid's skill at writing truly terrifying thrillers * goodhousekeeping.co.uk *
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Little, Brown Book Group A Plague On Both Your Houses
Book SynopsisFor the twentieth anniversary of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue the first three books with beautiful new series-style covers.Trade Review[A] richly imagined world of colourful medieval society and irresistible monkish sleuthing - Good Book GuideSusanna Gregory writes with fluency and energy, avoids archaic vocabulary, despite her 14th-century setting and, having had a career as an academic, bases the stories in this enjoyable series on careful research - Literary ReviewA first-rate treat for mystery lovers - Historical Novels ReviewSusanna Gregory has an extraordinary ability to conjure up a strong sense of time and place - Choice
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Little, Brown Book Group Last Breath A gripping serial killer thriller
Book SynopsisHe''s your perfect date. You''re his next victim.When the tortured body of a young woman is found in a dumpster, her eyes swollen shut and her clothes soaked with blood, Detective Erika Foster is one of the first at the crime scene. The trouble is, this time, it''s not her case. While she fights to secure her place on the investigation team, Erika can''t help but get involved and quickly finds a link to the unsolved murder of a woman four months earlier. Dumped in a similar location, both women have identical wounds - a fatal incision to their femoral artery. Stalking his victims online, the killer is preying on young pretty women using a fake identity. How will Erika catch a murderer who doesn''t seem to exist? Then another girl is abducted while waiting for a date. Erika and her team must get to her before she becomes another dead victim, and, come face to face with a terrifyingly sadistic individual.Gripping, tense and impoTrade ReviewCompelling at every turn . . . grabs from the first page and simply won't let go * Jeffery Deaver on The Girl in the Ice *A riveting page-turner. An astonishingly good plot with perfectly drawn characters and sharp, detailed writing * Robert Dugoni on The Girl in the Ice *
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Little, Brown Book Group When She Was Good The heartstopping new thriller
Book SynopsisA brilliant new thriller from world-renowned multi-million-copy bestselling author Michael Robotham, this is an explosive novel featuring the brilliant criminal psychologist Cyrus Haven.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Silent Wife
Book SynopsisWould you risk everything for the man you loved? Even if you knew he''d done something terrible?Lara''s life looks perfect on the surface. Gorgeous doting husband Massimo, sweet little son Sandro and the perfect home. Lara knows something about Massimo. Something she can''t tell anyone else or everything he has worked so hard for will be destroyed: his job, their reputation, their son. This secret is keeping Lara a prisoner in her marriage.Maggie is married to Massimo''s brother Nico and lives with him and her troubled stepdaughter. She knows all of Nico''s darkest secrets - or so she thinks. Then one day she discovers a letter in the attic which reveals a shocking secret about Nico''s first wife. Will Maggie set the record straight or keep silent to protect those she loves?For a family held together by lies, the truth will come at a devastating price.A heart-wrenching, emotionally gripping read for fans of
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Little, Brown Book Group How the Dead Speak Tony Hill and Carol Jordan
Book SynopsisBuy Val McDermid''s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!_______________''The queen of crime is still at the top of her game'' Independent''No one can tell a story like she can'' Daily Express''One of today''s most accomplished crime writers'' Literary Review''We are all creatures of habit. Even murderers . . .''When human remains are discovered in the grounds of an old convent, it quickly becomes clear that someone has been using the site as their personal burial ground. But with the convent abandoned long ago and bodies dating back many years, could this be the work of more than one obsessive killer?The investigation throws up more questions as the evidence mounts but, after their last disastrous case, Tony Hill and Carol Jordan can only watch from afar. As tTrade ReviewThe ingenuity with which Val McDermid keeps her crime-fighting duo fresh is as captivating as her deftly plotted denouement * Scotland on Sunday *McDermid's storytelling is as classy and compelling as ever * Observer *This is McDermid on exemplary form, generating the requisite suspense but never forgetting that the characterisation of Hill and Jordan is a key ingredient * Financial Times *'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' * Independent *Elegantly choreographed . . . McDermid fashions a finale which tees up the next thriller in this sequence admirably * The Scotsman *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Square
Book SynopsisTHE NEW UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB AUTHOR''Celia Walden is masterful'' PATRICIA CORNWELL''Intriguingly delicious'' JANE CORRY''Utterly enthralling'' BP WALTER''Wickedly sharp'' CAZ FREAR_______________________When you''ve got a house to die forBe careful who you let in . . .Colette spends a lot of her time at Addison Square, one of the most desirable addresses in West London.She knows the place and the people better than anyone. But the wealthy residents she works for can barely remember her name. Which is unfortunate, because Colette knows all about them.She sees all their secrets.Even the ones they''d kill to protect.___________________PRAISE FOR CELIA WALDEN''Tense, full of twists, and impossible to put down'' HELEN FIELDING''I adored it'' Trade ReviewRichly written and bristling with suspense. Celia Walden is masterful. -- PATRICIA CORNWELLI loved Colette's relatable yet unique perspective of the privileged residents who can't even remember her name. This engaging, engrossing thriller is perfect for fans of The Maid. -- ALLIE REYNOLDS, author of SHIVERUtterly enthralling. Plunges you into a world of secrets, deception and simmering menace. I was captivated from the start and didn't want it to end -- BP WALTER, author of THE DINNER GUESTI read this in one sitting, captivated by Walden's astute observations of modern life and terrified by the twists that kept on coming. -- JESSICA FELLOWES, author of THE MITFORD MURDERSSecrets, lies and serious property envy - this taut, twisty and tense thriller feels like peeking through every window on the street you wished you lived. Fans of Lianne Moriarty and Louise Candlish will race through it. -- ELLERY LLOYD, author of PEOPLE LIKE HERPitch-dark and witty - my favourite combination - and with bold, complex characters who, above all, feel real. Intrigue grips from the first page and the shocking reveals just keep coming. A wickedly sharp thriller about privileged lives and fatal flaws. -- CAZ FREAR, author of SWEET LITTLE LIESCelia has a knack for getting into her characters' heads - and through their front doors. Intriguingly delicious. -- JANE CORRY, author of MY HUSBAND'S WIFEOne party; so many secrets, so many lies: The Square is a sassy, smart, brilliant, unputdownable thriller. I absolutely loved it. -- IMOGEN EDWARDS-JONESAn addictive read about the secrets we hide from our neighbours, and ourselves -- CLAIRE MCGOWANA fun ride . . . [The Square is] Walden's enticing follow-up to the gripping Payday. -- Lisa Howells * CRIME MONTHLY *A well-crafted domestic noir with some smart twists -- BESTYou'll be completely hooked by the characters and the unexpected rug-pull moments * HEAT *Taut, twisty and thrilling, it proves conclusively that journalist Walden has a great future in crime. * DAILY MAIL *The promise of her debut thriller hit, Payday, is fulfilled in this slow-cooker of a thriller that builds to lots of surprises in the end * PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH *
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Orion Publishing Co The Grifters
Book SynopsisReissue of a true classic - ''One of the toughest crime novels ever'' (Newsweek).''Jim Thompson is the best suspense writer going, bar none'' NEW YORK TIMESRoy Dillon is young, good-looking and devastatingly charming. He''s also a completely amoral con man. Lily, his mother, works for the mob. Moira Langtry, Roy''s mistress, is always looking for the main chance, and so is Carol Roberg, the nurse brought in to look after Roy when a bad choice of mark means he has an unfortunate encounter with a baseball bat and a bad case of internal bleeding. The Grifters, one of the best novels ever written about the art of the con, is an ingeniously crafted story of deception and betrayal that was the basis for Stephen Frears'' and Martin Scorsese''s critically-acclaimed film of the same name.Trade ReviewJim Thompson is the best suspense writer going, bar none * NEW YORK TIMES *Casts a dazzling light on the human condition * WASHINGTON POST *I don't read many books twice but Jim Thompson novels - due to their concise, dirty power, their relentless violence and purity - can always draw me in for a second time. Some of the most psychological crime writing ever done. I love James M Cain and Elmore Leonard but Jim Thompson holds a special place in my heart.One of the toughest crime novels ever * NEWSWEEK *My favourite crime novelist - often imitated but never duplicated - is Jim Thompson -- Stephen KingIf Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Cornell Woolrich could have joined together in some ungodly union and produced a literary offspring, Jim Thompson would be it * WASHINGTON POST *The most hard-boiled of all the American writers of crime fiction * CHICAGO TRIBUNE *
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Orion Publishing Co Chasing Darkness
Book SynopsisThree years ago Elvis Cole's actions may have freed a killer. Now three more young women are dead...'Crais is on top form ... a first-rate puzzle, with many twists and nothing quite as it seems' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHTrade ReviewCrais is on top form in CHASING DARKNESS. It's a first-rate puzzle, with many twists and nothing quite as it seems * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *Elvis Cole continues to be up there with the best of them. CHASING DARKNESS is his twelfth appearance and among his best ... the climax and denouement are terrific * THE TIMES *Crais is on cracking form, with a fast moving plot with enough twists and turns to keep readers guessing * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *Crais is a crime writer of incredible talent - his novels are not only suspenseful and deeply atmospheric ... they are very hard to put down -- Dan BrownCrais is on cracking form, with a fast moving plot with enough twists and turns to keep readers guessing * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *A fast-paced satisfying thriller * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *
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Orion Publishing Co Deep Fathom
Book SynopsisThe world is racing towards destruction...The gripping thriller from NEW YORK TIMES bestseller James Rollins.Trade ReviewRollins delivers fantastic tales of action and adventure * BOOKLIST *One of the most inventive storytellers writing today * LINCOLN CHILD *Rollins takes the reader through the horror and intrigue... like no one else. The action never relents * CLIVE CUSSLER *Climb on board any mission with James Rollins' tough characters, and we can be assured that we are in for a bumpy - and exhilarating - ride. Pacey and colourful fare * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
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Orion Publishing Co A Cool Head Quick Reads
Book SynopsisWritten specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotion.My dad used to say to me, ''Try to keep a cool head and a warm heart''. At least I think it was my dad. I don''t really remember him.Gravy worked in the graveyard - hence the name. He was having a normal day until his friend Benjy turned up in a car Gravy didn''t recognise. Benjy had a bullet hole in his chest, but lived just long enough to ask Gravy to hide him and look after his gun. Gravy had looked after things for Benjy before, but never a gun. When Gravy looked in the car he found blood, a balaclava and a bag stuffed with money. Gravy''s not too bright but he wants to help his friend.So Gravy finds himself caught up in the middle of a robbery gone wrong, a woman who witnessed a murder, and some very unpleasant men who will do anything to get back the money Benjy stole...
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Orion Publishing Co Freaky Deaky
Book SynopsisAn explosive thriller from the 'greatest living writer of crime fiction' [NEW YORK TIMES].
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Headline Publishing Group Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet Sherlock
Book Synopsis''There''s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it''. Arriving in the wilderness of London and in need of lodgings, Dr John Watson finds himself living at 221b Baker Street with one Sherlock Holmes. When a corpse is discovered in a derelict house Watston, fascinated by his brilliant, eccentric companion, is soon drawn into Holmes'' investigations. There''s no sign of a struggle, no wounds on the body, yet scrawled in blood across the walls is the word RACHE - revenge. Watson is baffled but for Holmes the game is afoot...Trade ReviewHe is unique in simultaneously bringing down the curtain on an era and raising one on another, ushering in a genre of writing that... has never been surpassed. His own life, as footballer... eye surgeon, champion of injustice and investigator into the paranormal, is the stuff of legend. Personally, I would walk a mile in tight boots to read his letters to the milkman * Stephen Fry, The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection *
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Headline Publishing Group The Time of Terror
Book SynopsisFriends turn against friends, patriots are betrayed, and lovers must pay the ultimate price . . .The first gripping naval thriller in Seth Hunter''s historical adventure series is sure to enthral fans of Julian Stockwin and Patrick O''Brian''s Aubrey-Maturin novels.''Rousing . . . a complex plot, written with wit, suspense, intrigue, and action'' Publishers Weekly 1793: The French have killed their king and are about to embark on the violent period of bloodletting known as the Terror. Brig-sloop Commander Nathan Peake is on smuggler patrol off the Sussex coast and desperate for some real action. As revolutionary France declares war on England, he seizes his chance. Peake is given a vital mission; to destroy the French economy by smuggling millions of French banknotes across the Channel and into the heart of Paris. His operation leads him from perilous seas to the Empire of the Dead - a labyrinth of catacombs under tTrade Review'The mix of swashbuckling on land and sea works well' * Sun Herald *
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Headline Publishing Group Fatal Last Words Bob Skinner series Book 19 A
Book SynopsisIt''s no ordinary summer for DCC Bob Skinner, as murder mystery leaps from the page into reality in the nineteenth volume of Quintin Jardine''s outstanding cop series. It''s August and the Edinburgh International Book Festival is in full swing. So it''s a considerable embarrassment when one of Scotland''s most successful crime writers is found dead in the author tent. The victim''s phone was tapped. Are the spooks involved? Or has mystery fiction become true crime? A second victim begs the question: have the authors become targets themselves?Trade Review'Very engaging as well as ingenious, and the unravelling of the mystery is excellently done...Very enjoyable. FATAL LAST WORDS will accompany many on their holidays and quite right too' * Allan Massie, Scotsman *
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Headline Publishing Group Patterson J Cross
Book SynopsisAlex Cross was a rising star in Washington, DC, Police Department when an unknown shooter killed his wife, Maria, in front of him. Years later, having left the FBI and returned to practising psychology in Washington, DC, Alex finally feels his life is in order... Until his former partner, John Sampson, calls in a favour. John''s tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown and he needs Alex to help find this brutal predator. When the case triggers a connection to Maria''s death, could Alex have a chance to catch his wife''s murderer? Will this be justice at long last? Or the endgame in his own deadly obsession?Trade ReviewTicks like a time bomb - full of threat and terror * Los Angeles Times *Brilliantly terrifying...so exciting I had to stay up all night to finish it * Daily Mail *'If there really were human superheroes, Alex Cross would be at the head of the class...and, with each instalment in the series, Patterson makes sure his superhero gets bigger and better while at the same time becomming more vulnerable.' * New York Times *'James Patterson is back in true form with his latest Alex Cross series thriller... This is his best work yet' * Hobart Mercury *
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Headline Publishing Group Skinners Rules Bob Skinner series Book 1
Book SynopsisThe book that launched a legend: the first novel in the acclaimed Bob Skinner series.As head of Edinburgh''s CID, Detective Chief Superintendent Bob Skinner has seen it all... but even he is shocked by the savagely mutilated corpse discovered in a dark alleyway. The victim is identified as a successful young lawyer, and the motive for the brutal death remains a mystery. Then further seemingly random killings in the city begin to suggest a vicious serial killer is on the rampage. But when the lawyer''s fiancee is also murdered, Skinner realises that someone is in deadly earnest...
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Headline Publishing Group Broken A dark and dangerous serial killer
Book Synopsis* Pre-order GUILTY, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2024. *Has DI Kate Burrows met her match?Sequel to THE LADYKILLER, BROKEN is the second book in the DI Kate Burrows series: the only time the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian) and Sunday Times bestseller Martina Cole has written from the perspective of the Old Bill. Children in Grantley are disappearing. At first they are found unscathed, but when one meets a dark end DI Kate Burrows knows the clock is ticking.Pushed to her limits, Kate needs the support of her lover now more than ever. But ex-gangster Patrick Kelly has troubles of his own.It''s her toughest case yet, but Kate will stop at nothing to solve it. Even if it breaks her.If you love the dark and dangerous world of DI Kate Burrows, be sure to catch the rest of the series, HARDGIRLS and DAMAGED Trade Review'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction' The Times Intensely readable Guardian 'Martina Cole explores the shady criminal underworld, a setting she is fast making her own' Sunday Express 'Utterly compelling' Mirror 'The story will grip you from the first pages' Best 'Gritty novel from an author who knows intimately the world she writes about' Express 'Cole is brilliant at portraying the good among the bad, and vice versa, so until the very end we never quite know who to trust. This is the very stuff that makes her so compelling' Daily Mirror
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Headline Publishing Group The Life
Book SynopsisWhen it''s in your blood, there''s no other way.THE LIFE by the ''undisputed queen of crime writing'' (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole is an unflinching novel that exposes a world that many would rather ignore...The Baileys are born into the Life.Brothers Daniel and Peter rule London''s East End with threats and violence. Only a fool would cross them, but there are always those in the shadows who will try.And when their enemies strike, every Bailey pays the price. But none more so than Daniel''s only daughter, Tania. The Life is in her blood, and now it''s her weapon for revenge.For more novels that will take you deep into the dark and dangerous criminal underworld, check out Martina Cole''s THE GRAFT, THE BUSINESS and REVENGETrade Review'We always get excited when a Martina Cole novel drops on our desk, and she continues to maintain her reputation as one of the best fiction authors around with this gritty and unforgettable story of a family immersed in a world of violence and revenge. Spectacular' 5 ***** Closer
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Baker Publishing Group Love on the Range
Book SynopsisFalling for someone who doesn''t want to get married is soon to be the least of his concerns.While his brothers and their new wives search for who shot him, Wyatt Hunt is temporarily bedridden and completely miserable. Somehow Molly Garner''s limited skills have made her the most qualified in their circle to care for Wyatt. But by the time he''s healed, she''s fed up with him and the whole ungrateful family. For even worse than his grumpiness were the few unguarded moments when he pulled at her heartstrings, and she has been long determined to never repeat her mother''s mistakes. When alternate plans of finding her own independent life fall through, Molly volunteers to work for the Pinkertons and help investigate nearby ranch owner Oliver Hawkins. She signs on to be his housekeeper, hoping to find clues to prove his nefarious, and possibly murderous, past. Wyatt refuses to let her risk it alone and offers to act as Hawkins''s new foreman. But when a
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Baker Publishing Group Marshaling Her Heart
Book SynopsisWill their lives and romance survive the trouble coming their way?Becky Pruitt has always prided herself on knowing everything that''s happening on her successful ranch, so an unexpected admission from her foreman, Nate Paxton, comes as quite a surprise. With the notorious Deadeye Gang on the loose, Nate--a former U.S. Marshal--believes Becky''s ranch is the best spot for a group of Marshals to use as a base to hunt them down.The timing couldn''t be more crucial for the town of Pine Valley, and Becky feels obligated to help. But after escaping the grasp of her harsh father, she''s never liked giving up control, of her life or her ranch. If there''s anyone she can trust with her ranch, and her heart, it might be Nate. But the outlaws won''t go away quietly, and as danger draws ever nearer, Becky and Nate are faced with impossible choices that will test their growing bond.
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Kensington Publishing Corporation The Man from Waco
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Quercus Publishing War Story
Book SynopsisFresh from school in June 1916, Lieutenant Oliver Paxton''s first solo flight is to lead a formation of biplanes across the Channel to join Hornet Squadron in France. Five days later, he crash-lands at his destination, having lost his map, his ballast and every single plane in his charge. To his C.O. he''s an idiot, to everyone else - especially the tormenting Australian who shares his billet - a pompous bastard. This is 1916, the year of the Somme, giving Paxton precious little time to grow from innocent to veteran.
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Oldcastle Books Ltd Wish You Were Here
Book SynopsisDNA doesn't lie. But what if the truth is dangerous? Former police officer Dr Sian Love's life is thrown into chaos when a teenager shows up at her office, claiming to be Courtney Johnson - a child who went missing over fifteen years ago......
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Oldcastle Books Ltd Stargazer
Book SynopsisThe lines between love, envy and obsession blur in Laurie Petrou's utterly enthralling, unceasingly tense new novel. A darkly compelling coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of Donna Tartt's The Secret History or Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies....Trade ReviewStargazer is a dark and dreamlike journey into the obsession, envy and love between two young friends in the 90s. The tension simmers in this atmospheric lake-side setting until the crushing end. Laurie Petrou's writing is melodic and immersive. A delicious read! -- Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The PushThe tense thriller... touted as the book to be seen with this summer * The Gloss (5 Beach Books to Pack for Your Summer Holiday) *Petrou's lyrical writing is so powerful that I could smell the pines and feel the snow on my skin as she effortlessly transports the reader to 90s Muskoka * Toronto Life *Laurie Petrou does something that feels as if it goes beyond writing in Stargazer... It's like a sculpture in word form. -- Angus Batey * Quietus *Laurie Petrou brilliantly showed the toxic side when a friendship goes sour * Kate Quinn, bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Bryant May Londons Glory
Book SynopsisIn every detective's life there are cases that can't be discussed. This book presents eleven of these previously unseen investigations that required the collective genius and unique modus operandi of Arthur Bryant and John May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit - investigations that range from different times and a variety of places.Trade ReviewWitty, engaging mix of crime drama and comedy that's also an esoteric history of London. * THE SUN *Off-kilter, witty and unorthodox...winningly eccentric...London, in all its non-homogenous, sprawling splendour, is as much a character as Fowler's sleuthing duo. -- Barry Forshaw * FINANCIAL TIMES *Wonderful . . . not only are there eleven short stories featuring our elderly and eccentric detectives, but there are notes on all the regulars and also a divine cartoon of the Peculiar Crimes Unit premises . . . Fowler delivers a feast of cases with that slightly skew-whiff view. This really is great stuff * CRIMESQUAD magazine *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Pendragon
Book SynopsisPendragon has all the hallmarks of a traditional historical adventure story . . . However, there is also intellectual heft to this story, with its themes of myth-making and the nature of power. Antonia Senior THE TIMES Here is the beginning of a legend. Long before Camelot rose, a hundred years before the myth of King Arthur was half-formed, at the start of the Red Century, the world was slipping into a Dark AgeIt is AD 367. In a frozen forest beyond Hadrian's Wall, six scouts of the Roman army are found murdered. For Lucanus, known as the Wolf and leader of elite unit called the Arcani, this chilling ritual killing is a sign of a greater threat.But to the Wolf the far north is a foreign land, a place where daemons and witches and the old gods live on. Only when the child of a friend is snatched will he venture alone into this treacherous world - a territory ruled over by a barbarian horde - in order to bring the boy back home. WTrade ReviewPendragon has all the hallmarks of a traditional historical adventure story — there are battles, swords and the bantering of violent men — and these are all are done with style. However, there is also intellectual heft to this story, with its themes of myth-making and the nature of power. -- Antonia Senior * THE TIMES *On the shadowed frontier between myth and half-imagined history, James Wilde paints a vivid and gritty picture of the genesis of one of the greatest legends of all time. -- MATTHEW HARFFY, author of The Bernicia ChroniclesNot since Bernard Cornwell took on the Arthur myth has a writer provided such a new and innovative view of the Arthurian story . . . a fast-paced, action-packed book . . . a wonderful tale. * PARMENION BOOKS *Skillfully deconstructs the myths of Arthur and Camelot but creates a stunning prequel. * ELOQUENT PAGE *
£999.99
Watkins Media Limited Spidertouch
Book SynopsisEnslaved by a mute-race of cruel dictators, Razvan learns their touch-language and works as a translator in order to survive. But war is on the horizon and his quiet life is about to get noisy…When he was a boy, Razvan trained as a translator for the hated Keda, the mute enslavers of his city, Val Kedić. They are a cruel race who are quick to anger. They keep a tight hold on the citizens of Val Kedić by forcing their children to be sent to work in the dangerous mines of the city from the age of eleven until eighteen. By learning fingerspeak – the Keda's touch language – Razvan was able to avoid such a punishment for himself and live a life outside the harsh climate of the slums. But the same could not be said for his son...Now a man, Razvan has etched out a quiet life for himself as an interpreter for the Keda court. He does not enjoy his work, but keeps his head down to protect his son, held hostage in the Keda’s mines. ThTrade Review"Wonderful world building with a top-notch mystery to boot.”"Thomson builds a fascinating world of competing forces and political motivations.… Action-adventure fans will enjoy this brisk story of revolution, revenge, and justice.""A densely conceived, detailed world full of politics and difficult choices and keeps you glued to the pages.""Thomson has set up a difficult and heartbreaking situation, and watching the characters attempt to change it and find justice is key to the story's appeal; readers will get lost in the action of the book." "a terrific tale"
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Canongate Books The ConeGatherers
Book SynopsisIn the shadow of a war that rages through Europe, brothers Calum and Neil work to gather pine cones in the grounds of a Scottish estate. When Calum releases two mutilated rabbits from a snare, he comes face to face with Duror, the gamekeeper. In retaliation, in the depths of the wood, Duror lays a trap for the cone-gatherers.Neil prophesises that forces of evil will encroach upon the harmony of their lives. It is a prophesy that comes true when Duror commits an act so brutal it destroys all sense of humanity in the once thriving wood. Powerful and unforgettable, Robin Jenkins'' masterpiece is a haunting story of love and violence, and an investigation of class-conflict, war and envy.Trade ReviewLet me alert everyone to the best-kept secret in modern British literature. If you love the novel; if you are interested in books that are humane and wise, not slick and cynical; then treat yourself this year to some Robin Jenkins -- Andrew MarrLike all great masters, his skill is lightly worn, his sentences singing with what he does not say * * The Times * *A masterpiece of concision and terrible pathos -- Isobel MurrayFew novels in our heritage have the bell-like harmonies of this book . . . it has a strange haunting poetic quality, conjuring from a few props a fable of eternal significance -- Iain Crichton SmithIt would not be too demonstrative to claim that The Cone-Gatherers is Scotland's Cherry Orchard . . . It feels as eerily prescient today as it did when it was first published in the 1950s and is the kind of book that offers up new, modern meanings with every reading -- STUART COSGROVE * * The List * *
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Oneworld Publications A Loyal Traitor
Book SynopsisDelve back into vibrant, paranoid 1960s London in this fast-paced second book in the Richard Knox Spy Thriller seriesTrade Review‘A Loyal Traitor is a thoroughly gripping spy thriller. Tim Glister puts the reader at the heart of the Cold War and captures the high stakes paranoia of the era brilliantly.’ -- Adam Hamdy, author of Black 13‘There is a ruthless female killer at large, sightings of a Soviet submarine and ambitious KGB officers fomenting audacious coups. All this and references to Harry Palmer and The Day of the Jackal, cram the stage with scenery before a climax at the Royal Opera House.’ -- The Times, thriller of the month‘A Loyal Traitor is an accomplished and atmospheric spy novel with an original protagonist and a burning question at its heart. Considered and entertaining, I was drawn in from page one.’ -- Charlotte Philby, author of Part of the Family’Stunningly authentic, masterfully plotted and brilliantly composed, this is historical thriller writing at its very best.’ -- Matthew Richardson, author of The Insider‘Original, gritty and compelling, A Loyal Traitor cements Glister's reputation as a master storyteller. Fans of John le Carré will love this!’ -- Awais Khan, author of No Honour‘Intelligent, involving and gripping… The jigsaw pieces of the complex plot are picture-perfect.’ -- Choice Magazine, hardback of the month‘It is incredibly satisfying reading a follow-up that not only matches but surpasses the original... This is superior stuff. A lean, intelligent espionage thriller skillfully rendering not just the messy truth of Cold War operations, but the intimate emotional toll of such work.’ -- Dominic Nolan, author of the Abigail Boone series‘Tim Glister is creating such an elegant and vivid style of his own. This is another pitch perfect portrayal of a Cold War crisis. Glister creates a distinctive and fascinating thriller, which I hugely enjoyed.’ -- Holly Watt, author of To the Lions‘The plot is fast-paced, with plenty of tension and action.’ -- Mystery People‘It is a classic set up and Glister never misses an opportunity to play with the conventions established by his notable predecessor, John le Carré… always entertaining.’ -- Bookmunch‘A brilliantly convoluted plot with layer on layer of subplot at every turn.’ -- Shots MagazinePraise for Red Corona: ‘This pitch-perfect debut – a gripping espionage thriller in the vein of Charles Cumming, Tom Rob Smith and Mick Herron – signals the arrival of a remarkable talent.’ A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window ‘An entertaining blend of Le Carré-like in-house establishment rivalries and sheer propulsive action reminiscent of Len Deighton.’ Maxim Jakubowski ‘A thoroughly engaging spy thriller that had me gripped from start to finish and left me desperate for more!’ S. J. Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep ‘An entertaining, not to say nostalgic, espionage thriller.’ The Times Crime Club'With its thoughtful, complex and surprisingly poignant plot, A Loyal Traitor is an absolute treat for anybody who enjoys intelligent, authentic and utterly compelling thrillers.' -- Hair Past A Freckle
£8.54
The Funny Book Company The Domesday Book No Not That One
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£9.25
Turner-Bone Editions Friends and Enemies
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Pan Macmillan The Villa
Book SynopsisRuth Kelly is an award-winning journalist who has ghostwritten a string of Sunday Times top ten bestsellers most recently The Prison Doctor and The Governor. The Villa is Ruth's debut thriller. She draws inspiration from her years working as a reporter for national newspapers as well as her experience writing for TV shows, most notably with Endemol, the creators of the original reality show Big Brother.Trade Review‘A deliciously addictive thriller that will hook you in like the best – and scariest – reality TV show you’ve ever seen’ -- TM Logan, bestselling author of The Holiday and The Mother Set to be the hottest read of 2023, The Villa is a scorching, smouldering, turbo-charged cocktail of sun, sex and secrets. Ruth Kelly has redefined the airport thriller for our times. Fantastic! -- Veronica Henry, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Impulse PurchaseA 'Love Island' type setting, an undercover journalist and a cast of characters who can't be trusted - what could possibly go wrong? A glamorous backdrop and some unexpected twists - great fun -- Catherine Cooper, author of The ChaletThe Villa provides a dark, shocking and compulsive look both in front of and behind the cameras of a glamorous reality show –from a talented writer with true insider know-how. I was riveted! -- CM Ewan, author of The InterviewPacked with sex, secrets and drama, with a sun-drenched Spanish island setting, The Villa is the perfect holiday read! -- Allie Reynolds, author of ShiverBrilliantly pacy, unique, and terrifyingly poignant, The Villa is a scorcher of a read to put on your list this summer! -- L. V. MatthewsA clever idea paired with Ruth Kelly’s brilliant writing, this book is as current and relevant as it gets. The pace doesn’t let up - I’ve stayed up way too late every night I’ve been reading this and loved every page of this delicious thriller -- Caroline Corcoran, Sunday Times bestselling author of Through the WallThe Villa is a morality tale for the modern age; The Hunger Games meets Love Island, as wannabee influencers debase themselves for the sake of fame and fortune . . . at a deadly cost. Deliciously dark fun -- Lizzy Barber, author of Out of her DepthTimely, dark, sharp and sexy - you won't watch a dating show the same way again -- Katy Brent, author of How To Kill Men And Get Away With ItA sizzling debut! A brilliantly tense and claustrophobic page-turner right to the end -- Emma Christie, author of The Silent DaughterFull of emotion, passion and twists and turns, which are guaranteed to keep the pages turning as you top up your tan on the beach, this summer * Our Man on the Ground *Glossy, addictive thriller with a terrifyingly manipulative undercurrent -- Michelle Frances, author of The GirlfriendA compelling, behind-the-scenes thriller with some wicked twists * Woman & Home *A gripping thriller with some wicked twists * Woman *
£8.99
Pan Macmillan The Jewel That Was Ours
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