Whether it's Scandi noir, police procedural, whodunnits, cosy crime or international thrillers, we've got you covered.
Crime & Thrillers Books
British Library Publishing Twice Round the Clock
Book SynopsisRewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and evening unfold, revealing a multitude of clues and motives from a closed cast of suspects until the narrative reaches 4am again – then races on to its riveting conclusion at 4pm as the reader is led twice round the clock.
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British Library Publishing Jumping Jenny
Book SynopsisTightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 novel remains a milestone of the inverted mystery subgenre.
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British Library Publishing Someone from the Past
Book SynopsisAs the real killer uses the situation to their advantage, Bennett crafts a tense and nuanced story through flashbacks to Sarah's life and loves in this Gold-Dagger-award-winning, Hitchcockian story of deceit and murder.
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British Library Publishing Post After PostMortem
Book SynopsisDespite some suspicions from the family, the verdict at the inquest is suicide - but when Ruth's brother Richard receives a letter from the deceased which was delayed in the post, he enlists the help of CID Robert Macdonald to investigate what could only be an ingeniously planned murder.
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British Library Publishing The Z Murders
Book SynopsisRichard Temperley sets off in pursuit of a mysterious woman and finds himself embroiled in a cross-country chase - by train and taxi - on the tail of a sinister serial killer.
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British Library Publishing The Notting Hill Mystery
Book SynopsisThe Notting Hill Mystery has been widely described as the first detective novel. The story is told by the insurance investigator Ralph Henderson, who is building a case against the sinister Baron R___, suspected of murdering his wife in order to claim her life insurance.
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British Library Publishing Seven Dead
Book SynopsisWhile hunting for silverware to steal, amateur thief Ted Lyte stumbles upon a locked room containing seven dead bodies.Seven Dead is an atmospheric crime novel first published in 1939.
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British Library Publishing Calamity in Kent
Book SynopsisIn the peaceful seaside town of Broadgate, an impossible crime occurs. The operator of the cliff railway locks the empty carriage one evening; when he returns to work, a dead body is locked inside - a man has been stabbed. Jimmy London, a newspaper reporter, is first on the scene and is quick on the trail for clues.
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Duckworth Books Foretold by Thunder Book 1 in The Book of Thunder
Book SynopsisAnd the war of civilisations shall go on Foretold by ThunderTrade Review'This one unfolds against a broad canvas, the plot expertly controlled, pushing the envelope to the edge and beyond. There's everything I like: action, history, secrets, and conspiracies. You're going to like it too' Steve Berry, author of The Templar Legacy'A cracking good read... a thriller injected with inside nowse as well as well-placed heart-attack inducing paranoia, appealing to all who like their adrenaline rushes fast, engrossing and, at times, bloody' Bookbag, Top Ten Thrillers of 2015'Channeling fantasy, science and even the beliefs of an ancient Italian tribe in a Dan Brown-style action adventure' Islington Gazette'Sensational book. Blew me away. Devoured it in four sittings. Electric paced, action packed, full of fascinating historical facts. Reads like Indiana Jones for the modern age, taking you around the world and back again, dizzy from adventure' Tarn Richardson, author of The Damned'Comparable to Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, Davey's thriller is a fascinating story filled with history's possibility' NewsOK
£7.59
Duckworth Books Viva La Madness The Gripping Sequel to the
Book SynopsisDarkly comic, fast-paced and full of twists Viva la Madness is packed with sex, scams, drugs and enough dirty money to fill a few offshore bank accounts.Trade Review'Masterful plotting - double-crosses abound - a cracking pace and some truly excellent set pieces including a chase through the London underground all lead up to a wham-bam ending. Fast, furious, funny and highly recommended for fans of Layer Cake and new readers alike' Guardian'Connolly's style is fast and funny and just frightening enough to make you sit up all night' Independent on Sunday'The novel has its predecessor's driving energy and the protagonist's disparate colleagues are terrific characters' The Sunday Times
£8.99
Penguin Books Ltd Atlantis Found Dirk Pitt 15 The Dirk Pitt
Book SynopsisClive Cussler sends his great hero on an explosive mission in Atlantis Found, the fifteenth Dirk Pitt adventure. Around the world ancient artefacts are suddenly appearing, hinting at a catastrophe that will soon visit Earth ...Dirk Pitt is on hand at a Colorado archaeological site where an ancient and mysterious artefact has been found - one that is perhaps linked to other strange objects turning up across the globe. And soon Pitt''s skills and ingenuity are desperately needed to rescue the team after a suspicious explosion seals them deep underground. It quickly becomes clear that the artefacts carry a message: warning of global Armageddon. Yet a shadowy organisation called the Fourth Empire not only wants to stop others from heeding that warning, but is also actively seeking to accelerate the end it foretells. Now Pitt and NUMA must face this diabolical foe, who will stop at nothing to wipe out all life on earth ...Packed with blisteri
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Penguin Books Ltd Command Authority INSPIRATION FOR THE THRILLING
Book SynopsisINSPIRATION FOR THE THRILLING AMAZON PRIME SERIES JACK RYAN . . . Command Authority sees the return of Tom Clancy''s greatest hero, Jack Ryan.Decades ago, as a young CIA analyst, President Jack Ryan, Sr. inadvertently uncovered the existence of a KGB assassin, code-named Zenith. He never found the killer.In the present, President Valeri Volodin has risen to power in the Russian republic. But the foundations of his empire are built on a bloody secret from the past, and he''ll eliminate anyone who comes close to that truth.When an old friend of the Ryans is poisoned by a radioactive agent, the trail leads to Russia. And for Jack Ryan, Jr. it''s time to finish what his father started . . .Tom Clancy''s Command Authority is a brand new full-throttle all-action adventure, and follows Threat Vector and Locked On as the newest Jack Ryan novel.Praise for Tom Clancy:''Exhilarating. No othTrade ReviewThere's hardly another thriller writer alive who can fuel an adrenaline surge the way Clancy can * Daily Mail *Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict * Sunday Times *The inventor of the techno-thriller * Daily Telegraph *
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Penguin Books Ltd A Fever of the Blood
Book SynopsisA spellbinding concoction of crime, history and horror, perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Jonathan Creek''A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery'' NEW YORK TIMES''I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic'' IAN RANKIN_______New Year''s Day, 1889.In Edinburgh''s lunatic asylum, a patient escapes as a nurse lays dying. Leading the manhunt are legendary local Detective ''Nine-Nails'' McGray and Londoner-in-exile Inspector Ian Frey. Before the murder, the suspect was heard in whispered conversation with a fellow patient - a girl who had been mute for years.What made her suddenly break her silence? And why won''t she talk again? Could the rumours about black magic be more than superstition?McGray and Frey track a devious psychopath far beyond their jurisdiction, through the worst blizzard in living memory, into the shadow of Pendle Hill - home of the Lancashire witches - where unimaginable danger awaits . . ._______Praise for The Strings of Murder:''This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it'' Manda Scott''One of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It''s clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written. Everything you need in a mystery thriller'' Crime ReviewTrade ReviewThis is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch. -- Manda ScottOne of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written - The Strings Of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller. * Crime Review *
£10.44
Penguin Books Ltd Little Friends
Book SynopsisTHE STUNNING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB SENSATION DAUGHTER ''Extremely clever, readable and elegant ... perfect for fans of Big Little Lies. Domestic noir at its best'' Suzy K Quinn, bestselling author of Don''t Tell Teacher Their children are friends first. They hit it off immediately, as kids do. And so the parents are forced to get to know each other. Three wildly different couples. Three marriages, floundering.There are barbecues, dinner parties, a holiday in Greece. An affair begins, resentments flare, and despite it all the three women become closer.Unnoticed, their children run wild. The couples are so busy watching each other that they forget to watch their children.Until tragedy strikes.Because while they have been looking the other way, evil has crept into their safe little world and every parent''s biggest nightmare is about to come trTrade ReviewLittle Friends is beautifully written and suffused with dread. Jane Shemilt's compelling literary thriller explores with acuity the pressure cooker challenges of adult responsibility, and the assumptions we make. The domestic settings are seductively vivid and the final outcome is profoundly shocking and terrifying -- Gilly Macmillan, author of The NannyExtremely clever, readable and elegant... perfect for fans of Big Little Lies. Domestic noir at its best -- #1 eBook bestseller Suzy K QuinnIntelligent, compelling and deeply unsettling. My kind of book!! -- Ali Land, bestselling author of Good Me Bad MeLittle Friends taps into your darkest fears. Beautifully told, with a rich cast of characters, I couldn't put it down -- Rachel Blok, author of Under the IceLittle Friends is beautifully written. I was in the kitchen; in the garden; on holiday with all the characters. And I was there at the fallout. Jane Shemilt has a talent for taking you into her world - but be careful. It might not be what you think... -- Sunday Times bestseller Jane CorryThe plot was breathlessly gripping, with an emotional punch that turned the last couple of chapters into a teary blur -- Sarah Naughton, author of The Hanged Man RisesSuch a clever, beautifully written read that was tense and thrilling throughout with an ending that gave me goosebumps. Highly recommended! -- Claire Douglas, author of Then She VanishesA fierce reminder that control is only an illusion * The Book Review Hub *A compelling, disturbing and beautifully told story. I loved Jane's debut Daughter and adored The Drowning Lesson but Jane has topped them both with Little Friends -- Diane Jeffrey, author of He Will Find YouCountless psychological thrillers get compared to Big Little Lies; Shemilt's is the real deal * People *Surefire suspense [. . .] riveting creepiness * New York Times *A fantastically clever novel with some wonderful twists * Jo's Book Blog *Praise for Jane Shemilt * - *A compelling sense of place, good twists, and a tense, intense ending -- Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of Anatomy of a ScandalWe absolutely loved this -- Richard & Judy Book ClubThrilling * Sunday Express *Builds layer upon layer of tension in a novel you won't be able to put down -- Tess Gerritsen, bestselling author of I Know a SecretUtterly gripping. A tautly-coiled spring of suspicion and suspense which builds to a devastating ending * Mail on Sunday *A dark and twisty tale * Heat *Well-written, taut and tense -- Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *Taut and thought-provoking * Woman & Home *Gripping to the last page * My Weekly *Suspenseful, brooding * Sunday Mirror *Clever * Sun *
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Penguin Books Ltd Darien
Book SynopsisDiscover your new favourite fantasy series the epic and spellbinding first instalment in Empire of Salt''One of the best fantasy novels I''ve read'' 5***** READER REVIEW______The city of Darien lies at the heart of a dying empire.Twelve families race for a throne soon to be made vacant - by murder or civil war. Into this fevered, hungry city come six strangers:An orphan and an old swordsman.A hunter and a pitiless killer.A young thief and a cynical chancer.As the sun sinks the city will know no slumber. For long dormant passions have awoken. Fortunes will be won and lost. Lives will be staked and claimed.And a story long waiting to be told will catch fire in the telling . . .______Readers are captivated by EMPIRE OF SALT:''Enough machinations, conspiracies and controversies to rival Game of Thrones'' 5*****Trade ReviewA master storyteller * Sunday Express *Iggulden is in a class of his own * Daily Mirror *One of our finest historical novelists * Daily Express *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Jungle
Book SynopsisJuan Cabrillo faces a global deadly threat in Clive Cussler''s The Jungle.Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are up against their smartest foe yet - but in their midst there is a traitor . . . After losing their contract with the US government because of a daring raid too far, Cabrillo and his crew of mercenaries with a conscience are earning money the hard way: doing dirty, dangerous little jobs in the world''s trouble spots. Now they''ve accepted a mission deep to find a missing adventurer deep in the jungles of Myanmar. But it is not long before Cabrillo and his team realise that they have been set up.Cabrillo - betrayed, tortured and played for a fool - is angry that he''s been used as a pawn in someone''s deadly scheme. But with the US nuclear launch codes up for grabs and a madman bent on using them to hold millions of lives to ransom, he hasn''t time to worry about revenge. He''s got to save the world first . . .
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Penguin Books Ltd Refusal
Book SynopsisRefusal is the new Dick Francis novel from bestseller, Felix Francis. When Sir Richard Stewart, chair of the horse racing authority, demands ex-investigator Sid Halley examines some suspicious races, he is given a firm no. Sid retired six years ago - and nothing will make him go back. But he''s wrong. Next day, Sir Richard is found dead. Then Sid''s six-year-old daughter goes missing and he receives an anonymous call: declare the alleged race-fixing clean, or else. With his family in danger, how can Sid refuse? But this anonymous foe has underestimated the guile and determination of Sid Halley. Extreme situations demand extreme solutions and Sid will do anything to get his life back, or die trying. The work of thriller master Dick Francis continues through his son Felix''s solo efforts: Bloodline, Gamble, and now Refusal. Praise for Dick Francis and Felix Francis: ''From winning post toTrade ReviewThe Francis flair is clear for all to see * Daily Mail *From winning post to top of the bestseller list, time after time * Sunday Times *The master of suspense and intrigue * Country Life *A tremendous read * Woman's Own *
£9.49
Hodder & Stoughton The Dead Mans Smile
Book Synopsis''Another amazing mystery that kept me turning the pages! . . . Wonderful!'' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The City of Light is about to turn dark . . .Paris, 1883: The writer Oscar Wilde has come to the French capital to be inspired by fellow writers and artists, soon befriending a troupe of actors as they prepare for their opening night of Hamlet.But when a member of the theatre''s crew is found dead, Wilde questions if this is in fact the accident it appears to be.He begins to realise that dark secrets are waiting in the wings . . . And as the killer takes yet more innocent victims, the clock is ticking to catch them before the final curtain . . . A wonderfully witty and gripping cosy historical mystery that uncovers the secrets lurking behind the glitz and glamour of Paris in the 1880s. Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.Trade Review'The atmosphere and setting are lovely and exquisitely recreated by an author who has an intimate knowledge of the world he describes ... I won't reveal the denouement, but I can assure readers that the author knows exactly what he's doing' * Tangled Web *'It's a great book ... there's enough wit and intelligence here to make it more than a 'guilty pleasure' ... an intelligent read with good characterisation' * Scotsman *'Highly acclaimed Oscar Wilde series ... excellent writing ... it's a fun book that introduces you to many interesting characters ... a light-hearted and entertaining murder mystery' * Irish Post *'An entertaining yarn - easy and pleasing to read - with an extensive set of vivid characters' * Gay times *Praise for Gyles Brandreth's Oscar Wilde series: * --- *'One of the most intelligent, amusing and entertaining books of the year. If Oscar Wilde himself had been asked to write this book he could not have done it any better' * Alexander McCall Smith *'Hugely enjoyable' * Daily Mail *'Genius . . . Wilde has sprung back to life in this thrilling and richly atmospheric new novel' * Sunday Express *'A witty fin-de-siècle entertainment . . . rattlingly elegant dialogue' * Sunday Times *One of the most enjoyable crime series around * Scotsman *'...a cleverly plotted, intelligent and thoroughly diverting murder mystery. This novel is an educated page turner; a feast of intriguing and light-hearted entertainment.' * Good Book Guide *'The third in an enjoyable, well-researched series' * Sunday Mercury *
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Andrews UK Limited The Island Bookshop Murder
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Canongate Books Queens Progress A Tudor Mystery 9 A Kit Marlowe
Book SynopsisMay, 1591. When Queen Elizabeth decides to embark on a Royal Progress, visiting some of the grandest homes in England, her new spymaster, Sir Robert Cecil, sends Kit Marlowe on ahead, to ensure all goes smoothly. But Marlowe''s reconnaissance mission is dogged by disaster: at Farnham Hall, a body is hurled from the battlements; at Cowdray Castle, a mock tournament ends in near tragedy; at Petworth, a body is discovered in the master bedroom, shot dead.By the time he reaches Chichester, Marlowe fears the worst. Are the incidents linked? Is there a conspiracy to sabotage the Queen''s Progress? Who is pulling the strings - and why? To uncover the truth, Marlowe must come up with a fiendishly clever plan.
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Canongate Books Bright Young Things 7 A Henry Johnstone Mystery 7
Book SynopsisWhen a man dumps a body on a beach in full view of onlookers, the investigation that follows throws up a number of dark twists for DCI Henry Johnstone.January 5, 1930. On a cold, grey winter morning, a mysterious man walks along Bournemouth beach carrying a bundle in his arms. He lays it carefully on the shoreline and calmly walks away. The man has dumped a body.The dead young woman is Faun Moran, a wildchild in her twenties wearing a sparkling cocktail gown. But Faun was supposedly killed in a car crash after leaving a party attended by other wealthy bright young things the previous autumn. So who was the young woman in the car, and where has Faun Moran been all this time? Still recovering from the trauma of his last case, DCI Henry Johnstone returns to work to solve this baffling mystery. But as he and DS Mickey Hitchens investigate, the path to the truth is darker and twistier than they could ever have imagined.
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Canongate Books Darkness Beyond
Book SynopsisDI Herbert Reardon investigates the curious case of a man seemingly returned from the dead, in the latest 1930s-set historical mystery from Marjorie Eccles. February, 1933. When their eldest brother Paul walks into their hallway, fourteen years after he was presumed dead, successful property developers Thea and Teddy Millar are beset with questions. Where has he been? Why has he never written to let them know he was alive? And most of important of all: what happened to Paul, after the end of the Great War, to make him abandon everything and everyone he ever knew?When Paul''s body is found floating in the canal two weeks later, Detective Inspector Herbert Reardon feels sure the murder is connected to his new life in London. For who would want to kill a man who''s been thought dead for over a decade? But Reardon knows the past can cast long shadows, and as he investigates, he finds a knot of dark secrets and old grudges that someone is determined he''ll never untangle . . .This atmospheric historical mystery brings the interwar period of the 1930s to vivid, compelling life, and is a great choice for fans of traditional mysteries with characters who feel real and sympathetic.
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Canongate Books The Final Beat of the Drum
Book SynopsisDCI Monika Paniatowski is forced to think the unthinkable: could a good friend and long-standing colleague be guilty of murder?On the day of her official retirement from the Force, DCI Monika Paniatowski looks at the two men and one woman who are no longer her team and thinks: Whatever the future holds, I will always be proud of you. She raises a toast. And just like that, her career as a homicide detective is over.Then, fifteen years later, Monika''s former sergeant, Kate Meadows, makes a terrible mistake.Monika doesn''t hesitate when Kate turns to her for help. She owes her, and she can hardly let her old friend go down for a crime she didn''t commit. But as Monika gets deeper into the investigation, she''s forced to ask herself the unthinkable: is Kate really innocent, or is she helping her old friend get away with murder?Packed with twists that will make you gasp out loud, the fifteenth - and final - DCI Monika Paniatowski mystery is a stunning conclusion to the long-running series. If you haven''t met Monika yet, you''re in for a treat.
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Canongate Books Dead End 13 A Monika Paniatowski Mystery 13
Book SynopsisBrings a creepy new note to Spencer''s long-running series Kirkus ReviewsThe discovery of a body on a local allotment site re-opens an unresolved cold case for Monika Paniatowski and her team.He was going to have to terminate Monika, he decided. It was a pity, but there it was.The body has lain buried for years, and has no face and no fingertips. Monika Paniatowski''s team have no real leads, but when they discuss the case at her hospital bedside - where she lies paralysed - Monika begins to see possible links with a case she closed four years earlier.Are the two cases connected? Did the first murder make the second almost inevitable? She doesn''t know, but she does know that she is being watched by an old enemy who will kill her if he decides there is ever any chance of her sharing her thoughts and information with her team.
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Canongate Books Mr Campions Visit
Book SynopsisAn intriguing case of higher education and lower morals: the entertaining new Albert Campion mystery.Suffolk, 1970. Albert Campion is back in Black Dudley, once the scene of murder and mayhem but now home to the brand-new University of Suffolk Coastal. Appointed to the role of the university''s Visitor, Campion finds he has a curiously vague remit, but his initial visit to the concrete campus takes an unexpected turn when the body of charismatic Chilean professor Pascual Perez-Catalan, a rising star and genius scientist in the field of geochemistry, is fished out of the ornamental lake. It seems Pascual was unpopular among his fellow academics and lecturers, his trail-blazing research taking up most of the university''s new computing capacity . . . and he was also a keen ladies man. Drawn into another puzzling murder, Campion must negotiate internal politics, seething jealousy and resentment, blackmail, betrayal and a phantom trumpeter as he sear
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Canongate Books Dreams of Fear 3 A David Vogel Mystery
Book SynopsisA young mother''s death leads Bristol detective David Vogel to uncover a shocking series of family secrets stretching back 30 years.Jane Ferguson suffers from horrific nightmares which she claims not to be able to explain. And when her traumatised six-year-old daughter finds Jane dead, hanging by the neck in the hallway of the family''s seaside home, it is assumed she took her own life.But routine police enquiries reveal evidence indicating that Jane has been murdered, and her businessman husband Felix, commodore of the local yacht club, becomes the chief suspect.Called in to launch a major inquiry, Detective Inspector David Vogel discovers that nothing connected with Jane Ferguson''s death is as it seems. Gradually, he uncovers a deeply disturbing story involving a succession of shocking family secrets stretching back over three decades.
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Canongate Books The Apollo Deception
Book SynopsisGary Stephens is brought into a government-sanctioned cover-up when he discovers that his father helped fake the Apollo 11 moon landing in the 1960s.After China announce a space mission to place their own flag next to the one US astronauts planted during the Apollo 11 mission, few people bat an eyelid. Shortly after this statement Charlie Stephens, a 81-year-old former filmmaker, is murdered. The incident is made to look like an accident, but why?Going through his father''s effects, Gary Stephens - a director of beer and yogurt ads - discovers seven cans of old 35mm film. Dated before the landing, they''re identical to the footage NASA claims was shot by the Apollo 11 crew. The US flag is not and has never been in the Sea of Tranquillity, and only Tricky Dick and a handful of others knew it. Why was the real nature of the Apollo 11 mission kept hidden? And what measures will be taken to keep the secret buried?
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Canongate Books The Christmas Fair Killer 3 A Tish Tarragon
Book SynopsisChristmas, cookies and a corpse: Tish Tarragon is drawn into a deadly puzzle when a young actress is murdered at the Hobson Glen Holiday Fair.Literary caterer Letitia ''Tish'' Tarragon has pulled out all the stops for her booth at the Hobson Glen Holiday Fair, theming her appetising offerings around the festive performances by the Williamsburg Theatre Group. But when Tish meets the cast, she is surprised by the hostility between members of the allegedly close-knit troupe, centred around their star actress, the beautiful, talented yet mysterious ingénue, Jenny Inkpen.Determined to spread some Christmas cheer, Tish volunteers to deliver breakfast to the eight actors, but is horrified to discover Jenny dead in her trailer the next morning. As Tish attempts to find out more about the group''s leading lady, she soon uncovers lies, jealousy and a series of shocking secrets. Can Tish expose a cold-blooded killer before the fair is over?
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Canongate Books Death in the Great Dismal
Book SynopsisFinding themselves in a slave community hidden within the Great Dismal Swamp, Will Rees and his wife Lydia get caught up in a dangerous murder case where no one trusts them.September 1800, Maine. Will Rees is beseeched by Tobias, an old friend abducted by slave catchers years before, to travel south to Virginia to help transport his pregnant wife, Ruth, back north. Though he''s reluctant, Will''s wife Lydia convinces him to go . . . on the condition she accompanies them.Upon arriving in a small community of absconded slaves hiding within the Great Dismal Swamp, Will and Lydia are met with distrust. Tensions are high and a fight breaks out between Tobias and Scipio, a philanderer with a bounty on his head known for conning men out of money. The following day Scipio is found dead - shot in the back.Stuck within the hostile Great Dismal and with slave catchers on the prowl, Will and Lydia find themselves caught up in their most dangerous case yet.
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Canongate Books Buried Memories
Book SynopsisReturning to the small town where he crash-landed in 1963, Ishmael Jones is in search of answers. But his investigation is de-railed by a brutal murder. I think something very bad and very dangerous has come to your little town, Inspector . . .As long-buried memories from his hidden past begin to resurface, Ishmael Jones and his partner Penny feel compelled to return to the small country town where Ishmael crash-landed in 1963; the place where his memories began.Norton Hedley is no ordinary town. Apparitions, sudden disappearances, sightings of unusual beasts: for centuries, the place has been plagued by a series of inexplicable events. Ishmael''s first task is to track down local author Vincent Smith, the one man he believes may have some answers. Ishmael and Penny aren''t the only ones seeking the mysterious Mr Smith. When their search unearths a newly-dead body in the local mortuary - a body that''s definitely not supposed to
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Canongate Books Scot Mist
Book SynopsisDespite efforts to create a safe environment to see out the pandemic, the residents of the Last Ditch Motel face more dangers than they imagined possible in this hilarious yet claustrophobic mystery.March 2020 and Operation Cocker is a go! The owners of the Last Ditch Motel, with a little help from their friend Lexy Campbell, are preparing to support one another through the oncoming lockdown, offering the motel''s spare rooms to a select few from the local area in need of sanctuary. While the newbies are settling in, an ambiguous banner appears demanding one of them return home. But who is it for? Lexy and her friends put a plan into action to ward off the perpetrator, but the very next night, a resident disappears and a message scrawled in human blood is found. As California shuts down, the Last Ditchers make another gruesome discovery. They tried to create a haven but now it seems as if everyone''s in danger. Is the motel under attack from so
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Canongate Books Blood Kin
Book SynopsisA fast-paced and action-packed ride through upstate New York for fans of CHRIS RYAN and STEPHEN LEATHER.When Nicolas ''Po'' Villere runs into Elspeth Fuchs, an old flame, he''s surprised to find who''s by her side. It''s her son, Jacob, and he''s a dead ringer for when Po was a child. His age lines up with when Po last saw Elspeth, before she left him for Caleb Moorcock and a life in a secluded community.Elspeth and Jacob are now running for their lives from the abusive Caleb. Po and his partner, Private Investigator Tess Grey, offer shelter. But before Po can dive into the boy''s parentage, Caleb snatches the absconded pair and drags them back to their fortified commune.Has Po dodged a bullet? Maybe it''s best for them all if he never learns whether he''s Jacob''s father. Who''s he kidding? Po resolves to rescue Elspeth and discover the truth about Jacob no matter what . . .
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Canongate Books The Parting Glass 5 A Cold Case Investigation 5
Book SynopsisWhile on Injured on Duty status, Lauren Riley''s hired as a private investigator to travel to rural Ireland in search of a Picasso painting stolen twenty years earlier in this nerve-shredding thriller.An old wound forces Cold Case Detective Lauren Riley onto Injured on Duty leave. Unless she rests she faces the threat of early retirement. However, dreading the prospect of doing nothing for six months, Lauren renews her private investigator license. She''s soon contacted by Sharon Whitney, the ex-wife of wealthy Buffalo resident - and suspected mob boss - Howard Whitney. During their bitter divorce twenty years earlier a Picasso painting was stolen from their home and never recovered. After the main suspect passes away from ill health in Ireland, Sharon hires Lauren to locate the painting - before her ex-husband does.Lauren expects a low-stress, fact-finding trip yet arrives in Ireland to discover suspicions around the suspect''s death and his ho
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Canongate Books Journaled to Death 1 The Journaling mysteries
Book SynopsisJournaling vlogger Mandy Meadows strives to preserve her hyper-organised life while searching for her cousin''s killer in this twisty mystery: first in a brand-new series.Divorced single mom Mandy Meadows scrapes by working as a barista and receiving payments from her cousin, Ryan, who rents her basement apartment. At night, she and her teenage daughter Vellum run a successful home business creating journaling content on their popular social media channels.But Mandy''s carefully organized world is about to come crashing down. While filming their latest journaling tutorial, Mandy and Vellum hear a loud noise on the basement stairs, and Mandy is horrified to find Ryan dead on the landing. The police quickly start to treat the death as a murder - with Mandy and Vellum as chief suspects. Why would someone murder Ryan? Determined to clear their names and find Ryan''s killer, Mandy soon discovers he wasn''t the man she thought he was . . .
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Canongate Books The Hidden
Book SynopsisMonika Paniatowski knows exactly who the killer is - but there''s no way she can tell anyone else! DCI Paniatowski''s team are increasingly convinced that the girl found dead in the woods is the victim of a ritual killing, carried out by a secret society which has been established in the very heart of Whitebridge. Their problem is that without Paniatowski there to back them up, they find it impossible to persuade the ambitious DCI ''Rhino'' Dixon that treating it as a mere domestic murder will get them nowhere. And so Meadows, Crane and Beresford find themselves out on a limb - cutting corners, ignoring procedure, and running the very real risk that their careers could be brought to an abrupt and dramatic end.Meanwhile, Monika herself knows not only who the killer is, but also that he is stalking Louisa, her beloved daughter. But as she is one of the killer''s victims too, and is lying in a coma - hearing everything, but unable to move or speak - there is nothing she can do about it!
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Canongate Books Ltd The Final Curtain
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Canongate Books First Fix Your Alibi British police procedural 33
Book SynopsisWhen a major drugs dealer seeks vengeance for the death of his family, policemen Harpur and Iles must do all they can to prevent a bloodbathFollowing the murder of his wife and son, tycoon drugs dealer Mansel Shale is determined to get vengeance - and he wants another drugs baron, Ralph Ember, to help him. Having heard of the movie Strangers on a Train, in which two men agree to undertake each other''s murders as a way of preventing detection, Shale suggests he and Ralph should have a similar arrangement - and Ralph is in no position to refuse.When he learns of the plan, Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles fears that if things go wrong, the hard-won peace he and Harpur have established in the city will be seriously threatened. The two top policemen find they have their work cut out to limit the damage and restore tranquillity.
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Severn House Publishers Ltd A Shocking Assassination
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Canongate Books Flash Point A Psychological Thriller
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CamCat Publishing, LLC Bone Pendant Girls
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CamCat Publishing, LLC The Murder of Madison Garcia
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CamCat Publishing, LLC The Wayward Target
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CamCat Publishing, LLC The Horoscope Writer
Book SynopsisLeo: You'll step out the door, prepared for a normal day. But you'll never reach your workplace. You will vanish, without a trace.Who is The Horoscope Writer? It's not Bobby Frindley. He's an ex-Olympic athlete who has fast-talked his way into an entry-level position at a dying newspaper. He's supposed to be writing horoscopes, but someone has been doing it for him . . . On his first night on the job, Bobby receives an email with twelve gruesome, highly-detailed horoscopes, along with a chilling ultimatum: print them and one will come true, or ignore them and they all will. Working with a skeptical co-worker, Bobby investigates the horoscope writer's true identity, but the closer he gets to the truth, the more the predictions begin to be about him. Has he attracted the attention of a cruel puppeteer? Or is it possible that, like any good horoscope, it's all in his head?For readers who enjoy The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown, Deal Breaker by Harlan Corben, or Therapy by Jonathan Kellerma
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Headline Publishing Group The Cat Who Turned On Off The Cat Who Mysteries
Book SynopsisJim Qwilleran''s latest commission is a piece on Junktown - a ghetto of antique dealers and collectors living in genteel decay. Enchanted by Junktown and its delightfully bohemian inhabitants, Qwill finds himself digs in the area, renting two rooms to share with his sleuthing Siamese companions Koko and Yum Yum. When his landlord C.C. Cobb, one of Junktown''s leading citizens, falls mysteriously to his death, Qwill''s famous whiskers begin to twitch. It''s only when Koko develops a passion for tape-recorders, to rival even that of his journalist mentor, that the vital clues begin to drop into place...
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Headline Publishing Group Island
Book Synopsis''If you''ve missed Laymon, you''ve missed a treat'' Stephen King.When eight people are shipwrecked on a deserted island they take solace in the fact that at least they have fresh water, food and firewood. Now all they have to do is sit tight until they''re rescued. There''s just one problem - they''re not alone. In the jungle behind the beach, there''s a maniac on the loose and he''s plotting to kill them all, one by one...
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Headline Publishing Group Keeping Bad Company Fran Varady 2 A London crime
Book SynopsisAlcoholic Albie may not be a reliable witness, but his claims might just be true... When Fran Varady meets a down-and-out who has witnessed a kidnapping, she is soon on the case in Keeping Bad Company, the second book in Ann Granger''s Fran Varady series. The perfect read for fans of Rebecca Tope and Val McDermid. ''The reader can expect a treat. Fran Varady is as fresh and vital as ever... Lively, different and fun'' - Yorkshire Post Buying a coffee for down-and-out ''Alkie'' Albie at Marylebone Station is Fran Varady''s good deed for the day. But when the grateful Albie takes her into his confidence, Fran suddenly finds herself launched on her second investigation. For Albie, though obviously fond of a drink and none too familiar with soup and water, is absolutely clear about one thing - he claims to be the only witness to the violent abduction of a young girl. Although the police scornfully dismiss Albie''s story as alco
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Headline Publishing Group Beneath these Stones Mitchell Markby 12 A
Book SynopsisSuperintendent Markby faces one of his most complex cases yet...With her step-mother murdered just two years after the death of her mother, twelve-year-old Tammy Franklin is also at risk of becoming fatherless, because he is suspect number one. Beneath These Stones is the twelfth cosy Cotswolds crime novel in Ann Granger''s Mitchell & Markby series. The perfect read for fans of Ruth Rendell, Agatha Christie and ITV''s Midsomer Murders.''A murder mystery that will give you the excuse you need to stay indoors during these dark nights and enjoy a good read'' - Hartlepool Mail Twelve-year-old Tammy Franklin has learned too much about death, too quickly. Two years ago she lost her mother to a long, lingering illness and now the body of the woman her father married in an attempt to replace his wife has been found on a railway embankment close to the Franklin farm. This time the death is murder. As Superintendent MarTrade ReviewPraise for Ann Granger's Mitchell & Markby series: 'A good feel for understated humour, a nice ear for dialogue' * The Times *'A delightful pair of sleuths' * Margaret Yorke *'To be savoured by connoisseurs of characterisation' * Publishers Weekly *'Her characterisation is excellent' * Cotswold Life *'Good plotting and believable motivation' * Crime Time *
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Allison & Busby The Moor A captivating mystery for Mary Russell
Book SynopsisThrough the mists of the moor there have been sightings of a coach made of bones carrying a woman long-ago accused of murder--and of a hound with a single glowing eye. Returning to the scene of one of his most celebrated cases, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Holmes and Russell investigate a mystery darker than the moors themselves.
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