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Canongate Books Naked Flames 13 A Brock Poole Mystery 17
Book SynopsisA deadly fire at a nudist club plunges DCI Harry Brock and DS Dave Poole into an explosive mix of deception, betrayal and fraud.DCI Harry Brock''s leisurely Saturday afternoon is shattered when he receives the news that Robert Sharp, a charming, good-looking man in his thirties, has been found dead in a suspicious fire in his hut at the Pretext Club, a nudist club near Harrow. Besides being a philandering husband, it seems Robert Sharp was a conman on the wanted list of three different constabularies, a chameleon who managed to escape the police''s clutches and justice . . . until now. Plunged into a deadly mix of deception, betrayal and fraud, Harry and his colleague DS Dave Poole soon uncover a number of people with a grudge against Robert, but can they unmask his killer?
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Canongate Books The Lady of the Lake
Book SynopsisDI Sarah Gilchrist and DS Bellamy Heap are called in when the body of a man is found floating in a lake belonging to a reclusive ex-Hollywood actress.When Major Richard Rabbitt, owner of a large estate in Sussex, is found floating in a lake belonging to Nimue Grace, a charismatic former Hollywood actress, DI Sarah Gilchrist and DS Bellamy Heap are called in to investigate - and quickly discover Rabbitt was a notoriously difficult man to deal with.Rabbitt was hated by his estranged wife, had several rivalries with residents of the area, and was involved in a number of deals with other shady businessmen . . . such as Said Farzi, a ''criminal'' according to many, and the corrupt politician William Simpson - the father of Heap''s girlfriend. With numerous suspects and many refusing to cooperate, Gilchrist and Heap must stay on their toes to unravel all the connections. Who stood to gain the most from Rabbitt''s demise, and who can be trusted?
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Canongate Books The Murals
Book SynopsisIn this multi-layered psychological mystery, photographer Jason Poe is transfixed by a disturbing set of murals he encounters in the attic of an abandoned house, and resolves to uncover the secret behind them.The murals hit me hard. First came terror, then awe. It was only after I''d taken them in that I began to feel their immense power.Jason Poe, a former war photographer, has been breaking into abandoned houses for an art project to document what previous tenants have left behind. One night he finds more than expected when he ascends to an attic and is confronted by a haunting set of murals.The murals cover all four walls of the cramped space and hypnotise Jason. Convinced there''s an important story behind them, he embarks upon a quest to identify their creator and uncover their meaning. To do so Jason recruits several friends, including Joan Nguyen, a reporter for Calista Times-Dispatch. As the team delve deeper they uncover a
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Canongate Books Lucky Bones 2 A Sam Kelson mystery
Book SynopsisA case of stolen shoes leads maverick Chicago PI Sam Kelson into something far darker and deeper in the second of this hardhitting crime noir series.My boyfriend''s been stealing my Jimmy Choos. Genevieve Bower has hired private investigator Sam Kelson to recover her stolen shoes from her soon-to-be ex-boyfriend. The problem is that no one''s seen Genevieve''s boyfriend for the past two weeks.Events take a disturbing twist when, in his search for the shoes, Kelson comes across a body, shot in the head. A clear-cut case of suicide - or is it? Has Kelson''s client been wholly honest with him? What is this case really about?At the same time, an explosion rips through one of the city''s public libraries, leaving a friend''s nephew critically injured. Could there be a connection? If there is, Kelson''s determined to find it. But Kelson''s not like other investigators. Taking a bullet in the brain during his former career as a Chicago cop, he
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Canongate Books Best Laid Plans 1 A Nora Best mystery 1
Book SynopsisIn the first of a new mystery series, we meet Nora Best as she flees her old life - cheating husband and all - and takes to the road with an Airstream trailer. Nora Best is the envy of her friends. She''s just turned fifty and has traded in her home with The Perfect-Ass Husband for an Airstream trailer and an adventure of a lifetime across the US. But during their leaving party, Nora finds her husband in a compromising position with a friend. Storming out of the party she jumps into her truck with no idea how to tow the Airstream or where she''s going. Nora ends up in a campground in the mountains of Wyoming, drowning her sorrows with its managers, Brad and Miranda. When she is woken by a frantic Miranda after Brad has disappeared and bloodstains have been found around the campsite, Nora finds herself caught up in an adventure she could never have expected . . . facing a charge of murder.
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Canongate Books The Big Steep
Book SynopsisWisconsin coffeehouse owner Maggy Thorsen attempts to solve a mystery steeped in shocking family secrets, tragedy and murder.Maggy Thorsen''s new neighbours, Philip and Vivian Woodward, are forging ahead with their plans for The Big Steep tea shop. Philip''s enthusiasm to turn the neglected cottage once owned by Vivian''s reclusive grandparents, the Koepplers, into a tea lover''s paradise is infectious, but Vivian seems less excited. And when Maggy''s sheepdog Frank arrives at Uncommon Grounds coffeehouse bearing a ''gift'' he discovered in the Woodwards'' compost heap, the tea shop project takes a chilling turn . . .As the Woodwards'' backyard becomes a crime scene, a deadly chain of events is set in motion. Can Maggy dig up the truth of what happened at the cottage many years ago before further tragedy strikes?
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Canongate Books Cages
Book SynopsisA dark past. A terrifying secret. A deadly game is about to begin . . . Washed-up author Rufus Orton needs money. It''s the main reason he takes the gig teaching creative writing to inmates at HMP Holderness. That, and the flattery of prison officer Annabeth Harris, who contacted him out of the blue and begged him to take the job.Annabeth loves Rufus'' work. Genuinely. She loves being a prison officer too. But Annabeth is keeping a secret. Fifteen years ago she did something bad, and if it ever comes out, her new, perfect life will be destroyed.HMP resident Griffin Cox has no black marks against his name. He claims he''s been wrongly convicted of the sex offence that put him in prison. He''s lying. He has a plan - and everything hinges on him securing a place in the classroom with Rufus and Annabeth. It''s only then that the game can begin . . .Dark, twisted and gripping, CAGES is an addictive psychological thriller from a master of t
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Canongate Books The Company
Book SynopsisIn this hard-hitting standalone thriller from Sally Spencer, a crash survivor discovers dark family secrets as he tries to stay alive.Bristol, 1991. Crammed into a hire car, on their way to a vital appointment, five representatives of Conroy Enterprises are running very late. Rob Conroy, the black sheep of the family, is torn between spiteful amusement at his Uncle Tony''s irritation and anxiety for the future. If Conroy Enterprises fails, it will bring Rob''s own small publishing company down with it.But in the space of just two hours, everything changes. The car crashes, leaving Rob the only survivor. And almost simultaneously, Charles Conroy, the elderly family patriarch - who holds control of the company in his iron fist - dies of old age.As Rob and his few remaining relatives struggle to make sense of it all, one thing becomes painfully clear: the crash was not an accident. Which means, Rob soon realizes, the intended victim might no
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Canongate Books The Bath Conspiracy 24 A Dorothy Martin Mystery
Book SynopsisAmerican Anglophile Dorothy Martin is celebrating her birthday in the historic city of Bath, but the discovery of a number of stolen artefacts throws her plans awry.Retired chief constable Alan Nesbit and his wife Dorothy Martin are in the beautiful historic city of Bath to celebrate Dorothy''s birthday, enjoying the city''s elegant surroundings, sightseeing, shopping - and champagne.But the celebrations are curtailed when they discover a curious assortment of loot in their car boot during a trip to Stonehenge - from precious artefacts to cheap jumble sale trinkets. The stolen items are linked to various historic sites in Bath, but how did they end up in the Martins'' car? As Dorothy and Alan seek to prove their innocence and catch a thief, they are soon swept into a conspiracy that runs much deeper and darker . . .
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Canongate Books Death in the Garden City 22 A Dorothy Martin
Book SynopsisAmerican Anglophile Dorothy Martin heads to the picturesque city of Victoria on Vancouver Island to investigate a series of petty crimes - that soon turn deadly.When Dorothy Martin and her ex-policeman husband Alan are asked by some good friends to look into a series of petty crimes that are perplexing the local Mounties in the picturesque Canadian city of Victoria, they immediately jump on a plane to British Columbia and settle themselves into the heart of the local community. Drinking champagne with the local businessman and would-be politician as well as cups of tea with the local recluse, they infiltrate all ranks of Victoria society. But when a young woman goes missing and a body is discovered, it would appear that the petty crimes have turned deadly. With their ability to get to the root of a crime and dig out the culprit, it''s not long before Dorothy and Alan realize they have embarked on a trip that will become far more dangerous than they eve
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Canongate Books The Lifeline 6 The Village mysteries
Book SynopsisWhen a chilling discovery is made in one of the manor''s greenhouses, the Frog End villagers rely on the Colonel to reluctantly solve another baffling mystery.Following the untimely death of her mother, Ursula Swynford, Ruth Harvey has taken over the manor in Frog End, where she runs a successful plant-selling business and provides gardening therapy for an increasing number of her husband Dr Tom Harvey''s troubled patients: embittered Lawrence Deacon, lonely Joyce Reed, widowed Tanya Carberry and wheelchair-bound Johnny Turner, the young victim of a horrific motorbike crash.Gardening at the manor quickly becomes a much-needed lifeline for the group, and all seems to be going well - until the major stumbles across a body among the tomato plants in one of the greenhouses. Once again, the manor is the scene of a brutal murder - and, once again, the Colonel reluctantly finds himself drawn into solving the mystery.
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Canongate Books Betrayed 3 A Black Hat Thriller
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CamCat Publishing, LLC King Me
Book Synopsis?A pitch-perfect combination of action, mystery, and humor.? ?Anthony Award-winning author Gigi Pandian for Jove Brand Is Near Death ?Fans of both superheroes and pulp noir are sure to love Crawford?s action-packed dialogue and descriptions.? ?Library Journal, for Heroes Ever Die The King is Dead, and the Game is Afoot. The hit TV show, The Lands Beyond, has become a cultural phenomenon, influencing fashion and baby name trends. Its creator, R. R. Reynard, masterminds the story each season, pitting the cast against each other in a toxic, kill or be killed, environment. But Reynard has even greater ambitions.He?s formed a feudalistic society of superfans who are willing to do anything to rise in the ranks and be officially canonized as a character on The Lands Beyond. With the show set to enter its final season, the cast, crew, and superfans attend a convention at the historic Chateau D?Loire. While holding court, Reynard is murdered, and the notebook holding all the secrets, twists, and endings disappears.Enter Ken Allen, former D-list actor turned private eye.As the body count rises, Ken discovers the stakes are far greater than just a television show. And the fantasy neophyte is about to learn that all is fair in love and war in The Lands Beyond.For readers who love fun mysteries like the Spenser Series by Robert B. Parker, the Stephanie Plum Series by Janet Evanovich, and the M Murder Series by Anthony Horowitz.
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CamCat Publishing, LLC Lest She Forget
Book SynopsisA 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal Winner?A tense and twisty debut . . .? ?Karen Dionne, author of the #1 international bestseller The Marsh King?s Daughter and The Wicked Sister ?Fans of authors such as Alex Michaelides or Paula Hawkins will enjoy this amnesia thriller.? ?Library JournalHaunted by a forgotten past. Hunted by a ruthless killer. No one to save her but herself.After surviving a car crash, Kay Smith wakes from a coma with amnesia, a battered face, and no one to vouch for her identity. Her psychiatrist is convinced that her memory loss is connected to the horrific flashbacks and nightmares haunting her. As she digs for clues to her past, Kay uncovers a shady character following her every inquiry. Who is he? And what does he want from her?As Kay?s probes deepen, she realizes that everyone around her has deadly secrets to hide?even her. Emerging memories, guilty suspicions, and headline-screaming murders push Kay to come out of the shadows and choose: will she perpetuate a horrendous lie or risk her life to uncover the truth?For readers who enjoy thrillers by Mary Kubica, Paula Hawkins, Clare Mackintosh, and Alex Michaelides.
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CamCat Publishing, LLC Her Sisters Death
Book SynopsisA January 2023 Once Upon a Book Club Pick ?You?ll get nothing done until you?ve reached the end of this excellent book.? ?Lisa Regan, USA Today and WSJ bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series?[A] riveting tale . . .? ?Library JournalShe wanted the truth. She should have known better.When her sister is found dead in a Baltimore hotel room, reporter Val Ritter?s world is turned upside down. An empty pill bottle at the scene leads the police to believe the cause of death is suicide. With little more than her own conviction, Val teams up with Terry Martin, a retired detective who has his own personal interest in the case, to prove that something more sinister is possible.In 1921, Bridget Wallace, a guest on the brink of womanhood, is getting ready to marry an eligible older man. But what seems like a comfortable match soon takes a dark turn. Does the illustrious history of the stately Franklin hotel hide another, lesser known history of death?
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CamCat Publishing, LLC Lest She Forget
Book Synopsis?A tense and twisty debut . . .? ?Karen Dionne, author of the #1 international bestseller The Marsh King?s Daughter and The Wicked Sister ?Brimming with intrigue . . .? ?Ellery Kane, award-winning author of the Doctors of Darkness seriesHaunted by a forgotten past. Hunted by a ruthless killer. No one to save her but herself.After surviving a car crash, Kay Smith wakes from a coma with amnesia, a battered face, and no one to vouch for her identity. Her psychiatrist is convinced that her memory loss is connected to the horrific flashbacks and nightmares haunting her. As she digs for clues to her past, Kay uncovers a shady character following her every inquiry. Who is he? And what does he want from her?As Kay?s probes deepen, she realizes that everyone around her has deadly secrets to hide?even her. Emerging memories, guilty suspicions, and headline-screaming murders push Kay to come out of the shadows and choose: will she perpetuate a horrendous lie or risk her life to uncover the truth?For readers who enjoy thrillers by Mary Kubica, Paula Hawkins, Clare Mackintosh, and Alex Michaelides.
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CamCat Publishing, LLC Claw Heart Mountain
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewClaw Heart Mountain is beautifully written." - HorrorDNA "Anyone looking for gripping natural horror should check this out." - Publishers Weekly
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Headline Publishing Group Say it with Poison Mitchell Markby 1
Book SynopsisSteering a path between police duties and family loyalty is not easy . . .Say it with Poison is the first classic English village crime novel in the Mitchell & Markby series by Ann Granger, combining a satisfyingly complex mystery with engaging characters and wit. The perfect read for fans of M.C. Beaton, Agatha Christie and ITV''s Midsomer Murders.''A gripping tale. . . . you''ll soon be addicted'' - Woman and HomeWhen Meredith Mitchell agreed to stay with her actress cousin Eve in the run-up to Eve''s daughter''s wedding she anticipated a degree of drama. But she hardly expected it to include murder, blackmail and unrequited love. Or to involve a certain Chief Inspector Markby, a middle-aged divorcee with an emotional history as unfortunate as her own. A material witness to the only case of murder the Cotswold village of Westerfield has ever seen, Meredith also finds herself acting as mother-confessor to the bride-to-be, who is clearly not telling the whole truth about her involvement with the dead man. Steering a path between her duty to the police and loyalty to her cousin''s family is not easy; even for someone with Meredith''s considerable diplomatic skills. And especially as her personal enquiries into events in Westerfield start to disinter past affections Meredith would far rather leave buried - and to provoke new ones she''s not at all sure she can cope with . . .What readers are saying about Say it with Poison:''Thoroughly recommend to anyone looking for a good English whodunit or just a really good story to keep the reader intrigued and interested to the last page''''Hooked from the first page''''Brilliant in its conception, kept me thoroughly enthralled''
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Headline Publishing Group Flowers for his Funeral Mitchell Markby 7
Book SynopsisA face from the past has stoked many jealous fires...Meredith Mitchell and Chief Inspector Markby set out to find the killer with the poisoned thorn in Flowers for his Funeral, the seventh compelling mystery from Ann Granger''s Mitchell & Markby series. This thrilling whodunit will enthral fans of LJ Ross, Agatha Christie and ITV''s Midsomer Murders.''To be savoured'' - Publishers Weekly When Meredith Mitchell bumps into her old school friend Rachel Hunter at the Chelsea Flower Show, it doesn''t take Meredith long to realise that she and the effortlessly self-confident blonde have even less in common now than they had as teenagers. Apart from one thing - Meredith''s companion, Chief Inspector Markby. For to the embarrassment of all concerned, except of course the self-possessed Rachel, Meredith''s old school friend turns out to have been Markby''s former wife, from whom he was divorced years before in less than friendly circ
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Headline Publishing Group And One for Luck A compelling saga of finding
Book SynopsisGrace Wilkins and Bessie Rudney have been neighbours for over twenty years but it takes the outbreak of World War Two for them to become friends. The more time Grace spends with Bessie, her six boistrous children and her loving husband Tom, the more she realises what has been missing from her own loveless marriage.As the war takes its toll on Leicester, and one by one the men folk leave to join the fighting, Grace finds comfort in helping others. Each day, as she takes on another new challenge, Grace realises that her daughter might have been right all along - it''s time to break out, really make something of her life, and possibly find true love, before it''s too late...
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Headline Publishing Group The Spiders Web Sister Fidelma Mysteries Book 5 A
Book SynopsisIrish super-sleuth Sister Fidelma is faced with a challenging and disturbing case to investigate in THE SPIDER''S WEB, Peter Tremayne''s fifth unputdownable Celtic mystery. PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: ''The background detail is brilliantly defined . . . wonderfully evocative'' The Times, ''A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing'' Publishers Weekly Ebert is not a man to make enemies. He is a chieftain with a reputation for kindliness and generosity. Yet, one night, his household is aroused by a scream from his chamber. The servants burst in to find Móen, a young man to whom Eber had extended his protection, crouched over the bloody body of the chieftain. Móen''s clothes are drenched in Eber''s blood and he is clutching a bloodstained knife in his hand.There seems no doubt of culpability, but why did Móen kill the gentle and courteous Eber? The problem is exacerbated by the fact that Móen himself cannot tell
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Headline Publishing Group Call the Dead Again Mitchell Markby 11 A
Book SynopsisLeading a double life can be deadly...Lawyer Penhallow is found murdered in his garden the morning after Mitchell drops off a secretive hitchhiker to the property in Call the Dead Again, the eleventh compelling English village mystery in the Mitchell & Markby series by Ann Granger. The perfect read for fans of Colin Dexter, Agatha Christie and ITV''s Midsomer Murders.''A really good read - this novel comes highly recommended'' - Crime Time When Meredith Mitchell picks up a hitchhiker on a lonely road outside Bamford one evening she is left feeling distinctly uneasy. What business can this confident, yet secretive, young woman have at Tudor Lodge, the beautiful old home of Brussels-based lawyer Andrew Penhallow, where she asks to be dropped? Penhallow is constantly toing and froing from the Continent, but that night, unusually, he is at home, and - with his son away and his wife Carla in bed with a migraine - alone. Which is Trade Review'A really good read - this novel comes highly recommended' Crime Time
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Headline Publishing Group The Horus Killings Amerotke Mysteries Book 2 A
Book SynopsisAfter the death of her husband Pharoh Tuthmosis II, Hatusu has confounded her critics by winning a great battle against the Mitanni. Aided by her lover, Senenmut, she is determined that all sections of Egyptian society should accept her as the first Pharaoh-Queen of Egypt - an acceptance that needs the favour and support of the priests. When a spate of killings takes place in the Divine Temple of Horus, the naturally superstitious priests interpret this as a sign of the Gods'' disapproval of Hatusu''s rule of Egypt. The royal city turns once again to respected judge Amerotke to find the truth.Trade ReviewPraise for Paul Doherty: 'Vitality in the landscape...angst in the mystery, it's Peters minus the herbs but plus a few crates of sack * Oxford Times *Absolutely superb * CADS *The best of its kind since Ellis Peters * Time Out *I really like these medieval whodunnits * Sarah Broadhurst, Bookseller *Wholly excellent, this is one of those books you hate to put down * Prima *If you like the Paul Doherty style you will enjoy this hugely. The pace never flags and despite all this larger-than-life flamboyance Doherty's Egypt has the ring of truth about it. Doherty has done his homework well and it shows * Historical Review *
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Headline Publishing Group The Murder Book Alex Delaware series Book 16 An
Book SynopsisTwisting, brutal and terrifying but ultimately redemptive, THE MURDER BOOK by New York Times No. 1 bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman, author of KILLER and BREAKDOWN, is recommended for fans of David Baldacci and Harland Coben. ''Optimism is a feature of The Murder Book although the premise is macabre . . . Kellerman ameliorates the horror with a surprising number of generous characters'' (Telegraph)Alex Delaware''s relationship with his long-term partner is on the rocks. He is floored when Robin announces she''s heading off on a three-month music tour. But he soon has other things to think about. He is sent an envelope with no return address. Inside, he finds an album with gold letters on it - THE MURDER BOOK. It''s full of macabre pictures of murders, with brief descriptions of how, and why, the victims died. One picture - marked ''Not solved'' - shows the horrifically mutilated body of a young woman. Unsettled, Alex callsTrade ReviewOften mystery writers can either plot like devils or create believable characters. Kellerman stands out because he can do both. Masterfully * USA Today *Kellerman has proved that you can combine action, mystery and believable characters to create an intelligent bestseller * Crime Time *
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Headline Publishing Group Street Dreams
Book SynopsisWhen Cindy Decker finds a new-born baby in a rubbish bin, she can''t imagine who would commit such a crime. Surely abandoning a baby is the biggest taboo of motherhood? The usual suspects - prostitutes, homeless women and drug abusers - aren''t responsible. In fact, the culprit is a woman who appears almost as vulnerable as her own baby. As the case continues, Cindy realises she''s in deep - her own life in danger - and there''s only one person who can help, her father and boss, Lieutenant Peter Decker. They both know the key to a successful investigation is keeping a cool, professional head, but with a father and daughter detective team, can it ever be anything other than personal?
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Headline Publishing Group Lifeline
Book SynopsisUnlike some jockeys, Tony Byrne has never taken a bung and never ridden a dishonest race. All the same, his career is heading for the rocks, dragged down by weight problems and woman trouble - and too many slow horses. In comparison, Freddy Montague has never been fussy about sticking to the rules, either on the racetrack or in bed with another man''s wife. And if there''s money on offer to fix races, Freddy''s guaranteed to be first on the gravy train. Unfortunately for both men, the guarantees run out once Freddy''s train comes off the rails. That''s when the gravy turns to blood...
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Allison & Busby Garment of Shadows Mary Russell Sherlock Holmes
Book SynopsisLaurie R. King has won many awards for her work including the prestigious John Creasey Dagger, the Edgar, the Nero and Macavity Awards. Her background includes such diverse interests as Old Testament theology and construction work, and she is the author of highly praised stand-alone suspense novels and a contemporary mystery series, as well as the Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series. She lives in California.Trade Review'The most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today' Lee Child
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Allison & Busby The Frozen Shroud Lake District ColdCase
Book SynopsisDeath has come twice to Ravenbank, a remote community in England's Lake District, each time on Hallowe'en. Daniel Kind, a specialist in the history of murder, becomes fascinated by the old cases, and wonders whether the obvious suspects really did commit the crimes.Trade Review'The ongoing story of Hannah and Daniel puts the 'icing on the cake.' The 'cake' is a beautifully constructed novel with characters that are rounded and believable, all mixed together with a clever plot and a satisfying end. The 'jam' that holds it all together is the atmosphere of the lakes in autumn which Edwards writes so well. Here is murder past and present with themes of jealousy and obsessive love.I highly recommend this book. If you haven't read the series, start now.' Mystery People
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Allison & Busby The Devils Apprentice Nicholas Bracewell
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.Trade ReviewExcellent Marston is probably the best of our British writers of historical crime stories "
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Allison & Busby Killed in Cornwall Cornwall Mysteries The
Book SynopsisRose Trevelyan finds herself at the heart of the investigation.
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Allison & Busby The Bowness Bequest
Book SynopsisWinter has arrived in Windermere, and has bought the death of Frances Henderson, the best friend of Simmy Brown's mother. Having known the Henderson family all of her life, Simmy struggles to cope with the loss. When Frances's husband is violently murdered in his home, Simmy must accept that the family she was once close to holds some dark secrets.
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Allison & Busby Under Attack Home Front Detective 7
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.Trade Review`Once again, Edward Marston provides an intriguing mystery and a wonderfully detailed picture of life during the Great War … Marston manages to provide a snapshot of life at all levels of society … Marston deftly reveals his characters’ motivations and growths … A clever and intriguing read from an ever-popular author. Perfect for fans of Christopher Fowler and Anne Perry.’ Historical Novel Society
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Allison & Busby The Dragons of Archenfield A actionpacked
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.
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Allison & Busby The Foxes of Warwick 15 Domesday Domesday 9
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.
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Allison & Busby Murder in Regents Park
Book SynopsisChristina Koning has worked as a journalist, reviewing fiction for The Times, and has taught Creative Writing at the University of Oxford and Birkbeck, University of London. From 2013 to 2015, she was Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge. She won the Encore Prize in 1999 and was long-listed for the Orange Prize in the same year.
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Allison & Busby The Askham Accusation
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Allison & Busby The Hurricane Blonde
Book SynopsisHollywood loves a dead girl. She''s always so photogenic.Salma Lowe understands better than anyone how Hollywood chews up and spits out starlets. She is the offspring of Hollywood royalty, a former child star turned guide on a true crime bus tour and sister to Tawney, dubbed the ''Hurricane Blonde'', who was murdered in the mid-''90s. The case remains unsolved.Then she discovers another dead woman with an uncanny resemblance to Tawney on the very property where her sister was murdered. A killer has struck again and with the police investigation going nowhere, Salma plunges back into Los Angeles'' seductive allure to find the culprit. But the search for the truth will take her deep into the rotten heart of Hollywood past and present, and into her family''s dark secrets.
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Allison & Busby Sharp Scratch
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Allison & Busby Homicide in Chicago
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.
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Allison & Busby The Cambridge Siren
Book SynopsisA Cambridge Wartime Mystery
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Allison & Busby Agnes Sharp and the Trip of a Lifetime
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Allison & Busby The Secret of the Three Fates
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Allison & Busby The Surgeons House
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Allison & Busby ARSENIC LABYRINTH THE Lake District ColdCase
Book SynopsisHistorian Daniel Kind is finding winter in the Lake District tough, especially as he fears that his girlfriend Miranda may just up and leave. She wouldn't be the first. Years ago, Emma Bestwick left and never came back, her disappearance never resolved, much to the chagrin of DCI Hannah Scarlett, head of the local Cold Case Review Team.Trade Review'A wonderful, absorbing read... A beautifully evoked sense of the Lake District' PETER ROBINSON
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Little, Brown Book Group Inspector Singh Investigates A Most Peculiar
Book SynopsisInspector Singh is in a bad mood. He''s been sent from his home in Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to solve a murder that has him stumped. Chelsea Liew - the famous Singaporean model - is on death row for the murder of her ex-husband. She swears she didn''t do it, he thinks she didn''t do it, but no matter how hard he tries to get to the bottom of things, he still arrives back at the same place - that Chelsea''s husband was shot at point blank range, and that Chelsea had the best motivation to pull the trigger: he was taking her kids away from her. Now Inspector Singh must pull out all the stops to crack a crime that could potentially free a beautiful and innocent woman and reunite a mother with her children. There''s just one problem - the Malaysian police refuse to play ball...
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Little, Brown Book Group Inspector Singh Investigates Bali Conspiracy Most
Book SynopsisInspector Singh is back, but this time on secondment to Bali. A bomb has exploded and Singh has been sent to help with anti-terrorism efforts. But there''s a slight problem: he knows squat about hunting terrorists. He''s much better suited to solving murder! So when a body is discovered in the wreckage, killed by a bullet before the bomb went off, Singh should be the one to find the answers - especially with the help of a wily Australian copper by his side. But simple murders are never as simple as they seem - and this one has far-reaching global consequences . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group The Funeral Boat
Book SynopsisThe fourth mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson series by award-winning crime writer Kate Ellis.
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Little, Brown Book Group Memory In Death
Book SynopsisCold rimmed her belly, frosted its way up to her throat. She couldn''t breathe through the ice of it. Fear scratched at her throat. ''How did you find me?''Nothing shocks Eve Dallas. As New York''s most prominent and headstrong homicide Lieutenant, she''s seen everything. But when someone from her past shows up - someone sickly sweet and viciously cruel - Eve panics.Foster carer Trudy Lombard spent years traumatising the young and the vulnerable. To the tough, aggressive Eve, these memories cut deep. So when Trudy is found lying dead in a pool of her own blood days after their meeting, Eve feels nothing. But the cop inside her vows to find the killer.And all the while her memories torment her. . . ''Gut-searing emotional drama'' David BaldacciTrade ReviewGut-searing emotional drama. - David Baldacci
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