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Headline Publishing Group The Gods of Atlantis Jack Howard 6
Book SynopsisA thrilling standalone sequel to ATLANTIS, David Gibbins'' international bestseller of high-action adventure, marine archaeology and the exploration of one of history''s most fascinating and enduring mysteries. A lost Nazi bunker in a forest in Germany contains a dreadful secret. But is there a horrifying new dimension - another ingredient in the Nazi''s rule of terror? Marine archaeologist Jack Howard returns to the lost island of Atlantis in the Black Sea to answer questions about the Atlantis priests that have plagued him. Then by tracking down the 1930s expeditions of Himmler''s Ahnenerbe - the Nazi''s Department of Cultural Heritage - and its link with Atlantis, Jack realises he is not just on the trail of the greatest lost relics from the past. Could there possibly be a terrifying new version of ''Atlantis'', a priesthood of evil? Jack must uncover the truth before it is too late.
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Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man Light
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Little, Brown Book Group Betrayals Cainsville Book 4 of the Cainsville
Book Synopsis''A powerful combination of suspenseful thrills and supernatural chills. I can''t wait to read more!'' - Lisa Gardner''There is never a slow moment ... or a false line in Armstrong''s writing'' - Charlaine HarrisOlivia Jones knows a lot about betrayal - most of her life has been a lie. On the eve of her wedding, she discovered she was adopted - and that her biological parents were convicted serial killers. Liv has found sanctuary in her new home of Cainsville, but she''s learned not to trust the town''s mysterious elders. So when her biker boyfriend Ricky Gallagher is linked to a series of murders, she''s reluctant to ask for their help. Meanwhile things have grown increasingly complicated with Gabriel Walsh, her boss and sometime friend. The fact that their fraught relationship is connected to an ancient myth in which they were passionate lovers doesn''t help matters, either... As Liv fights to clear Ricky''s name, she disTrade ReviewKelley Armstrong sure knows how to spin a yarn. . . . Betrayals, Armstrong's best book yet, is the fourth novel set in the otherworldly town of Cainsville. . . . Along with the supernatural, Armstrong knows her ratiocination. -- THE GLOBE AND MAILImpossible-to-put-down. . . . Bring on the next Cainsville volume, please. -- SARAH WEINMAN[Kelley Armstrong's] dispatches from this village filled with sinister secrets are going to be keeping her readers up well into the night. -- LINWOOD BARCLAYKelley Armstrong has paranormal elements in her classic mysteries but there are no ghouls, ghosts, werewolves or fairies and that's why readers who loathe crossovers will love this series. -- Margaret Cannon, THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Little, Brown Book Group The Cheapside Corpse
Book SynopsisAnother excellent historical adventure from Susanna Gregory featuring 17th-century spy Thomas Chaloner------------------------London in the spring of 1665 is a city full of fear. There is plague in the stews of St Giles, the Dutch fleet is preparing to invade, and a banking crisis threatens to leave Charles II''s government with no means of paying for the nation''s defence.Amid the tension, Thomas Chaloner is ordered to investigate the murder of Dick Wheler, one of the few goldsmith-bankers to have survived the losses that have driven others to bankruptcy - or worse. At the same time, a French spy staggers across the city, carrying the plague from one parish to another.Chaloner''s foray into the world of the financiers who live in and around Cheapside quickly convinces him that they are just as great a threat as the Dutch, but their power and greed thwart him at every turn. Meanwhile, the plague continues to spread across the city, and the body count from the disease and from the fever of avarice starts to rise alarmingly . . .Trade ReviewPungent with historical detail - Irish TimesChaloner's adventures are a fast-paced and compelling historical treat - Good Book GuideIntrigue, detection, and action are blended perfectly with plot elements drawn from historical details that make the era come to life - Publishers Weekly
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Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Im the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire Light
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DC Comics Justice League by Scott Snyder and James Tynion
Book SynopsisThe critically acclaimed team of Scott Snyder (Batman: The Court of Owls) and James Tynion IV team up to take DC s greatest team of superheroes to new heights.
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Allison & Busby Justice Hall A puzzling mystery for Mary Russell
Book SynopsisGabriel Hughenfort died during the Great War, amidst scandalous rumors that have haunted the family ever since. But it's not until Holmes and Russell arrive at Justice Hall, a home of unearthly perfection, that they fully understand the irony echoed in the family motto, Justicia fortitudo mea est: "Righteousness is my strength."
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Headline Publishing Group The Face of a Stranger William Monk Mystery Book
Book SynopsisHe is not going to die, after all, in this Victorian pesthouse called a hospital. But the accident that felled him on a London street has left him with only half a life, because his memory and his entire past have vanished. His name, they tell him, is William Monk, and he is a London police detective; the mirror reflects a face that women woud like, but he senses he has been more feared than loved. Monk is given a particularly sensational case: the brutal murder of Major the Honourable Joscelin Grey, Crimean war hero and a popular man about town, in his rooms in fashionable Mecklenburgh Square. It''s an assignment to make or break an investigator, for the exalted status of the victim puts any representative of the police in the precarious position of having to pry into a noble family''s secrets. Suggesting that his superior, the wily Runcorn, hopes he will fail, Monk returns to a world where he cannot distinguish friend from foe. Grasping desperately for any clue to his own
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Headline Publishing Group A Cold Heart
Book SynopsisMurder stalks the LA art world in A COLD HEART, a page-turning and perturbing novels from No. 1 international bestselling Jonathan Kellerman, author of KILLER, MOTIVE and BREAKDOWN. ''Jonathan Kellerman has justly earned his reputation as a master of psychological thriller'' (People), and his powerful stories will appeal to all those who love John Grisham and David Baldacci.Juliet Kipper, a gifted painter, is strangled in the LA gallery where her first solo show has opened to critical acclaim, and Milo Sturgis takes on the murder investigation as a favour to an old friend. He consults Alex Delaware, who, researching parallels with other deaths, looks for artists killed when on the verge of a breakthrough or comeback. And he finds two others.The investigation points to a gruesome, sadistic pattern of death, taking Milo and Alex into the dark side of the art world, and Alex''s ex-lover Robin into terrible danger.Trade ReviewStrong insights into the quirks of human and criminal behaviour * Guardian *Filled with insight * Stephen King *Coolly intelligent * GQ *A sense of humanity and justice * Publishers Weekly *An alert eye for detail * New York Times *
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Ian Fleming Publications You Only Live Twice
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HarperCollins Publishers Mayas Notebook
Book SynopsisThe author of The House of the Spirits' returns with a gritty yet transcendent tale of teenage addiction.Abandoned by her parents as a baby, Maya has been brought up by her tough grandmother Nini and her gentle grandfather Popo. But at school, the teenage Maya finds herself drawn towards the wrong crowd. Before she knows what's happened, Maya's life has turned into one of drug addiction and crime.Things go from bad to worse as Maya disappears into the criminal underworld. To save her from her old associates, Nini sends Maya to a remote island off the coast of Chile.Safe amongst her new neighbours, Maya feels compelled to write her story and slowly she begins to heal. But can she learn to live with her scars, and will her past ever catch up with her?Trade Review‘Another impressive feat with a dazzling cast and bold array of landscapes, woven together with the storytelling prowess that is Allende’s trademark.’ Daily Telegraph, 4 stars ‘Isabel Allende is a mistress storyteller… [her] capacity to surprise keeps her readers page-turning, as do her descriptions of character and place’ Independent ‘Maya is the lightest of narrative guises: wise beyond her 19 years but convincingly coltish.’ Guardian ‘An exciting read, well paced.’ Daily Express
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HarperCollins Publishers Dead and Alive Book 3 Dean Koontzs Frankenstein
Book SynopsisThe Frankenstein story is updated to the 21st century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz. Now someone new is playing god.Frankenstein lives! And so too does his monstrous creation but this creature of legend is a monster no more and his scarred face bears witness to his maker''s wrath. His name is Deucalion.As a devastating hurricane approaches New Orleans, Victor Helios, once know as Frankenstein, has unleased his benighted creatures onto the streets. As New Orleans descends into chaos, his engineered killers spin out of control, and the only hope rests with Victor''s first and failed attempt to build the perfect human, whose damned path has led him to the ultimate confrontation with his pitiless creator.But first, Deucalion must destroy a monstrosity not even Victor''s malignant mind could have imagined an indestructible entity that steps out of humankind''s collective nightmare with one purpose: to replace us.This is a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories ofTrade Review‘There’s surprise after surprise, including a killer finale … a read-in-one-go novel’ Independent on Sunday on Velocity ‘Velocity hits its pace from the first page and races through to a suitably climactic ending.’ Sydney Sunday Telegraph ‘Dean Koontz is not just a master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler.’ The Times ‘If Stephen King is the Rolling Stones of novels, Koontz is the Beatles.' Playboy ‘Dean Koontz writes page-turners, middle-of-the-night sneak-up-behind-you suspense thrillers. He touches our hearts and tingles our spines.' Washington Post Book World ‘Tumbling, hallucinogenic prose. Serious writers might do well to study his technique.' New York Times Book Review ‘The poet laureate of paranoid pop fiction.' Denver Post
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Hidden Gnome Publishing Soulsmith
Book SynopsisThe second volume in the New York Times best-selling Cradle series! Lindon has taken his first step on the road to power, but the sacred artists of the world outside his homeland are still far beyond him. To advance, he turns to the arcane skills of the Soulsmiths, who craft weapons from the stuff of souls. With new powers come new enemies, but also new allies, including a mysterious mentor who seems interested in Lindon for his own purposes. Even with new training and new help, Lindon is still only a Copper, and he soon finds himself facing down an entire sect of enemy Golds. SERIES DESCRIPTION The Cradle series is the best-selling example of the Progression Fantasy subgenre, which includes works of fantasy where the primary plot revolves around a character growing more powerful in their use of magic. Cradle is high-stakes, fast-paced, and action-focused, with minimal time dedicated to world-building, and as such the books are lean and focused. The series is often compared to anime, with fans using phrases like “anime in book form” or “fantasy novels meet Dragon Ball Z,” emphasizing the story’s specialty of loud and colorful super-powered battles.
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HarperCollins Publishers Thin Ice
Book SynopsisIt was a simple errand. Collect a package. Save the world.Part James Bond, part Philip Marlowe, and all hero'Jeffrey DeaverBut when Bill Kemp's contact washes up dead on the frozen banks of the Danube, where the Iron Curtain falls across the map of Europe, he's thrown into the heart of a dangerous conspiracy that threatens to destabilise the continent.With winter closing in and enemies on all sides, Kemp must risk a daring expedition across the Austrian Alps to Switzerland.His introduction to the dark world of espionage will prove as deadly as those bleak, beautiful mountains.Readers love this series:''Transports you to the location like a great movie'' ?????''A gripping fast past thriller with plenty of plot twists and turns'' ?????''Taut writing, with plenty of twists and turns. I look forward to much more from Michael Davies'' ?????''What a delight to read old style story telling'' ?????''A damn good thriller that kept me turning the pages right to the end'' ?????
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Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up
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Vertical Inc. Ajin DemiHuman Complete 4
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Galileo Publishers A Death in Time
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HarperCollins Publishers The Lost Boy
Book SynopsisNo. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg's new psychological thriller irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.Detective Patrik Hedstrom is no stranger to tragedy. A murder case concerning Fjallbacka's dead financial director, Mats Sverin, is a grim but useful distraction from his recent family misfortunes.It seems Mats was a man who everybody liked yet nobody really knew a man with something to hideHis high school sweetheart, Nathalie, has just returned to the area with her five-year-old son could she shed light on who Mats really was?However, Nathalie has her own secret. If it's discovered, she will lose her only child. As the investigation stalls, the police have many questions. But there is only one that matters.Is there anything a mother would not do to protect her child?Trade ReviewPraise for Camilla Lackberg: ‘The hottest female writer in Sweden’ Independent ‘Heart-stopping and heart-warming … a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing’ Val McDermid ‘Pacy … with flashing insight into the dark places of the psyche’ Sunday Times ‘Lackberg is an expert at mixing scenes of domestic cosiness with blood-curdling horror’ Guardian ‘Both chilling and thrilling’ Sun
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DC Comics The New Gods Vol. 1 The Falling Sky
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HarperCollins Publishers Buried Angels
Book SynopsisNo. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg’s new psychological thriller featuring Detective Patrick Hedstrom and Erica Falck – irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.Trade ReviewPraise for Camilla Lackberg: ‘The hottest female writer in Sweden’ Independent ‘Heart-stopping and heart-warming … a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing’ Val McDermid ‘Pacy … with flashing insight into the dark places of the psyche’ Sunday Times ‘Lackberg is an expert at mixing scenes of domestic cosiness with blood-curdling horror’ Guardian ‘Both chilling and thrilling’ Sun
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Hodder & Stoughton Hungry Ghost
Book SynopsisHong Kong, 1991. The colony is preparing for Chinese rule.Geoff Howells, a government-trained killing machine, is brought out of retirement and sent to there. His brief: to assassinate Chinese Mafia leader, Simon Ng. Howells devises a dangerous and complicated plan to reach his intended victim - only to find himself the next target.Patrick Dugan, a Hong Kong policeman, has been held back in his career because of his family connections: his sister is married to Simon Ng. But when Ng''s daughter is kidnapped and Ng himself disappears, Dugan gets caught up in a series of violent events and an international spy ring that has spun out of control . . .***********PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER''A master of the thriller genre''Irish Times ''As tough as British thrillers get . . . gripping'' Irish Independent ''The sheer impetus of his story-telling is damned hard to resist''Sunday ExpressTrade Review'Stephen Leather should be nestling in your bookshelves alongside Frederick Forsyth and Jack Higgins' -- Daily Mail
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Stonewielder
Book SynopsisBorn in Winnipeg in 1962, IAN CAMERON ESSLEMONT has studied and worked as an archaeologist, travelled extensively in South East Asia and lived in Thailand and Japan for several years. He now lives in Fairbanks, Alaska, with his wife and children. His novels - beginning with Night of Knives - are all set in the fantasy world of Malaz that he co-created with Steven Erikson. Dancer's Lament was the first book in the 'Paths to Ascendancy' sequence (which continues the story of the turbulent early history of this epic imagined world) while Forge of the High Mage is the fourth. To find out more, visit www.ian-esslemont.com and www.malazanempire.com
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Penguin Random House Group Murder in the Tea Leaves
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Little, Brown Book Group All Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye
Book SynopsisIntrigue. Espionage. Advanced technology. Clinical violence. Hoovering. It's another gripping standalone novel from Christopher Brookmyre.Trade ReviewA sharp, memorable and occasionally surprisingly touching book. * Euan Ferguson, Observer *Funny, electric and captivating. * Marcel Berlins, THE TIMES *Memorably funny lines. * DAILY TELEGRAPH *The usual rip-roaring narrative but with a vividly adult, sensitive edge. * GLASGOW HERALD *
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Vinci Books Pray For Rain
Book SynopsisA killer on the loose. A detective on the edgeJake Sawyer is feeling the heat. Returning to duty after an enforced psychological break, he's called in to investigate the murder of a young woman found near one of the Peak District's key beauty spots. Sawyer is intrigued by the unusual mix of extreme violence and decorative presentation, and when the death is connected to the earlier killings of three other local women, he joins a task force of regional detectives in a hunt for the man the media are calling The New Ripper. As the UK sweats in a record-breaking heatwave, a fifth woman goes missing, and the killer contacts the police, personally challenging Sawyer to catch him before he claims her as his next victim. A page-turning British detective murder-mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge, LJ Ross and Michael Connelly. _______________________________Praise for Pray for Rain. ????? Edge of your seat reading with great characters, twists, and a compelling plot.????? Set aside plenty of time, because you won't want to put it down.????? I absolutely loved this book. It kept me wanting more and more._______________________________Praise for the Jake Sawyer series. ????? Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones.????? Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word.????? Plot and character perfectly intertwined.????? Keeps you reading through the night.????? Poetic and utterly gripping.
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Hodder & Stoughton The Double Tap
Book SynopsisThe assassin: the world''s most successful contract killer. An anonymous professional with a unique calling card - one bullet in the head and one in the chest for each and every target.The Judas goat: an ex-member of the SAS, Mike Cramer is the perfect sacrificial bait. When the FBI discover the next name on the assassin''s hitlist, Cramer is set up to take his place.The wild card: Cramer''s past has caught up with him. Ex-IRA extremist Dermot Lynch blames Cramer for his lover''s death - and he''s out for revenge.As Cramer trains for the most dangerous mission of his career, Lynch hunts down his sworn enemy. And the unknown assassin silently closes in on his target. The players are in position for the final deadly game . . .***********PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER''A master of the thriller genre''Irish Times''A writer at the top of his game''Sunday Express''In the toTrade Review'Reading Stephen Leather at leisure is always a pleasure.' -- Ireland on Sunday
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Hodder & Stoughton The Benevent Treasure
Book SynopsisSomewhere among the dust and cobwebs of the sinister Benevent Mansion lies the legendary Benevent treasure. But a terrible death has been prophesied for whoever uncovers it.When Candida Sayle is invited to visit her elderly maiden aunts, she dismisses such gloomy thoughts. But as Candida begins to discover the family’s dark secrets she puts herself in grave danger.Thankfully Miss Silver has investigative skills of her own.Trade ReviewPraise for Patricia Wentworth:Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller * Daily Telegraph *Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot * Manchester Evening News *You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver. * Observer *Miss Silver is marvellous * Daily Mail *Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything * Paula Gosling *Some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery * Alfred Hitchcock Magazine *
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Vintage Publishing The Bridge On The River Kwai
Book SynopsisPierre Boulle was born in 1912 at Avignon. Boulle studied as an engineer but ended up moving to Malaysia where he worked as both a soldier and a planter. Boulle fought in Yunnan, Calcutta and Indo-Chine during the Second World War until he was captured by the Japanese and imprisoned in a POW camp. It was this experience that would later form the basis of his infamous novel, The Bridge on the River Kwai. Upon his departure from Asia, Boulle's literature made a turn towards the fantastic and science fiction while contemplating the political and cultural upheaval experienced by the modern man. His most famous science fiction novel, Monkey Planet (its film adaptation was renamed The Planet of the Apes) has been adapted eight different times for either television or film. Boulle died in 1994.Trade ReviewA fine ironic novel, that is yet another French tribute to British eccentricity * Observer *Stirring and imaginative * New Statesman *Unforgettable * New Statesman *
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Hodder & Stoughton Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder
Book SynopsisA cosy Dandy Gilver mystery set in 1920s Scotland. For fans of PG Wodehouse, Alexander McCall Smith and Agatha Christie.''Dan Brown meets Barbara Pym . . . Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and - above all - very funny.'' Guardian ''One of several authors recreating the Golden Age of the British crime novel and a legion of fans adore the tongue-in-cheek cases that come the way of Dandy Gilver, a very Scottish middle class sleuth.'' Northamptonshire Evening TelegraphFriday 3rd June, 1927Dear Alec,''Careful what you wish for, lest it come true'' is my new motto, and here is why. I was summoned to Dunfermline, that old grey town, in the matter of a missing heiress.She had flounced off in a sulk over forbidden love and I, suspecting elopement, was loath to take the job of scouring guesthouses to find the little madam and her paramour. Before I Trade ReviewThe period features are done with aplomb, the dialogue shines with Golden Age wit, and McPherson's heroine is warm and sharp as well as ingenious at solving the mysteries she is presented with. * Scotland on Sunday on DANDY GILVER AND AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR A MURDER *A subtle detonation of the cosy genre... an acute sense of period, sharp observation of the mores of the day (both above and below stairs), a nicely-judged infusion of humour and a winning heroine. * Independent on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS *Guaranteed to appeal to those who have never got over the death of Dorothy L Sayers . . . McPherson has an ear for mellifluous language ... The story bristles with clues, and the resolution.. is unguessable. * Financial Times on DANDY GILVER AND THE PROPER TREATMENT OF BLOODSTAINS *Dan Brown meets Barbara Pym . . . Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and - above all - very funny * Guardian *
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Hodder & Stoughton Careless in Red
Book SynopsisThomas Lynley returns in the thrillingly satisfying crime drama from bestselling author Elizabeth George.Trade ReviewHer account of surfers' lives, with their terrifying techniques and almost religious passion is worth reading * Literary Review *Her account of surfers' lives, with their terrifying techniques and almost religious passion is worth reading * Literary Review *George is one of the best crime novelists around * Time Out *George is one of the best crime novelists around * Time Out *Ms George is the connoisseur's crime writer * Sunday Express *Ms George is the connoisseur's crime writer * Sunday Express *A first-class, page-turning read * The Times *A first-class, page-turning read * The Times *
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Hodder & Stoughton The Bodies Left Behind
Book SynopsisDEAVER. DANGEROUSLY GOOD.A spring night in a small town in Wisconsin. A call to police emergency from a distant lake house is cut short. Is it a phone glitch or something more sinister? Off-duty deputy Brynn McKenzie leaves her family''s dinner table to find out......And stumbles onto the scene of a heinous murder. Before she can call for backup she finds herself the next potential victim. Deprived of her phone, weapon and car, Brynn flees, along with the only survivor of the crime.These unlikely allies can survive only by escaping into the dense, deserted woods, on a desperate trek to safety. And ultimately to a life or death choice. Flight. Or fight?''Confirms his status as one of the finest crime writers in the world . . . grabs the reader by the throat from the beginning. Superb.'' Independent on SundayTrade ReviewConfirms his status as one of the finest crime writers in the world . . . grabs the reader by the throat from the beginning. Superb. * Independent on Sunday *The pace is terrific, the suspense inexorable, and there is an excellent climax . . . If you want thrills, Deaver is your man. * Guardian *Not just an adrenaline-charged manhunt but a game of deception and multiple double-cross that keeps the reader guessing right up to the final page * The Times *A real page-turner from start to finish * Daily Mirror *An epic cat-and-mouse chase * Sunday Telegraph *Full of his trademark misdirections, bluffs and double-bluffs . . . It'll be snapped up and devoured by Deaver's legions of loyal fans * News of the World on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND *'Deaver cleverly keeps the surprises up his sleeve until the very end' * Daily Mail on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND *'A thrill-a-minute wilderness adventure' * New York Times on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND *A head-spinning, clever cat-and-mouse tale that hurtles along at 100mph . . . Full of twists, turns, bluffs and double bluffs, it's an edge-of-the-seat read from beginning to end * Sunday Express on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND *'My, can he make you turn those pages! His real genius lies in superb plotting, which is exactly what the thriller genre demands . . . Deaver is so expert at this kind of thing it must be routine for him by now, but there is never a hint of complacency in his writing.' * Herald *'I guarantee anyone who picks up this book won't be disappointed with the story . . . as usual, Deaver has written a fantastic page-turner' * crimesquad.com *'Deaver is on top form with this novel, there is absolutely no doubt about that . . . An excellent read' * reviewingtheevidence.com *
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Hodder & Stoughton The 25th Hour
Book SynopsisFrom the co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Sunday Times bestselling author of CITY OF THIEVES, this character-driven crime novel is a spellbinding portrait of three friends confronting the consequences of their carefree youth on the streets of New York.Trade ReviewThis character-driven crime novel is a spellbinding portrait of three friends confronting the consequences of their carefree youth on the streets of New York. * From the Publisher's Description *Acerbically captivating first novel . . . Benioff creates a pungent, funny urban tableau full of shrewd operators and unfulfilled desires * New York Times *As unusual as it is well wrought: it resonates with a Whitmanesque sense of the city's possibilities and unsatisfied longings * New Yorker *David Benioff's headlong suspense novel is a deceptively simple chronicle of [Monty's] final day of freedom . . . Working in a novelistic form of "real time", Benioff shows a knack for critiquing his genre while revitalising its cliches . . . Instead of yielding mere irony, the author, in his first novel, achieves both pathos and excitement * Entertainment Weekly *Brilliantly conceived, this gripping crime drama boasts dead-on dialogue, chiaroscuro portraits of New York's social strata and an inescapable crescendo of tension. Monty's solution to his agonising dilemmas will shock even hardened suspense lovers * Publishers Weekly *
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Hodder & Stoughton The Vets
Book Synopsis Hong Kong. The British administration is preparing to hand the capitalist colony back to Communist China with the minimum of fuss.Colonel Joel Tyler, however, has other plans for the British colony - plans that involve four Vietnam War veterans and a spectacular mission making use of their unique skills.But while the vets are preparing to take the country by storm, their paymaster, Anthony Chung, puts the final touches to an audacious betrayal. The future of Hong Kong is at stake . . .*********PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER''A master of the thriller genre''Irish Times''A writer at the top of his game''Sunday Express''In the top rank of thriller writers'' Jack HigginsTrade Review'Action and scalpel-sharp suspense ... the book has all the ingredients for a successful blockbuster' -- Daily Telegraph 'Exciting stuff with plenty of heart-palpitating action gingered up by mystery and intrigue ... Leather is an intelligent thriller writer' -- Daily Mail on THE TUNNEL RATS
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Hodder & Stoughton A Loyal Spy
Book SynopsisA savage thriller that thrusts us into the vividly authentic world of modern intelligence, terrorism and conspiracy.Trade ReviewAnother well-earned award - the Steel Dagger went to Simon Conway's A Loyal Spy. Thrillers that straddle the globe and have millions of lives at stake are standard issue in the genre. But this one does it differently. It's sprawling, violent and contemporary, with whiffs of authenticity that lift it above the crowd. * Spectator *A thumping read that joins the dots in the War on Terror. Conway writes with passion and authority on the murky forces unleashed after 9/11. * Tim Butcher, author of Sunday Times No1 Bestseller Blood River - A Journey To Africa's Broken Heart *Complex and detailed . . . Conway has concocted a credible, and wholly cynical, tale of dirt, death and double-dealing, of déraciné anti-heroes for whom perpetual conflict has become both lifeblood and poison. * The Times *Simon Conway boldly illustrates the anarchy of "asymmetric warfare" by adopting a shapeless plotline . . . our reward for grasping the complexities is an enhanced sense of the authenticity of Conway's personal experience and a conventionally stonking action climax. * The Telegraph *accuracy seeps out of every page * Daily Mail *A Loyal Spy is full of the elements that make a thriller such a joy. Simon has a huge amount of knowledge of that part of the world, he has a facility for believable scenes, for convoluted plotting that would confuse le Carré, and a marvellous range of characters. * Shots magazine *. . . impressive for the wealth of authentic detail . . . and the intricate architecture of its story . . . a compelling and very enjoyable British spy novel which offers some fascinating insights into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. * Canberra Times *A LOYAL SPY has incredibly well drawn characters, evocative descriptive passages, and a superbly balanced narrative structure - the twists are unexpected but convincing and the final extended sequence is truly nail-biting. Terrific! * Misha Glenny, author of McMafia *Alarmingly current, alarmingly possible. This is a book that captures the new world of asymmetric warfare and yet sustains the narrative and tension of the very best of the thriller genre. A LOYAL SPY is so vivid, so real, that reading it you sense Simon Conway must almost have lived it himself. * Jon Snow, Channel 4 newscaster *Simon Conway takes you to the world's most chaotic and dangerous places - and does it with the raw descriptive power of someone who's been there and done that * Mark Urban, author of Rifles and Big Boys' Rules *Tautly written and cleverly plotted, with well-drawn characters, vivid scenes and nail-biting passages, this is thrilling fiction that is unnervingly believable. * Choice magazine *[a] gripping thriller * Books Quarterly (Waterstone's) *A dizzying journey starring international terrorists, Uday Hussein, freelance salvage merchants and a container full of suffocated Kuwaiti businessmen. Authoritative and authentic . . .;a thriller that manages to balance adrenaline with intelligence. * Scotland on Sunday on RAGE *In a word: Great * The Herald Sun on RAGE *Conway writes with brutal immediacy, his mordant irony resonating uncomfortably even as it entertains...Grim, kinetic thriller set against an unconventional and inspired backdrop * Kirkus Reviews on RAGE *Debut of a roaring and prodigal talent ... Not so much a novel as a life experience. Don't miss it. * Literary Review on DAMAGED *Imagine John le Carre on bad acid - edgy, twisted and very, very dark. * Howard Marks on DAMAGED *Good background, with an on-the-nail summary of Northern Ireland wheeling and dealing . . . and a wild Celtic streak that marks Conway as one to watch. * Guardian on DAMAGED *A debut novel to rival The Beach. * Publishing News on DAMAGED *Cruel, violent and lyrical, it's Iain Banks meeting Alan Warner in Tom Clancy's missile silo. Excellent. * Select on DAMAGED *
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Hodder & Stoughton The Face of Death
Book SynopsisAgent Barrett and her team return in the follow up to SHADOW MAN, the most shockingly brilliant debut thriller of 2006Trade ReviewComplex and compelling, gory, sick and heartrending...first rate * Bookseller *SHADOW MAN grabs you by the throat and yanks you along for a hell of a scary ride. A spellbinding read from first page to last. * Faye Kellerman *Coldly, stunningly brilliant. Move over Thomas Harris, Mcfadyen has brought a new game to town. * Lisa Gardner on SHADOW MAN *Disturbing ... a promising debut for Mcfadyen, who combines many conventions of the genre but with far more exquisite, intricate results than the norm . . . Pack[s] a visceral punch * Publishers Weekly *As humane as it is violent...Barrett's anger, pain and determination infuse the novel with a raw passion...it will be among the best crime fiction you will read this year * Washington Post on SHADOW MAN *Terrifically good, terrifically scary . . . very hard to put down * San Francisco Chronicle on SHADOW MAN *'An excellent read...Mcfadyen manages to mislead the reader down many a wrong path and keep them guessing until the very last minute...an explosive twist to the end' * crimesquad.com *SHADOW MAN is one of the most powerful and authentic portrayals of a serial killer and the people who hunt them I have ever read. It kept me riveted right to the last page. Cody Mcfadyen is the real thing. * John Douglas, author of the #1 bestseller MINDHUNTER: Inside the F.B.I.'s Serial Crime Unit *A truly talented author * The Sunday Times, Australia *The wildest night ride I have been on for quite a while...By the time you finish reading this book you'll be running on adrenalin you never knew you had. If you're sick of books about serial killers, SHADOW MAN is the cure. Mcfadyen's writing and characterization run long, deep and true. And, by the way, he is beyond scary. Not to be missed * Bookreporter.com *Authentic...handled well with some unexpected twists and turns. Mcfadyen has drawn Barrett and her fellow FBI members tenderly and intricately * Shots Magazine on SHADOW MAN *I'm still reeling after reading this high-octane, heart-pumping FBI thriller...Brilliant. But not for the squeamish * ****Good Reading, Australia *This is one of the best serial killer novels that I've read. It's up there with the early Patricia Cornwell novels, Primal Fear and The Silence of the Lambs - a stunning first novel * Manly Daily *Mcfadyen has managed to deliver something fresh. His style of narration sucks the reader in from the first sentence and the story has enough plot twists to keep you intrigued to the last page. A superb debut novel, hopefully a sign of things to come from a truly talented author. In a word: chilling * Herald Sun, Australia *If you like to be scared so witless you hold your breath for pages at a time, SHADOW MAN won't disappoint * New Idea, Australia *Gripping from the first page to the last. The twists and turns in this thriller keep you in suspense until the last page * New Books Magazine *
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Hodder & Stoughton The Chinese Shawl
Book SynopsisTanis Lyle was one of those passionate women who always get their own way. Her cousin Laura hated her. Most women did. But men found her irresistible and she used them mercilessly. So when Tanis was found murdered there seemed to be any number of suspects on hand. But Miss Silver had her own suspicions . . .Trade ReviewA particular favourite * Andrew Taylor *A particular favourite * Andrew Taylor *Miss Silver is marvellous * Daily Mail *. . . some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery * Alfred Hitchcock magazine *Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot * Manchester Evening News *Miss Wentworth is a first rate story-teller * Daily Telegraph *You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver * Observer *Miss Wentworth's plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying * The Scotsman *Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything * Paula Gosling *
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Hodder & Stoughton thechinaman
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of the Spider Shepherd thrillers, this is Stephen Leather's breakthrough thriller: when a man loses his wife and his last living daughter he wants justice, and he wants revenge . . .Trade Review'Will leave you breathless' -- Daily Mail 'Plenty of visceral excitements' -- Guardian 'A gripping story sped along by admirable, uncluttered prose' -- Daily Telegraph
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Vintage Publishing The Case of the Late Pig
Book SynopsisA VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYAgatha Christie called her a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the ''true queen'' of the classic murder mystery?Private detective Albert Campion is summoned to the village of Kepesake to investigate a particularly distasteful death. The body turns out to be that of Pig Peters, freshly killed five months after his own funeral. Soon other corpses start to turn up, just as Peters''s body goes missing. It takes all Campion''s coolly incisive powers of detection to unravel the crime.As urbane as Lord Wimseyas ingenious as Poirot Meet one of crime fiction's Great Detectives, Mr Albert Campion.Trade ReviewDon't start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction * Independent *Allingham captures her quintessential quiet detective Albert Campion to perfection... For those who relish classic crime fiction * Daily Express *Margery Allingham has worked her way up to a worthy place among the tiny hierarchy of front-rankers in the detective world * Tatler *Allingham was a rare and precious talent * Washington Post *
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Cornerstone Spider Bones
Book Synopsis___________________________________ A gripping Temperance Brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, the international no. 1 bestselling crime thriller writer and the inspiration behind the hit TV series Bones.Dr Temperance Brennan spends her life working amongst the decomposed and the skeletal. So the newly-dead body she is called to examine holds little to surprise her. Until she discovers it is the body of an ex-soldier apparently killed in Vietnam in 1968. So who is buried in his grave?The case takes Tempe to the heart of the American military, where she must examine the remains of anyone with a possible connection to the drowned man. As Tempe untangles the web of the soldiers'' lives and deaths, she realises there are some who would rather the past stayed buried.___________________________________ Many of the world''s greatest thriller writers are huge fans of her work:Trade ReviewYou’ll want to keep turning the pages long after lights out to find out what happens next … Reichs’ real-life expertise gives her novels an authenticity that most other crime novelists would kill for * Daily Express *Reichs' seamless blending of fascinating science and dead-on psychological portrayals, not to mention a whirlwind of a plot, make [her novels] a must read * Jeffery Deaver *With Kathy Reichs the reader knows they're in the hands of an expert * Sunday Express *Brennan is a winner, and so is Reichs * Daily News *A truly impressive writer * We Love This Book *
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Hodder & Stoughton Tango One Stephen Leather Thrillers
Book SynopsisAn electrifying thriller from the bestselling author of HARD LANDING.Trade Review'As high-tech and as world-class as the thriller genre gets' -- Sunday Express on THE BOMBMAKER
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Hodder & Stoughton Eternity Ring
Book SynopsisMary Stokes was walking through Dead Man''s Copse one evening when she saw, in the beam of a torch, the corpse of a young woman dressed in a black coat, black gloves, no hat and an eternity ring set with diamonds in her ear. But when she and Detective Sergeant Frank Abbott went back to the wood the body had vanished.This would have been mystery enough for Miss Silver to solve if a woman had not also reported that her lodger had gone out on Friday dressed in a black coat, black beret, black shoes and large hoop earrings ''set all round with little diamonds like those eternity rings.'' She never came back...Trade ReviewPraise for Patricia Wentworth:Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller * Daily Telegraph *'Miss Silver is marvellous' * Daily Mail *Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot * Manchester Evening News *I like Wentworth very much - she captures the mores of pre-war middle class England perfectly, and she writes rather better than Christie. They are romantic cosies, of course, but with an edge to them and an intelligence to the writing that has lasted. * Andrew Taylor *You can't go wrong with Maud Silver * Observer *
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Image Comics Adventureman Volume 3
Book SynopsisHigh adventure, all-ages action, spectacle and thrills abound in a gorgeous next installment by the award-winning team of Matt Fraction and Terry Dodson!The thrilling ADVENTUREMAN saga continues as Claire and her family find themselves drawn into an old war waged by a ghostly gangland empire and the new realities of life lived in old-fashioned pulp hero world of Adventureman. Collects ADVENTUREMAN #10-#11
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Bitter Lemon Press The Venus of Salo
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Allison & Busby Deadfall
Book SynopsisThere''s something sinister about Drumdalloch Woods in the Black Isle near Inverness. It is a place of tangled growth and shadowy darkness, it has business opportunists, biological scientists and conflicted family members all competing for a say in its future. Then a body is found, and everything starts to look suspicious. As DCI Kelso Strang''s investigation grows more complex, he unearths layers of hatred, greed and revenge that cast doubt even on the local police force. Having only just found happiness with his new girlfriend, Cat Fleming, Strang faces an existential threat not only to his career but to his very life.
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Vinci Books Cruel Summer
Book SynopsisA city in fear of the nightA detective at home in the dark---JAKE SAWYER is in demand. With his profile raised after his successes in the Peak District, he's called to London to help the Met Murder Squad with a baffling case which has shocked the nation. A family of four has been tortured and murdered in their Hammersmith home. The crime's disturbing details are kept private to protect the victims' dignity and to deter copycats. But when the killer strikes again, so soon after the first attack, the pressure mounts to understand his motives before a third family faces his wrath. Starved of hard evidence, the capital's smartest detectives feed on scraps of speculation. As Sawyer struggles to settle in the big city and keep his mental health in balance, he follows a theory about the killer which leads him deep into an urban underworld where the lines between pleasure and pain are blurred. ---This dark and pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series. CRUEL SUMMER is the seventh book in this series of page-turning crime thrillers from one of the UK's sharpest writers. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge, LJ Ross and Michael Connelly.
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Profile Books Ltd Chain of Evidence
Book Synopsis** WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST CRIME FICTION **'A master storyteller' - GUARDIAN'A superb chronicler of cop culture' - SUNDAY TIMES'The equal of Joseph Wambaugh and James Lee Burke' - THE TIMESA LOST CHILD. A BROKEN FAMILY. Ten-year-old Katie Blasko is missing. Detective Sergeant Ellen Destry, alert to rumours of a child abuse ring operating on the Mornington Peninsula, is thinking abduction. But her colleagues are thinking bad family, truancy, and her boss is only thinking about the media. And everyone, including Destry, is wondering whether she's good enough to handle this without Detective Inspector Hal Challis. But Challis is miles away, summoned to his childhood home in the outback. So when the body of his missing brother-in-law is found in suspicious circumstances, Challis has his own investigation to pursue. And without each other, both Challis and Destry are worried they're running out of time... From the multiple Ned Kelly Award-winning author of Consolation and Day's End comes the fourth Hal Challis investigation, for readers of Jane Harper, Ian Rankin and Chris Hammer.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Tombs FARGO Adventures 4
Book SynopsisThe Tombs is the thrilling fourth Fargo adventure by Clive Cussler. It''s a prize beyond imagination. When an archaeologist excavating a top secret historical site realizes the magnitude of his discovery he requests help from treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo. And in rushing to join him, the husband and wife team are thrown into their most daring quest to date.The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila the Hun, the High King who was reportedly buried with a vast fortune of gold and jewels and plunder, a bounty that has never been found. But as Sam and Remi piece together the puzzle, the trail takes them through Hungary, Italy, France, Russia, and Kazakhstan and not to a single tomb, but five. And into the path of deadly danger. They are not the only ones hunting for the High King''s riches.The Fargos will find themselves pitted against a thieving group of amateur treasure hunters, a cunning Russian businessman, and a ruthless
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Faber & Faber The Blind Mans Garden
Book SynopsisLove is not consolation, it is light.''From the author of Maps for Lost Lovers comes a searing, exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11 - a story of war, of one family''s losses, and of the simplest, most enduring human impulses.Jeo and Mikal, foster-brothers from a small Pakistani city, secretly enter Afghanistan: not to fight with the Taliban, but to help and care for wounded civilians. But it soon becomes apparent that good intentions can''t keep them out of harm''s way...From the wilds of Afghanistan to the heart of the family left behind - their blind father haunted for years by the death of his wife, by the mistakes he may have made in the name of Islam and nationhood, Jeo''s steadfast wife and her superstitious mother - Aslam''s prose takes us on an extraordinary journey.
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