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Orion Publishing Co In the Midst of Death
Book SynopsisFrom the author of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES - set to be a major Hollywood film - comes the third novel in the Matt Scudder series.When hard-drinking ex-cop Matt Scudder is roped into an NYPD internal investigation, one detective ends up in the slammer on a murder charge.Jerry seems as clean as the world would like him to be, but Scudder isn''t too sure. After all, Jerry was only too keen to dish the dirt on his former colleagues as a way of saving his own skin...The third novel in the explosive Matt Scudder series from a master of the crime thriller genre.
£999.99
Orion Publishing Co Wycliffe And The Guild Of Nine Love Adultery and
Book SynopsisA murder at an artists'' colony - but not everyone wants Chief Superintendent Wycliffe to investigate . . .The artists'' colony is at the site of a disused mine working on the moor west of St Ives, and it''s run by Archer and his wife Lina, according to astrological principles. The newest member of the colony is Francine, a beautiful if fey young woman with a legacy to invest. Archer isn''t keen - not least because she is a Scorpio - but Lina takes a more pragmatic view. Then Francine is found dead, killed by a deliberately blocked gas-heater flue.Wycliffe investigates - and soon discovers that several members of the colony have very good reasons for not wanting the police poking into their affairs . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group The Day After Tomorrow
Book SynopsisA thriller which weaves together three stories of international intrigue. In the first a doctor has to confront his father's killer, in the second a detective investigates a series of horrific murders, and in the third an international organization devises a masterplan of apocalyptic dimensions.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Hermit Of Eyton Forest 14 Cadfael Chronicles
Book SynopsisThe year is 1142, and all England is in the iron grip of a civil war. And within the sheltered cloisters of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, there begins a chain of events no less momentous than the political upheavals of the outside world. First, there is the sad demise of Richard Ludel, Lord of Eyton, whose ten year old son and heir, also named Richard, is a pupil at the Abbey. Supported by the Abbot Radulfus, the boy refuses to surrender his new powers to Dionysia, his furious, formidable grandmother. A stranger to the region is the hermit Cuthred, who enjoys the protection of Lady Dionysia, and whose young companion Hycacinth, befriends Richard. Despite his reputation for holiness, Cuthred''s arrival heralds a series of mishaps for the monks. When Richard disappears and a corspe is found in Eyton forest, Brother Cadfael is once more forced to leave the tranquility of his herb garden and devote his knowledge of human nature to tracking down a ruthless murderer.
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Little, Brown Book Group Warlord Outlaw Chronicles
Book SynopsisMay 1194. Finally released from captivity, Richard the Lionheart is in Normandy engaged in a bloody war to drive the French out of his continental patrimony. Using the brutal tactics of medieval warfare - siege, savagery and scorched earth - the Lionheart is gradually pushing back the forces of King Philip of France. By his side in this epic struggle are Robert, Earl of Locksley, better known as the erstwhile outlaw Robin Hood, and Sir Alan Dale, his loyal friend, and a musician and warrior of great skill and renown.But while the battles rage and the bodies pile up, Robin seems only to be interested in making a profit from the devastation of war, while Alan is preoccupied with discovering the identity the man who ordered his father''s death ten years earlier - and the mystery is leading him to Paris, deep in the heart of the enemy''s territory ...
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Little, Brown Book Group A Vein Of Deceit The Fifteenth Chronicle of
Book SynopsisThe fifteenth chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew series.There is something very amiss in the finances of Michaelhouse. Despite a new influx of well-heeled students, there is an acute lack of funds for the upkeep of the buildings, even for decent provisions. It is only when the Brother in charge of the account books dies unexpectedly that some sort of explanation is revealed: he has been paying large amounts of money for goods the college itself has never received. Although shocked by this evidence of fraud, Matthew is more concerned with the disappearance from his herbarium of a quantity of pennyroyal, a preparation known to cause a woman to miscarry, and a pregnant visitor to his sister''s household has died from an overdose of pennyroyal. Had she meant to abort her child or had someone else wanted to ensure she was unable to provide an heir to her husband''s wealthy estates? When Matthew learns that it was her husband who had received Michaelhouse''s
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Little, Brown Book Group Bombproof
Book SynopsisThe explosive new thriller
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Little, Brown Book Group Con Law
Book SynopsisJohn Bookman - Book to his friends - is a tenured professor at the University of Texas School of Law. He''s thirty-five, handsome and unmarried. He teaches Constitutional Law, reduces senators to blithering fools on talk shows, and is often mentioned as a future Supreme Court nominee. But Book is also famous for something more unusual. He likes to take on lost causes and win. Consequently, when he arrives at the law school each Monday morning, hundreds of letters await him, letters from desperate Americans around the country seeking his help. Every now and then, one letter captures his attention and Book feels compelled to act.In the first of a thrilling new series from the author of international bestsellers The Colour of Law and Accused, Book investigates a murder set in the high-stakes world of fracking and corruption in deepest, darkest Texas.Trade ReviewThere cannot be any dispute. Gimenez has taken over John Grisham's mantle. His work is now faster and fresher than Grisham, his characters are stronger, and his plot lines reek of tomorrow's headlines. Daily Mail Gimenez does law mysteries every bit as good as John Grisham, and this latest effort won't disappoint fans of that master. Weekend Sport A fracking good read. The Times (South Africa)
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Little, Brown Book Group The Chelsea Strangler The Eleventh Thomas
Book SynopsisThe eleventh historical adventure from Susanna Gregory featuring 17th-century spy Thomas ChalonerIn the sapping summer heat of 1665 there is little celebration in London of the naval victory at the Battle of Lowestoft. The King, his retinue and anyone with sufficient means has fled the plague-ridden city, its half-deserted streets echoing to the sound of bells tolling the mounting number of deaths. Those who remain clutch doubtful potions to ward off the relentless disease and dart nervously past shuttered buildings, watchful for the thieves who risk their lives to plunder what has been left behind.At Chelsea, a rural backwater by the river, with fine mansions leased to minor members of the Court avoiding the capital, there are more immediate concerns: the government has commandeered the theological college to house Dutch prisoners of war and there are daily rumours that those sailors are on the brink of escaping. Moreover, a viciouTrade ReviewGregory's Restoration London is vividly portrayed, and I was immersed in it. Yet, while skilfully done, it never overwhelms her very real and relatable characters, whether they are fictional or real historical figures. I thoroughly enjoyed it as a standalone novel, and found it a pacy and engrossing historical mystery. And, as with the best mysteries, I didn't guess the end. A very fine read. * Historical Novel Society *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Rose Rent 13 Cadfael Chronicles
Book SynopsisA late spring in 1142 brings dismay to the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, for there may be no roses by June the twenty-second. On that day the young widow Perle must receive one white rose as rent for the house she has given to benefit the abbey or the contract is void. When nature finally complies, a pious monk is sent to pay the rent, but discovers that the rose bush has been destroyed and he is then found murdered inside it. The abbey''s wise herbalist, Brother Cadfael, follows the trail of bloodied petals. He knows the lovely widow''s dowry is far greater with her house included, and she will likely wed again. But before Cadfael can ponder if a greedy suitor has done this dreadful deed, another crime is committed. Now the good monk must thread his way through a tangle more torturous than the widow''s thorns.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Holy Thief 19 Cadfael Chronicles
Book SynopsisIn the chilly, damp Autumn of 1144, two groups of visitors seek the hospitality of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and Brother Cadfael fears the trouble has come in with them. Among the first arrivals is Brother Tutilo, a young Benedictine with a guileless face and- to Brother Cadfael''s shrewd eyes- a mischievous intelligence. The second group, a ribald French troubadour, his servant and a girl with the voice of an angel, seems to Brother Cadfael a catalyst for disaster. All of Cadfael''s fears become manifest as rising flood waters endanger the abbey''s most sacred relic, the remains of Saint Winfred. When the bones disappear and a dead body is found, Brother Cadfael knows that carnal and spiritual intrigues are afoot. Now, in a world that believes in signs and miracles, Brother Cadfael needs his prayers answered- as well as some heavenly guidance to crucial clues- to catch a killer hell-bent on murder.
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Little, Brown Book Group The English Girl
Book SynopsisWhen seventeen-year-old Stella Whittaker is offered the chance to study at the Academy of Music in Vienna it''s a dream-come-true, made possible by old family friends, Rainer and Marthe Kraus, who offer her a place to live.Seduced by the elegant beauty of the city, Stella explores the magnificent palaces, gardens and fashionable coffee houses, and after a chance meeting in an art gallery, falls in love with Harri Reznik, a young Jewish doctor.But as the threat of war casts a dark shadow over Europe, Stella soon discovers that both the household where she lives, and the city she has come to call home, are not as welcoming as they once seemed. And at the dawn of this terrifying new world, no one is safe.Trade ReviewA wonderful, wonderful book! Margaret Leroy does an amazing job of showing us the Nazi takeover of Austria through the eyes of an engaging, bright and brave seventeen-year-old English girl. I lost three nights of sleep, unable to put this superbly written book aside and turn out the light * Diane Chamberlain *Stunning and evocative . . . utterly beguiling * Rosamund Lupton *Margaret Leroy writes with candour and intelligence, capturing the menace of suddenly finding that the world may not be at all as you've thought it * Helen Dunmore *Margaret Leroy captures, brilliantly, a spirit of place and time in her recreation of the beauty, deception and coming darkness of pre-war Vienna, and what it means to be young, in love, and very far from home. I loved it. * Elizabeth Speller *A wonderfully detailed and richly imagined setting in which plays out a story both lyrical and chilling * Rosamund Lupton *Gripping and heart-warming; you won't want to put it down * Irish Tatler *
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Headline Publishing Group A Christmas Beginning Christmas Novella 5 A
Book SynopsisThe fifth in Anne Perry''s series of charming Christmas novellas.For Superintendent Runcorn, Christmas has rarely looked so bleak. Believing that a change of scenery may help him finally forget Melisande Ewart, Runcorn heads for the beautiful, desolate Isle of Anglesey. Any hopes of Christmas passing quietly are dashed, however, when he discovers Melisande is also in Anglesey and, moreover, that she is engaged to another man. Then the local vicar''s sister is found murdered and Melisande''s brother is implicated in the crime. Determined to assist Melisande in her time of need, Runcorn resolves to find the killer. Is it possible in doing so, that he will also win the heart of his one true love?Trade ReviewPraise for Anne Perry's other Christmas novellas: 'This brief work has an almost Jamesian subtlety, and with its powerful message of responsibility and redemption - "We need both to forgive and to be forgiven" - it conveys a moral force in keeping with the season * Wall Street Journal *The tale is redolent with Victorian atmosphere, from the hypocritical snobbishness to the rigid social conventions of the time * Tangled Web *If you don't have a lump in your throat by the time you finish the final few pages, you shouldn't have had all that sherry * Yorkshire Evening Post *
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Headline Publishing Group The Cat Who Brought Down The House The Cat Who
Book SynopsisThere''s a lot going on in Pickax these days - a new film club has been founded, showing old films from the early days of cinema; Koko the Siamese cat is making his stage debut in a musical revue to benefit animal rescue; and five Amazon parrots have been abducted. To say nothing of a suspicious compulsive gambler lurking in the background...
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Headline Publishing Group Day of Atonement
Book SynopsisWhen Police Sergeant Peter Decker agreed to spend his honeymoon - and his New Year - with his wife''s former in-laws in the most rigidly respectable Jewish district in Brooklyn, the worst he thought it could be was dull. He was wrong. For when Noam, the teenage son of a close family friend, goes missing Decker finds his honeymoon is suddenly over. Noam appears to have taken off across America with a shadowy individual who has a penchant for dominating vulnerable adolescent boys. A person whose inner violence is expressing itself more and more openly. Time is running out for Decker - and for Noam. And they both know there are only ten days between New Year and the Day of Atonement...
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Headline Publishing Group badgersmoon
Book SynopsisSuper sleuth Sister Fidelma returns in BADGER''S MOON, the thirteenth historical mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author THE HAUNTED ABBOT, SMOKE IN THE WIND and many more.PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: ''Rich helpings of evil and tension with lively and varied characters'' Historical Novels Review, ''The detail of the books is fascinating, giving us a vivid picture of everyday life at this time'' Irish Examiner A series of horrific murders has brought terror to the Kingdom of Muman. The victims, all young girls, were slaughtered with unspeakable violence on the nights of three consecutive full moons. Suspicion falls on three dark strangers from the distant land of Aksum (Ethiopia), who are guests at the Abbey of Finbarr. A panic-stricken mob attacks the abbey, leaving the religious in fear for their lives. Sister Fidelma and Brother Eadulf are called in to restore order and find the killer, but it soon becomes clear thaTrade ReviewPraise for the Sister Fidelma Series: 'Definitely an Ellis Peters competitor * Evening Standard *This is masterly storytelling from an author who breathes fascinating life into the worth he is writing about * Belfast Telegraph *A compulsive readable whodunit fronted by one of the most reliably intriguing characters to grace the pages of the genre * Booklist *Tremayne's super-sleuth is a vibrant creation * Morgan Llywelyn *A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing * Publishers Weekly *
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Headline Publishing Group Master Of Souls Sister Fidelma Mysteries Book 16
Book SynopsisSister Fidelma must find the link that connects the mysterious crimes in MASTER OF SOULS, Peter Tremayne''s brilliant sixteenth novel in the ever-popular Sister Fidelma mystery series.PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA SERIES: ''A compulsive readable whodunit fronted by one of the most reliably intriguing characters to grace the pages of the genre'' BooklistOn a storm-driven night, wreckers drive a ship onto rocks off the coast of Ireland. An Abbess leading a pilgrimage is killed and the young religieuse with her abducted. An ageing scholar is murdered in the Abbey of Ard Fhearta. Do these events have a connection?Sister Fidelma and Brother Eadulf go to Ard Fhearta to examine the mystery. But the abbey stands in the territory of the Uí Fidgente, enemies of Fidelma and her brother, the King of Cashel, and danger threatens Fidelma and Eadulf from the moment of their arrival.What is the link that connects the crimes? Who is the mysteriousTrade ReviewPraise for the Sister Fidelma Series: 'Definitely an Ellis Peters competitor * Evening Standard *This is masterly storytelling from an author who breathes fascinating life into the worth he is writing about * Belfast Telegraph *A compulsive readable whodunit fronted by one of the most reliably intriguing characters to grace the pages of the genre * Booklist *Tremayne's super-sleuth is a vibrant creation * Morgan Llywelyn *A brilliant and beguiling heroine. Immensely appealing * Publishers Weekly *
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Headline Publishing Group McDermott A Secret of Excalibur WildeChase 3
Book SynopsisIn his third book the brilliant Andy McDermott sends Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase hurtling round the globe in search of the legendary sword Excalibur.
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Headline Publishing Group Explosive Eighteen
Book SynopsisStephanie''s got a one-way ticket to trouble...Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum''s life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangerously close to home in Explosive Eighteen. No. 1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich''s Stephanie Plum series is not to be missed by fans of Lee Child and JD Robb. Raves for Evanovich''s bestselling series: ''Stephanie Plum in ass-kicking form... utterly delightful'' (Cosmopolitan); ''Evanovich''s series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary fiction'' (GQ Magazine); ''Hot and sassy'' (The Boston Herald).After a holiday from hell, Stephanie''s heading back to New Jersey and life as a bounty hunter feeling worse than before. And that''s before she finds out the man in the seat next to her was brutally murdered on their layover, and she may hold the key to his death.With both the fake FBI and the real FBI on her tail, not to mention sometimes-boyfriend Morelli and more-than-a-mentor Ranger, Stephanie''s beginning to wonder if she might need a holiday from it all...What readers are saying about Explosive Eighteen:''Explosive it is! Another marvellous outing in the series of Stephanie''s mildly madcap adventures'' ''The plot is as ingenious and hilarious as ever, and the combination of humour and action is potent stuff, irresistible!''''Fun, likeable characters and a crazy plot! Perfect Plum''Trade Review'Evanovich's series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction...' * GQ Magazine *'Packed with her familiar wicked ear for dialogue...Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour' * Daily Mail *A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat *Stephanie Plum in ass-kicking form...utterly delightful * Cosmopolitan *As smart and sassy as high-gloss wet paint * Time Out *
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Headline Publishing Group Skinners Trail Bob Skinner series Book 3
Book SynopsisSkinner is on the trail of organised crime and a cold-blooded killer in this gripping third novel in Quintin Jardine''s bestselling crime series. First the joyous birth of Skinner''s son...then the grim reality of murder in one of Edinburgh''s prosperous suburbs. A man has been found knifed in a luxury villa. The victim had run a chain of laundrettes, saunas and pubs throughout the city, but for some time the police suspected these to be the front for a drug distribution network. Moving from Scotland to northern Spain, then back to a chilling climax in Edinburgh, this complex and suspenseful thriller follows a tortuous and bloodsoaked trail...
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Headline Publishing Group Evidence Alex Delaware series Book 24 A
Book SynopsisIntricate plotting leads to a stunning conclusion in EVIDENCE, a masterful thriller from New York Times No. 1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman, author of KILLER and BREAKDOWN. Recommended for fans of Michael Connelly and Harlan Coben. ''It''s always a pleasure to read Kellerman, who injects his fast-paced psychological thrillers with enough humour and authentic glimpses of LA life to leaven his often grisly themes'' (Daily Mail).Early one morning a foreman shows up at the building site of a mega-mansion. Proceeding up unfinished plank steps, he arrives at the master bedroom. There, lying on a blanket, are a man and a woman, stabbed and bludgeoned to death.Who are the lovers? Why have they chosen a construction site for their late-night tryst. Is the double murder simply a horrific example of wrong-place, wrong-time? Or were the victims stalked? And will the outrage be repeated?Alex and Milo are called in but, as they struggle to makeTrade Review'The expected unexpected twists are embedded in a tale of real texture: every character, no matter how minor is given a life of their own - and the cat-and-mouse interviews led by Sturgis as he tries to nail a suspect are nothing less than superb' * Evening Standard *'It's always a pleasure to read Kellerman, who injects his fast-paced psychological thrillers with enough humour and authentic glimpses of LA life to leaven his often grisly themes' * Daily Mail *Strong 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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Pan Macmillan Selection Day
Book SynopsisSelection Day is a captivating, witty novel by the Man Booker Prize winning author of The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga.'The most exciting novelist writing in English today' A. N. WilsonOne of the New York Times “100 Notable Books of 2017"Manjunath Kumar is fourteen. He knows he is good at cricket - if not as good as his elder brother Radha. He knows that he fears and resents his domineering and cricket-obsessed father, admires his brilliantly talented sibling and is fascinated by the world of CSI and by curious and interesting scientific facts. But there are many things, about himself and about the world, that he doesn't know . . . Sometimes it seems as though everyone around him has a clear idea of who Manju should be, except Manju himself.When Manju begins to get to know Radha's great rival, a boy as privileged and confident as Manju is not, everything in Manju's world begins to change and he is faced with decisions that will challenge both his sense of self and of the world around him . . .Trade ReviewSelection Day is at its heart an engrossing and nuanced coming-of-age-novel . . . intriguing and subtly developed . . . [Adiga] has succeeded in composing a powerful individual story that, at the same time, does justice to life's (and India's) great indeterminacies. * Sunday Times *[A] finely told, often moving, and intelligent novel . . . Adiga's novel takes in class, religion and sexuality - all issues that disrupt the dream of a sport that cares for nothing but talent and temperament. Because Adiga is a novelist, and one who has grown in his art since his Booker prizewinning debut, The White Tiger, he knows how to talk about all these matters through his characters and their compelling stories. -- Kamila Shamsie * Guardian *[Adiga] has always been drawn to that gap between the glitter and gleam of India Shining and the violence, inequality and social misery that give a partial lie to the nation's desire to rebrand itself . . . [he] has written another snarling, witty state-of-the-nation address about a country in thrall to values that 19th-century moralists would have damned as "not cricket". * Observer *Top-rate fiction from a young master . . . Gripping. * Times *Selection Day is a captivating and sensitive coming-of-age story . . . Adiga's characters are getting more complex with each book, and this complexity makes his indictment of the contemporary world all the more urgent and convincing. -- Hirsh Sawhney * TLS *Nobody can write with such dark wit about the story the social tumult of contemporary India like Aravind Adiga, who won the Booker prize for his 2008 debut, The White Tiger . . . Four years on, his characters' voices still jump off the page. * GQ *What makes Selection Day special beyond its journalistic achievements is its sure sense of the eroticism of the locker room. Stripped of his cricketing whites and chest guard, the sportsman is at risk of exposing his heart . . . Never predictable, never simple and never consoling. * Literary Review *[Selection Day] brings Mumbai to life . . . Adiga handles painful subjects - abuse, violence, corruption - with sensitivity and dazzling flashes of black humour. * Daily Telegraph *Adiga's novels . . . get better and better . . . The social, economic, and environmental preoccupations readers have come to expect of him take [Selection Day] to another level of enlightenment * Sydney Morning Herald *A well-observed, compulsively readable story of adolescence and ambition, fathers and sons and India today. * Tatler *Aravind Adiga’s enthrallingSelection Day studies, with universalizing insight, two brothers from Mumbai consecrated to cricket at psychic cost -- Paul Binding * Times Literary Supplement *Ambitious, original and morally serious . . . a moving, unsettling and absorbing story of aspiration and its discontents in contemporary urban India . . . Much more than just a cricket book, Selection Day is one of the finest novels written about the game, combining astute judgements with accounts of individual innings marked by an unobtrusive lyricism . . . Adiga has often been compared, most notably with Last Man in Tower, to Charles Dickens, but Selection Day is reminiscent of a very different Victorian novelist: Thomas Hardy . . . there is never any doubt of its tragic resolution; yet it loses none of its emotional force . . . Selection Day is written at an angle to conventional realism; Adiga does not construct the illusion that we see this world through the eyes of his characters. We see it through the author's eyes, and what emerges most powerfully, as with Hardy, is the author's own personality: the force of his humanity and his social and political vision . . . In the quarter-century since liberalisation, urban India has seen more social and economic change and upheaval than in entire centuries. To a remarkable and depressing extent, Indian fiction in English has failed to reckon with this change. For the third book running, Adiga rises to the challenge with a novel of ambition, originality, moral seriousness and sociological insight. To use an analogy appropriate to a novel about batsmanship: where so many of his peers are content to safely nudge ones and twos, Adiga remains willing to take risks in the pursuit of fours and sixes. * The Hindu *Enthralling . . . studies, with universalizing insight, two brothers from Mumbai consecrated to cricket at psychic cost * Times Literary Supplement *I also enjoyed and admired Aravind Adiga’s funny and touching Selection Day in which cricketing prodigies in Mumbai face googlies from both bowlers and life -- Peter Parker * Spectator *The best novel I read this year . . . In its primal triangle of rival brothers and a maniacal father, hell-bent on success in cricket in India, Adiga grips the passions while painting an extraordinary panorama of contemporary sports, greed, celebrity, and mundanity. As a literary master, Adiga has only advanced in his art since his Booker Prize-winning The White Tiger. -- Mark Greif * Atlantic *Supplies further proof that [Adiga's] Booker Prize . . . was no fluke. He is not merely a confident storyteller but also a thinker, a skeptic, a wily entertainer, a thorn in the side of orthodoxy and cant . . . What this novel offers is the sound of a serious and nervy writer working at near the top of his form. Like a star cricket batter, Mr. Adiga stands and delivers, as if for days. -- Dwight Garner * New York Times *Adiga’s wit and raw sympathy will carry uninitiated readers beyond their ignorance of cricket . . . Adiga’s paragraphs bounce along like a ball hit hard down a dirt street . . . Adiga’s voice is so exuberant, his plotting so jaunty, that the sadness of this story feels as though it is accumulating just outside our peripheral vision -- Ron Charles * Washington Post *A master class in integrating character . . . Peppered with dashes of humor, this dark and unflinching story is an unqualified triumph. * Booklist (starred review) *
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Little, Brown & Company DIVE!!, Vol. 2
Book SynopsisAs Tomoki's natural genius for diving blossoms under the guidance of Coach Asaki, his relationships with the people around him sour. But even while suffering from the growing rifts in his life, Tomoki has to retain his focus as the trial meet for the Beijing training camp looms!
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HarperCollins Publishers House of Spies The gripping mustread thriller
Book SynopsisGabriel Allon is back and out for revengeFrom the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Black Widow comes the thrilling new blockbuster featuring legendary spy, assassin and art restorer Gabriel Allon.Legendary spy, assassin, and art restorer Gabriel Allon is back and out for revenge determined to hunt down the world's most dangerous terrorist, a shadowy ISIS mastermind known only as Saladin.Four months after the deadliest attack on the American homeland since 9/11, terrorists leave a trail of carnage through London's West End. The attack is a brilliant feat of planning and secrecy, but with one loose thread: the French-Moroccan street criminal and ISIS operative who supplied the combat assault rifles.The thread leads Gabriel Allon and his team to the south of France and to the doorstep of Jean-Luc Martel and Olivia Watson. A beautiful former fashion model, Olivia pretends not to know that the true source of Martel's enormous wealth is drugs. And Martel, likewise, turns a blinTrade ReviewPraise for House of Spies: ‘A tense, thrilling adventure’ Huffington Post Praise for The Black Widow: ‘Not only gripping but works as an IS history primer’ Sun ‘It is Silva’s creative genius that keeps it all moving, as well as his mastery of storytelling that keeps the intense momentum of the plot ever pushing forward’ Huffington Post ‘A fitting final mission for one of fiction’s greatest spies… A dark thriller for difficult times’ Kirkus Review ‘Fascinating, suspenseful, and bated-breath exciting’ Publishers Weekly ‘Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor… A winner on all fronts’ Booklist Praise for Daniel Silva: ‘A truly talented writer’ Sun ‘Allon is the 21st century Bond – elegantly paced, subtle and well-informed.’ Daily Mail 'Sexily brooding Allon… must be the most famous superspy not played by Daniel Craig' Daily Telegraph 'In true Bauer fashion, shoot-outs, kidnappings and international terror plots follow Gabriel Allon wherever he goes' USA Today ‘Silva builds tension with breathtaking double and triple turns of the plot’ People ‘A world class practitioner of spy fiction’ Washington Post ‘Silva is a master of suspense’ Barbara Taylor Bradford, The Week
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Titan Books Ltd Warlock Holmes - The Sign of Nine
Book Synopsis"If you ever wondered how much better Sherlock would be if people could hurl hellfire at each other, well this one is for you." Starburst Magazine on A Study in Brimstone Warlock Holmes may have demons in his head, but now Dr. John Watson has a mummy in his bloodstream. Specifically that of the sorcerer Xantharaxes, who when shredded and dissolved in an 8% solution, results in some extremely odd but useful prophetic dreams. There's also the small matter of Watson falling for yet another damsel-du-jour, and Warlock deciding that his companion needs some domestic bliss...Trade Review“Fantasy and science fiction have never met a Sherlock Holmes retelling they didn’t like, and this is a good one” - Barnes & Noble SFF Blog “a refreshingly modern (in terms of manners, if not setting) and hilarious paranormal take that I recommend to anyone who enjoys mysteries + humor + weird fiction” - The Frumious Consortium “I can always count on G.S. Denning’s sense of humor to make me laugh, and I was definitely not disappointed!...even just the first chapter had rolling with laughter” - The BiblioSanctum“Four years in and I still cannot get enough of this series” - From Girlie to Nerdy “addictive and compelling escapism for readers who want to treat themselves to an enjoyable reading experience filled with humour, fantasy and mystery” - RisingStar
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Little, Brown & Company Baccano!, Vol. 11 (light novel)
Book SynopsisThe year 1705, in a town on the coast of Italy. All 15-year-old Huey Laforet feels towards his life is tedium and despair, and he dreams of the day when he can destroy the world he despises. Meanwhile, there are rumors of a strange string of murders performed by a figure in a white mask-and whoever witnesses the killing is doomed to be the next target. As the serial killer shakes the town of Lotto Valentino, Huey's life is about to change, too...
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Orion Publishing Co For the Missing
Book Synopsis''A thriller that lingers in the memory'' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB''Dark Nordic noir'' THE i ''A global bestseller'' SUNDAY TIMES The award-winning, international bestselling Swedish crime debut about a missing girl, and the detective who must return home and confront her darkest secrets in order to find her - for fans of MISSING, PRESUMED by Susie Steiner, I''M TRAVELLING ALONE by Samuel Bjork, and THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell.______________________________________THE MISSINGNora''s daughter Annabelle has disappeared, last seen on her way home from a party.THE LOSTGullspång''s inexperienced police are wilting under the national media spotlight - and its residents desperate for answers.THE CLOCK IS TICKINGStockholm DI Charlie Lager must return home to find Annabelle, and then get out of town as soon as she can. Before everyone discovers the truth about her . . .If you liked MISSING, PRESUMED by Susie Steiner, I''M TRAVELLING ALONE by Samuel Bjork, and THEN SHE WAS GONE by Lisa Jewell you will love FOR THE MISSING, the international crime bestseller with a stunning ending.______________________________________WHAT REAL READERS ARE SAYING:''Oh My Gosh! This is epic!''''This is a great crime mystery''''An interesting and fascinating read''''Highly recommended''''I am just amazed when a debut author presents a crime thriller in a fresh way''''The tension grows and grows up to a stunning conclusion''Trade ReviewThis smash hit Swedish debut breathes new life into a few well-worn det-fic themes to create a thriller that lingers in the memory * SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB *A powerful Scandi Noir debut by a promising new author ... Atmospheric, evocative and with a heroine who overcomes some of the genre's clichés, this is a first-class procedural with all shades of grey unveiled like onion peel as the narrative progresses. With various parallel story strands deepening the mystery before they all come together in a flurry of unwelcome truths, this makes for an altogether excellent thriller -- Maxim Jakubowski * CRIME TIME *This debut novel from a psychology teacher upholds the recent tradition of dark Nordic noir. A girl goes missing on her way home from the party in the forested village of Gullspang. Enter a Stockholm detective with a secret of her own * THE i PAPER *This may be the debut novel for Lina Bengtsdotter, but it immediately slots her into the pantheon of Scandi Noir greats. She is a seamstress. She weaves a wonderful, embracing picture of life in a down-at-heel, dying, remote and rusty, Swedish industrial eyesore; and gradually unpicks the different threads, laying each out, its sparse clarity giving the reader a myriad of separate storylines ... For The Missing begins with the speed and power of a hydrofoil on the dangerous lake, and delves deeply into a sea of contradictions: not just involving the search for the missing girl, but the enthralling personalities and twists that Bengstdotter creates ... the pace is fast and unrelenting, but the style allows the reader to relax and absorb the plot ... For The Missing takes crime fiction to a disturbingly personal, high level -- Tony R. Cox * SHOTS MAG *This debut novel is intelligent and arresting. And grim -- Mat Coward * MORNING STAR *A brilliant, dense crime novel * Dagens Nyheter (Sweden) *The next big Swedish crime sensation * Dagbladet (Norway) *A wonderful debut * Dziennik Zachodni (Poland) *The dark humour, compelling characters and exquisite writing means you're always in for a treat with Lina Bengtsdotter's novels * Camilla Läckberg *Lina Bengtsdotter's books are beautiful, dark and completely addictive. I love them! * Katrine Engberg *
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Zaffre Control: A dark and compulsive medical thriller
Book SynopsisA dark and compulsive medical thriller written by a doctor who has seen it all, perfect for fans of Don't Wake Up and Tess Gerritsen. 'A suspenseful and frightening thriller' Lynda La PlanteRenowned surgeon Michael Trenchard locks his office door and prepares for a relaxing evening. But what follows is a living nightmare when later he is discovered in a locked-in coma, the victim of an auto-erotic asphyxiation. It is left to Doctor Kash Devan, Trenchard's young protégé, to uncover the truth. And what he discovers is chilling . . . In his ruthless pursuit of wealth and success, Trenchard has left a trail of wrecked lives, and angry people, behind him. Which of Trenchard's victims hated him so much that they wanted to ruin not only his reputation, but his life as well?Not all doctors are heroes . . . Trade ReviewThe end, when it finally comes, is unexpected to say the least and if you think you have sussed out who set-up the good Consultant, or indeed why, then you still won't guess the ending... A good one for Summer holiday reading and whilst also praying that you never, ever get admitted to the hospital where this thriller is set * SHOTS Magazine *This is an immensely engrossing read, yes there's a lot of medical jargon, but it's all explained in layman's terms, the characters are all so well developed thanks to Hugh Montgomery's writing, it has a sense of reality and no small amount of tension. The ending is marvelously shocking and yet understandable...if you like House or Grey's anatomy you are going to love this * Orlando Book Blog *There were lots of characters who had reasons to hate Trenchard and several red-herrings thrown in to keep the reader on their toes and once again, I didn't work out what happened until the reveal. A great medical thriller which I would recommend * Compulsive Readers *But it is a novel with a solid foundation in authenticity and impeccable knowledge. There is an well drawn sense of place and it's setting is vivid in the mind's eye. The addition to detail is apparent from the start and it grounds the events in an uncomfortable reality, which makes its unfolding events even more chilling. With a well paced plot and believable dialogue, this is a snappy and intriguing thriller that will keep you guessing right up to the last sentence. * Book Bound Blog *
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Penguin Putnam Inc On Her Majestys Frightfully Secret Service
Book SynopsisIn the latest in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series, Lady Georgiana Rannoch juggles secret missions from the Queen, Darcy, and her mother.
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Little, Brown Book Group Dear Departed A Bill Slider Mystery 10
Book Synopsis''An outstanding series'' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWA Bill Slider Mystery It looks as though Inspector Bill Slider has a serial killer on his hands: ''the Park Killer'', as the media so innovatively label him, attacks his victims in London''s public parks, and when Chattie Cornfield is murdered while out jogging, the pattern fits.But as Slider and Atherton investigate, it is Chattie''s life rather than the killer''s that poses questions. There''s a startling anomaly between her ritzy lifestyle and her modest income. There are friends who loved her, a sister who hated her, men who thought they knew her, and a mysterious package that poses more questions than it answers.Who was the real Chattie? Where was she on the last day of her life? And was it love, hate or avarice that drove the hooded figure to kill her?Praise for the Bill Slider series:''Slider and his creator are reaTrade ReviewHarrod-Eagles unleashes an effective, dark-edged tale and serves up a truly nasty villain into the bargain... [She] gracefully builds upon her habitually elegant procedural stylings to deliver taut psychological suspense. * Publishers Weekly *The books work so well because the author manages to infuse them with a warmth and wit that lingers on after the last page is turned. * Yorkshire Post *Delightful dialogue and carefully observed details makes Harrod-Eagles's 10th Bill Slider Mystery a winner. * Publishers Weekly *This is an excellent, solidly professional police story: well-written, with well-drawn characters and a neatly dovetailed plot. * Evening Standard *Witty wordsmith that she is, Harrod-Eagles knows exactly how to get under her detective's all-too-sensitive skin -- Marilyn Stasio * New York Times Book Review *There are plenty of suspects for old Bill Slider and his team, and a whole fishmonger's full of red herrings. Harrod-Eagles is a wonderfully assured, compelling plotter, and her hero is as appealing as ever. * Yorkshire Post *The charm oozed by Bill, who is a normal person with personal problems struggling to survive in a cruel world through humour and wit...a unique novel that gives readers a glimpse of an England rarely seen in this sub-genre. -- HARRIET KLAUSNERA fabulous who-done-it -- HARRIET KLAUSNEREach plot twist, including one devious turn that throws suspicion on a former member of Slider's murder squad, hangs on the testimony of complicated characters who are among the author's finest stock. Nobody is exactly what he or she seems: not the victim, not even Slider, who has reason to examine his own * New York Times Book Review *Confident and lucid * Seattle Times *Harrod-Eagles delivers snappy prose and a ripping tour through the British music world. * Mostly Murder *
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Headline Publishing Group The Tiger Warrior
Book SynopsisIndia. 1879. Lieutenant John Howard witnesses something so unspeakable it changes him for ever. His subsequent disappearance is never solved. Egypt. Present day. Marine archaeologist Jack Howard makes an astonishing discovery on a deep-sea dive. What''s the connection? Jack Howard doesn''t know yet. But he''s about to find out.This isn''t just a treasure hunt; it''s a desperate search for the truth. A truth that will unlock the mystery of Jack''s great-great grandfather''s disappearance. A truth so compelling Jack''s pursuit is almost unstoppable. Almost. A formidable enemy from Jack''s past has appeared in his present, and this enemy will stop at nothing to protect its earth-shattering secret.
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Headline Publishing Group The Richard Laymon Collection Volume 15 The
Book SynopsisTHE TRAVELLING VAMPIRE SHOW is coming to town and Dwight, Rusty and Slim are determined to go. But it''s for over 18s only. They decide to go and watch the crew set up anyway, hoping to catch a glimpse of Valeria, billed as ''the only known vampire in captivity''. But when the three teenagers break the rules, they run into big trouble.DREADFUL TALES Shane Malone sits sweltering in front of his computer, trying to write an anthology in which every chilling tale must end in the death of a twenty-two-year-old woman in her apartment. But the deafening music from next door is not helping. He furiously bangs on his neighbour''s door and discovers she''s a twenty-two-year-old woman who will not be argued with. Shane is about to find out that life really can imitate art.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Bangkok Haunts Sonchai Jitpleecheep 3
Book SynopsisDetective Sonchai Jitpleecheep has seen just about everything on his beat in Bangkok''s crime-riddled District 8. But the terrifying snuff movie he''s been sent anonymously is something else: the person who dies is Damrong, the beautiful woman he once loved and whom he still dreams about.And there''s more: slayings turn the ensuing investigation into a murder inquiry, and Sonchai into an obsessed and haunted man.Sonchai''s inquiries follow a dizzying route from his own apartment, where he sleeps next to his pregnant wife while his fantasies deliver him up to Damrong; to the backstreets of Phnom Penh, where street gangs are only the most visible threats; to the gilded rooms of the most exclusive men''s club in Bangkok, whose members will do anything to explore their darkest fantasies ...Trade ReviewBrilliantly atmospheric and pacy. * Daily Mirror for BANGKOK HAUNTS *An exciting and fascinating exploration of the underbelly of a totally alien culture. * Irish Independent for BANGKOK HAUNTS *One of the most startling and provocative mysteries I've read in years. -- Carl Hiaasen for BANGKOK 8Cracking East meets West thriller introducing a half-Thai, half-American cop. Terrific * Observer for BANGKOK 8 *Open Bangkok Tattoo and you will read on and on with wide-eyed fascination, some horror or disgust, and considerable delight * Washington Post for BANGKOK TATTOO *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Stormrider
Book SynopsisIn the south, civil war has drenched the land in blood, and the armies of destruction are slowly creeping north where Ravenheart waits, believing the armies of hated Moidart will come, led by the brutal ruler's only son, Stormrider.But these are not ordinary men.Trade Review'Gemmell is a fireside mythmonger; his characters and plots have the authentic feel of legends handed down through the ages' * SFX *Table of ContentsCenturies after Connavar's triumphant battles against the invading army of Stone gained the Rigante their freedom, the clan finds itself oppressed once again. Magic that once flourished has been all but snuffed out. The Varlish king and his barons have stolen Rigante lands and robbed the people of their culture and liberty. From the Rigante's former seat of power the black-hearted Moidart rules; only in the north are the clansmen free. There, in the Druagh mountains, the magic still reigns, strengthened by bold, brilliant victories of the outlaw leader known as Ravenheart. In the south, civil war has drenched the land in blood, and the armies of destruction are slowly creeping north where Ravenheart waits, believing the armies of hated Moidart will come, led by the brutal ruler's only son, Stormrider. Ravenheart and Stormrider: enemies of uncommon courage, are unaware that the fate of their world lies in their hands. Both are destined to be heroes, but one of them is doomed. For a secret lost in the uncharted past has returned to haunt these two warriors as they face, not only the malice of powerful men, but the vengeance of an ancient evil, rising from the bloodshed to slake its thirst. As immense armies of darkness advance, it seems as if nothing will stop them. They crush their enemies with ease, until only a few thousand highlanders stand before them, with no help in sight. But these are not ordinary men. They are clansmen, and more than that, they are Rigante.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd An Act Of Courage
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Mallinson brings us another compelling and deeply atmospheric adventure featuring Matthew Hervey. If you like Patrick O''Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Forester, you will love this! Most impressive...Mallinson reinforces his position as a master of narrative military history -- THE TIMESAs good on the details of the workings of a cavalry regiment in 1820 as ever Patrick O''Brian was on the workings of an 1820 warship -- SPECTATORWhat a pleasure...concentrating on the battle of Talavera and the investment of Badajoz, both sparklingly described, he plays to his undoubted strengths - OBSERVERThe atmosphere and authenticity continues to work its spell all the way through. -- ***** Reader reviewHighly enjoyable novel. Great story. Thoroughly recommend for lovers of adventure novels. -- ***** Reader reviewA truly outstandTrade Review'Irresistible...Mallinson reinforces his position as a master of narrative military history' * THE TIMES *'He is back...writing once more with fluidity and power. By concentrating on the battle of Talavera and the investment of Badajoz, both sparklingly described, he plays to his undoubted strengths...rich in detail and impeccable wit' * OBSERVER *'Mallinson's descriptions of what it's like to be on a campaign are as compelling, vivid and plausible as in any war novel I've ever read' * DAILY TELEGRAPH *'The author's knowledge of warfare endows this novel, the seventh in a series, with strategic intelligence and superb craftsmanship.' * The Oxford Times *
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Faber & Faber The Last Place You Look
Book Synopsis''Seriously this is a must read. I loved it!'' MARTINA COLE''Utterly superb ... pure reading pleasure.'' SOPHIE HANNAHOne of VAL MCDERMID''S New Blood choices for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate 2017What really happened to Sarah Cook?A beautiful blonde teenager, Sarah Cook disappeared fifteen years ago, the same night her parents were brutally murdered in their suburban Ohio home. Her boyfriend Brad Stockton - black and from the wrong side of the tracks - was convicted of the murders and sits on death row, though he always maintained his innocence. As his execution nears, his devoted sister, insisting she has spotted Sarah at a local gas station, hires PI Roxane Weary to look at this cold case.Reeling from the recent death of her cop father, Roxane is drawn to the story of Sarah''s disappearance, especially when she suspects a link between it and one of her father's unsolved murder cases. Despite her self-de
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Faber & Faber And Then You Die Aurelio Zen 08
Book SynopsisUnputdownable.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHA complete inversion of the standard detective genre.' GUARDIANAN AURELIO ZEN MYSTERY Inspector Zen is back, but nobody''s supposed to know it.After months in hospital recovering from a car-bomb attack, he is lying low under a false name at a beach resort on the Tuscan coast, waiting to testify in an imminent anti-Mafia trial. Zen has clear instructions: to sit back and enjoy the classic Italian beach holiday. But when an alarming number of people start dropping dead around him, it seems just a matter of time before the Mafia manages to find their target.A top quality thriller.' 5* reader reviewA very entertaining read, sometimes funny sometimes thought provoking and always with a slightly cynical dig at the Italian establishment!' 5* reader reviewMy favourite book, bar none.' 5* reader reviewPRAISE FOR MICHAEL DIBDIN AND THE INSPECTOR ZEN SE
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Titan Sherlock Holmes The Army of Doctor Moreau
Book SynopsisSherlock Holmes faces H.G. Wells’ Doctor Moreau in this thrilling fast paced romp, perfect for readers of both classic Victorian detective mysteries and science fiction alikeFollowing the trail of several corpses seemingly killed by wild animals, Holmes and Watson stumble upon the experiments of Doctor Moreau. Moreau, through vivisection and crude genetic engineering is creating animal hybrids, determined to prove the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin. In his laboratory, hidden among the opium dens of Rotherhithe, Moreau is building an army of 'beast men'. Tired of having his work ignored—or reviled—by the British scientific community, Moreau is willing to make the world pay attention using his creatures as a force to gain control of the government.A brand-new adventure for Conan Doyle's intrepid sleuth!
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Atlantic Books Blind Goddess
Book SynopsisAnne Holt is Norway's bestselling female crime writer. She spent two years working for the Oslo Police Department before founding her own law firm and serving as Norway's Minster for Justice between 1996 and 1997. She is published in 30 languages with over 7 million copies of her books sold.Trade ReviewAnne Holt is the Godmother of Norwegian crime fiction -- Jo NesboLively, unusual and persuasive. Holt writes with the command we have come to expect from the top Scandinavian writers * The Times *Anne Holt is a thriller writer of the highest order -- Liza MarklundStep aside, Stieg Larsson, Holt is the queen of Scandinavian crime thrillers * Red Magazine *
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Faber & Faber Ward S Deadly Thaw
Book SynopsisAutumn 2004In Bampton, Derbyshire, Lena Fisher is arrested for suffocating her husband, Andrew.Spring 2016A year after Lena's release from prison, Andrew is found dead in a disused mortuary.Who was the man Lena killed twelve years ago, and who committed the second murder? When Lena disappears, her sister, Kat, sets out to follow a trail of clues delivered by a mysterious teenage boy. Kat must uncover the truth before there's another death . . .A Deadly Thaw confirms Sarah Ward's place as one of the most exciting new crime writers.
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Hodder & Stoughton Timebomb
Book SynopsisRussian BombDismissed from a top secret Soviet nuclear base in the last days of communism, a KGB Major steals a suitcase bomb and buries it in his backyard. Sixteen years later he''s going to sell it - to the highest bidder.British AgentThe only man standing between the world and Armageddon is an undercover police officer who has infiltrated the criminal gang acting as middlemen, and an MI6 team trailing him across Europe.Deadly MixBut can his loyalties be trusted? Whose side is he really on? If he fails, and the bomb gets through, the damage would be incalculable. The back-up team must find their man at all costs and protect him - from himself...Trade ReviewA long, distinguished career as an ITV war reporter gives Seymour's books absolute authenticity. He knows how the nuts and bolts of undercover surveillance and terrorism work. * Guardian *Intricately crafted and clocklike in its controlled release of psychological and geopolitical tension. * Kirkus Reviews *[An] excellent, multi-layered novel . . . The thrills and action in this fascinating cloak and dagger story pile on and the author keeps the suspense of what will happen almost until the last page. * Eurocrime *
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Orion Publishing Co Excavation
Book SynopsisA heart-stopping adventure from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of MAP OF BONES and THE DOOMSDAY KEY.
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Orion Publishing Co Mockingbird Songs
Book SynopsisPrison changes a man. Sometimes in ways you can see. Usually in ways you can''t.Henry Quinn only survived three years inside because of Evan Riggs, a one-time country singer, one-time killer, now serving a life sentence, no parole. On the day he gets out, Henry promises Evan he will find his daughter, the daughter he never met, and deliver a letter. A free man, Henry heads to the small Texan town where Evan grew up and where his brother Carson is Sheriff. There''s no sign of the girl, and her uncle claims to know nothing of her whereabouts. But Henry isn''t about to give up. Carson''s behaviour towards him grows threatening, and Henry realises that there are dark secrets buried at the heart of this quiet town. What terrible thing drove the brothers apart, and what happened to Evan''s daughter?Trade ReviewAs always, R J Ellory writes with compassion and empathy, taking readers on a journey that's emotional, intriguing and breath-taking in scope as his characters grow and develop. -- Karen Byrom * My Weekly *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Solomon Curse
Book SynopsisBENEATH THE WAVES A SECRET LIESIn the clear blue waters of the Solomon Islands the ruins of an ancient city have lain undisturbed for hundreds of years - until now.GUARDED BY AN ANCIENT CURSE Legend - even recent history - tells of a terrible fate befalling anyone foolish enough to venture near. Visitors do not return alive.OR SOMETHING MORE DEADLY?But when treasure-hunting team Remi and Sam Fargo dive to investigate the city, they find more than ancient monuments and lost artefacts. Because someone is using the legends to hide their own dark and grisly secret. And the closer Remi and Sam get to discovering the truth, the closer they come to being the curse''s next victims . . .''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail ''The Adventure King'' Sunday Express ''Nobody does it better... nobody!'' Stephen Coonts ''Just about the best storytelleTrade ReviewCussler is hard to beat * Daily Mail *The Adventure King * Sunday Express *The guy I read -- Tom Clancy
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Little, Brown Book Group The Plague Road
Book Synopsis''Witty and amazing, L. C. Tyler has a wicked sense of humour'' M. C. Beaton1665, and the Great Plague has London in its grip. Where better, then, to hide a murdered man than among the corpses on their way to the Plague pit?When a supposed Plague victim is found with a knife in his back, John Grey, now a successful lawyer, is called in to investigate. The dead man was known to be carrying a compromising letter from the Duke of York to the French ambassador. Now the letter has vanished and Secretary of State Lord Arlington wants it. But Arlington is not the only one trying to recover the letter. Somebody has killed once trying to obtain it - and is prepared to kill again. Grey must set off on a journey through Plague-ravaged England to fulfil his commission and keep himself safe from his enemies - if the Plague doesn''t get him first...Praise for L.C. Tyler''Tyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfecTrade ReviewTyler juggles his characters, story wit and clever one liners with perfect balance * The Times *A cracking pace, lively dialogue, wickedly witty one-liners salted with sophistication . . . Why would we not want more of John Grey? * The Bookbag *An exciting, well-plotted and brilliantly witty historical mystery * For Winter Nights *Cracking! * Evening Telegraph *L.C. Tyler [sets] sharply observed period detail against a witty, vividly characterised version of life in the 17th century * Independent *Stirring stuff, with lively repartee, from a master of the genre * Irish Independent *Tyler is a witty writer, and this third outing for Grey is great fun * Sunday Times *
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Headline Publishing Group Devil Leopards of Normandy 1
Book Synopsis**From the co-author of the No.1 bestselling Wilbur Smith novel, WAR CRY**The fate of England hangs in the balance of a fight between brothers...In DEVIL, David Churchill writes with the immediacy of Conn Iggulden, the epic ambition of Bernard Cornwell and the plotting of CJ Sansom. The Leopards of Normandy trilogy tells the story of William the Conqueror in all its wild, intoxicating, unfailingly dramatic glory.The noble families of Europe are tearing themselves apart in their lust for power and wealth.Emma, Queen of England, is in agony over the succession to her husband Canute''s throne ... while her brother, the Duke of Normandy''s sons battle in the wake of his death.Robert, the younger son, has been cheated of Normandy''s mightiest castle and sets out to take it by force. He emerges from a bloody siege victorious and in love with a beautiful - and pregnant - peasant girl.Robert''s Trade ReviewCleverly adds layers of blood and flesh to our skeletal knowledge of the people whose invasion of England changed our island for everAudacious, authentic, full of tension and tradecraft ... I loved it - Lee Child on Tom Cain's The Accident ManThe most audacious and timely thriller for years - Daily Mirror on The Accident ManWith subtlety and intelligence, Thomas joins the historical dots to produce a novel with plenty to say - eloquently - about the brutalising effects of the Holocaust - Guardian on Ostland by David ThomasThis nightmare-inducing new novel stretches crime fiction to its limits ... a compelling read - Mail on Sunday on OstlandAn intriguing mix of detection, thriller, courtroom drama, fact and fiction - The Times on Ostland
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Amazon Publishing A Clean Kill in Tokyo
Book SynopsisPreviously published as Rain FallName: John Rain.Vocation: Assassin.Specialty: Natural Causes.Base of operations: Tokyo.Availability: Worldwide.Half American, half Japanese, expert in both worlds but at home in neither, John Rain is the best killer money can buy. You tell him who. You tell him where. He doesn''t care about whyUntil he gets involved with Midori Kawamura, a beautiful jazz pianistand the daughter of his latest kill.Eisler provides a cracklingly good yarn, well written, deftly plotted, and surprisingly appealingThomas Perry and Lawrence Block need not retire their hit men quite yet, but Eisler is clearly a challenger. Boston GlobeTrade Review“Eisler provides a cracklingly good yarn, well written, deftly plotted, and surprisingly appealing... Thomas Perry and Lawrence Block need not retire their hit men quite yet, but Eisler is clearly a challenger.” —Boston Globe “A hypnotic thriller...it’s got it all.” —James Ellroy
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Orion Publishing Co Under the Harrow
Book SynopsisFROM FLYNN BERRY, AUTHOR OF REESE WITHERSPOON''S BOOK CLUB PICK NORTHERN SPY How do you find your sister''s killer when no one will help you?When Nora takes the train from London to visit her sister in the Oxfordshire countryside, she expects to find her waiting at the station, or at home cooking dinner. But when she walks into Rachel''s familiar house, what she finds is entirely different: her sister has been the victim of a brutal murder.Stunned and adrift, Nora is haunted by the murder and the secrets that surround it, and as her fear turns to obsession, she becomes as unrecognisable as the sister her investigation uncovers.WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL ''Thrilling'' New York Times''Berry transfixes the reader'' Guardian''A literary take on the psychological thriller'' Elle''Exquisitely taut and intenTrade ReviewThe book's triumph is Nora's voice. Strangely but mesmerisingly combining dreamy musings and memories with a tenacious quest for the truth, her first-person story leaves you continually uncertain whether it is innocently incomplete, actively distortional or entirely reliable * Sunday Times *Under the Harrow has been prompting word-of-mouth enthusiasm and it's easy to see why.. Berry transfixes the reader... rarely has the device of the unreliable narrator been used so effectively. * THE GUARDIAN *In carefully measured prose, at once spare and haunting, Nora's obsession with finding the truth drives her on, and the reader must go with her * SUNDAY TIMES *Once I started reading Under the Harrow, I couldn't stop. It's like Broadchurch written by Elena Ferrante. I've been telling all my friends to read it-the highest compliment. Flynn Berry is a deeply interesting writer * Claire Messud, author of THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN and THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS *Under the Harrow is a compulsively readable and atmospheric novel that I consumed almost in one sitting. The portrayal of the two sisters is subtle, original, and compelling * Rosamund Lupton, author of SISTER *Flynn Berry's writing is clear and spare yet textured and instantly immersive. You know from the get-go that something is not quite right, and this sense of unease and mystery grows and grows as you discover more about Nora's complex relationship with her sister. I read Under the Harrow very quickly and when I wasn't reading it I was thinking about it * Harriet Lane, author of HER and ALYS, ALWAYS *What grabbed me by the bones and hurled me through this read-in-one-sitting novel wasn't the plot, as compelling and tenacious and suspenseful as it is. Rather, it was Flynn Berry's perfect, unrelenting prose. This is flawless storytelling * Jill Alexander Essbaum, author of HAUSFRAU *A nail-biter that fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will no doubt love, Under the Harrow is swiftly carried along by a momentum of unraveling certainties that ramp up with every page, building to the end's thrilling crescendo. I loved this dark, chilling book and couldn't put it down * Suzanne Rindell, author of THE OTHER TYPIST *I read Under the Harrow through the night-I couldn't put it down. Berry's deft touch with atmosphere and emotion are sure to make this a stand out * Alex Marwood, author of THE WICKED GIRLS and THE KILLER NEXT DOOR *[A] compulsively readable novel of psychological suspense, narrated in a striking, original voice * NEW YORK TIMES - 9 Thrillers that TIMES Editors Think You Should Read this Summer *Under the Harrow offers exactly the kind of voracious, absorbing, one-sitting read that readers love. Taut with suspense, it is full of insight and suffused with emotions that will move you. The central relationship between two adult sisters is a heartbreaker, the tenderness, the loyalty, and the sorrow all ringing so true * Robin Black, author of LIFE DRAWING *Under the Harrow airdrops the reader into the unsettling aftermath of trauma, where shifting memories collide with obsession in a propulsive story of love, grief, and murder. Gripping and nuanced, this stylish thriller is not to be missed * Koethi Zan, author of THE NEVER LIST *An exquisitely taut and intense debut . . . There's a subtle strain of Daphne du Maurier's classic, Rebecca, in Under the Harrow . . . In both works -- if a reader is attentive enough -- the truth can be glimpsed in the shadows; lurking within the bare facts of what our narrator discloses . . .. A superbly crafted psychological thriller, it deserves to be celebrated for its own singular excellence * WASHINGTON POST *'Thrilling . . . underneath its hard-driving, page-turning, compulsively readable narrative is a striking, original voice all Berry's own . . . [Berry's] precise sentences call to mind Hitchcock's meticulous storyboards and enrich the work with a cinematic scope . . . Nora's casual, seemingly arbitrary observations bring vivid tension to the prose and signify a truly intelligent writer at work . . . riveting and surprising' -- Elizabeth Brundage * New York Times Book Review *a thriller to be gulped down in one sitting. * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *
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