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Crime & Thrillers Books
HarperCollins Publishers Sinner The gripping read for winter 2023 from the
Book SynopsisGritty and gripping' Kimberley Chambers A gritty, thrilling page-turner' Kerry BarnesShe's no saint, but is she a SINNER?Brought up by London's hardest gangsters, Franny Doyle will protect her family at any cost.So, when partner Alfie Jenning''s Soho nightclub comes under threat and an old enemy's release from prison has him looking over his shoulder at every turn, Franny vows to stand by him.But when innocent children get caught in the crossfire, Franny and Alfie are dragged into a dark underworld where past demons and new secrets threaten to shatter all they hold dearBecause betrayal and lies have consequences, and repenting won't save them nowA heart-racing thriller perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers.Authors and readers love Sinner:Raw and in your face, Sinnergrips you by the throat and never lets you go.' Heather AtkinsonYou know when you start to read a book by Jacqui Rose that it will be one that you can''t put down; this one was no exception, bedtime got laTrade ReviewPraise for Jacqui Rose: ‘Gritty and gripping – by a star in the making.’ Kimberley Chambers ‘A thrilling and gripping novel.’ Roberta Kray ‘A cracking good read.’ Jessie Keane ‘A captivating read from one of my favourite authors.’ Mel Sherratt ‘A gripping yet tear-jerking gangland masterpiece’ Kerry Barnes
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Headline Publishing Group The Long and the Short of it
Book SynopsisIn print for the very first time, The Long and Short of It collects eight unmissable short stories from the international bestselling Chronicles of St Mary''s series.With introductions plus the brand new short story, A Perfect Storm.When a Child is Born A jump back to 1066 to witness the coronation of William the Conqueror goes slightly astray.Roman Holiday Max and her team become spectacularly involved with Julius Caesar, Cleopatra and a basket of confused asps.Christmas Present An attempt to rescue lost historians involving an enraged pig and Boudicca herself.The Very First Damned Thing From the very beginning of St Mary''s. Discover the truth behind Markham s stolen furniture and Professor Rapson s flies.Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings A gun left behind in Ancient Egypt and a race against time to prevent a catastrophe.Trade ReviewTakes readers on a carnival ride through laughter and tears with a bit of time travel thrown in for spice * Publishers Weekly Starred Review *A true page-turner * SF Revu *I've never seen time travel handled this way. I like it * Wethenerdy.com *[An] appealing cast of characters... [with] with plenty of humour, lots of action, and even a touch of romance * Library Journal *
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Faber & Faber The Shrouded Path Dc Childs Mystery 4
Book SynopsisNovember, 1957. Six teenage girls walk in the Derbyshire mists, the first chills of winter in the air. They follow the old train tracks into the dark tunnel of the Cutting. Only five reappear on the other side. October, 2017. Feverishly fixated on a childhood friend, Mina's dying mother makes a plea: Find Valerie'.Following up on what seems like a routine death by natural causes, DC Connie Childs' old instincts kick in, pointing her back to one cold evening in 1957. But as Connie broadens her enquiries, the investigation begins to move increasingly close to home.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Deep Dark Sleep
Book Synopsis''Tough, uncompromising and insightful . . . Russell has brilliantly captured post-war Glasgow and the vulnerability of those left to pick up the pieces'' Michael Robotham''A crime story that transcends the genre. . .This is storytelling at its very best!'' Michael Connelly Human remains are dredged up from the Clyde. They''ve been sleeping the deep, dark sleep for eighteen years. Suddenly Glasgow''s underworld is buzzing with the news that the remains are those of ''Gentleman Joe'' Strachan, Glasgow''s most ruthless armed robber.When Strachan''s daughters hire Lennox to find out who''s been sending them cash every year on the anniversary of Strachan''s biggest robbery, his instincts tell him the job spells trouble and will throw him back into world of the Three Kings - the crime bosses who run the city.But he takes the job. And soon learns that ignoring his instincts may cost him his life.Praise for award-winning writer Craig
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Titan Books Ltd The Vinyl Detective - Flip Back: Vinyl Detective
Book SynopsisThe fourth book in the hilarious and enthralling Vinyl Detective mystery series. "Like an old 45rpm record, this book crackles with brilliance." David Quantick on Written in Dead Wax It's all Tinkler's fault. If it weren't for his obsession with the 1970s electric folk band, Black Dog, none of this would have happened. At the height of their success, the members of Black Dog invited journalists to Holy Island, a desolate island off the northeast coast of England, to an infamous publicity stunt: they burned a million pounds on an enormous bonfire. But the stunt backfired, and tensions between the band members exploded, splitting the band for good, and increasing the value of their final, recalled album tenfold. It is this album that Tinkler's got his eye on. The Vinyl Detective and Nevada accept the challenge to hunt a copy down for Tinkler, but soon realize that the search for this record is going to be their most dangerous yet. Narrowly avoiding a killing spree, negotiating deranged Black Dog fans, and being pursued by hack journalist Stinky Stamner and his camera crew, they discover that perhaps all was not as it seemed on Holy Island--and that in the embers of that fire are clues of a motive for murder...Trade Review"An enthralling mystery with a wonderful gallery of grotesques." Ben Aaronovitch "One of the most innovative concepts in crime fiction for many years. Once you are hooked into the world of the Vinyl Detective it is very difficult to leave." Nev Fountain PRAISE FOR THE VINYL DETECTIVE "Like an old 45rpm record, this book crackles with brilliance." David Quantick "This tale of crime, cats and rock & roll unfolds with an authentic sense of the music scene then and now - and a mystery that will keep you guessing." Stephen Gallagher "An irresistible blend of murder, mystery and music... our protagonist seeks to find the rarest of records - and incidentally solve a murder, right a great historical injustice and, if he's very lucky, avoid dying in the process." Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London "The Vinyl Detective is one of the sharpest and most original characters I've seen for a long time." David Quantick, Emmy Award-winning producer of VEEP "Crime fiction as it should be, played loud through a valve amp and Quad speakers. No digital writing here, it's warm and rich. Every delicate pop and crackle adding character and flavour. Witty, charming and filled with exciting solos. Quite simply: groovy." Guy Adams, critically acclaimed author of The Clown Service "marvelously inventive and endlessly fascinating" Publishers Weekly "This charming mystery feels as companionable as a leisurely afternoon trawling the vintage shops with a good friend." Booklist (starred review)
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Little, Brown & Company re:Zero Starting Life in Another World, Vol. 9
Book SynopsisHaving lost his deadly duel with Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti, Subaru Natsuki goes back in time once more.Subaru returns to the world and, yet to shake off the effects of the ferocious battle, works with his allies to weave a new strategy - all to foil the wicked plans of the body-hopping Bishop of the Deadly Sins.Emilia, remaining behind in Roswaal Manor, also realizes that something lurks in the vicinity of the mansion. She urges the populace to take refuge, but the circumstances of her birth prove to be a wall she is helpless to overcome. Yet the arrival of the "Sword Devil" offers her a ray of hope-"If you tell me ten things you hate about yourself, I'll tell you twelve that I love about you."The ninth volume of the popular web novel, a tale of encounters and farewells. The third arc, Return to the Capital, reaches its conclusion-!!
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Cornerstone Jeeves and the King of Clubs
Book Synopsis'Peerless in its wit, elegance and silliness.’ Evening Standard BOOKS OF THE YEAR A Sunday Times PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR__________________________________________________________________Storm clouds loom over Europe. Treason is afoot in the highest social circles. The very security of the nation is in peril. Jeeves, it transpires, has long been an agent of British Intelligence, but now His Majesty's Government must turn to the one man who can help . . . Bertie Wooster.'A most thrilling return of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster . . . it vibrates with the spirit and the rhythms of his heart.''Remarkably good . . . in its similes, pace and general zing, this yarn is eerily Wodehousian.'Trade ReviewPeerless in its wit, elegance and silliness. It is the most successful homage to PG Wodehouse's Wooster and Jeeves stories to date. The footnotes are a joy of misplaced erudition. More of the same, please. -- Robert Fox * Evening Standard, BOOKS OF THE YEAR *Schott rises to the occasion with a rebooting of one of literature’s great double acts that captures His Master’s voice and, above all, the famous Wodehouse rhythm... A brilliant conceit: a network of spies in livery, silently watching the movers and shakers. * The Times *His sensitivity to the tics and cadences of his characters’ speech and ways of being is uncannily acute, and full of the same freshness and resonance of perception as Wodehouse’s own style. . . it vibrates with the spirit and rhythms of [Wodehouse’s] heart -- Matthew Adams * Sunday Times *An amusing and well-written homage to the master . . . Schott excels with a series of similes and metaphors every bit as striking as those Wodehouse came up with. A delight to read. * Observer *A most thrilling return of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster. * Sunday Times *
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Orion Publishing Co A Noise Downstairs
Book Synopsis The multi-million copy internationally bestselling author and master of the shocking twist, Linwood Barclay, is back with a nail-biting new thriller which will keep you awake all night . . . Paul Davis forgets things. Why he walked into a room. Who he spoke to, and what they said. What he promised his wife he''d do. Sometimes it''s too much, and the panic takes hold.But he wasn''t always like this.Eight months ago, Paul was attacked - left for dead after seeing something he shouldn''t have - and has been piecing his life back together ever since.During the days, therapy helps. But at night, he hears noises that no one else can. That nobody believes. Sometimes he thinks someone is in the house. Other times, the sounds are far stranger.Either he''s losing his mind - or someone wants him to think he is. Or maybe something even darker is waiting downstairs . . .Trade Reviewa creepy and compelling standalone.. Barclay expertly weaves together the various plot strands to reach a wholly unexpected conclusion. -- Laura Wilson * THE GUARDIAN *cunning.. twist-packed * SUNDAY TIMES *The king of the thriller returns with this spooky tale of a man recovering from serious trauma who starts to hear noises in the night. * THE INDEPENDENT *With a tight plot, delivered in short, punchy chapters, it's hard to resist racing through - to the final twist. * SUNDAY MIRROR *One of the world's finest thriller writers on the top of his game. A Noise Downstairs is a blinder - his best yet -- Peter JamesVintage Barclay - an utterly compelling read with a twist you won't see coming. I loved it! -- Shari LapenaLinwood Barclay's novels - as intelligent as Michael Connelly's, as compelling as Harlan Coben's - never fail to astonish. A Noise Downstairs, his best work yet, is a cobra of a story: smooth, slippery, unnerving . . . and likely to strike when you least expect it. I devoured this book -- A.J. FinnA suspense master -- Stephen KingNo one can thrill you and chill you better than Barclay -- Tess Gerritsen
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Orion Publishing Co The Scandal
Book Synopsis''Brand new series. Same top-notch writing.'' Eva DolanWhen an young man is found stabbed to death in a side street in Newcastle city centre in the run up to Christmas, it looks like a botched robbery to DCI David Stone. But when DS Frankie Oliver arrives at the crime scene, she gets more than she bargained for. She IDs the victim as Herald court reporter, thirty-two-year old Chris Adams she''s known since they were kids. With no eyewitnesses, the MIT are stumped. They discover that when Adams went out, never to return, he was working on a scoop that would make his name. But what was the story he was investigating? And who was trying to cover it up?As detectives battle to solve the case, they uncover a link to a missing woman that turns the investigation on its head. The exposé has put more than Adams'' life in danger. And it''s not over yet.Trade ReviewMari Hannah is a class act when it comes to writing crime and The Scandal is no exception. Pitch perfect police procedural. * Living Magazine *Another top-notch thriller that's gripping, right to the thrilling end. * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *
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Headline Publishing Group Im Watching You The Chicago Series Book 2
Book SynopsisWhen admiration becomes obsession, will it turn to murder? I''M WATCHING YOU is a brilliant thriller from bestselling Karen Rose, and part of her Chicago series.Kristen Mayhew, the Chicago Public Defender''s office star prosecutor, is no stranger to success. With success comes danger though and it''s only a matter of time before she herself becomes a victim. A secret admirer is following Kristen''s every move. He kills the criminals she herself is powerless to stop, then sends her letters offering the murders as tokens of his respect. Kristen''s life is out of control and, as the body count rises, the killer''s obsessive need for retribution will make Kristen a target, along with everyone she holds dear...Trade Review'Rose delivers the kind of high-wire suspense that keeps you riveted to the edge of your seat' * Lisa Gardner *'Don't miss this perfectly pitched chill-fest with a human edge from a rising star in the thriller market' * The Scottish Daily Record *
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Canongate Books Ltd Beneath the Soil 6 A Suzie Fewings Genealogical
Book SynopsisGenealogy-enthusiast Suzie Fewings and her family are on a family-history trip to Saddlers Wood Farm when they hear a gunshot ringing out. The local farmer and his wife, Philip and Eileen, seem strangely agitated and upset, and direct them to a ruined cottage in the wood . . . where Suzie gets the strangest feeling she's being watched. Two days later, they hear that Eileen has been shot dead and her husband arrested.Suzie is convinced there is more to this than meets the eye, and she and her family investigate. But the police seem uninterested in their findings, and Suzie soon begins to feel as if wherever she goes there is someone watching her . . .
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Pan Macmillan The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Book SynopsisNostalgic and melancholy in equal measure, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a razor-sharp satire of the antebellum South that, despite beginning life as a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is now seen in its own right as one of the most important of all American novels.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn features an afterword by playwright and screenwriter Peter Harness.Rather than be 'sivilized' by the Widow Douglas, Huckleberry Finn - the grubby but good-natured son of a local drunk - sets off with Jim, an escaped slave, to find freedom on the Mississippi river. With the law on their tail, they navigate a world of robbers, slave hunters and con men, and Huck must choose between what society says is 'right' and his own burgeoning understanding of Jim's friendship and humanity.
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Hodder & Stoughton Shallow Graves
Book SynopsisThe first in the Location Scout trilogy, featuring movie location finder John Pellam.Trade ReviewSHALLOW GRAVES is a real pleasure - tough-minded, intelligent, and very well written. Bravo! * Lawrence Block *
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Pan Macmillan The Sudden Arrival of Violence
Book SynopsisMalcolm Mackay was born and grew up in Stornoway where he still lives. The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter, his much lauded debut was the first in the Glasgow Trilogy, set in the city's underworld. It was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award for Best Crime Debut of the Year and the Scottish First Book of the Year Award and was chosen as Best Read by ITV3's Specsavers Crime Thriller Club programme. How A Gunman Says Goodbye, the second book in the series, won the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award. The final book in the trilogy is The Sudden Arrival of Violence. His other crime novels include For Those Who Know the Ending, Every Night I Dream of Hell and In the Cage Where Your Saviours Hide.
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Pan Macmillan Montalbanos First Case and Other Stories
Book SynopsisMontalbano's First Case and Other Stories is a brilliant collection of short stories, personally chosen by Andrea Camilleri.It follows Inspector Montalbano from his very first case in Vigàta, in which he stumbles upon a young girl lurking outside a courthouse with a pistol in her handbag. When she is taken in for questioning and won't utter a single word, Montalbano must find another way to learn who she is trying to kill, and why . . .Other cases include a missing woman who has run away from the love of her life; an old married couple who appear to be rehearsing their suicides; and a crime so dark there's only one person the inspector can call for help.With twists and turns aplenty, these short stories have all the wit, mystery and culinary gusto that Camilleri's fans have come to love him for.Trade ReviewAmong the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today * Sunday Times *One of fiction's greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe's greatest crime writes . . . utterly gripping * Daily Mirror *Wonderful Italian detective stories * Guardian *For sunny views, explosive characters and a snappy plot constructed with great farcical ingenuity, the writer you want is Andrea Camilleri * New York Times *
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Hodder & Stoughton Slow Burn
Book Synopsis''Leather''s latest full-throttle thriller could hardly be more topical . . . it hurtles off the page, grabbing the reader by the throat'' Daily Mail''This cracking Spider Shepherd thriller zips along like a sniper''s bullet''The SunShould we bring them back?There are thousands of jihadi brides in refugee camps in the Middle East. Some of them were once British before they were stripped of their citizenship. Were they brainwashed or simply naive when they set out for Syria as teenagers? And, if they were allowed to return, would they pose a threat to our country?Spider Shepherd is about to be sent on an extraordinary mission to the Syrian border by his MI5 boss. There he will have to decide which of the women he meets is still a threat, and if not, which of them has information useful to the Secret Service and can be allowed back. His are life or death decisions.But there is one bride he must take backTrade ReviewPacked with intricate detail on the intelligence services and written with Leather's familiar gusto, it hurtles off the page, grabbing the reader by the throat * Daily Mail *This cracking Spider Shepherd thriller zips along like a sniper's bullet * Sun *Unputdownable! * Peterborough Telegraph *
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Hodder & Stoughton Savage Season
Book SynopsisMeet Hap and Leonard, the unlikely detective duo now on screen in the highly praised series starring James Purefoy, Michael K. Williams and Christina Hendricks.A rip-roaring, high-octane, Texas-sized thriller, featuring two friends, one vixen, a crew of washed-up radicals, loads of money and bloody mayhem.Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are best friends, yet they couldn''t be more different. Hap is an East Texas white boy with a weakness for women. Leonard is a gay, black Vietnam vet. Together, they steer up more commotion than a fire storm. But that''s just the way they like it. When an ex-flame of Hap''s returns promising a huge score, Hap lets Leonard in on the scam, and that''s when things get interesting. Chock-full of action and laughs, Savage Season is the masterpiece of dark suspense that introduced Hap and Leonard to the thriller scene. It hasn''t been the same since.
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Hodder & Stoughton A Maidens Grave
Book SynopsisThe ultimate thriller writer's first large-scale, ticking clock standalone thriller. An escaped convict takes hostage a bus of deaf children. He will kill one an hour . . .Trade ReviewDeaver knits a seamless fabric of tightening tension right up to the explosive double whammy ending * The Times *A real chiller, seething with violence and heart-stopping tension * Sunday Telegraph *A gripping, emotional descent into the mind of evil * Anthony Gallagher, Waterstone's *Tension-packed pages take the thriller to a new dimension * Doris Mousdale, Whitcoulls, New Zealand *An authentic and gripping hostage drama * Toby Wrigley, Book League, South Africa *Riveting and sensitively handled * New Woman *
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Little, Brown Book Group A Masterpiece of Corruption
Book SynopsisThe second John Grey historical mysteryIt is December 1657. John Grey, at his cramped desk in Lincoln''s Inn, is attempting to resume his legal career. A mysterious message from a ''Mr SK'' tempts him out into the snowy streets of London and to what he believes will be a harmless diversion from his studies. But Mr SK''s letter proves to have been intended for somebody else entirely and Grey unwittingly finds himself in the middle of a plot to assassinate the Lord Protector - a plot about which he now knows more than it is safe to know. Can he both prevent the murder and (of greater immediate relevance) save his own skin? Both the Sealed Knot and Cromwell''s Secretary of State, John Thurloe believe he is on their side, but he is unsure that either is on his. As somebody is kind enough to point out to him: ''You are a brave man, Grey. The life of a double agent can be exciting but very short.'' Grey just has to hope that prediction is wrong.<Trade ReviewA fast-paced tale of double-crossing and double agents * The Times *I was seduced from John Grey's first scene -- Ann CleevesA dizzying whirl of plot and counterplot * Guardian *[L. C. Tyler] juggles his characters, story, wit and clever one liners with perfect balance * The Times *
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Little, Brown Book Group Iron Wolf
Book SynopsisIn the spring of 2017, the U.S. economy is rebounding under President Stacy Anne Barbeau, the country''s first female president. But her leadership is about to be severely tested: Russian president Gennadiy Gryzlov has sent Special Troops, disguised as pro-Russian activists, into Ukraine and Moldova. Though NATO is outraged, its response is tepid. Refusing to let Russian aggression go unpunished, former U.S. president Kevin Martindale approaches Polish president Peter Wilk with a radical solution: a counterattack using a covert force of Cybernetic Infantry Device (CID): manned robots.Underwritten by the wealthy Wilk, Operation Iron Wolf is launched-without the knowledge of the Americans or its NATO partners. The CID''s initial strikes are successful, infuriating Gryzlov and propelling President Barbeau to pledge western help to investigate the attack. With international tensions at the boiling point, Martindale''s secret alliance, supported by the best military technology, is de
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Headline Publishing Group Top Secret TwentyOne
Book SynopsisSmall guy. Big trouble.Death threats, highly trained assassins and highly untrained assassins are all in a day''s work for Stephanie Plum in Top Secret Twenty-One. Janet Evanovich''s hilarious bestselling series is perfect reading for fans of Sue Grafton and JD Robb. Praise for Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''A laugh-out-loud page turner'' (Heat); ''Sharp dialogue, a little slapstick and a little romance'' (The Sunday Times); ''Highly enjoyable... who can resist?'' (Chicago Tribune). Stephanie Plum has just one job lined up - tracking down Jimmy Poletti: car-dealer and all-round scumbag. Problem is he''s on the run, and silencing his former colleagues, one bullet at a time. Plum is going to need bait to bring him in. Bait like Poletti''s ex-bookkeeper, Randy Briggs: a ninety-two-centimeter-tall magnet for bored housewives and rocket-propelled grenades.To make things worse, there''s a one-eyed Trade Review'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * Sunday Times *'Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction' * GQ *'Slapstick, steam and suspense' * People *'A laugh-out-loud page-turner' * Heat *'Romantic and gripping...an absolute tonic' * Good Housekeeping *'Evanovich's characters are eccentric and exaggerated, the violence often surreal and the plot dizzily speedy: but she produces as many laughs as anyone writing crime today' * The Times *'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * Sunday Times *
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Headline Publishing Group The Foster Child
Book SynopsisThe brilliant new novel from Jenny Blackhurst, the #1 eBook bestselling author of HOW I LOST YOU, which Clare Mackintosh called ''utterly gripping'' and BEFORE I LET YOU IN. If you love Louise Jensen''s THE GIFT or SK Tremayne''s THE ICE TWINS you will love this.When child psychologist Imogen Reid takes on the case of 11-year-old Ellie Atkinson, she refuses to listen to warnings that the girl is dangerous.Ellie was the only survivor of a fire that killed her family. Imogen is convinced she''s just a sad and angry child struggling to cope with her loss.But Ellie''s foster parents and teachers are starting to fear her. When she gets upset, bad things seem to happen. And as Imogen gets closer to Ellie, she may be putting herself in danger...Trade Review'Jenny is an evil genius' - Lisa Hall'[Blackhurst] has a wonderful ability to understand human frailties and relationships and uses this knowledge to weave a wonderful story' - rebeccabradleycrime.com'A gripping clever book. I loved it and didn't want it to end' (about Before I let you In) - Claire Douglas
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Headline Publishing Group The Pursuit
Book SynopsisTHE PURSUIT by Janet Evanovich is an action-packed adventure featuring FBI agent Kate O''Hare and her secret partner, fugitive Nicolas Fox. Janet Evanovich''s novels are: ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today)Diamonds, castles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers: a typical Nick Fox date.International conman and expert thief Nick Fox has been kidnapped from right under his FBI handler''s nose. Fortunately for him, he''s been taken by a gang of thieves who want his expertise. Unfortunately for the thieves, his FBI handler is Kate O''Hare, and there''s more than a professional connection between her and Nick.A diamond vault is the first target, but soon Nick and Kate have both joined the gang and are chasing around the Paris sewers in an attempt to prevent a biological weapon being unleashed. All that stands between them and a global terror event are Kate''s forTrade ReviewPraise for Janet Evanovich: 'Pithy, witty and fast-paced' * Sunday Times *Among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction * GQ *A laugh-out-loud page-turner * Heat *This suspense series continues to mix the humor from [Janet] Evanovich and [Lee] Goldberg's books with the intricate cons seen in the best episodes of Mission: Impossible. The banter and thrills are nonstop, and readers will be anxious to see what happens next * Library Journal *Even if you can't always tell the good guys from the bad guys, there's no doubt who'll come out on top when the Fox is in the hen house * Kirkus Reviews *Romantic and gripping...an absolute tonic * Good Housekeeping *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Frostgrave Forgotten Pacts
Book SynopsisIn this supplement for Frostgrave, players lead their warbands into the northern reaches of the city, exploring the ruined temples of the Frozen City to search for the lost secrets of evocation--the art of summoning demons. While the lure of such knowledge is great, few wizards have ventured into this region as it is overrun by barbaric northern tribesmen, who have descended from the hills in their own search for treasure. Marking themselves with demonic sigils, many of these barbarians have aligned with ancient powers discovered among the temples. Along with a host of new scenarios focusing on the exploration of the temples, the book also contains new treasures, spells, soldiers, and creatures that can be found in and around the ruins.Table of ContentsIntroduction/ The Campaign/ Scenarios/ New Warband Options/ New Treasure/ Expanded Bestiary
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Penguin Adult Premeditated Mortar: A Fixer-Upper Mystery
Book SynopsisContractor Shannon Hammer investigates a recent murder in a spooky old asylum in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery.
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Hodder & Stoughton Lie With Me
Book SynopsisTHE UNPUTDOWNABLE RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK AND SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER THAT EVERYONE IS RAVING ABOUT. OVER 100K COPIES SOLD.''Utterly gripping'' Daily Mail ''A killer twist'' Woman & Home''I loved every page'' Clare MackintoshLonglisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the YearShortlisted for the British Book Awards Crime Novel of the YearA few little lies never hurt anyone. Right?Wrong.Paul has a plan. He has a vision of a better future, and he''s going to make it happen. If it means hiding or exaggerating a few things here and there, no harm done. But when he charms his way on to a family holiday...And finds himself trapped among tensions and emotions he doesn''t understand...By the time he starts to realise that however painful the truth is, it''s the lies that cause the real damage...Well, by then, it might just beTrade ReviewBrilliantly executed - I loved every page. -- Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You GoA sizzling tale of deceit, betrayal and entrapment that is extraordinarily well-crafted and utterly gripping - a stunning summer read * Daily Mail *A perfect thriller: clever, classy and shocking. I read it in one day. -- Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She SaidI doubt there will be a better beach read out this summer * Daily Express *An unsettling, disturbing but utterly brilliant, gripping read with a terrific twist * Sunday Mirror *A dark and well-plotted psychological thriller. -- Sebastian FaulksIf you've had a hole in your literary life since finishing Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, this is the book to fill it * Grazia *Tightly plotted and taut with psychological suspense, I couldn't put down this gripping novel. In my mind, Lie With Me is set to be one of this summer's biggest hits. -- Lucy Clarke, author of Last SeenIngenious plotting, fine characterisation and assured pacing * The Sunday Times *Enormous fun, a psychological thriller worthy of Ruth Rendell or Patricia Highsmith.... The way the narration keeps us guessing is masterly * Guardian *A clever, engaging thriller to frantically binge-read as the tension mounts and all the subtle clues that Durrant has skilfully hidden begin to reveal themselves * Red Magazine *The word-perfect portrait of character leading to disaster, the unfurling dread, the ingenious plotting... I feel sick with envy that I didn't write it myself. -- Alex Marwood, author of The Darkest SecretI was intrigued, unsettled and utterly engrossed from the very first page...so beautifully written and intelligently constructed -- Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of UsGrabs you from the first page and never lets you go. If, like me, you have been longing for a psycho-thriller of genius since you finished Gone Girl, then the wait is finally over. -- Tony Parsons, author of The Murder BagSimmering with menace, and with a blisteringly taut and twisted plot. Simply superb. -- Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Else's SkinI absolutely loved it: claustrophobic, gripping, and beautifully written with a growing sense of foreboding until the unexpected, final twist. -- Claire Douglas, author of The SistersTense, darkly funny and morally complex. I wished Lie With Me wouldn't end. -- Tamar Cohen, author of When She Was BadAn exceptional novel that seduced me from the first page and tightened its grip with every chapter. I'm not sure it has released me even now. -- Claire Kendal, author of The Book of YouA compelling, clever, claustrophobic read with a brilliantly executed anti-hero - I loved Lie With Me! -- Angela Clarke, author of Follow MeA tremendously engrossing, unnerving story...delivers suspense from the outset and dark jokes and surprises throughout -- Mark Lawson
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Medici ~ Supremacy
Book SynopsisWinner of the Premio Bancarella, 2017 The second instalment in a prize-winning series charting the rise of the House of Medici as they become Masters of Florence and progenitors of the Renaissance. Florence, 1469. Lorenzo de' Medici is to be wed. The marriage will cement a powerful alliance for his family. But his heart belongs to another. Torn between love and power, he has become complacent. He has forgotten the bloody path he forged on his ascent to power, and the enemies left in his wake. When the family's historical enemies and shadowy new conspirators put their bloody plot into action, the consequences will be terrible. In order to protect their supremacy, the Medici will enact a violent vengeance from which few will be spared.Trade ReviewThe story of the Medici is so juicy and rich and Strukul makes good use of it. A page-turning adventure novel with a little depth to spice the mix. All life is here, lean back and enjoy * NB Magazine *Exciting. With an excellent translation by Richard McKenna, a strong plot and well-defined characters, the book brings alive the life and culture of 15th-century Florence * Historical Novel Society *PRAISE FOR MATTEO STRUKUL: 'Strukul has a brilliant style and a rare imagination' Tim Willocks, bestselling author of Green River Rising. 'Matteo Strukul is one of the most important new voices in Italian crime fiction' -- Joe R Lansdale, Edgar Winner for The Bottoms
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Headline Publishing Group Hid From Our Eyes
Book SynopsisHow do you find a killer who leaves no trace? New York Times bestseller Julia Spencer-Fleming returns to her gripping Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery series with a compelling case that spans decades.''Thrilling, chilling and the suspense is killing'' Val McDermidTwo murders, twenty years apart, with eerie similarities: a woman in a party dress murdered with no obvious cause of death. The last known suspect? Russ Van Alstyne, never convicted but never completely cleared either.Now, decades later, a third young woman is found under similar circumstances. It''s a new case that opens old wounds for Russ, now a police chief himself.With three crimes spanning generations, and Russ himself under suspicion, the pressure is on for him to solve the murder or risk losing everything he loves.PRAISE FOR JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING:''Julia Spencer-Fleming is one of mystery fictiTrade ReviewA tour de force by Julia Spencer-Fleming. Not only is this a tense mystery unfolding simultaneously in three time periods but also a poignant drama touching the flawed and very real main characters.I've been waiting eagerly for Julia Spencer-Fleming's new book, and it was well worth the wait. Hid from Our Eyes is an intricate, intense mystery with a chilling ending . . .This is a five-star experience that shocked me and kept me reading late into the night....the rich heritage of this Adirondack Mountain region gives depth and complexity to the crimes...yes, this is a very small town, but under Spencer-Fleming's grave and tender touch it becomes a world that you want to visit and hate to leave * New York Times Book Review *Tense, stylish and accomplished -- S. J. BoltonA powerful psychological thriller...Julia Spencer-Felming is one of our finest writers of suspense -- Joseph FinderDeep, rich and compelling - and as chilling as hell...a masterful novel -- M.G. Gardiner...the award-winning Spencer-Fleming calls attention to the stress, nightmares, anger and guilt many military personnel experience on their return to civilian life... Outstanding * Library Journal *A MASTERPIECE * Richmond Times Dispatch *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Nothing Gold Can Stay
Book SynopsisAlaska State Trooper Liam Campbell is on the hunt for a serial killer. Newly promoted to corporal, Liam Campbell is slowly making a home for himself in Newenham. With just DUIs and domestic disputes to disturb the peace, life is relatively tranquil – until Campbell's girlfriend, Bush pilot Wyanet Chouinard, delivering a shipment of mail to a remote post office, finds the postmistress murdered. At first it seems a random assault; but then another woman disappears after her husband is killed at their gold mining claim. When Campbell connects the crimes with a twenty-year-old string of missing women, he knows he's facing a serial killer.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR DANA STABENOW: 'A darkly compelling view of life in the Alaskan bush, well laced with lots of gallows humor. Believable and always suspenseful. Who could ask for more?' Sharon Penman. 'One of the strongest voices in crime fiction' Seattle Times. 'Stabenow is blessed with a rich prose style and a fine eye for detail. Outstanding' Washington Post. 'Crime fiction doesn't get much better than this' Booklist. 'For rich, idiosyncratic settings and engaging characters let me recommend Dana Stabenow' -- Diana Gabaldon
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Better to Rest
Book SynopsisIt seems the past has caught up with Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell. After a party of hunters stumbles upon a desiccated human hand clutching an incredibly rare 'double-eagle' gold coin, Liam Campbell is led to the broken remains of a World War II-era transport plane emerging from the face of a calving glacier. For some sixty years the glacier has held its secrets close: Who was on the ill-fated flight? What were they doing? 74-year-old Newenham matriarch Lydia Tompkins might have had the answers Campbell is looking for, but now she's dead too, murdered in her own home. And she won't be the last to die as a once-buried secret returns to haunt the present.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR DANA STABENOW: 'A darkly compelling view of life in the Alaskan bush, well laced with lots of gallows humor. Believable and always suspenseful. Who could ask for more?' Sharon Penman. 'One of the strongest voices in crime fiction' Seattle Times. 'Stabenow is blessed with a rich prose style and a fine eye for detail. Outstanding' Washington Post. 'Crime fiction doesn't get much better than this' Booklist. 'For rich, idiosyncratic settings and engaging characters let me recommend Dana Stabenow' -- Diana Gabaldon
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC So Sure of Death
Book SynopsisAlaska State Trooper Liam Campbell is all at sea. He's been demoted and exiled to Newenham, an ice-bound bush town in the middle of nowhere, where he's taken up residence in a leaky old gill-netter on the bay. Newenham is small, but Liam Campbell is quickly finding out that small doesn't guarantee a simple life. Three months in, Campbell is brooding on how to put down roots on dry land again when a fishing boat is found adrift, burned down to the waterline. Aboard, he discovers seven charred bodies. A terrible accident? Or a cover-up of something worse? And then a young archaeological assistant is gruesomely murdered at a remote dig site. With eight dead, things are getting out of hand – and Liam is left following a trail of false leads, false confessions, and false hopes.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR DANA STABENOW: 'A darkly compelling view of life in the Alaskan bush, well laced with lots of gallows humor. Believable and always suspenseful. Who could ask for more?' Sharon Penman. 'One of the strongest voices in crime fiction' Seattle Times. 'Stabenow is blessed with a rich prose style and a fine eye for detail. Outstanding' Washington Post. 'Crime fiction doesn't get much better than this' Booklist. 'For rich, idiosyncratic settings and engaging characters let me recommend Dana Stabenow' -- Diana Gabaldon
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Bitter Lemon Press Reasonable Doubts
Book SynopsisCounsel for the defence Guido Guerrieri is asked to handle the appeal of Fabio Paolicelli, who has been sentenced to sixteen years for drug smuggling. The odds are stacked against the accused: not only the fact that he initially confessed to the crime but also his past as a neo-Fascist thug. It is only the intervention of Paolicelli's beautiful half-Japanese wife that finally overcomes Guerrieri's reluctance. Matters are further complicated when Guerrieri ends up in bed with her.Trade Review"The role of Guido Guerrieri is to take on impossible cases that have little chance of success. The lawyer accepts the case only because he's fallen in lust with the prisoner's wife; his efforts to prove his client's innocence bring him into dangerous conflict with Mafia interests. Everything a legal thriller should be." The Times "This book is hard-boiled and sun-dried in equal parts. Where Philip Marlowe would be knocking back bourbon and listening to the snap of fist on jaw, Guerrieri prefers Sicilian wine and Leonard Cohen. Guerrieri is romantically troubled and perpetually drawn into defending those he'd rather not. The local colour is complemented by snappy legal procedural writing which sends the reader tumbling through the clockwork of a tightly wound plot.' Financial Times "Carofiglio, until recently an anti-Mafia prosecutor in southern Italy, is particularly well-placed to write legal thrillers, and he does so with considerable brio, humour and skill. Guido Guerrieri is a lawyer who struggles with his own demons as much as with his stressful caseload - stressful because Guido is attracted to seemingly hopeless causes, and because it sometimes feels as though he's the only honest lawyer in Bari." Daily Mail
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Baker Publishing Group Point of Danger
Book SynopsisRadio show host Eve Reilly is used to backlash for her on-air commentary. But when angry online posts escalate to menacing harassment, it will be up to Detective Brent Lange to track down a dangerous foe who wants to silence the fearless woman now stealing his heart.
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Quercus Publishing The Red Hand: Stories, reflections and the last
Book SynopsisPeter Temple held crime writing up to the light and, with his poet's ear and eye, made it his own incomparable thing.Peter Temple started publishing novels late, when he was fifty, but then he got cracking. He wrote nine novels in thirteen years. Along the way he wrote screenplays, stories, dozens of reviews.When Temple died in March 2018 there was an unfinished Jack Irish novel in his drawer. It is included in The Red Hand, and it reveals the master at the peak of his powers. The Red Hand also includes the screenplay of Valentine's Day, an improbably delightful story about an ailing country football club, which in 2007 was adapted for television by the ABC. Also included are his short fiction, his reflections on the Australian idiom, a handful of autobiographical fragments, and a selection of his brilliant book reviews. .Trade ReviewPeter Temple is an addiction. Read one book and you will want to read them all. * Val McDermid *One of the world's most distinguished literary crime novelists * Independent *What makes Temple so compelling is his divine use of language * Daily Mail *
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Pan Macmillan The Voice of the Violin
Book SynopsisThe Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri is the fourth novel in the wryly humorous Inspector Montalbano series.The commissioner kept looking at him with an expression that combined contempt and commiseration, apparently discerning unmistakable signs of senile dementia in the inspector. "I'm going to speak very frankly, Montalbano. I don't have a very high opinion of you." "Nor I of you," the inspector replied bluntly. Montalbano's gruesome discovery of a naked young woman suffocated in her bed immediately sets him on a search for her killer. Among the suspects are her aging husband, a famous doctor; a shy admirer, now disappeared; an antiques-dealing lover from Bologna; and the victim's friend Anna, whose charms Montalbano cannot help but appreciate. But it is a mysterious, reclusive violinist who holds the key to this murder . . .The Voice of the Violin is followed by the fifth novel in this compelling mystery series, Excursion to Tindari.Trade ReviewMontalbano's colleagues, chance encounters, Sicilian mores, even the contents of his fridge are described with the wit and gusto that make this narrator the best company in crime fiction today * Guardian *Among the most exquisitely crafted pieces of crime writing available today . . . Simply superb * Sunday Times *One of fiction's greatest detectives and Camilleri is one of Europe's greatest crime writers * Daily Mail *
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HarperCollins Publishers Inspector French and the Crime at Guildford
Book SynopsisTo mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, The King of Detective Story Writers', this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.Trade Review‘Brilliant . . . will delight all lovers of detective fiction.’Daily Telegraph
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Profile Books Ltd He Died with His Eyes Open: Factory 1
Book SynopsisWhen a middle-aged alcoholic is found brutally battered to death on a roadside in West London, the case is assigned to a nameless detective sergeant, a tough-talking cynic and fearless loner from the Department of Unexplained Deaths at the Factory police station. Working from cassette tapes left behind in the dead man's property, our narrator must piece together the history of his blighted existence and discover the agents of its cruel end. What he doesn't expect is that digging for the truth will demand plenty of lying, and that the most terrible of villains will also prove to be the most attractive. In the first of six police procedurals that comprise the Factory series, Derek Raymond spins a riveting, and vividly human crime drama. Relentlessly pursuing justice for the dispossessed, his detective narrator treads where few others dare: in the darkest corners of London, a city of sin plagued by unemployment, racism and vice, and peopled by a cast of low-lifes, all utterly convincing and brought to life by Raymond's pitch-perfect dialogue.Trade Review?A crackerjack of a crime novel, unafraid to face the reality of man?s and woman?s evil? Evening Standard ?A mixture of thin-lipped Chandleresque backchat and of idioms more icily subversive? ObserverA pioneer of British noir? No one has come near to matching his style or overwhelming sense of sadness? Raymond's world is uniformly sinister, his language strangely mannered. He does not strive for accuracy, but achieves an emotional truth all his own. -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *Cook's prose can make amazing stylistic leaps without once losing its balance? He anticipates James Ellroy and David Peace, among others, in this terrifying determination to disclose the skull beneath the skin? a supreme example of how nasty Britain actually is. -- Time Out ?Witty * perceptive and well written? Big Issue *
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Oldcastle Books Ltd Trust Me Im Dead
Book SynopsisShe hasn't seen her brother in years. Now, he's dead.Trade ReviewA great mystery that I found somewhat addictive. The pace and setting were spot on and I really relished looking forward to the next in the series. -- Leah Moyse * Reflections Of A Reader *Trust Me, I'm Dead, is fast paced, well structured, twists and turns on almost every page - some brutal, some tender, and hallelujah, Clark follows the great rule of writing crime novels. Keep the suspense level high - make the reader wait. Halfway through I nearly flipped to the end but I restrained myself. Well done Renée. Trust Me, I'm Dead is confident, funny, full of surprises. Clark's hero Judi, is grumpy, resourceful, stubborn, cynical and underneath all that, carefully hidden, she has a heart. What's not to like? -- Renée Taylor * Renée's Wednesday Busk *a whodunnit worthy of a binge alert -- Peter Dewar * The Westsider *Sherryl Clark is a worthy addition to the crime writing fraternity, and Trust Me, I'm Dead is a book you should definitely add to your reading list -- Adrian Magson * Shots Mag *This felt like an impeccably planned treasure hunt with tension interwoven into the story to lasso my attention right to the end. I'll be watching for the author's next crime fiction offering! * A Knight's Reads *
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Image Comics Dead Eyes Volume 1
Book SynopsisMeet Martin Dobbs. He's a hot-tempered, foul-mouthed former mercenary and gun-for-hire who's just been forced out of retirement-with both funny and violent results. DEAD EYES is equal parts Unforgiven, The Equalizer, and Robin Hood, from two of comics' most irreverent creators: writer GERRY DUGGAN (Deadpool) and artist JOHN McCREA (Hitman)! Collects DEAD EYES #1-4Trade ReviewLIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED) -- Throughout the 1990s, Martin Dobbs terrorized bank clerks, drug dealers, and mobsters across Boston as a masked outlaw dubbed Dead Eyes. His legend only grew after his sudden disappearance in 1997-some think him dead; others claim he vanished after stealing $12 million from a dangerous crime family. In reality, Martin retired to settle down with his wife, Megan-but when her health fails, and the salary Martin earns working at a department store falls far short of covering her medical bills, he's forced to embark upon another crime spree. The good news is, he's still got a knack for nabbing a big score; unfortunately, the Boston Mob has a long memory and takes their vendettas very seriously. Duggan (Dawn of X. Vol. 3) and McCrea (Judge Dredd: Mechanismo; Machine Law) combine the swashbuckling banditry of Ocean's Eleven and the brutal, over-the-top violence and dark humor that made McCrea's Hitman a gonzo crime classic.VERDICT Watching Dead Eyes outsmart, outmaneuver, and outgun his enemies is a total blast in this first collection of what will hopefully be a long-running series.
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HarperCollins Publishers Queenie The gripping epic historical crime novel
Book SynopsisThe No.1 Sunday Times bestseller from the No.1 author. As featured on BBC Radio 2 Rylan on Saturday Radio 4 Front Row BBC Breakfast!*She's a born survivorLife is tough for Queenie growing up in the war-torn backstreets of Whitechapel, but she learns what it takes to survive.And she'll do anything to protect her family . . .With a useless husband and sons of her own to feed, Queenie raises her boys to be strong, to fight for the life she never had.And when they grow up, they'll make sure their mother's name becomes East End legend.This is QueenieThis is her storyTrade ReviewPraise for the Queen of Gangland Crime, Kimberley Chambers: ‘If you enjoy tough, gritty crime novels, you will love this book’ Rachel Abbott ‘A great read from one of our favourite crime writers’ Closer ‘A gritty tale with a shocking twist . . . will have you on the edge of your seat from cover to cover’ OK ‘I'm a big fan of Kimberley Chambers. For me Life of Crime is her best book yet. Brutally realistic, epic in scale and with a twist I didn't see coming’ Jaime Raven ‘This beautifully crafted, sharp, well-paced novel will keep you hooked until the very end. An outstanding tale of betrayal, violence and love. Buy it. Read it. You'll love it. I did’ Amanda Prowse ‘[Kimberley Chambers is] the queen of the gritty, low-life tale . . .a fast-paced, thrill-a-minute ride that takes you on all sorts of twists and turns’ Bella ‘Easily as good as Martina Cole’ News of the World ‘Brilliantly delivers a story of violence, treachery and family ties… Easy to read and hard to put down’ News of the World ‘[A] fast-paced tale with gritty authenticity’ Guardian
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Ebury Publishing The Complete Father Brown Stories
Book SynopsisTo celebrate the 100th anniversary of G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown mysteries, BBC One Daytime has commissioned a new 10-part drama series for January 2013 to bring the priest-turned-detective back to life. BBC Books will be publishing a new edition of the original and complete short stories to tie-in to transmission.Set in the early-twentieth century, Father Brown's world is quintessentially English; crime scenes await in country houses, rural parish churches and quaint gardens as well as foggy London streets and shadowy railway stations. Father Brown may be a kindly cleric, but his bumbling nature disguises a detective mind to rival Sherlock Holmes... The character of Father Brown, brought to life by Mark Williams, is based on a real parish priest and the idea that priests, through hearing Confession, know the worst of human nature more than anyone, including the police. Father Brown uses his experiences to put himself into the mind of the criminal to solve each mystery and catch the perpetrators.
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Quercus Publishing Night and Day: A Jesse Stone Mystery
Book SynopsisJesse Stone is an ex LA cop who has taken the job of police chief in Paradise, Massachusetts...and things are getting strange in Paradise. Stone is called to the junior high school when reports of lewd conduct by the school's principal, Betsy Ingersoll, filter into the station. Ingersoll claims she was protecting the propriety of her students when she inspected each girl's undergarments in the locker room. Jesse would like nothing more than to see Ingersoll punished, but her high-powered attorney husband stands in the way. At the same time, the women of Paradise are faced with a threat to their sense of security with the emergence of a tormented voyeur, dubbed "The Night Hawk." Initially, he's content to peer through windows, but as times goes on, he becomes more reckless, forcing his victims to strip at gunpoint...And according to the notes he's sending to Jesse, he's not satisfied to stop there. It's up to Jesse to catch the Night Hawk, before it's too late.
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Quercus Publishing Cell 8: Ewert Grens 3
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES 60 BEST THRILLERS AND CRIME NOVELS OF THE PAST 6 YEARS PICK - A CAPITAL CRIME AND A CHILLING CONSPIRACY AWAIT DCI EWERT GRENS.'A powerful, multi-layered novel' Guardian'A mesmerising crime narrative' IndependentONE CELLA convicted murderer dies awaiting execution on Ohio's death row.ONE CRIMINALSix years later, the same man walks into a Stockholm police station. ONE CONSPIRACYHe's defeated death. He's played the unplayable system. And now Detective Superintendent Ewert Grens must discover how.Looking for another novel in the million-selling DCI Ewert Grens series? Try Two Soldiers . . .Trade Review'A mesmerising crime narrative' Independent. * Independent *'A powerful, multi-layered novel' Guardian. * Guardian *'Astonishing ... Passionate ... Taut with suspense' Sunday Times, Books of 2011. * Sunday Times *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Last Drop of Blood
Book SynopsisThe final thriller in the million-copy-selling Katie Maguire series. In the driver's seat of a Jaguar, on a country road, a good man burns. Justice Garrett Quinn should have been at a sentencing. He was one of the good ones, fighting for order in a lawless world. In a burned-out car, on the outskirts of Cork, DS Katie Maguire finds what's left of him. But this is only the beginning. The judge's death sparks a gang war fought with bullets and bombs, and civilians are caught in the crossfire. As the city spirals deeper into violence, Ireland's most fearless detective must find the courage to fight for her hometown one last time. Katie Maguire is no stranger to sacrifice – but she has lost so much already. Facing new horrors each day, Katie must decide: can she do her duty when she has nothing left to give? Praise for Graham Masterton: 'One of this country's most exciting crime novelists. If you have not read one, read them all now' Daily Mail. 'A tough and gritty thriller with an attractive principal character' Irish Independent. 'Graham Masterton is a natural storyteller' New York Journal of Books. 'Any fan of mysteries should grab this book' Irish Examiner.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE KATIE MAGUIRE SERIES: 'One of this country's most exciting crime novelists... if you have not read one, read them all now' Daily Mail. 'A first-class thriller, written with style... readers who don't know the Maguire novels should change that right now' Booklist. 'A tough and gritty thriller with an attractively feisty principle character' * Irish Independent *
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Quercus Publishing Sanctuary
Book SynopsisTHE NEW AWARD-WINNING INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF THE MOUNTAINTrade ReviewFull of folklore and history as well as descriptions of astonishing hardship, Sanctuary is also a study of character and what happens to people's minds when they have to find a way to make sense of intolerable circumstances . . . -- Natasha Cooper * Literary Review. *With his first book, he was compared to Stephen King and the David Lynch of Twin Peaks. Here, D'Andrea will go even further into the depths of evil -- Alessia Rastelli * Corriere della Serra. *A clever, twisty and chilling page-turner. * Choice Magazine. *This immensely enjoyable chiller/thiller is a superb follow up to last year's bestseller, The Mountain. This novel demonstrates that D'Andrea has no problem at all with 'second album syndrome', Sanctuary is a brilliant piece of storytelling. * New Books Magazine. *D'Andrea's a name to add to your Eurocrime list. -- David Hewson, author of the Nic Costa novels and The KillingD'Andrea is a real master. -- Sergio Pent * La Stampa. *Pulsatingly exciting and astonishingly grisly in equal measure. * Irish Independent. *
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HarperCollins Publishers Caravan to Vaccares
Book SynopsisThe classic tale of suspense set in Provence, where an English tourist investigates a series of mysterious deaths, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.From all over Europe, even from behind the Iron Curtain, gypsies make an annual pilgrimage to the holy shrine of their patron saint in Provence. But something is different about this year''s gathering; this year people are dying.Cecile Dubois and Neil Bowman are also in Provence, and discover that someone is financing the gypsies. What is the secret they are so determined to hide? As they follow the caravan, Bowman and Cecile come too close to it for safety, and before long are running for their lives.Trade Review'Even more action-packed than its predecessors' The Times 'The best MacLean since The Guns of Navarone. Gypsy caravans holding dark secrets, swarthy, murderous men, knives glinting in the moonlight. Alistair MacLean is a magnificent storyteller' Sunday Mirror 'The usual blend of MacLean magic… Murder, torture and intimidation follow each other in breathless succession to an exciting finale' Yorkshire Post
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Canongate Books Ltd Sabotage in the Secret City
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Everyman The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
Book SynopsisThis is the only novel that Conrad set in London, and it communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894. Verloc, (a Russian spy who is also working for the police) is ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho.
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