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Book SynopsisFrom highly acclaimed author Inga Simpson - twice nominated for Australia's most prestigious literary award - comes a stunning a terrifying novel for fans of STATION ELEVEN, BIRDBOX and A QUIET PLACE.Trade ReviewThe Last Woman in the World layers precise nature writing with a conspiratorial tone for our times, turning in a gripping apocalyptic thriller that infects the sublime features of the landscape with primal fear * Guardian *Creepy and chilling * Observer *Each page is shaped with an impressive, world-building cinematic scope so that I was reminded of the thrilling paralysis I felt as I watched The Quiet Place, mixed with the frightening torment of the creepiest scenes in I Am Legend * Sydney Morning Herald *Inga Simpson deftly combines horror and hope in this necessary read that is sure to set the literary world on fire. The Last Woman in the World will grab you and not let go * Christina Dalcher *As terrifying as Bird Box or A Quiet Place but full of the most beautiful writing about nature. An absolute must-read * Mark Edwards *The Last Woman in the World is a novel of fear, fire and an uncertain future. A powerful narrative in Inga Simpson's own unique voice. Horrifying, yet humane and ultimately hopeful - a masterwork * Angela Slatter *A heart-racing, page-turning, hiding under the doona stuff. Will read anything this woman writes, did not expect to be so terrified * Kate Mildenhall *Chilling . . . powerful * Good Reading Magazine *

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Book Synopsis''Garza has upped the game . . . You won''t want to put this one down'' SAMANTHA DOWNING, author of MY LOVELY WIFE''A compulsive read . . . with a twist you won''t want to miss'' KAREN CLEVELAND, author of NEED TO KNOW____________________Two women. One life. They can''t both have it.Kelly Medina''s son left for college a year ago and now she feels totally alone. So when she discovers that a single mother also called Kelly Medina has moved to her town, it''s an unexpected reminder of the life she used to live.For days, Kelly can''t stop thinking about the woman who shares her name, who has a baby son she can still hold and her whole life ahead of her. She can''t help looking for her: at the grocery store, at the gym, on social media. When they happen to bump into each other outside a pediatrician''s office, simple curiosity gets the better of them both.Their unlikely friendship brings Kelly a reTrade ReviewGarza has upped the game on the classic stalker novel! When I Was You is a fast-paced, beautifully plotted book that will keep you reading until the last page. You won't want to put this one down * Samantha Downing, author of Richard & Judy Bookclub pick MY LOVELY WIFE *A compulsive read about a friendship and maternal instincts gone awry, with a twist you won't want to miss * Karen Cleveland, bestselling author of NEED TO KNOW *A thoroughly enjoyable, heart-pounding thriller. When I Was You pitches two women with the same name against one another, and the rug is pulled out from under you the moment you decide to trust one of them. The tension builds right up to the final twist! * Sandie Jones, bestselling author of THE OTHER WOMAN *

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Book SynopsisTHE MITFORDS AT WARIt''s 1941, and the Mitford household is splintered by the vicissitudes of war. To bring the clan together - maybe for one last time - Deborah invites them to Chatsworth for Christmas, along with a selection of society''s most impressive and glamorous guests, as well as old family friend Louisa Cannon, a private detective.One night, a psychic arrives, and to liven things up Deborah agrees she may host a séance. But entertainment turns to dark mystery as the psychic reveals that a maid was murdered in this very same house - and she can prove it.Louisa steps forward to try to solve the cold case. But with a house full of people who want nothing more than to bury their secrets, will she be able to unmask the murderer? And how deep does the truth lie?PRAISE FOR THE MITFORD MURDERS SERIES''A glittering, entertaining, perfectly formed whodunnit''Adele Parks''Exactly the sort of book you might enjoy with t

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Book SynopsisThe seventh book in the Sergeant Cribb series by Peter LoveseyLondon, 1889: After Jerome K Jerome''s Three Men in a Boat became a Victorian bestseller, rowing on the Thames was the great craze of 1889. When an elementary school teacher in training takes a midnight swim in the Thames and witnesses a body being dumped, Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackerey are called to investigate. The duo uncover strange parallels with the enormously popular Victorian novel, but nobody will take them seriously. Following their instincts, they stick doggedly to the trail, which leads upstream to Oxford.Trade ReviewThames-side summer scenes plus real who-and-why puzzle add up to period piece of engaging charm - Sunday TelegraphThe most light-hearted, but by no means the least compelling, of Lovesey's books - Marcel Berlins, The TimesA relaxed and easy-going book, complete with traditional mystery traditionally solved - New York Times

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Book Synopsis''Lottie Parker is one of the most compelling characters in Irish detective fiction'' LIZ NUGENT''An action-packed, twisty tale of murder'' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT''Addictive . . . There''s a reason why she has sold more than one million copies'' IRISH INDEPENDENT____________Bubbles of cold sweat trickled down Faye''s spine. The hole wasn''t empty. Before she could turn and run, she caught the two sightless eyes staring up at her. Only then did she scream.When Faye Baker discovers a fragile child''s skull behind the walls of her new home, Detective Lottie Parker is called to investigate. The house has been owned for years by the family of Faye''s boyfriend Jeff, so when Jeff starts acting suspiciously, Lottie wonders what he might be hiding . . .Lottie doesn''t have long to dig deeper before a child''s bones are found by eleven

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Book Synopsis''Lottie Parker is one of the most compelling characters in Irish detective fiction'' LIZ NUGENT, bestselling author of Our Little CrueltiesShe shivered, though the kitchen was warm. Icicles of foreboding trickled down her spine. With trembling hands she whipped back her hair at the nape of her neck. As she turned away from the window, she missed the shadow passing by.One dark winter morning, bride-to-be Cara Dunne is found hanging in her home, dressed in her wedding dress, with a lock of hair removed. Detective Lottie Parker is first on the scene. Looking at Cara''s bruised and battered body, she wonders who could have hated her enough to kill her at the happiest time of her life.The case takes a darker turn that afternoon with another shocking discovery; the broken body of a second young woman, pushed from the roof of the hospital where she worked. Fiona Heffernan was also due to be married, and her body is clad in Trade ReviewGripping . . . Palpable tension from the very start to its electrifying twist - Irish Independent on THE MISSING ONESGibney expertly ratchets up the tension, making this exceptionally hard to put down . . . You won't be able to help rooting for our flawed heroine (Read of the Week) - Heat on THE STOLEN GIRLSAn atmospheric page-turner - Irish Examiner on THE MISSING ONESExcellent . . . Fast-paced, gritty - Irish Independent on THE STOLEN GIRLS

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Book SynopsisHARLAN COBEN MEETS HAPPY VALLEY IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR***Whether you''re already a fan of TWELVE SECRETS or whether you''re discovering Robert Gold for the first time, ELEVEN LIARS will have you glued to the pages***Already excited for more Ben Harper? TEN SECONDS is out in 2024. Pre-order now and be the first to read it''A plot full of shocking twists where every character leads you in a different direction. I loved it!'' KARIN SLAUGHTERPRAISE FOR ROBERT GOLD''Superb'' LISA JEWELL ''This is what every other thriller aspires to be'' Reader Review''Utterly absorbing'' SHARI LAPENA''Excellent'' LEE CHILD''My new favourite author'' Read Review''One of a kind'' JAMES PATTERSON___________________Journalist Ben Harper is on his way home when he sees the flames in the churchyard. The derelict communityTrade ReviewA plot full of shocking twists where every character leads you in a different direction. I loved it! -- KARIN SLAUGHTERIntricately plotted and utterly absorbing! -- CAMERON WARDA complex web of years-old secrets and tangled lies. Everyone in town seems to be hiding a piece of the puzzle in this meticulously plotted page-turner. -- CATHERINE RYAN HOWARDThis compelling tale leaves you wanting more * Woman & Home *Eleven Liars easily lives up to the promise of Twelve Secrets. * SUNDAY TIMES *A perfect challenge for cocky armchair sleuths * Peterborough Telegraph *Packed with explosive twists and impossible to put down * WOMAN'S OWN *A thrilling page-turner * HEAT *A satisfying crime thriller that sucks you into the vortex of a close-knit community jolted by lies and violence * lovereading.co.uk *Eleven Liars has everything a small-town thriller should have: a close-knit community, carefully plotted twists, clever red herrings, and a tangle of secrets and lies * CULTUREFLY *

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Book Synopsis***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES*** Whether you''ve read them all or whether you''re discovering Alex Gray''s bestselling series for the first time, ECHO OF THE DEAD will have you gripped until the final page.''Echo of the Dead will keep you guessing LIN ANDERSON''Echo of the Dead is Alex Gray at her finest DOULGAS SKELTON''An exciting procedural''SUNDAY TIMES''Effortlessly charming, wholly engaging and cleverly plotted''IRISH INDEPENDENT''A consistent delight, wonderful'' ALEXANDER McCALL SMITHAfter a stressful winter, DSI William Lorimer is enjoying some time away from Glasgow. He and his new friend, Daniel Kohi, have retreated to the wilds of the Scottish Highlands to unwind. But what awaits them is far from a holiday.Despite its troubled history, the moTrade ReviewEcho of the Dead is Alex Gray at her finest. Beloved characters tackle a murky tale against the stark beauty of Glencoe, where murderous passions seem to form part of the very earth. Alex shows no sign of slowing down after 20 years of Lorimer! * The Herald *An intricately woven plot, rich in depth and detail, from a master of the genre. Alex Gray is at the top of her game and Echo of the Dead will keep you guessing to its exciting conclusion. -- LIN ANDERSONOnce again Alex Gray provides a satisfying mystery with quirky characters and plenty of surprises * SUNDAY TIMES *Gray's Lorimer sequence has thrived through 20 years and 19 books because it unfailingly delivers what its readers both want and expect; well-made mysteries in alluring settings that are populated with credible characters * MORNING STAR *This, the 19th William Lorimer novel, is as effortlessly charming, wholly engaging and cleverly plotted as its predecessors. * IRISH INDEPENDENT *PRAISE FOR ALEX GRAYWarm-hearted and atmospheric -- ANN CLEEVESRelentless and intriguing -- PETER MAYMove over Rebus * DAILY MAIL *An exciting procedural * SUNDAY TIMES *

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Book Synopsis''An intelligent and immersive courtroom drama, a compelling new voice in legal crime fiction'' ANDREA MARASHE SAW IT ALLBUT SHE CAN NEVER TELLA young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park, a knife still in hand.But his up-and-coming barrister Rosa knows how people prejudge, but most of all, she suspects something is amiss. This boy comes from her neighbourhood. From a good family. So she begins to dig...As Rosa discovers secret upon terrible secret, she moves closer to finding a testimony that could win the case - or bring the whole establishment down on her.The Witness isthe start of a groundbreaking new series by young barrister and bestselling author of In Black and White, Alexandra Wilson.''This is exactly what it''s like to be a criminal barrister at the sharp end of Legal Aid work, and an importa

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Book Synopsis''Vanessa Savage hooks her readers and keeps them dangling till the very last page'' Daily MailA family with a secret.A past about to catch up with them. At thirty, Hanna has finally decided she''s better off without her family. They hold her responsible for the incident that ruined their lives fourteen years ago and they''ve barely spoken since.But then, whilst browsing a true crime website, she sees her family home listed as the site of a brutal murder. Number of victims: three. Date of crime: today. When the police investigate, they find no bodies, but the house is abandoned. Hanna''s family have disappeared.To find them, Hanna will have to confront what happened all those years ago.And the person determined to make her pay for it . . .Trade ReviewTaut and immersive, The Night They Vanished is a dark and pacy page-turner with many moments of pitch perfect humour and real poignancy too. -- ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of ALL HER FAULTA really good puzzle . . . nothing is exactly as it seems. Satisfyingly creepy. * The Tablet *

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Book SynopsisAn African coup may force Josh Duffy to choose between his mission and his family in this intense thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Gray Man series. Josh Duffy and his wife Nikki are both working for the State Department''s Diplomatic Security Service providing protection for diplomats in the field. They''ve been sent to Ghana with a team of US embassy personnel who are there to highlight American commitment to the construction of a new dam. Since Ghana is a stable democracy, the Duffy children have come along for a short vacation. But stability proves to be fleeting when a Chinese plan to embarrass the US means the destruction of the dam. Now Josh and his protectees are on the run caught between a Chinese hit squad and a rebel army.

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Book Synopsis''The most complex of bonds is explored in this startlingly original and finely drawn portrait of female friendship, with all its uplifting and destructive intensity''ELLERY LLOYD''An absolute jewel of a book which puts seven decades of complicated female friendship under the microscope - and reveals dark truths. It''s a masterclass in things unsaid, in both form and content''ERIN KELLYAn unsettling, gripping and original novel by Jessica Fellowes, author of the international smash hit, award-winning Mitford Murders series.Kate and Bella, Bella and Kate. From childhood they were inseparable yet polar opposites: Bella sensible and cautious, Kate gregarious and just a little dangerous. Then men came into their lives and things changed: a black seed was set in in the heart of their relationship. Over decades, acts of both cruelty and love feed that seed until one shocking event leads to further tragedy. Neither will esTrade ReviewThe most complex of bonds is explored in this startlingly original and finely drawn portrait of female friendship, with all its uplifting and destructive intensity * Ellery Lloyd *An absolute jewel of a book which puts seven decades of complicated female friendship under the microscope - and reveals dark truths. It's a masterclass in things unsaid, in both form and content. * Erin Kelly *Straight-from-life characters and knife-sharp insight into the ties that bind us. The best book on female friendship I have ever read * Celia Walden *An absorbing tale of the intricate tangle of friendship, both dark and human * Alexandra Shulman *Searing domestic noir. Fellowes paints an unflinching portrait of female friendship that should appeal to fans of Julie Mayhew and Leïla Slimani * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisIncluding The Message by Margaret Murphy and Laptop by Cath Staincliffe, both winners of the CWA short story Daggar Award 2012.Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories showcases a group of highly regarded, award-winning crime writers who all share a special passion for crime, which is reflected in this superb new volume. Funny and sad, atmospheric and dark, ingenious and frightening, each of the thirteen stories in this collection will thrill lovers of crime fiction.

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Book SynopsisShe is willing to risk everything...A powerful, compelling novel from bestselling author Tami Hoag.

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Book SynopsisA secret organisation, an assassin, and the one man who knows his identity...From the No.1 bestselling author of THE COLLECTOR''A terrific thriller ... One of the best-drawn fictional assassins since THE DAY OF THE JACKAL'' San Francisco Examiner''A must-read'' Entertainment WeeklyA secret world organisation of wealthy Capitalists hires a shadowy former KGB assassin with a trademark method of killing - 3 gunshots in the face of his victim. For the assassin, a hit is simply another million dollars in the bank. But to the President of the US, it symbolises revenge. To the hero of THE UNLIKELY SPY, this trademark simply makes it easier to track the killer across three continents, as the death count rises steadily.This is a battle between an assassin, and the only man who knows his identity.Trade ReviewA terrific thriller ... One of the best-drawn fictional assassins since THE DAY OF THE JACKAL * SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER *Split-second suspense by an inventive ace of the genre ... a writer who is bringing new life to the international thriller * NEWSDAY *A must-read * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY *Compulsively enjoyable ... Silva keeps the double-crosses moving at a frenzied clip * SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE *A taut spy thriller ... Silva's writing is clean, his characterisations pithy. And he keeps readers guessing * NEW YORK POST *A gleefully inventive series of plot twists ... Silva, who's debut, THE UNLIKELY SPY, put the WWII thriller back on the map, brings the genre up to date with a vengeance in an exhilarating story that roots razzle-dazzle espionage heroics in contemporary political headlines * KIRKUS *

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Book SynopsisThe tenth Robicheaux mystery, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award.Trade ReviewJames Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed. * Michael Connelly *A gorgeous prose stylist. * Stephen King *Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced. * Daily Mail *The gentle giant of US crime writers, Burke always ensures that his Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux grapples with hot topics as much as with his own inner demons. * i newspaper *There are not many crime writers about whom one might invoke the name of Zola for comparison, but Burke is very much in that territory. His stamping ground is the Gulf coast, and one of the great strengths of his work has always been the atmospheric background of New Orleans and the bayous. His big, baggy novels are always about much more than the mechanics of the detective plot; his real subject, like the French master, is the human condition, seen in every situation of society. * Independent *The king of Southern noir. * Daily Mirror *His lyrical prose, his deep understanding of what makes people behave as they do, and his control of plot and pace are masterly. * Sunday Telegraph *One of the finest American writers. * Guardian *When it comes to literate, pungently characterised American crime writing, James Lee Burke has few peers. * Daily Express *

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Book SynopsisA blistering Matt Scudder novel.

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Book SynopsisA beautiful girl goes missing, and Wycliffe must untangle a mystery to solve a murder . . .A beautiful schoolgirl goes missing from a Cornish village on the day she has told her boyfriend and sister she is pregnant. The possibility that she has been raped or murdered - or both - grows with every passing hour, and Chief Superintendent Wycliffe is brought in on the case.The investigation reveals a complex network of family relationships and rivalries centred on the girl; and then Wycliffe finds a body - but not the one he expects. Have there been two murders? And if so, are they connected?Wycliffe digs deeper, and soon realises that just beneath the normal, day-to-day surface of the community lies a web of hatred and resentment - a web he will have to untangle if he is to find the key to the mystery . . .

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Book SynopsisSet in a Lyons Corner House in London, this is the third compelling novel in the series set against the backdrop of the Second World War.The war is progressing for the Nippies, the girls who work at the Lyons Corner House in Marble Arch. With the air raids, rationing and blackouts, life no longer has the carefree attitude it used to have. But new pain and pleasure await as everyone decides what effort they can make towards victory. Jo yearns for Nick, but the burns he sustained when he was shot down are life-changing and need the new procedure of plastic surgery. Will their marriage ever go ahead? And does Jo want it to? She loses herself in her new role as lumberjill, one of the women hewing timber for the war effort. Meanwhile, Phyl has been selected, along with some other trusted Nippies, for secret work. Far from family and friends, she works with munitions and tries to forget her desire to be a Wren. Her husband is far away but she never loses fai

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Book SynopsisAnother novel in the greatest of all post-war American crime series.

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Book SynopsisA fatal shooting that strikes too close to home leaves PI Derek Strange determined to find the killer - whatever the cost. From one of the award-winning writers of THE WIRE.Set in darkest, downtown Washington, Hell to Pay begins with Quinn and Strange dealing with the usual detritus of the world''s most violent city - a bent cop and a missing teenage-girl-turned-hooker - but then a senseless death on a sunny afternoon shakes even Derek Strange''s existence. A victim shot down by bullets meant for another; a tragic accident that strikes just too close to home. Strange''s grief is all-consuming and he swears to track down and destroy the killers - ghetto style. But as he throws himself deeper and deeper into the hunt, he has to ask questions of himself and his world that he would rather not.

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Book SynopsisWycliffe investigates the disappearance of a young girl - and becomes involved in a major criminal investigation . . .Chief Superintendent Wycliffe doubted whether he would enjoy his Christmas. With his wife away, he rashly accepted an invitation to stay with a Penzance lawyer and his family, but when he arrives the weather is awful, the house miles from anywhere, and the family less than welcoming.Then a young girl goes missing. Wycliffe had seen her playing the part of the Virgin in the local nativity play, but when he asks around he discovers the girl was difficult and unpopular in the neighbourhood. Even her parents seem indifferent to their daughter''s disappearance. So Wycliffe instigates a search - and soon finds himself caught up in a major criminal investigation . . .

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Book SynopsisAn ancient legend, an all-too modern murder, and Chief Superintendent Wycliffe must find the link between them ...Every year, at Halloween, high on the Cornish cliffs, a life-sized effigy of a man is strapped to a blazing wheel and run into the sea - a re-enactment of a hideous old legend where the figure had been a living sacrifice.And now Jonathan Riddle, well-known and respected local builder and undertaker, has disappeared - and it seems all too likely that his corpse has gone the way of the historic ''scapegoat''.As Chief Superintendent Wycliffe begins to investigate, more and more unpleasant facts emerge until he is left with an incredible, and seemingly impossible, solution . . .

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Book SynopsisChief Superintendent Wycliffe comes across evidence on his own doorstep - and it leads him into very deep water . . .Wycliffe''s home overlooks a peaceful, West Country estuary - but even here he can''t get away from crime.When he is taking a Sunday morning walk along the shore, he comes across a service revolver with one chamber recently fired. In recent years Wycliffe has often regretted the fact that his rank cuts him off from the early stages of an investigation, but here he is, in at the very start.The case takes Wycliffe into the world of art robberies and crooked dealers, to a suicide which may be a murder, and a hunt for a missing yacht. As the investigation escalates, Wycliffe begins to wonder exactly where the clues are leading . . .

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Book SynopsisA stunning historical novel - the first in an epic trilogy about the rise and fall of one of history''s greatest villains.The dawn of the fifth century AD, and the Roman Empire totters on the edge of the abyss. Already divided into two, the Imperium is looking dangerously vulnerable to her European rivals. The huge barbarian tribes of the Vandals and Visigoths sense that their time is upon them. But, unbeknown to all of these great players, a new power is rising in the East. A strange nation of primitive horse warriors has been striking terror upon border peoples for fifty years. But few realise what is about to happen. For these so called ''Huns'' now have a new leader. His name is Attila - ''the Scourge of God''.Thus begins a saga of warfare, lust and power which brings the whole of the Christian world to its knees - and ends in blood on the fields of France. It is a story of two men: Attila the Hun and Aetius the Roman. One who wanted to destroy th

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Book SynopsisSix victims. Same gun. No link. The final 87th Precinct novel from the master...

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Book SynopsisGun molls, speakeasies, bank robbers and murder ... Another fantastic thriller from the grandmaster of US crime fiction.Trade Review"the author finds plenty of time to colour in a vividly Runyonesque canvas of gangsters' molls, dust-bowl desperadoes and dime-novel hacks. Even at 80, Leonard is bulletproof: still the last man standing." SUNDAY TIMES "I am taking three books with me to the (I'm afraid at this point merely metaphorical) beach... Another is Elmore Leonard's The Hot Kid, because it's by Elmore Leonard. (Despite its title, it's not my biography.) " -- Daniel Menaker, (Exec Ed in Chief of Random House) SLATE "This tale of ur-tabloid culture in a savage country is utterly convincing, and Leonard's refreshingly terse, sharp prose makes for an exhilarating read." -- LAURA WILSON THE GUARDIAN "As far as I'm concerned there is only one true king of modern American crime fiction and that is Elmore Leonard... with The Hot Kid he's back on cracking form... what more could you want in a novel?" MAIL ON SUNDAY "Quick-talking, sharp-shooting story of gangsters, molls and jazz" -- MARK SANDERSON EVENING STANDARD "Leonard is the favourite American crime writer of so many crime writers, that his reputation is assured. Apart from the plotting, it is of course, his wonderfully sardonic dialogue and characters that mark Leonard out as the best in the business and all those characteristics are fully in place here... Along with all usual Leonard pleasures, this one folds in a brilliantly observed jazz age setting." CRIME TIME "his wonderfully sardonic dialogue and characters that mark out Leonard as the best in the business" GOOD BOOK GUIDE

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Book SynopsisBullying and persecution among a group of schoolgirls leads to violent retribution and a race against time for Wycliffe.Two very different young women have been murdered within the same week. One was a singer in a nightclub, the other a nurse - but both were strangled in their own homes in very similar attacks. The press are quick to assume there is a psychopath on the loose, but Wycliffe suspects the truth may be somewhat more complex than that . . . As Wycliffe searches for a link between the victims his investigations take him back in time; to a school trip, an isolated hostel and a cruel joke on a lonely student. Wycliffe is forced into a race against time to track down the murderer before they strike again.

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Book Synopsis''A great alternative to Martina Cole'' - Amazon reviewA WIDOW RETURNS HOME INTENT ON REVENGE . . . Daisy Lane is back home after a short spell abroad, having lost both her husband Kenny and her lover Eddie to violent deaths. But in the months away from home Daisy has not been idle. Not only has she given birth to a baby boy, she''s also been plotting her revenge on Roy Kemp, the man who killed her lover. Roy''s dealings are not confined to London - his reach extends south, right down to the coast. And as well as murdering Daisy''s man, is he also behind the recent slaying of prostitutes?The man responsible for finding out is policeman DS Vinnie Endersby, pulled back to Gosport from London. But is he there to investigate the grisly crimes, or to get closer to Daisy?If you like crime thrillers by Jessie Keane, Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole, you''ll love Broken Bodies, the second novel in the Daisy Lane thriller seTrade ReviewHampson is a greaty storyteller, and a strong, powerful and gritty writer: everything you need ina good thriller. * MYSTERY WOMAN *

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Book SynopsisThe serial killer to end all serial killers is out there and only one person in the whole city knows it...Twenty years ago John Costello''s life, as he knew it, ended. He and his beautiful girlfriend, Nadia, were victims of the deranged ''Hammer of God'' killer who terrorised New Jersey City throughout the summer of 1984. Nadia was killed instantly. John survived, but withdrew from society, emerging only to work as a crime researcher for a major newspaper. Damaged he may be, but no one in New Jersey knows more about serial killers than John Costello.Then a new spate of murders starts - all seemingly random and unrelated - until John discovers a complex pattern that links them. But could this dark knowledge be about to threaten his life?Trade Review'Quite simply one of the best cop thrillers you'll read this year. Or any year. It's an achievement that parks Ellory's wagon on the driveway of Michael Connelly, the finest American exponent of the genre, and no higher praise can I give.' EVENING TELEGRAPH 'The prose is daring and he is head and shoulders above his contemporaries.' CATHOLIC HERALD 'This thriller was so gripping it had me holding my breath as I turned the pages' ESSENTIALS 'a serial killer story unlike any other...it grips like a claw' EVENING TELEGRAPH 'This is one of those police-procedural gems that come along once in a blue moon.' -- Elliott Swanson BOOKLIST 'This man [Ellory] is incapable of writing a mediocre book. All are, without doubt, first class.' LOVEREADING.CO.UK 'This is one of Ellory's fastest reads, a real page-turner, gruesome, at times chilling, building to an edge-of-the-seat climax. Awesome.' LOVEREADING.CO.UK 'Ellory's gripping thriller should appeal to lovers of procedurals and may also draw readers of true crime, as it deals with many actual serial killings.' LIBRARY JOURNAL (USA)

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Book SynopsisThe first mystery in the Oak Knoll series starring FBI Profiler Vince Leone, from Sunday Times bestselling author Tami HoagTrade ReviewFor gory thrills with an ingenious twist, curl up with Tami Hoag's latest CSI-style mystery. * i NEWSPAPER *

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Book Synopsis''Spain''s Ken Follett'' ups his game further with a breakneck historical thriller.Gibraltar, 1940. During a horrific storm, a sea captain rescues a group of castaways - and in return is given a strange-looking emblem made of gold and diamonds. Decades later, the captain''s son receives a substantial offer for the emblem. He will not sell it, but discovers the astounding story behind this mysterious object . . .Munich, 1919. Fifteen-year-old Paul Reiner dreams of the heroic father he never knew, who died during the First World War. One night, Paul discovers a secret which turns his world upside down - and from that moment, he sacrifices everything to uncover the truth behind his father''s death.

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Book SynopsisA fourth novel featuring former Texas Ranger turned lawyer turned crime fighter, Billy Bob Holland, set in the savage and beautiful landscape of Montana.Trade ReviewJames Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed. * Michael Connelly *A gorgeous prose stylist. * Stephen King *Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced. * Daily Mail *There are not many crime writers about whom one might invoke the name of Zola for comparison, but Burke is very much in that territory. His stamping ground is the Gulf coast, and one of the great strengths of his work has always been the atmospheric background of New Orleans and the bayous. His big, baggy novels are always about much more than the mechanics of the detective plot; his real subject, like the French master, is the human condition, seen in every situation of society. * Independent *The king of Southern noir. * Daily Mirror *His lyrical prose, his deep understanding of what makes people behave as they do, and his control of plot and pace are masterly. * Sunday Telegraph *One of the finest American writers. * Guardian *When it comes to literate, pungently characterised American crime writing, James Lee Burke has few peers. * Daily Express *

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Book SynopsisThe Wild West comes alive in the hands of Elmore Leonard, America's greatest storyteller.

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Book SynopsisA nail-biting, tough-talking classic western from the author of GET SHORTY and JACKIE BROWN.In LAST STAND AT SABER RIVER, a Civil War veteran returns home to find a Yankee''s private army living on his land, while another enemy waits to strike...Paul Cable has fought - and lost - for the Confederacy but when he returns home he finds that his own war is far from over. The Union Army and two brothers - and a beautiful woman - have taken over Cable''s spread and are refusing to give it back. But Cable is determined that no one is going to take his future away - not with words, not with treachery, and not with guns.

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Book Synopsis'After finishing GLITZ I went out and bought everything by Elmore Leonard I could find' Stephen King

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Book SynopsisAmerica''s most acclaimed crime writer returns to Louisiana with one of the best-loved detectives in fiction, Dave Robicheaux.In the summer of 1958, Dave Robicheaux and his half-brother Jimmie are just out of high school. Jimmie and Dave get work with an oil company, laying out rubber cables in the bays and mosquito-infested swamps all along the Louisiana-Texas coastline. But on the Fourth of July, change approaches in the form of Ida Durbin, a sweet-faced young woman with a lovely voice and a mandolin. Jimmie falls instantly in love with her. But Ida''s not free to love - she''s a prostitute, in hock to a brutal man called Kale. Jimmie agrees to meet Ida at the bus depot, ready for the road to Mexico. But Ida never shows.That was many years ago. Now, an older, well-worn Dave walks into Baptist Hospital to visit a man called Troy Bordelon, who wants to free himself of a dark secret before he dies. A bully and a sadist, he has a lot to confess to - but he chooTrade ReviewJames Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed. * Michael Connelly *A gorgeous prose stylist. * Stephen King *Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced. * Daily Mail *The gentle giant of US crime writers, Burke always ensures that his Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux grapples with hot topics as much as with his own inner demons. * i newspaper *There are not many crime writers about whom one might invoke the name of Zola for comparison, but Burke is very much in that territory. His stamping ground is the Gulf coast, and one of the great strengths of his work has always been the atmospheric background of New Orleans and the bayous. His big, baggy novels are always about much more than the mechanics of the detective plot; his real subject, like the French master, is the human condition, seen in every situation of society. * Independent *The king of Southern noir. * Daily Mirror *His lyrical prose, his deep understanding of what makes people behave as they do, and his control of plot and pace are masterly. * Sunday Telegraph *One of the finest American writers. * Guardian *When it comes to literate, pungently characterised American crime writing, James Lee Burke has few peers. * Daily Express *

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Book SynopsisEasy Rawlins is back in an electric new story and facing his greatest set of challenges to dateEasy Rawlins comes home one day to find Easter, the daughter of his friend Christmas Black, left on his doorstep. Easy knows that this could only mean that the ex-marine Black is probably dead, or will be soon.Easter''s appearance is only the beginning, as Easy is immersed in a sea of problems. The love of his life is marrying another man and his friend Mouse is wanted for murder. As he''s searching for a clue to Christmas Black''s whereabouts, two suspicious MPs hire him to find his friend Black on behalf of the US Army. Easy''s investigation brings him to Faith Laneer, a blonde woman with a dark past.As Easy begins to put the pieces together, he realizes that Black''s disappearance has its roots in Vietnam, and that Faith might be in a world of danger.Trade ReviewMosley is simply brilliant * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *

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Book SynopsisThe daring Russian sleuth Erast Fandorin takes on two cunning adversaries. From the bestselling author of THE WINTER QUEEN.Trade ReviewImmensely readable ... the beguiling, super-brainy, sexy, unpredictable Fandorin is a creation like no other in crime fiction * The Times *Extraordinarily readable, full of incident and excitement, swift-moving and told with a sparkling light-heartedness which is impossible to resist * Evening Standard *Intricate, incredible, pleasurable * Literary Review *Hugely entertaining, cunningly plotted detective novels ... clever, witty, wry page-turners to be commended to anyone with a taste for crime fiction * Daily Telegraph *

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Book Synopsis''America''s greatest crime writer'' (Newsweek) brings his genius for characterisation, his rich ear for dialogue, and his piercing psychological insight to a gripping story set in an era he''s never before explored: the years of the Second World War.The odd thing about Walter Schoen is he''s a dead ringer for Heinrich Himmler. Walter is a member of a spy ring that sends US war production data to Germany and gives shelter to escaped German prisoners of war. Honey Deal, Walter''s American wife, has given up trying to make him over as a regular guy. She decides it''s time to stop telling him jokes he doesn''t understand and get a divorce.Along comes Carl Webster, the Hot Kid of the Marshals Service, looking for an escaped POW. Carl uses Honey to meet Walter, who Carl believes is hiding the POW. Honey''s a free spirit; she likes the hot kid marshal and doesn''t care much that he''s married. But all Carl wants is to do his job without getting shot...Trade Review"* 'The next time the members of the Swedish Academy think about giving the Nobel Prize for literature to an American, they should take a look at Elmore Leonard' - Philadelphia Inquirer * 'Elmore Leonard is the crime-writer's crime-writer, king of all he surveys. For sharp plots and spot-on-dialogue, he's in a different league' - Ian Rankin * 'The crime laureate' - Independent"

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Book SynopsisA mesmerising Dave Robicheaux novel from one of American crime fiction's greats.Trade ReviewWith its trademark mix of brutality and poetry, Swan Peak is a brilliant piece of work from an American master. * Observer *James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed. * Michael Connelly *A gorgeous prose stylist. * Stephen King *Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced. * Daily Mail *The gentle giant of US crime writers, Burke always ensures that his Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux grapples with hot topics as much as with his own inner demons. * i newspaper *There are not many crime writers about whom one might invoke the name of Zola for comparison, but Burke is very much in that territory. His stamping ground is the Gulf coast, and one of the great strengths of his work has always been the atmospheric background of New Orleans and the bayous. His big, baggy novels are always about much more than the mechanics of the detective plot; his real subject, like the French master, is the human condition, seen in every situation of society. * Independent *The king of Southern noir. * Daily Mirror *His lyrical prose, his deep understanding of what makes people behave as they do, and his control of plot and pace are masterly. * Sunday Telegraph *One of the finest American writers. * Guardian *When it comes to literate, pungently characterised American crime writing, James Lee Burke has few peers. * Daily Express *

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Book SynopsisCaptain Alatriste returns in a swashbuckling tale of intrigue, romance and regicide.Trade ReviewA tale of swashbuckling daredevilment, a good read * TELEGRAPH & ARGUS *Perez-Reverte is a master at creating a world from the past. * SUNDAY MERCURY *

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Book SynopsisCan Fandorin infiltrate a secret society to save Moscow''s youth? A dark and decadent detective story from the master of Russian crime fiction.There''s been rising concern in Moscow over a wave of suicides among the city''s young bohemians. An intrepid newspaper reporter, Zhemailo, begins to uncover the truth behind the phenomenon - that the victims are linked by a secret society, the Lovers of Death. But Zhemailo is not the only investigator hot on the heels of these disciples of the occult. Little do they realise that the latest ''convert'' to their secret society, assuming the alias of a Japanese prince, is none other than Erast Fandorin.But when a young and naïve provincial woman, Masha Mironova, becomes embroiled in the society, and Zhemalio dies a mysterious death, Fandorin must do more than merely infiltrate and observe. Especially when the spin of the Russian roulette wheel decrees that our dashing hero be the next to die by his own hand. Can Fandorin Trade ReviewBoris Akunin shows how it should be done ... an absurdly imaginative story, surreal and comic ... irresistible * The Times *Fandorin is an impossibly heroic figure ... irresistible * The Times *The beguiling, super-brainy, sexy, unpredictable Fandorin is a creation like no other in crime fiction * The Times *Extraordinarily readable, full of incident and excitement, swift-moving and told with a sparkling light-heartedness which is impossible to resist * Evening Standard *Akunin's novels are a fasciating mixture of pathos and pastiche; his characters are larger than life but never absurd...as ingenious as the earlier Fandorin novels and full of clever and unexpected twists. * SUNDAY TIMES *An unpredictable, swift-moving and imaginative piece of crime fiction. * TIMES *

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Book SynopsisAn ex con, an ex nun and an ex cop form an unlikely dreamteam of bandits in this enthralling tale from the grandmaster of American crime fiction.Reformed jewel thief Jack Delaney was going straight - until he met sexy ex nun Lucy Nichols. Jack''s in the funeral business and when he''s sent to collect a body from a leper hospital, he finds it in Sister Lucy''s care - and very much alive.Lucy''s on a goodwill mission, hoping to smuggle the ''deceased'' away from her dangerous ex, a Nicaraguan colonel with guns and goons aplenty. And it just so happens the colonel''s also got several million dollars that could aid Lucy''s quest to help mankind. With a crazy plan in hand and ex cop Roy Hicks on board, they plot to rob the colonel''s coffers, and they''re sure to make out like bandits - if they live that long...

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Book SynopsisMiracle or scam...? An exhilarating tale from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of ROAD DOGS.Ginny Worrel was blind but now can see after being touched by a young man called Juvenal. Suddenly the kid with the healing hands is flavour of the month in downtown Detroit. Bill Hill, a former minister turned RV salesman, has dollar signs in his eyes and a get-rich-quick scheme; the priests at the Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Centre want Juvenal to soothe the brows of their alcoholic inmates; and beautiful baton-twirler Lynn Faulkner simply wants him to soothe her.But with a slew of cash-hungry hucksters on his back, Juvenal''s got a trick or two up his sleeve that nobody sees coming...Trade ReviewA wry take on fame and the miraculous. * CATHOLIC HERALD *

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Book SynopsisTwo former lovers are brought back together ... but can they really trust their pasts? The new novel from the bestselling author of SOPHIE''S WORLD.Through five intense years in the 1970s, Steinn and Solrunn had a happy life together. Then they suddenly parted ways, for reasons that are unclear to both. In the summer of 2007 they meet again on a balcony of an old wooden hotel by a fjord in western Norway. It is a place they both have fond memories from, and their meeting turns out to be fateful. But is it purely coincidental that they meet at that particular spot at that particular time? Over a couple of weeks that summer they write emails to each other, and it becomes clear that they have been living with very different interpretations of their shared past...Trade ReviewFrom the author of Sophie's World, two ex-lovers bump into each other after 30 years, sparking a chain of charming philosophical email correspondence * GRAZIA *What do you believe about the things to which you don't know the answers? This is the central question in Jostein Gaarder's new novel... Gaarder rehearses his characters' positions compellingly and their plight is moving * TLS *This latest novel from the Norwegian intellectual and best-selling author of Sophie's World delves into the meaning of our existence, this time taking inspiration from a painting by Renee Magritte, which is the title of the novel... Both a philosophical study and love story surrounded by a mysterious incident, the novel can be enjoyed on a variety of levels given the simple beauty of the characters' discussions * PRESS ASSOCIATION *

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