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Book SynopsisSeventh title in Titan Books’ Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the Thanos story, Death Sentence. A new life for the Mad Titan! Thanos's pursuit of the Infinity Gems has always defined him. But when the Marvel heroes defeat him once again, Thanos's beloved Mistress Death grants him one final chance. Stripped of his powers and his old skin, Thanos embarks on a cosmic walkabout to reassert his power over himself and the Multiverse. This all-new, original tale explores the inner life of one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. Haunted by family - or the semblances of it - the Mad Titan may become something else entirely. Will he maintain his illusions of grandeur, or is this a new path for a lost god?

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Book SynopsisThe brand new adventure from the author of The Devil and the Four, in which Sherlock Holmes and Henry Vernier uncover a tense family mystery. FAMILY SECRETS Sherlock Holmes acquires a new client when a beautiful young woman, Isabel Stone, faints on the steps of his Baker Street rooms. She has come to beg his assistance in reclaiming the priceless jewels kept from her by her tyrannical stepfather, Captain Grimbold Pratt. But shortly after agreeing to take her case, Captain Pratt comes to Baker Street, furious that Isabel is trying to deprive him of his fortune. Unsure who to believe, Holmes and his cousin, Dr Henry Vernier, must travel to Pratt's estate, home to tigers, wolves and murderers, to unravel a family mystery dating back to the Indian Mutiny.Trade Review"This clever mystery is further proof that Siciliano is one of the best contemporary pasticheurs." --Publishers Weekly Starred Review "The spirit and tone of the classic Holmes adventure are alive and well in this instalment. A seemingly impossible problem, clever deductions, the Victorian country house, danger, and hidden treasures are all present here, and told with the same tone, pacing, and slight sense of amazement that Watson's original narrations always brought.If you are a Holmes fan looking for some new adventures with the Great Detective, THE VENERABLE TIGER is one to pick up!" -The Crime Review

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Book Synopsis"This gripping thriller has everything: beautiful writing, shedloads of tension, family drama. It made me grateful for my fragile freedoms." Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake The world is suffering an infertility crisis, the last natural birth was over twenty years ago and now the only way to conceive is through a painful fertility treatment. Any children born are strictly monitored, and if you are deemed an unfit parent then your child is extracted. After witnessing so many struggling to conceive – and then keep – their babies, Kit thought she didn't want children. But then she meets Thomas and they have a baby girl, Mimi. Soon the small mistakes build up and suddenly Kit is faced with the possibility of losing her daughter, and she is forced to ask herself how far she will go to keep her family together.Trade Review'Dark Lullaby is hard-hitting, mournful and deeply affecting, reading like the offspring of Never Let Me Go and 1984, and it addresses universal fears about early parenthood without providing easy answers. I raced through it and when I’d finished, it made me hug my own children tight.' Tim Major, author of Hope Island."With fabulous world-building and a plot so tight you could bounce a quarter off of it, Dark Lullaby is a Handmaid's Tale for the modern world, about the ways our human need for love can serve as both society's salvation, and its undoing."Sarah Langan, author of Good Neighbors'This gripping thriller has everything: beautiful writing, shedloads of tension, family drama. It made me grateful for my fragile freedoms.' Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake “Dark Lullaby is a gripping story of love and desperation, of intimate and social structures, of sisterhood and motherhood that rings true as a bell. I devoured it.” Deirdre Sullivan, author of Perfectly Preventable Deaths"Polly Ho-Yen masterfully balances eerie, dream-like prose with a distressingly realistic portrayal of a world where reproductive right has become reproductive responsibility. To be a parent is to live with your heart outside your body and, through smart world-building, memorable characters and sharp insight, Dark Lullaby perfectly encapsulates the power and terror of that love." Dave Rudden, author of The Wintertime Paradox"A heart-wrenching and beautifully told novel, absolutely compelling, and scarily plausible. This is the best kind of speculative fiction: thoughtful, committed, alert to the outlines of a possible near-future, that inhabits your mind long after reading. One of the most important books to be published this year." Marian Womack, author of The Golden Key"An expertly crafted exploration of love and loss, with a truly haunting conclusion. Intimate, often poetic prose shines bright through the encroaching dread. Bleak, beautiful and bittersweet at every turn. I loved it." Martyn Ford, author of Every Missing Thing"Extrapolating from current trends in our surveillance society, it’s horrifyingly plausible" - The Guardian"I cannot praise this book enough...this book perfectly describes what women go through as mothers, vacillating between being so happy we have a child to feeling like we can’t do this and probably never should have." -Seattle Book Review 5 star Review

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Book SynopsisNew York Times bestselling author James Lovegrove's continues the story of Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles, as five years later, another monstrous creature stalks across Dartmoor... 1894. The monstrous Hound of the Baskervilles has been dead for five years, along with its no less monstrous owner, the naturalist Jack Stapleton. Sir Henry Baskerville is living contentedly at Baskerville Hall with his new wife Audrey and their three-year-old son Harry. Until, that is, Audrey's lifeless body is found on the moors, drained of blood. It would appear some fiendish creature is once more at large on Dartmoor and has, like its predecessor, targeted the unfortunate Baskerville family. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are summoned to Sir Henry's aid, and our heroes must face a marauding beast that is the very stuff of nightmares. It seems that Stapleton may not have perished in the Great Grimpen Mire after all, as Holmes believed, and is hell-bent on revenge...Trade Review"This artful inversion of the structure of Conan Doyle’s novel will please Sherlockians" -Publishers Weekly"The latest pastiche by the author of Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Dust is a clever follow-up to The Hound of the Baskervilles. The language, characters, and pacing is accurate enough to satisfy even hard-core Holmes fans." -Library Journal "James Lovegrove has a nice grasp of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s writing style, and it is easy for readers to fall into this tale and become consumed by it." - BookReporter “A wonderful addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon, extrapolating cleverly from the original oeuvre to present something fresh and absorbing for the modern reader” - Criminal Element“Packed with familiar faces and places but with a fresh twist, this is a novel perfectly suited to classic Holmes fans” - The Crime Review “Lovegrove has crafted a true page-turner... The novel reads as a classic Sherlock Holmes tale yet has a subtle modern flare to it” - Fangirl Nation“Lovegrove has a great voice for Sherlock Holmes” - Girl Who Reads “Entertaining and foreboding” - Reviewing the Evidence “Mystery excellence that should be on everybody's reading list” - RisingShadow

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Book SynopsisMorbius the Living Vampire seeks to end his curse of a thirst for blood, and to stop a demonic cult from unleashing hell on Earth. SEEKING TO CURE HIS RARE BLOOD DISORDER, DR. MICHAEL MORBIUS INSTEAD CURSED HIMSELF WITH AN INSATIABLE LUST FOR HUMAN BLOOD. HE HAS BECOME THE LIVING VAMPIRE. While trying to cure his horrific condition, he has become allied with Amanda Saint, whose sister Catherine is one of the leaders of the Demon-Fire Cult. Also known as Poison-Lark, Catherine Saint has two goals above all else. She seeks to unleash all the powers of Hell on Earth, and to kill Morbius and Amanda. Morbius and Amanda follow the cult's trail to New York City, determined to stop Poison-Lark at any cost. But when they run afoul of an underground fight club that uses monsters as their pawns in the arena, Morbius becomes the star attraction, forced to kill or be killed...

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Book Synopsis1889. The First Terror. At a boys' prep school in the Kent marshes, a pupil is found drowned in a pond. Could this be the fulfilment of a witch's curse from four hundred years earlier? 1890. The Second Terror. A wealthy man dies of a heart attack at his London townhouse. Was he really frightened to death by ghosts? 1894. The Third Terror. A body is discovered in the dark woods near a Surrey country manor, hideously ravaged. Is the culprit a cannibal, as the evidence suggests? These three chilling and strangely linked crimes test Sherlock Holmes's deductive powers, and his scepticism about the supernatural, to the limit.Trade Review"The gift of a 'new' Sherlock Holmes mystery for the holiday season is just what we hoped Father Christmas would bring us this year.... SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE THREE WINTER TERRORS will chill readers to the bone, and this complete trilogy makes for another Holmes masterpiece." - BookReporter"The solid characterizations match the imaginative plotting." -Publishers Weekly Praise for James Lovegrove’s Sherlock Holmes novels: "Lovegrove has nailed Doyle’s writing style… It’s as if the story were written by Doyle himself." - New York Journal of Books"Lovegrove is a grandmaster of the Sherlock Holmes homage" - The Guardian"A rip-roaring tale full of atmosphere, suspense and adventure" - The Sherlock Holmes Journal"A wonderful addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon" - Criminal Element"A ripping yarn told with style and gusto… Brilliant" - Starburst"Canonical characterizations complement the ingenious plot" - Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisDecember 1917. An important visitor arrives at a field hospital not far from the front, who makes sharp deductions about the way the ward is run based on small details that he sees. Sherlock Holmes is apparently only present for a tour, but asks searching questions about a young officer who apparently died in the hospital, but whose records have mysteriously vanished. As Holmes digs deeper, details emerge pertaining to a cover-up that stretches from the trenches to the top of the War Office, and conspiracy on both the British and enemy fronts.Trade ReviewPraise for the author "Excellent...Fans of the pastiche subgenre involving Conan Doyle’s detective in WWI won’t want to miss this one." - Publishers Weekly“Superbly written” Starburst"Great fun" SF Crowsnest"Has the feel of a glorious comic strip adventure” Cultbox"This is a clever, multi-layered story from Simon Guerrier that pleases on every level" Indie Mac User"The title promises excitement, drama and terror. And Simon Guerrier‘s script delivers all of these things in spades” Down the Tubes“This could be the most enjoyable book you purchase this year” Sci-fi-Online“An effective and disturbingly spooky tale” Doctor Who Magazine “One of the best releases yet...” SFX"Clever, funny, thoughtful and silly, and loads of other good words. But the one that sums it up best is this: brilliant” Doctor Who Magazine

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Book SynopsisMay 1898. A new client arrives at Baker Street - Abigail Moone, a wealthy, independent writer of successful mystery stories under a male pseudonym. She presents an unusual problem. Abigail claims that she devised a man's death that was reported in that morning's newspaper: that is, she planned his murder as an event to be included in one of her mystery stories. Following real people and imagining how she might murder them and get away with it is how Abigail comes up with her plots, but this "victim" has actually died, apparently of the poison method she meticulously planned in her notebook. Someone is trying to frame Abigail for his death, but with the evidence stacking up against her, she turns to Holmes to prove her innocence.Trade Review“Fans of traditional Holmes stories should welcome a sequel.” —Publishers Weekly “Holmes fans will be more than satisfied with this well-constructed homage to the great detective.” —Criminal Element

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Book SynopsisSherlock Holmes delves into the world of early cinema as motion picture groundbreaker Eadweard Muybridge begs him to solve a mystery that will keep you up all night... It is 1896. A new client at Baker Street claims he's being threatened via the new art of the moving image... Eadweard Muybridge, pioneer of motion picture projection, believes his life is in danger. Twice he has been almost run down in the street by the same mysterious carriage, and moreover, disturbing alterations have been made to his lecture slides. These are closely guarded, yet just before each lecture an unknown hand has defaced images depicting Muybridge himself, which he has discovered, to his horror, only as he projects them to his audience. As Holmes and Watson investigate, a bewildering trail of clues only deepens the mystery, and meanwhile, newspaper speculation reaches fever pitch. The great detective's reputation is on the line, and may be ruined for good unless he can pick apart a mystery centred the capturing, for the first time, of figures in motion, and the wonders of the new cinematograph.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR "The only novel I have read that made my ears tingle." The Times "Major has a special skill of weaving his characters' inner turmoils into the perils they face in the plot." Morning Star "Refreshingly out of the ordinary." Sunday Sport "Tim Major is an exceptional writer" Adam Roberts "Hope Island is a masterfully tense tale, building a looming sense of dread and growing uncertainty. Disturbing and original, surprising and shocking, it's an excellent novel from a unique voice in the genre." Tim Lebbon, author of Eden and The Silence "Hope Island is a deliciously creepy mystery. Tim Major knows how to wield the weird and the effect is an original novel that's unsettling and compelling at every turn. The silent children who stalk the island are a disturbing threat outside, and the threat within the family offers a richly-realised emotional disquiet. Prepare to be unnerved." D. K. Fields, author of Widow's Welcome and The Stitcher and the Mute "Tense and compelling, the taut and tangled mysteries of eerie Hope Island conspire to create a roiling fever dream of a novel in which nothing is certain, and in which even one's own senses cannot truly be trusted. Beneath an authentic and empathetic portrait of a family falling apart lies a deeply intuitive, atmospheric enquiry into those truths which underpin all human relationships: the way we speak and listen, the things we say and the things we hide. Hope Island is a strange and brilliantly original novel which cements Tim Major's rightful reputation as a top class writer of fantastical fiction." Laura Mauro, author of Sing Your Sadness Deep "Artfully written and brilliantly controlled from the first page, Hope Island explores unsettling territory through well-drawn characters, landscape and a powerful use of sound. But it's the central mother-daughter relationship that gives the book real heart - there's honesty, pain and beauty in here." M. T. Hill, author of Zero Bomb and The Breach "I tore through Hope Island, unnerved by its escalating tension and its keen sense of isolation - I genuinely didn't know what to expect whenever I turned the page." Award-winning author, G. V. Anderson "Clever, intriguing and suspenseful ... a must-read book from a terrific new voice" Alison Littlewood on You Don't Belong Here "You Don't Belong Here is a novel that dares to do something different" Ginger Nuts of Horror "You Don't Belong Here is that perfect blend of cautionary tale, psychological horror and introspective character study." The Eloquent Page "It has freshness and it's fluently written entertainment." Rising Shadow "Strongly recommended for fans of original and uniquely weird fiction." Ginger Nuts of Horror on Blighters "Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down until I reached the end" Lynda Rucker on Carus and Mitch

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Book SynopsisThe final unpublished novel by MWA Grandmaster – a wild, romantic road trip across America by taxi cab – demonstrates why this beloved author is so fondly remembered and so dearly missed. “A book by this guy is cause for happiness.” - Stephen King DONALD E. WESTLAKE GOES OFF THE BEATEN PATH In 1977, one of the world's finest crime novelists turned his pen to suspense of a very different sort – and the results have never been published, until now. Fans of mystery fiction have often pondered whether it would be possible to write a suspense novel without any crime at all, and in CALL ME A CAB the masterful Donald E. Westlake answered the question in his inimitable style. You won’t find any crime in these pages – but what you will find is a wonderful suspense story, about a New York City taxi driver hired to drive a beautiful woman all the way across America, from Manhattan to Los Angeles, where the biggest decision of her life is waiting to be made. From Pennsylvania to Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Nevada on the way to California, the characters’ odyssey takes them through uncharted territory – on the map and in their lives. It’s Westlake at his witty, thought-provoking best, and it proves that a page-turner doesn’t need to have a bomb set to go off at the end of it in order to keep sparks flying every step of the way..Trade Review"Westlake proves that his signature wit and ability to turn out delightful banter can drive even a crimeless novel." - Booklist "Minor Westlake is still Westlake, and his many fans will turn the last page with a tear." -Kirkus "Fans of Westlake will not be disappointed in this perceptive romantic suspense novel...Westlake expertly proves the old adage that it's better to travel hopefully than to arrive....This story is as wistful as the theme from old episodes of Taxi." - Publishers Weekly "Westlake delivers his typical, engaging, page-turner story and dialogue and does so in a way that almost makes you forget that there's no crime. He builds the suspense anyway, and the results are wonderful." - Scoop

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Book SynopsisA brand-new, brilliantly twisty Sherlock Holmes mystery from 'best kept secret of British genre writing' - British Fantasy Society When investigating what seems to be a suicide, Holmes and Watson uncover a murderous forgery ring with ties to the British government. As the web of blackmail, threats and violence draws around them, they are forced to consider who they can really trust...Trade Review"Displays the author's remarkable facility at conjuring the spirit of Conan Doyle's originals. Sherlockians and Wildeans alike will embrace Purser-Hallard." Publishers Weekly starred review Praise for the author: "A very good locked-room puzzle" Morning Star "One of the cleverest locked room mysteries ever tackled by Sherlock Holmes... John Dickson Carr and Anthony Boucher fans will be gratified at the logical explanation the master rationalist devises. This ranks among the top novel-length Sherlock Holmes pastiches." Publishers Weekly "The best kept secret in British genre writing" the British Fantasy Society "[Purser-Hallard's] writing is crisp and clever... the cast of characters appealing, interesting and consistent" the British Fantasy Society on The Pendragon Protocol

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Book SynopsisWhen Watson's holiday in the Lake District takes a sinister twist, he and Holmes must uncover the truth hidden by superstitious locals, folklore and rumours of prehistorical monsters far away from the familiar streets of London... A serene walking holiday in the Lake District becomes a far more sinister excursion for Dr Watson when disappearances and murders start occurring in the small town of Wermeholt. Local legends, rumours of large slithering reptiles and spooked palaeontologists have the denizens paranoid and terrified, so it is up to Watson and his inbound companion Sherlock Holmes to uncover the truth and discover what is really lurking in the lake…Trade Review"Superb...Purser-Hallard captures Conan Doyle’s style and characters perfectly, forging a plot with all the pace and atmosphere of a classic horror film. Sherlockians looking for authenticity in their pastiche will hope this author delivers many more. " Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewPraise for the author: "Displays the author’s remarkable facility at conjuring the spirit of Conan Doyle’s originals. Sherlockians and Wildeans alike will embrace Purser-Hallard." Publishers Weekly starred review"A very good locked-room puzzle" Morning Star"One of the cleverest locked room mysteries ever tackled by Sherlock Holmes... John Dickson Carr and Anthony Boucher fans will be gratified at the logical explanation the master rationalist devises. This ranks among the top novel-length Sherlock Holmes pastiches." Publishers Weekly“The best kept secret in British genre writing” the British Fantasy Society“[Purser-Hallard’s] writing is crisp and clever… the cast of characters appealing, interesting and consistent” the British Fantasy Society on The Pendragon Protocol

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Book SynopsisHe looks the same. He looks like a stranger. Super recognisers are born with the ability to remember a face forever, even from a single glance. Kate was one of them. She worked for the police, using her gift to spot criminals and save lives. Then came the accident. Deprived of her abilities after a devastating car crash, Kate found refuge in a new relationship. She met Rob in hospital, and he nursed her back to health in his beautiful house in Cornwall. But now something feels horribly wrong. Rob looks the same, but Kate feels certain: the man she fell in love with has been replaced by an impostor. Is this the paranoia of a damaged mind? Or is it Kate's old instinct, screaming one last warning? This intricate, original and emotionally charged psychological thriller is perfect for fans of J.P. Delaney and Louise Candlish. Reviews for The Other You: 'Brilliantly original... Kept me guessing to the very end' Peter James 'A pacy, powerful psychological thriller that throws up questions on every page' Mari Hannah 'Pacy and propulsive' Daily Telegraph 'You won't be able to turn the pages fast enough' Heat 'Clever, imaginative and unusual' Daily Mail 'Compulsive and terrifying. A seriously high concept and mind-bending thriller' Chris Ewan Reviews for J.S. Monroe: 'Full of unpredictable twists' The Times 'Intricately woven and heart-stoppingly believable' Clare Mackintosh 'The most ingenious thriller you will read this year' M.J. Arlidge 'Cunning, captivating and creepy' J.P. Delaney 'A tightly coiled and crafted plot' Daily Mail 'Gripping and deeply sinister' Caroline Kepnes 'An intricate puzzle of a thriller' Lucie WhitehouseTrade ReviewYou won't be able to turn the pages fast enough * Heat *An unusually pacy twist on the standard domestic thriller... Propulsive and fun' * Daily Telegraph *A clever mash-up of psychological thriller and police procedural with a dash of sci-fi. The imaginatively constructed plot and the carefully written character of Katy prompt some disturbing and unusual questions about who we trust and why in our rapidly changing world of everyday technological progress * Daily Mail *Compulsive and terrifying. A seriously high concept and mind-bending thriller -- Chris EwanA pacy, powerful psychological thriller that throws up questions on every page -- Mari HannahBrilliantly original and intriguing... Kept me hooked, enthralled and guessing to the very end' -- Peter JamesJust when you think you've seen every conceivable variation crime fiction plotlines have to offer, along comes a fresh twist. This one has a lot of familiar tropes: drugs, techno-crime, the world-weary detective with a dysfunctional family and a bright young sidekick. But it has something brand new too... A denouement that is as unexpected as the rest of this unusual and highly readable novel. I challenge you to predict what is really going on!' * Promoting Crime Blog *Easy reading escapism * Crime Review *

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Book SynopsisA sweeping historical adventure, set in 17th-century Morocco, from the bestselling author of Court of Lions. Morocco, 1677 The tyrannical King Ismail resides over the palace of Meknes. Through the sweltering heat of the palace streets, Nus Nus, slave to the king, is sent to the apothecary. There he discovers the bloody corpse of the herb man, and becomes entangled in a plot to frame him for the murder. Meanwhile, young, fair Alys Swann is captured during her crossing to England, where she is due to be wed. Sold into Ismail's harem, she is forced to choose: renounce her faith or die. An unlikely alliance develops between Alys and Nus Nus, one that will help them to survive the horrifying ordeals of King Ismail's court. Brimming with rich historical detail and peppered with real characters, from Charles I to Samuel Pepys, The Sultan's Wife is a story of enduring love and adventure. 'Jane Johnson writes the sort of books you want to tell everyone about... I'm addicted' Katie Fforde 'An utterly compelling story' Stuart MacBride 'An irresistible page turner – I loved it' Barbara Erskine 'Full of intrigue, deceit, skulduggery and murder' Ben KaneTrade ReviewJane Johnson writes the sort of books you want to tell everyone about – they hook you from the first page and sweep you along with passion, history and romance. I'm addicted -- Katie FfordeFull of intrigue, deceit, skulduggery and murder. It has romance in it, but also heartbreak and personal tragedy. It's deeply evocative of North Africa – the sights, the smells, the culture, but there are also great depictions of London at the time, and the court of Charles II. I really enjoyed it -- Ben KaneDeftly recreating the court intrigue of the tyrannical Moroccan Sultan Moulay Ismail – with all its trappings of superstition, black magic and torture – it sucks you down through interleaving layers steeped in blood, sweat and raw adrenalin, to a mesmerising bedrock of real history... The Sultan's Wife gets inside you, conjuring its magic long after you read the last line' -- Tahir ShahGripping and evocative. An utterly compelling story -- Stuart MacBrideAn irresistible page turner – I loved it -- Barbara Erskine

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Book Synopsis'What treats you have in store!' IAN RANKIN. Who knew literature could be so lethal? Here are 20 specially commissioned stories about deadly books from the world's best crime writers. By turns hair-raising and playful, packed with twists and turns, literary references and bookish conundrums, this is a treasure chest of bloodthirsty bibliophilia. Death Sentences has stories to die for from: Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, Denise Mina, C.J. Box, Anne Perry, Peter Robinson, Stephen Hunter, Ken Bruen, Laura Lippman, F. Paul Wilson, Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Lovesey, Megan Abbott, R. L. Stine, Andrew Taylor, Joe R. Lansdale, John Connolly, Christopher Fowler and Nelson DeMille.Trade ReviewA treasure chest of bloodthirsty bibliophilia... A delightful, ingenious, specially commissioned anthology, both hair-raising and playful, packed with baffling plots, unlikely characters, literary references and bookish conundrums' * Good Book Guide *We tend to imagine book lovers, librarians and bibliophiles of all stripes as quiet, gentle folk. In Death Sentences, however, book lovers are bludgeoned to death by their precious tomes, crushed by falling bookshelves, shoved down library stairs, or blown to death by a bomb smuggled into their private library * Irish Examiner *One of the finest multi-author collections in a long time * Sunday Herald *

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Book SynopsisFrom the explosive world of Jason Bourne emerges a new hero. Operation Treadstone made Jason Bourne, but he's not the only agent they trained. Treadstone nearly destroyed Adam Hayes. The top-secret CIA Black Ops program trained him to be an all-but-invincible assassin, but it also cost him his family and any chance at a normal life. Which is why he was determined to get out. Working as a carpenter in rural Washington state, Adam thinks he has left Treadstone in the past, until he receives a mysterious email from a former colleague, and soon after is attacked by an unknown hit team at work. Adam must regain the skills that Operation Treadstone taught him – lightning reflexes and a cold conscience – in order to discover who the would-be killers are and why they have come after him now. Are his pursuers enemies from a long-ago mission? Rival intelligence agents? Or, perhaps, forces inside Treadstone? His search will unearth secrets in the highest levels of government and pull him back into the shadowy world he worked so hard to forget. The Treadstone Resurrection is the first novel in an explosive new series inspired by Robert Ludlum's Bourne universe, introducing an unforgettable hero and the covert world that forged him.

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Book SynopsisBourne is Back. ...and in the crosshairs of every intelligence agency on the planet. New York Congresswoman Sofia Ortiz has been assassinated – and it looks like Jason Bourne was the rogue gunman responsible. Ortiz was about to blow the whistle on a scandal that could tie one of the most powerful tech companies in the country to Treadstone, the shadowy government agency that trained Bourne, and to something even more sinister. If he is to clear his name, Bourne is going to have to get to the bottom of the conspiracy Ortiz was killed to protect. It won't be easy: alone, on the run, with enemies at every turn, Bourne will have to put all his skills to the test – and uncover some new ones.Trade ReviewFreeman's first Jason Bourne thriller is a treat for fans of the late Robert Ludlum * Kirkus Reviews *Freeman has a firm grasp of Bourne's tangled background plus the skills to keep the action front and center. Bourne fans will hope for an encore from this talented author * Publishers Weekly *Brian Freeman is, quite simply, a first-rate storyteller -- Nelson DeMilleThis guy can tell a story -- Michael ConnellySome of the most literate and stylish writing you'll find anywhere today -- Jeffery DeaverFreeman, in his own right, is a dab hand at tough, suspenseful crime thrillers and his name should be better known in this country * Shots Mag *[I] have enjoyed Brian Freeman's accomplished first take on the franchise... The opening fifty pages of which contain enough trademark Bourne action to have Paul Greengrass reaching for his storyboards' * Shots Mag *

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Book SynopsisA secret path leads across the water to a dragon's kingdom. A mermaid avenges the death of a human girl. A monstrous squid guards the most beautiful pearl in the world. This collection of traditional folktales captures the mysterious and magical power of the ocean. As you sail uncharted waters from Norway to New Zealand and Ghana to Korea, you'll encounter underwater palaces, brave seafarers, and monsters of the deep. Each story is paired with luminous contemporary art. With creamy paper, a ribbon marker, and a cover adorned with shimmering foil, this handsome hardcover is truly a book to treasure.

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Book SynopsisOn the heels of DC Finest: Events: Zero Hour Part One, the time-bending 1990s story concludes in this can t-miss volume!

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Book SynopsisThe guardians of the 30th century return to face an all-new host of challenges!

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Book SynopsisThe Challengers are back to confront mysteries that defy time, space, and everything we think we know!

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Book SynopsisA horrific night brings three women together.After a vicious attack by an unknown man, three women try to get on with their lives. But it could never be that simple. Karen, Ann and Addie each have a different way of coping, and big life changes might be on the cards for each of them. Addie''s career in the media, Karen''s situation as an unhappy wife and Ann''s happy work and home life could not be more different, but the nightmare of that night ties them together.And what happened to their attacker? Will they have to face the consequences of what happened in that deserted garage? Lurking in Shadows follows the lives of the women as they try and piece their lives back together again and friendship prevails.

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Book SynopsisVirgil Colvin, a retired homicide detective, leaves his hometown Chicago to resurrect his honeymoon memories with his dead wife in Ithaca, Greece. There, he befriends the Vathy police chief, Costas Pantakalas, over stories of a shared profession and countless cups of ouzo.One day, Virgil wakes to the violent tremors of the earth to find Ithaca has just had an earth quake. But that is not the only unusual occurrence. In the city''s public square, at the feet of Odysseus, someone has dumped the body of a British tourist in the small hours of the morning. He ran to the ends of the earth to escape his former life, but murder had other plans for Virgil Colvin. Together, Virgil and Costas join forces to track down a killer. But in their quest to find the murderer, will they unearth an even more astounding secret?

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