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Book Synopsis''One of my favourite books of all time'' CHARLAINE HARRIS ''Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History'' C. K. MCDONNELL''A great mix of British properness and humour with a large dollop of historical fun'' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐Meet St Mary''s - a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets who hurtle their way around History.-If the whole of History lay before you, where would you go?When Dr Madeleine Maxwell is recruited by the St Mary''s Institute of Historical Research, she discovers the historians there don''t just study the past - they revisit it.But one wrong move and History will fight back - to the death. And Max soon discovers it''s not just History she''s fighting...BOOK 1 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHRONICLES OF ST MARY''S SERIESFor fans of Jasper Fforde, Doctor Who, GenevTrade 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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Book Synopsis''Arresting... [a] tale of madness, murder, disputed inheritances and hints of the supernatural'' Sunday Times''Delicious ... dark ... sinister'' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of number one bestseller, Pandora''Thrilling'' Emilia Hart, author of Sunday Times bestseller Weyward''Stunning'' Lianne Dillsworth, author of Theatre of Marvels''Marvellous'' Naomi Kelsey, author of The BurningsDeep in the woods, something is stirringAs Catherine Symonds, newly appointed governess of Locksley Abbey, arrives in the foothills of the Black Mountains, where England bleeds into Wales, she feels apprehensive.It is not the echoing, near-empty Abbey with its skeleton staff that frightens her, nor the ancient woods that surround the house, or even the dogs that stalk the grounds, baying for blood. It is Catherine herself who fears scrutiny. She has come here under false pretences, determined to secretly investigate the fate of the last governess at the house, her very own sister, Emily, who is reported to have taken her own life out in the woods.But despite the reports of her sister's death, Catherine finds herself increasingly drawn to the wood. A place of myth, memory and murder, she soon finds it will not give up its secrets easily, nor offer sanctuary to those who conceal dark deeds...In the outstanding new novel from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Leviathan, an isolated forest becomes the unsettling, beguiling backdrop to a tale of myths, memory and murder

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Book SynopsisThe newest instalment in the D S Cupidi Series, featuring a mysterious body washed up on the Folkstone shoreline and a suspect whose identity is hidden behind a string of intriguing first dates . . .

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Book SynopsisFollowing Jon Comyn as he embarks on a career in Military Intelligence, Private presents an authentic insight into the realities of Military Intelligence, based on the author's own lived experience.

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Book SynopsisThe Secret History meets Ninth House . . . the discovery of a mysterious deck of tarot cards lays bare shocking secrets within a close-knit circle of researchers at New York's famed Met Cloisters museum.-------'Glamour, power, seduction, ambition – The Cloisters has it all. I adored this deliciously gothic, beautifully written novel.' LOUISE O'NEILL,'Dark and enigmatic . . . a story of academic obsession, Renaissance magic and the ruthless pursuit of power. Captivating in every sense.' SARAH PEARSE'Elegant and atmospheric and suffused with brooding menace.' LUCY CLARKE'Sultry and sinister . . . teems with sexual tension, the secrets of divination, and scholarly obsessiveness . . . jaw-dropping.' SARAH PENNER‘Beguiling and atmospheric, an entrancing and gripping tale.’ KATE MOSSE-------Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, hoping to spend her summer working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead, she is assigned to The Cloisters, a gothic museum and garden renowned for its collection of medieval and Renaissance art.Drawn into a small circle of charismatic but enigmatic researchers, Ann happy to indulge some of their more outlandish theories, including the museum's curator who is fixated on tarot and the real possibility of predicting the future.But when Ann discovers a mysterious, once-thought lost deck of 15th-century Italian tarot cards she finds herself at the centre of a dangerous game of power, toxic friendship and ambition.And as the game being played within the Cloisters spirals out of control, Ann must decide who she trusts . . .The instant Sunday Times bestseller, January 2023Trade ReviewBeguiling and atmospheric, an entrancing and gripping tale. -- KATE MOSSE, author of LabyrinthElegant and atmospheric and suffused with brooding menace, The Cloisters transports us to the dark corridors of museum life, embroiling the reader in a twisting mystery, while also intelligently exploring the nature of fate versus freewill. -- LUCY CLARKE, author of The CastawaysGlamour, power, seduction, ambition - The Cloisters has it all. I adored this deliciously gothic, beautifully written novel. -- LOUISE O'NEILL, author of IdolThis is a modern, Gothic masterpiece. Successfully linking modern critical thinking with the divinity of the past, and human nature's desire to believe that there is something else out there. 9/10 * INDEPENDENT *The dark and enigmatic world of The Cloisters captured me from the off . . . a story of academic obsession, Renaissance magic and the ruthless pursuit of power. Captivating in every sense. -- SARAH PEARSE, author of The Sanatorium

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Book SynopsisNew historical crime from award-winning writer Clare Whitfield, based on a real-life all-female London crime gang. Twenty-four-year-old Eleanor Mackridge leaves behind her working-class family to reinvent herself as 'Nell the Mack' in the Forty Elephants.

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Book SynopsisGrace Ambrose, Brett Beamish and Reuben Swift appear to have little in common, but as each of them negotiates metropolitan life, they find their fates entwined. Arty, liberal-minded House of Commons secretary Grace has been counting the tea breaks in the same dull job for approaching a decade and feels she could do something better ...if only she knew what. New recruit Brett, a smooth, high-flying Australian, is on a mission to shake up the dusty backrooms of power - and on a collision path with Grace. Office life begins to look up when Grace receives an email from an admirer with musical and poetic talents ...but is soulful, enigmatic Reuben Swift really who he says he is?Trade Review'Confident, funny and poignant. Macdonald's world draws the reader in irresistibly' Jane Rogers; 'Deliciously erotic and hugely readable, with some wonderful moments of illumination' Maureen Freely

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Book SynopsisBent Met police detective DI Frederick Street rules as the `Sheriff of Shoreditch' who loves shaking down the street goons he arrests. Elvis Street is the son who cannot stand his father for being the balls-out crook he caught in bed with his girl. Elvis wants to take Frederick down and end him forever. Neither father or son realises how much the other understands what controls them. Neither father or son will ever back down. Night Time Cool is the story of why?Trade Review"Hunter S. Thompson does London crime and it's good. Sharp, hilarious, and offbeat." - John Niven

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Book SynopsisIt is the summer of 1669 and England is in dire straits. The treasury's coffers are bare and tensions with the powerful Dutch Republic are boiling over. And now, an investigator sent by the King to look into corruption at the Royal Navy has been brutally murdered. Loathe to leave the pleasures of London, Samuel Pepys is sent dragging his feet to Portsmouth to find the truth about what happened. Aided by his faithful assistant, Will Hewer, he soon exposes the killer. But has he got the right man? The truth may be much more sinister. And if the real plot isn't uncovered in time, England could be thrown into a war that would have devastating consequences...Trade Review"Debuts don't come much better than this" - The Sunday Independent. "Pirates of the Caribbean meets Charlie's Angels." - Woman & Home. "An impressive debut" - The Times. "A rip-roaring yarn... Something for everyone" - The Irish Examiner. "A zestful imagining... Book of the month" - The Independent. "This has everything a good crime thriller should have: murder, intrigue, adventures and sinister truths. It should be at the top of your summer reading list." - Culturefly. "A gorgeously-written, intriguing mystery, packed with meticulous period detail and many wonderful turns of phrase - a brilliant jewel of a book." - Emma Haughton, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dark. "Every bit as lively, witty, and entertaining as the inspiration but with added intrigue and swashbuckling. A proper treat that would no doubt delight Mr Pepys himself." - Cass Green, Sunday Times bestselling author of In a Cottage, In a Wood.

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Book Synopsis*** THE SECOND BOOK IN THE YOU SERIES, NOW A HIT SHOW ON NETFLIX ***JOE GOLDBERG IS BACK . . . Joe came to Los Angeles to start over, to forget about what happened in New York. But in a darkened room in Soho House everything suddenly changed. She is like no one he's ever met before. She doesn't know about his past and never can. The problem is, hidden bodies don't always stay that way.Praise for You: 'THRILLER OF THE YEAR' Daily Mail 'I am RIVETED, AGHAST, AROUSED you name it. The rare instance when prose and plot are equally delicious' Lena Dunham 'Hypnotic and scary' Stephen King‘Brilliant thriller with attitude, guts and true insight into the nature of obsession' Sophie Hannah 'A fantastically creepy thriller…. The

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling origin story of the Master Chief—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series Halo!The twenty-sixth century. Humanity has expanded beyond Earth’s system to hundreds of planets that colonists now call home. But the United Earth Government and the United Nations Space Command is struggling to control this vast empire. After exhausting all strategies to keep seething colonial insurrections from exploding into a full-blown interplanetary civil war, the UNSC has one last hope. At the Office of Naval Intelligence, Dr. Catherine Halsey has been hard at work on a top-secret program that could bring an end to the conflict…and it starts with seventy-five children, among them a six-year-old boy named John. And Halsey could never guess that this child will eventually become the final hope against an even greater peril engulfing the galaxy—the inexorable confrontation with a theocratic military alliance of alien races known as the Covenant. This is the electrifying origin story of Spartan John-117—the Master Chief—and of his legendary, unstoppable heroism in leading the resistance against humanity’s possible extinction.

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Book SynopsisHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.''Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There''s no better rule.''Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman, Miss Havisham and her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better. When it is revealed that Pip has inherited a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor on the condition that he moves to London to become a gentleman, Pip''s adventure really begins. Epic, illuminating and memorable, Dickens mysterious tale of Pip''s quest to find the truth about himself is one of his most enduring and popular novels to date.

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Book SynopsisPRE-ORDER THE EPIC NEW EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR SIMON SCARROW NOW!ROME AND BOUDICA. A DUEL TO THE DEATH.AD 61. Britannia is divided. The rebel horde has been defeated. But the leader, Boudica, and her remaining warriors are still at large. With them is the eagle standard of the Ninth Legion, taken in ambush, flaunted as proof that Rome can yet be beaten. The embers of rebellion are still glowing . . . The toll has been heavy, with countless men lost, and major towns in ruins. The bodies of the dead are strewn across the streets. And for Centurion Macro, there is the scarring knowledge that his mother perished in the attack on Londinium.As Macro''s heart burns for revenge, he and his comrade-in-arms Prefect Cato are tasked with hunting down the remnants of the enemy army. There can be no peace until the queen is captured or killed. And Roman honour will only be restored when the eagl

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Book SynopsisIn the eighth novel in the Dales Detective series, Date with Evil, Samson and Delilah are about to discover that all of their new cases may be connected to a network of evil that seems to be surrounding Bruncliffe. Will they solve them all before the danger comes directly to their door?'A Yorkshire Agatha Raisin' – DalesmanEvil is stalking the streets of Bruncliffe . . .From stolen washing to inheritance investigations, Bruncliffe’s Dales Detective Agency is being inundated with cases.But with Samson O’Brien still in London helping the Met Police clear his name, and the newly appointed member of the investigations team, Ida Capstick, distracted by her brother George’s insistence that their farm is haunted, Delilah Metcalfe is struggling to meet the mounting demands for the agency’s services.So when the mother of a local estate agent arrives at the offices insisting her son is missing, Delilah is relieved to have Samson return to help.Little do the detective duo know that several of their cases are about to collide when identifying the whereabouts of the missing man becomes something far more sinister.Something that will finally expose the network of evil which has been infiltrating the Dales town over the past decade, and in doing so place Delilah in the utmost danger.Following on from Date with Betrayal this new novel delights with its combination of beguiling charm and witty ingenuity. Look out for Date With Justice coming soon!Praise for The Dales Detective series:'Bags of Yorkshire charm and wit' – Northern Echo'A classic whodunit set in the spectacular landscape of the Yorkshire Dales' – Cath Staincliffe'Full of dry wit and clever plotting' – Countryside'Chapman delivers on every level' – Lancashire Evening Post'Enlivened with numerous subplots, the story moves at a cracking pace' – Daily MailTrade ReviewGreat fun! -- Carol Drinkwater, actress All Creatures Great and Small and author of The Olive FarmA classic whodunit set in the spectacular landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, written with affection for the area and its people -- Cath Staincliffe, author of the Scott & Bailey seriesBags of Yorkshire charm and wit * The Northern Echo *Enlivened by numerous subplots . . . the story moves at a cracking pace . . . But Chapman's track record suggests that the next instalment will be well worth the wait. * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisWith a stunning new cover look, King''s bestselling supernatural tale about a boy, his girlfriend and a possessed ''58 Plymouth Fury called Christine.This is the story of a lover''s triangle . . . It was bad from the start. And it got worse in a hurry.Christine is eating into his mind, burrowing into his unconscious.Christine, blood-red, fat, and finned, is twenty. Her promise lies all in her past. Greedy and big, she is Arnie''s obsession, a ''58 Plymouth Fury. Broken down but not finished.There is still power in her - a frightening power that leaks like sump oil, staining and corrupting. A malign power that corrodes the mind and turns ownership into Possession.Trade ReviewKing can make the flesh creep half a world away * The Times *King can make the flesh creep half a world away * The Times *King has no equal * Guardian *King has no equal * Guardian *Stephen King is one of America's finest writers * Scotsman *As a storyteller King is unbeatable * Mirror *

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Book SynopsisThe global bestselling series that inspired the hit musical phenomenon.The sequel to Wicked - now a major movie and record-breaking box office sensation.Back in the land of Oz, the adolescent boy Liir was last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead, Liir is tended to at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by a silent novice called Candle, who wills him back to life with her musical gifts. What dark force left Liir in this condition? Is he really Elphaba''s son? He has her broom and her cape - but what of her powers? In an Oz that, since the Wizard''s departure, is under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up?

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Book SynopsisAn ice-cold mystery haunts Reykjavík in 1986, in this heart-stopping crime novel co-written by the Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín JakobsdottirA classic crime novel, its noir at its finest' The Sunday TimesNordic noir at its most authoritative' Financial Times---What happened to Lara?Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lara spends the summer on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. The mystery becomes Iceland''s greatest unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there? Thirty years later, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lara''s case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, it''s soon clear that this is a mystery someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved...---A

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewShe is back with a heavyweight state-of-the-nation story that has been ten years in the making * Daily Mail *Roy's second novel proves as remarkable as her first * Financial Times *The Ministry of Utmost Happiness confirms Roy's status as a writer of delicate human dramas that also touch on some of the largest questions of the day. It is the novel as intimate epic. Expect to see it on every prize shortlist this year * The Times *Heartfelt, poetic, intimate, laced with ironic humour...The intensity of Roy's writing - the sheer amount she cares about these people - compels you to concentrate...This is the novel one hoped Arundhati Roy would write about India * Daily Telegraph *Teems with human drama, contains a vivid cast of characters and offers an evocative, searing portrait of modern India * Tatler *A beautiful and grotesque portrait of modern India and the world beyond. Take your time over it, just as the author did * Good Housekeeping *Fantastic. The novel is unflinchingly critical of power, and yet she empowers her underdog characters to persevere, leaving readers with a few droplets of much-needed hope. It's heartening when writers live up to the hyperbole that surrounds them * Hirsh Sawhney *A kaleidoscopic story about the struggle for Kashmir's independence * Washington Post *A sprawling, kaleidoscopic fable about love and resistance in modern India * The Guardian *The follow-up we've been longing for - a poetic, densely populated contemporary novel in the tradition of Dickens and Tolstoy. From its beginning, one is swept up in the story... With her exquisite and dynamic storytelling, Roy balances scenes of suffering and corruption with humour and transcendence * Vogue *Compelling, musical, cinematic... [A] genuine poignancy and depth of emotion. Her gift is for the personal: for poetic description [and an] ability to map the complicated arithmetic of love and belonging . . . The Ministry of Utmost Happiness manages to extract hope from tragedies * The New York Times *A passionate political masterpiece * Times Literary Supplement *

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Book SynopsisEllery Lloyd is the pseudonym for London-based husband-and-wife writing team Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos. They have previously published People Like Her and The Club.Collette is a journalist and editor, former content director of ELLE UK and editorial director at Soho House. She has written for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times.Paul is the author of Welcome to the Working Week and Every Day Is Like Sunday. He is the programme director for English literature with creative writing at the University of Surrey.

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Book SynopsisA magnificent epic of love, war and Russia from the international bestselling author of TULLY and ROAD TO PARADISELeningrad 1941: the white nights of summer illuminate a city of fallen grandeur whose palaces and avenues speak of a different age, when Leningrad was known as St Petersburg.Two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha, share the same bed, living in one room with their brother and parents.The routine of their hard impoverished life is shattered on 22 June 1941 when Hitler invades Russia. For the Metanov family, for Leningrad and particularly for Tatiana, life will never be the same again. On that fateful day, Tatiana meets a brash young man named Alexander.The family suffers as Hitler's army advances on Leningrad, and the Russian winter closes in. With bombs falling and the city under siege, Tatiana and Alexander are drawn inexorably to each other, but theirs is a love that could tear Tatiana's family apart, and at its heart lies a secret that could mean death to anyone who hears it.ConfTrade ReviewPraise for Paullina Simons Tully‘Pick up this book and prepare to have your emotions wrung so completely you’ll be sobbing your heart out one minute and laughing through your tears the next… Read it and weep – literally’ Company Tatiana and Alexander'This has everything a romance glutton could wish for: a bold, talented and dashing hero, a heart-stopping love affair … It also has – thank goodness – a welcome sense of humour and discernible characters rather than ciphers.'Victoria Moore, Daily Mail The Bronze Horseman‘Pulling off the passionate love story embedded in a truly epic narrative is a difficult thing to do. Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind remains the blueprint for the genre, while Tolstoy's War and Peace carries off the literary honours … it's quickly apparent that the Russian-born author Paullina Simons has the measure of this kind of epic romantic saga … She is able to make some powerful statements about the durability of the human spirit, but never at the expense of descriptive passages refulgent with power and beauty’ Barry Forshaw, amazon

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Book SynopsisReprinted for the first time in almost 90 years, this original novelisation of the very first Agatha Christie film is a unique record of the Queen of Crime's movie debut and a bold attempt to turn one of her favourite short stories into a thrilling silent movie.Who poisoned the cruel and sinister Professor Appleby? Derek Capel, his neighbour, in love with the Professor's wife, Eleanor? Vera, the house-parlourmaid, Appleby's mistress? Or was it Eleanor Appleby herself? All three could be reasonably suspected of a motive which would prompt them to poison the most hateful villain who ever crossed the pages of fiction . . .The first ever Agatha Christie film was a 1928 black and white silent movie, loosely based on her first Harley Quin' story. Although no script or print of the film survives, this rare novelisation from the same year is a unique record of Christie's first association with the motion picture industry now in its remarkable tenth decade with the release of Kenneth Branagh'sTrade Review‘This dramatic film thriller is adapted from a novel by Agatha Christie, the world’s greatest woman writer of detective stories. It provides a new and original type of thriller since three persons in the story could be reasonably suspected of a motive which would prompt them to poison the most hateful villain who ever crossed the pages of fiction. Who, then, poisoned the cruel and sinister Professor Appleby? Derek Capel, his neighbour, in love with the Professor’s wife, Eleanor? Vera, the house-parlourmaid, Appleby’s mistress? Or was it Eleanor Appleby herself? This is a story full of dramatic moments and thrilling suspense. It will keep you guessing until the final page.’ From the original 1928 edition

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Book SynopsisArchaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson's debut fantasy novel, Gardens of the Moon, was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award and introduced fantasy readers to his epic 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen' sequence, which has been hailed 'a masterwork of the imagination'. This River Awakens was hist first novel, and originally published under the name Steve Lundin. Having lived in Cornwall for a number of years, Steve will be returning to Canada in late summer 2012. To find out more, visit www.malazanempire.com and www.stevenerikson.com

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Book SynopsisMagdalena Yoder is accused of murdering her ex-husband in this delightfully quirky cozy mystery set among Pennsylvania''s Amish-Mennonite community. You''re going to be sorry, Aaron Paul Miller. Before I''m through with you, you''re going to wish that you were dead. Shockwaves are running through the small town of Hernia with the news that an enormous, biblical-themed amusement park is to be built on its doorstep, destroying the community''s peaceful way of life for ever. And the man spearheading this so-called Armageddonland? None other than Magdalena''s ex-husband, the duplicitous Aaron Miller. At a public demonstration to showcase his plans for the new park, Aaron bites into a delicious homemade tart - with fatal consequences. It''s clear the tart was poisoned . . . but who baked it? As the leader of the local resistance against the project and her acrimonious history with her ex well known, Magdalena immediately falls under s

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Book SynopsisHernia''s fourth Billy Goat Gruff Festival is derailed by murder and a series of outrageous pranks in this hilariously entertaining cozy mystery filled with quirky characters - the latest delectable offering in the longrunning Pennsylvania-Dutch mystery series featuring the irrepressible Magdalena Yoder.The annual Billy Goat Gruff Festival is the undisputed highlight of Hernia''s social calendar. But when Magdalena Yoder, village mayor and owner of the PennDutch Inn, had the brainwave four years ago, little did she realize that it would soon attract visitors from far and wide - even Australia, as the unexpected arrival of Gabe''s long-lost cousin, Miriam, at the inn confirms.Unfortunately, the shock of Miriam''s one-legged appearance is soon usurped by a gruesome discovery, followed by a series of bizarre pranks as the festivities take place. As chaos ensues, Magdalena is spurred into finding a killer. But is the festival really the target, or is it Magdalena herself?A deliciously laugh-out-loud, kooky culinary cozy full of unexpected twists that will entertain and intrigue from start to finish, perfect for fans of Diane Mott Davidson.

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Book SynopsisJACK REACHER NEVER LOOKS BACK . Accept no substitutes.' - Mick Herron.The present can be tense .Trade ReviewAbsolutely loved Past Tense – Lee Child just gets better and better, which is a very rare quality in a writer of a long-run series. Whip smart, always compelling, always fun, he is dangerously addictive. -- Peter JamesJack Reacher is today's James Bond, a thriller hero we can't get enough of -- Ken FollettI loved it. One of the best. -- Jonathan RossIt’s Lee Child. Why would you not read it? -- Karin SlaughterSometimes you just want someone who can beat the s*** out of people! I pick up Jack Reacher when I’m in the mood for someone big to solve my problems -- Patricia Cornwell

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Book SynopsisKing''s Number One bestselling suspense novel, ''a compelling masterpiece'' (Sunday Telegraph) about a housekeeper with a long-hidden secret from her past, now with a stunning new cover look.The sheets . . . had to be hung perfectly. She''d go to that window, year in and year out and yell at me: ''Six pins, now, Dolores! You mind me, now . . . I''m counting, and my eyes are just as good now as they ever were!When Vera Donovan is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, the police want to question her housekeeper Dolores Claiborne. And Dolores does have a confession to make. But it''s not what the police are expecting to hear as they listen to her life story - a story which hearkens back to her abusive marriage and the suspicious death of her husband in the small Maine community of Little Tall Island.Dolores Claiborne has a story to tell. And you''d better pay attention or else.Trade ReviewOnly a novelist of the very first rank could combine comedy and tragedy so judiciously * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *

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Book Synopsis''Deeply layered, fiendishly clever and absorbing'' Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter seriesThe first gritty thriller in the Avison Fluke series by M. W. Craven, the acclaimed author of The Puppet Show.Detective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless. Just as he thinks things can''t get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a Cumbrian building site.Shot once in the back of the head, it is a cold, calculated execution. When the post-mortem reveals she has gone to significant expense in disguising her appearance, Fluke knows this is no ordinary murder. With the help of a psychotic ex-Para, a gangland leader and a woman more interested in maggots than people, Fluke must find out who she was and why she was murdered before he can even think about finding her killer...Trade ReviewPraise for M. W. Craven:Dark, sharp and compelling -- Peter JamesFantastic -- Martina ColeA thrilling curtain-raiser for what looks set to be a great new series -- Mick HerronA powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint-hearted! -- David MarkA book that shines with tension, wit and invention -- William ShawSatisfyingly twisty and clever and the flashes of humour work well to offer the reader respite from the thrill of the read -- Michael J. MaloneMike Craven is a forceful new voice in British crime fiction -- Caro RamsayWashington Poe is a name destined to be spoken by crime fiction enthusiasts everywhere: Britain's answer to Harry Bosch. The Puppet Show is a wickedly, twisting and turning, mystery that will have readers breathlessly turning the pages until the final shocking conclusion -- Matt HiltonA brilliant start to what promises to be a fantastic series; get it now or kick yourself for missing out -- Graham SmithI cannot recall the last time I binge read a novel in 36 hours . . . truly mind-blowing -- A. A. DhandI loved this book! -- Jo JakemanDark, thrilling and unputdownable with sharply drawn characters that stride off the page -- Victoria SelmanA tightly-written debut . . . Packed with procedural detail, believable characters and rich dialogue it will keep you turning those pages long after bedtime. Avison Fluke is a fine creation . . . The prose is faultless . . . Mike Craven is one to watch out for * CrimeSquad *

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Book SynopsisAD 60. Britannia. The Boudica Revolt begins . . .Macro and Cato - heroes of the Roman Empire - face a ruthless enemy set on revenge The Roman Empire''s hold on the province of Britannia is fragile. The tribes implacably opposed to Rome have grown cunning in their attacks on the legions. Even amongst those who have sworn loyalty, dissent simmers. In distant Rome, Nero is blind to the danger.As hostilities create mayhem in the west, Governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus gathers a vast army, with Prefect Cato in command. A hero of countless battles, Cato wants his loyal comrade Centurion Macro by his side. But the Governor leaves Macro behind, in charge of the veteran reserves in Camulodunum. Suetonius dismisses concerns that the poorly fortified colony will be vulnerable to attack when only a skeleton force remains. With the military distracted, slow-burning anger amongst the tribespeople bursts into flames. The king of the Iceni is dead and Trade ReviewScarrow . . . has the gift of combining wide knowledge of the period with a page-turning narrative -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *PRAISE FOR SIMON SCARROW'S EARLIER BESTSELLING NOVELS 'Ferocious and compelling' * Daily Express *'A new book in Simon Scarrow's series about the Roman army is always a joy' * The Times *'Gripping' * Sunday Express *'A rip-roaring read' * Mail on Sunday *

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Book SynopsisThe fourth book in Dorothy L Sayers'' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by detective fiction writer Simon Brett - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie''s Poirot and Margery Allingham''s Campion Mysteries. ''D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers'' Daily TelegraphLord Peter Wimsey bent down over General Fentiman and drew the Morning Post gently away from the gnarled old hands. Then, with a quick jerk, he lifted the quiet figure. It came up all of a piece, stiff as a wooden doll . . .But how did the general die? Who was the mysterious Mr X who fled when he was wanted for questioning? And which of the general''s heirs, both members of the Bellona Club, is lying?''She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.'' P. D. JamesTrade ReviewI admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail - Ruth RendellD. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers. - Daily TelegraphShe combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller. - Minette Walters

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Book Synopsis'Horrific, hilarious and often rather moving' THE TIMES 'The master of razor-sharp one liners. An absolute belter' - MANDASUE HELLER 'Brilliant. This is British crime writing at its best' - MARK EDWARDS ________________________________________ MY DAD SAYS BAD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN I BREAK IT... Daniel is looking forward to his birthday. He wants pie and chips, a big chocolate cake, and a comic book starring his favourite superhero. And as long as he follows The Rule, nothing bad will happen. Daniel will be twenty-three next week. And he has no idea that he's about to kill a stranger. Daniel's parents know that their beloved and vulnerable son will be taken away. They know that Daniel didn't mean to hurt anyone, he just doesn't know his own strength. They dispose of the body. Isn't that what any loving parent would do? But as forces on both sides of the law begin to close in on them, they realise they have no option but to finish what they started. Even if it means that others will have to die... Because they'll do anything to protect Daniel. Even murder. ________________________________________ 'Excellent as always. Grimy and heartbreaking in equal measure' - WILL CARVER 'A pacy, smart and darkly funny heartbreaker of a crime novel' - SUSI HOLLIDAY 'A stupendous piece of literary engineering' - JENNY O'BRIEN 'An intense and compelling read. Highly recommended' - LISA HALL 'David Jackson has done it again. The Rule is incredible' - NOELLE HOLTENTrade ReviewA cunning demonstration of the law of unintended consequences. It is horrific, hilarious and often rather moving * The Times *A stomach-lurching descent into parental desperation, full of surprises from start to finish. A gasp-out-loud read after which I dare you to break The Rule... -- Janice Hallett, author of THE APPEALThe master of razor-sharp one liners, David Jackson's The Rule is an absolute belter -- Mandasue Heller, bestselling author of BRUTALBrilliant. Spiralling tension, wit and heart, this is British crime writing at its best -- Mark Edwards, bestselling author of THE HOUSE GUESTI really enjoyed The Rule. Jackson doesn't do cosy thrillers. There is dark, ultra dark, and then there is The Rule. You've been warned -- Paul Finch, bestselling author of STRANGERSAn intense and compelling read, that will evoke complicated emotions in every reader. Highly recommended -- Lisa Hall, author of BETWEEN ME AND YOUExcellent as always. Grimy and heartbreaking in equal measure, peppered with Jackson's trademark wit and humour. May be his best yet -- Will Carver, bestselling author of GIRL 4Jackson is one of the finest British thriller writers... a thrilling, propulsive and ultimately heart-breaking tale of the lengths a father will go to in order to protect his family -- Martyn Waites, author of THE OLD RELIGIONA pacy, smart and darkly funny heartbreaker of a crime novel -- Susi Holliday, author of THE RESORTDavid Jackson has done it again. The Rule is incredible. Creepy, emotive, dark tense and disturbing -- Noelle Holten, bestselling author of DEAD AGAIN

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