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Transworld Publishers Ltd Dragonflight
Book SynopsisLet Anne McCaffrey, storyteller extraordinare and New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, introduce you to a whole new world: Pern. - SFX"Wonderful descriptive writing, the dragons are totally believable and their riders are very human."Trade ReviewRead Dragonflight and you're confronted with McCaffrey the storyteller in her prime, staking a claim for being one of the influential fantasy and SF novelists of her generation - and doing it, remarkably, in the same novel * SFX *
£9.49
Random House USA Inc Scourged 9 Iron Druid Chronicles
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Orion Publishing Co Charlie Martz and Other Stories: The Unpublished
Book Synopsis'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 RankinWhen Elmore Leonard died in 2013, he left behind a 60-year legacy of crime novels, many of which have become modern classics. He also left behind a treasure trove of unpublished early stories. Largely written during his years as a copywriter at a Detroit ad agency, these stories introduce us to unforgettable Leonard characters, some of whom star in his later works. Razor-sharp and effortlessly entertaining, this collection reveals a master who honed his craft from a young age, and reminds us why Leonard is so sorely missed.Trade Reviewwould make a very nice Father's Day present. Hint, hint... * THE HERALD *(the stories) have all the hallmarks of his later career: the laconic authorial voice, the shady characters, the seedy dives. * THE TIMES *
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British Library Publishing The Poisoned Chocolates Case
Book SynopsisGraham and Joan Bendix have apparently succeeded in making that eighth wonder of the modern world, a happy marriage. And into the middle of it there drops, like a clap of thunder, a box of chocolates.
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Peter Halban Publishers Ltd Duet in Beirut
Book SynopsisExpelled Mossad agent, Ronen, has disappeared following a failed assassination attempt on the life of the Hezbollah operative responsible for suicide bombings in Israel. Feared to be on an unauthorized mission that will bring catastrophe to his country, Ronen must be found and his former commander, Gadi, takes it upon himself to track him down. The resulting physical and intellectual scuffle between the two men becomes one of deeper, moral inquiry.'... high stakes, and the brutal complexity and fear of today's fragmented Middle East ... Ben-David delivers spy thrillers with all the authenticity and inside knowledge of an ex-Mossad agent' Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY
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Hodder & Stoughton Old City Hall
Book SynopsisYou have the right to remain silentTrade Review'Breathtaking . . . and all the more so because this is the author's first novel. A tightly woven spiderweb of plot and a rich cast of characters make this a truly gripping read. And of particular interest is the setting: Robert Rotenberg does for Toronto what Ian Rankin does for Edinburgh' * Jeffery Deaver *An amazing debut novel. Robert Rotenberg's Old City Hall has everything a legal thriller should have, and more: absolutely engaging characters, a tight, taut, and believable plot, a heart-quickening pace, and, best of all, some of the finest writing I've read in years. This one has winner written all over it. * Nelson DeMille *Robert Rotenberg's Old City Hall is one of the best books I've read in ten years. I devoured it in two sittings. Rotenberg is a criminal defense attorney, defending lowlifes and celebrities alike in Toronto, and he really knows his clients. His characters are stunningly good. They're real people. His Toronto settings make this most multicultural city in North America come alive. He writes with assurance and panache. He has a series of characters who may well become a classic. He even has a sense of humor. This is one of those novels where you only need to read the first chapter to be swept away. If Old City Hall doesn't win an Edgar, I'll trade in my pen for a fishing rod... * Douglas Preston *'Clever, complex and filled with an engaging cast of characters...' * Kathy Reichs *'There is nothing in Old City Hall to suggest that it's Robert Rotenberg's debut. The middle-aged Canadian criminal lawyer has got it all -- pace, good characters, tension and an intriguing plot ... The resolution is clever and surprising' * Marcel Berlins, The Times *'Written by a real-life Canadian defence lawyer, this sweeping debut, with a vast, colourful cast, focuses on the apparent murder of his wife by talkshow host Kevin Brace. Then suddenly, he stops talking ...' * Henry Sutton, Daily Mirror *'Apart from evoking the seasonal rhythms of life in the city, the novel offers a convincing portrayal of backstage operations in the justice system ... Old City Hall is an enjoyable addition to the literature of urban crime' * H.J. Jackson, Times Literary Supplement *'Each character is lifelike and credible; the scenes are exciting as the murder investigation zigzags slowly forward; and the Canadian setting is very well described. In crime fiction's minute sub-categories this is a legal thriller, but there is much more to the story than law and clues -- a skilful, tasty concoction' * Jessica Mann, Literary Review *'Another debut novel, this is tremendously readable and well-plotted, providing a mystery which intrigues almost to the last chapter' * Morning Star *'Highly-tipped in the awards stakes this year is Canadian Robert Rotenberg's Old City Hall. Part legal-thriller, part murder investigation, Rotenberg (himself a lawyer) really gets under the skin of that fine city of Toronto' * Shots *'Old City Hall is proof that Robert Rotenberg is one of the most striking writers on the current crime scene' * Crime Time *'The atmospherics, and especially Rotenberg's affection for the city of Toronto and involutions of law, make this a fast-paced, appealing addition to genre' * Kirkus Reviews *'A roller coaster of a legal thriller that's got it all -- an outstanding and fast-paced plot, well-developed characters with depth and personality, great dialog, plenty of courtroom and investigative drama, and an explosively satisfying conclusion' * Library Journal starred review *'Rotenberg creates a legal thriller that recreates the growing tension of a major murder investigation incorporated by a wonderful cast of characters' * Greenock Telegraph *'As a mix of both detective work and legal thriller, as both a puzzle and a study of characters, Old City Hall delivers ... it's certainly the best first novel I've read since Child 44, and that's high praise' * Crime Time & Irresistible Targets blog *'This is a first-rate debut thriller for Rotenberg, who weaves Toronto into the plot as a character to this intriguing crime, 4 STARS' * Manly Daily (Australia) *'Highly tipped in the awards stakes this year ... Rotenberg really gets under the skin of that fine city Toronto ... it is already being said that he does for Toronto 'what Ian Rankin does for Edinburgh' * Deadly Pleasures *'A big book in more senses than one...it is intriguing how it develops in the skilled hands of the author' * Yorkshire Gazette *'This engaging thriller is wonderfully assured' * Western Daily Press *
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Penguin Books Ltd Written in Bones
Book SynopsisENTER THE DARKEST CORNERS OF EDINBURGH IN THIS GRITTY, MYSTERIOUS AND SPINE-TINGLING MURDER INVESTIGATION . . .''Full to the brim with intrigue. You will not be disappointed'' 5***** Reader Review''Grips you from the beginning and doesn''t let go'' 5***** Reader Review ''Unsettling atmosphere, strong sense of place and a canny twist: Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names'' GUARDIAN_______The roots of murder run deep . . . When a body is found in a tree in The Meadows, Edinburgh''s scenic parkland, forensics suggest the corpse has fallen from a great height. Which makes Detective Inspector Tony McLean ask the question: was it an accident, or a murder designed to send a chilling message? . . . As McLean traces the victim''s journey, it takes him back to Edinburgh''s past, and through its underworld - crossing paths with some of its most dangerous and mosTrade ReviewInspector McLean returns in the seventh instalment of James Oswald's gritty, compelling crime series, for his most mysterious murder investigation yet . . . The roots of murder run deep . . . When a body is found in a tree in The Meadows, Edinburgh's scenic parkland, the forensics suggest the corpse has fallen from a great height. Detective Inspector Tony McLean wonders whether it was an accident, or a murder designed to send a chilling message? * from publisher's description *Unsettling atmosphere, strong sense of place and a canny twist: Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names * The Guardian *This is the seventh gripping instalment in a series that just keeps getting better * Sunday Mirror *The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish * The Herald *Crime fiction's next big thing * The Sunday Telegraph *Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers * Daily Mail *Fifty Shades of Hay * The Times *
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Headline Publishing Group Whispers
Book SynopsisA beautiful woman scarred by a hateful past. A compassionate cop haunted by a childhood blighted by poverty. Violence brought them together. An unspeakable abomination may tear them apart.Bruno Frye nightly succumbs to the malicious lullaby of the whispers. Losing himself in the nightdreams of their rustling cries, he is deafened by whispers more piercing than any scream. In the dark recesses of his mind no act is too violent, no deed too shocking . . .
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Random House USA Inc The Book of Swords
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Canongate Books Ltd Treason in the Secret City A World War Two
Book Synopsis Second in the exciting new World War II mystery series featuring intrepid research chemist-sleuth Libby Clark. 30th May 1944. In the middle of the night, Libby Clark is roused from sleep by a colleague in distress. Marvin's cousin Frannie has been charged with treason, and he hopes that Libby, with her clear-headed scientific mind, can find a way to help prove her innocence. Libby, a chemist at a secret World War II facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, agrees to help her friend and pursue the truth. Libby's investigations soon uncover the immoral Dr Hansrote, who has tricked Frannie into her treachery. But, the evil at Oak Ridge seems to run deeper and in Libby's determination to uncover the truth, she not only finds herself up against the authorities, but also caught in the crosshairs of a deadly cabal of indoctrinated spies, greedy opportunists and unscrupulous collaborators. Can Libby survive the confluence of challenges? Or will one of them
£8.62
Penguin Random House Group High Tea and Misdemeanors
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£22.50
Orion Publishing Co 59 Minutes
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Simon & Schuster Exquisite Corpse
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Simon & Schuster Ltd Human Remains
Book SynopsisDCS Kat Frank and AIDE Lock are back in a cutting-edge new thriller from the author of the Sunday Times bestselling In the Blink of an Eye.The truth will always come out, but at what cost? Fresh from successfully closing their first live case, the Future Policing Unit are called in to investigate when a headless, handless body is found on a Warwickshire farm. But as they work to identify the victim and their killer, the discovery of a second body begins to spark fears that The Aston Strangler is back. And as the stakes rise for the team, so do the tensions brewing within it. When DCS Kat Frank is accused of putting the wrong man behind bars all those years ago, AIDE Lock - the world's first AI Detective - pursues the truth about what happened with relentless logic. But Kat is determined to keep the past buried, and when the Son of The Aston Strangler comes looking for revenge, Loc
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Mira Books The Bay at Midnight MIRA
Book SynopsisHer family's cottage was a place of innocence for Julie Bauer until hersister was murdered.It's been many years since that August night, but Julie's memories of Izzy's death still haunt her.Now someone from her past is asking questions about what really happened. About Julie's own complicity. About a devastating secret her mother kept from them all.Julie must gather the courage to revisit her past and untangle the complex emotions that led to one unspeakable act of violence on the bay at midnight.For fans of JODI PICOULT, this is a must read.Praise for Diane Chamberlain Fans of Jodi Picoult will delight in this finely tuned family drama, with beautifully drawn characters and a string of twists that will keep you guessing right up to the end.'' StylistA marvellously gifted author. Every book she writes is a gem' Literary Times'Essential reading for Jodi Picoult fans' Daily Mail'So full of unexpected twists you''ll find yourself wanting to finish it in one sitting. Fans of Jodi PicoulTrade Review"Diane Chamberlain is the Southern Jodi Picoult." - New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe "Diane Chamberlain is a marvellously gifted author! Every book she writes is a real gem." - Literary Times "...a strong tale that deserves a comparison with Jodi Picoult..." - Lovereading.co.uk"
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Bonnier Books Ltd The Clues in the Fjord
Book SynopsisHildur Rúnarsdottir is the only police detective working on the isolated west coast of Iceland. She is desperate to forget her traumatic past by burying herself in her cases alongside her new trainee, Jakob Johanson. But Jakob's life has its own complications, and it soon becomes clear that neither can run from their pasts for long. When a local man is found with his throat slit, underneath an avalanche that has buried much of the evidence, Hildur and Jakob must set their own problems aside and unravel the dark secrets to expose a killer . . .
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Headline Publishing Group Maximum Ride The Angel Experiment
Book SynopsisWELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE Do not put this book down. I''m dead serious - your life could depend on it. I''m risking everything by telling you - but you need to know. STRAP YOURSELF IN for the thrill ride you''ll want to take again and again! From Death Valley, California, to the bowels of the New York City subway system, you''re about to take off on a heart-stopping adventure that will blow you away...YOUR FAITHFUL COMPANIONS: Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman and Angel. Six kids who are pretty normal in most ways - except that they''re 98% human, 2% bird. They grew up in a lab, living like rats in cages, but now they''re free. Aside, of course, from the fact that they''re prime prey for Erasers - wicked wolf-like creatures with a taste for flying humans. THE MISSIONS: Rescue Angel from malicious mutants. Infiltrate a secret facility to track down the flock''s missing parents. Scavenge for sustenance. Get revenge on an evil traitor. And save the world. If therTrade Review'The first in a series from adult-thriller writer Patterson has all the characteristics of his work for grown-ups: pace, action, mystery and cool... sharp and punchy with plenty of jokes and shocks. And it proves that girls can be tough, too.' * The Sunday Times *'This skilled and compulsive tale is so involved about kids being brave against the odds' The Sunday Times, 3/7/05 * The Sunday Times *'MAXIMUM RIDE is a fast-paced, action-packed fantasy adventure that children will love' Age, Melbourne 4/6/05 * Age, Melbourne *'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... There's no stopping his imagination.' * New York Times Book Review *'Nonstop action carries this page-turner breathlessly from start to finish... Speed, suspense, excitement' Kirkus Reviews * Kirkus Reviews *'[MAXIMUM RIDE has] enough action to draw in the most hesitant reader' The Australian * The Australian *'Nonstop action carries this page-turner breathlessly from start to finish... Speed, suspense, excitement' Kirkus Reviews * Kirkus Reviews *'MAXIMUM RIDE is a fast-paced, action-packed fantasy adventure that children will love' Age, Melbourne 4/6/05 * Age, Melbourne *'This skilled and compulsive tale is so involved about kids being brave against the odds' The Sunday Times, 3/7/05 * The Sunday Times *'[Patterson] delivers an action-packed cross between Gertrude Chandler Warner's Boxcar Children and Marvel Comics' X-Men' Booklist * Booklist *'A fast-moving, thrill-a-minutes, neo future adventure that pits good against evil in a most significant way... It's imaginative, it's exciting, it's touching - but it's also damn scary considering what some scientists are up to already.' * The Northern Echo *'The characters are so well written that you'll really root for them. It's edge of your seat, thrilling stuff.' 5 Stars. * Flipside *
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Headline Publishing Group Prophecy Clash of Kings The Legend of Merlin
Book SynopsisThe first in an epic trilogy charting the legend of Merlin.The legend begins...In the town of Segontium, a fugitive is washed ashore. He brutally rapes the granddaughter of the king of the Deceangli tribe, leaving her to bear his son, Myrddion Merlinus. Spurned as a demon seed, the boy is raised by his grandmother and he is apprenticed to a skilled healer who hones his remarkable gift. Meanwhile, the High King of the Celts, Vortigern, is rebuilding the ancient fortress at Dinas Emrys. According to a prophecy, he must use the blood of a demon seed to make the towers stand firm. Myrddion''s life is in jeopardy. But the boy has a prophecy of his own and a richer destiny to fulfil. Soon Vortigern shall be known as the harbinger of chaos, and Myrddion must use his gifts for good in a kingdom besieged by evil. So begins the healer''s journey to greatness...Trade ReviewPraise for M. K. Hume's Arthurian trilogy: 'Historical fiction of the most bloodthirsty and roistering kind * Australian Bookseller & Publishers Magazine *Exciting, violent and bloody... Up there with Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell * www.lovereading.co.uk *
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Headline Publishing Group No One Left To Tell The Baltimore Series Book 2
Book SynopsisAre you always guilty until proven innocent? NO ONE LEFT TO TELL is a chilling thriller from the bestselling Karen Rose, and part of her Baltimore series. Ramon Muñoz has spent five years in prison, convicted of a murder his family is convinced he didn''t commit. In desperation they turn to private investigator Paige Holden for help. Paige cannot resist the family''s pleas, but when Ramon''s wife is brutally executed she is thrown headlong into a case which will place her job, her friends and her life in jeopardy. As Paige risks everything to prove Ramon was set up, she comes to realise that there is more at stake if Ramon is freed than she could have ever guessed. Can Paige stay alive long enough to unmask an unstoppable killer who will not rest until there''s no one left to tell?Trade Review'More shockingly detailed than anything in Karin Slaughter or Patricia Cornwell's thrillers' * Irish Independent *'Intense, complex, and unforgettable' * James Patterson *
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Headline Publishing Group Smokin Seventeen
Book SynopsisA cold-blooded killer has Stephanie in his sights...Where there''s smoke, there''s fire, and this couldn''t be truer than in Smokin'' Seventeen, the seventeenth wacky adventure in Janet Evanovich''s bestselling Stephanie Plum series. The perfect read for fans of Sue Grafton and JD Robb. Raves for Janet Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Razor sharp'' (Sunday Express); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today); ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times). Stephanie is running out of time. The bond office where she works has been burned down. Dead bodies have been showing up on the construction site. No one knows why, or who''s responsible - but it''s clear Stephanie''s name is on the killer''s list.And to make a bad situation worse, cop and boyfriend Joe Morelli''s grandmother has put the ''eye'' on Stephanie. Now she has a pimple the size of Mount Vesuvius and her hormones areTrade Review'Evanovich's series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction...' * GQ Magazine *'Packed with her familiar wicked ear for dialogue...Plum is not just a smart private eye but a heroine with a sense of humour' * Daily Mail *
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Headline Publishing Group The Gods of Atlantis Jack Howard 6
Book SynopsisA thrilling standalone sequel to ATLANTIS, David Gibbins'' international bestseller of high-action adventure, marine archaeology and the exploration of one of history''s most fascinating and enduring mysteries. A lost Nazi bunker in a forest in Germany contains a dreadful secret. But is there a horrifying new dimension - another ingredient in the Nazi''s rule of terror? Marine archaeologist Jack Howard returns to the lost island of Atlantis in the Black Sea to answer questions about the Atlantis priests that have plagued him. Then by tracking down the 1930s expeditions of Himmler''s Ahnenerbe - the Nazi''s Department of Cultural Heritage - and its link with Atlantis, Jack realises he is not just on the trail of the greatest lost relics from the past. Could there possibly be a terrifying new version of ''Atlantis'', a priesthood of evil? Jack must uncover the truth before it is too late.
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Headline Publishing Group Red To Black
Book SynopsisA spy thriller, a love story and a chilling look at a resurgent superpower...At the dawn of the new millennium, Finn, an MI6 spy, and Anna, a colonel of the KGB, have been sent to spy on each other. Instead they find a love that becomes to only truth they can trust. A source deep within the Kremlin tells Finn of a plan, hatched in the depths of the Cold War, to dismantle the edifice of the communist state and to bring about the rise of a new imperium within Russia: a plan to control the whole of Europe. Finn''s masters in London are blinded by the new wealth pouring out of Russia and he must leave the Service and work in secrecy to uncover the deadly threat it poses to the freedom of every one of us.Trade ReviewAlex Dryden's brilliant and unforgettable novel has told me more about the making of modern Russia than I could learn from all books of journalism and contemporary history combined. That it has done so in the form of a compulsively readable spy story, love story and moral fable is nothing short of miraculous * Stephen Fry *Alex Dryden is the real thing. If he got any realer, he would step out of the pages and physically punch you, with both elegance and regret * Hugh Laurie *... terrifying, quite frankly ... chillingly unputdownable - everything you didn't want to know about Putin but were afraid to ask * Emma Thompson *...could not be better timed... [Dryden] is grimly authoritative on the power plays of Putin and the new Russia * Daily Express *
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Orion Publishing Co Hombre
Book SynopsisA classic tale of the American west from the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author.
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Headline Publishing Group The Big Bad Wolf
Book SynopsisAlex Cross''s first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues perplexed. Across the country, men and women are kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappear completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realizes. They are being bought and sold. And it seems The Wolf is the master criminal behind this terrible trade and who is bringing a new reign of terror to organized crime. Even as he admires the FBI''s vast resources, Alex is impatient with the Bureau''s clumsiness and caution when it is time to move. A lone wolf himself, he has to go out alone to track his new prey and try to rescue some of the victims while they are still alive. As the case boils over, Alex is in hot water at home, too. His ex-fiancée, Christine Johnson, comes back into his life - and not for the reasons Alex might have hoped.Trade Review'If there really were human superheroes, Alex Cross would be at the head of the class...and, with each instalment in the series, Patterson makes sure his superhero gets bigger and better while at the same time becomming more vulnerable.' * New York Times *'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... There's no stopping his imagination.' * New York Times Book Review *
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HarperCollins Publishers The Florence Sisters
Book SynopsisPre-order the brand-new, heart-wrenching and emotional Italian historical fiction novel from Tessa Harris, bestselling author of Beneath a Starless Sky! ***
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Headline Publishing Group Seven Up The One With The Mud Wrestling
Book SynopsisThe killer is a little too close to home...Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum must make a devil''s bargain to get the help she needs in Seven Up, the seventh laugh out loud adventure in the Stephanie Plum series. The perfect read for fans of Sue Grafton and Harlan Coben.Raves for Janet Evanovich''s bestselling novels: ''Razor sharp'' (Sunday Express); ''Non-stop laughs with plenty of high jinks'' (USA Today); ''Pithy, witty and fast-paced'' (The Sunday Times). What Stephanie Plum loves about being a bounty hunter: it annoys her mother and she can wear jeans to work.What Stephanie Plum hates about being a bounty hunter: she has to bring in her grandmother''s geriatric, mobster boyfriend who has been leaving dead bodies in his shed...if she can find him.On top of that, she''s got a missing misfit to find, the dog is eating everything in sight and master bounty hunter Ranger wants one night with Plum froTrade ReviewA Jersey girl with Bette Midler's mouth and Cher's fashion sense...with her brazen style and dazzling wardrobe, who could resist this doll? - New York Times Book ReviewEvanovich's series of New Jersey comedy thrillers are among the great joys of contemporary crime fiction... All the easy class and wit that you expect to find in the best American TV comedy, but too rarely find in modern fiction. - GQ
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Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man Light
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DC Comics Superman The Death and Return of Superman
Book SynopsisThe can't-miss story that gripped the nation and killed DC s greatest hero, Superman.
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Hodder & Stoughton The Children of Eve
Book SynopsisThe brand new Charlie Parker thriller.Wyatt Riggins, the boyfriend of rising Maine artist Zetta Nadeau, has gone missing, leaving behind a cell phone containing a single-word message: RUN. Private investigator Charlie Parker is hired to find out why Riggins has fled, and from whom.Parker discovers that Riggins, an ex-soldier, has been involved in the abduction of four children from Mexico: three girls and a boy, all belonging to the cartel boss Blas Urrea - except Urrea's family is safe and well in Mexico, which means the abductees cannot be his children. Yet whoever they are, Urrea wants them back, and has dispatched his agents to secure them, even if it means butchering everyone who stands in their way.One of those agents is Eugene Seeley, a clever, ruthless solver of other men's problems. The other is an unknown woman.Every child has a mother. Now Charlie Parker will face one unlike any other, and learn the terrifying truth about the Children of Eve.Praise for John Connolly:'John Connolly is the creator of a unique blend of thriller and horror who receives rave reviews every time' Sunday Telegraph'One of the best thriller writers we have' Harlan Coben'Dark and dangerous ... but where there is also kindness, loyalty, love' Irish Examiner'To my mind, Connolly is Ireland's Stephen King' Matt Nixson, The Express
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Bonnier Books Ltd The Grave in the Ice
Book SynopsisThe standalone sequel to the international bestseller, The Clues in the Fjord, featuring Hildur Rnarsdttir, the only police detective in the isolated Westfjords of Iceland.
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Pushkin Press The Man Who Died Seven Times
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Little, Brown Book Group Life or Death
Book Synopsis**Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2015**
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Little, Brown Book Group The Quest
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Little, Brown Book Group Upon A Dark Night
Book SynopsisThe stunning whodunnit from the award-winning Peter Diamond series.Trade ReviewA triumph of plotting from this master * New York Times *With consummate skill, Lovesey elaborates a plot with architecture as perfect as the city he writes about * Val McDermid *
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Little, Brown Book Group Betrayals Cainsville Book 4 of the Cainsville
Book Synopsis''A powerful combination of suspenseful thrills and supernatural chills. I can''t wait to read more!'' - Lisa Gardner''There is never a slow moment ... or a false line in Armstrong''s writing'' - Charlaine HarrisOlivia Jones knows a lot about betrayal - most of her life has been a lie. On the eve of her wedding, she discovered she was adopted - and that her biological parents were convicted serial killers. Liv has found sanctuary in her new home of Cainsville, but she''s learned not to trust the town''s mysterious elders. So when her biker boyfriend Ricky Gallagher is linked to a series of murders, she''s reluctant to ask for their help. Meanwhile things have grown increasingly complicated with Gabriel Walsh, her boss and sometime friend. The fact that their fraught relationship is connected to an ancient myth in which they were passionate lovers doesn''t help matters, either... As Liv fights to clear Ricky''s name, she disTrade ReviewKelley Armstrong sure knows how to spin a yarn. . . . Betrayals, Armstrong's best book yet, is the fourth novel set in the otherworldly town of Cainsville. . . . Along with the supernatural, Armstrong knows her ratiocination. -- THE GLOBE AND MAILImpossible-to-put-down. . . . Bring on the next Cainsville volume, please. -- SARAH WEINMAN[Kelley Armstrong's] dispatches from this village filled with sinister secrets are going to be keeping her readers up well into the night. -- LINWOOD BARCLAYKelley Armstrong has paranormal elements in her classic mysteries but there are no ghouls, ghosts, werewolves or fairies and that's why readers who loathe crossovers will love this series. -- Margaret Cannon, THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Little, Brown Book Group The Cheapside Corpse
Book SynopsisAnother excellent historical adventure from Susanna Gregory featuring 17th-century spy Thomas Chaloner------------------------London in the spring of 1665 is a city full of fear. There is plague in the stews of St Giles, the Dutch fleet is preparing to invade, and a banking crisis threatens to leave Charles II''s government with no means of paying for the nation''s defence.Amid the tension, Thomas Chaloner is ordered to investigate the murder of Dick Wheler, one of the few goldsmith-bankers to have survived the losses that have driven others to bankruptcy - or worse. At the same time, a French spy staggers across the city, carrying the plague from one parish to another.Chaloner''s foray into the world of the financiers who live in and around Cheapside quickly convinces him that they are just as great a threat as the Dutch, but their power and greed thwart him at every turn. Meanwhile, the plague continues to spread across the city, and the body count from the disease and from the fever of avarice starts to rise alarmingly . . .Trade ReviewPungent with historical detail - Irish TimesChaloner's adventures are a fast-paced and compelling historical treat - Good Book GuideIntrigue, detection, and action are blended perfectly with plot elements drawn from historical details that make the era come to life - Publishers Weekly
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Orion Publishing Co Never Look Away
Book SynopsisA wife's disappearance and a childhood tragedy are linked across the years - from the No. 1 bestselling author of FIND YOU FIRSTTrade ReviewWhere has Linwood Barclay been all my life? His is the best thriller I've read in five years. Once I was 30 pages in, I literally couldn't put it down. The writing is crisp; the twists are jolting and completely unexpected. Think 'Rebecca' and you'll be in the right neighborhood. -- STEPHEN KING * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY *More wriggles and twists than a bag full of snakes ... mind-blowingly good -- Alex Gordon * EVENING TELEGRAPH *`This has to be one of the most engrossing thrillers of the year ... the reader is swept up into the twisted plotting and held in total suspense until the final denouement.' -- Carla McKay * DAILY MAIL *Author Linwood Barclay just gets better ... Tense and exciting -- Kati Nicholl * DAILY EXPRESS *Expect the unexpected in this compelling, unputdownable best-seller. * TELEGRAPH & ARGUS *another instalment of literary crime fiction so gripping it reads like a dirty airport thriller. Indeed, Barclay's latest is being hailed as his best - which is no small feat for the much-acclaimed author of No Time for Goodbye and Too Close to Home. ... A chilling triumph and a must-read. * CITY AM *
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Little, Brown Book Group SCARPETTA
Book SynopsisThe sixteenth book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. ''America''s most chilling writer of crime fiction'' The TimesLeaving behind her forensic pathology practice in South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta takes up an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured patient in a psychiatric ward.The handcuffed and chained patient, Oscar Bane, has specifically asked for her, and when she literally has her gloved hands on him, he begins to talk - and the story he has to tell turns out to be one of the most bizarre she has ever heard.He says his injuries were sustained in the course of a murder . . . that he did not commit. Is Bane a criminally insane stalker who has fixed on Scarpetta? Or is his paranoid tale true, and it is he who is being spied on, followed and stalked by the actual killer? The only thing Scarpetta knows for certain is that a wom
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Orion Publishing Co Double Indemnity
Book SynopsisA true crime masterpiece, and highly acclaimed 1940s movie''DOUBLE INDEMNITY is among the finest of all American novels, regardless of genre or style'' LA TIMES''Cain is the master'' Tom WolfeDOUBLE INDEMNITY is the classic tale of an evil woman motivated by greed who corrupts a weak man motivated by lust.Walter Huff is an insurance investigator like any other until the day he meets the beautiful and dangerous Phyllis Nirdlinger and falls under her spell. Together they plot to kill her husband and split the insurance. It''ll be the perfect murder . . .Trade ReviewDOUBLE INDEMNITY is among the finest of all American novels, regardless of genre or style * LA TIMES *Nobody has ever quite pulled it off the way Cain does, not Hemingway and not even Raymond Chandler. Cain is the master -- Tom Wolfe[A] fine idea for a series... They already have a superb noir backlist.. but adding Philip K Dick's Minority Report and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? improves the mix. * SCOTSMAN *
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Orion Publishing Co Hope To Die
Book SynopsisThe fifteenth Matt Scudder mystery from NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Lawrence Block.
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Bonnier Books Ltd When the Lion Feeds
Book SynopsisA SPECIAL 60th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK IN WILBUR SMITH'S CELEBRATED COURTNEY SERIES. WITH MATERIAL INCLUDED FROM THE AUTHOR'S ARCHIVES AND AN INTRODUCTION BY CONN IGGULDEN. Brothers by birth. Enemies by blood.Natal, 1860; the Courtney twins are born. Heirs to their father's fortune, destiny divides the boys from the start - Garrick is eager to stay indoors with a book and escape the hardships of cattle-rearing, while Sean, strong and much-loved, wants to try his hand at everything. When Garrick is forced to take ownership of their farm, Sean must explore the opportunities awaiting him: the rush and horrors of the Zulu Wars, the women who will fall for his charms, the rise and fall of gold fever and the deadly thrills of big game hunting on the African plains. But will Sean's adventures really be his making - and at what ultimate cost . . . ?
£30.00
Little, Brown Book Group The Fifth Cadfael Omnibus The Rose Rent The
Book SynopsisTHE ROSE RENT: A young woman, recently widowed bestows one of her properties on the Abbey of Shrewsbury. In return she expects an annual rent of a single rose. But such a beautfiul and wealthy woman is an attractive proposition for suitors. Someone it seems will stop at nothing to prevent the payment of the rose- not even murder.THE HERMIT OF EYTON FOREST: Ten year old Richard Ludel has become the new Lord of Eaton following the death of his father and is expected to make a marriage of convenience. But Richard befriends the young companion of Cuthred the Hermit who has recently taken up residence at Eyton Forest; a place of peace. But its tranquility is shattered by the discovery of a corpse.THE CONFESSION OF BROTHER HAULIN: Brother Haulin slips from the roof of the Abbey and makes his deathbed confession to the Abbot and Brother Cadfael. When Haulin recovers he sets on an arduous journey of expiation, with Cadfael as his sole companion. It is a journey which leads to some sTrade ReviewBrother Cadfael is a cult figure of crime fiction. * FINANCIAL TIMES *Ellis Peters is the creator of the most unusual detective in fiction. * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
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Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Im the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire Light
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Allison & Busby Inspector Colbecks Casebook
Book SynopsisAn eagerly awaited collection of brand new, specially commissioned short stories from the Master of historical crime fiction, featuring his quick witted Railway Detective, Inspector Colbeck.Trade ReviewTold with great colour and panache a wonderful sense of inhabiting the period. In Colbeck and Leeming, Marston has created a fine pair This is how history mysteries should be: fine storytelling, marvellous characters reminiscent of the great authors of the mid-Victorian period, and a sneaky mystery, too. 'In this specially commissioned collection of short stories featuring Edward Marston's hugely popular detective Robert Colbeck, the resourceful investigator faces a host of baffling conundrums' GOOD BOOK GUIDE 'Highly recommended' Antipodean Holmesian Society
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Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC The Cursed Sword Masters Harem Life By the Sword
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Allison & Busby Justice Hall A puzzling mystery for Mary Russell
Book SynopsisGabriel Hughenfort died during the Great War, amidst scandalous rumors that have haunted the family ever since. But it's not until Holmes and Russell arrive at Justice Hall, a home of unearthly perfection, that they fully understand the irony echoed in the family motto, Justicia fortitudo mea est: "Righteousness is my strength."
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Canelo A Troubled Tide
Book SynopsisDI Shona Oliver watches in horror as her fellow officer is pronounced dead.PC Hayley Campbell drowns during a triathlon race in the Solway Firth. The postmortem reveals drugs in Hayley''s system, perhaps self-administered performance enhancers. But a puncture wound in the back of her wetsuit suggests something darker.Shona makes slow progress on the case. There are other demands on her attention. The death of her old boss brings Shona under scrutiny. And the drug-related death of a teen at a festival one which Becca is attending has Shona on-edge.Multiple people had a reason to want Hayley dead. Can Shona keep her head above water long enough to work out which one?The latest thrilling installment in the unputdownable police procedural series by Lynne McEwan. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves and Neil Lancaster.
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Headline Publishing Group Prime Witness
Book SynopsisIn the space of five days the college town of Davenport is rocked by four brutal murders: two couples - students - their bodies found tied and staked out on the banks of Putah Creek. Then two more bodies are discovered. This time the victims are Abbott Scofield, a distinguished member of the university faculty, and his former wife Karen. The police suspect Andre Iganovich, a Russian immigrant, but Paul Madriani thinks there is more to the case than meets the eye. Forensic reports on the physical evidence suggest lingering questions about the Russian''s involvement in the Scofield killings, and Paul becomes increasingly convinced that the second murders are the product of a copy-cat killer - a cold and calculating murderer who has taken the lives of the Scofields for reasons that Paul is determined to uncover...
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