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*The Richard & Judy Book Club pick from the No.1 bestselling author* ‘This heart-pounding thriller will have you up all night’ Clare Mackintosh ‘Pinborough writes like an absolute dream’ Richard Osman _________________________________________________________________ From the outside, Emma has the dream life – a loving husband, a beautiful house, two gorgeous children. But something is keeping Emma awake. Scratching at her sanity at 1am. She’s tried so hard to bury the past, to protect her family. But witching hour loves a secret – and Emma’s is the stuff of nightmares . . . A DREAM OF A THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NETFLIX HIT, BEHIND HER EYES ‘Prepare to be totally and utterly blown away by Insomnia. Sarah Pinborough is a twisted genius’ Lisa Jewell ‘Pinborough writes like an absolute dream about an absolute nightmare. I loved it!’ Richard Osman ‘Another mind-twisting, genre-bending rollercoaster from Queen of WTF Sarah Pinborough’ Ruth Ware ‘Creepy as all get out – a gaslighting masterclass’ Ian Rankin ‘Pinborough’s unsettling, remorseless psychological thriller is horribly plausible and expertly plotted’ Sunday Times 'Insomnia is a twisted, dark ride that keeps you gripped, unable to look away. Utterly addictive and highly recommended’ Lucy Clarke ‘Don't start this at night – it's guaranteed to steal your sleep’ Cara Hunter ‘One crazy sleepless ride building up to a hideously tense climax. Expertly done – Sarah Pinborough is the queen of unsettling, twisty reads’ Harriet Tyce 'This terrifying thriller about a family under threat from within is a total page-turner’ Gilly Macmillan ‘Absolutely brilliant, completely unputdownable and so satisfying’ Jenny Colgan ‘A whip smart page turning triumph’ Jane Shemilt Behind Her Eyes was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller for w/e 04/02/2017

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The prophecy has come to pass. The London Stone has been stolen and the Dark King rules the Nowhere. Only Mona and the new Seer dare to stand against him, leading an underground rebellion in the frozen wasteland . . . but what chance do they have, against both the Army of the Mad and Arnold Mather's soldiers? There is still hope: if they can recruit a banished race to their cause, maybe Fin and his friends can force a final battle against the Dark King. But that aid will be hard-won, through an almost impossible quest, and even then there are no guarantees.It will come down to three friends, standing together against all odds. And fulfilling their destinies, whatever the cost . . .

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Don’t miss the brand new twisty thriller from Sarah Pinborough – INSOMNIA – available to buy now! Don’t Trust This Book Don’t Trust These People Don’t Trust Yourself And whatever you do, DON’T give away that ending… ***Now a major new Netflix series*** Louise Since her husband walked out, Louise has made her son her world, supporting them both with her part-time job. But all that changes when she meets… David Young, successful and charming – Louise cannot believe a man like him would look at her twice let alone be attracted to her. But that all comes to a grinding halt when she meets his wife… Adele Beautiful, elegant and sweet – Louise's new friend seems perfect in every way. As she becomes obsessed by this flawless couple, entangled in the intricate web of their marriage, they each, in turn, reach out to her. But only when she gets to know them both does she begin to see the cracks… Is David really the man she thought she knew and is Adele as vulnerable as she appears?Just what terrible secrets are they both hiding and how far will they go to keep them? 'Bloody brilliant' Stephen King ‘Piledriver domestic thriller with pull-the-rug-out ending’ Ian Rankin (on Twitter) ‘A dark, electrifying page-turner with a corker of an ending’ Harlan Coben ‘This year’s must-read thriller’ Evening Standard ‘The most unsettling thriller of the year… Read it now before someone spoils the ending for you’ John Connolly ‘Everyone will be talking about this book’ Stylist ‘Masterful writing that crackles with tension, before detonating that ending’ Angela Clarke ‘One of the best endings to a book’ Prima ‘Just when you think you’ve nailed it, Pinborough pulls the rug out from underneath you’ Sam Baker ‘The ending's a shocker that makes you want to read the novel all over again’ Woman and Home

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POISON is a beautifully illustrated re-telling of the Snow White story which takes all the elements of the classic fairytale that we love (the handsome prince, the jealous queen, the beautiful girl and, of course, the poisoning) and puts a modern spin on the characters, their motives and their desires. It's fun, contemporary, sexy, and perfect for fans of ONCE UPON A TIME, GRIMM, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN and more.From the author of Behind Her Eyes, the Sunday Times Number One bestseller and now a major Netflix miniseries, this reimagining gives a classic fairytale a whole new life.

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'Sixteen's an interesting age: not quite a fully grown man, but not a kid either. Anything is possible when you're sixteen.'Finmere Tingewick Smith was abandoned on the steps of the Old Bailey. Under the guardianship of the austere Judge Harlequin Brown and the elderly gentlemen of Orrery House, Fin has grown up under a very strange set of rules. He spends alternate years at two very different schools and now he's tired of the constant lies to even his best friends, to hide the insanity of his double life. Neither would believe the truth! But on his sixteenth birthday, everything changes. The Judge is killed, stabbed in the chest with a double-edged sword that's disturbingly familiar, and from that moment on, Fin is catapulted into an extraordinary adventure. Through the Doorway in Fin's London, a hole in the boundaries of Existence, lies another London -- and now both are in grave danger. For the Knights of Nowhere have kidnapped the Storyholder, the keeper of the Five Eternal Stories which weave the worlds together. Because of the Knights' actions, a black storm is coming, bringing madness with it. Fin may be just 16, but he has a long, dark journey ahead of him if he is to rescue the Storyholder and save Existence!

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A totally gripping twisty psychological thriller from the amazing author of Behind Her Eyes, now a major Netflix series I was dead for 13 minutes.I don't remember how I ended up in the icy water but I do know this - it wasn't an accident and I wasn't suicidal.They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but when you're a teenage girl, it's hard to tell them apart. My friends love me, I'm sure of it. But that doesn't mean they didn't try to kill me. Does it?13 MINUTES is a gripping psychological thriller about people, fears, manuiplation and the power of the truth. A stunning read, it questions our relationships - and what we really know about the people closest to us . . .Readers can't put down 13 Minutes:'A brilliantly constructed YA crime novel - and psychological thriller - that has some incredibly fascinating characters . . . as addictive as chocolate' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'An excellent and thought provoking story of just how hard it is growing up in these modern times of texting, facebook, cell phones and the complexity of coming of age' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'What struck me most about 13 Minutes was the dark, gritty, toxic reality of female friendships displayed here . . . I enjoyed the way Pinborough chose to write this novel. It added a great deal of suspense, allowing for a more twisty novel and even some great unreliable narrator moments' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I was left breathless and a little shaken after I finished this book, feeling like I had just stepped off the world's scariest roller coaster . . . 13 Minutes was something else. This is Sarah Pinborough at her best' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'This was just such an emotional and thrilling read, with more than just school drama. The characters were deep and felt real and I'd thoroughly recommend this book' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This novel was so gripping and intriguing that I just couldn't stop reading!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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From the Number One bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes. Delve into a gaslit London, where Jack the Ripper is making headlines, but another, much more dangerous, madman is on the loose. When a rotting torso is discovered in the vault of New Scotland Yard, it doesn't take Dr Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, long to realise that there is a second killer at work in the city where, only a few days before, Jack the Ripper brutally murdered two women in one night. This is the hand of a colder killer, one who lacks Jack's emotion. As more headless and limbless torsos find their way into the Thames Dr Bond becomes obsessed with finding the killer. As his investigations lead him into an unholy alliance, he starts to wonderIs it a man who has brought mayhem to the streets of London, or a monster?'A compulsively readable story that starts as a conventional murder mystery and morphs, by degrees, into a horrifying supernatural thriller' Guardian.

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It's Christmas-time, and Finmere Tingewick Smith (Fin to his friends) is back in Orrery House, with Christopher, one of his two best friends. They're there for the Initiation of the new Knights of Nowhere. The boys have tried to find some normalcy after their recent adventures, but they're badly missing Joe. He's stuck in the Nowhere, guarding two of the Five Eternal Stories that weave all the worlds together; they're held inside his own body. In the Somewhere, Christmas is a time of glad tidings and gifts and goodwill, Christmas trees, carols and the celebration of good things. But there is no Christmas in the Nowhere, and in both worlds, things are not as settled as they look, for Justin Arnold-Mather is getting ready to make his move. In the Nowhere, something is moving through the streets, attacking people - random victims - and leaving them mad and disfigured. And in Orrery House, a tiny crack has appeared in the Prophecy table.The Prophecy is coming alive. The battle lines will be drawn between even the closest of friends, for the fight is on. The Dark King is rising.

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From the bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES. 'Few writers blend mystery and the supernatural as well as Sarah Pinborough, but there are none who do it better. Quite, quite brilliant' John Connolly Dr Thomas Bond is back, but this time the trial of murders leads straight to his front door. Dr Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, is still recovering from the events of the previous year when Jack the Ripper haunted the streets of London - and a more malign enemy hid in his shadow. Bond and the others who worked on the gruesome case are still stalked by its legacies, both psychological and tangible. But now the bodies of children are being pulled from the Thames...and Bond is about to become inextricably linked with an uncanny, undying enemy.

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of 13 Minutes and the writer behind Netflix's Behind Her Eyes comes a heart-breaking, heart-stopping tale of love, life and death which will take your breath away.Toby is a boy who has forgotten how to live.Clara is a girl who was born to die.Toby's life was perfectly normal . . .Taken from his family, Toby now lives in the Death House. Isolated from the outside world the inhabitants of are watched for any signs of a mysterious illness . . .Clara was a girl who had everything. Adored by her friends and her family, her life was destined for greatness. Now, Clara is the newest resident of the Death House and she's determined not to allow her life to end there.This is Toby and Clara's story.Readers love The Death House:'A marvel of a read, beautifully emotional, so terribly addictive that I read it in one afternoon and just as a warning, will stomp all over your heart and make it bleed' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A beautifully told story. [Pinborough] has captured the lives, fears, small pockets of happiness and the complexity of the lives and losses of those involved. The hopes, loves and fears of the characters are superbly evoked before a heart-rending yet inevitable conclusion' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'One of those rare books for which there are just not enough stars. Beautiful. And now I must go and wring out my heart' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I love books like this, the sort of fiction that promotes introspection . . . This beautiful story ends on a pitch-perfect bittersweet note. I'll happily admit, I felt emotionally drained when I got to the last page' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'The Death House is an impressive story about life and death, living in uncertainty, having a terrible inescapable destiny, friendship and love' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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From the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, now a Netflix sensation! WARNING: Will keep you up all night Lisa tells lies. Most of them are small white lies intended to make the life of her daughter, Ava, easier. But her biggest lie of all about to be exposed. Because Lisa is lying to everyone. Lisa isn’t who she says she is. Lisa isn’t even called Lisa at all. Her real name is Charlotte Nevill and as a child she was convicted of the brutal murder of her half-brother, Daniel. Someone out there knows the truth. They’re determined to make Lisa pay. And they won’t stop until everything she loves is destroyed. ‘Brilliantly clever and compelling, loved it!’ B A Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors ‘A pacy, twisty thriller that will hook you with its first few pages’ Stylist ‘Cross Her Heart is about three interesting women and some nasty men. To say more would reveal a powerful plot’ The Times ‘Heart-breaking in places, twisty as hell’ C.L. Taylor, author of Strangers ‘Sarah Pinborough does it again with this disturbing descent into a heart of darkness’ Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home ‘A powerful, twisty thriller’ Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend ‘Once the first reveal hits you in the face, you’ll be lucky if you can put the book down to go to bed… and if you can get to sleep when you do’ Independent ‘A dark and compulsive read’ Woman & Home

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From the fun of the fair to the depths of hell, experience sixteen more curses in this sequel to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology. A blend of traditional and reimagined curses from fairy-tales to Snow White, from some of the best names in fantasy. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR Take a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within, solve a mysterious puzzle box and await your reward, join a travelling circus and witness the strangest ventriloquist act you’ve ever seen. In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you’ll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth. Just don’t forget to leave your trail of breadcrumbs… Featuring stories from: Joanne Harris Neil Gaiman Joe Hill Sarah Pinborough Angela Slatter M. R. Carey Christina Henry A. C. Wise Laura Purcell Katherine Arden Adam L. G. Nevill Mark Chadbourn Helen Grant Kelley Armstrong A. K. Benedict L. L. McKinney

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'You know, I can feel sorry sometimes when a books ends . Missing Person by Sarah Lotz was one of those books. It marries a story about internet groups that search for missing persons and dead bodies to an Agatha Christie novel and it worked. I just love the characters. (...) I enjoyed that book very much' - Stephen King'The finest thriller I've read in years . . . completely unputdownable' - Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Pinborough on The Three Missing-linc.com comprises a group of misfit sleuths scattered across the States. Their macabre passion is giving names to the unidentified dead. When Ellie Caine starts investigating the corpse known as the Boy in the Dress, the Boy's killer decides to join the group. The closer they get to the truth, the closer he will get to them. The Boy was Teddy Ryan. He was meant to have been killed in a car crash in the west of Ireland in 1989. Only he wasn't. There is no grave in Galway and Teddy was writing letters from New York a year after he supposedly died. But one night he met a man in a Minnesota bar and vanished off the face of the earth. Teddy's nephew, Shaun, is no hero, but he is determined to solve the thirty-year-old mystery. He joins forces with the disparate members of Missing-linc to hunt down the killer. The only problem: the killer will be with them every step of the way . . .*************Further praise for Sarah Lotz'Hard to put down and vastly entertaining' - Stephen King on The Three'A roller-coaster ride with intriguing psychological depth' - Crime Fiction Lover'Lotz excels at making you feel like you're there' - Publishers Weekly

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'You know, I can feel sorry sometimes when a books ends . Missing Person by Sarah Lotz was one of those books. It marries a story about internet groups that search for missing persons and dead bodies to an Agatha Christie novel and it worked. I just love the characters. (...) I enjoyed that book very much' - Stephen King'The finest thriller I've read in years . . . completely unputdownable' - Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Pinborough on The ThreeMissing-linc.com comprises a group of misfit sleuths scattered across the States. Their macabre passion is giving names to the unidentified dead. When Ellie Caine starts investigating the corpse known as the Boy in the Dress, the Boy's killer decides to join the group. The closer they get to the truth, the closer he will get to them. The Boy was Teddy Ryan. He was meant to have been killed in a car crash in the west of Ireland in 1989. Only he wasn't. There is no grave in Galway and Teddy was writing letters from New York a year after he supposedly died. But one night he met a man in a Minnesota bar and vanished off the face of the earth. Teddy's nephew, Shaun, is no hero, but he is determined to solve the thirty-year-old mystery. He joins forces with the disparate members of Missing-linc to hunt down the killer. The only problem: the killer will be with them every step of the way . . .*************Further praise for Sarah Lotz'Hard to put down and vastly entertaining' - Stephen King on The Three'A roller-coaster ride with intriguing psychological depth' - Crime Fiction Lover'Lotz excels at making you feel like you're there' - Publishers Weekly

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‘Claustrophobic and compelling’ KARIN SLAUGHTER‘A rollercoaster with multiple twists’ DAILY MAIL’A million dollar new story from a million selling author' SARAH PINBOROUGH Sometimes your first love won’t let you go… When Lou Wandsworth ran away to France with her teacher Mike Hughes, she thought he was the love of her life. But Mike wasn’t what he seemed and he left her life in pieces. Now 32, Lou discovers that he is involved with teenager Chloe Meadows. Determined to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself, she returns home to confront him for the damage he’s caused. But Mike is a predator of the worst kind, and as Lou tries to bring him to justice, it’s clear that she could once again become his prey… The million copy Sunday Times bestseller returns with a gripping psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Readers are gripped by The Fear: ‘A 5-star read! It was so gripping that I was literally on the edge of my seat the entire novel just wondering what the hell was going to happen next!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A skewering portrait of obsessive love and psychological manipulation, this book gets under the skin from the outset and won’t let you go until you’ve gasped at THAT ending. This is Taylor’s best book yet.’ – CJ Cooke author of I Know My Name ‘One of my favourite psychological thrillers of the year!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow! Such a fast-paced, gripping, tense thriller. My heart was in my mouth at the end. Her best yet!’ – Claire Douglas author of The Couple at No.9 ‘An amazing, enthralling rollercoaster of a story. I just couldn’t put it down.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow! What a fantastic heart pounding read – with a very unexpected twist at the end! This book would make an excellent movie.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a wild, rollercoaster of a ride with twists and turns you’ll never guess. I couldn't put this book down – I read it through the night! If I could give more than five stars I would. Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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**Pre-order Every Move You Make now – the chilling new thriller from C.L. Taylor, coming in March 2024** ‘A red-hot, non-stop rollercoaster of a book’ – Lisa Jewell What would you do if your husband framed you for murder? Five years ago, Olivia Sutherland was convicted of plotting to murder her husband. Now she’s finally free, Olivia has three goals. Repair her relationship with her daughter. Clear her name. And bring down her husband – the man who framed her. Just how far is she willing to go to get what she wants? And how far will her husband go to stop her? Because his lies run deeper than Olivia could ever have imagined – and this time it’s not her freedom that’s in jeopardy, but her life… Your favourite authors LOVE The Guilty Couple! ‘Shot through with a propulsive sense of gritty threat and high-stakes tension, this is bold, memorable, top-tier thriller writing.’ – bestselling author B P Walter ‘The Guilty Couple is a one-breath rollercoaster ride, with twists, turns, ups and downs… then just when you think it’s over, there’s another loop ahead! A proper, classy thriller.’ – Janice Hallett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Appeal ‘CL Taylor has done it again. A fast paced, thrilling read that I couldn’t put down. I loved it!’ – bestselling author Heidi Perks ‘I loved The Guilty Couple so much. Twisty, compelling, tense and fast-paced and thoroughly unputdownable.’ – multimillion-copy bestselling author Angela Marsons 'Wow, The Guilty Couple doesn’t let up for a moment – you’re in for ride!' – bestselling author Sarah Pinborough ‘Twisty, taut, unbearably tense. Brava, C.L. Taylor, you’ve done it again!’ – bestselling author Emma Stonex And readers LOVE The Guilty Couple, too! ‘A hugely entertaining, tense and twisting read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Pulse-pounding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Thrilling and exciting…the ending was brilliant.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘My heart was in my throat throughout the entire book.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is the best book I have read in a long time.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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