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'Absolutely splendid storytelling, a book to entertain, to immerse, and to challenge' AJ FINN'Wendy Walker at her best!' B.A. PARIS'I was gripped from the first page' ALICE FEENEY 'What Remains starts with a bang - literally - and doesn't let you go until the final, exquisite resolution' JULIE CLARK'Incredibly tense, utterly authentic and endlessly intriguing' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD 'Chilling psychological acuity... Part of the fun is figuring out how everything ties together in the end' THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW SHE SAVED HIS LIFE. NOW HE'LL NEVER LET HER GO.Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime is a puzzle to solve, pulled from the past. Elise looks for cracks in the surface and has become an expert on how murderers slip up and give themselves away. She has dedicated her life to creating a sense of order, at work with her ex-marine partner; at home with her husband and two young daughters; and within, battling her own demons. Elise has everything under control. Until one afternoon, when she walks into a department store and is forced to make a terrible choice: to save one life, she will have to take another.Steeped in guilt, and on a leave of absence from work, she's numb, even to her husband and daughters, until she connects with Wade Austin, the tall man whose life she saved. But Elise soon realizes that he isn't who he says he is. In fact, Wade Austin isn't even his real name. The tall man is a ghost, one who will set off a terrifying game of cat and mouse, threatening Elise and the people she loves most.Praise for Wendy Walker:'Dark and twisted' REESE WITHERSPOON'Deeply intriguing and provocative... ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN is not to be missed' KARIN SLAUGHTER'Unsettling in the best way and truly riveting' SAMANTHA DOWNING

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One night, Molly Clarke walked away from her life. Or at least, that's the story. The car abandoned miles from home. The note found at a nearby hotel. The shattered family that couldn't be put back together. It happens all the time. Women disappear, desperate to leave their lives behind and start over. But is that what really happened to Molly Clarke?'Gripping ... with unexpected twists ... a cracking mystery' Adrian McKinty'If you love fast-paced page-turners with relatable, flawed characters, look no further!' Angie Kim

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’A brilliant read’ B A Paris Two sisters go missing Only one returns. Getting people to believe you is easy. If you tell them what they want to hear. When my sister and I disappeared three years ago,they found Emma’s car at the beach. Some people believed she had gone there to find a party or meet a friend whonever showed. They believed that she’d gone for a swim.They believed that she’d drowned. Maybe by accident. Maybe a suicide. Everyone believed Emma was dead. As for me, well – now I’m back to tell our story. You’ll have to see if you believe it. Praise for Wendy Walker: ‘Not to be missed’ Karin Slaughter‘Unpredictable’Mail on Sunday‘Disturbing’Woman

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Reveals the bitter contrast between the educational experiences of new Asian immigrant groups and the Asian American success myth and describes the well-intentioned but harmful practices that provide immigrants with a separate and unequal education.

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How far would you go to protect your daughter? ‘Deeply intriguing and provocative,… ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN is not to be missed’ –KARIN SLAUGHTER Since the night she was attacked, Jenny Kramer hasn't been able to recall what happened. Her parents and the doctors saw to that. Her mother couldn’t prevent the terror in the woods, but she’s done all she can to stop it ruining Jenny’s life. The only thing that now bothers Jenny is the scar carved into her lower back. Which she can’t stop touching. But if Jenny can’t remember her attacker, he can’t be caught. He could be the man next to her right now, the one who caught just her eye. And he hasn’t forgotten anything…

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'Ferociously smart.' AJ Finn'Another page-turning cracker' BA ParisFIRST DATES CAN BE MURDER...Laura has never been lucky in love. She falls too hard and too fast, always choosing the wrong men. Devastated by the end of her last relationship, she fled her apartment for her sister's home in the suburb where they both grew up. Though still haunted by the tragedy that's defined her entire life, Laura is determined to take one more chance on love with a man she's met on an Internet dating site.Rosie has spent most of her life worrying about her troubled sister. Laura's return, under mysterious circumstances, has cast a shadow over Rosie's peaceful life with her husband and young son - a shadow that grows darker as Laura leaves the house for her blind date.When Laura doesn't return home the following morning, Rosie fears the worst. She's not responding to calls or texts, and she's left no information about the man she planned to meet. As Rosie begins a desperate search to find her sister, she is not just worried about what this man might have done to Laura. She's worried about what Laura may have done to him...'Riveting.' Riley Sager 'Addictive.' Liv Constantine 'Wonderfully tense.' Aimee Molloy 'Irresistible.' Mary Kubica 'Impossible to put down.' Megan Miranda

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