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Quercus Publishing Blood Cruise: A thrilling chiller from the 'Swedish Stephen King'
'Terrifying and terrifyingly real, a must-read for fans of Stephen King and John Ajvide Lindqvist' - Elizabeth Hand, author of Generation Loss and Hard LightWelcome aboard the Baltic Charisma. Tonight, twelve hundred expectant passengers have joined the booze-cruise between Sweden and Finland. The creaking old ship travels this same route, back and forth, every day of the year. But this trip is going to be different. In the middle of the night the ferry is cut off from the outside world. There is nowhere to escape. There is no way to contact the mainland. And no one knows who to trust . . . On the Baltic Sea, no one can hear you scream.'I will never set foot on a cruise ship again!' - Åsa Larsson, bestselling author of The Second Deadly Sin and Until thy Wrath Be Past
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Quercus Publishing The Home
Once inseparable, Joel and Nina haven't spoken in twenty years. When Joel's mother Monika develops dementia, he has no choice but to return to his home town. Monika needs specialist care, and that means Pineshade - which also means Joel is going to have to deal with his one-time best friend, for Nina works there. It's not long before Monika's health deteriorates - she starts having violent, terrifying outbursts, and worse, she appears to know things she couldn't possibly know. It's almost as if she isn't herself any more . . . but of course, that's true of most of the residents at Pineshade.Only Nina and Joel know Monika well enough to see the signs; only by working together can they try to find answers to the inexplicable . . . The Home is an eerie story about love, friendship and the greatest fear of all: losing control of ourselves . . .
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The Stray Cats of Homs: A powerful, moving novel inspired by a true story
'An incredible book. Profoundly affecting and deeply soulful. This book will stay with me forever.' Ruth Jones, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling authorI don't know how you've made it this far . . .Sami's childhood is much like any other - school with his friends, dinners with his family, playing with his pets (stray cats and dogs, and the turtle he keeps on the roof).But with Syria at war with itself, nothing is really normal. And Sami's hopes for a better future are about to be ripped away.Inspired by extraordinary true events, The Stray Cats of Homs is the breathtaking story of a young man who will do anything to keep the dream of home alive.___'An absolutely riveting novel and a searing and incredibly important book. Storytelling at its best.' Donal Ryan'Warm, captivating and inspiring.' Mike Thomson, author of Syria's Secret Library'Compelling and uncompromising' BBC Radio 4, Sunday
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Final Nail
'Breathlessly suspenseful, ingeniously plotted and impossible to put down' Yrsa Sigurdardottir The epic, explosive Fabian Risk series concludes with this action-packed thriller from international number one bestseller Stefan Ahnhem. He has extorted. He has abused. He has raped. He has sacrificed colleagues as a means to reach the top. His name is Kim Sleizner – and he works as a police chief in Copenhagen. Dunja Hougaard used to work for Sleizner. Then she left the police force, traumatised by what he put her through. Dunja is determined to get revenge on her former boss – no matter how untouchable he appears. Now she's gone underground to investigate his past, and bring his crimes to the attention of the world. When a high-ranking Danish intelligence officer and an unknown woman are found dead at the bottom of a lake outside Copenhagen, Dunja seizes her moment to set a trap for Sleizner. But then, just as it seems her case is solved, on the other side of the strait in Helsingborg, Sweden, detective Fabian Risk receives a message that changes everything... Praise for The Final Nail: 'This is a must for Scandinoir fans.' Publishers Weekly 'Stefan Ahnhem writes so damn well, it’s as simple as that.' Katrine Engberg 'Holds his readers in a vice-like grip.' Jens Henrik Jensen '100% thrills guaranteed.' Michael Katz Krefeld Praise for Stefan Ahnhem: 'Atmospheric and complicated... with great cop characters and some imaginatively grisly perps.' Sunday Times 'Grips like a vice.' Irish Independent 'Epic in scale and ambition.' Daily Mail 'More gripping than Jo Nesbo.' Tony Parsons
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