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Faber & Faber Dream Girl: 'The darkly comic thriller of the season.' Irish Times
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER'Spine-chilling' ERIN KELLY'Enthralling.' MEGAN ABBOTT'I was utterly hooked' Stylist'Keeps you guessing until the very last chapter.' Sunday TimesFROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHORYears ago Gerry Anderson wrote a novel about his dream girl, Aubrey, and for years people speculated about who she must have been based on.Now, with Gerry unwell and bed bound, he thinks someone is trying to contact him, someone claiming to be the real Aubrey.As Gerry's about to find out, dreams can quickly turn to nightmares. . .What readers are saying:***** 'A very clever crime novel that should keep your thoughts spinning for quite. Highly recommended!***** 'It's going to be stitched up in the end, you may not actually see it coming. I didn't, and I'm glad Ms. Lippman kept me guessing.'***** 'A Dream Read! hould definitely go on everyone's 'must read' list.'***** 'Many twists that I did not see coming! I highly recommend! I could not put this down once I started!'
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Faber & Faber Wilde Lake: 'A knockout' Stephen King
WINNER OF THE eDUNNIT AARD'Intriguing premise, stunning reveal, irresistible read.' VAL McDERMID 'A satisfying mystery' ALEX MARWOOD'Engrossing, suspenseful and substantial.' SCOTT TUROW In an acclaimed modern twist on To Kill a Mockingbird, Laura Lippman once again proves herself to be one of crime writing's most thrilling reads.Luisa Brant has just been elected State's Attorney, a job her revered father once held, and is prosecuting her first murder, by a homeless man on a woman to whom he had seemingly no connection. However, as Luisa investigates, she is startled to learn that this murder might have its roots in a violent event in the past involving her own family. And that maybe no one - her precious father, her brother, her late mother - is quite who she thought. .
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Orion Publishing Co No Good Deeds
Would you sacrifice your life for the life of another? For someone you love?From the bestselling author of SUNBURNWinner of the Anthony Award for Best NovelWhen the body of Federal Attorney Gregory Youssef is found dumped on the edge of Baltimore, every cop in the city is determined to catch his killer. But four months on, no one has been brought to justice and the department is under massive pressure to deliver a suspect. Meanwhile, private investigator Tess Monaghan's boyfriend helps a homeless black teenager. He brings Lloyd home for some food and a bed for the night, but when Tess mentions the Youssef case, Lloyd freezes. That night, Lloyd sneaks out of the house and disappears. What is the link between Youssef's death and the teenager? Before long the situation spins wildly out of control, leaving Tess to fear not only for Lloyd, but also for those closest to her ...
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Faber & Faber Lady in the Lake: 'Haunting . . . Extraordinary.' STEPHEN KING
**SOON TO BE A MAJOR APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN**'A real triumph of storytelling and suspense.' Daily Mail'A very special kind of twisted genius.' SARAH HILARY'Complex, hard-hitting and unflinching' Irish Times'Aching, thoughtful, and compulsively readable.' Vanity FairA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCleo Sherwood disappeared eight months ago. Aside from her parents and the two sons she left behind, no one seems to have noticed. It isn't hard to understand why: it's 1964 and neither the police, the public nor the papers care much when Negro women go missing.Maddie Schwartz - recently separated from her husband, working her first job as an assistant at the Baltimore Sun - wants one thing: a byline. When she hears about an unidentified body that's been pulled out of the fountain in Druid Hill Park, Maddie thinks she is about to uncover a story that will finally get her name in print. What she can't imagine is how much trouble she will cause by chasing a story that no-one wants her to tell.What readers are saying:***** 'A twisty, thrilling, mesmerising ride. I couldn't put it down!'***** 'It was a delight reading this book. I enjoyed the insight into each character. The mystery was always there, but with a different twist.'***** 'It really grabbed me. . . more than a simple detective novel.'***** 'The absolute best Lippman to date. . . This novel grabbed me in the first pages and didn't let go.'
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Faber & Faber After I'm Gone
'An edge-of-your seat tale' O, the Oprah Magazine'Equal parts love story, tragedy and murder mystery' Entertainment WeeklyFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SUNBURN AND DREAM GIRLA classic story of murder and mystery, in which one man's disappearance echoes through the lives of his wife, daughters - and mistress.Fourth of July, 1976. Bambi's world implodes when her husband Felix, newly convicted and facing prison, mysteriously vanishes, leaving her and their daughters behind.Though Bambi has no idea where Felix - or his money - might be, she suspects one woman does: his devoted young mistress, Julie. When Julie herself disappears ten years to the day that Felix went on the lam, everyone assumes she's left to join her old lover - until her remains are found in a secluded wooded park.Now, twenty-six years after Julie went missing, Roberto 'Sandy' Sanchez, a retired Baltimore detective working cold cases for some extra cash, is investigating her murder. What he discovers is a tangled web of bitterness, jealousy, resentment and greed - with the enigmatic Felix Brewer at the centre.Felix Brewer left five women behind. Now there are four. Does at least one of them know the truth?'A true mystery. . . Lippman has crafted an excellent story' 5* reader review'This is one of the most artfully plotted mysteries I've read, and on top of that, nicely written with a great sense of character and voice.' 5* reader review'Excellent mystery, could not put it down!' 5* reader review
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Akashic Books,U.S. Liza Jane & The Dragon
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Abrams The Sopranos Sessions
On January 10, 1999, a mobster walked into a psychiatrist’s office and changed TV history. By shattering preconceptions about the kinds of stories the medium should tell, The Sopranoslaunched our current age of prestige television, paving the way for such giants as Mad Men, The Wire, Breaking Bad, and Game of Thrones. As TV critics for Tony Soprano’s hometown paper, New Jersey’s The Star-Ledger, Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz were among the first to write about the series before it became a cultural phenomenon. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the show’s debut, Sepinwall and Seitz have reunited to produce The Sopranos Sessions, a collection of recaps, conversations, and critical essays covering every episode. Featuring a series of new long-form interviews with series creator David Chase, as well as selections from the authors’ archival writing on the series, The Sopranos Sessions explores the show’s artistry, themes, and legacy, examining its portrayal of Italian Americans, its graphic depictions of violence, and its deep connections to other cinematic and television classics.
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