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    She Didn't See It Coming

     

    The gripping new psychological thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Everyone Here Is Lying. *NOW AN INSTANT GLOBAL BESTSELLER!*'Lapena's books are addictive!' FREIDA McFADDEN, #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author.'Stunning: fiendishly plotted with whiplash twists and turns' LUCY FOLEY, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Guest List.She didn't see it coming . . . And neither will you.----Bryden and Sam have it all - thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condo, supportive friends and a cherished daughter.The perfect life for the perfect couple.Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden - working from home that day - has failed to collect their daughter from daycare.Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife's car in the underground garage. Upstairs in their apartment her laptop is open on the table, her phone nearby, her keys in their usual place in the hall.Except Bryden is nowhere to be seen. It's as if she just walked out.How can she have disappeared from her own home? And did she even leave the building at all?With every minute that passes - and as questions swirl around their community - Bryden and Sam's past seems a little less perfect, their luxury condo less safe, their friends, neighbours and relatives no longer quite so reliable . . .----'I absolutely raced through it . . . a pacy and hugely satisfying thriller. Highly recommended' KARIN SLAUGHTER'A modern master of the psychological thriller' STEVE CAVANAGH, bestselling author of Fifty Fifty and The Accomplice'The queen of page-turners' ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing'I loved this book... Shari's characters are so brilliantly drawn that I did not guess whodunnit!' LIZ NUGENT, bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond*** AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW ***Shari Lapena, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

     

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    Our Last Wild Days

     

    For fans of All the Colours of the Dark and Where the Crawdads Sing, a beautiful atmospheric thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall BonesTHE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH'Propulsive, bold and brutal...A truly atmospheric thriller.' Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark'Bewitching... thought provoking, character driven crime fiction.' Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train'Sublime. The best thing I've read in ages.' Will Dean, bestselling author of The Chamber______The Labasques aren't like other families.To the good people of Jacknife, Louisiana, they are trouble-makers. Outcasts. The kind of people you don't want living on your doorstep.So when Cutter Labasque's body is found face down in the swamp, most people don't care.Only Loyal May, once Cutter's closest friend, isn't like most people. She betrayed Cutter the day she left town.Now, perhaps she's the only one who can find out her true story…_______'What lifts Anna Bailey's marvellous second novel is the hothouse lyricism of their writing, which is as lush as the setting' The Times Book of the Month'A brooding, evocative novel' i paper best new crime and thriller books'The author hit the Sunday Times bestseller list with their debut… and I'm certain this will follow' Prima'A remarkable job of conjuring up the haunted swamplands of southern Louisiana…A particularly spicy gumbo of a thriller' Daily Mail______WHAT READERS & AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR LAST WILD DAYS:'A masterpiece...you will be hooked!' 5-star reader review'A sweltering fever dream of a novel - brimming with atmosphere, tension, and a truly unforgettable cast of characters.' Colin Walsh, bestselling author of Kala'If you like Chris Whitaker (another Brit who does small-town America so well) this is for you' 5-star reader review'The heat and humidity sink into your bones as you are sucked into the lives of the people of the backwaters' 5-star reader review'With a setting as atmospheric as Where the Crawdads Sing...a stunningly written thriller' Nikki Smith, author of Look What You Made Me Do'A brooding atmosphere with loads of twists along the way that will keep you guessing' 5-star reader review'Exquisite. A rare, extraordinary talent' C.J.Cooke, bestselling author of The Lighthouse Witches'Every page is enthralling and to be read with your breath held against what's coming next.' 5-star reader review'Likely to be one of my books of the year' 5-star reader review'Filled with lines worth tattooing and passages worth framing.' Megan Collins, author of Cross my Heart'Anna Bailey is the master of things that move in the dark, with language so lush you feel like you could reach out and touch it' Hayley Scrivenor, bestselling author of Dirt Town 'Raw and unflinching...a stunner.' Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour'I didn't want this one to end...a perfect crime thriller' 5-star reader review

     

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    No Further Questions

     

    The compulsive thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Everything but the Truth and Anything You Do Say. You'd trust your sister with your life. But should you?'An exceptional thriller with a thumping, emotional heart' HEAT'Addictive, clever, twisty. McAllister's best book yet' SUNThe police say she's guilty.She insists she's innocent.She's your sister.You love her.You trust her.But they say she killed the person you care about most._________________'I read it in a breathless day and a half - I loved every page, every character, every twist and turn' Lisa Jewell (Then She Was Gone)'As tense as a piano string' Sunday Times'Tense, compelling, the suspense is expertly controlled' Daily Mail 'One of the best courtroom dramas I've ever read' Cara Hunter (Close to Home)'I loved this gripping and thought-provoking read' B A Paris (Behind Closed Doors)'Ingeniously constructed, with cliff-hanging suspense' Louise Candlish (Our House)

     

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    How to Disappear

     

    The gripping Sunday Times bestseller that will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last page'Bravo! Gripping and emotional - a cracking read' Clare Mackintosh'A relentless drumroll of suspense . . . ranks among the best psychological-suspense thrillers of recent years' A. J. FinnYou can run, you can hide, but can you disappear for good?Lauren's daughter Zara witnessed a terrible crime. But speaking up comes with a price, and when Zara's identity is revealed online, it puts a target on her back.The only choice is to disappear.To keep Zara safe, Lauren will give up everything and everyone she loves, even her husband.There will be no goodbyes. Their pasts will be rewritten. New names, new home, new lives.The rules are strict for a reason. They are being hunted. One mistake - a text, an Instagram like - could bring their old lives crashing into the new.They can never assume someone isn't watching, waiting.As Lauren will learn, disappearing is easy. Staying hidden is harder . . .*Cover image may vary*__________'Totally addictive, with twists that repeatedly pulled the rug from under my feet' Erin Kelly'Tense and unpredictable. I couldn't put it down' Claire Douglas'If Jodi Picoult wrote psychological thrillers, they would look like this. A compulsive read with a jaw-dropping twist, I read it in a day' Rosamund Lupton'An intricate and spellbinding exploration of the devastating ripples that spread from a terrible crime' Holly Seddon'I read How to Disappear with my heart in my mouth' Lia Louis'Chilling' Mariella Frostrup, Times Radio

     

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    Deadline

     

    The debut crime thriller from award-winning broadcaster and journalist Steph McGovern.'Thrilling, captivating and full of heart' - Giovanna Fletcher, author of Billy and Me'Brilliant! I love how it describes all the behind the scenes of TV and I had no idea where it was going. So clever. So good' - Kimberley WalshYour child has been kidnapped.You're live on television.Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . .Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose's career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation's biggest TV shows.7, 6, 5 . . .But, when she hears an unfamiliar voice in her ear, she knows something is very wrong.4, 3, 2 . . .Her earpiece has been hacked. She's live on air in the middle of the interview. They tell her they have kidnapped her family.1And, in order to protect them, Rose must do exactly what the hijacker says. They are in control now.* * *'A pacy, witty, engaging thriller, entertaining and delightfully authentic, but hard-hitting and thought-provoking too. I can't wait for you all to read it' - Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series'Fascinating and authentic peek behind the scenes . . . Steph McGovern lifts the lid and hooks us in with an irresistible set up' - Val McDermid, author of Past Lying

     

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    The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne

     

    'A tour de force' Guardian 'A bloody yet surprisingly warm-hearted spin on The Godfather. Great stuff' The Times, Best Thrillers of 2025 Babs Dionne, doting grandmother and vicious crime matriarch, rules her small town with an iron fist. She controls the flow of drugs into its borders with the help of her loyal lieutenants, girlfriends since they were teenagers, and her eldest daughter, Lori, a former soldier struggling with addiction. When a drug cartel discovers that its numbers are down in the area, they send a malevolent force, known only as The Man, to investigate. At the same time, Babs's youngest daughter, Sis, has gone missing, which doesn't seem at all like a coincidence. In twenty-four hours, Sis will be found dead, and the whole town will seek shelter from Babs's wrath...

     

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    Let the Bad Times Roll

     

    Five guests. Five courses. And secrets spilling like cocktails ...Welcome to the worst dinner party ever. It was supposed to be a celebration: champagne cocktails, a five-course feast, and plenty of good times. But dinner is cancelled.Selina, Caroline, Sage, Richard, Max. Each guest believes they alone are Daniel's confidante, they alone know Daniel's darkest secrets.But no one knows where Daniel is.Or so they say...Readers are loving Let The Bad Times Roll!'This was, quite simply, deliciously and perfectly evil''So good I read it twice''It's sharp, lush, and perfect for a summer binge''Another incredibly gripping novel that I devoured in under 24 hours'And your favourite authors love it too:'A heady, potent cocktail of a novel. I downed it in one' Erin Kelly'Has the vibes of The Secret History and Daisy Jones and the Six ... A wickedly fun read' Kiare Ladner'[A] blackly comic mystery, bringing both warmth and nastiness to a story of envy, deception and very, very good food' Julia Armfield'Alice Slater is the queen of the dark and delectable thriller' Heather Parry'Intoxicating, sharp-edged and burning with obsession' Kirsty Logan

     

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    The Magus of Sicily

     

    'If this book is not popular with fans of The White Lotus, something is definitely awry . . . [a] sumptuously set mystery' Daily Mirror'Invokes Italy's most exquisite island as a setting for myth and murder . . . Truly evocative' Financial Times'Tension that keeps us rooted to the page' Daily Mail------------An island of myth, legend . . . and murder?As the summer sun beats down on the ancient town of Acitrezza, a folk festival plays out in the picturesque harbour. Music, laughter and the aroma of local delicacies fill the air, and a traditional pantomime draws a crowd.For rookie journalist Nedda Leonardi, it's just another day's reporting in a calendar of unremarkable events. Until that is, the performers dive in the sparkling Ionian Sea for their finale... and emerge with a corpse. Could this be Nedda's big break?After one trick too many, Calogero Maugeri, self-styled Magus and con artist, is a wanted man. But his attempts to clean up his act and keep a low profile are thwarted when it's revealed he has a suspicious connection to the dead man pulled from the sea.A young reporter keen for a scoop and a reformed swindler desperate to clear his name... can this improbable pair solve the most unusual of murders?Discover the first mystery in your new favourite crime series set on Italy's most beautiful island: Sicily. A gripping and atmospheric page-turner, perfect for fans of Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series.------------Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones:'I devoured all Philip's novels' Val McDermid'Clever and great fun' The Times'An irresistible concoction of crime and culture' Daily Mail'As delightful as a Spritz by the Rialto - a must for all Italy lovers' David Hewson'Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid' Stephen Glover'Sinister and shimmering' L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of Maestra'Vividly described' Literary Review'The lively, colourful narrative scuds along as briskly as a water taxi...you'll enjoy the ride' Italia Magazine

     

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    A Murder in Eight Cocktails

     

    'Every single character jumps off the page. This book will intoxicate you from the very first sip.' Jeremy Vine 'As fun as murder gets!' Stacey HallsMix one old flame with a splash of suspicion for the perfect. . . murder.In the seaside haven of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Willa Keane's marriage is in a rut. As a retired interior-designer-turned-influencer, she's sure life begins at fifty-five, whereas her husband, Marty, is more interested in watching his beloved birds.So when Willa is invited to the opening of the chicest new cocktail bar in town, she hopes the evening will rekindle their flame. But arriving at the party, Willa is shaken to discover it's being hosted by her charming ex-husband, Paul.The night is thrown into even deeper chaos when the bar's enigmatic owner is found dead on the rocks below. A suicide message suggests there's no foul play, but Willa's heightened senses aren't so sure. Now she must solve the mystery together with her husband…and her ex-husband.Can they find the killer before another victim is served their last cocktail?_____________________PRAISE FOR A MURDER IN EIGHT COCKTAILS . . .'Smart, stylish and full of heart. . . A straight-up delight from start to finish' Tom Hindle'Snappy, original, and irresistibly fun' J. D. Brinkworth'A wonderfully rich cast of suspects plus a murder in the classiest of locked-room destinations!' J. M. Hall'A deliciously clever whodunnit, with a glam, cocktail-soaked twist. I was thoroughly entertained!' Caroline Mitchell'A glamorous, witty and fun take on a whodunnit that kept me thoroughly entertained. Loved it!' Heidi Perks'Jessica Fletcher for a new generation! I loved it.' Ragnar Jonasson_____________PRAISE FOR KELLY MULLEN . . .'I adored this deliciously twisty and wickedly sharp murder mystery' Lucy Clarke'Agatha Christie brought bang up to date' Clare Mackintosh'A thriller with a twist!' Cosmopolitan'Slick and witty' Daily Mail'Entertaining from start to finish' Jennie Godfrey'A stunning read. So gripping and atmospheric, I barely made it out alive' Steve Jones

     

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    Murder at Gulls Nest

     

    In a house like Gulls Nest, curiosity might prove fatal . . .After thirty years in a convent, Nora Breen has thrown off her habit. Her fellow sister Frieda has gone missing and it's up to Nora to find her. Nora's only clue is that Frieda was last seen at Gulls Nest boarding house. So she travels down to the seaside town of Gore-on-Sea, takes a room and settles in to watch and listen. Over dubious - and sometimes downright inedible - dinners, Nora gathers evidence about the other lodgers. At long last, she has found an outlet for her powers of observation and, well, nosiness.When one of the lodgers is found dead, Nora decides she must find the murderer. Not least because she suspects the victim knew Frieda. Could solving this mystery help her to understand what has happened to her friend?'Kidd has imagination to die for and a real command of plot and character.' Guardian

     

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    IT's Not What You Think

     

    'I always see the twists coming - but not this time' LEE CHILD *Don't miss the jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Clare Mackintosh featuring a foiled cover and exclusive endpapers… Exclusive to the first print run!*YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU LOVENadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the tell-tale signs.She's been here before.YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO YOU CAN TRUSTWhen Jamie claims to be at work late, she knows he's lying. He's with another woman, and she's determined to catch him in the act.YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDSBut when Nadeeka arrives home to confront him, Jamie can't explain himself. The house has become a crime scene…Jamie is dead.IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINKPraise for IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK:'Madly twisty and super pacy and so so clever' LISA JEWELL'A nail-biter of a thriller' SHARI LAPENA'I finished it in a day unable to put it down … jaw-dropping twists' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'An extraordinarily clever plot, this was one of my favourite books of the year' ANDREA MARA'Clare Mackintosh has done it again with another unguessable twist' ERIN KELLY'The book everyone will be talking about … more twists and turns than an episode of Line of Duty' C.L. TAYLOR'A brilliant twist that you really won't see coming' NIKKI SMITH'This book is so addictive it should come with a warning' ALICE FEENEY'The best twist I've read all year' HOLLY SEDDON'Her best thriller yet … What a triumph' JILL MANSELL

     

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    Vivian Dies Again

     

    'Witty and innovative' - GUARDIAN 'Riveting and refreshingly original' - SOPHIE HANNAH 'The smart, sassy crime caper of the year' - JANICE HALLETT Time heals all wounds. Except blunt force trauma. Vivian Slade is a cautionary tale. The wrong side of thirty, she's no longer the life and soul of the party - she's a party of one. But she's determined to turn over a new leaf, even if that means going to a family gathering where everyone hates her. Turns out, someone really hates her - enough to push her off a balcony to a very messy end. But then Vivian wakes up! Only to be murdered again. And again. Stuck in a baffling time loop, Vivian's only ally is a sleep-deprived waiter who just wants to finish his shift. Will Vivian be able to solve her own murder? Only time will tell... 'The perfect blend of bathos and pathos' - HARRIET TYCE 'A time-loop whodunnit that truly kills' - LESLEY KARA 'Sharp, funny and well observed' - LAURA MARSHALL

     

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    Little Face

     

    Sophie Hannah's unguessable thrillers have readers hooked!'INGENIOUS! I challenge anyone to unravel this clever whodunit' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Sophie Hannah could well be our modern Christie, such a deliciously complicated plot. Her best yet!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This murder mystery really did blow my mind. It kept me awake at night! Absolutely brilliant' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This lived up to its press for me. I loved every page -- a truly impossible puzzle!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐It's every mother's nightmare . . .Alice Fancourt left her baby daughter for two hours. Her husband was supposed to be watching her. But when Alice returns, she instantly realises something is wrong. The baby sleeping in the cot is not her daughter.As her husband becomes increasingly hostile, insisting that she is either crazy or lying, Alice realises her baby is in grave danger - and she might be too.Can Alice make anyone believe her before it's too late?'Terrifying' Scotsman'Ingenious' Sunday Times

     

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    Actually, I'm a Murderer

     

    'Sinister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN'[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN'Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping' i PAPER'Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end' JANICE HALLETT'Funny, and so very, very clever . . . the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time ' M. W. CRAVEN'Wonderful' IAN MOORE______________A hilarious and whip-smart crime novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories. The perfect mystery for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.Four strangers on a train. An unlikely introduction:'Actually, I'm a murderer.' It is 1973 and the lives of four people are thrown into turmoil when sharing a carriage with an unremarkable little man with glasses, on the night train back to Newcastle. By the end of the following day, one of them will be dead, one will turn blackmailer and another forced to commit a crime. And all of them will be under the astute observation of Aline, the local police officer with her own agenda to fulfil. When the body count begins to rise, the question is: just how many murderers are out there... and who will be the next victim?______________'Laugh-out-loud funny' WOMAN & HOME'A delightful joyride of a book' SIMON BRETT'A fun page-turner . . . a gripping book and perfect for Knives Out fans' PRESS ASSOCIATION'Gripping, original and hard to put down' KATE ELLIS'Witty, wonderfully paced and great fun' MATURE TIMES'Highly original and deeply engaging' FRANCES BRODY* PRE-ORDER THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES, ACTUALLY, I'M A CORPSE, NOW *

     

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    The Gatsby Gambit

     

    'A thoroughly enjoyable mystery story with all the tropes and pleasures of a golden age detective story' Observer'A glamorous recipe of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Agatha Christie' Paula Sutton'Imbued with luxury and lurking danger' S.J. Bennett'Murderously fun' Jessica Bull1922: You are cordially invited to summer at the Gatsby Mansion in West Egg, with the most illustrious - and the deadliest - guest list.Freshly twenty-one and sporting a daring new bob, Greta Gatsby - younger sister to the infamous Jay - is finally free of finishing school. An idyllic summer stretches ahead of her at the Gatsby Mansion, the jewel of West Egg.But when Greta arrives at the secluded white-stone estate bathed in the late-afternoon light, she finds she isn't the only visitor. Jay is hosting an intimate gathering of New York's fashionable set: Daisy and Tom Buchanan, along with his brother Edgar, Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker.That evening, the guests enjoy a candelabra-lit dinner party. That night, they dance to the lilt of the gramophone. The next morning, one of them is missing.Murder has come to West Egg, the warm breeze tainted by scandal, betrayal and secrets. Turning sleuth isn't how Greta meant to spend her summer - but what choice does she have when one of them could be next?The gilded opulence of the Roaring Twenties. A murder that scandalises high society. And a clever young woman of unusual persistence . . . A deliciously unputdownable whodunnit perfect for fans of The Christie Affair and Miss Austen Investigates.'Compelling and bursting with 1920s flair, this new twist on the iconic tale will delight newcomers and old fans alike' CE McGill, author of Our Hideous Progeny'Absolutely devoured this glorious romp of a novel. The Gatsby Gambit is pure escapist fun - a pacy, clever, witty mystery that I galloped through with sheer delight' Naomi Kelsey, author of The Burnings'A glamour-filled, thrilling read that kept me guessing to the end! It was such a treat to be back in the world of Gatsby!' Kate Weston, author of You May Now Kill the Bride'Claire Anderson-Wheeler brilliantly intertwines the allure of the Jazz Age with a gripping murder mystery in The Gatsby Gambit. A dazzling homage to Fitzgerald's world, this novel captivates from the first page to the last' Joanna Wallace, author of You'd Look Better as a Ghost'Lively, smart, and fun . . . As charming as Daisy Buchanan herself' Flynn Berry, author of Northern Spy'With a fiercely defiant female lead and secrets as sharp as the prose, The Gatsby Gambit oozes glamour and intrigue. I loved this bold take on a beloved classic' Trisha Sakhlecha, author of The Inheritance

     

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    Astronaut!

     

    'Brilliant, compulsive and thrilling. I will be reading this book again!' - Alice Winn, author of IN MEMORIAM'One of the best novels I've read this year.' - Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre'You will love this book!' - Jennifer Croft, translator of Flights by Olga Tokarczuk and author of The Extinction of Irena Rey~ ~ ~Romania, 1989: a grey place of mysterious queues, ubiquitous informers and daily news flashes about a man-eating bear that is terrorising the country.Amidst the daily drudge of work, rationing and careful conversation with neighbours, two lives unexpectedly collide when an idealistic police detective, Constantin, is tasked with solving a string of grisly murders, and a rebellious school child, Lia, is unwittingly drawn into her elderly neighbour's seditious plot.Dryly satirical, incredibly tense and deeply moving, ASTRONAUT! is both a detective novel and a coming-of-age tale, one with a perennially relevant message: the lies we accept today become the truths of tomorrow.More praise for ASTRONAUT!:'Had me on the edge of my seat' - Kenan Orhan, author of The Renovation'If Solzhenitsyn and Hans Christian Andersen had had literary offspring, it might be Oana Aristide.' - Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, author of American Estrangement'Completely absorbing.' - Georgina Godwin, broadcaster and literary journalist

     

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  • Murder at the Black Cat Cafe

    Murder at the Black Cat Cafe

    Nothing at The Black Cat Cafe is as it seems. In order to solve this sensational stand-alone murder mystery, scruffy detective Kosuke Kindaichi will have to untangle a complex web of love, jealousy, and betrayal.

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  • Death and Boules

    Death and Boules

     

    Richard's adopted French home town is in the middle of a huge celebration, when the local mayor turns up dead - having apparently been killed twice. Richard and Valérie enter into a race to solve the crime first.

     

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  • Dirty Money

    Dirty Money

    Ramona Chang. An investigative journalist turned private detective, Ramona's final scoop left her with a target on her back. Now in hiding, she's living in a run-down flat in east London. But when her latest case looking into an upmarket escort agency takes a dark turn, she needs information only accessible to those in power. DS Madeleine Farrow. A high-flying operative at a government agency, it's the day of her 50th birthday when she discovers that she's been assigned lead on an investigation into corruption on a global scale. But when she finds her case mysteriously blocked from the inside, she needs someone on the outside, capable of moving undetected. As Ramona and Madeleine's cases collide, can the allies find justice for victims amongst the capital's hotbed of lies and deception?

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  • City of Destruction

    City of Destruction

    Bombay, 1951. A political rally ends in tragedy when India's first female police detective, Persis Wadia, kills a lone gunman as he attempts to assassinate the divisive new defence minister, a man calling for war with India's new post-Independence neighbours. With the Malabar House team tasked to hunt down the assassin's co-conspirators, aided by agents from Britain's MI6 security service, Persis is quickly relegated to the sidelines. But then she is given a second case, the burned body of an unidentified white man found on a Bombay beach. As she pursues both investigations, with and without official sanction, she soon finds herself headed to the country's capital, New Delhi, a city where ancient and modern India openly clash. Meanwhile, Persis's colleague, Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, lies in a hospital fighting for his life.

  • Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    It's every parent's nightmare. Your happy, funny, innocent son commits a terrible crime: murdering a complete stranger. You don't know who. You don't know why. You only know your teenage boy is in custody and his future lost. That night you fall asleep in despair. Until you wake - and it is yesterday. Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. Another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lie the answers - and you don't have a choice but to find them.

  • Some of Us Are Liars

    Some of Us Are Liars

    There's your side. There's my side. And there's the truth. A dark and compelling story of secrets, betrayal, lies and sisterhood from the Richard & Judy Book Club bestselling author of All of Us Are Broken.

  • The Spies of Hartlake Hall

    The Spies of Hartlake Hall

    From the author of Death on the Lusitania, The Spies of Hartlake Hall is a gripping and evocative historical crime novel which shines a light on the codebreakers and spies who helped avert disaster during the First World War.


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