When an amateur sleuth’s pub colleague is bumped off, can she work out who called time at the bar?

Since getting her life back on track after being wrongly accused of murder, Julia Ford is finally realizing her ambition of opening a bookshop in the sleepy English village of Biddle Rhyne.

But, best laid plans and all that, things go awry when she stumbles upon the body of Barry, who worked alongside her in the local pub.

That another murder has occurred doesn’t take much deducing: the knife sticking out of his back strongly suggests it was no accident.

This is just the beginning of a series of strange occurrences including stolen diggers, giant haystacks, haunted playground swings, and human remains that drag Julia, kicking and screaming, into another serious(ish) investigation.

Juggling a nascent career in crime-solving with one in bookselling, Julia has a lot on her plate. Can she catch another killer, or was her first case beginner’s luck?

MURDER IN A SOMERSET VILLAGE is the second book in a series of humorous mysteries set in the West Country. Look out for MURDER ON A COUNTRY LANE, the first book. Both are available FREE with Kindle Unlimited and in paperback.
If you enjoy light-hearted cozy mysteries, you’ll love these books!

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Solving a murder in the Big Easy is anything but.

After an invitation to visit New Orleans from Miss Lucille Bassett, famous jazz singer, Dodo and company board a luxury ocean liner and head across the pond. The climate, the food and the culture couldn’t be more different from England and Dodo considers the whole trip a grand adventure.

Enjoying her role as tourist, Dodo delights in a trip on a steamer down the Mississippi, a visit to an ancient smuggler’s dwelling and the hustle and bustle of Bourbon Street. At the top of her wish list, however, is dancing at Miss Bassett’s famous jazz club.

On their second day in Louisiana, a terrible murder occurs without any obvious motive. Lucille implores Dodo to take the case as gangsters abound in the Prohibition Era South and have the police department in their pockets.

Dodo agrees but her sleuthing places a loved one in danger and she is torn between solving the crime for her friend or protecting those she loves.

Curl up with this delightful, pager-turner of a whodunnit that will have you on the edge of your seat until the last chapter.

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1866. On a train bound for Portsmouth, an elegant woman shares a first-class compartment with a gentleman in a celebratory mood. Giles Blanchard reveals his lecherous side as the journey gets underway, but he will never reach his home on the Isle of Wight alive. This chance encounter is to prove fortuitous for the woman and her partner-in-crime. They find themselves not only the richer for picking the dead man’s pocket, they also now possess the material for an extremely lucrative blackmail.

Detective Inspector Colbeck and Sergeant Leeming are swiftly dispatched to sift through the evidence. They are all too aware that with Her Majesty Queen Victoria spending the summer on the island, a speedy resolution to the case is a priority for their superiors. Tracing the pair who lured Blanchard to his death is an endeavour freighted with difficulties, but will the fact that their inquiries lead them to the door of a royal residence be one complication too many?

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International bestseller Jeffrey Archer returns

THE UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER

‘Only someone like Jeffrey Archer . . . could have written a compelling story like this. Every page bristles with suspense and the ending comes at you with the force of a tank round’ DAVID BALDACCI

London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘people’s princess’.

Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster.

Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and his Scotland Yard squad are sent in to investigate the team. Maverick ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan is charged with a very sensitive – and unique – responsibility. But it soon becomes clear the problems in Royalty Protection are just the beginning. A renegade organization has the security of the country – and the Crown – in its sights. The only question is which target is next in line…

Over My Dead Body hit #4 in the Sunday Times bestselling charts on 4th June 2022.

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A shocking act of sabotage draws a retired spy into a deadly conspiracy in an explosive thriller by an Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

After three decades in counterintelligence, Brad Trasker is retired, disillusioned, and dealing with a tragic loss. Spy games are behind him until he attends the launch of a next-generation aircraft. When the project of innovative aerospace CEO Kylie Connor explodes on the tarmac—nearly killing her in the process—Trasker is pulled back into the line of fire.

The mystery of the sabotage quickly deepens. All Kylie’s data has been wiped from the server. One of her engineers has disappeared. A seed investor has died in a suspicious car accident. And a cold-blooded murder raises the stakes even higher.

To discover who’s pulling the strings behind a dangerous conspiracy, Trasker needs to find a motive. Corporate espionage, revenge, or something he can’t yet see? Targeted by assassins, he finds himself overmatched when he realizes he can’t trust anyone—including Kylie. Too long out of a game he no longer understands, Trasker must adapt or die.

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The Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller

Nothing Ventured is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer.

This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detective.

William Warwick is eight when he decides he wants to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father’s objections, William graduates in Art History from university and immediately enrols as a constable in the Metropolitan Police.

Gaining insight from his first mentor, an experienced, world-weary constable, his keen mind quickly takes him into a role in Scotland Yard’s Art and Antiques unit and his first case: the recovery of a Rembrandt stolen from the Fitzmolean Museum.

It will take skill and tenacity for William to solve the crime, and along the way he will encounter many who will change his life, from Miles Faulkner, a crooked art collector, and his influential lawyer – who bends the law to the point of breaking – to research assistant Beth Rainsford, a woman with secrets who he falls hopelessly in love with . . .

William Warwick’s destiny is set, the only question is, how far will his ambition take him? Thrilling, absorbing and entertaining, Nothing Ventured heralds the start of an exciting series from master storyteller Jeffrey Archer and introduces a character destined to become one of his most enduring legacies.

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After a year in captivity, a kidnapped child escapes—only to reveal horrific truths that lead her psychologist on a race against time in this thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mike Omer.

When eight-year-old Kathy Stone turns up on the side of the road a year after her abduction, the world awaits her harrowing story. But Kathy doesn’t say a word. Traumatized by her ordeal, she doesn’t speak at all, not even to her own parents.

Child therapist Robin Hart is the only one who’s had success connecting with the girl. Robin has been using play therapy to help Kathy process her memories. But as their work continues, Kathy’s playtime takes a grim turn: a doll stabs another doll, a tiny figurine is chained to a plastic toy couch. All of these horrifying moments, enacted within a Victorian doll house. Every session, another toy dies.

But the most disturbing detail? Kathy seems to be playacting real unsolved murders.

Soon Robin wonders if Kathy not only holds the key to the murders of the past but if she knows something about the murders of the future. Can Robin unlock the secrets in Kathy’s brain and stop a serial killer before he strikes again? Or is Robin’s work with Kathy putting her in the killer’s sights?

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James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.

Jack Morgan is visiting Peter Knight and the team in the London branch of his investigation agency, Private.

At a cocktail party the night before the Trooping the Colour parade for the Queen’s 90th birthday, Jack receives a phone call from the Duke of Aldershot saying that his daughter, Abbie, has been kidnapped. He needs Private on the case – one word to the police and Abbie will be killed.

Jack will have to find Abbie before 11:00 a.m. the next morning, or the kidnapping will turn to murder.

Read the full-length sequel – PRIVATE PRINCESS – available now

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‘Ian Rankin is a genius’ Lee Child

Knots and Crosses

The very first Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author.

‘And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you…?’

‘That sort of thing’ is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of many policemen hunting the killer.

And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses – taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve.

Hide and Seek

Inspector Rebus returns in the second novel from ‘Britain’s No.1 crime writer’ (DAILY MIRROR).

A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above.

Just another dead addict – until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and sleaze that lurks behind the facade of the Edinburgh familiar to tourists.

Only Rebus seems to care about a death which looks more like a murder every day, about a seductive danger he can almost taste, appealing to the darkest corners of his mind…

Tooth and Nail

Rebus is back, this time on the tail of a serial killer known as the Wolfman…

They call him the Wolfman – because he takes a bite out of his victims and because they found the first victim in the East End’s lonely Wolf Street. Scotland Yard are anxious to find the killer and Inspector Rebus is drafted in to help. But his Scotland Yard opposite number, George Flight, isn’t happy at yet more interference, and Rebus finds himself dealing with racial prejudice as well as the predations of a violent maniac.

When Rebus is offered a serial killer profile of the Wolfman by an attractive female psychologist, it’s too good an opportunity to miss. But in finding an ally, he may have given his enemies an easy means of attack.

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‘Always a delight.’ Sunday Times
I will never understand why murder is considered such a lowbrow speciality in Hollywood.
September, 1939, and the worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is raging on the set of Hitchcock’s Rebecca.
Then a shocking act of violence reawakens the shadows of the past, with consequences on both sides of the Atlantic, and Josephine and DCI Archie Penrose find themselves on a trail leading back to the house that inspired a young Daphne du Maurier – a trail that echoes Rebecca’s timeless themes of obsession, jealousy and murder.

Readers love Nicola Upson
‘Oh my, what a delight to read this was. An author absolutely in command of her craft.’ ***** reader review
‘I felt like I knew the Hitchcocks personally. The talent to make that feel likely is really Upson’s draw for me. She never misses a beat.’ ***** reader review
‘One of my favourite things about this author is the detail she brings to the pages and the way she can build tension and truly keep you gripped.’ ***** reader review
‘What’s not to like about a story of Hollywood and murder? . . . She writes in a way that the story flows effortlessly and makes reading easy and a joy.’ ***** reader review
Praise for the Josephine Tey series
‘[A] splendid series.’ The Times
‘There’s a wonderful golden age feel . . . containing wonderful twists and turns which single out Upson as a talented author of historical crime.’ Scotland on Sunday
‘If Josephine Tey were alive, she would be the first to welcome a major talent.’ Daily Mail

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‘This is Baldacci at his formidable best, teasing the reader with hints and suggestions while pushing the story forward at breakneck pace. Do not miss it.’ – Sunday Times

NO TRUTH

Former Jersey City detective and single mother of two, Mickey Gibson, now works for global investigation company, ProEye, to track down assets of the wealthy who have tried to avoid their creditors. One day she gets a call from a colleague, Arlene Robinson, asking her to visit the home of a notorious arms dealer who has cheated some of ProEye’s clients in the past. Mickey arrives at the mansion to discover the body of a man hidden in a secret room.

NO LIMITS

It turns out that nothing is at it seems. The arms dealer did not exist, and nobody at ProEye knew of Arlene Robinson. Mickey had been tricked and now the cops were involved. The body was that of Harry Langhorne, who’d been in Witness Protection having had links with the mob.

NO FEAR

Now begins a cat-and-mouse showdown between hardened ex-cop, Mickey, and a woman with sociopathic tendencies who has no name and a mysterious past. She intends to get what she wants and people who get in her way will die. For Mickey to stop her, she must first discover her true identity and what damaged her all those years ago. And the truth behind why she selected Micky to become her nemesis . . .

Simply Lies is an intense thriller featuring Mickey Gibson, a former New Jersey detective, from the number one bestselling author David Baldacci.

*****

KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.

‘One of the world’s thriller masters’ Daily Mail

‘Baldacci is still peerless’ Sunday Times

‘One of the all-time best thriller authors’ Lisa Gardner

‘Baldacci delivers, every time!’ Lisa Scottoline

‘A master storyteller.’ Associated Press

‘Baldacci cuts everyone’s grass – Grisham’s, Ludlum’s, even Patricia Cornwell’s – and more than gets away with it’ People

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The brilliant last novel in the number one bestselling Alan Banks crime series – by the master of the police procedural.

‘The best mystery-procedural series on the market. Try one and tell me I’m wrong’ STEPHEN KING
‘”[O]ne of the finest police procedural writers around… [Standing in the Shadows] is as narratively rich and surprising as Robinson’s best work’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Late November, 1980. Student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police officers. As he discovers that his ex-girlfriend has been found murdered in a nearby park, and her new boyfriend is missing, he realises two things in quick succession: he is undoubtedly a suspect as he has no convincing alibi, and he has own suspicions as to what might have happened . . .

Late November 2019. An dig near Scotch Corner unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more recent than the Roman remains the archaeologist is looking for. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in and, as an investigation into the find begins, the past and the present meet with devastating consequences.

‘The master of the police procedural’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Robinson delivers an impeccably structured, engagingly spun performance… Robinson was a master of the police procedural and his thoughtful, nuanced work will endure’ IRISH TIMES

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A bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club pick, The 6:20 Man is a heart-racing thriller with an incredible ending, set in the world of high finance in New York, from the number one bestselling author David Baldacci.

It’s time to catch a killer . . .

Having survived combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and been decorated with medals, Travis Devine leaves the army in mysterious circumstances, under a cloud of suspicion. And at thirty-two years old, he’s swapping fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for a different kind of danger in the cut-throat world of high finance.

His daily commute on the 6:20 a.m. train into New York’s financial district, to his new job as an analyst at the powerhouse investment bank Cowl and Comely, takes him into a world where greed, power, jealousy and ambition result in the financial abuse of the masses and the enrichment of an elite few.

When a close friend of Devine’s is found dead, the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death at Cowl and Comely compel him to investigate further. As he digs deeper, he discovers strange coincidences and unnerving truths. As the deaths pile up, and the major players show their hands, he must question who he can trust – and who he must fight.

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When Attorney Sabre Brown’s eccentric Aunt Goldie dies, leaving a series of cryptic notes, Sabre launches the most intriguing and frustrating investigation of her life. While sorting through the piles of junk her hoarder aunt left behind, Sabre must keep Goldie’s greedy, dysfunctional children at bay. But she also discovers unexpected treasures, family secrets, and her aunt’s suspicions that someone was trying to kill her. But soon Sabre is torn in another direction when she takes a case involving four children whose brother was murdered in their home, and no evidence of who killed him. When her PI boyfriend and good-natured brother step in to help, they also get caught up in the labyrinth of clutter, deceit, and attempted murder. Sabre must hold everything together long enough to bring a killer to justice, protect the child’s siblings, and carry out her aunt’s bizarre last wishes.

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GET *SEVEN* UNPUTDOWNABLE BRITISH CRIME THRILLERS SET ON THE SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND.

Perfect for fans of Roy Lewis, Brian Battison and J. M. Gregson.

PRAISE FOR RODERIC JEFFRIES:

‘Jeffries’ fresh twists and excellent characterizations make any novel by him an exciting reading experience.’ San Francisco Chronicle

‘For the mystery story connoisseur.’ Police World

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Roderic Jeffries is my favourite crime/detective author. I intend to read every story he has written.’ A. Riley

IN THIS SEVEN-BOOK BOX SET:

BOOK 1: THE C.I.D. ROOM
Detective Inspector Robert Fusil’s career is on the line. A new challenging case lands of his desk involving thousands of pounds’ worth of stolen gold. Saddled with newly promoted Detective Constable Kerr, whose attitudes to police work differ sharply to his own, Fusil must overcome his own judgements to get to the bottom of the case.

BOOK 2: CIRCLE OF DANGER
Three drownings in three months: Fusil refuses to accept the coroner’s verdicts of accidental deaths. Leading the investigation, Kerr is forced into the centre of a drugs ring and becomes enthralled with a potentially dangerous woman. Can he untangle his feelings to catch the real criminals?

BOOK 3: MURDER AMONG THIEVES
A well-planned heist against a supposedly ‘robbery-proof’ van leaves two guards dead and two others badly hurt — and huge sums of money missing. As Fusil closes in on the armed gang, the suspects show up murdered, one by one. Who is really responsible for the armed robbery?

BOOK 4: GUILT WITHOUT PROOF
Fusil seeks to connect a hijacked lorry with a corpse discovered in a burnt-out cellar. He is frustrated by over-attentive superiors, a lack of funds and political squabbles. DI Fusil disregards orders in search of the truth.

BOOK 5: DESPITE THE EVIDENCE
Constable Kerr stumbles upon a dead or dying man in a crashed car, but is suddenly knocked unconscious. When he recovers, he learns the man is fine, but he is convinced there is more at play and uncovers a trail of theft and murder.

BOOK 6: CALL BACK TO CRIME
Fusil and Kerr disregard their bosses’ objections and stubbornly search for a link between a woman killed in an ‘accidental’ fire and the assault of an ex-convict. Is the one-time villain being blackmailed back into a life of crime?

BOOK 7: FIELD OF FIRE
Fusil’s team uncover an assassination plot threatening two state visits. Then a brutal murder follows and a car plunges into the water at the local docks with the driver still inside. Things are only going to get worse for Fortrow C.I.D.

MEET THE DETECTIVE
Detective Inspector Robert Fusil is a dedicated C.I.D. man and a gifted police officer, but he’s not averse to bending the rules if he needs to. That makes his superiors, and sometimes his juniors, wary. They appreciate Fusil’s no-nonsense attitude and ability to solve — often ingeniously — the most complex of cases, but keep an eye on him, just in case.

GET ALL SEVEN VOLUMES IN THIS GRIPPING BOX SET.

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‘I actually teared up, reading about the sacrifices those brave people were willing to make in order to save innocent lives. This is a must-read for any historical fiction lover!’ NetGalley review, 5 stars

One brave woman will risk her life to save innocent Jewish children in occupied Paris.

Paris, 1942. During the dark days of Nazi occupation, Adele Basset continues to teach in her dance studio, providing a beacon of light and hope amongst so much terror and suffering.

When the Germans demand the names of her Jewish students, Adele realises they are in terrible danger. Only she can save them.

Hiding her Jewish pupils in the school attic, Adele puts her life on the line to keep them safe.

As the war rages, keeping her secret becomes more and more dangerous. Adele starts to question who she can trust and just how far she will need to go to protect the innocent children in her care.

She must find a way for them to escape, if they have a chance of making it out of Paris alive…

An absolutely heart-breaking and unforgettable novel about the strength of the human spirit and the courage of ordinary people in the darkest days of war. Fans of The Lost Girls of Paris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Rose Code will be hooked from the very first page.

Readers are gripped by The Dance Teacher of Paris:

‘Heart-wrenching and emotive read that is also full of hope… I couldn’t put it down’ NetGalley review, 5 stars

‘Beautiful dual timeline book… a captivating story that will take you on an emotional journey… I simply couldn’t put it down’ NetGalley review, 5 star

‘The best book I have read all year… I couldn’t put it down’ NetGalley review, 5 stars

‘Grabs the heart… I recommend this for anyone who likes historical fiction’ NetGalley review, 5 stars

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“A Masterclass in Scottish Crime fiction” -Thrilling Fiction

Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the infamous child-killer, Mister Whisper.

Or did he?

When a boy goes missing in the Highlands in simular circumstances to those a decade previously, Jack is brought up from the Central Belt to lead the investigation.

As the case unfolds, and the secrets of the past are revealed, one thing starts to become very apparent to him.

He can never go home again.

From the gritty streets of Glasgow to the remote wilds of the Scottish Highlands, follow Detective Chief Inspector Jack Logan as he takes on deranged killers, sadistic kidnappers, and the occasional stray sheep.

Featuring the first three books in JD Kirk’s internationally bestselling DCI Logan Scottish crime fiction series, this collected edition also includes an exclusive interview with the author that’s not available anywhere else.

Books included as part of this collection:

A Litter of Bones
Thicker Than Water
The Killing Code

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Murder is a dish best served ice cold…

Margery and Clementine are enjoying a peaceful middle-age together in the small, idyllic town of Dewstow, and eagerly awaiting retirement from their work on the front line serving meals to the students at Summerview secondary school.

Their calm life is shattered when their kitchen manager is found dead in the school’s walk-in freezer. The police are adamant that it’s an open-and-shut case of accidental death. Margery and Clementine are convinced there’s something far more nefarious going on, and they take it upon themselves to investigate.

As they inch closer to the truth, it becomes clear that someone will stop at nothing to keep the pair quiet. Will the perpetrator get their just-desserts before their time runs out?

A delightful, quintessentially British cosy mystery perfect for fans of SJ Bennett and Robert Thorogood.

Praise for The Dinner Lady Detectives

‘This cosy crime novel has some hilarious moments and is perfect to curl up with.’ Heat

‘A brilliant read! Bella

‘A brilliant whodunnit!’ Closer

‘The plot is great, the character cast is spot on, and the dialogue and humor is so quick, smart, and addictive. Margery and Clem play off one another brilliantly. I cannot wait to read the next book (please say there will be one!!!!!!) and highly recommend this gem.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘What a fun mystery. I would definitely call this a cozy mystery on the line of Murder, She Wrote! I love the dinner ladies and their interactions. I love the relationship between Clem and Margery.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The characters are beautifully written and I came to love them within the first few pages and was rooting for them all the way to the end. At times I wanted to stop reading because I just wanted the experience to go on for longer.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Had me hooked from the start right until the end. It was just a lovely cosy read that felt like coming home on a cold and dark night. I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls.

Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance.

With no trace of how these mysterious books came into the world, Ashlyn is caught up in a decades-old literary mystery, beckoned by two hearts in ruins, whoever they were, wherever they are. Determined to learn the truth behind the doomed lovers’ tale, she reads on, following a trail of broken promises and seemingly unforgivable betrayals. The more Ashlyn learns about Hemi and Belle, the nearer she comes to bringing closure to their love story—and to the unfinished chapters of her own life.

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The hotly anticipated follow-up to David Baldacci’s runaway number one Sunday Times bestselling thriller, The 6:20 Man, featuring Travis Devine.

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A BRUTAL MURDER

Retired from the Army’s most prestigious special ops force, Travis Devine is now part of an elite
undercover team in Homeland Security. But when he’s brought in by agent Emerson Campbell to
investigate the murder of a young woman, he quickly learns that this case is more personal than
most.

A SMALL TOWN

Four days earlier Jennifer Silkwell was found dead on the rocks of the Maine coastline. A high
ranking analyst for the CIA, she had knowledge of national security secrets that would be valuable to
a number of enemies. And her senator father once saved Emerson Campbell’s life.

A BIG SECRET

Knowing how much is riding on the case, Devine packs his bags and heads for the small town of
Putnam in Maine. But small towns can harbour big secrets, and not everyone wants to share them
with outsiders. Not when there’s a killer on the loose . . .

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KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.

‘One of the world’s thriller masters’ Daily Mail

‘Baldacci is still peerless’ Sunday Times

‘One of the all-time best thriller authors’ Lisa Gardner

‘Baldacci delivers, every time!’ Lisa Scottoline

‘A master storyteller.’ Associated Press

‘Baldacci cuts everyone’s grass – Grisham’s, Ludlum’s, even Patricia Cornwell’s – and more than gets away with it’ People

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‘Murder on Christmas day’ is the newspaper headline no one wanted to read…

A true classic from the golden age of crime fiction.

‘Brilliant’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

When a small-town schoolteacher is discovered dead, beheaded, and tied to a T-shaped cross on December 25th, Ellery Queen is intrigued enough to take a closer look. But when he arrives, Queen is met with too few clues and too little evidence to produce a satisfactory verdict, even for a master sleuth such as himself, and so returns home, defeated.

But when an identical murder occurs – followed by several more – Queen discovers a horrific connection to a strange cult. This is a disturbing puzzle unlike anything he’s encountered before, and it will take all of his powers of deduction to uncover the killer.

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The shocking new thriller for 2023 from internationally bestselling author Lisa Stone

A friendly reunion…
After ten years, Sarah and her husband Roshan are looking forward to catching up with their closest school friends. So when one of them invites the group to spend a week in a beautiful converted church, they eagerly accept.

A vision of fear…
Very quickly though, Sarah becomes unsettled. She is frightened by the church’s creepy surroundings, and she thinks she might be seeing ghosts. Even more disturbing, a masked woman is committing armed robberies in the area – and the police can’t catch her.

A terrifying secret…
As Sarah and the others begin to have more frightening visions, the armed woman strikes again. The group of friends begin to wonder just what they’ve got themselves into…

What readers are saying about The Gathering

‘I was on the edge of my seat reading this!’

‘Once you start you can’t put it down till you know the ending’

‘Kept me hooked till the end’

‘So many unexpected twists’

‘Gripping story, fantastically written’

‘A page turner from start to finish’

‘Read from cover to cover in one day’

‘A thrilling and tense read’

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While the mediums of Beach Drive prepare for the anticipated arrival of the twins, their world is disrupted when a new police chief comes to the Frederickport Police Department, Brian’s ex-wife returns to town, and the antics of Marie’s ghost just might get Heather sent to prison.

Return to Frederickport, Oregon, in the 33rd Book in the Haunting Daniele series.

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‘An enthralling read’ — DAILY MAIL

In the gripping new novel by the author of The Fourteenth Letter, a lawyer in Victorian London must find a man he got off a murder charge – and who seems to have killed again . . .

Victorian London, 1882.

Five years ago, crusading lawyer Cage Lackmann successfully defended Moses Pickering against a charge of murder. Now, a body is found bearing all the disturbing hallmarks of that victim – and Pickering is missing.

Cage’s reputation is in tatters, and worse, he is implicated in this new murder by the bitter detective who led the first failed case. Left with no other alternative, Cage must find Pickering to prove his innocence.

Did Cage free a brutal murderer? Or is there something more sinister at work?

PRAISE FOR CLAIRE EVANS

‘A darkly brilliant romp packed with intrigue and romance . . . curl up and prepare to become immersed’
Heat

‘Exuberant plotting and witty prose. Great fun’
The Times

‘Claire Evans has created a cast of deliciously sinister and mysterious characters. A hugely satisfying read’
Good Housekeeping

‘If you enjoyed Kate Mosse’s Labyrinth or Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist, then chances are you’re going to love this new thriller’
Hello Magazine

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