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From celebrated New York Times bestselling author, Steve Berry, comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which the discovery of a lost historical document challenges the global might of the United States.
King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later. Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria. A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished. But a question remains: did he succeed?
Enter Cotton Malone. After many months, Malone’s protégé, Luke Daniels, has managed to infiltrate a renegade group intent on winning Bavarian independence from Germany. Daniels has also managed to gain the trust of the prince of Bavaria, a frustrated second son intent on eliminating his brother, the duke, and restoring the Wittelsbach monarchy, only now with him as king. Everything hinges on a 19th century deed which proves that Ludwig’s long-rumored search bore fruit--legal title to lands that Germany, China, and the United States all now want, only for vastly different reasons.
In a race across Bavaria for clues hidden in Ludwig’s three fairytale castles--Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee--Malone and Daniels battle an ever-growing list of deadly adversaries, all intent on finding the last kingdom.
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One by One
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Freida McFadden
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From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a dark,
twisting thriller about a group of friends lost in the woods: one by
one, they each will fall, and only the killer will return home alive...
A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett
expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from
the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair
her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with friends. It
sounded like heaven.
Then Claire's minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell
reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to
their hotel. But it turns out the woods aren't as easy to navigate as
they thought. Hours later, they are lost. Hopelessly lost.
And as they navigate deeper into the woods, the members of their party
are struck down mysteriously one by one. Has a wild animal been hunting
them? Or is the hunter one of them?
But as more time passes, one thing becomes clear: Only one of them will
return home alive.
When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the bookstore where Joe works, he is instantly smitten.
But there's more to Joe than Beck realises and much more to Beck than her perfect facade. And the obsessive relationship quickly spirals into a whirlwind of deadly consequences...
A chilling account of unrelenting, terrifying deceit, Caroline Kepnes' You is a thriller more perversely clever and dangerously twisted than any YOU have ever read.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history.
It's his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling
Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big
Brother, control the people of Oceania. Winston knows what a good
citizen of Oceania must do: show his devotion for Big Brother and
the Party; abstain from all vices; and, most importantly, possess
no critical thoughts of their own. The new notebook he's begun to
write in is definitely against the rules - in fact, the Thought
Police could arrest him simply for having it. Yet, as Winston
begins to write his own history, a seed of rebellion begins to grow
in his heart - one that could have devastating consequences. In
George Orwell's final and most well-known novel, he explores a
dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the
actions, thoughts and even emotions of its citizens, exercising
power through control of language and history. Its lasting
popularity is testament to Orwell's powerful prose, and is a
passionate political warning for today.
The Murders at Fleat House is a suspenseful and utterly compelling
crime novel from the author of the multimillion-selling The Seven
Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. 'A thrilling whodunit for crime
fans. Another Lucinda Riley legacy to treasure' - Lancashire Post
'A cleverly woven mystery to savour' - Sunday Express The sudden
death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen's - a small private
boarding school in deepest Norfolk - is a shocking event that the
headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident. But the local
police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of
high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine 'Jazz' Hunter to the force.
Jazz has her own private reasons for stepping away from her police
career in London, and reluctantly agrees to front the investigation
as a favour to her old boss. Reunited with her loyal sergeant, she
enters the closed world of the school, and as Jazz begins to probe
the circumstances surrounding Charlie Cavendish's tragic death,
events are soon to take another troubling turn. Charlie is exposed
as an arrogant bully, and those around him had both motive and
opportunity to switch the drugs he took daily to control his
epilepsy. As staff at the school close ranks, the disappearance of
a young pupil and the death of an elderly classics master provide
Jazz with important leads, but are destined to complicate the
investigation further. As snow covers the landscape and another
suspect goes missing, Jazz must also confront her personal demons .
. . Then, a particularly grim discovery at the school makes this
the most challenging murder investigation of her career. Because
Fleat House hides secrets darker than even Jazz could ever have
imagined . . .
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Guilty
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Martina Cole, Jacqui Rose
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R425
R285
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It's time to confess their sins.
Steph Barker can't forget her past. A single mother, Steph runs a
women's shelter for local prostitutes while coming to terms with a
tragic loss. And it's people like Joseph Potter, battling with his own
grief, who keep her going.
When Hennie, one of her friends from the shelter, goes missing, Steph's
convinced Hennie's violent pimp Artie Rogers has something to do with
it. Steph and Artie go way back, but his reign of terror throughout the
Medway towns is out of control and even she can't do anything to stop
him. Then another prostitute disappears and it's time to find out who's
guilty.
Everyone has their secrets - but one them is getting away with murder.
When a small bone at the centre of a famous sculpture is revealed to be
human, three people become intimately connected by the secrets and lies
that put it there.
Set on a Scottish tidal island connected to the mainland for just a few
hours each day, and home to only one inhabitant, The Blue Hour asks
questions of ambition, power, art and perception.
’n Spieel is ’n vreemde ding, want in ’n spieel leef ’n koue leuen; alles is andersom, verkeerdom en plat. Regs is links en links is regs. ’n Spieel lieg, dink hy, want jy kan jouself nie regtig sien nie, nes mens jouself nie kan kielie nie. Tensy jy natuurlik ’n soort aap is, dan kan jy jouself kielie. En lag. Maar Dolf Eksteen lag nie. Daar’s min rede die laaste tyd om te wil lag. Joe Minnie se lewe raak verweef met die van een van die rykste besigheidsmanne in die land. Sy opdrag is om Dolf Eksteen met sy lewe te bewaak. Dolf se weelderige bestaan word versuur deur bedelbriewe, afpersboodskappe en doodsdreigemente, en die beeldskone Belinda Eksteen, ’n opkomende vermaaklikheidster, is soos ’n emosionele en finansiele tikkende tydbom aan sy sy. Met ’n rolverdeling wat ’n deursnit van die Suid-Afrikaanse gemeenskap bied – die onaantasbares, die onderdruktes, die onderduimses – word Spieelbeeld ’n intense en meesleurende, psigologiese karakterstudie wat nog vir lank by die leser sal spook. ’n Wereldklas spanningsverhaal waartydens die leser die speurder is.
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The Waiting
(Hardcover)
Michael Connelly
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R638
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IN COLD CASES,
IT'S NOT THE HOPE THAT KILLS YOU.
IT'S THE WAITING.
LAPD Detective Renée Ballard gets a DNA hit in a case that has gone
unsolved for twenty years. A recently arrested man is genetically
related to a serial rapist who terrorised the city of angels.
But when the relative is revealed, it is the last person you want to
accuse unless the evidence is watertight...
With the help of the newest volunteer to the cold case unit - patrol
officer Maddie Bosch, Harry's daughter - Ballard finally has another
badge on the team. But Maddie has an ulterior motive for getting access
to the city's library of souls.
Because some crimes have been waiting to be solved longer than others...
An electrifying and authoritative page-turner from one of the greatest
crime writers of all-time - the author behind Amazon Prime's Bosch and
Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer.
Sweetpea is coming home at last…
Newly married, with a loving family surrounding her, everything's
coming up roses for ex-serial killer Rhiannon Lewis, right?
Wrong.
Her husband has just been shot, and the daughter she left behind in the
UK is desperately ill. She’s got no choice but to flee the States and
return home, back to her roots, where she’s in danger of being
recognised and arrested at any moment.
Only nothing is quite as it seems…
With a series of bad choices in front of her, and the authorities right
behind, Rhiannon's in a hell of a hole and she needs to dig herself out
of it pronto. But help can come from the most unlikely places. And even
more unlikely people…
When cracks start forming in an influencer's curated life, she finds
out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense
novel by bestselling author Jesse Sutanto.
Best friends make the worst enemies
I’m stalking my best friend. There’s no use denying it. Aspen Palmer,
with her millions of followers and beautiful family, has everything I
want. The worst thing is, I showed her how to get it. And now I’m dead
to her.
But I’ve found a way to get revenge. If Aspen’s world starts to crumble
and I’m there to pick up the pieces with her brands and sponsors, then
I’m just getting what I deserve. What my son deserves.
Aspen won’t go down without a fight. Nothing gets in the way of her
perfect life. But I made Aspen, and I know exactly how to break her…
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Grimstone
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Sophie Lark
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R420
R328
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Remi Hayes is beginning to think she’s cursed—her fiancé cheated on
her, her brother Jude is a major pain in her ass, and the moldering
mansion she inherited from her uncle might just be haunted.
Flipping Blackleaf Manor already feels impossible, even before Remi is
blackmailed by Dane Covett, the dangerously hot doctor-next-door, and
Grimstone’s most eligible bachelor—if you can ignore the fact that
everyone in town thinks he murdered his wife.
Remi doesn’t want to believe it, especially after Dane sews up a gash
in her thigh and steals a kiss in payment—a kiss that makes it hard to
walk for reasons that have nothing to do with an injured leg.
But as the renovation takes a strange and violent turn, Remi must
decide if Dane is the one haunting her nights, or if he’s trying to
protect her from something much worse…
It’s time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the
way out of this place, we would catch you.
A serial killer is taking out America’s finest legals minds, and Alex
Cross is called to investigate their brutal murders.
But during a dangerous mission to track down the killer, his wife,
Bree, and best friend, John Sampson, go missing.
To save the people he loves most, Cross has only three goals:
Number one: Find Bree and John.
Number two: Escape.
Number three: Survive.
If he fails, there will be no one left in the House of Cross.
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The Pride
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Tony Park
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Ex-mercenary Sonja Kurtz is out for revenge after her daughter Emma is assaulted by an abalone poacher while on a beachside holiday near Cape Town.When the poacher is murdered, Sonja is targeted by a violent local gangster and must flee the country.As Sonja leaves a trail of destruction in her wake – from the threatened wilderness of Zimbabwe to the treacherous beaches of northern Mozambique – a concerned Emma must find the courage to rescue her mother.But is Sonja a cold-blooded killer? Or is there a darker conspiracy taking place in southern Africa’s underworld – one that will change their lives forever?
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