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Dream Town
(Paperback)
David Baldacci
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Killer twists. Heroes to believe in. Trust Baldacci. Private
Investigator and WWII veteran, Aloysius Archer, returns to solve a
new case in Hollywood in Dream Town, a riveting thriller from
international number 1 bestselling author, David Baldacci. All that
glitters . . . 1952, Los Angeles. It is New Year's Eve and PI
Aloysius Archer is dining with his friend and rising Hollywood
actress Liberty Callahan when they're approached by Eleanor Lamb, a
screenwriter who would like to hire him, as she suspects someone is
trying to kill her. Murder and mystery A visit to Lamb's Malibu
residence leaves Archer knocked unconscious after he stumbles over
a dead body in the hallway; and Lamb seems to have vanished. With
the police now involved in the case, a close friend and colleague
of Lamb's employs Archer to find out what's happened to the
screenwriter. The City of Angels - or somewhere much, much darker?
Archer's investigation takes him from the rich, glamorous and
glitzy LA to the seedy, dark side of the city, and onward to the
gambling mecca of Las Vegas, just now hitting its stride as a hot
spot for celebrities and a money-making machine for the mob. In a
place where cops and crooks work hand in hand, Archer will cross
paths with Hollywood stars, politicians and notorious criminals.
He'll almost die several times, and he'll discover bodies and
secrets from the canyons and beaches of Malibu and the luxurious
mansions of Bel Air and Beverly Hills to the narcotics clubs of
Chinatown. With the help of Liberty and his PI partner Willie Dash,
Archer will risk everything and leave no stone unturned in finding
the missing Eleanor Lamb, and in bringing to justice killers who
would love nothing better than to plant Archer six feet under.
'FAST-PACED, TAUT AND PUNCHY' Sunday Times After an epic and
interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota,
Jack Reacher has finally made it to Virginia. His destination, the
closest thing to a home he ever had: the headquarters of his old
unit, the 110th Military Police. Why? He wants to meet the new
commanding officer, Major Susan Turner. He liked her voice on the
phone. But now he's arrived, she's disappeared, and things are
getting weird. Accused of a sixteen-year-old homicide and co-opted
back into the army, Reacher says nothing. But he's sure as hell
thinking of a way out. 'One of Reacher's best...a must' Daily
Express Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order,
Never Go Back follows on directly from the end of A Wanted Man.
Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, bestselling
author Dennis Lehane's extraordinary eighth novel unflinchingly
captures the political and social unrest of a nation caught at the
crossroads where past meets future. Filled with a cast of richly
drawn, unforgettable characters, The Given Day tells the story of
two families--one black, one white--swept up in a maelstrom of
revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses,
Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for
survival and power. Coursing through the pivotal events of a
turbulent epoch, it explores the crippling violence and
irrepressible exuberance of a country at war with, and in the
thrall of, itself.
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Sundial
(Paperback)
Catriona Ward
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Junx
(Paperback)
Tshidiso Moletsane
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In Dobsonville, a few hours before the party of the year, a guy shares a joint with his friend Ari. Ari is always right. Ari is also imaginary. And winged. In a few hours, while Ari plays both angel and demon on his shoulder, our man will end up joyriding to a brothel in a snatched tourist rental car. But the police – and the burly tourists – are in pursuit.
At some point, when you’re a hunted man and there’s a gun tucked in the waistband of your pants, things come to a head. Will he be okay? Ask Ari. Ari never lies.
Prepare for a party night that courses from Soweto to the Joburg cbd as Tshidiso Moletsane’s explosive novel serves shots of sex, drugs and anxiety while tearing into life, death, race and politics, with consequences only Ari could have seen coming.
A young girl goes missing after getting into a car with a
mysterious man. Soon after, a second girl disappears, and her
devastated father, Witness, sets out to seek revenge. As the trail
goes cold, Samantha Khama - new recruit to the Botswana Criminal
Investigation Department - suspects the girl was killed for muti,
the traditional African medicine usually derived from plants,
sometimes animals, and, recently and most chillingly, human parts.
When the investigation gets personal, Samantha enlists opera-loving
wine connoisseur Assistant Superintendent David 'Kubu' Bengu to
help her dig into the past. As they begin to discover a pattern to
the disappearances, there is another victim, and Kubu and Samantha
are thrust into a harrowing race to stop a serial killer who has
only one thing in mind... '... a fascinating police procedural ...
the most complex book in this series. Besides being an intricate
crime puzzle that Kubu and his team must untangle, it also looks at
societal issues' St Paul Pioneer Press 'Compelling and deceptively
written...' New York Journal of Books 'Richly atmospheric ... a
gritty depiction of corruption and deception' Publishers Weekly 'A
wonderful, original voice - McCall Smith with a dark edge and even
darker underbelly' Peter James 'Under the African sun, Michael
Stanley's Detective Kubu investigates crimes as dark as the darkest
of Nordic Noir. Call it Sunshine Noir, if you will - a must read'
Yrsa Sigurdardottir
A potent new drug has hit the streets of Kinloch, and DCI Daley and
Scott are struggling to catch the notorious gang behind this evil
trade. After a party of Oxford students arrives in town for a
camping trip before a Himalayan expedition, one of the group seeks
out an illegal high and is violently assaulted. However, these
students are well connected, and this brings further unexpected
problems for Daley. Ultimately, he and Scott will discover crimes
as disturbing in nature as anything they have ever confronted.
A murder for the history books... After a long and eventful winter,
DCI Ryan and his team are looking forward to the joys of spring.
But, when one of their colleagues is shot dead on her own doorstep
and the brass think it's an inside job, Ryan finds himself drafted
in to investigate. He's barely scratched the surface when reports
flood in of a terror explosion at Durham Cathedral. Chaos descends
on the sleepy, historic city and, when the smoke clears, they find
a priceless artefact that once belonged to Saint Cuthbert is
missing. With tensions running at an all-time high, unable to trust
the local police, can Ryan and his team bring a killer to justice -
and restore Cuthbert's cross to its natural resting place? Murder
and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced
crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular landscape of County
Durham. "LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers" - The
Times "A literary phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle
Some doors are locked for a reason…
While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework,
she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement.
Until the day the police arrived at their front door.
Decades later, Nora’s father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora
is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows
her father was a notorious serial killer. And she intends to keep it
that way.
Then Nora discovers one of her young female patients has been murdered.
In the same unique and horrific manner that her father used to kill his
victims.
Somebody knows who Nora is. Somebody wants her to take the fall for
this unthinkable crime. But she’s not a killer like her father. The
police can’t pin anything on her.
As long as they don’t look in her basement.
**BRINGING DANGER CLOSE TO HOME . . . THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER
FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR NICCI FRENCH, COMING SPRING 2023. PRE-ORDER
NOW!** 'Fantastic - a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense . .
. no one does it better than Nicci French' Lee Child
'Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff: The Favour is
classic Nicci French. I read it in one breathless sitting' Erin
Kelly A good deed Can turn deadly... When Liam unexpectedly turns
up in Jude's life after ten years of no contact, asking her for a
favour, she just can't say no. He was her first love, and even
though she is now a successful doctor and about to get married, he
will always be someone special to her. But after she does the
favour, she is contacted by the police, informing her that Liam has
been found dead, and suddenly she is caught up in a murder
investigation. And she realises this one decision could cost her
everything - even her life... Praise for Nicci French: 'Brilliantly
twisty, the final reveal will send shivers down your spine' Woman
& Home 'Pacy and page-turning, this is a gripping thriller
about what happens when one small decision spials out of control...
Ardent fans and new readers alike will love it' Prima 'Expertly
paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable' Louise Candlish
'Meticulously plotted, psychologically astute' Sarah Vaughan
'Absorbing.' Sabine Durrant 'No-one does the dark distortion of
good intentions like Nicci French' Cara Hunter 'Perfection.' Sophie
Hannah 'An absolute masterclass of crime writing.' Kate Rhodes 'An
intriguing, compelling page-turner.' Liz Nugent 'Elegant and
beguiling' C. M. Ewan 'Taut, well-paced and frighteningly familiar'
Polly Phillips
FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND AND
SEVEN BRIDGES He thought he was invincible, but he was wrong...
When an old man is found dead inside the ancient hermitage at
Warkworth Castle, Northumbria CID are called in to investigate.
With no apparent motive, it's their job to unravel why he was
murdered - and this time they're forced to do it without their star
detective... DCI Ryan is thousands of miles away. He's tracked a
killer across Europe and has sworn not to return until he has his
man in custody. Nathan Armstrong is a dangerous psychopath but
there's just one problem - he's also an international celebrity; a
world-famous thriller writer with money and connections. Ryan is a
stranger in a foreign land, but he knows one thing - he'll never
give up. Murder and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in
this fast-paced crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular
landscapes of Northumberland and Tuscany. "LJ Ross keeps company
with the best mystery writers" - The Times "A literary phenomenon"
- Evening Chronicle
A killing like no other. A killer more twisted than he's ever seen
before. A case that will test him to the limit. Has Robert Hunter
finally met his match? 'Do you believe the Devil exists,
Detective?' the officer at the end of the line asks. 'Because if
you don't . . . I'm sure you will once you get here.' Robert Hunter
is called to the most vicious crime scene he has ever attended. It
is made even more disturbing when the autopsy reveals a poem, left
by the killer, inside the body of their victim. Soon, another body
is found. The methods and signature of the murder differs, but the
level of violence used suggests that the same person is behind both
crimes. Hunter's fears are confirmed when a second part of the poem
is found. But this discovery does more than just link the two
killings - it suggests that this is the work of a serial murderer.
With no forensic evidence to go on, Robert Hunter must catch the
most disciplined and systematic killer that he has ever
encountered, someone who thrives on the victims' fear, and to whom
death is a lesson that needs to be taught. From #1 Sunday Times and
multi-million copy bestselling author, Chris Carter, comes the most
compelling and ruthless Robert Hunter thriller yet. ***PRE-ORDER
NOW*** PRAISE FOR CHRIS CARTER 'Wonderful storytelling, with a
superbly drawn killer, it underlines exactly how good Carter has
become' Daily Mail 'Former criminal psychologist Carter knows what
he's talking about when it comes to creating bone-chilling serial
killers, so be prepared for a terror ride' Heat 'Carter has a
background in criminal psychology and the killers at the centre of
his novels are all the more terrifying for it' Mail on Sunday
'Carter is one of those authors who makes writing look effortless
... I couldn't put it down' Crime Squad 'An insanely good crime
series. Extraordinarily well written, high quality and high drama
all the way' Liz Loves Books 'An intriguing and scary thriller'
Better Reading 'A gripping feast of thrills' Shots 'A gripping
psychological thriller' Breakaway 'This is a chilling, compulsive
portrait of a psychopath, and proves that Carter is now in the
Jeffery Deaver class' Daily Mail 'Punchy and fast paced' Sunday
Mirror
'Classy and ingenious new thriller' BA PARIS 'Millionaires,
marriage and murder make for a potent cocktail in this compelling
tale set among the super-rich of New York's elite' TM LOGAN
'Instantly compelling and filled with ingenious twists and
brilliant characters. This is sublime thriller writing' BP WALTER
THE RULES 1. Listen carefully 2. Do your research 3. Trust no one
4. Run for your life Harriet Reed is newly engaged to Edward
Holbeck, the heir to an extremely powerful American family. When
Edward's father hands her a tape of a book he's been working on,
she is desperate to listen. But as she presses play, it's clear
that this isn't a novel. It's a confession to murder. Feeling
isolated and confused, Harriet must work out if this is all part of
a plan to test her loyalty. Or something far darker. Because this
might be a game to the Holbeck family - but games can still be
deadly. READY OR NOT, HERE THEY COME . . . Praise for Catherine
Steadman 'Stylish, riveting, hugely atmospheric - I couldn't put it
down' Lucy Foley 'Engrossing and unputdownable' Caroline Kepnes
'Captivating doesn't cover it. Brilliant doesn't do it justice.
This is a dazzling, gasp-inducing plunge-pool of a novel that grips
your heart and mind and refuses to let go. Absolutely stunning' BP
Walter 'Another screen-worthy thriller' Washington Post 'Like
Chekhov's gun, the Hollywood sign is mentioned early, leading to a
great, extended scene far above the city - and to a genuine
Hollywood ending' New York Times 'Engrossing and unputdownable . .
. I devoured this Londoner in LA story in a day' Caroline Kepnes 'A
fascinating glimpse of the darkness behind Hollywood's glittering
facade. I loved it' TM Logan 'Another page-turning winner from
Catherine Steadman. Ingenious and intriguing, with a fascinating
insight into the acting world' BA Paris 'Original, ingenious and
utterly gripping, with characters you'll really care about as they
race towards the brilliantly unexpected ending' JP Delaney 'A
thriller for our times' Louise Candlish 'A proper page-turner' New
York Times 'Fans of The Silent Patient will love it' CJ Tudor 'Had
me racing through the pages' Sarah Vaughan 'An enjoyable,
nail-biting ride' Observer 'Perfectly paced with an exciting race
to the end, this is one clever novel' Woman's Weekly
The Blonde Identity is a hilarious, action-packed, road-trip rom-com
with witty banter, sexy operatives, and the ultimate high-stakes from
New York Times bestselling author, Ally Carter.
It’s the middle of the night in the middle of Paris and a woman just
woke up with no memory.
She only knows three things for certain:
1. She has a splitting headache.
2. The hottest guy she has (probably) ever seen is standing over her,
telling her to run.
And oh yeah . . .
3. People keep trying to kill her.
She doesn’t know who. Or why. But when she sees footage of herself
fighting off a dozen men there’s only one explanation: obviously. . .
she’s a spy! Except, according to Mr. Hot Guy, she’s not. She’s a spy’s
identical twin sister.
Too bad the only person who knows she’s not the woman they’re looking
for is this very grouchy, very sexy, very secret agent who
(reluctantly) agrees to help her disappear. Which is easier said than
done when a criminal organization wants you dead and every intelligence
service in the world wants you caught.
Luckily, no one is looking for a pair of lovesick newlyweds on their
honeymoon. And soon they’re lying their way across Europe—dodging
bullets and faking kisses as they race to unravel a deadly conspiracy
and clear her sister’s name.
But with every secret they uncover, the truth shifts, until she no
longer knows who to trust: the twin she can’t remember or the
mysterious man she can’t let herself forget . . .
The Blonde Identity is the hotly anticipated adult debut from New York
Times bestselling YA author, Ally Carter.
Die Ontelbare 48 is ‘n eenmanstuk is uit die pen van Fiësta-wenner
Wessel Pretorius. Dis Woensdagaand op ’n klein plattelandse dorpie
in die Laeveld. Die skoolsaal word ingerig vir die maandelikse
fliekaand. Agt-en-veertig dorpenaars vergader bymekaar, elkeen met
sy eie storie, om The Sound of Music te kyk.
Tussen hulle sit ? moordenaar met ? sluwe plan. Dit is ?
mikrokosmiese blik op die alledaagse menslikheid wat ons almal,
maak nie saak hoe anders ons dink of leef nie, eindelik saambind.
’n Satiriese drama wat die mens se uithouvermoë vier.
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