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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.
WITH OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD, read the Sunday Times and No.1
New York Times bestselling, record-breaking thriller that everyone
is talking about - soon to be a major film. 'The perfect thriller'
AJ FINN 'Terrific' - THE TIMES Crime Book of the Month 'Smart,
sophisticated suspense' - LEE CHILD 'Compelling' - OBSERVER
'Absolutely brilliant' - STEPHEN FRY 'A totally original
psychological mystery' - DAVID BALDACCI 'One of the best thrillers
I've read this year' - CARA HUNTER 'The pace and finesse of a
master' - BBC CULTURE Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect
life until one day six years ago. When she shot her husband in the
head five times. Since then she hasn't spoken a single word. It's
time to find out why. THE SILENT PATIENT is the gripping must-read
thriller of the year - perfect for fans of THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS by
Lisa Jewell, BLOOD ORANGE by Harriet Tyce and PLAYING NICE by JP
Delaney.
The stunning new thriller from international No.1 bestseller Karin
Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her, now a major Netflix series A
girl with a secret... Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready
for prom night, the highlight of any high school experience. But
Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, she will be
dead. A murder that remains a mystery... Forty years later, Emily's
murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family
retreated inwards, the community moved on. But all that's about to
change. One final chance to uncover a killer... Andrea Oliver
arrives in town with a simple assignment: to protect a judge
receiving death threats. But her assignment is a cover. Because, in
reality, Andrea is here to find justice for Emily - and to uncover
the truth before the killer decides to silence her too... A Sunday
Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 20/05/2018, 23/06/2019, 28/06/2020,
and 04/07/2021 'This thriller delivers. It's twisty, touching and
intense. I find it totally absorbing' Adele Parks, author of One
Last Secret 'This first-class detective thriller is a dark,
sophisticated gem of a read' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal
'An effortlessly accomplished thriller' The Times
Christmas can be murder... After a busy year fighting crime, DCI
Ryan and his team of murder detectives are enjoying a festive
season of goodwill, mulled wine and, in the case of DS Phillips, a
stottie cake or two-that is, until a freak snowstorm forces their
car off the main road and into the remote heart of Northumberland.
Their Christmas spirit is soon tested when they're forced to find
shelter inside England's most haunted castle, where they're the
uninvited guests at a 'Candlelit Ghost Hunt'. It's all fun and
games-until one of the guests is murdered. It seems no mortal hand
could have committed the crime, so Ryan and Co. must face the
spectres living inside the castle walls to uncover the grisly
truth, before another ghost joins their number... Murder and
mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced
crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape.
"LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers" - The Times
"A literary phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle
'One of my favorite authors. Her books are pure romantic delight'
Tessa Dare on My Fake Rake Living their best life Beatrice Sloane,
the Countess of Farris, is a free-spirited widow. After a
stultifying marriage, she is now wealthy and independent and
determined to stay so. Wherever she goes, a good time is sure to
follow! Captain Duncan McCameron struggles to find a purpose for
himself now that the war is over. Discovering his sweetheart had
married another whilst he was at war means he's kept himself closed
off from love. Entrusted to escort Lady Farris to her friend's
estate, these two opposites start on a journey that ultimately
involves carriage crashes, secret barn dances, robbers, and an inn
with only one bed! But as tensions dissolve into passion, can there
be a future for an adventure-loving lady and a duty-bound soldier,
or will their differences tear them apart?
The incredible final book in the phenomenon fantasy series
described as "future classics" follows one man's dangerous journey
through a labyrinthine world and the mysteries he uncovers along
the way. (Los Angeles Times). "Josiah Bancroft is a magician. His
books are that rare alchemy: gracefully written, deliriously
imaginative, action packed, warm, witty, and thought provoking."
--Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe As
Marat's siege engine bores through the Tower, erupting inside
ringdoms and leaving chaos in its wake, Senlin can do nothing but
observe the mayhem from inside the belly of the beast. Caught in a
charade, Senlin desperately tries to sabotage the rampaging Hod
King, even as Marat's objective grows increasingly clear. The
leader of the zealots is bound for the Sphinx's lair and the
unimaginable power it contains. In the city under glass at the
Tower's summit, Adam discovers a utopia where everyone inexplicably
knows the details of his past. As Adam unravels the mystery of his
fame, he soon discovers the crowning ringdom conceals a much darker
secret. Aboard the State of Art, Edith and her crew adjust to the
reality that Voleta has awoken from death changed. She seems to
share more in common with the Red Hand now than her former self.
While Edith wars for the soul of the young woman, a greater crisis
looms: They will have to face Marat on unequal footing and with
Senlin caught in the crossfire. And when the Bridge of Babel is
finally opened, and the Brick Layer's true ambition revealed,
neither they nor the Tower will ever be the same again. Also by
Josiah Bancroft: The Books of Babel Senlin Ascends Arm of the
Sphinx The Hod King The Fall of Babel
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The Last Chairlift
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Late night on a notorious high-rise estate in Hackney and a white
van is being driven erratically. The driver is pulled over by the
police and questioned. A woman on the street after a long evening's
drinking... She never makes it home. A suspect... an arrest... a
confession... A case done and dusted? Five years earlier, a
13-year-old girl disappeared in broad daylight on a busy London
street. DCS James Langton headed the investigation; the case was
never closed. It has haunted him ever since. And now comes another
confession, to this murder, and to one more besides. Too good to be
true? DCI Anna Travis, pulled into the fray, isn't so sure that
they have their man. Then the suspect changes his story...
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The Fields
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Erin Young
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The time of peace is over. The time of war has begun. Bera is
struggling to reconcile her desire to be an ordinary woman with the
weight of her Valla duty to shape the future. Love and friendship
vie with her longing for freedom at sea on her beloved longboat.
Warned that Chaos is coming and that Vikings have taken her kin as
slaves, Bera realises her destiny is to follow them to Wolf Island,
a land that has abandoned the old gods. In a quest to save her
loved ones, Bera must use her smith's iron lore and the knowledge
of her Valla ancestors to follow an ancient path into a dark
labyrinth, where human time is meaningless. There, she confronts
her worst foe to finally bring peace - at the cost of a life. The
voyage that began with Sea Paths and continued with Obsidian ends
with Landfall, Bera's most dangerous and important journey of all.
Killer twists. Heroes to believe in. Trust Baldacci. Memory man FBI
agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to
investigate the mysterious and brutal murder of a federal judge and
her bodyguard at her home in an exclusive, gated community in
Florida from international bestselling author David Baldacci.
Things are changing for Decker. He's in crisis following the
suicide of a close friend and receipt of a letter concerning a
personal issue which could change his life forever. Together with
the prospect of working with a new partner, Frederica White, Amos
knows that this case will take all of his special skills to solve.
As darkness falls, evil comes to light . . . Judge Julia Cummins
seemingly had no enemies, and there was no forced entry to her
property. Close friends and neighbours in the community apparently
heard nothing, and Cummins' distraught ex-husband, Barry, and
teenage son, Tyler, both have strong alibis. Decker must first find
the answer to why the judge felt the need for a bodyguard, and the
meaning behind the strange calling card left by the killer. Someone
has decided it's payback time.
Riding Shotgun By Barb Han He must protect her The minute Emerson
Bennett arrives in Cider Creek, asking about her missing mother,
she's in someone's lethal sights. And Rory Hayes isn't about to let
her face his suddenly hostile hometown alone. An outsider since
childhood, he knows the damage secrets can do-especially his own.
But will helping this beautiful stranger uncover the truth be
enough to keep them alive? Casing the Copycat By Nicole Helm The
perfect team is targeted... Dunne Thompson spent his adult life
trying to atone for his serial killer grandfather. When his
friend's mysterious twin, Quinn Peterson, offers her help with his
latest obsession-tracking down a copycat killer-it's a nonstarter.
But Quinn's quick, unorthodox mind catches patterns Dunne hasn't
seen. As attraction and danger collide, the clues lead to a suspect
more surprising than Quinn herself...
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Never Lie
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A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from the New York Times bestselling
author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!
Sometimes the truth kills…
Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams.
They think they've found it when they visit the remote manor that once
belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished
without a trace years ago. But when a violent winter storm traps them
at the estate, the house begins to lose its appeal.
Stuck inside and growing restless, Tricia stumbles on a collection of
audio transcripts from Dr. Hale's sessions with patients. As Tricia
listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of
events leading up to the doctor's mysterious disappearance.
With each tape, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place,
and a web of lies slowly unravels. But by the time Tricia reaches the
final cassette, the one that reveals the entire horrifying story, it
will be too late…
From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes an
addictive, unpredictable thriller that will keep you asking the
question: what is the truth?
'What a heroine Endurance Proudfoot is! I loved her from the start.
An unconventional woman who takes us on a fascinating - if bumpy -
ride through a man's world. I laughed, cried and most of all
cheered! Can't stop thinking about it... an absolute cruncher of a
tale' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal 'A complete joy of a
novel that, like it's wonderful protagonist's namesake, is a story
of endurance against all odds. Full of heart and so eloquently
written, THAT BONESETTER WOMAN had me cheering Durie on from start
to finish - I absolutely loved it' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of
Pandora It's usual, they say, for a young person coming to London
for the first time to arrive with a head full of dreams. Well,
Endurance Proudfoot did not. When she stepped off the coach from
Sussex, on a warm and sticky afternoon in the summer of 1757, it
never occurred to her that the city would be the place where she'd
make her fortune; she was just very annoyed to be arriving there at
all. Meet Endurance Proudfoot: clumsy as a carthorse, strong as an
ox, with a tactless tongue and a face she's sure only a mother
could love. Durie wants one thing in life: to become a bonesetter
like her father. It's physically demanding work, requiring nerves
of steel, and he's adamant it's not a job for a woman.
Strong-willed and stubborn, Durie's certain that in bonesetting,
her big, usually clumsy hands have found their natural calling. So
when she's bundled off to London with her beautiful sister, she
won't let it stop her realising her dream. As her sister finds fame
on the stage, Durie becomes England's most celebrated bonesetter -
but what goes up must come down, and her success may become her
undoing. Inspired by the true stories of two of Georgian England's
most famous celebrities, That Bonesetter Woman is an uplifting tale
about finding the courage to go your own way, when everyone says
you can't - and about realising that what makes you different can
also make you strong. Praise for That Bonesetter Woman: 'Durie
Proudfoot is a brilliant heroine: stubborn, flawed and so
entertaining to spend time with. I loved every step of her journey,
and Frances Quinn is fast becoming one of my favourite historical
novelists' Louise Hare 'I adored every second of this book -
historical fiction at its finest, and Quinn is a natural
storyteller. Quirky, funny and original. Durie and her lions will
stay with me' Ericka Waller 'I feel as if I left a little bit of my
heart between the pages of this extraordinary book' Nicola Gill
'Filled with hope and humour, That Bonesetter Woman is a novel that
truly champions the underdog. I devoured it with as much gusto as
the inimitable heroine sets people's bones' Polly Crosby 'That
Bonesetter Woman is a wonderfully uplifting, charming, addictive
and unusual story. Quinn delivers astute and acutely observed
aspects of human behaviour delivered with great humour and
compassion. Replace the coffee houses and newspaper scribblers with
Twitter and YouTube and I'd say, not so much has changed!' Louise
Fein 'Frances Quinn has done it again! Georgian London is vividly
brought to life in a fast-paced story full of quirky characters,
wry wit, warmth and wisdom. I was completely charmed!' Anita Frank
FROM THE SHADOWS INTO THE LIGHT... When a fishing boat is wrecked
off the treacherous North Sea coast and the body of a young woman
washes up on the beach beside the iconic 'Marsden Rock', DCI Ryan
cannot ignore the call to duty. With one already dead and more
human cargo missing from the wreckage, Ryan and his team race to
find the remaining souls - before it's too late, and their
investigation turns to murder. As they uncover the seedy underbelly
of Tyneside, cold and calculated opportunism clashes with the
rock-hard arm of the Law, but there's one thing that proves
stronger than stone... The human spirit. Murder and mystery are
peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunnit
set amidst the spectacular North Eastern landscape. "LJ Ross keeps
company with the best mystery writers" - The Times "A literary
phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle
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
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