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The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, Drive is a dark thriller that was named an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Book of the Year and a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. This edition will feature extra materials, including a reading group guide and author Q&A. Driver works as a stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night. He drives, that's all-until he's double-crossed. And suddenly, driving isn't enough any more... but murder might be.
The location: West Africa The player: 24-year-old spy Lachlan Kite The target: A war criminal on the run The objective: Kill or capture Kite’s mission should be straightforward, but it soon turns into a terrifying game of cat and mouse along the beaches and backstreets of Senegal. Now, nearly thirty years later, it seems the game isn’t over. And unless Kite can turn the tables on his pursuers, the inner workings of the secret state could be exposed…
Shortlisted for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2021. 'An impressive and immersive debut set in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence' Antonia Hodgson 'A first-class historical thriller . . . Bishop's spirited and richly detailed story is a tour-de-force' David Baldacci 'Richly atmospheric . . . transports you to another time and place' Ambrose Parry, author of The Way of All Flesh City of Vengeance is an explosive debut novel in an historical thriller series by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence, which continues with The Darkest Sin. Florence. Winter, 1536. A prominent Jewish moneylender is murdered in his home, a death with wide implications in a city powered by immense wealth. Cesare Aldo, a former soldier and now an officer of the Renaissance city's most feared criminal court, is given four days to solve the murder: catch the killer before the feast of Epiphany - or suffer the consequences. During his investigations Aldo uncovers a plot to overthrow the volatile ruler of Florence, Alessandro de' Medici. If the Duke falls, it will endanger the whole city. But a rival officer of the court is determined to expose details about Aldo's private life that could lead to his ruin. Can Aldo stop the conspiracy before anyone else dies, or will his own secrets destroy him first?
In a violent storm off the west coast of Anglesey in North Wales, a young woman is plucked from the sea by a rescue helicopter. She is unconscious and dressed in unusual clothing. The only evidence of her identity is the life jacket she is wearing bearing her name, lzzy, and the name of a yacht reported missing two weeks earlier. The crew are at odds to explain why, with no sign of wreckage or any other bodies, she is the only survivor from a family of five. Discover what happened to Izzy and her family as we join them four weeks earlier preparing to depart from Deganwy Marina on their yacht, Nicole, for their annual sailing holiday. Written with warmth and sensitivity for its main characters, Arthur's Seed will plunge you into a brutal yet beautiful world on a journey that has more twists and turns than a detective novel. You will be in awe of the scale of their hidden subterranean world and its secrets, but be warned, there are dark forces at work to take control of your mind and emotions at the turn of every page. For you will be moved to tears of sorrow and joy as lzzy and her two brothers' incredible story unfolds. Arthur's Seed: Cuddfan, Myrddin's Legacy is David's debut novel of a planned trilogy following the exploits of Izzy and her two brothers Daniel and George as they struggle to save the hidden world of Cuddfan from the forces of evil.
In a violent storm off the west coast of Anglesey in North Wales, a young woman is plucked from the sea by a rescue helicopter. She is unconscious and dressed in unusual clothing. The only evidence of her identity is the life jacket she is wearing bearing her name, lzzy, and the name of a yacht reported missing two weeks earlier. The crew are at odds to explain why, with no sign of wreckage or any other bodies, she is the only survivor from a family of five. Discover what happened to Izzy and her family as we join them four weeks earlier preparing to depart from Deganwy Marina on their yacht, Nicole, for their annual sailing holiday. Written with warmth and sensitivity for its main characters, Arthur's Seed will plunge you into a brutal yet beautiful world on a journey that has more twists and turns than a detective novel. You will be in awe of the scale of their hidden subterranean world and its secrets, but be warned, there are dark forces at work to take control of your mind and emotions at the turn of every page. For you will be moved to tears of sorrow and joy as lzzy and her two brothers' incredible story unfolds. Arthur's Seed: Cuddfan, Myrddin's Legacy is David's debut novel of a planned trilogy following the exploits of Izzy and her two brothers Daniel and George as they struggle to save the hidden world of Cuddfan from the forces of evil.
June 1572: for ten, violent years the Wars of Religion have raged across France. Neighbours have become enemies, countless lives have been lost, and the country has been torn apart over matters of religion, citizenship and sovereignty. But now a precarious peace is in the balance: a royal wedding has been negotiated by Catherine de’ Medici and Jeanne d’Albret, an alliance between the Catholic Crown and Henri, the Huguenot king of Navarre. It is a marriage that could see France reunited at last. Meanwhile in Puivert, an invitation has arrived for Minou Joubert and her family to attend this historic wedding in Paris in August. But what Minou does not know is that the Joubert family’s oldest enemy, Vidal, will also be there. Nor that, within days of the marriage, on the eve of the Feast Day of St Bartholomew, Minou’s family will be scattered to the four winds and one of her beloved children will have disappeared without trace . . . A breath-taking novel of revenge, persecution and loss, sweeping from Paris and Chartres to the City of Tears itself – the great refugee city of Amsterdam – this is a story of one family’s fight to stay together, to survive and to find each other, against the devastating tides of history . . . Following on from the Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Burning Chambers, Kate Mosse’s The City of Tears is the second thrilling historical epic in The Burning Chambers series, for fans of Ken Follett and Dan Brown.
A body. A cover up. A buried secret. Sonja Kurtz - former soldier, supposedly retired mercenary - is in Vietnam carrying out a personal revenge mission when her daughter sends a call for help. Emma is on a dig at the edge of Namibia's Etosha National Park studying archaeology and she's discovered a body that dates back to the country's liberation war of the 1980s. The remains, identified as Hudson Brand, are a key piece of a puzzle that will reveal the location of a modern-day buried treasure. A find people will kill for. Sonja returns to the country of her birth to help Emma, but she's missing. Former CIA agent Hudson Brand is very much alive and is also drawn back to Namibia to finally solve a decades-old mystery whose clues are entombed in an empty corner of the desert.
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok sensation - the must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you'll love this. The book includes gorgeous new illustrations. Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction. Welcome to the Alexandrian Society. When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited - to fill five places. Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind's deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist who can perceive and understand the flow of life itself. And Callum Nova is an empath, who can manipulate the desires of others. Finally there's Tristan Caine, whose powers mystify even himself. Following recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they travel to the Society's London headquarters. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas. And if they can prove themselves, over the course of a year, they'll survive. Most of them. The story continues in The Atlas Paradox, the heart-stopping sequel. Reader reviews: 'I don't think anything will ever compare with this' 'To say I can't wait for the sequel is an understatement. Do yourself a favour and buy this immediately!' 'I had to convince myself magic isn't real' Originally a self-published sensation, this edition has been fully edited and revised.
The jaw-dropping, page-turning, critically-acclaimed book of the year: a serial-killer thriller unlike any other from the award-winning Lauren Beukes. 'GONE GIRL has not exactly gone. But THE SHINING GIRLS have arrived' (The Times). THE SHINING GIRLS is now streaming on Apple TV+, starring Elisabeth Moss and Jamie Bell "It's not my fault. It's yours. You shouldn't shine. You shouldn't make me do this." Chicago 1931. Harper Curtis, a violent drifter, stumbles on a house with a secret as shocking as his own twisted nature - it opens onto other times. He uses it to stalk his carefully chosen 'shining girls' through the decades - and cut the spark out of them. He's the perfect killer. Unstoppable. Untraceable. He thinks... Chicago, 1992. They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Tell that to Kirby Mazrachi, whose life was shattered after a brutal attempt to murder her. Still struggling to find her attacker, her only ally is Dan, an ex-homicide reporter who covered her case and now might be falling in love with her. As Kirby investigates, she finds the other girls - the ones who didn't make it. The evidence is ... impossible. But for a girl who should be dead, impossible doesn't mean it didn't happen...
TO STEAL A MAN'S FREEDOM ALL IT TAKES IS . . . CONVICTION
Op ’n verlate grondpad in Limpopo druk hulle twee kilogram se vlekvrye staal – die reuse Smith & Wesson Model 500 – teen Lemmer die lyfwag se kop en vra: “Waar is dit?” Hy weet nie. Hulle belieg en bedrieg hom, steel sy Glock, die een met sy vingerafdrukke daarop. Hulle ken hom nie; hulle gaan betaal. Hulle gaan ’n spoor trap wat wyd sal loop.
HARRY HOLE’S DEADLIEST ENEMY IS BACK… AND OUT FOR BLOOD Harry is in a bad place: Rakel has left him, he’s working cold cases and notorious murderer Svein Finne is back on the streets. THE FIRST KILLER HARRY PUT BEHIND BARS IS OUT TO GET HIM. Harry is responsible for the many years Finne spent in prison but now he’s free and ready to pick up where he left off. A MAN LIKE HARRY BETTER WATCH HIS BACK. When Harry wakes up with blood on his hands, and no memory of what he did the night before, he knows everything is only going to get worse…
Could this life be their last? The city of Atrine lies in ruins. And now Relos Var has revealed his plan to free the monstrous god, Vol Karoth, the end of the world is closer than ever. To buy time for humanity, Kihrin and his friends need to convince a king to perform an ancient ritual. The power released would imprison the god for an age to come. But this may come at too high a price for the King of the Vane, as the ritual would strip his people of their immortality. As a result, some will do anything to prevent this ritual – including assassinating those championing this solution. Worse, Kihrin must come to terms with a horrifying possibility. It seems his connection to Vol Karoth is growing in strength . . . but what does it mean? And how can Kihrin hope to save his world, when he might be the greatest threat of all? The Memory of Souls is the third book in A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons.
The new white-knuckled thriller in the NUMA series from the No. 1
Sunday Times bestselling Grand Master of Adventure, Clive Cussler
An incredible new thriller you won’t want to put down! It’s a case unlike anything detective Mina Dabiri has seen before. A woman trapped inside a magician’s box, with swords pierced through. But this time, it’s not a magic trick. It’s murder. Knowing she has a terrifying killer on her hands, Mina enlists the help of celebrity mentalist, Vincent Walder. Only he can give her an insight into the secret world of magic and illusions. Mina and Vincent soon discover that the murder victim has the roman numeral III engraved on her leg. The killer is counting down. There are going to be three more murders. And time is running out to stop them.
I guess you're probably wondering about the next girl. Because there's
always another girl, right? A girl waiting to be taken. To be swept
away. I'll tell you about her.
Part IV - Kat Severn turned her back on her privileged and moneyed upbringing, instead pursuing a career in the Military of the early 22nd Century Federation of America, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. She has been given her first independent command a " In the remote waters of the Southern Atlantic. For a Fleet Officer with a reputation for not following the rules, ita s a posting that rapidly becomes more of an exile than a stepping-stone towards her next promotion. But where Kat goes, trouble seems to follow a " and she isna t there long before discovering mercenaries are sabotaging the navigation beacons that mark the safe-transit-routes for shipping. Whilst establishing the extend of the damage she unintentionally finds a previously unknown, but Long-abandoned Chinese military base on a remote and desolate island. A base that contains devastating technology. Technology that Kat must ensure never falls into the wrong hands.
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