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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller
Don't miss the brand-new chilling gothic thriller from the
bestselling author . . . 'Cooke has creatively interwoven the
darkness of reality with a magical realism that will truly have you
gripped'Woman & Home 'Fascinating and enthralling' Prima
'Wonderfully atmospheric and compelling' Rosamund Lupton 'A
flawless read' Elizabeth Lee 'Seething with gothic menace' Caroline
Lea 'This ghost story is a perfect mix of propulsive plot and
shivers-up-the-spine spookiness' Good Housekeeping A deserted
lighthouse Upon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island stands a
lighthouse. Strange and terrible events have happened here. It
started with a witch hunt. Now, centuries later, islanders are
vanishing. A lost family Liv Stay and her children don't believe in
witches or curses. But within months of arriving on the island, her
daughter Luna is the only one of them left. An impossible child
Twenty years later, Luna's missing sister turns up out of the blue.
She is exactly the girl Luna remembers. Same face. Same smile. Same
age. Faced with the impossible, it's up to Luna to find out what
really happened at the lighthouse all those years ago.
Three impossible crimes
Two unlikely detectives
One deadly voyage
It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being
transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is set to
face trial for a crime that no one dares speak of.
But no sooner is the ship out to sea than devilry begins to blight the
voyage. Strange symbols appear on the sails. A figure stalks the decks.
Livestock are slaughtered. Passengers are plagued with ominous threats,
promising them three unholy miracles. First: an impossible pursuit.
Second: an impossible theft.
Then: an impossible murder.
With Pipps imprisoned in the depths of the ship, can his loyal
bodyguard, Arent Hayes solve the mystery before the ship descends into
anarchy?
A beguiling historical mystery from the award-winning author of the
dazzling The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.
The astonishing story of one man's breakneck race against time to
save America from oblivion. _______________ A FATHER PUBLICLY
BEHEADED. Killed in the blistering heat of a Saudi Arabian public
square. A YOUNG WOMAN DISCOVERED. All of her identifying
characteristics dissolved by acid. A SYRIAN BIOTECH EXPERT FOUND
EYELESS. Dumped in a Damascus junkyard. SMOULDERING HUMAN REMAINS.
Abandoned on a remote mountainside in Afghanistan. PILGRIM. The
codename for a man who doesn't exist. A man who must return from
obscurity. The only man who can uncover a flawless plot to commit
an appalling crime against humanity. _____________ 'The plot twists
and turns like a python in a sack... Visceral, gritty and
cinematic.' The Times 'A big, breathless tale of nonstop suspense.'
The New York Times 'Simply one of the best suspense novels I've
read in a long time.' David Baldacci 'An all too plausible disaster
for the world we live in. Great nail-biting stuff.' Robert Goddard
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Origin
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Dan Brown
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Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement — the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon's first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough... one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence.
As the event begins, Langdon and several hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presentation, which Langdon realizes will be far more controversial than he ever imagined. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret.
Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal Palace itself... and who will stop at nothing to silence Edmond Kirsch. On a trail marked by modern art and enigmatic symbols, Langdon and Vidal uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery... and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.
This is the story of a courageous woman who lived at the time when
the industrial revolution was developing in Lancashire. After the
early death of her husband she took on the task of managing his
ironworks in addition to bringing up a large young family. During
this time a charismatic preacher arrived whose influence swept
through Ashton-under-Lyne which he said was to be 'the New
Jeerusalem' the place where the 'Shiloh', a messianic figure, was
to be born. Hannah had to cope with his impact on her family and
this she did with tough Lancashire grit and humour. Her indomitable
character and strong conviction of right and wrong makes this story
a riveting read.
In 1532 Francisco Pizarro, the leader of the Spanish Conquistadors,
arrived by sea in the land of the Incas with a small army to
subjugate the region and send what riches he found there back to
Spain. Pizarro and his two brothers were fearsome warriors, and his
first act was to capture the Inca Emperor Atahuallpa and demand a
ransom of twenty-four tons of gold. The ransom was paid, but
Pizarro strangled the Emperor anyway. The most prized and revered
object the Incas had was a solid-gold statue of Inti the Sun god,
seen by the Inca people as the giver and supporter of all life. It
had to be protected from the Spanish looters and so twenty young
men and two high priests from the temple in Cuzco spirited away the
one-ton solid-gold statue to a place of safety. Later, one of the
surviving high priests left a series of clues and it is here,
almost five hundred years later that our story begins."
*** PRE-ORDER THE ONLY SUSPECT NOW, THE NEW CAUTIONARY TALE OF
OBSESSION, LOVE, JEALOUSY AND DECEPTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE AND THE OTHER PASSENGER *** 'The
last line will make you literally shout with shock' Good
Housekeeping 'Terrifically twisty ... hooks from the first page'
Sunday Times On a bright morning in the London suburbs, a family
moves into the house they've just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing
strange about that. Except it's your house. And you didn't sell it.
FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE. When Fi Lawson arrives home to find
strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and
confusion. She and her husband Bram have owned their home on
Trinity Avenue for years and have no intention of selling. How can
this other family possibly think the house is theirs? And why has
Bram disappeared when she needs him most? FOR RICHER, FOR POORER.
Bram has made a catastrophic mistake and now he is paying. Unable
to see his wife, his children or his home, he has nothing left but
to settle scores. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram and Fi try
to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime. What
has he hidden from her - and what has she hidden from him? And will
either survive the chilling truth - that there are far worse things
you can lose than your house? TILL DEATH US DO PART. Praise for Our
House: 'If 2018 brings a better book than Our House I will eat my
hat. Addictive, twisty and oh so terrifyingly possible' Clare
Mackintosh 'I raced through it this weekend. Such a smart idea.
Twisty, warped, credible. Brilliantly plotted and compelling.
Deserves to be such a hit' Sarah Vaughan 'Louise Candlish is a
great writer;she inhaled me into her nightmarish world where
everything we think we know is ripped from under our feet' Fiona
Barton ''A masterfully plotted, compulsive page-turner' Guardian
'Keeps you guessing to the end - and beyond' Stylist 'Whip-smart,
knowing and brilliantly plotted' India Knight 'A corker' Evening
Standard 'Terrific premise' New York Times 'Wonderfully plotted'
Jane Garvey, Woman's Hour 'A blood pressure-raising thriller' Red
'Gripping and heartbreaking with an undercurrent of unease running
through it' Louise Jensen 'What a book! Fast, edge-of-your-seat
stuff. Each time I set the book down I had to remind myself to
breathe' broadbeanbooks 'Oh Louise Candlish, you are a genius! Our
House is just brilliant. Scarily believable with the BEST ending I
have read in a long time. I devoured it!' Claire Frost, Fabulous
magazine
Deliver Us From Evil is Hitchcockian in its intimate build-up of
suspense and filled with the remarkable characters, breathtaking
plot turns and blockbuster finale that are David Baldacci's
hallmarks. A global disaster Evan Waller is a monster. He has built
a fortune from the suffering of others. And his new plan threatens
to result in the deaths of millions of people all over the globe.
Only one man can stop him On Waller's trail is Shaw, a mysterious
operative who travels the globe neutralizing threats for a highly
secretive organization. Shaw's one chance to bring Waller down will
come in the most unlikely of places: a serene village in Provence.
Meanwhile, journalist Katie James, an old contact of Shaw's,
surfaces from the past to join him in his hunt. A deadly pursuit
Waller's depravity and ruthlessness go deeper than Shaw knows, and
now there is someone else pursuing him as well - Reggie Campion is
an agent for a secret vigilante group with an agenda of her own.
Hunting the same man, and unaware of each other's mission, Shaw,
Katie and Reggie will be caught in a deadly duel of nerve and wits
against a surprising, secretive enemy . . .
When a young female jogger goes missing in Pembleton Woods
Torreston Police pull out all the stops to find her. The only clue
they have is the name Gil written in Lucy Hancock's diary, but who
is this mystery male that nobody appears to know and nobody has
seen? Tension rises when a second woman goes missing and like Lucy,
she works at an estate agents. Time is running out for the women
but DCI Love and her team working long and arduous days are not
about to give up the hunt.
Set on Sugar Island, sixteen-year-old Perry raids museums to bring
ancestors home.
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Saint X
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Alexis Schaitkin
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Afghanistan veteran Sean Bourke’s world explodes when an IED detonates in South Africa’s Sabi Sand Game Reserve.
On a routine anti-poaching patrol, Sean and his tracker dog Benny watch in horror as over-eager rookie Tumi Mabasa is almost killed and her dog gravely injured in the explosion.
Along with Tumi and best mate Craig Hoddy, Sean is determined to hunt down the elusive bombmaker who has introduced this destructive weapon to the war on poaching.
But Sean is his own worst enemy. Haunted by nightmares of the war and racked with guilt from driving away his ex-wife, Christine, he soon discovers she and Craig are in the midst of an intense affair.
And there’s another enemy at play . . .
As bombs target Sean’s team, can he get himself back on track and win the fight for Africa’s wildlife – and Christine – before it’s too late?
‘Gripping action thrillers . . . never disappoints as a storyteller’ - DAILY TELEGRAPH
The ghosts of the past will not be silenced. Glasgow, 1983, and a
beat constable walks away from a bar where he knows a crime is
about to be committed. It is a decision that will haunt him for the
rest of his life. In the present, an old fisherman is found dead by
Kinloch's shoreline and a stranger with a deadly mission moves into
town. As past and present collide, D.C.I. Jim Daley must confront
old friends, new foes and ghosts who will not be silenced. SOON TO
BE A MAJOR TV SERIES 'In high demand across the globe . . . A
runaway hit . . . Readers instantly warm to Daley' - Daily Mail
'Dark humour has helped to make his books world-famous' - The Times
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