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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery
This summer holiday vintage classic exploring the mystery of a
buried Cornish hotel invites us to solve the puzzle as detectives:
perfect for Agatha Christie fans, with a dash of Richard Osman ...
'I am loving it!' Nigella Lawson 'Hilarious and perceptive ...
Perfect.' Daily Mail 'Entertaining, beautifully written, and
profound.' Tracy Chevalier 'Tense, touching, human, dire, and funny
... A feast indeed.' Elizabeth Bowen 'Kennedy is not only a
romantic but an anarchist.' Anita Brookner 'Oh boy, what a treat;
wonderfully sharp and funny ... Page-turningly good!' Lissa Evans
'So full of pleasure that you could be forgiven for not seeing how
clever it is.' Cathy Rentzenbrink (foreword) Cornwall, Midsummer
1947. Pendizack Manor Hotel is buried in the rubble of a collapsed
cliff. Seven guests have perished, but is it murder, and what
brought this strange assembly together for a moonlit feast before
this Act of God - or Man? Over the week before the landslide, we
meet the hotel guests in all their eccentric glory: and as
friendships form and romances blossom, sins are revealed, and the
cliff cracks widen .. Reader Reviews: 'One of the best books I have
ever read ... Viva Ms. Kennedy, you were truly marvellous!' *****
'The best book I've ever read. Yes, I know that's a big statement!
Kennedy is quickly becoming my all-time favorite author ... A
first-rate literary genius.' ***** 'This is bar none, one of the
best books I have ever read.' ***** 'Offers us the chance to solve
a very unusual kind of mystery ... An unexpectedly engaging
literary game.' **** 'A magnificent rediscovery ... Kennedy's
masterpiece is a searing and unflinching look at postwar England
... Elegantly and tartly written, this smart and haunting novel
offers one of the most unforgettable endings ... A brilliant and
moving literary feast to be enjoyed without any moderation! *****
'I'm longing to read this again! Clever Kennedy! Is it a thriller?
Is it a morality play or an exploration of divine justice? Or is it
a family/village saga and maybe even a romance? ... Terrifically
readable with a marvellous cast.' ***** 'Such a good idea, and
brilliantly executed ... I was unable to stop reading, absorbed
completely in the company of the motley group. It's almost like
you're eavesdropping on them. After finishing it, I find myself
still thinking about it ... A fabulous read.' ***** 'One of my
favorite kinds of books: a forgotten treasure..' *****
Greed. Joanne Flack is on the run - suspected of stealing a rare
African cycad thought to be extinct and worth millions of dollars
Danger. Sonja Kurtz is hired by the CIA to hunt down Joanne and
find the link between the missing cycad and a terrorist group
hiding out in South Africa. Treachery. Joanne is a member of the
Pretoria Cycad and Firearms Appreciation Society who take it upon
themselves to track down the plant . . . and the traitor in their
midst who is willing to kill for it.
No Mercy is a harrowing tale of suspense, brutal murder and the
dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of a placid, tight-knit
town. Perfect for fans of Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay this is
a page-turning thriller. The peaceful town of Wintersville is a
place safe from the crime and congestion of city life, where
neighbours feel like family. It's the perfect place to live. But
when a teenager is discovered brutally murdered in the woods, it
becomes clear that a psychopath is roaming the streets. Dr Ben
Stevenson, the town's medical examiner, and father of two young
boys, becomes entangled in the hunt for the murderer, determined to
keep his family safe. But as Ben uncovers the dark secrets of his
seemingly quiet community, he confronts a truth that will haunt him
forever and puts those he loves in serious danger.
'Kathy Reichs has written her masterpiece' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'This
page-turning series never lets the reader down' HARLAN COBEN In a
profession like this, you're bound to make enemies . . . It all
starts when Dr Temperance Brennan finds a box on her porch. Inside
is a fresh human eyeball with GPS coordinates etched into it. They
lead her to a macabre discovery in a Benedictine Monastery, and
soon after she discovers a mummified corpse in a state park. There
seems to be no pattern to these killings, except that each mimics a
killing connected to something a younger Tempe experienced, or
barely escaped. Someone is targeting her, and she needs to figure
out why before they strike again. And then her daughter Katy
disappears. Someone is playing a dangerous game with Tempe. And
they won't stop until they have taken everything from her . . .
Electrifying, heart-stopping and compulsive, this is Tempe's most
personal and dangerous case yet . . . PRAISE FOR KATHY REICHS 'A
thing of clever beauty - smart, scary, complicated, and engrossing
from the first sentence' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'Reanimates all the
ghosts from Temperance Brennan's forensic past until they
thoroughly haunt her present . . . This page-turning series never
lets the reader down' HARLAN COBEN 'Masterfully constructed' J.A.
JANCE 'A mystery within a mystery that invites you to get into the
action, complete with twisting turns and heart-stopping dives into
the unknown . . . The crowning achievement of a master storyteller'
NELSON DeMILLE 'I await the next Kathy Reichs' thriller with the
same anticipation I have for the new Lee Child or Patricia
Cornwell' JAMES PATTERSON 'Over the course of twenty books, Kathy
Reichs and Tempe Brennan have thrilled readers with pacey, mazey
tales . . . We readers are truly grateful' IAN RANKIN 'Reichs,
skilfully using the conventions of the mystery novel, forces the
reader to face up to the obscene realities of death time and time
again. At work and a play she gets under your skin' THE TIMES 'A
thrilling read from one of my favorite writers' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'One of the absolute best thrillers of the year! I can't recall
when this many twists have been so masterfully woven into a novel.'
JEFFERY DEAVER 'The Queen of forensic crime' EVENING STANDARD
THE RUNAWAY GLOBAL BESTSELLER ***Includes a preview of Paula's
scorching new thriller, A Slow Fire Burning *** 'Gripping,
enthralling - a top-notch thriller and a compulsive read.' SJ
Watson, bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP Rachel catches
the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at
the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's
even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of
the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them. Their life - as she
sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then
she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train
moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Now Rachel has
a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from
afar. Now they'll see; she's much more than just the girl on the
train...
Before the guy gets taken away, he makes Andy and Laurie promise to
look after the dog, which is an easy promise to make, since Andy is
the founder of a dog rescue organisation. At the police station,
the passerby is identified as Matthew Jantzen, who turns out to be
wanted for murder. Andy is struck by the fact that Jantzen, a man
supposedly on the run, would nevertheless intervene to help a dog,
and even though Andy is never keen to take on a new case, he can't
say no to someone who is clearly as much of a dog lover as he is.
THE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO. 1 BESTSELLER 'Devotees of Midsomer Murders
and Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories will feel most at home
here' Guardian 'I've been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old
ladies, murder and sausage dogs... et voila!' Dawn French 'Cosy
crime with a cutting edge' Telegraph 'Whodunnit fans can give
praise and rejoice' Ian Rankin 'Charming and funny' Observer Even
better than I knew it would be' India Knight 'Quintessentially
English' Sunday Express 'An absolute joy' Adam Kay ''Wry, tongue-in
cheek and whimsical' Daily Mail 'Glorious' Robert Webb 'Beautifully
written, charming, funny, intelligent and mordant too' Sunday Times
'Pitch perfect' Philip Pullman 'A cunning whodunnit' Daily Express
Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton, where he lives
alongside his widowed mother - opinionated, fearless,
ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey - and his two dachshunds, Cosmo
and Hilda. When Daniel announces a plan to install a lavatory in
the church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as
lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to
destroying the apparent calm of the village. And then Anthony
Bowness - cousin to Bernard de Floures, patron of Champton - is
found dead at the back of the church. As the police moves in and
the bodies start piling up, Daniel is the only one who can try and
keep his community together... and catch a killer.
Mervyn Davies left South Wales under a cloud forty years ago, but
now he's back to collect a vast inheritance left to him by his
childhood friend Edwin Edworth. Some are surprised; others are
disgusted ... but who wanted him dead? Mervyn Davies left South
Wales under a cloud forty years ago, but now he's back to collect a
vast inheritance left to him by his childhood friend Edwin Edworth.
Some people are surprised, others are disgusted at his good fortune
- particularly Edworth's relatives who are left nothing in his
will. So when Davies's severed head is discovered in a Tesco bag
and other bits of him start appearing elsewhere, it's the relatives
who have the obvious motive for his murder. But DCI Merlin Parry
and DS Gomer Lloyd have to dig a lot deeper mentally to identify
some less obvious suspects, not to mention relatives, as well as
physically to locate the remainder of the body before eventually
cornering the killer.
Set in the 17th century against the backdrop of political and
religious conflict, the second of Watt's John MacKenzie series is
as historically rich and gripping as the last. MacKenzie
investigates the murder of a woman accused of witchcraft and he
must act quickly when the same accusations are made against the
woman's daughter. Superstition clashes with reason as Scotland
moves towards the Enlightenment. The 1600s are expertly recreated
with a strong sense of history and place.
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