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THE FIRST BOOK IN EDGAR-NOMINATED ANNE HOLT'S INTERNATIONAL
BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES FEATURING DETECTIVE HANNE WILHELMSEN,
LAST SEEN IN "1222"
A small-time drug dealer is found battered to death on the
outskirts of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. A young Dutchman, walking
aimlessly in central Oslo covered in blood, is taken into custody
but refuses to talk. When he is informed that the woman who
discovered the body, Karen Borg, is a lawyer, he demands her as his
defender, although her specialty is civil, not criminal, law. A
couple of days later, Hansa Larsen, a lawyer of the shadiest kind,
is found shot to death. Soon police officers Hakon Sand and Hanne
Wilhelmsen establish a link between the two killings. They also
find a coded message hidden in the murdered lawyer's apartment.
Their maverick colleague in the drugs squad, Billy T., reports that
a recent rumor in the drug underworld involves drug-dealing
lawyers. Now the reason why the young Dutchman insisted on having
Karen Borg as a defender slowly dawns on them: since she was the
one to find and report the body, she is the only Oslo lawyer that
cannot be implicated in the crime. As the officers investigate,
they uncover a massive network of corruption leading to the highest
levels of government. As their lives are threatened, Hanne and her
colleagues must find the killer and, in the process, bring the lies
and deception out into the open.
From the masterful New York Times bestselling and two-time Edgar
Award-winning author of The Last Child and Down River, comes this
tour de force of murder and the dark ripples it sends through a
man, his family and community.
Jackson Workman Pickens--known to most as Work--mindlessly holds
together his life: a failing law practice left to him when his
father, Ezra, mysteriously disappeared, a distant wife, and a
fragile sister, Jean, damaged by the shared past they've
endured.
And then Ezra's body is discovered.
Set to inherit his father's fortune, Work becomes a prime suspect.
But so does Jean. Fearing the worst, Work launches his own
investigation, crossing paths with a power-hungry detective, a
string of damning evidence, and the ugly rumors that swirl within
his small, moneyed Southern town. Desperate for the redemption that
has eluded him for so many years and stripped of everything he once
valued, Work fights to save his sister, clear his name, and regain
the love of the woman to whom he gave his heart so many years
before.
Praise for "King of Lies" ""The King of Lies "moves and reads
like a book on fire." ---Pat Conroy
"Grisham-style intrigue and Turow-style brooding." --"New York
Times"
" An] ambitious debut thriller...a gripping performance."
--"People Magazine"
"Compares favorably to the best of Scott Turow" --"Publishers
Weekly "(starred)
"A striking new talent." --"Entertainment Weekly"
Don't miss the captivating new page-turner from Sunday Times
bestselling author Susan Lewis You think you know your neighbours.
When Jeannie Symonds vanishes without a trace, her small town is
thrown into disarray. You think you know who to trust. Cara Jakes,
a trainee investigator, begins to interview Jeannie's friends and
neighbours, sure that someone has something to hide. Behind every
door is a different story. But how can you separate the truth from
the lies?
'A peerless exercise in suspense.' Financial Times 'Eerie,
unnerving and buckets of fun.' Observer Thriller of the Month
'BRILLIANT central character.' Ann Cleeves, author of the Vera
Stanhope novels 'Once again, I LOVED it!!!' Marian Keyes, author of
The Break Black River is an electrifying return for relentless
reporter Tuva Moodyson, from the author of Dark Pines and Red Snow.
FEAR Tuva's been living clean in southern Sweden for four months
when she receives horrifying news. Her best friend Tammy Yamnim is
missing. SECRETS Racing back to Gavrik at the height of Midsommar,
Tuva fears for Tammy's life. Who has taken her, and why? And who is
sabotaging the small-town search efforts? LIES Surrounded by dark
pine forest, the sinister residents of Snake River are suspicious
of outsiders. Unfortunately, they also hold all the answers. On the
shortest night of the year, Tuva must fight to save her friend. The
only question is who will be there to save Tuva?
"Ballsy, dynamic and not for the faint-hearted." (Daily Mail) Never
forgive, never forget. Jack Reacher lives for the moment. Without a
home. Without commitment. But he has a burning desire to right
wrongs - and rewrite his own agonizing past. Never apologize. Never
explain. When Reacher witnesses a brutal kidnap attempt, he takes
the law into his own hands. But a cop dies. Has Reacher lost his
sense of right and wrong? _________ Although the Jack Reacher
novels can be read in any order, Persuader is seventh in the
series. And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.27,
No Plan B! ***OUT NOW***
The Eisner-nominated series returns ahead of the upcoming David
Fincher Netflix film! Caught and put to work as an on-call assassin
for the French government, Killer has to adjust to working with a
handler, his new partner Nicolas, a former special forces
operative, and living life as a civilian. A network of city-wide
corruption awaits, getting Killer even more involved in the midst
of an escalating crisis, when he just wants to get back to his
nihilistic lifestyle. But, as feeling for a coworker arise in his
day job, will Killer be dangerously distracted, torn between two
identities? The Eisner Award-nominated series starring everyone's
favorite nameless assassin by artist Luc Jacamon and writer Matz
(The Black Dahlia) makes its long awaited return! Collects The
Killer: Affairs of the State #1-6.
"The Silver Pigs" is the classic novel which introduced readers
around the world to Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer with a
knack for trouble, a tendency for bad luck, and a frequently
incovenient drive for justice. When Marcus Didius Falco encounters
the young and very pretty Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses
immediately that there is something amiss. When she confesses that
she is fleeing for her life, Falco offers to help her and, in doing
so, he gets himself mixed up in a deadly plot involving stolen
ingots, dangerous and dark political machinations, and, most
hazardous of all, one Helena Justina, a brash, indominable
senator's daughter connected to the very traitors that Falco has
sworn to expose.
Mystery in the Channel is a classic crime novel with a strikingly
modern sub-text. The story begins with a shocking discovery. The
captain of the Newhaven to Dieppe steamer spots a small pleasure
yacht lying motionless in the water, and on closer inspection, sees
a body lying on the deck. When members of his crew go aboard the
yacht, they find not one male corpse but two. Both men have been
shot, but there is no sign of either the murderer or the pistol.
The dead men, it quickly emerges, were called Moxon and Deeping,
and they were chairman and vice-chairman respectively of the firm
of Moxon General Securities, one of the largest financial houses in
the country. Inspector Joseph French of Scotland Yard is called in,
reporting directly to the Assistant Commissioner, Sir Mortimer
Ellison. French soon discovers that Moxon's is on the brink of
collapse. One and a half million pounds have gone missing, and so
has one of the partners in the business. Moxon and Deeping seem to
have been fleeing the country with their ill-gotten gains, but who
killed them, and how?French faces one of the toughest challenges of
his career, and in a dramatic climax, risks his life in a desperate
attempt to ensure that justice is done.
'Intriguing, comforting and endearingly familiar' Katie Fforde 'The
BBC's most downloaded radio show' The Guardian 'Incredible legacy'
The BBC 'Longest running drama in the world' The i News
'Wonderfully nostalgic and comforting' Culture Fly It's 1941 and
the war rumbles on. Nowhere is immune to the effects of war, not
even Ambridge. But in England's favourite village, something else
is occupying the residents... When a prominent villager dies, the
main beneficiary's name is a mystery, and no one knows who is set
to inherit the estate, cottage and all. The name is hidden within a
locked box and the villagers much uncover the password to find out
the name of the beneficiary. So when five people are each sent a
packet of seeds, the mystery deepens - could the seeds be part of a
clue? And can they all work together to unlock the mystery and to
discover who is set to inherit? This is the perfect read for all
Archers fans.
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Road Dogs
(Paperback)
Elmore Leonard
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Jack Foley and Cundo Rey are road dogs: trusted jailhouse
comrades watching each other's back. They're so tight, Cundo's
using his own money and his shark lady lawyer to get Foley's
sentence reduced from thirty years to three months. And when Jack
gets out, the wealthy Cuban criminal wants him to stay in Cundo's
multimillion dollar Venice Beach house--right across from the one
where Cundo's common-law wife, professional psychic Dawn Navarro,
resides. There will certainly be some payback expected, though Jack
can't figure out what. Sexy Dawn's intentions are a lot clearer.
But Cundo's coming home earlier than anticipated, and Jack smells a
double-cross cooking--the kind that could turn a road dog into road
kill.
Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery, reissued with a
striking new cover with special finishes. Just after midnight, a
snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious
train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the
morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in
his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the
inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective
Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer - in case he or she
decides to strike again.
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Agatha Christie Bingo
(Game)
Agatha Christie Ltd; Illustrated by Ilya Milstein
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FUN FOR DETECTIVE NOVEL FANS - the whole family will love this
high-stakes game featuring 64 characters and clues from Agatha
Christie's novels PLAY AND LEARN - this board game comes with a
leaflet packed with Agatha Christie trivia. Learn about Poirot's
toughest cases, Agatha Christie's medicine cabinet and more! GREAT
GIFT - perfect for dedicated crime fans and bingo players SOMETHING
TO TREASURE - this is a quality product made to last, with bespoke
illustration and sleek and stylish packaging EXPLORE THE ENTIRE
SERIES - this game is part of the bestselling bingo series, a
collection of games for nature lovers and enthusiastic board
gamers. Other games in the series include James Bond Bingo, Bug
Bingo, Cat Bingo, Dog Bingo, Monkey Bingo, Ocean Bingo and Royal
Bingo Follow the trail of murder, blackmail and mystery set by the
Queen of Crime. Travel down the Nile, on the Orient Express and
into the drawing rooms of quaint English country cottages hot on
the heels of Poirot, Miss Marple and other famous characters while
you play this fun new bingo game. Includes a booklet packed full of
Agatha Christie trivia for discerning crime fans.
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Havana Year Zero
(Paperback)
Karla Suarez; Translated by Christina MacSweeney
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It was as if we'd reached the minimum critical point of a
mathematical curve. Imagine a parabola. Zero point down, at the
bottom of an abyss. That's how low we sank. The year is 1993. Cuba
is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic
crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc.For Julia, a
mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, this is Year Zero: the
lowest possible point. But a way out appears: the search for a
missing document that will prove the telephone was invented in
Havana, secure her reputation, and give Cuba a purpose once more.
What begins as an investigation into scientific history becomes a
tangle of sex, friendship, family legacies, and the intricacies of
how people find ways to survive in a country at its lowest ebb.
THE SUSPENSE-FILLED NEW NOVEL FROM THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
CLAIRE DOUGLAS She finally has her dream life. But someone knows
the truth . . . 'Her best yet. It's gripping, atmospheric, and so
original' GILLIAN MCALLISTER 'Thrilling, twisty and impossible to
put down. Claire Douglas at her very best' TIM WEAVER 'A gripping
read, so cleverly plotted and brimming with tension' GILLY
MACMILLAN 'A tightly plotted, dazzling thriller, filled with Claire
Douglas's trademark suspense. An up-all-night read' LUCY CLARKE 'A
whirlwind of a thriller with twists that made me gasp' CL TAYLOR
'Ingenious and compelling . . . absolutely loved it' MARK EDWARDS
'So many ingenious twists, so many gasp moments. I absolutely loved
it' B P WALTER __________ Emilia Ward lives quietly in suburban
London with her husband and two children.Just an ordinary wife and
mother. But also a bestselling crime writer.When she starts writing
her tenth Detective Miranda Moody novel, however, life takes a
frightening turn: an incident straight out of one of her novels
occurs in real life.Just an unsettling coincidence, she thinks.
Until it happens again.Then someone she knows dies exactly like a
victim in the book she's still writing . . . Why is someone doing
this? How do they know what she is writing? And how long before
Emilia and her family are next? __________ READERS ARE GRIPPED BY
THE WOMAN WHO LIED . . . 'A fantastic thriller. Fresh and original,
genuinely kept me guessing and a total page turner' 5* READER
REVIEW'I did not want this book to end. I read it in bed. On the
sofa. In the bus. You get the picture. Did not put it down till it
was done. Then felt disappointed with myself as I had gobbled it up
and not spread the treat out. Best book by the author' 5* READER
REVIEW'Wow, what a book. I could not put it down. Would definitely
recommend' 5* READER REVIEW'Claire Douglas never disappoints, she
keeps you hooked until the final page, each story she produces is
better than the last with twists galore' 5* READER REVIEW'Truly
tremendous, cleverly plotted with a deftly drawn cast and an
enthralling one-sit read' 5* READER REVIEW'Tremendous' 5* READER
REVIEW PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS:'I loved this twisty novel'
RICHARD OSMAN'Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me
glued to the page' SARAH PEARSE'Eerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a
master storyteller. The perfect immersive read' JANICE
HALLETT'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist' GILLIAN
MCALLISTER'Spine-chilling' THE SUNDAY TIMES'A deliciously dark,
captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping
Pageturners' CL TAYLOR
Lady Wainwright presides over the gothic gloom at Belting, in
mourning for her two sons lost in the Second World War. Long
afterwards a stranger arrives at Belting, claiming to be the
missing David Wainwright - who was not killed after all, but held
captive for years in a Russian prison camp. With Lady Wainwright's
health fading, her inheritance is at stake, and the family is torn
apart by doubts over its mysterious long-lost son. Belting is
shadowed by suspicion and intrigue - and then the first body is
found. This atmospheric novel of family secrets, first published in
1964, is by a winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger.
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