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Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and ingeniously
resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to uncover the
gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town.
In their home port of Bristol, the Seymores were feared, but they had no difficulty in obtaining crews for their ships. They paid well and expected blind loyalty. Woe betide anyone who talked of what happened in foreign lands.... In a lifetime, I have had many interests. A keen gardener, dabbled in politics, dramatics, wine making, old music and dance, also religiion. Most of all, I observe the different interests of all kinds of people. Probably, this gives me the urge to write. The characters that I write about are fictional, with a hint of truth. My service in the Royal Navy has given me a wide spectrum of human nature. Eric Griggs
Ella Neser, befaamde speurder uit die Abel-trilogie en Die verdwyning van Billy Katz, is weer op die spoor van ’n raaiselagtige moord. In ’n voorstad van Johannesburg word Clara Heyns, voorbeeldige moeder van twee, dood gevind met engelvlerke aan. Te midde van kantoorpolitiek probeer Ella die leidrade naspeur, maar dan draai haar wereld inmekaar: wie is die rooikop wat by haar geliefde Lou uithang? Die storie is briljant aanmekaargesit, met ’n plot wat die slimste leser sal fnuik.
This is the second crime novel in `The Dead Series`. A follow on from her book; `Dead on Arrivalâ. Pippsy and Jack Standage are asked to find the missing wife of a rather unpleasant man. He purports to be a businessman but they begin to think the business heâs in is âfunny businessâ. They visit several large luxurious houses searching for clues, but when Pippsy finds a womanâs body in one of them, then has an attempt made on her life, the police suggest that the pair should disappear for a while. Unfortunately their âsafe houseâ proves to be not so safe after all. Once again Pippsy and Jack are in the middle of a dangerous game.
Dead Against It is the third book in Katie Grayâs `Dead Series`. Pippsy and Jack Standage move home and business to an immaculate house in Buckinghamshire. They are dismayed when shortly after their arrival two `heaviesâ appear on their doorstep. The men demand access to the loft and remove trunks and boxes apparently belonging to the previous owner. This is only the beginning as the men return to clear more boxes two days later. A brother and sister engage them to investigate their motherâs new husband, who they suspect is planning to kill her. The mysterious removals from the loft and the suspicions of the brother and sister become linked up. The discovery of two skeletons and nefarious goings on at a runâdown Priory all provide Pippsy and Jack with their strangest case yet.
In A Conflict of Interest we follow the further adventures of Mark Ordish alias Alpha One Zero. He is still with the Kurdish Peshmerga Brigades, but this time they are working with Iraqi forces in capturing villages still in ISIS hands in their approach to Mosul. In the assult on Mosul the Kurds for political reasons are excluded from the main attack, and are tasked to seal any escape avenue to the north. To Mark, and his American colleague the various interests of the surrounding countries is only delaying the inevitable, but this is the frustration, and dangers that they face along with suicide bombers, and improvised explosive devices. This books is dedicated to all Royal Marines - past, present and future.
A plane carrying gold ingots crashes into the sea. A boat with its illegal cargo of drugs founders on the rocks. _ese two events shape the future of our tough modern-day hero, Jack Harry Reec, whose skills as a diver and willingness to take risks bring him big pro_ts _e action takes him from Jersey, his native island, to Spain where he lives life to the _ll, enjoying good food, excellent wine, and the beautiful scenery with his new girlfriend and his long-time male friend. But the relaxed and self-indulgent lifestyle does not last long. Along the dangerous road he has followed, he has enemies of violent, brutal men with horrifying and bloody results. An ex-Falklands veteran. Jack is already haunted by death. Now he is ruthless in his pursuit of vengeance for the latest tragedies. We follow his quest to a rid his soul of angera . Carefully and patiently, he plots a terrible revenge on his enemy. But the _nal stage of his plan may be jeopardised. Will there be a Private Execution? _is at time, shocking action drama is a genuinely exciting story, full of surprises and tension right until the end. Desmond McGrath was born in Jersey and is __y-six. He has dived the oceans of the world for twenty-_ve years. He rited at forty-nine and _lls his time writing songs and plays for television. Some say he has lived life in the fast lane, having spent some time in Spain and America, where in California there is a warrant out for his arrest. He denies the charges! He is happily married to wife, Barbara, and has one daughter, Angela and three grandchildren, Kimberly, Tara and a Jack Harry Reeca . At present he is writing the second Reec book, _e Executioner.
*Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman* 'To have been lucky enough to play Smiley in one's career; and now go and play Jackson Lamb in Mick Herron's novels - the heir, in a way, to le Carre - is a terrific thing' Gary Oldman Spooks are supposed to be stealthy ... But those who make a noisy mess of their careers end up in Slough House. This is Jackson Lamb's kingdom: a dumping ground for spies who've screwed up. Once high fliers, they're now slow horses, condemned to a life of pushing paper as punishment for crimes of drugs and drunkenness, lechery and failure, politics and betrayal. In drab and mildewed offices, these highly trained spies moan and squabble, stare at the walls, and dream of better days - not one of them joined the Intelligence Service to be a slow horse, and the one thing they have in common is their desire to be back in the action. So when a young man is kidnapped and held hostage, his beheading scheduled for live broadcast on the net, the slow horses aren't going to just sit quietly and watch. And unless they can prove they're not as useless as they're thought to be, a public execution is going to echo round the world. 'The most exciting development in spy fiction since the Cold War' The Times 'The most enjoyable British spy novel in years.' Mail on Sunday 'The new spy master' Evening Standard
DOLLY, LINDA, SHIRLEY AND BELLA ARE BACK. AND THIS TIME IT'S A FIGHT TO THE FINISH. Against all the odds, Dolly Rawlins and her gangland widows managed the impossible: a heist their husbands had failed to pull off - at the cost of their lives. But though they may be in the money, they're far from easy street. Can they outwit a criminal mastermind who won't hesitate to kill? Especially when one of them has a plan of her own ... to kill or be killed. The sequel to Lynda La Plante's groundbreaking thriller, Widows - now a major motion picture.
When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in Los Angeles, Robert Hunter is thrown into a nightmare case. The victim suffered a terrible death, and on the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that's impossible. Because two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true? Is the real killer still out there, ready to embark once again on a vicious and violent killing spree, selecting his victims seemingly at random, taunting Robert Hunter with his inability to catch him? Hunter and his rookie partner, Garcia, need to solve this case and fast.
Morgan Jones' heart-stopping thriller, The Good Sister, sees one father go further than he ever knew possible, to rescue a daughter who doesn't want to be saved. A missing daughter. A desperate father. A journey to save them both. Sofia Mounir's world is not her own. Her mother is sick, her father broken, the London they live in is dying of greed and self-obsession. So she flees, to Raqqa: heart of the caliphate, foundation stone of a just world that she will help to build. From violence and sacrifice will grow something beautiful, and she will be part of it. Her faith will be equal to everything asked of her. Until it isn't. Until it becomes clear that not all her new brothers' and sisters' intentions are as pure as her own. Until even her faith becomes a liability. Where do you turn, when the future you've longed for wants you dead?
AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME MYSTERY WITH A MASSIVE TWIST A murdered woman found executed by a single gunshot. And worse is to come. Detective Rachel King has two victims to deal with. The first woman was local nurse, Agnes Moore. One of the victim's friends makes contact but then disappears. Does Rachel have a serial killer on her hands? And what was Agnes really helping local girls with? Meanwhile Rachel's former lover, well-known villain Jed McAteer, come back to haunt her with his connections to the victims. Who will pay the ultimate price next?
This book tells the story of a woman who becomes involved with a crook who trades in coloured diamonds. As with all Stacey's books the proceeds will be donated to a Homeless Charity. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Stacey George has written Poetry since she was 14 but wrote her first book in 2014 which she self-published the following year. She went on to write a sequel which was published in 2016 and this will be her 3rd and probably final book.
If you've ever found yourself waiting for a call that didn't come, The Man Who Didn't Call by Rosie Walsh is the book for you. Imagine you meet a man, spend six glorious days together, and fall in love. And it's mutual: you've never been so certain of anything. So when he leaves for a long-booked holiday and promises to call from the airport, you have no cause to doubt him. But he doesn't call. Your friends tell you to forget him, but you know they're wrong: something must have happened; there must be a reason for his silence. What do you do when you finally discover you're right? That there is a reason -- and that reason is the one thing you didn't share with each other? The truth.
"Michael McGarrity's early Kevin Kerney novels combined razor-sharp
procedural detail with a gripping noirish edge," raves "Booklist.
"Available for the first time in years is "Hermit's Peak, "a
seminal novel in the crime fiction series that places New Mexico
lawman Kevin Kerney in the pantheon with Tony Hillerman's
heroes--while carving out territory that is distinctly his own
across the American Southwest.
The Overnight Kidnapper is the twenty-third Inspector Montalbano mystery, from the international bestselling author Andrea Camilleri. After a hectic morning involving two rather irritating cases of mistaken identity, Inspector Montalbano finally arrives in his office ready find out what's troubling Vigāta this week. What he discovers is unnerving. A woman on her way home from work has been held up at gunpoint, chloroformed and kidnapped, but then released just hours later – unharmed and with all her possessions – into the open countryside. Later that day, Montalbano hears from Enzo, the owner of his favourite restaurant, that his niece has recently been the victim of the exact same crime. Before long, a third instance of this baffling overnight kidnapping has been reported. As far as Montalbano can tell, there is no link between the attacker and the victims. So what exactly is this mystery assailant gaining from these fleeting kidnappings? And what can he do to stop them? Montalbano must use all his logic and intuition if he is to answer these pressing questions before the kidnapper finds his next victim . . .
The brand-new gripping thriller and courtroom drama full of twists and turns that will keep you up at night! Lily and Safa were best friends growing up. Now, Lily is the nation’s favourite breakfast TV presenter and Safa, once a renowned journalist, is reeling from a recent fall from grace. When news breaks about suspicious bruises on Lily’s body, Safa attempts to rekindle their old friendship. But Lily claims the bruises are nothing to worry about. And then one night the police are called to Lily’s home. Lily is strangely calm – and a body lies dead at her feet. Lily pleads not guilty, and then says nothing more. Driven by her desire to give a voice to all victims, Safa begins her own investigation into what happened that night. But Safa is not prepared for what her quest for justice will uncover …
The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit. Now they must piece together the complex puzzle at the heart of this brutal crime. If it w as a robbery gone horrifically wrong, what was so important to have been stolen? Like with any new police department, there is immense pressure for instant results. One careless decision, one wrong accusation from Lynne or her team and their superiors would be all too happy to close down MSCAN for good.
From International Number One Bestseller Andrew Gross, The Last Brother is the thrilling historical novel about three brothers and the Mafia in 1930s New York. 1930s New York City. Three brothers grow up poor on the Lower East Side, until the death of their father forces them to find work to support their family. Each brother takes a different path. Twelve-year-old Morris Rabishevsky apprentices himself to a garment manufacturer with the aim of running the business. Sol, six years older, heads to accounting school but is forced to drop out. Scarred by a family tragedy, Harry falls under the spell of the charismatic Louis Buchalter, who in a few short years becomes the most ruthless mobster in town. Morris convinces Sol to go into business with him, but Harry can't be lured away from the glamour, power and money of the mob. As their business grows, Buchalter sets his sights on the unions that control the garment maker's factories, setting up a fatal showdown that could bring them together or shatter their family forever. |
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