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In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the
unstoppable Hercule Poirot finds himself in the Middle East with only
one day to solve a murder.
Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen
Buddha, sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her
wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her.
With only twenty-four hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule
Poirot recalled a chance remark he’d overheard back in Jerusalem: “You
see, don’t you, that she’s got to be killed?” Mrs. Boynton was, indeed,
the most detestable woman he’d ever met. . . .
My name is Elinor Gilbert. And I am the Invisible Woman.
Elinor Gilbert was once a young woman with a thriving career at the FBI.
Now, decades past solving crimes with the bureau, she is personally and
professionally forgettable.
Which is exactly what her former FBI boss needs. He disguises Elinor as
a middle-aged nanny, and casts her as an agent on the inside of his
investigation into a New York art dealer suspected of ties to organised
crime.
But as Elinor pushes toward the truth, her superpower - anonymity -
risks doubling as a fatal flaw.
The more the invisible woman integrates into her 'host' family, the
more dangerously memorable she becomes.
The cult classic novel from the author of Climbers and The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again With an introduction by bestselling author of Our Wives Under the
Sea, Julia Armfield 'A spare textual elegance and closure-denying restraint that impresses and fulfils' IAIN BANKS On a hot May night, three Cambridge students carry out a ritualistic act that changes their lives. Decades later, none of the participants can remember what transpired; but their clouded memories bind them together. Unable to move on, Pam Stuyvesant has epilepsy and is plagued by sensual visions. Her husband Lucas believes that a dwarfish creature is stalking him, and invents histories to soothe Pam's fears. Self-styled Sorcerer Yaxley becomes obsessed with a terrifyingly transcendent reality. The narrator is seemingly the least effected participant in the ritual: he is haunted by the smell of roses, and his guilt as he attempts to help his friends escape the torment that has engulfed
their lives. Strange, dreamlike and moving, The Course of the Heart is an examination of the edges of humanity where we lie, hide, hurt and heal. 'A gloriously intelligent, beautifully written and thoroughly maddening book' INDEPENDENT
The Western Cape is now an independent country. Successful, safe, murderous.
Lisa Robinson has moved from Durban to Cape Town to be with Grant, the prospective next First Minister of the Good Hope Territory. The GHT is the safest and most prosperous country in the southern hemisphere – at a price.
Citizens contract to be tracked by drones, executions are synchronised to the Noon Gun and only those with qualifications are permitted to vote in the Qualified Franchise system.
Life here is picture-perfect. The Mother City is pristine. Everyone has a job. Tourism is booming. But this shiny new state has decided that Lisa is a problem, and problems here disappear quickly and quietly.
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Coyote Hills
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Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman
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Clay Edison has left behind the Alameda County coroner’s office to
strike out on his own as a private investigator.
He’s perfectly happy investigating calm, low-stakes embezzlement cases
- that is, until PI Regina Klein calls him with a case only he can
solve.
Adam Valois, the missing son of a wealthy Los Gatos couple, was found
floating dead in the Bay with a head injury and drugs in his system.
The police have lost interest, ruling it a likely overdose.
But as Clay digs deeper into Adam’s mysterious death, he begins to
suspect darker forces are at play . . .
The Maid meets Only Murders in the Building in this twist-packed cosy
mystery set in the smallest residential square in London.
Marchfield Square was meant to be a haven from the outside world. A
place for those who need somewhere safe from their pasts, or who could
otherwise not afford to stay in the city they call home. That was
Celeste Van Duren's plan. One of her tenants being murdered in his own
kitchen, and the police trying to pin it on his long-suffering wife,
was not.
So Celeste does what anyone with a lot of money, a strong sense of
justice and a bad hip would do: she recruits some help to track down
the real murderer. Her cleaner, Audrey, knows everyone in the square
and is liked by all, while failed crime writer, Lewis, is known by no
one. He hates his job, hates his life, and he's not that fond of Audrey
either, but Celeste is persuasive. In theory his knowledge of police
procedure and her way with people should help them find the killer - if
they don't kill each other first...
Despite their differences the two soon discover the victim's dodgy art
deals may hold the key to the mystery – but have they missed something
closer to home? After all, how well do you really know your neighbours?
EVAN RYDER: A SINGULAR HERO FOR OUR TIME.
Evan Ryder is an extraordinary intelligence field agent now working for the security arm of Parachute, a private company and the world's leader in the application of quantum technology. In the past, Ryder has done lethal battle in the modern global wars of power politics, extremist ideology, corrosive disinformation, and outrageous greed. But now she finds herself in a battle arena whose dangers, while less obvious, are greater than anything the world has seen before - the present and future war of weaponized quantum technology.
When an elite Russian scientist and the American Secretary of Defense die, at the same time but half a world apart, of inexplicable sudden catastrophic brain damage, the world's intelligence services realize that the quantum war has truly begun. Ryder and her long-time partner, Ben Butler, must discover who the true combatants are, and who are the good guys and the bad - but at the potential cost of their own lives.
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Never Say Die
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James Patterson, Mike Lupica
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Since taking on a famous celebrity client, defence attorney Jane Smith
has been chased down, shot at, and threatened with contempt of court.
She’s a survivor. For now.
Jane Smith represents a Hamptons real estate mogul with more enemies
than clients.
When Jane’s own life is threatened, mounting a legal defence turns into
self-defence.
Knowing every day in court could be her last, she’s armed and ready:
with brilliant arguments, hard evidence - and two Glocks.
Until she hears the words “not guilty,” Jane Smith will Never Say Die.
How can a man who’s already dead be wanted for murder?
This is the question sports agent Myron Bolitar asks himself when two
FBI agents visit him in New York.
The man they are looking for is Myron’s former client and rival, Greg
Downing. Greg’s DNA has been found at the scene of a high-profile
double murder, and he is now the FBI’s main suspect.
But Greg died three years previously, Myron says. He went to his
funeral and gave the eulogy.
The FBI are disbelieving, and Myron knows he has to find some answers –
and quickly.
Could Greg Downing still be alive?
The more Myron and his close friend Win dig into what really happened,
the more dangerous their world becomes . . .
Secrets, lies and a murderous conspiracy that stretches back into the
past lie at the heart of Harlan Coben’s blistering new thriller.
A gripping story of power, ambition, and the price of desire.
From the bustling township of Mamelodi to the heart of European
diplomacy in Brussels, Mbali Langa has fought for every opportunity –
and sacrificed more than she cares to admit. As a rising diplomat with
a sharp mind and an unwavering ambition, she is no stranger to the
delicate balance of power and persuasion.
But when an illicit affair threatens to shatter her career, and hidden
enemies begin to close in, she finds herself trapped in a game where
trust is a luxury she can’t afford. In Brussels, behind the polished
façades of diplomacy, lies a dangerous world of secrets, betrayals and
high-stakes deception – where one wrong move could cost her everything.
Caught between duty, love and the weight of her past, Mbali must decide
just how far she’s willing to go to secure the future she’s always
dreamed of.
The Nazis may have lost the battle. But the war is just beginning...
Summer, 2025. A US senator is burned to death in his Washington
townhouse. Masked gunmen massacre supporters during a football match in
Berlin. And an old man is murdered while he sleeps in the dementia ward
of a German hospital. Three apparently unconnected events, three steps
on the countdown to apocalypse.
When journalist and podcaster Georg Miller starts joining the dots
between them, he finds himself the target of professional killers. His
investigation soon reveals that his would-be assassins are from an
organisation known as the Odessa, a menacing and powerful Nazi group
intent on regaining power.
The Odessa has spread its poison from a covert compound in the Bavarian
countryside all the way to the halls of the American Capitol. And now,
as their campaign to destabilise the Western political system
accelerates, Georg must stop the next attack, before it changes the
course of history…
Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime.
To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She
leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport
and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what
she’s done.
But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must
take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and
kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room
for the night.
Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn’t the quiet, safe haven it seemed
to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated
house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at
the window. Always watching.
In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel. She'll pack up her
belongings and get back on the road to freedom.
But first, she must survive the night.
There are no silent nights for Alex Cross, star of the Prime series,
this Christmas. Someone is targeting Supreme Court justices, and
Cross--and his family--are in the crosshairs too.
It's time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the
way out of this place, we would catch you.
In Washington, DC, the vigilante group Maestro is killing U.S. Supreme
Court candidates.
As Alex Cross leads the FBI investigation, his wife, Bree, and his best
friend and Metro PD partner, John Sampson, go missing while on a
dangerous quest to identify Maestro's mastermind.
Alex has only three chances to save the people he loves most:
Number one: Find Bree and John.
Number two: Escape.
Number three: Survive.
If he fails, there will be no one left in the House of Cross.
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