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Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his
mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Stilwell has been “exiled” to a
low-key post policing rustic Catalina Island, after department politics
drove him off a homicide desk on the mainland. But while following up
the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his
new territory, Detective Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed
down at the bottom of the harbor—a Jane Doe identifiable at first only
by a streak of purple dye in her hair. At the same time, a report of
poaching on a protected reserve turns into a case fraught with violence
and danger as Stilwell digs into the shady past of an island bigwig.
Crossing all lines of protocol and jurisdiction, Stilwell doggedly
works both cases. Though hampered by an old beef with an ex-colleague
determined to thwart him at every turn, he is convinced he is the only
one who can bring justice to the woman known as “Nightshade.” Soon, his
investigation uncovers closely guarded secrets and a dark heart to the
serene island that was meant to be his escape from the evils of the big
city.
Combining the storytelling talents of Reese Witherspoon and Harlan
Coben into one masterpiece of suspense fiction, Gone Before Goodbye is
the unforgettable story of an indomitable woman, trapped in a
conspiracy she helped create but can’t understand. Her harrowing search
for the truth could expose a plot woven throughout the exclusive world
of the global ultra elite – but at an unfathomable cost to Maggie
herself.
Maggie McCabe is teetering on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned
Army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge, where she
could make the most impact. And it was all going to plan…until it
wasn’t.
Upside down after a devastating series of tragedies leads to her
medical license being revoked, Maggie has lost her purpose, but not her
nerve or her passion. At her lowest point, she is thrown a lifeline by
a former colleague, an elite plastic surgeon whose anonymous clientele
demand the best care money can buy, as well as absolute discretion.
Halfway across the globe, sequestered in the lap of luxury and
cutting-edge technology, one of the world’s most mysterious men
requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the
few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie
enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfills her end of the
agreement. But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under
her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself – or she will be the
next one who is…
Gone Before Goodbye
’n Groep jong Suid-Afrikaanse Jode, die teiken van ’n terreuraanval in
Kairo, is die vlam in ’n kruitvat vir grootskaalse oorlog in die
Midde-Ooste. In die middel daarvan, die joernalis Ruby Heyns, in
besit van verdoemende inligting wat die skaal in dié konflik kan swaai.
Wanneer Ruby Heyns oornag verdwyn, moet Staatsekuriteit se Reuben
Kruger al sy tegniese kennis inspan om haar spoor op te tel. Spanning
en aksie uit die boonste rakke!
Kassie has never had to cope with a case like this before, and his
emotions are getting the better of him. As a rookie cop he learned to
keep his distance from a case, not get emotionally involved, because
that’s when mistakes happen. But this case makes distance impossible .
. . children’s lives are at stake. And every time he and Rooi seem to
be making progress with the case, it slithers out from under them, like
a venomous snake.
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Twist
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Colum McCann
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Anthony Fennell, a journalist, is in pursuit of a story buried at the
bottom of the sea: the network of tiny fibre-optic tubes that carry the
world's information across the ocean floor - and what happens when they
break.
So he has travelled to Cape Town to board the George Lecointe, a cable
repair vessel captained by Chief of Mission John Conway. Conway is a
talented engineer and fearless freediver - and Fennell is quickly
captivated by this mysterious, unnerving man and his beautiful partner,
Zanele.
As the boat embarks along the west coast of Africa, Fennell learns the
rhythms of life at sea, and finds his place among the band of drifters
who make up the crew. But as the mission falters, tensions simmer - and
Conway is thrown into crisis. A terrible, violent tragedy is unfolding
in the life he has left behind on land; and, trapped out at sea, it
seems as if the vast expanse of the ocean is closing in.
Then Conway disappears; and Fennell must set out to find him.
As taut and propulsive as a thriller, and a timeless exploration of
narrative and truth, Twist is the work of a master storyteller at the
height of his powers.
A murder for the history books... After a long and eventful winter,
DCI Ryan and his team are looking forward to the joys of spring.
But, when one of their colleagues is shot dead on her own doorstep
and the brass think it's an inside job, Ryan finds himself drafted
in to investigate. He's barely scratched the surface when reports
flood in of a terror explosion at Durham Cathedral. Chaos descends
on the sleepy, historic city and, when the smoke clears, they find
a priceless artefact that once belonged to Saint Cuthbert is
missing. With tensions running at an all-time high, unable to trust
the local police, can Ryan and his team bring a killer to justice -
and restore Cuthbert's cross to its natural resting place? Murder
and mystery are peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced
crime whodunnit set amidst the spectacular landscape of County
Durham. "LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers" - The
Times "A literary phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle
A rare masterpiece by Picasso is about to go to auction, and the whole
world is watching.
But bright art student Halston Graham sees an opportunity. One that
could secure millions for her future – and freedom for her wrongly
imprisoned father…
To pull off the crime of the century, she must assemble an unlikely
crack team: an expert in forgery, a ruthless mob boss, and an eccentric
fashion designer.
In a game where trust is a luxury and failure is not an option, will
Halston’s brilliance be enough to outsmart her enemies?
When barrister Gabriel Ward steps out of his rooms at exactly two
minutes to seven on a sunny May morning in 1901, his mind is so full of
his latest case – the disputed authorship of bestselling children’s
book Millie the Temple Church Mouse – that he scarcely registers the
body of the Lord Chief Justice of England on his doorstep.
But even he cannot fail to notice the judge’s dusty bare feet, in
shocking contrast to his flawless evening dress, nor the silver carving
knife sticking out of his chest. In the shaded courtyards and ancient
buildings of the Inner Temple, the hidden heart of London’s legal
world, murder has spent centuries confined firmly to the casebooks.
Until now…
The police can enter the Temple only by consent, so who better to
investigate this tragic breach of law and order than a man who prizes
both above all things? But murder doesn’t answer to logic or reasoned
argument, and Gabriel soon discovers that the Temple’s heavy oak doors
are hiding more surprising secrets than he’d ever imagined...
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.
n Televisieprogram oor die rekonstruksie van skedels dwing Carolien
se gedagtes terug na ontstellende gebeure vyftien jaar tevore. En
na die vreemdeling wat sy toe geteken het. Die taal van been is 'n
roman oor gewone mense se strewe en verlies en die onthutsende
werklikheid wat onder die oppervlak skuil. Dis tegelyk 'n
speurverhaal met 'n politieke ondertoon, die storie van 'n
kunsdosent wat haar werk deur regstellende aksie verloor en 'n
eiesoortige liefdesverhaal. Uiteindelik gaan dit egter om veel
meer. Hierdie roman bly subtiel spook omdat dit dinge se wat die
teks verswyg.
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The Long Walk
(Paperback)
Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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It's the perfect getaway. But the past will always find you . . .
When ex-cop Bill Robinson takes over The Inn by the Sea, all he wants is a quiet escape from the city. But when a crime boss moves into town and begins terrorizing Bill's friends, he can't just sit back and watch.
It's not long before local criminals are turning up dead and The Inn comes under attack.
With the help of The Inn's fearless residents, Bill must do everything he can to defend his town, his chosen family, and his home.
Dr Sara Buhle, a troubled obstetrician, is thrust into a frantic search
for a missing newborn in Durban. Sara is pulled into the search by
rising SAPS star Vuyi Vilakazi. But with time working against them, and
rumours of muthi murders hounding the investigation, the pair find
themselves in a race from the city centre and an informal settlement in
the Hammarsdale Hills. Mere minutes will make the difference between
success and failure.
Big Little Lies meets Tiger King in this fun and propulsive debut novel
about three suburban women who, over the course of one summer, each use
the growing hysteria around a big cat sighting to achieve their own
agendas—some more sinister than others.
Former zoologist Coralie King now reigns over a different sort of
animal kingdom as Queen Bee of Sevenoaks, a wealthy suburb of London.
When her husband Adam spots a panther on the hood of his car at one of
her exclusive dinner parties, Coralie is quick to reassure her guests
that they’re in no real danger. She sees the sighting as the perfect
opportunity to revive her career and promote her own ecological
endeavors.
New neighbor Emma Brooks doesn’t believe for a second that there’s a
big cat in their midst but is all too willing to use the concern as a
distraction from her home remodel application that’s been facing
scrutiny. Meanwhile, former punk musician Twig Dorsett doesn’t know
what to believe. She never thought she’d return to Sevenoaks and be
living in her childhood home, but after her daughter became sick, she
and her wife traded their Bohemian life in Bali for the security of
London suburbia.
As the summer heats up, the frenzy around the big cat sighting reaches
a fever pitch when gnawed bones, pawprints, and scratches are
discovered. But is the real predator a big cat on the prowl or is the
true threat more of the domestic variety? Filled with gasp-worthy
twists and turns, Cat Fight is a wickedly entertaining novel of
suspense that examines the lengths to which some women will go when
they feel caged.
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Final Orbit
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Chris Hadfield
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Houston, 1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to
dock with a Russian Soyuz craft: three NASA astronauts and three
cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American
cooperation. But as NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from
Earth, a deadly accident onboard the orbiting spacecraft changes
everything.
Meanwhile, from a remote location in east Asia, the first Chinese
spacecraft secretly launches. On board is China’s first astronaut, Fang
Kuo-chun, whose mission puts him on a collision course with the Apollo
crew.
As Kaz races against an enemy on the ground and for answers beyond the
sky, the safety of the remaining crew hangs in the balance…
The Murders at Fleat House is a suspenseful and utterly compelling
crime novel from the author of the multimillion-selling The Seven
Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. 'A thrilling whodunit for crime
fans. Another Lucinda Riley legacy to treasure' - Lancashire Post
'A cleverly woven mystery to savour' - Sunday Express The sudden
death of a pupil in Fleat House at St Stephen's - a small private
boarding school in deepest Norfolk - is a shocking event that the
headmaster is very keen to call a tragic accident. But the local
police cannot rule out foul play and the case prompts the return of
high-flying Detective Inspector Jazmine 'Jazz' Hunter to the force.
Jazz has her own private reasons for stepping away from her police
career in London, and reluctantly agrees to front the investigation
as a favour to her old boss. Reunited with her loyal sergeant, she
enters the closed world of the school, and as Jazz begins to probe
the circumstances surrounding Charlie Cavendish's tragic death,
events are soon to take another troubling turn. Charlie is exposed
as an arrogant bully, and those around him had both motive and
opportunity to switch the drugs he took daily to control his
epilepsy. As staff at the school close ranks, the disappearance of
a young pupil and the death of an elderly classics master provide
Jazz with important leads, but are destined to complicate the
investigation further. As snow covers the landscape and another
suspect goes missing, Jazz must also confront her personal demons .
. . Then, a particularly grim discovery at the school makes this
the most challenging murder investigation of her career. Because
Fleat House hides secrets darker than even Jazz could ever have
imagined . . .
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The Pride
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Tony Park
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Ex-mercenary Sonja Kurtz is out for revenge after her daughter Emma is assaulted by an abalone poacher while on a beachside holiday near Cape Town.When the poacher is murdered, Sonja is targeted by a violent local gangster and must flee the country.As Sonja leaves a trail of destruction in her wake – from the threatened wilderness of Zimbabwe to the treacherous beaches of northern Mozambique – a concerned Emma must find the courage to rescue her mother.But is Sonja a cold-blooded killer? Or is there a darker conspiracy taking place in southern Africa’s underworld – one that will change their lives forever?
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