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Genevieve lives a quiet life in Rome. Nice apartment, cute boyfriend,
respectful neighbours. She can be exactly who she wants to be, and no
one asks her any questions.
But they should. Because Genevieve is a woman with secrets. And one is
soon to be uncovered.
After returning home from a grocery run, her front door swings open,
unlocked. She knows she locked it when she left. She has no doubt.
Inside, everything is just as she left it… except for a small box on
her kitchen table, postmarked from the US. A box addressed to "Lucy
Callahan." A name she hasn't used in ten years.
With her old life calling her back, threatening to destroy the peace
she has curated, Genevieve is faced with two options – confront the
past, or keep running. But maybe she’ll have to choose both.
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Upgrade
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Blake Crouch
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R385
R349
Discovery Miles 3 490
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Upgrade is the new mind-bending thriller from Blake Crouch, author
of the bestselling Dark Matter and Recursion. 'You are the next
step in human evolution . . .' What if you were capable of more?
Your concentration was better, you could multitask quicker, read
faster, memorize more, sleep deeper. For Logan Ramsay, it's
happening. He's beginning to see the world around him, even those
he loves the most, in whole new ways. He knows that it's not
natural, that his genes have been hacked. He has been targeted for
an upgrade. Logan's family legacy is one he has been trying to
escape for decades and it has left him vulnerable to attack. But
with a terrifying plan in place to replicate his upgrade throughout
the world's population, he may be the only person capable of
stopping what has already been set in motion. To win this war
against humanity Logan will now have to become something other than
himself . . . Intricately plotted and epic in scope, Upgrade asks
us to ponder the limits of our humanity - and our boundless
potential. Are you ready for the impossible?
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Called One of the Best Books of the Year
by NPR "Dynamic women with complicated lives take center stage in
this twisty mystery about a rideshare mix-up which results in
murder. Lalli is a fresh voice in the thriller genre and a writer
to watch!" -Wendy Walker, internationally bestselling author of
Don't Look For Me Two women named Sara each get into a rideshare. .
. but only one makes it home alive. Which Sara was the real target?
Law student Saraswati "Sara" Bhaduri holds down two jobs in order
to make her way through school, but it's still a struggle. She's
had to do things to pay the bills that most people wouldn't expect
from "a nice Indian girl." It seems like an ordinary busy Tuesday
night at the local dive bar until her boss demands Sara deal with a
drunk girl in the bathroom. The two become fast friends. Why?
Because they both have the same name. And despite their different
circumstances, the two connect. When they both order rideshares
home, they tumble in the back of the cars and head out into the
night. But when Sara awakes in her rideshare, she finds she's on
the wrong side of town-the rich side-and she realizes: she and
Sarah took the wrong cars home. With no money, Sara walks back to
her apartment on the shady side of town only to discover police
lights flashing and a body crumpled on her doorstep: Sarah. Was
Sarah Ellis or Sara Bhaduri the target? And why would anyone want
either of them dead? In this smart, twisty novel about ambition,
wealth, and dangerous longing, the layers are peeled back on two
young women desperate to break out of the expectations placed on
them, with devastating results.
***The Million-copy International Bestseller*** 'If you love The
Girl on the Train read Behind Closed Doors' Elle 'Twists our
expectations of the entire psychological thriller genre' Guardian
Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and
wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like
them, but you do. You'd like to get to know Grace better. But it's
difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some
might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers
the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, even though she
doesn't work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so
slim. And why there are bars on one of the bedroom windows.
Sometimes, the perfect marriage is the perfect lie. PRAISE FOR
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: 'If you love The Girl on the Train read Behind
Closed Doors' Elle 'Twists our expectations of the entire
psychological thriller genre' Guardian 'The tension builds almost
unbearably' Good Housekeeping 'This outstanding debut novel will
leave you breathless' Bella 'This one is 2016's answer to Gone
Girl. 'Nuff said' Women's Health UK 'It took me just an afternoon
to read this book and by the end, my heart was pounding. If you
like fast and frantic stories, you'll love this' The Sun
'Brilliant, chilling, scary and unputdownable' Lesley Pearse,
bestselling author of Without a Trace 'Behind Closed Doors is an
intriguing, sharply gripping debut thriller' Lovereading 'Behind
Closed Doors is both unsettling and addictive, as I raced through
the pages to find out Grace's fate. A chilling thriller that will
keep you reading long into the night' Mary Kubica, bestselling
author of The Good Girl
Jeffrey Archer's first novel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less,
is page-turning tale of fraud, revenge and determination as four
men stop at nothing to get back what was stolen from them. One
million dollars - that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of
shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza
and instant riches. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom, a
Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don -
find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the
wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of
Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed
lawns of Oxford. Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for
exactly what they lost - not a penny more, not a penny less.
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Finch
(Paperback)
Jeff Vandermeer
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R513
R466
Discovery Miles 4 660
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Marc Schlosser, 'n huisdokter, begaan 'n mediese fout en as gevolg
daarvan sterf een van sy pasiente. Schlosser moet voor die Mediese
Raad verskyn om verantwoording te doen. Schlosser is nie te
bekommerd oor die Mediese Raad nie: Hy sal seker 'n paar maande
geskors word, wat nie te erg is nie. Wat die saak egter kompliseer,
is dat die pasient 'n baie bekende akteur, Ralph Meier, is, wat
miskien net te veel aandag gegee het aan Schlosser se pragtige
vrou, Caroline. Of hou die hele gedoente verband met wat by die
Meiers se vakansiehuis gebeur het toe die Schlosser-gesin daar op
besoek was? Soos in Die aandete is die hoofkarakter van die verhaal
ook die verteller wat net vertel wat hy wil he die leser moet weet
en so die leser aan die raai hou oor wat werklik gebeur het.
From Afghanistan to Johannesburg, from Libya to London, a team of highly trained undercover operatives is engaged in a race against time as terrorists plan an attack on the US Embassy in South Africa.
Martin Stevens, Eleanor Watts, Nombeko Tshivhase and Lukas Shabalala work for the underground agency IA3 under the command of Sid Blackman, Thabo Madonsela and Julius Mafere.
When a child-trafficking ring is exposed this team must enlist the aid of the CIA and the local police services in a dangerous mission to unearth the ring-leaders. But the tentacles of this evil gang extend far beyond the borders of South Africa and the team’s investigations lead them deeper and further than they ever believed they would go.
What is the connection to the gangs of Soweto and how is the nefarious and powerful Imam Abed Al Kumein involved? What is one of the largest investment banks in South Africa’s role and who is the mysterious hacker, Vladimir Al-Masri?
What is the most you would do to halt the malevolent actions of powerful people? How many dots would you join, when they led you into unspeakable horrors and danger?
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