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THE CLOSER YOU GET, THE FURTHER YOU HAVE TO FALL . . .
Munich, 1936. All eyes are on the Bavarian capital for the upcoming
Olympic Games. As athletes fight for gold and the Nazis fight for
power, Detective Sebastian Wolff faces a battle of his own.
A famous actress has disappeared and Wolff has been ordered to find
her, fast. But Elena Lang is no ordinary film-star: she is the mistress
of Joseph Goebbels - Hitler's right-hand-man in the party that Wolff
despises.
But this is a country on the brink of war, and corruption runs deep. In
a search that will take him from high society to the city's darkest
corners, Wolff will soon learn just how fine the line is between
justice and jeopardy...
As richly complex and brutal as the terrain it depicts, here is
the mesmerizing, darkly original novel that heralded the arrival of
Dennis Lehane, the master of the new noir--and introduced Patrick
Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, his smart and tough private
investigators weaned on the blue-collar streets of Dorchester.
A cabal of powerful Boston politicians is willing to pay Kenzie
and Gennaro big money for a seemingly small job: to find a missing
cleaning woman who stole some secret documents. As Kenzie and
Gennaro learn, however, this crime is no ordinary theft. It's about
justice, about right and wrong. But in Boston, finding the truth
isn't just a dirty business . . . it's deadly.
*Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman* 'The new king of the
spy thriller' Mail on Sunday From the Intelligence Service
purgatory that is Slough House, where disgraced spies are sent to
see out the dregs of their careers, Jackson Lamb is on his way to
Oxford, where a former spook has turned up dead on a bus. Dickie
Bow was a talented streetwalker once, good at following people and
bringing home their secrets. He was in Berlin with Lamb, back in
the day. But he's not an obvious target for assassination in the
here and now. On Dickie's phone Lamb finds the last message he ever
left, which hints that an old-time Moscow-style op is being run in
the Intelligence Service's back-yard. Once a spook, always a spook,
and even being dead doesn't mean you can't uncover secrets. Dickie
Bow might have tailed his last target, but Lamb and his crew of
no-hopers are about to go live. 'Mick Herron is an incredible
writer' Mark Billingham 'The spycraft of le Carre refracted through
the blackly comic vision of Joseph Heller's Catch-22' Financial
Times
Pre-order the BRAND NEW psychological thriller from the bestselling
author of My Little Brother. Four sisters, four secrets. Who has
the deadliest of them all?Something happened to me when I was nine.
My childhood memories before that fateful day are gone.
Extinguished. The aftermath has become a living nightmare with a
guilt that runs so deep that I'm not sure I can ever tell anyone. I
fear I've left it too late... The burden of my secret and the hurt
and pain that silence cost each and every member of my family is
too overwhelming. But you can't avoid fate and now I have the
opportunity to right the wrongs inflicted on us. There was no
justice. Not then. Not now. But I can change that. The big question
is, how far am I willing to go? Diane Saxon's immersive thriller
will have you debating how far you would go for your family to
right a wrong...
Once you're in, there's only one way out...Tired of always doing
the dirty work with little reward, Danny McKay wants out of the
gangland life. But his boss, Freddie Smith, has other ideas... As
the current Top Dog of the East End, Freddie knows he must protect
his reign at all costs and if that means disposing of his much
younger, much stronger, number two, then so be it. Now, with a
price on his head, Danny must use all of his wits and connections
to stay one step ahead of Freddie - he knows his old boss won't
give up without a fight to the death. But with a turf war looming,
the question is who will survive and who will be crowned Top Dog.
Don't miss the exciting sequel to Under Dog by Kerry Kaya! Perfect
for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Heather Atkinson and Caz Finlay.
Please note this is a re-release of Top Dog, previously published
by Kerry Kaya.
The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated
author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A
Peculiar Combination is a delightful mystery filled with spies,
murder, romance, and the author's signature wit. "Filled with wry
humor, tight suspense, and a delightful cast of
characters."--Alyssa Maxwell, author of the Gilded Newport
mysteries FIRST RULE: DON'T LOSE YOUR CONCENTRATION. Electra
McDonnell and her family earn their living outside the law.
Breaking into the homes of the rich and picking the locks on their
safes may not be condoned by British law enforcement, but with
World War II in full swing, Uncle Mick's locksmith business just
can't pay the bills anymore. SECOND RULE: DON'T MAKE MISTAKES. So
when Uncle Mick receives a tip about a safe full of jewels in an
empty house, he and Ellie can't resist. All is going as
planned--until the pair is caught red-handed. But instead of
arresting them, government official Major Ramsey has an offer:
either Ellie agrees to help him break into a safe and retrieve
blueprints crucial to the British war effort, or he turns her over
to the police. THIRD RULE: DON'T GET CAUGHT. Ellie doesn't care for
the major's imperious manner, but she has no choice. However, when
they break into the house, they find the safe open and empty, and a
German spy dead on the floor. Soon, Ellie and Major Ramsey are
forced to put aside their differences to unmask the double agent,
and stop Allied plans from falling into enemy hands.
The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont (1906) is a collection of lively,
enjoyable stories about a French detective resident in London.
Whether dealing with a gang of anarchists in 'The Siamese Twin of a
Bomb-Thrower' or flirting with the supernatural in 'The Ghost with
the Club-Foot', the resourceful M. Valmont rarely loses his
sang-froid and self-confidence. He may not always catch the
criminal but his sense of style and Poirot-like conceit remain
intact.
Pre-order the next gripping thriller from best-selling author J.A.
Baker! Welcome to Winters End... Winters End should have been the
perfect place for me and my husband Neil to start again. To leave
the terrible secrets and guilt of our past far behind us. But from
the moment we arrived in the small, isolated community, it becomes
clear to me that we are not welcome here. That someone wants us to
leave... I'm certain that everyone knows our secrets - knows who we
really are. But how can that be? Perhaps it's my mind playing
tricks on me. Just like before. I know Neil thinks I'm paranoid. My
thoughts spiralling. Again. If only I had someone else to talk to.
Another woman to confide in. And that's when I realise something
far more terrifying. I am the only wife at Winters End...and I
could be the last... Don't miss the brand-new thriller by J.A.
Baker! Perfect for fans of Sue Watson, Valerie Keogh and K.L.
Slater. What people are saying about J.A. Baker...'Superbly written
with a cast of crazy characters who will make you look differently
at your co-workers from now on.' Bestselling author Valerie Keogh
'Fast-paced, riveting thriller. Gripped until the last page!'
Bestselling author Diana Wilkinson 'A twisty, creepy story expertly
told. Perfect for reading on dark winter evenings...with the doors
double-locked and bolted. Highly recommended!' Bestselling author
Amanda James
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She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.
Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot. Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.
Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.
Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can't shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn't get to the truth, she'll be the killer's next victim...
A dark story about obsession and the things we'll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…
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E.C.R. Lorac; Introduction by Martin Edwards
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A lost novel from the golden age of crime, published for the very
first time. It happened on a dark and misty night; the night of the
ball at The Prince's Hall, Fordings. Abuzz with rumours surrounding
the disappearance of Rosemary Reeve on the eve of last year's ball,
the date proves ill-fated again when two homebound partygoers, Nick
and Dilys, come to a swerving halt before a corpse on the road.
Arriving at the scene to the news that Nick has been attacked after
telephoning for the police, Inspector Turner suspects there may be
more to the case than deadly accident. It's not long before Waring
of the local C.I.D. is drawn into the investigation, faced with the
task of unravelling an increasingly tangled knot of misleading
alibis and deep-rooted local grievances. Written in the last years
of the author's life, this previously unpublished novel is a
tribute to Lorac's enduring skill for constructing an ingenious
puzzle, replete with memorable characters and gripping detective
work. This edition also includes an introduction by the CWA Diamond
Dagger Award-winning author Martin Edwards.
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