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Killer twists. Heroes to believe in. Trust Baldacci. Memory man FBI
agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to
investigate the mysterious and brutal murder of a federal judge and
her bodyguard at her home in an exclusive, gated community in
Florida from international bestselling author David Baldacci.
Things are changing for Decker. He's in crisis following the
suicide of a close friend and receipt of a letter concerning a
personal issue which could change his life forever. Together with
the prospect of working with a new partner, Frederica White, Amos
knows that this case will take all of his special skills to solve.
As darkness falls, evil comes to light . . . Judge Julia Cummins
seemingly had no enemies, and there was no forced entry to her
property. Close friends and neighbours in the community apparently
heard nothing, and Cummins' distraught ex-husband, Barry, and
teenage son, Tyler, both have strong alibis. Decker must first find
the answer to why the judge felt the need for a bodyguard, and the
meaning behind the strange calling card left by the killer. Someone
has decided it's payback time.
The days off are the hardest, because they give Margaret time to
think. A moment of weakness leads to cocktails with a colleague -
an attraction she knows could be dangerous - at the luxurious Hotel
Bel-Air bar. A stroll through the grounds leads to a grim discovery
beneath the surface of Swan Lake: the body of a successful attorney
who made his fortune in international trade. It initially appears
to be death by misadventure, but the case is anything but
straightforward. As a series of shocking revelations emerge, Nolan
finds herself confronting a sinister cabal that just might destroy
her and everyone she loves.
"A super cozy mystery... The perfect pick up for a weekend read by
the fire. It has everything... Hijinks, who-dun-its, loveable
characters, and a wonderful setting. And a main character who is
FIERCE" NetGalley review She can write the perfect murder
mystery... But can she solve one in real life? Meet Jen Dawson,
mystery writer, coffee lover, and amateur detective? Crime writer
Jen returns to her small hometown with a bestselling book behind
her and a bad case of writer's block. Finding sanctuary in the
local bookstore, with an endless supply of coffee, Jen waits
impatiently for inspiration to strike. But when the owner of the
bookstore dies suddenly in mysterious circumstances, Jen has a
real-life murder to solve. The stakes are suddenly higher when
evidence places Jen at the scene of the crime and the reading of
the will names her as the new owner of the bookstore ... Can she
crack the case and clear her name, before the killer strikes again?
Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Lauren Elliott and Ellery
Adams, this is an absolutely gripping new bookish cozy crime series
that will have you hooked from the very first page. Readers adore
Murder at the Bookstore: "Warm, amusing, and relatable... A very
entertaining cozy mystery... A relaxing night-time read, and it was
perfect for that... I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys
cozy mysteries" NetGalley review "I loved trying to figure out the
murder before I got to the end. This was a cozy, page-turning read"
NetGalley review "This ingenious author has written a cannot put
down novel" NetGalley review
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Lucky
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Marissa Stapley; Read by Soneela Nankani
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*A Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week!* In Allison Montclair's A
Rogue's Company, business becomes personal for the Right Sort
Marriage Bureau when a new client, a brutal murder, two
kidnappings, and the recently returned from Africa Lord Bainbridge
threatens everything that one of the principals holds dear. In
London, 1946, the Right Sort Marriage Bureau is getting on its feet
and expanding. Miss Iris Sparks and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge are
making a go of it. That is until Lord Bainbridge--the widowed
Gwen's father-in-law and legal guardian--returns from a business
trip to Africa and threatens to undo everything important to her,
even sending her six-year-old son away to a boarding school. But
there's more going on than that. A new client shows up at the
agency, one whom Sparks and Bainbridge begin to suspect really has
a secret agenda, somehow involving the Bainbridge family. A murder
and a subsequent kidnapping sends Sparks to seek help from a
dangerous quarter--and now their very survival is at stake.
Sometimes the worst nightmares happen in broad daylight... An
utterly gripping novel for fans of Peter James and Mark Billingham,
from a rising star in the crime genre. A woman is found brutally
murdered on a quiet housing estate, her tongue and eyes
ritualistically gouged out. Children are being abducted and then
returned to their families days later without a scratch and with no
knowledge or where they have been - or with whom. If DC Laura
McGanity thought moving from London to sleepy Lancashire was taking
the easy option then she can think again. Already worried about
uprooting young son Bobby to follow her reporter boyfriend Jack
Garrett back to his hometown, she must quickly get a handle on
these mystifying cases terrifying the people of Blackley - without
putting the local officers' noses out of joint. Meanwhile, restless
Jack is itching to get back to his writing and the cases provide
the perfect opportunity to do so. But as he delves deeper into
them, he finds murky connections between the two crimes and
skeletons buried in the most unlikely of closets. Most astonishing
of all, he meets a man who 'paints' the future - terrible events
come to him in vivid dreams which he then puts onto canvas. This
'precognition' is not so much a gift as a curse and to Jack it
becomes terrifyingly that many people, including his own family,
are in danger...
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