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Black Wolf
(Paperback)
Juan Gomez Jurado; Translated by Nicholas Caistor
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The highly anticipated sequel to Juan Gómez-Jurado's number 1
international bestseller, Red Queen, now an original series streaming
on Amazon Prime.
Antonia Scott is the lynchpin of the Red Queen project, created to work
behind the scenes to solve the most dark, devious and dangerous crimes.
In southern Spain, in the Costa del Sol, a key mafia figure is found
brutally murdered in his villa, his pregnant wife, Lola Moreno, barely
escapes an attempt to kill her and is on the run. An unusual shipping
container arrives from St Petersburg in Spain with the corpses of nine
women.
Now Antonia, with the help of her protector, Jon Gutierrez, must track
down the missing Lola. But they aren’t the only ones – a dangerous
hitman, known as the Black Wolf, is also on her trail. And Antonia
Scott, still plagued by her personal demons, must outwit,
out-manoeuvre, and, ultimately, face this terrible, mysterious killer.
Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia, Black Wolf follows on
from Red Queen and features Antonia Scott, the most compelling and
original detective since Lisbeth Salander.
From bestselling author Patrick McManus comes the first mystery
starring Blight County sheriff, Bo Tully which Kirkus Reviews
called "one of the most entertaining debuts in years."Bo Tully,
sheriff of Blight County, Idaho--and a fellow who dropped twenty
pounds on Atkins--had been thinking about asking out Jan Whittle,
his grade-school sweetheart. Problem is, he's already promised to
celebrate his dad's seventy-fifth birthday with him. Thwarted
romance proves to be the least of Bo's problems, however, when a
dead body turns up on Batim Scragg's ranch. Forced to put on his
sleuthing hat, Bo finds himself faced with a whole slew of possible
suspects. And what quickly becomes apparent is that, while the
sheriff's investigative methods may not exactly be legal, they are,
for better or worse, The Blight Way. A bestselling author with more
than two million books in print, the curmudgeonly wit Patrick F.
McManus delivers a page-turning mystery filled with mirth and
misadventure set in hook-and-bullet territory.
Just when Sophie Sayers is starting to feel at home in the Cotswold
village of Wendlebury Barrow, a fierce new vicar arrives, quickly
offending her and everyone else he meets. Banning the villagers'
Halloween celebrations seems the last straw, particularly when
instead he revives the old English Guy Fawkes' tradition with a
bonfire piled high with sinister effigies. And what dark secret is
he hiding about her boss, the beguiling bookseller, Hector Munro?
Whose body is that outside the village bookshop? Not to mention the
one buried beneath the vicar's bonfire. Perfect for fans of M. C.
Beaton's Agatha Raisin. Previously published by Debbie Young as
Trick or Murder?
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Bad Boy
(Paperback)
Jim Thompson
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From the beginning, Jim Thompson knew he was going to catch hell no
matter what he did. And during a childhood spent at the mercy of a
father whose schemes put him on the wrong side of the law as often
as the right, and a grandfather who knew the bad parts of town like
the back of his hand, young Jim learned sin better than any writer
had before.
From his rabble-rousing adolescencein the American Midwest, to
wasted teenage years in the seedy underbelly of the hotel industry,
to Thompson's chilling encounter with the real-life inspiration of
THE KILLER INSIDE ME, BAD BOY offers a fascinating glimpse at the
formative years of the man who would become one of the most famous
authors of modern American Noir, in the autobiography-as-novel that
follows the birth of the legend himself in the signature style
Thompson made famous.
'It is past the half-hour. My time is coming nearer with every tick
of the clock.' Horace Manning, scientist, recluse and 'closed book'
even to his friends is found dead in his study at 4am, following a
dinner in honour of his daughter Helen's engagement. An
ivory-handled carving knife rests between his shoulder blades as
the houseguests gather about to witness the awful crime. The
telephone line has been sabotaged; a calculated murder has been
committed. Rewinding twelve hours, the events of the afternoon and
evening unfold, along with a multitude of motives from a closed
cast of suspects and clues until the narrative reaches 4am again -
then races on to its riveting conclusion at 4pm (twice round the
clock). First published in 1935, this is a lively and unpretentious
mystery thriller and a true lost gem of the Golden Age of crime
writing.
Two dead bodies and a Christmas stocking weaponised. A Postman
murdered delivering cards on Christmas morning. A Christmas tree
growing over a forgotten homicide. It's the most wonderful time of
the year, except for the victims of these shocking and often
elaborate murders. When there's magic in the air, sometimes even
the facts don't quite add up and the impossible can happen -- and
it's up to the detective's trained eye to unwrap the clues and put
together an explanation neatly tied up with a bow. Martin Edwards
compiles an anthology filled with tales of seasonal suspense where
the snow runs red, perfect to be shared between super-sleuths by
the fire on a cold winter's night.
The brand new action-packed gangland thriller from Gillian
Godden!Flawed, tough, unbreakable.... In the aftermath of her
husband's shocking murder, Patsy Diamond wants answers. Who was
Nick really? Where is all his money? And who killed the man she
once loved? Patsy knows exactly who to go to first - Nick's
pregnant mistress, Natasha. Natasha might seem young and innocent,
but Patsy's certain the girl is hiding something. And the only way
to find out what is to keep Natasha close and make her part of the
Diamond family. With the two women forming an unlikely bond, they
begin to dig deeper into Nick's secret life and discover things
that shock...and terrify them. Because Nick Diamond played a deadly
game and if the women in his life want payback, then they are going
to have to follow his rules - or break them and make their own. But
the strongest diamonds are created under pressure and these women
are no exception... Don't miss this brilliant new gangland story
from Gillian Godden - guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your
seat! Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Heather Atkinson and
Caz Finlay. What people are saying about Gillian Godden! 'An edge
of your seat read that will leave you breathless!' Bestselling
author, Kerry Kaya. 'Characters were so real I'm still looking over
my shoulder! Bestselling author Owen Mullen.
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