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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General
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.
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Empire
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Clifford D. Simak
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R749
Discovery Miles 7 490
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The brand new gritty, addictive gangland thriller from bestseller
Edie Baylis!Revenge will come at a price... With his once thriving
casino business now in ruins, Seb Stoker is certain about two
things: One - he will rebuild bigger and better than ever. And two
- someone will pay for torching his club. But until that day comes,
Seb has bigger things to worry about and a business deal that could
make or break them all... Sam Reynold knows Seb is out for revenge,
and she'll do anything she can to help him. But Sam has her own
enemies and battles to fight - ones much closer to home. With
pressure mounting for both of them, tensions run high. And payback
will be deadly. A gripping new gangland story perfect for fans of
Kimberley Chambers, Heather Atkinson and Caz Finlay. What people
are saying about Edie Baylis! 'From start to finish, fast paced and
gripping. Gangland fiction at its best! Bestselling author Kerry
Kaya. 'Shocking and thrilling at the same time. It will take your
breath away!' Bestselling author Gillian Godden. 'Edie Baylis has
produced another fantastic gangland read. I loved the characters
and was gripped from the first page. A massive 5 stars!'
Bestselling author Caz Finlay.
'An outstanding mystery thriller... Noir fans won't want to miss
it' - Publishers Weekly (Starred) 'A riveting, brutal journey into
the high stakes world of legacy art and inherited wealth' - Denise
Mina, author of the Garnethill trilogy and The Long Drop The
Goldenacre - a masterpiece by the painter and architect Charles
Rennie Mackintosh - has been given to the people of Scotland. The
beautiful canvas, the last work by the artistic genius, enthrals
the art world, but behind it lies a dark and violent mystery.
Thomas Tallis, an art expert with a trouble past, is trying to
uncover the truth about the painting's complex history, while
dogged newspaper reporter Shona Sandison is investigating a series
of shocking murders in Edinburgh. Both investigators soon become
engulfed in the machinations of money, crime and identity in a
literary thriller set amid the seen and unseen forces at work in
modern Scotland.
'"I should imagine this was murder, too, because it would be very
difficult to build yourself into a heap of sandbags and then
die..."' In the blackout conditions of a wintry London night,
amateur sleuth Agnes Kinghof and a young air-raid warden have
stumbled upon a corpse stowed in the walls of their street's bomb
shelter. As the police begin their investigation, the night is
interrupted once again when Agnes's upstairs neighbour Mrs Sibley
is terrorised by the sight of a grisly pig's head at her
fourth-floor window. With the discovery of more sinister threats
mysteriously signed 'Pig-sticker', Agnes and her husband Andrew -
unable to resist a good mystery - begin their investigation to
deduce the identity of a villain living amongst the tenants of
their block of flats. A witty and lighthearted mystery full of
intriguing period detail, this rare gem of Golden Age crime returns
to print for the first time since its publication in 1943.
A secluded hut in the middle of the woods. A double life that could be his downfall. The Secret Life of Mr Roos is the third Inspector Barbarotti novel from the 'Godfather of Swedish crime' (Metro), Häkan Nesser.
At fifty-nine years old, Valdemar Roos is tired of life. Working a job he hates, with a wife he barely talks to and two step-daughters he doesn't get on with, he doesn't have a lot to look forward to. Then, one day, a winning lottery ticket gives him an opportunity to start afresh.
Without telling a soul, he quits his job and buys a hut in the remote Swedish countryside. Every day he travels down to this man-made oasis, returning each evening to his unsuspecting wife. Life couldn't be better, until a young woman arrives in paradise . . .
Anna Gambowska is a twenty-one-year-old recovering drug addict. On the run from the rehab centre she hated and an abusive relationship she can't go back to, all Anna's prayers are answered when she comes across a seemingly vacant hut in the Swedish woodland. But it's not long before Anna's ex discovers her location, and an incident occurs that will mar the lives of both Anna and Valdemar forever.
Inspector Barbarotti doesn't take much interest when a woman reports her husband as missing. That is, until a dead body is found near the missing man's newly-bought hut, and Mr Roos becomes the number one murder suspect . . .
The Secret Life of Mr Roos is the third novel in Håkan Nesser’s Inspector Barbarotti quintet.
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