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The Red Notebook
(Hardcover)
Michel Bussi; Translated by Vineet Lal
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'No other thriller writer can make you break into a sweat and break
your heart at the same time' THE TIMES Leyli Maal is a beautiful
Malian woman, mother of three, living in a tiny apartment on the
outskirts of Marseille. Her quiet life as a well-integrated
immigrant is suddenly shaken when her beautiful eldest daughter,
Bamby, becomes the main suspect in two murders linked to a lethal
illegal immigration racket. Is Bamby really involved? And why is
everyone desperate to get their hands on Leyli's mysterious red
notebook?
On a dismally foggy night in Hampstead, London, a curious party has
gathered in an artist's studio to weather the wartime blackout. A
civil servant and a government scientist are matching wits in a
game of chess, while an artist paints the portrait of his
characterful sitter, bedecked in Cardinal's robes at the other end
of the room. In the kitchen, the artist's sister is hosting the
charlady of the miser next door. When the brutal murder of said
miser is discovered by his Canadian infantryman nephew, it's not
long before Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard is at the scene,
faced with perplexing alibis and with the fate of the young soldier
in his hands.
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Tiara
(Hardcover)
John Reinhard Dizon
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Carthage
(Paperback)
Joyce Carol Oates
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A gripping high-stakes thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, from Number One Bestselling author Kathy Reichs.
Called in to examine what is left of a body struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in a much larger case. Young men – tourists – have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos for years. Seven years ago, the first victim was found with both hands cut off; the other visitors vanished without a trace. But recently, tantalizing leads have emerged and only Tempe can unravel them.
Maddeningly, the victims seem to have nothing in common – other than the unusual locations where their bodies are eventually found, and the fact that the young men all seem to be the least likely to be involved in foul play. Do these attacks have something to do with the islands’ seething culture of gang violence? Tempe isn’t so sure. And then she turns up disturbing clues that what’s at stake may actually have global significance.
It isn’t long before the sound of a ticking clock grows menacingly loud, and then Tempe herself becomes a target . . .
FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOLY ISLAND Beware
what lies beneath... One fateful, starry night, three friends
embark on a secret camping trip but only two return home. Thirty
years later, the body of a teenage boy rises from the depths of
England's biggest reservoir and threatens to expose a killer who
has lain dormant...until now. Detective Chief Inspector Ryan
returns from honeymoon to face danger from all sides. In the depths
of Kielder Forest, a murderer has escaped justice before and will
do anything to protect the secrets of the past. Meanwhile, back at
Northumbria CID, an old foe has taken the helm as Superintendent
and is determined to destroy Ryan at any cost. Who will prevail in
Ryan's most dangerous case yet? Murder and mystery are peppered
with romance and humour in this fast-paced crime whodunit set
amidst the spectacular Northumbrian landscape. "LJ Ross keeps
company with the best mystery writers" - The Times "A literary
phenomenon" - Evening Chronicle
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Lotus
(Hardcover)
C K Durham
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Dear Child
(Paperback)
Romy Hausmann
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A ghostwriter is tasked with capturing the memoirs of a celebrity widely suspected of murder; now she's locked in an interview room with a killer and he's ready to confess...
The night Jack Smyth ran into flames in a desperate attempt to save his wife from their burning home, he was, tragically, too late - but hailed a hero. Until it emerged that Kate was dead long before the fire began. Suspicion has stalked him ever since. After all, there's no smoke without fire.
A year on, he's signed a book deal. He wants to tell his side of the story, to prove his own innocence in print. He just needs someone to help him write it.
Emily has never ghostwritten anything before, but she knows what it’s like to live with a guilty secret. And she's about to learn that there are some stories that should never be told...
Callahan Garrity is the owner of House Mouse, a cleaning service
that tidies up after Atlanta's elite. She's also a former cop and a
part-time sleuth. She and her coterie of devoted helpers can
ransack a house for clues faster than it takes a fingerprint to
set.
Some people might call Callahan Garrity nosy, but she prefers to
think of her tendency toward snooping as a healthy interest in the
truth. So when news reaches her of her cousin Patti's death during
a carjacking, Callahan shakes off her House Mouse cleaning uniform
to don her detective's cap. It's not that she doesn't have
confidence in the Atlanta police--she used to be among their
ranks--but the crime is too incongruous with Patti's suburban life
to seem like a random incident.
'I swear I didn't breathe the whole time I was reading it.
Gripping, pacy, brilliantly twisty.' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Creepy,
intricate and utterly immersive: an excellent holiday read.'
GUARDIAN 'A twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and
redemption.' IAN RANKIN ____________________________ FROM THE #1
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THEN SHE WAS GONE In a large house in
London's fashionable Chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot. Well-fed
and cared for, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up.
In the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses. Close to them is a
hastily scrawled note. They've been dead for several days. Who has
been looking after the baby? And where did they go? Two entangled
families. A house with the darkest of secrets. A compulsive new
thriller from Lisa Jewell. ____________________________ 'Rich, dark
and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunnit mixes family
saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.' RUTH WARE
'You don't read a Lisa Jewell book, you fall into it. It takes huge
talent to establish a whole world in the turn of two pages.' ERIN
KELLY 'I had an unrelentingly pleasurable and thrilling
for-God's-sake-tell-me-what-happened sensation in my stomach for
the entire read ... Stupendous!' RUTH JONES 'Absolutely brilliant.
Great characterisation, a fascinating and dark set up and a great
conclusion. She's always great but this is next level stuff.' SARAH
PINBOROUGH 'Few writers of psychological suspense devise such
swift, slippery plots; fewer still people their stories with
characters so human and complex. Lisa's Jewell's The Family
Upstairs glitters like a blade and cuts even deeper.' AJ FINN
'Whenever I pick up a Lisa Jewell novel I know I'm in for a
compelling, immersive and unputdownable read and The Family
Upstairs is one of her very best' CL TAYLOR 'I had hoped to save
The Family Upstairs for my holiday, but failed miserably ... I was
hooked from the first page. I think it's her best yet and hands
down my favourite book so far this year.' ALICE FEENEY 'Utterly
compelling. Deliciously dark and twisty with characters who live on
in your head. Lisa Jewell just keeps getting better and better.'
JANE CORRY 'This is my pick of the crop of thrillers out this month
... Lisa Jewell is brilliant at creating a menacing atmosphere and
this is almost unbelievably tense at times.' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'It's absolutely bloody brilliant and I can't tell you much I wish
I'd written it.' TAMMY COHEN 'It's SO GOOD!' INDIA KNIGHT 'I loved
The Family Upstairs!' SARAH JESSICA PARKER
____________________________ Readers are obsessed with The Family
Upstairs: 'I read so many books in the crime/mystery genre that it
becomes harder to find a book that stands out. This one succeeded!!
Hooked from page one' 'I totally adored this book. All of Lisa
Jewell's books are fabulous, but something about this one is extra
special.' 'Absolutely absorbing ... thoroughly enjoyed it' 'Kept me
captivated from the very beginning ... Definitely worth reading -
as long you like reading into the night!' 'Everything you could
wish for in a book. I devoured it.' 'Wow!!' 'What a book. Clever
would be an understatement. And those last pages left me with
chills. The concept had me intrigued and the execution had me
captivated. I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN!'
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