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Shelah Fane is a young, beautiful, successful, Hollywood actress.
She is thinking of marrying a playboy - but decides to consult a
celebrity psychic first. He hints at some dark deed in her past -
and the next morning she is found dead. Can Charlie Chan and his
loyal sidekick Kashimo untangle the lies and deceit that brought
the black camel of death to her door?
NO BODY. NO TRACE.
NO CRIME?
Niall and Eden Paternoster start their Sunday the same way they always
do – with a long drive, a visit to a country house and a quick stop at
the local supermarket on the way home.
But this Sunday ends differently – because while Niall waits and waits
in the car park for Eden to pick up supplies, Eden never returns. She’s
not waiting for him at home, and none of their family or friends have
heard from her.
Gone without a trace, Niall is arrested on suspicion of her murder.
When DS Roy Grace is called in to investigate, it doesn’t take long to
realize that nothing is quite as it seems – and this might be his most
mysterious case yet . . .
Sunday Times number one bestseller Peter James returns with the latest
installment in his award-winning Roy Grace novels – now a major TV
series.
Near the dying English seaside town of Ilmarsh, local police detective Alec Nichols discovers sixteen horses’ heads on a farm, each buried with a single eye facing the low winter sun. After forensic veterinarian Cooper Allen travels to the scene, the investigators soon uncover evidence of a chain of crimes in the community – disappearances, arson and mutilations – all culminating in the reveal of something deadly lurking in the ground itself.
In the dark days that follow, the town slips into panic and paranoia. Everything is not as it seems. Anyone could be a suspect. And as Cooper finds herself unable to leave town, Alec is stalked by an unseen threat. The two investigators race to uncover the truth behind these frightening and insidious mysteries – no matter the cost.
Sixteen Horses is the debut literary thriller from an extraordinary talent, Greg Buchanan. A story of enduring guilt, trauma and punishment, set in a small seaside community the rest of the world has left behind . . .
Ellery Wainwright is alone at the edge of the world.
She and her husband, Luke, were supposed to spend their twentieth
wedding anniversary together at the luxurious Resort at Broken Point in
Big Sur, California. Where better to celebrate a marriage, a family,
and a life together than at one of the most stunning places on earth?
But now she's traveling solo.
To add insult to injury, there's a wedding at Broken Point scheduled
during her stay. Ellery remembers how it felt to be on the cusp of
everything new and wonderful, with a loved and certain future
glimmering just ahead. Now, she isn't certain of anything except for
her love for her kids and her growing realization that this place,
though beautiful, is unsettling.
When Ellery discovers the body of the groom floating in the pool in the
rain, she realizes that she is not the only one whose future is no
longer guaranteed. Before the police can reach Broken Point, a mudslide
takes out the road to the resort, leaving the guests trapped. When
another guest dies, it's clear something horrible is brewing.
Everyone at Broken Point has a secret. And everyone has a shadow.
Including Ellery.
The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New
York Times bestselling author: a recent divorcee's exclusive Big Sur
resort vacation unravels when she discovers a dead body on the day of a
wedding.
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Jo Nesbo; Translated by Neil Smith
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WHEN THE VOICES CALL, DON'T ANSWER...
In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths fourteen-year-old Richard
Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote
town of Ballantyne.
Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate
named Tom goes missing, no one believes him when he says the telephone
booth out by the edge of the woods sucked Tom into the receiver like
something out of a horror movie.
No one, that is, except the enigmatic Karen, who encourages Richard to
pursue clues the police refuse to investigate. He traces the number to
an abandoned house in the woods. There he catches a glimpse of a
terrifying face in the window. And then the voices start.
When another classmate disappears, Richard grapples with the dark magic
that's possessing Ballantyne to try and find them before it’s too
late...
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Lee Child, Andrew Child
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Chicago. 1992. A hospital patient
wakes to find two strangers by his bed.
They show him a list of names and ask a simple but impossible question.
Minutes later he falls to his death from his twelfth-floor window - a
fall which generates some unexpected attention.
That attention comes from the Secretary of Defense, who calls for an
inter-agency task force to investigate. Jack Reacher, recently demoted
from Major, is assigned as the Army's representative. If he gets a
result, great. If not, he's a convenient fall guy.
Reacher may be an exceptional military investigator, but office
politics aren't what gets him up in the morning. As he races to
identify a cold-blooded killer and uncover a secret that stretches back
23 years, he must navigate around his new partners.
Will Reacher bring the bad guys to
justice the official way . . . or his way?
Some women are worth waging wars over.
Lenny Primrose has lived her entire life as her rich father's puppet.
Now, at twenty-three, she's no longer interested in playing his games.
Unfortunately, the only way to avoid being married off to one of her
father's business partners is to involve the man he fears most: the
British assassin who almost killed him.
Jonas Wolfe would be content to never be in the same room as a Primrose
ever again. His days are filled with contracted murder and running his
pub – anything to keep from sitting around thinking about his one
failed mission.
But when Lenny commits a rash crime, Jonas steps in to help, and
extracting himself from her family becomes impossible. Especially when
she bats her pretty green eyes, proposing a fake relationship that she
vows will benefit them both.
Interested in improving his public image, Jonas agrees, and it isn't
long before lingering looks become scorching hot kisses. But even as
the two grow closer and bond over their common enemy and undeniable
chemistry, Lenny still remains distant and closed off. Turns out she's
keeping a horrible secret…one that threatens to tear apart everything
they've built together.
The third instalment of Sav R. Miller’s Monsters & Muses series is
a dark and addictive fake dating romance, and is not to be missed by
fans of Greek mythology-inspired, spicy romance tales.
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Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series and
is the inspiration for the upcoming original series Cross on Amazon
Prime!
Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works
and lives in the ghettos of D. C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his
prime. He's a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris
Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his
baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and
they are his own special vulnerabilities.
Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive
job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond,
mysterious, seductive, she's got an outer shell that's as tough as it
is beautiful. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less
than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret?
Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love
affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary
Soneji, who wants to commit the "crime of the century," is playing at
the top of his game. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service,
and the police. Who will be his next victim?
Gary Soneji is every parent's worst nightmare. He has become Alex
Cross's nightmare. And now, reader, he's about to become yours.
A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon
can solve…
Acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva returns
with the year’s most anticipated new thriller. Pre-order now!
Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into
London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the
return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old
friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a
baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and
dangerous new adversary.
The victim is Charlotte Blake, a celebrated professor of art history
from Oxford who spends her weekends in the same seaside village where
Gabriel once lived under an assumed identity. Her murder appears to be
the work of a diabolical serial killer who has been terrorizing the
Cornish countryside. But there are a number of telltale
inconsistencies, including a missing mobile phone. And then there is
the mysterious three-letter cypher she left behind on a notepad in her
study.
Gabriel soon discovers that Professor Blake was searching for a looted
Picasso worth more than a $100 million, and he takes up the chase for
the painting as only he can – with six Impressionist canvases forged by
his own hand and an unlikely team of operatives that includes a
world-famous violinist, a beautiful master thief, and a lethal contract
killer turned British spy. The result is a stylish and wildly
entertaining mystery that moves at lightning speed from the cliffs of
Cornwall to the enchanted island of Corsica and, finally, to a
breathtaking climax on the very doorstep of 10 Downing Street.
Supremely elegant and suspenseful, A Death in Cornwall is Daniel Silva
at his best – a dazzling tale of murder, power, and insatiable greed
that will hold readers spellbound until they turn the final page.
A TIMES CRIME CLUB STAR PICK and AMAZON and KINDLE BESTSELLER!
'Fantastic. Excellent. Incredible. I could not put this one down
for the life of me.' Reader Review 'A stunner! Without a doubt, one
of the best crime novels of the year!' - No.1 international
bestseller Jeffery Deaver In search of a new life,
seventeen-year-old Adriana Clark's family moves to the ancient,
ocean-battered Isle of Mull, far off the coast of Scotland. Then
she goes missing. Faced with hostile locals and indifferent police,
her desperate parents turn to private investigator Sadie Levesque.
Sadie is the best at what she does. But when she finds Adriana's
body in a cliffside cave, a seaweed crown carefully arranged on her
head, she knows she's dealing with something she's never
encountered before. The deeper she digs into the island's secrets,
the closer danger creeps - and the more urgent her quest to find
the killer grows. Because what if Adriana is not the last girl to
die? Beautifully haunting with twists and turns you'll never see
coming, The Last Girl to Die is your next obsession waiting to
happen. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and L.J. Ross. 'Oh my
goodness, I absolutely and totally loved this book. Outstanding and
compelling, it gave me whiplash from all the twists and turns.' -
million-copy bestseller Angela Marsons 'An adroit and highly
atmospheric mystery.' - Times Crime Club 'Fields has a knack of
keeping you gripped for hours.' - The Sun 'Gloriously dark and
twisty.' - Fabulous Readers absolutely LOVE The Last Girl to Die!
'Fantastic. Excellent. Incredible. I could not put this one down
for the life of me.' 'What rollercoaster ride this was. I love it
when a book shocks me the way this did.' 'Breathtaking. Twists and
turns galore. I couldn't put it down, I loved it.' 'A tense,
twisty, phenomenal read!' 'Haunting. Breathtaking shocks,
unforeseen twists, and an emotionally shattering conclusion.'
'Twisty, unpredictable and kept me guessing the whole time.'
'Breathtakingly brilliant... The ending left me stunned.'
A gripping psychological thriller about female friendship and dark secrets.
Margot went to college in South Carolina for a new start. It’s a chance to get away – from her small town, her family and the memories of her dead best friend.
She gets her wish when the enigmatic Lucy invites her to join two other girls in a shared house for their second year. But as Margot gets to know the girls, she begins to realise that something’s off about Lucy, she’s not quite what she seems.
Six months later, Lucy is missing and a boy from the frat house next door is dead, leaving Margot in the wake of the investigation. But as the police continue to dig, they realise Lucy isn't the only one with secrets.
What happens when an old spook loses his mind? Does the Service have a retirement home for those who know too many secrets but don’t remember they’re secret? Or does someone take care of the senile spy for good?
These are the questions River Cartwright must ask when his grandfather, a Cold War–era operative, starts to forget to wear pants and begins to suspect everyone in his life has been sent by the Service to watch him.
But River has other things to worry about. A bomb goes off in the middle of a busy shopping center and kills forty innocent civilians. The agents of Slough House have to figure out who is behind this act of terror before the situation escalates.
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