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On the outskirts of Durban, a car is hijacked. The owner, Suzanne
Fessey, fights back and kills one thief but the other, wounded,
escapes with her baby strapped into the back seat. Called in to
pursue the missing vehicle are helicopter tracker pilot Nia Carras,
and wildlife researcher Mike Dunn, the only man nearby on the
ground who can follow the car. The police have bigger problems; a
suicide bomber has killed the visiting American ambassador, and
chaos has descended on KwaZulu-Natal. As Mike and Nia track the
missing baby through game reserves from Zululand to Zimbabwe, they
soon realise that Suzanne is much more than a worried mother, and
that the war on terror has erupted in their part of the world.
On July 2, 2022, two criminals set out to rob a jewelry shop in Geneva. But even with a foolproof plan, their "perfect" heist will prove far from uneventful. . . Twenty days earlier, on a luxurious estate along the shores of Lake Geneva, Sophie Braun prepares to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Her life seems perfect: she has a fairytale marriage, two perfect children, and lives in a stylish modern mansion surrounded by lush forest. But her idyllic world is about to crumble. Her husband is becoming embroiled in petty schemes. Her neighbor, a policeman with a spotless reputation, is obsessed with her and spies on the most intimate moments of her life. Then, on her birthday, she receives a gift from a mysterious prowler that endangers her life. It will take many journeys into the past, far from Geneva, to unravel the origins of this diabolical plot from which no one will emerge unscathed, including readers. Told at a breathtaking pace, filled with nerve-jangling suspense, Wild Animal demonstrates once again why Joël Dicker - since the publication of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair - reigns supreme as one of the most beloved contemporary mystery writers in the world today.
East Berlin 1968: a city recovering from the horrors of WWII and where
the state police, the Stasi, cultivate a climate of paranoia and fear.
In a place where your closest friend or family member could be a state
informer, the threat of violence is ever present and no one knows this
more than damaged school teacher Sebastian Metzger. But something evil
and ancient is stalking Metzger from the shadows of war–torn
buildings–something which threatens the city and perhaps even the
future of humanity itself. Tiny Acts of Violence is a stunning horror
graphic novel from Martin Stiff, writer and illustrator of the
critically acclaimed and award-nominated The Absence. “It’s an erudite
indictment of social conditioning - - it goes beyond The Lives of
Others in its critique of the Stasi.” Pat Mills (Charley’s War,
Spacewarp) “Has the feel of a long-unearthed Hitchcock… A highly
effective thriller” Rob Williams (Old Haunts, Judge Dredd) “The
atmosphere of menace and state control-induced paranoia drops from it’s
pages.” Simon Furman (Transformers, To The Death) “Gorgeously moody,
graphically striking and brilliantly cinematic” Andrew Cartmel (The
Vinyl Detective, Doctor Who)
What antique would you kill for?
Freya, it’s down to you to finish what I started . . .
Freya Lockwood has avoided the quaint English village in which she grew
up for the last 20 years. That is until news arrives that Arthur
Crockleford, antiques dealer and Freya’s estranged mentor, has died –
and the circumstances seem suspicious.
You will uncover an invitation, I implore you to attend . . .
But when a letter from Arthur is delivered, sent just days before his
death, and an ordinary pine chest concealing Arthur’s journals are
revealed, Freya finds herself sucked back into a life she’d sworn to
leave behind.
But beware, trust no-one. Your life depends on it . . .
Joining forces with her eccentric Aunt Carole, Arthur’s staunch best
friend, Freya follows both clues and her instincts to an old manor
house for an ‘antiques enthusiasts weekend’. But not is all as it
seems; the antiques are bad reproductions and the guests all have
something to hide.
Can Freya and Carole solve the mystery and unearth the killer before
they strike again? Find out in The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder,
the unputdownable cosy crime caper from C L Miller.
A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the
secret power of his "family jewel," so who better to fight
alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?! Momo
Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum
regarding what they'll believe in and what they won't. Their quest
to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes
and paranormal battles they'll have to participate in to believe!
The banana-stealing Serpoians are back! And they've trapped Okarun,
Momo, and Aira in a void to have another go at stealing their
reproductive organs. The subsequent battle causes the powers of the
Acrobatic Silky dwelling within Aira to awaken, and she temporarily
joins forces with Momo and Okarun. But will they be any match for
their opponents after the aliens merge with their minions to form
an even greater being?!
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The Night House
(Paperback)
Jo Nesbo; Translated by Neil Smith
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Discovery Miles 2 460
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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...
A Wrong Turn A wrong turn at a fork in the road unwittingly leads
two friends into an encounter with a charming yet mysterious
strangera |but they soon discover that beneath his kindly mask
lurks a sinister alter ego capable of pure evila | a |Lured by his
charm they enter into a nightmarish sequence of eventsa |a deadly
date with the Devil. No Vacancies A killer on the run from the
Police finds himself being hunted by a ghost from his pasta |an
entity fuelled by an unrelenting desire for murderous revenge.
Who is trying to destroy Barclay Clements' fragile wife Nicky? The
mysterious figure from her past? Or someone closer to home? Someone
they look upon as a friend? This is Michael Limmer's fourth
full-length thriller, his previous being A Heart to Betray (2015).
All profi ts from his writings are shared between three Christian
charities: Support for Romania, assisting poor and homeless
families in that country; Starfi sh Asia, helping educate children
from the poorest families in Pakistan; and Barnabas Fund, aiding
persecuted Christian minorities world-wide.
Welcome to the party of the year.
You’ve been invited to an exclusive, luxury event in Norway, hosted by
a billionaire. Your moment has finally arrived. But you’re not going
for the canapes and champagne. You’re going for revenge.
Where anything is possible.
You’ve spent months preparing for this moment. Because you know that
beneath the host’s polished public persona, he’s a vicious killer who
has murdered several innocent people, including your sister.
Even murder...
Then a guest dies in mysterious circumstances, and you begin to
wonder... is this a trap? Why does it feel like you're being watched?
And will you ever escape?
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