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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Organized crime > General
'Heart-stopping, pacy and tension filled. Highly recommended.'
Claire Allan, USA Today Bestseller 'A must read! My mind is blown.'
5* Reader Review One woman's past could cost her everything...
Frankie Keegan is struggling.While she tries to make strides in her
career, life at home is slowly unravelling as she is haunted by the
secrets of her past. Someone else remembers... As the dark nights
draw in, the anniversary of the loss of her brother looms and
Frankie is drawn back to the memories of that fateful night 20
years previously. As she descends into a guilt-ridden state, she
begins to suspect that someone else is also remembering that night
and they are determined to terrify her... Can she confront her past
before it's too late? From the international bestselling author of
The Daughter In Law, a gripping psychological thriller about
family, secrecy and grief - with a twist you won't see coming.
Perfect for fans of K L Slater, Shalini Boland and Lisa Jewell.
What readers are saying about The Guilty Wife:'A dark and twisty
thriller that does not disappoint' 'What a mind blowing thriller.
My first by Nina and she blew my mind. Twists and turns and
suspense. Nina is a brilliant writer.' 'I really enjoyed this book
and couldn't put it down till I found out how it ended' 'I
absolutely loved this book' 'A perfect book for those who love
suspense, mystery, and intrigue as this was certainly a captivating
read' 'A dark and creepy thrill ride.' 'Another good book by Nina
Manning. Did not see the twist coming at the end! Can't wait for
her 3rd book.' Highly recommended for dark psychological thriller
fans' 'I definitely didn't see the twist at the end' 'This book was
great to read. I was hooked almost from the word go.' 'Thrilling.
Keeping me on the edge of my seat.' 'That ending!!!' 'I really
enjoyed this story! This is a first for me by this author but,
definitely worth a read!' 'I was sucked in and my heart was in my
throat about 70% into the book then BAM! That twist! I never saw it
coming and it veered into a whole different direction than I
thought it would! Definitely recommend and I'm definitely going to
check out more from this author!' 'Her Darkest Fear tricked me. It
has some fantastic red herrings and you're going to be left
thinking you've figured it all out but I can promise...you
haven't!' Praise for Nina Manning:'Compelling and claustrophobic,
Nina is an exciting new voice and definitely one to watch' Phoebe
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atmospheric and addictive debut.' Diane Jeffrey, author of The
Guilty Mother 'Totally addictive. I couldn't put it down!' Darren
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Joy, author of The Liars 'Clever, emotionally draining and totally
gripping. I absolutely loved this book!' D E White, author of The
Forgotten Child
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From Confederation to the partial abolition of the death penalty a
century later, defendants convicted of sexually motivated killings
and sexually violent homicides in Canada were more likely than any
other condemned criminals to be executed for their crimes. Despite
the emergence of psychiatric expertise in criminal trials, moral
disgust and anger proved more potent in courtrooms, the public
mind, and the hearts of the bureaucrats and politicians responsible
for determining the outcome of capital cases. Wherever death has
been set as the ultimate criminal penalty, the poor, minority
groups, and stigmatized peoples have been more likely to be
accused, convicted, and executed. Although the vast majority of
convicted sex killers were white, Canada's racist notions of "the
Indian mind" meant that Indigenous defendants faced the presumption
of guilt. Black defendants were also subjected to discriminatory
treatment, including near lynchings. In debates about capital
punishment, abolitionists expressed concern that prejudices and
poverty created the prospect of wrongful convictions. Unique in the
ways it reveals the emotional drivers of capital punishment in
delivering inequitable outcomes, The Death Penalty and Sex Murder
in Canadian History provides a thorough overview of sex murder and
the death penalty in Canada. It serves as an essential history and
a richly documented cautionary tale for the present.
PARALLEL LINES is the story of a deadly rivalry on both sides of
the law. With criminal rival and would be underworld kingpin Declan
Meehan on the verge of controlling Glasgow's lucrative illegal drug
trade, Detective Sergeant Angus Thoroughgood vows to bring him
down. An edgy and fast-paced crime thriller set in the seedy
criminal underworld of Glasgow, Scotland, Parallel Lines is the
first book in the long-running Thoroughgood series. With Meechan
bludgeoning his competition into submission, seizing the city piece
by piece, his conflict with Thoroughgood gets all too personal when
Celine Lynott, the woman who broke Angus' heart ten-years earlier,
falls for his nemesis. Parallel Lines sees author RJ Mitchell
drawing from his 12 years of experience as a Glasgow police officer
to drag readers into the city's sleazy underbelly to encounter the
violent and lawless stories that can be found there.
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