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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
for Fiction 2018. As heard on BBC Radio 4 Front Row 'The best crime
novel I've read in a very long time.' VAL MCDERMID SNAP DECISIONS
CAN BE DANGEROUS . . . On a stifling summer's day, eleven-year-old
Jack and his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for
their mother to come back and rescue them. Jack's in charge, she'd
said. I won't be long. But she doesn't come back. She never comes
back. And life as the children know it is changed for ever. Three
years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of
supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they're alone in
the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about
what happened to his mother. . . 'Snap is the best kind of crime
novel. It gives you chills, it makes you think and it touches your
heart. I loved it!' SARAH PINBOROUGH, No.1 bestselling author of
Behind Her Eyes 'Original, pacy and thoroughly entertaining . . . a
cracking read.' CLARE MACKINTOSH, bestselling author of I Let You
Go 'No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer, with a rare
blend of darkness, humour and heart. She's a crime writing genius.'
C. L. TAYLOR, bestselling author of The Missing 'Intelligent
entertainment that keeps you guessing.' Sunday Times Crime Club
'Edgy, original and beautifully written, this suspenseful story is
dazzlingly good.' Sunday Mirror 'Belinda Bauer's plots are never
anything less than original and unsettling, and Snap is no
exception.' Sunday Times 'Spine-chilling, tension-packed gripper.'
Woman and Home 'The opening of Snap is one of the most vividly
unnerving I have read . . . razor-sharp observation.' Guardian
'Belinda Bauer's fiction teems with life . . . Kate Atkinson used
to be the undisputed master of this sort of mixture of the serious,
the exciting and the anarchic, but Bauer is now firmly in her
class.' Daily Telegraph
Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this
is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel
from bestselling author Belinda Bauer. A Sunday Times 'best
paperbacks of 2021' pick and The Times 'best thriller books of
2021' pick 'Quirky, charming, intensely human, important . . . and
very suspenseful. I loved it.' Lee Child __________________ 'This
ingenious and darkly comic mystery is an absolute delight and Felix
is one of the most loveable fugitives ever created.' Sunday Express
Meet Felix Pink. The most unlikely murderer you'll ever have the
good fortune to spend time with. When Felix lets himself in to
Number 3 Black Lane, he's there to perform an act of charity: to
keep a dying man company as he takes his final breath . . . But
just fifteen minutes later Felix is on the run from the police -
after making the biggest mistake of his life. Now his world is
turned upside down as he must find out if he's really to blame, or
if something much more sinister is at play. All while staying one
shaky step ahead of the law. __________ 'Fresh, funny, flawless.
The best crime novel you'll read this year.' Clare Mackintosh
'Bauer's judgement of tone is perfect throughout a captivating
whodunnit that's often hilarious . . . beady-eyed yet tender, it
resembles a collaboration between Agatha Christie and Muriel
Spark.' Sunday Times __________________ Readers are loving EXIT and
the marvellous Felix Pink: 'Another winner from this outstanding
author who has a unique ability to blend crime with humour.' 'Felix
Pink - one of the most adorably unexpected murderers in print.' 'A
brilliantly entertaining crime read, with an ordinary pensioner at
its heart, a Felix who managed to capture my heart.' 'It may seem a
dark topic but Exit is anything but. Pure joy, honestly.' 'Despite
being a crime novel, it is a charming book that encompasses themes
of compassion, friendship, love and standing up for what you
believe is right.' 'This is an exceptionally cleverly crafted
novel. A fair amount of black humour, two love stories, quite a lot
of gambling and some unlikely friendships.'
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP 'The most polished
crime writer on the murder beat' Daily Express Five footprints are
the only sign that Daniel Buck was ever here. Yesterday they were a
family just like any other: Anna and James, and their little boy,
Daniel. But in one careless moment everything changed. A front door
accidentally left ajar . . . and Daniel was gone. Now they are a
pair of strangers who can't even look each other in the eye.
Distrust and unspoken words fill the void where their son used to
be. Anna will go to any lengths to find Daniel - a four-year-old
doesn't just vanish into thin air. But how far will this desperate
search push her? Right to the brink. And beyond. ___ Readers love
The Shut Eye: 'Original and inventive . . . Fabulous stuff!' *****
'I was absolutely gripped by this novel' ***** 'A captivating story
with such strong characters' *****
Crime & Thriller Book of the Year (Specsavers National Book
Awards) Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018. 'The best crime
novel I've read in a very long time.' VAL MCDERMID SNAP DECISIONS
CAN BE DANGEROUS . . . On a stifling summer's day, eleven-year-old
Jack and his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for
their mother to come back and rescue them. Jack's in charge, she'd
said. I won't be long. But she doesn't come back. She never comes
back. And life as the children know it is changed for ever. Three
years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of
supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they're alone in
the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about
what happened to his mother . . . ___ 'Original, pacy and
thoroughly entertaining . . . a cracking read.' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'No one writes crime novels like Belinda Bauer, with a rare blend
of darkness, humour and heart. She's a crime writing genius.' C. L.
TAYLOR 'Edgy, original and beautifully written, this suspenseful
story is dazzlingly good.' Sunday Mirror 'The opening of Snap is
one of the most vividly unnerving I have read . . . razor-sharp
observation.' Guardian ___ Readers are gripped by Snap: 'Full of
suspenseful twists and turns' ***** 'Twisty, intriguing and so
cleverly written I couldn't put it down' ***** 'A refreshingly
different murder mystery' *****
A triple bill of sci-fi cops. The first film, 'Robocop', is set in
the near future and Detroit's soaring crime rate is unsuccessfully
policed by a corporation which plans to build a new city, if its
workers can go about unmolested. When its new 'enforcement droid'
proves unworkable, a murdered cop (Peter Weller) is wired into a
computer-controlled titanium body and set to the task at hand.
Unimpressed, 'Robocop' seeks vengeance on all sides in this violent
but often funny tale. In the second film, 'Robocop 2', a new model,
Robocop 2 (Tom Noonan), is built while Robocop 1 still patrols the
streets of Detroit. Robocop 2 is given a maniac's 'soul', thereby
setting the stage for a showdown between the two computer
constables. Finally, in 'Robocop 3' Robocop is befriended by a
young girl whose parents have been killed, and after his partner is
killed by the head of a private security firm, he joins a group of
rebels to fight back against the evil businessmen. There is a
notable fight sequence between a plastic-like robot Ninja and the
sluggish metal Robocop, which, together with the rebels hiding out
in the derelict General Motors Factory, constitutes a thinly veiled
critique of the Japanese car industry from the heart of Detroit -
the original motor city.
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP *WINNER! Crime
Novel of the Year* 'Contains one of the most startling plots in
contemporary crime fiction' Sunday Times ___ Patrick has uncovered
a crime that the experts were too close to see . . . Life is
strange for Patrick Fort - being a medical student with Asperger's
Syndrome doesn't come without its challenges. And that's before he
is faced with solving a possible murder. Because the body Patrick
is examining in anatomy class is trying to tell him all kinds of
things. And now he must stay out of danger long enough to unravel
the mystery - while he dissects his own evidence . . . 'Bauer's
great gift is her ability to surprise the reader: in the sense of
making you jump out of your chair, certainly, but also in that she
makes you think a bit differently about the world' Daily Telegraph
'Breathtaking. I read this and wished I'd written it' Val McDermid
'This could be the most astonishing whodunnit you are ever likely
to read' Red Magazine online Readers love Rubbernecker: 'A
compelling, intelligent thriller' ***** 'A totally brilliant story
. . . Gripping and heart-felt' ***** 'Original and absorbing - a
great read' *****
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP 'Extraordinarily
powerful and evocative . . . will leave you breathless.' Daily
Mirror VOTED CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR when it was first released,
and still the most gripping, powerful thriller debut you will read
this year. ___ Steven Lamb is 12 when he writes his first letter .
. . to a serial killer Every day after school, whilst his
classmates swap football stickers, twelve-year-old Steven digs
holes on Exmoor, hoping to find a body. His uncle disappeared aged
eleven and is assumed to have fallen victim to the notorious serial
killer Arnold Avery - but his body has never been found. Steven's
Nan does not believe her son is dead. She still waits for him to
come home, standing bitter guard at the front window while her
family fragments around her. Steven is determined to heal the
widening cracks between them before it's too late - even if that
means presenting his grandmother with the bones of her murdered
son. But when Steven realises this is an impossible task, he crafts
a careful letter to Arnold Avery in prison. And there begins a
dangerous cat-and-mouse game between a desperate child and a bored
psychopath . . . Readers love Blacklands: 'A dark, gripping story .
. . full of tension' ***** 'A truly chilling and disturbing read'
***** 'An intelligent crime thriller that seeps with atmosphere'
***** *Belinda Bauer's pulse-pounding new thriller, EXIT, is out
now*
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Crime novels don't get
much better than this' C.L. Taylor They wanted the same things.
Death - and an audience. Eve Singer makes her living from death. As
a TV crime reporter, she'll go to any length to get the latest
scoop. But when a twisted serial killer starts using her to gain
the publicity he craves, Eve must decide how far she's willing to
go - and how close she'll let him get . . . __________ 'Evocative
and disturbing' Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next
Door 'Excellent tension' The Times 'Spectacular' Sunday Times
Readers are gripped by The Beautiful Dead: 'A fast and thrilling
story with twists and turns from start to finish.' ***** 'Very
well-written and extremely tense' ***** 'A great thriller from a
very talented author' *****
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP 'A remarkable
achievement' Independent 'One of the leading names in crime
fiction.' Stylist Magazine ___ The eight-year-old boy had vanished
from the car and - as if by slick, sick magic - had been replaced
by a note on the steering wheel: You don't love him At the height
of summer a dark shadow falls across Exmoor. Children are being
stolen. There are no explanations, no ransom demands...and no hope.
Policeman Jonas Holly faces a precarious journey into the warped
mind of the kidnapper if he is to find them. But there are some who
would say that Jonas is the last man to entrust with this job...
___ Readers love Finders Keepers: 'Taught, tense and unputdownable'
***** 'An incredible page turner' ***** 'Carefully crafted,
intricately plotted and a joy to read' *****
In bleak midwinter, the people of Shipcott are shocked by the
murder of an elderly woman in her bed. As snow cuts off the
village, local policeman Jonas Holly is torn between catching a
brutal killer and protecting his vulnerable wife, Lucy. Soon Jonas
is taunted by a series of increasingly sinister anonymous notes
from someone who seems to know every move he makes.
Belinda Bauer is a phenomenal voice in British crime fiction, whose
work has garnered rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. The
Shut Eye is a spine-tingling, edge-of-your-seat thriller about a
woman who gets involved with a psychic who may be able to find her
missing son. Five footprints are the only sign that four-year-old
Daniel Buck was ever here. And now they are all his mother has
left. Every day, Anna Buck guards the little prints in the cement.
Polishing them to a shine. Keeping them safe. Spiraling towards
insanity. Anna is desperate for hope, which she's not getting from
the police, or her husband James. So when a woman tells her she's
found a true psychic, a "shut eye," she grasps at it. Maybe he can
tell her what happened to her son. But when she meets the psychic,
what she gets is not at all what she suspected. Matching
breathtaking suspense with a keen exploration of skepticism in the
face of the unexplainable, The Shut Eye is a riveting read from one
of our finest crime writers.
In bleak midwinter, the people of Shipcott are shocked by the
murder of an elderly woman in her bed. As snow cuts off the
village, local policeman Jonas Holly is torn between catching a
brutal killer and protecting his vulnerable wife, Lucy.
When the inquiry is commandeered by an abrasive senior detective,
Jonas finds himself derided by his colleagues and ashamed to admit
to Lucy that he's been sidelined. It seems his first murder
investigation may be over before it's begun. But when he receives a
series of increasingly sinister anonymous notes, Jonas is thrust
back into the center of the case. Someone in the village is
taunting him, blaming him for the tragedy. Someone thinks he's not
doing his job; someone seems to know every move he makes. And soon
Jonas has to ask: "Who's hunting who?"
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Blacklands (Paperback)
Belinda Bauer
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EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO, Billy Peters disappeared. Everyone in town
believes Billy was murdered--after all, serial killer Arnold Avery
later admitted killing six other children and burying them on the
same desolate moor that surrounds their small English village. Only
Billy's mother is convinced he is alive. She still stands lonely
guard at the front window of her home, waiting for her son to
return, while her remaining family fragments around her.
But her twelve-year-old grandson Steven is determined to heal the
cracks that gape between his nan, his mother, his brother, and
himself. Steven desperately wants to bring his family closure, and
if that means personally finding his uncle's corpse, he'll do it.
Spending his spare time digging holes all over the moor in the hope
of turning up a body is a long shot, but at least it gives his life
purpose.
Then at school, when the lesson turns to letter writing, Steven has
a flash of inspiration . . . Careful to hide his identity, he
secretly pens a letter to Avery in jail asking for help in finding
the body of "W.P."--William "Billy" Peters.
So begins a dangerous cat-and-mouse game.
Just as Steven tries to use Avery to pinpoint the gravesite, so
Avery misdirects and teases his mysterious correspondent in order
to relive his heinous crimes. And when Avery finally realizes that
the letters he's receiving are from a twelve-year-old boy, suddenly
"his "life has purpose too.
Although his is "far "more dangerous . . .
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Blacklands "is a taut and chillingly brilliant debut that signals
the arrival of a bright new voice in psychological suspense.
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP 'Belinda Bauer is
one of the best British crime writers out there right now' Simon
Kernick Every killer has to start somewhere . . . On the beaches
and cliffs of North Devon, young women have become victims in a
terrifying game where only one player knows the rules. And when
those rules change, the new game is Murder. But a madman on the
loose feels very far from the crumbling, seaside home of
ten-year-old Ruby Trick. Instead she lives in constant fear of
school bullies, the dark forest, and the threat of her parents'
divorce. Helping her father to catch the killer seems like the only
way to keep him close. As long as the killer doesn't catch her
first. ___ 'Bauer's great gift is her ability to surprise the
reader . . . She makes you think a bit differently about the world'
Daily Telegraph Readers are gripped by The Facts of Life and Death:
'If it was possible to give ten stars I would. I absolutely loved
this book' ***** 'One of my favourite crime novels of all time'
***** 'Absorbing from start to finish, a cracking read!' *****
"Bauer at her best . . . the true heir to the great Ruth
Rendell."--Mail on Sunday (UK) Belinda Bauer is a phenomenal voice
in British crime fiction, whose work has garnered rave reviews on
both sides of the Atlantic. Shortlisted for the 2015 Theakston's
Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, The Facts of Life and
Death is a creepy, edge-of-your-seat thriller about a serial killer
who terrorizes vulnerable women, with their families forced to bear
witness. On the beaches and cliffs of North Devon, lone women have
become victims in a terrifying game where only one player knows the
rules. And when those rules change, the new game is murder. But a
madman on the loose feels very far from the crumbling, seaside home
of ten-year-old Ruby Trick. Instead she lives in constant fear of
school bullies, the dark forest crowding her house into the sea,
and the threat of her parents' divorce. Helping her father to catch
the killer seems like the only way to keep him close. As long as
the killer doesn't catch her first.
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Snap (Paperback)
Belinda Bauer
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R473
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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The latest from award-winning
crime writer Belinda Bauer, winner of the UK National Book Award,
and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Snap is a gripping novel
about a teenage boy's hunt for his mother's killer. Eileen Bright
puts her 11-year-old son Jack in charge when she left their
broken-down car on the side of the road to find help. But she never
comes back, and three years later, Jack's still in charge: of his
sisters, of making ends meet, of making sure nobody knows they're
all alone in the house, and--quite suddenly--of finding out who
murdered his mother. Meanwhile, a young woman named Catherine While
wakes to find a knife beside her bed, and a note reading "I could
have killed you." With a husband on the road and a baby on the way,
Catherine makes a single bad choice that leads her into a tangled
web of deception and danger. A stylish, masterfully written novel
that will have readers on the edge of their seats, Snap is Belinda
Bauer at the height of her powers.
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