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The Death Seasons
A complex case . . . when di wesley peterson is summoned to investigate a killing, he assumes that the case is a routine matter. but soon dark secrets and deadly deceptions start to emerge from the victim’s past, and wesley begins to realise that a simple incident of cold-blooded murder is altogether more calculated and complicated that he could ever imagine. tracing back through time . . . meanwhile, archaeologist neil watson is pulled from the historic paradise court to a ruined village from the first world war. even with the help of the attractive and enigmatic lucy, neil cannot shake the feeling that something is missing from his explorations: a cryptic clue that might have been lost when sandrock tumbled into the sea many years ago. a clue that could help wesley solve his most puzzling case to date. di wesley peterson is standing on the edge . . . as more victims fall prey to a faceless killer, wesley sees the investigation affecting him more personally than ever before. and when his precious family becomes a target, wesley has no time to lose. just like the fallen village of sandrock, wesley will have to stand tall if he is to withstand the coming storm . . .
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A Damned Serious Business
‘the novel is an absorbing briefing on cyberwarfare as well as a masterclass in characterisation’ sunday times thriller of the month from the author of harry’s game – a sunday times ‘100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945’ pick there is a new cold war raging and its frontline warriors are russian hackers – gang-members working freelance for the fsb, successor to the kgb. massive thefts of personal information, electoral interference, catastrophic disruption of commercial and social services, banks, airlines, even whole countries disabled – this is happening now. nicknamed ‘boot’ because of his obsession with the duke of wellington and the battle of waterloo, edwin coker is a case officer at the vauxhall headquarters of mi6. when a young hacker falls into his hands and reveals details of a secret meeting, boot conceives a daring plan to strike back – not with a computer virus of his own, but with a bomb that will seriously damage the russian operation, spreading fear and distrust. now boot and his little team need a ‘deniable’ handler to deliver the explosives across the border from estonia into russia and bring the hacker back out. they turn to merc, an ex-soldier fighting in iraq, a gun-for-hire who knows how to get out of a tight spot. they hope. from the moment merc sets out to cross the river narva things do not go to plan and when the hacker’s sister becomes involved, his mission turns from tough to near impossible. the scene is set for a classic story of pursuit and evasion and an epic battle for survival.
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The Tudor Deception
An unmissable new thriller from the master of the genre scott mariani’s pulse-pounding thrillers mix action, adventure, conspiracy and ancient secrets with modern mysteries and cutting edge tech – and at the heart of it all: a hero you’ll never forget. to his many thousands of fans, ex-sas officer ben hope stands tall as a warrior, a protector of the innocent, a defender of those in need, relentless in his pursuit of those who exploit others or prey on the weak. but ben is also a man all too aware of his own flaws and weaknesses – a man who knows to become unstoppable, he needs the right team to put together in a crisis. with his network of mavericks, experts and daredevils, he’s always ready to risk life and liberty for the right cause, wherever in the world that call might take him.
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Secrets Of The Tides
The tides are a family with dark secrets. haunted by the events of one tragic day ten years ago, they are each, in their own way, struggling to move forwards with their lives. dora, the youngest daughter, lives in a ramshackle east end warehouse with her artist boyfriend dan. dora is doing a good job of skating across the surface of her life – but when she discovers she is pregnant the news leaves her shaken and staring back at the darkness of a long-held guilt. returning to clifftops, the rambling family house perched high on the dorset coastline, dora must confront her past. clifftops hasn’t changed in years and moving through its rooms and gardens, dora can still feel the echo of that terrible summer’s day when life changed forever for the tides. as dora begins her search for clues surrounding the events of that fateful day, she comes to realise that the path to redemption may rest with her troubled sister, cassie. if dora can unlock the secrets cassie swore she would take to her grave, just maybe she will have a shot at salvation. but can long-held secrets ever really be forgiven? and even if you do manage to forgive and forget, how do you ever allow yourself to truly love again?
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King Of Ithaca
It was a time of myth and mystery. a time when gods walked among men. it was a time of heroes … greece is a country in turmoil, divided by feuding kingdoms desiring wealth, power and revenge. when eperitus, a young exiled soldier, comes to the aid of a group of warriors in battle, little does he know that it will be the start of an incredible adventure. for he is about to join the charismatic odysseus, prince of ithaca, on a vital quest to save his homeland. odysseus travels to sparta to join the most famous heroes of the time in paying suit to the sensuous helen. armed with nothing but his wits and intelligence, he must enter a treacherous world of warfare and politics to compete for the greatest prize in greece. but few care for the problems of an impoverished prince when war with troy is beckoning . . . an epic saga set in one of the most dramatic periods of history, king of ithaca is a voyage of discovery of one man’s journey to become a king – and a legend.
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The Forgotten Summer
Escape to the south of france in this compelling and atmospheric story of secrets and heartbreak ‘lovely, mouth-watering, page-turning. packed with the sunshine, scents and savours of the south of france. enough to make you rush straight to the eurostar’ daily mail **from the bestselling author behind channel 5’s carol drinkwater’s secret provence** _________ the grape harvest at the cambon family’s magnificent provencal vineyard is always a cause for celebration. but not this year. when the crop is accidentally destroyed, leaving the estate facing ruin, clarisse cambon knows exactly who to blame – her english daughter-in-law jane. it’s just the latest incident in a decades-long feud that has left jane feeling like an uninvited guest in her husband luc’s family. but when tragedy strikes and jane uncovers a shocking secret at the family’s heart she wonders if she ever really knew any of the cambons, especially her husband, at all. now she is left with a terrible choice – walk away and see everything the cambons believe in fall apart, or stay to expose the truth and risk being caught in the storm? _________ ‘secrets, tragedy, hidden pasts and family secrets all set in glorious provence – i loved this’ santa montefiore ‘this atmospheric read will whisk you straight to the south of france as you become immersed in the tale of secrets and heartbreak’ marie claire
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The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle
‘atmospheric, wise and warm . . . comforting and unputdownable . . . an enchanting hug of a novel’ – cathy kelly on the kitchen front to have. to hold. to sew. jennifer ryan’s the wedding dress sewing circle is ‘a great british sewing bee’ set in the second world war, and inspired by true events. after fashion designer cressida westcott loses both everything she owns in the blitz, she has nowhere to go but the family manor house she fled decades ago. cressida is at a loss as to how to rebuild her business from a small country village. the answer comes from an unlikely source: the local sewing circle. with clothes rationed, wartime brides are left with no choice but to ‘make do and mend’ and after helping local vicar’s daughter, grace carlisle, repair her mother’s dress, cressida finds herself inundated with similar requests. before long, the sewing circle find themselves mending wedding dresses for brides across the country. and as the women dedicate themselves to helping others celebrate love, they might also find it for themselves . . .
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One Night Beneath The Lemon Trees
‘relentlessly, gorgeously readable from start to finish . . . by the end you feel like you know these people as intimately as your closest friends’ charlie carroll, author of the lip cyprus, 1954. one sultry summer night, a young woman abruptly ends a love affair. it’s an impulsive act of revenge but it’s one that will reverberate through the lives of everyone involved. finsbury park, london, 1988. evgenia has just been given the news that nobody wants to hear. she’s dying, but there’s still time to put things right before she passes away. her best friend, emiliana, is burdened with a secret that she’s kept for far too long. it’s time to confess to her son but he is searching for closure of his own. around the corner, melina is lost. her father has just died of a broken heart and it’s all because of her. beneath the lies, grief and family secrets, however, waits a truth that can mend the broken parts of all their lives. the truth of what really happened that fateful night beneath the lemon trees.
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Payday
The instant top 10 bestseller and the thriller everyone is talking about ‘impossible to put down’ helen fielding ‘fearless, stylish, suspenseful and immensely entertaining’ louise candlish ‘a fast-paced, feminist thriller. i adored it’ gillian mcallister late one night, three women share secrets. they barely know each other, but they all know jamie lawrence. they know what he’s guilty of. and they agree something must be done. but as their plan spirals out of control, they begin to doubt themselves . . . and each other. then jamie is found dead. and suddenly everything is at stake. as lies are unravelled and truths exposed, two urgent questions emerge: who is really guilty? and who will have to pay?
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Coming To Find You
‘a deliciously dark story of murder and secrets’ claire douglas you can run away from your life. but you can’t run away from murder. when her family tragedy is splashed across the newspapers, nancy decides to disappear. her grandmother’s beautiful regency house in a quiet seaside village seems like the safest place to hide. but the old house has its own secrets and a chilling wartime legacy . . . now someone knows the truth about the night nancy’s mother and stepfather were murdered. someone knows where to find her. and they have nothing to lose . . . so what really happened that night? and how far will she go to keep it hidden? don’t miss the captivating new book from sunday times bestselling author jane corry —————————- ‘deftly peeling back layers of family secrets, coming to find you is a compelling read’ shari lapena, author of not a happy family ‘a must-read thriller’ b. a. paris, author of behind closed doors ‘yet another twisty, exciting book that i couldn’t put down’ heidi perks, author of the whispers ‘combines the heart-warming with the thrilling’ emma curtis, author of invite me in ‘her best yet. fantastic atmosphere and details and a cleverly handled dual timeline make this a sure-fire hit’ phoebe morgan, author of the doll house ‘a thrilling domestic noir with a great sense of time and place, excellent characterisation and plenty of surprising twists’ catherine cooper, author of the chalet ‘nancy’s story kept my heart in my mouth’ nikki smith, author of the beach party sunday times bestseller, july 2023
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A Winter Flame
A heartwarming and hilarious novel from the sunday times bestselling author ‘the feeling you get when you read a milly johnson book should be bottled and made available on the nhs’ debbie johnson tis the season to be jolly… but can eve find happiness through the frost? eve has never liked christmas. so when her adored elderly aunt dies, the last thing she is expecting is to be left a theme park in her will. a theme park with a christmas theme … and that’s not the only catch. her aunt’s will stipulates that eve must run the park with a mysterious partner, the exotically named jacques glace. who is this jacques, and why did aunt evelyn name him in her will? but eve isn’t going to back down from a challenge. she’s determined to make a success of winterworld, no matter what. can she overcome her dislike of christmas, and can jacques melt her frozen heart at last? praise for milly johnson: ‘every time you discover a new milly book, it’s like finding a pot of gold’ heat ‘a glorious, heartfelt novel’ rowan coleman ‘absolutely loved it. milly’s writing is like getting a big hug with just the right amount of bite underneath. i was rooting for bonnie from the start’ jane fallon ‘bursting with warmth and joie de vivre’ jill mansell ‘warm, optimistic and romantic’ katie fforde
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A Feast For Crows
Hbo’s hit series a game of thrones is based on george r r martin’s internationally bestselling series a song of ice and fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. a feast for crows is the fourth volume in the series. ‘when the writing is this good, it’s worth the wait’ entertainment weekly the lannisters are in power on the iron throne. the war in the seven kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life. the martells of dorne and the starks of winterfell seek vengeance for their dead. euron crow’s eye, as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, returns from the smoking ruins of valyria to claim the iron isles. from the icy north, where others threaten the wall, apprentice maester samwell tarly brings a mysterious babe in arms to the citadel. as plots, intrigue and battle threaten to engulf westeros, victory will go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel and the coldest hearts.
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A Clash Of Kings
Hbo’s hit series a game of thrones is based on george r r martin’s internationally bestselling series a song of ice and fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. a clash of kings is the second volume in the series. ‘nobody does fantasy quite like martin’ sunday times throughout westeros, the cold winds are rising. from the ancient citadel of dragonstone to the forbidding lands of winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the iron throne of the seven kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war. as a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky – a comet the colour of blood and flame – five factions struggle for control of a divided land. brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.
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A Clash Of Kings
Hbo’s hit series a game of thrones is based on george r r martin’s internationally bestselling series a song of ice and fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. a clash of kings is the second volume in the series. ‘nobody does fantasy quite like martin’ sunday times throughout westeros, the cold winds are rising. from the ancient citadel of dragonstone to the forbidding lands of winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the iron throne of the seven kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war. as a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky – a comet the colour of blood and flame – five factions struggle for control of a divided land. brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.
