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Watch Your Back
One perfect life. one perfect family. one day to destroy it all. to an outside viewer, nathan and eve thayer have an idyllic life. they have a lovely home in an affluent boston suburb, a beautiful baby girl, great careers – but beneath the glossy surface, all is not what it seems. stress in eva’s life is mounting, both professionally and personally, and she feels increasingly uneasy at her workplace. a break-in at a nearby house hasn’t helped, either. someone is out to destroy the thayer’s peace, but no one knows why. detective rita myers hasn’t discovered whether eve is a target or a suspect, but what she does know is that every disturbing incident in this peaceful neighborhood points back at her. and when a devastating event occurs, it’s clear how far from perfect eve and nathan’s lives really are. as the cracks in the surface start to show, so do the dark secrets that lie beneath… a pulse-pounding crime thriller, perfect for fans of claire douglas and lisa jewell. praise for terri parlato: ‘wow! what a storyline!… great police work and some crazy twists and turns!’ ***** reader review ‘captivating from the first chapter. i literally could not put it down. i love the writing style and the twists you never saw coming.’ ***** reader review ‘this was such a fast moving, fascinating mystery. the writing was fabulous.’ ***** reader review ‘this book is a serious page turner. right from the first page which pulled me in and kept me guessing. also never saw the twists coming!’ ***** reader review ‘i loved this book and had to force myself to lay it aside at night. seriously, a must-read!’ lisa jackson ‘a moody, atmospheric thriller, perfectly crafted.’ charlie donlea
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The Outsider
Ash rashid is a detective with the indianapolis metropolitan police department and one of the few muslims on the force. never one to play by the rules, ash has decided he wants out of the police, so the last thing he wants to get involved in is a fresh murder investigation. but when ash hears that the mother of his daughter’s best friend has been killed in a brutal hit and run he steps in to help. and when some of his colleagues prove reluctant to investigate, ash swiftly gets caught up in an explosive mix of election-year politics, crime and police corruption.
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Little Girls Lost
Children are disappearing in mobile, alabama, the latest snatched from her own bedroom. there are no clues – and, as yet, no bodies. with public anger reaching dangerous levels, homicide detective carson ryder finds a case hopelessly tangled up in murky local politics.
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Into The Water
In the last days before her death, nel called her sister. jules didn’t pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help. now nel is dead. they say she jumped. and jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behind. but jules is afraid. so afraid. of her long-buried memories, of the old mill house, of knowing that nel would never have jumped. and most of all she’s afraid of the water, and the place they call the drowning pool
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The Star Of Kazan
In 1896, in a pilgrim church in the alps, an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook and a housemaid. annika grows up in the servants’ quarters of the house of some eccentric viennese professors, but dreams of the day when her real mother comes to find her, and she discovers who she really is. ages 9-11.
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I Know What You’ve Done
Do you have any idea what the people you know are capable of? bestselling author of all my lies are true, dorothy koomson, asks how well you can really know your neighbors. fans of lisa jewell and louise candlish will rip through the pages of this addictive new thriller. what if all your neighbors’ secrets landed in a diary on your doorstep? what if the woman who gave it to you was murdered by one of the people in the diary? what if the police asked if you knew anything? would you hand over the book of secrets? or … would you try to find out what everyone had done? i know what you’ve done is the unputdownable thriller from the queen of the big reveal. readers love dorothy koomson: “koomson just gets better and better” woman & home “an instantly involving psychological thriller” daily telegraph “this is devastatingly good” heat “the suspense was on another level” black girls book club “written with verve and insight” stylist “we just couldn’t put it down” closer
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Half A Crown
In 1941 the war ended in the farthing peace. the balls and banquets of britain’s upper class never faltered, while british ships ferried undesirables across the channel to board the cattle cars headed east. peter carmichael is commander of the watch, britain’s secret police. it’s his job to warn the prime minister of treason, to arrest plotters, and to discover jews. now, in 1960, a global peace conference is convening in london, where britain, germany, and japan will oversee the partition of the world. hitler is once again on british soil. meanwhile, two of the most unlikely persons in the realm will join forces to oppose the fascists.
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After You
Lou clark has lots of questions. like how it is she’s ended up working in an airport bar? whether her family can ever forgive her? and will she ever get over the love of her life? what she knows for certain is that something has to change. then it does. but does the stranger on her doorstep hold the answers lou is searching for? close the door and life continues- simple, ordered, safe. open it and she risks everything. but lou once made a promise to live. and if she’s going to keep it, she has to invite them in . . .
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Me Before You
Lou clark knows lots of things but she doesn’t know is she’s about to lose her job or that knowing what’s coming is what keeps her sane. will traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. what will doesn’t know is that lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour.
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Me Before You
Lou clark knows lots of things but she doesn’t know is she’s about to lose her job or that knowing what’s coming is what keeps her sane. will traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. what will doesn’t know is that lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour.
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A Song For Summer
When eighteen-year-old ellen accepts the post of housekeeper at hallendorf school of music, drama and dance, she wasn’t expecting it to be quite so unusual. for deep in the beautiful austrian countryside, she finds a magical world. ellen is particularly intrigued by the enigmatic, and very handsome, marek, gardener and fencing teacher.
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The Time Traveler’s Wife
This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of clare and henry who have known each other since clare was six and henry was thirty-six, and were married when clare was twenty-two and henry thirty. impossible but true, because henry is one of the first p
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Me Before You
Lou clark knows lots of things but she doesn’t know is she’s about to lose her job or that knowing what’s coming is what keeps her sane. will traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. what will doesn’t know is that lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour.
