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One boy and his toy are about to change everything… jack loves his childhood toy, dur pig. dp has always been there for him, through good and bad. until one christmas eve, something terrible happens – dp is lost. but christmas eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life… even toys. and jack’s newest toy – the christmas pig (dp’s annoying replacement) – has a daring plan: together they’ll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend jack has ever known… a heart-warming, page-turning adventure about one child’s love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to find it. a tale for the whole family to fall in love with, from one of the world’s greatest storytellers. a gorgeously gifty hardback, with full-colour jacket and featuring 9 black and white spreads and decorative inside art from renowned illustrator, jim field.

A rock, a hard place and the biggest legal battle the planet has ever seen. kyle mcavoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: he’s good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. but he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his fledgling career and, possibly, his entire life. one night that secret catches up with him in the form of some bad men in a dark alley — they have a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him. the men make it clear to kyle that he no longer owns his own future — that he must do as they tell him, or the video will be made public knowledge, with all the unpleasant consequences. what price do they demand for kyle’s secret? strangely, it is for kyle to do exactly what any ambitious young lawyer would want to do: take a job in new york as an associate at the largest law firm in the world, a job that is incredibly well paid and, with mammoth hours and outrageous billing, could lead to partnership and a fortune. but kyle won’t be working for the company, but against it – passing on the secrets of the company’s biggest trial to date, a dispute between two defense contractors worth billions of dollars to the victor. now kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him and the fbi, who would love to unmask the conspiracy. will his intellect, cunning and bravery be enough to extricate him from an impossible dilemma? full of twists and turns and reminiscent of the firm, the associate is vintage john grisham

Law firm partners oscar finley and wally figg see a chance for huge financial gain when they learn of a pending class action lawsuit against the makers of krayoxx, a popular cholesterol-reducing drug suspected of causing heart attacks.

A wonderfully warm and heartfelt debut from a stunning new talent.

Rule 1: all’s fair in love, war and popularity … kat elliot is no social butterfly: she’s spent her life rebelling against phony schmoozing – and it’s led her nowhere. just as she’s ready to give up her dreams and admit defeat, in steps lauren anderville. one-time allies against their school bullies, lauren and kat had been inseparable. then one year lauren returned from summer camp blonde, bubbly and suddenly popular, and kat was left to face the world alone. ten years later, lauren’s back. she wants to make amends by teaching kat the secret to her success: the popularity rules. a decades-old rulebook, its secrets transformed lauren that fateful summer. and so, tempted by lauren’s promises of glitzy parties and the job she’s always dreamed of, kat reluctantly submits to a total makeover – only to find that life with the in-crowd might have something going for it after all. but while lauren has sacrificed everything to get ahead, is kat really ready to accept that popularity is the only prize that counts?

If he isn’t guilty . . . who is? ‘addictive’ caz frear ‘brilliant, compelling’ karen hamilton ‘compulsive’ rachel abbott ___________ sasha north has gone missing. everyone says she’s run away, but i know better. we’ve been best friends since we were teenagers, since sasha swept into the neighbourhood and brought colour to my life. until a brutal attack changed both our lives forever. i know what happened that night. i know who wants revenge. and if sasha has been taken, does that mean i’m next? the captivating new psychological thriller by laura marshall, sunday times bestselling author of friend request. ******* ‘a name to watch in the world of twisty, gripping thrillers’ daily mail ‘an addictive, expertly-plotted thriller with a great twist’ t. m. logan, author of the holiday ‘superb’ sun ‘tense and full of surprises’ emily elgar, author of if you knew her ‘if you loved friend request, you’ll devour three little lies’ c. j. tudor, author of the chalk man ‘a compulsive psychological thriller’ jenny quintana, author of the missing girl ‘another brilliant, compelling novel’ karen hamilton, author of the perfect girlfriend ‘brilliant’ fiona cummins, author of the neighbour ‘masterful’ amanda reynolds, author of lying to you ‘taut, absorbing and hugely addictive thriller’ chris whitaker, author of we begin at the end

‘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.

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.