A Crime Through Time
$34.99
A Crime Through TimeAmelia Blackwell has a master’s degree in Creative Writing, a corn snake called Colin, and a deep love of the works of Jane Austen. Although the Boleyns appear in her family tree, it’s through marriage, not blood, which is probably just as well. Georgiana Darcy’s most persistent suitor, Baron John de Halighwell, takes his name from one of Amelia’s distant great-grandfathers, who lived in a mansion that even Lady Catherine de Bourgh would admire. Amelia lives with her husband and children in a tiny house by the sea in Cornwall.
A Day In The Death Of Dorothea Cassidy
$32.99
Ann Cleeves is the author of over thirty critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez, who can now be found on television in ITV’s Vera and BBC One’s Shetland. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide. The Heron's Cry is book two in her Two Rivers series featuring Devonian Matthew Venn. The first book in the series, The Long Call was published to critical acclaim. It is currently being adapted for television. Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. She lives in North Tyneside near where the Vera books are set.
A Fortune Most Fatal
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The nation's favourite amateur sleuth is back! Jane Austen returns to solve another devilish mystery, in the compelling follow-up to Miss Austen Investigates Welcome to Kent, 1797. Jane Austen is set to spend the summer with her estranged brother, Neddy. As heir to wealthy widow Mrs Knight's fortune, it is imperative that Neddy stays in his benefactor's good graces. But upon arrival at Godmersham Park, Jane realises Neddy is in dire need of her help. For a mysterious young woman currently resides with Mrs Knight - a stranger who threatens to swindle the inheritance for herself. Jane must uncover who this imposter is, to protect the fortunes - and fate - of her entire family. But when her investigation takes a dark and dangerous turn, can she solve the mystery - and save herself?
A Rock And A Hard Place
$32.99
A Rock And A Hard Place When washed-up 80s rock legend Johnny Freestone is found dead in a cave off Scotland’s North Coast 500 tourist route, it looks like a tragic accident – another celebrity lost to a reckless lifestyle.But detective – and secret Freestone fan – Jack Logan is convinced he was murdered. As Logan delves into Johnny’s final days, he uncovers a trail of bitter rivalries, broken promises, and a comeback tour that wasn’t quite what it seemed.With the Highlands’ rugged beauty as a backdrop, Logan must navigate a web of secrets and lies that stretch from music studios to old flames – and find out who wanted Johnny silenced for good.The gripping next instalment in the DCI Jack Logan series, perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Stuart Macbride.
A Serial Killer's Guide To Marriage
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A SERIAL KILLER'S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE A couple that kills together stays together.* A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK *DISCOVER THE ADDICTIVE THRILLER READERS CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT'Believe the hype! Unputdownable, twisty, deftly written thrill ride.' ?? ?? ?? ?? ??'I read it in two days, so engrossing!' ?? ?? ?? ?? ??'Desperate Housewives meets Dexter.' ?? ?? ?? ?? ??'Sexy, stylish, thrilling. A razor-sharp tale of marriage and murder.' CHRIS WHITAKER'Your sassy, twisted must-read of 2025' JANICE HALLETT'If you liked Mr & Mrs Smith, you'll love this' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Darkly funny and clever' KATY BRENT'Huge fun. You won't put it down.' HARRIET TYCEHazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they're ex-serial killers.They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder. Then Hazel fell pregnant and they gave it all up for life in the suburbs; dinner parties instead of body disposal. But recently Hazel has started to feel that itch again. When she kills someone behind Fox's back and brings the police to their door, she must do anything she can to protect her family. This could save their marriage - unless it kills them first.WHAT MORE READERS ARE SAYING:'If I could give more than five stars I would.' ?? ?? ?? ?? ??'I honestly couldn't stop reading' ?? ?? ?? ?? ??'Absolutely loved this book. I laughed out loud several times, an excellent dark comedy' ?? ?? ?? ?? ??'I loved the short chapters, I finished this in one day.' ?? ?? ?? ?? ??'Huge fun.' ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
A Study In Drowning
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A Study In Drowning From Sunday Times bestselling author, Ava Reid's YA dark academic fantasy is The Hazel Wood meets A Deadly Education. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN AND JUNIPER AND THORN 'A love letter to stories - and to everyone silenced or forgotten in their retelling.' Allison Saft, author of A Far Wilder Magic. Effy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of Angharad - a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, and then destroys him. Effy's tattered copy is all that's keeping her afloat through her stifling first term at her prestigious architecture college. So when the late author's family announces a contest to design his house, Effy feels certain this is her destiny. But Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task- a musty, decrepit estate on the brink of crumbling into a hungry sea. And when Effy arrives, she finds she isn't the only one who's made a temporary home there. Preston Heloury, a stodgy young literature scholar, is studying Myrddin's papers and is determined to prove her favourite author is a fraud. As the two rival students investigate the reclusive author's legacy, piecing together clues through his letters, books, and diaries, they discover that the house's foundation isn't the only thing that can't be trusted. There are dark forces, both mortal and magical, conspiring against them - and the truth may bring them both to ruin. A Study in Drowning - New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, w/e 1st October 2023.
Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
$26.99
This collection of twelve stories includes many of the most memorable escapades of the world's greatest detective.The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of twelve short stories by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle, is considered a milestone in the genre of detective fiction. With Sherlock Holmes’s clever disguises and ability to solve even the most elusive mysteries, as well as Holmes’s loyal friend and biographer, Dr. Watson, who narrates most of the stories, Doyle’s suspenseful stories and well-developed characters keep readers on the edges of their seats. Featuring colorful sprayed edges and a heat-burnished cover with foil stamping, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a stylish addition to the libraries of all classic literature lovers.
An Ethical Guide To Murder
$34.99
AN ETHICAL GUIDE TO MURDERIf you had the power over life and death, what would you do?Thea has a secret. She can tell how long someone has left to live just by touching them. Not only that, but she can transfer life from one person to another – something she finds out the hard way when her best friend Ruth suffers a fatal head injury on a night out. Desperate to save her, Thea touches the arm of the man responsible when he comes to check if Ruth is all right. As Ruth recovers, the man quietly slumps to the ground, dead.Thea realises that she has a godlike power: but despite deciding to use her ability for good, she can’t help but sometimes use it for her own benefit. Boss annoying her at work? She can take some life from them and give it as a tip to her masseuse for a great job. Creating an ‘Ethical Guide to Murder’ helps Thea to focus her new-found skills. But as she embarks on her mission to punish the wicked and give the deserving more time, she finds that it isn’t as simple as she first thought.How can she really know who deserves to die, and can she figure out her own rules before Ruth’s borrowed time runs out?
An Ill Wind
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The exciting new rural crime novel from the bestselling author of Broken Bay and The Creeper. When a massive wind farm is erected on its outskirts, a small Victorian town is ripped apart in the deadliest of ways.High on a hill above the small Victorian town of Carrabeen, 300 wind turbines constantly spin. Except one is now deadly still - a body hanging from its huge white blade.Detective Sergeants Belinda Burney and Will Lovell are shocked to discover the dead man is Geordie Pritchard, a rich local philanthropist and owner of the wind energy farm.Suicide at first seems the likely explanation, until Geordie's widow Lucinda insists her husband was murdered - and she has the death threats to prove it. Certainly the wind farm has ripped the rural town in two. Some welcome the jobs and prosperity it brings, others are enraged by the loss of farming land. In short, Pritchard was both saint and sinner. But who in the small community hated him enough to want him dead?
Annihilation
$34.99
Michel Houellebecq is a novelist, poet and essayist, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker and singer. Acclaimed both in his native France and worldwide, his novels include Atomised, Platform, The Map and the Territory and Submission.
Argylle
$22.99
Argylle The globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the action blockbuster Argylle, starring Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard and Samuel L. Jackson, directed by Matthew Vaughn of Kingsman trilogy fame. One Russian magnate's dream of restoring a nation to greatness has set in motion a chain of events which will take the world to the brink of chaos. Only Frances Coffey, the CIA's most legendary spymaster, can prevent it. But to do so, she needs someone special. Enter Argylle. His life came to a crashing halt as a teenager. Since then, he has been treading water, building barriers between himself and the world. Until one moment of compassion and brilliance will bring him to the attention of the most powerful woman in the secret world. Coffey knows all about Argylle's dark past. She knows it haunts him. But she also knows it may give him the skills to join the team going up against one of the most powerful men in the world. His crash course in espionage will take him from the jungles of Thailand to the boulevards of Monaco, from the monasteries of Mount Athos to a forgotten cavern buried deep in the mountains. It is a deathly rollercoaster ride that will either make him - or break him...
Atlas Of Paranormal Places
$49.99
Atlas of Paranormal Places is a global tour of more than 50 locations with mystic, unexplained and ghostly significance. With a foreword by Danny Robins.
Barren Cape
$34.99
'Edgy, gripping and full of menace' Hannah Richell An abandoned resort seems the perfect place to hide, but is Barren Cape a refuge or a trap? Former housemates Mac and Erika are homeless. Well, Erika is fine, she just has to live with her parents until she can find another rental. Mac's situation is much worse – family isn't an option and she's surfing the couches of her increasingly exasperated friends. Driving around one lonely afternoon, Mac discovers Barren Cape. Once destined to be a luxury escape, now it's just wire fence and gray cement. It's stark, but quiet. There's no harm in staying a little while… From the bestselling author of The Rush comes a spine-chilling thriller about what happens when people are pushed to the edge and forced to make unthinkable choices. ‘Taut, terrifying and timely’ B.M. Carroll ‘Prak’s books keep you reading long into the night’ Vikki Petraitis
Beautiful Ugly
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Alice Feeney is the New York Times bestselling author of Good Bad Girl, Daisy Darker, Rock Paper Scissors, His & Hers, I Know Who You Are and Sometimes I Lie. Her novels have been translated into more than thirty languages and have been optioned for major screen adaptations. Alice was a BBC journalist for fifteen years and now lives in the Devon countryside with her family.Beautiful Ugly is her seventh novel.
