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The Mystery Guest
The Mystery Guest $24.99
DO NOT DISTURB. WHODUNNIT IN PROGRESS… ‘So many twists and turns’ ‘Full of such charm! 'Had me gripped from the beginning' _______________ DO NOT DISTURB. WHODUNNIT IN PROGRESS… Molly the maid sees everything at The Regency Grand Hotel. So when a renowned guest drops very dead on the tearoom floor, sullying the hotel’s five-star reputation, it falls to Molly to sweep up the clues. An unfortunate accident? Or a murderous mess? The answers to the mystery lie behind one guest’s door – and only the maid holds the key… _________________________________________________________________ Over a MILLION READERS have been swept away by Nita Prose's delightful mysteries: ‘Excellent and totally entertaining … the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time’ STEPHEN KING ‘This is phenomenal thriller. Maid or murderer or victim? Find out in the book’ READER REVIEW ‘Gripping, deftly written, and led by a truly unforgettable protagonist in Molly. I'm recommending it to everyone I know' EMMA STONEX ‘I loved everything about this book’ READER REVIEW ‘I didn’t think I could love a character any more than I loved Eleanor Oliphant but along comes Molly the Maid. God, I love her’ READER REVIEW ‘Fresh, fiendish and darkly beguiling. The Maid is so thrillingly original, and clever, and joyous. I just adored every page’ CHRIS WHITAKER ‘Felt like a modern day homage to Agatha Christie’ READER REVIEW ‘Lots of twists and turns and highly gripping’ READER REVIEW The Maid was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/c 08/05/2023
The New Girl
The New Girl 2 $24.99
The New GirlFrom the internationally bestselling author of *The Other Woman* and *House of Spies* comes another stunning thriller in his latest action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.NOW YOU SEE HERNOW YOU DON'TTHE NEW GIRLAt an exclusive private school in Switzerland, mystery surrounds the identity of the beautiful girl who arrives each morning in a heavily protected motorcade fit for a head of state. In truth, her father is Khalid bin Mohammed, the controversial crown prince of Saudi Arabia. And when his only child is brutally kidnapped, he turns to the one man he can trust to find her before it is too late.Gabriel Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence, regards Khalid as a valuable if flawed partner in the fight against terror. Together they will become unlikely allies in a deadly secret war for control of the Middle East.Both men have made their share of enemies. And both have everything to lose.Extraordinary acclaim for *The New Girl* and the Gabriel Allon Series"One of the greatest novelists the genre has ever known ... *The New Girl* is as close to perfect as you could ever hope for a thriller to be." The Real Book Spy"An excellent introduction for new readers" *Publishers Weekly*"*The New Girl* is a brilliant novel ... Eye-opening and a joy to read" Bob Woodward"Another jewel in the bedazzling crown of a spy-fiction master" *Booklist* (starred review)"Excellent ... Readers will be enthralled by both the history and the up-to-the-minute plot that Silva spins with such finesse." *Publishers Weekly* (starred review)"A world-class practitioner of spy fiction" *Washington Post*"This might be the best spy thriller since John le Carre's *Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy* ... *The Other Woman* is an instant classic" *CrimeReads*"With Silva's novels you find yourself being educated as well as being entertained ... Silva is that rarity of rarities, a writer whose stories just keep getting better." *Huffington Post*
The New Neighbours
The New Neighbours $34.99
You know your neighbours are plotting a crime but no one believes you . . . Dive into the gripping new thriller from The Sunday Times No.1 bestsellerDo you trust the couple next door?When Lena overhears a conversation between her next-door-neighbours she thinks she must have misheard.After all, the Morgans are a kind, retired couple who have moved to a suburban street in Bristol where nothing ever happens. But it sounded like they were planning a crime.Her family and friends tell her that she's made a mistake. Yet Lena can't stop thinking about it.Because what if they are about to do something terrible?What if she can prevent it?And what if, in doing so, it might help ease her conscience about her own dark past . . .
The Night Country
The Night Country $22.99
An enchanting and inspiring story from one of Australia's most popular authors, Bryce Courtenay, which draws on the author's childhood in Africa.The Night Country is an enchanting and inspiring story from one of Australia's most popular authors, Bryce Courtenay, which draws on the author's childhood in Africa. Towards the end of the Great Depression a young boy goes with his sister to stay at a farm while their mother is ill. There, during a scorching African summer, he witnesses a trial and punishment which will forever remind him of white men's cruelty to black people. Beautifully packaged with striking watercolour illustrations, The Night Country is a fable for all ages - a powerful account of the strength that lives within us all. 'It is gripping but deeply distressing writing... nonetheless it should be read and discussed.' The Canberra Times 'The Night Country is as frank and funny as it is poetic and painful. It is a deeply personal collection with universal relevance' Adelaide Advertiser 'An impressive and magnificent story which should be read by all' Hobart Mercury 'A gripping saga set in apartheid South Africa' New Woman
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The Night Of Baba Yaga
The Night Of Baba Yaga $24.99
A no-holds-barred queer gangland thriller from Japanese debut Akira Otani for fans of Chain Gang All Stars, Bullet Train and Tender is the Flesh
The Order
The Order $24.99
The Order The stunning new thriller from the master of modern espionageWhen Pope Paul VII dies suddenly, apparently of a heart attack, legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon is quickly summoned to Rome. The Holy Father's loyal private secretary, Archbishop Luigi Donati, suspects his master was murdered. The Swiss Guard who was standing watch the night of the pope's death is missing. So, too, is the letter the Holy Father was writing during the final hours of his life. A letter addressed to an old friend: Gabriel.While researching in the Vatican Secret Archives, I came upon a most remarkable book ...The book is a long-suppressed gospel that calls into question the accuracy of the New Testament's depiction of one of the most portentous events in human history. For that reason alone, the Order of St. Helena will stop at nothing to keep it out of Gabriel's hands. A shadowy Catholic society with ties to the European far right, the Order is plotting to seize control of the papacy. And it is only the beginning ...Praise for Daniel Silva:'A spy-fiction master ... Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor' Booklist'One of the greatest spy novelists the genre has ever known' CrimeReads'If you like Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher, get to know Gabriel Allon' Australian Women's Weekly
The Orphanage By The Lake
The Orphanage By The Lake $34.99
The Orphanage By The LakeA missing girl. An orphanage filled with secrets. And one lie worth killing for. A MISSING GIRL. AN ORPHANAGE FILLED WITH SECRETS. Hazel wants a new life. She's thirty years old, single, and her private investigation business is months away from folding. Her luck takes a turn when Madeline Hemsley, a mysterious socialite, pays Hazel a visit with an offer too enticing to resist. An orphan girl has disappeared from a children's home-The Orphanage By The Lake, as the locals call it-and Madeline wants Hazel to find her. At first glance, it appears to be a standard runaway case, but as Hazel plunges into the investigation, she finds signs of something more- unexplained blood stains, cryptic symbols, sinister figures shadowing her every move. The more she digs, the more she realizes that The Orphanage By The Lake holds terrifying secrets, and even worse... ...so does Madeline. Fans of Freida McFadden's The Housemaid, Charlie Donlea's The Girl Who Was Taken, and Karin Slaughter's Pretty Girls will love this twisty, suspenseful thrill-ride.
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The Other People
The Other People $34.99
‘A blackly funny twist on the Country House mystery, with bodies and wit galore’ John ConnollyAnd Then There Were None meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.Ten strangers. An old dark house. A killer picking them off one by one. And a missing girl who's running out of time. . . Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there. In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman. But a killer also stalks the halls of the house, and soon the body count starts to rise. Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them? And who – or what – is the Beast in the Cellar? Forget what you think you know.Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust THE OTHER PEOPLE? ‘The Other People chilled me to the bone, made me laugh out loud - and everything in between. This devilishly clever mystery holds you captive from its explosive opening, right up to its shocking final pages. I never saw the twist coming, yet it made perfect sense. Brilliant!’ Alison Gaylin
The Other Woman
The Other Woman $24.99
The Other Woman Daniel Silva and Gabriel Allon return in another blistering, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller.''Another jewel in the bedazzling crown of a spy-fiction master." Booklist She was his best-kept secret ...In an isolated village in the mountains of Andalusia, a mysterious Frenchwoman is writing a dangerous memoir. It tells the story of a man she once loved in the Beirut of old, and a child taken from her in treason's name. The woman holds the Kremlin's most closely guarded secret. Long ago, the KGB inserted a mole into the heart of the West -- a mole who now stands on the doorstep of ultimate power.Only one man can unravel the conspiracy: Gabriel Allon, the legendary art restorer and assassin who serves as the chief of Israel's vaunted secret intelligence service. Gabriel has battled the dark forces of the new Russia before, at great personal cost. Now he and the Russians will engage in a final epic showdown, with the fate of the postwar global order hanging in the balance.Gabriel is lured into the hunt for the traitor after his most important asset inside Russian intelligence is brutally assassinated while trying to defect in Vienna. His quest for the truth will lead him backward in time, to the twentieth century's greatest act of treason, and, finally, to a spellbinding climax along the banks of the Potomac River outside Washington that will leave readers breathless.'If you like Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher, get to know Gabriel Allon' Australian Women's Weekly 'Allon is a great political operative, but Silva is an even greater writer' Huffington Post 'One of fiction's greatest spies ... Allon remains as compelling as ever' Kirkus
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage $24.99
The Perfect Marriage'WHATTTTTTTT?????... This is the best book I think I've read this year.' Reader Review, ??????????HIS MISTRESS IS DEAD. HIS WIFE IS HIS ONLY HOPE.Sarah Morgan is one of the best criminal defense attorneys in Washington, DC. With a perfect case record and having made named partner before the age of thirty-five, her life is going exactly as she planned.However, the same cannot be said for her husband, Adam, a failed author, who's grown to resent his wife's meteoric success as he feels it's come at the expense of their relationship.For almost two years, Adam has kept his affair with Kelly Summers a secret, but everything changes when her body is discovered at the couple's lake house and Adam is arrested on suspicion of murder.Sarah now finds herself facing her most challenging case yet when she vows to defend her husband--a man accused of murdering his mistress.While Adam is certainly guilty of sleeping with Kelly, the question remains: Is he guilty of killing her too?From multi-million-copy-bestselling author Jeneva Rose comes the definitive edition of her shocking breakout thriller, The Perfect Marriage. Fully reedited, it features a sneak peek of the first three chapters of the upcoming sequel, The Perfect Divorce.Read what everyone is saying about The Perfect Marriage:'Holy moly if THIS BOOK isn't on your radar, it damn well should be! A storyline that will hook you right from the get-go, characters that will keep you guessing and an ending that will literally blow your mind (and give you whiplash - I'm not kidding, my neck still hurts from this one)... the perfect binge read.' Reader Review, ??????????'I could NOT walk away. My emotions were pulled in every direction: sad, pissed, annoyed, confused, shocked. This was the perfect suspense plot with a twist. HIGHLY recommend.' Reader Review, ??????????'My mind is still whirling with so many things! What did I just read?! How fun was that wild ride?! How many more books exist like this? Wow. Suffice it to say, I've NEVER read a faster paced whodunnit in my entire life, and I was here for it!' Reader Review, ??????????'WOW, THIS WAS ONE HELL OF A MYSTERY...I was glued to the pages.' Reader Review, ??????????'The ending completely and utterly blew me away' Reader Review, ??????????
The Perfect Match
The Perfect Match $22.99
A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Wrong Daughter.
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The Poet
The Poet $22.99
Michael Connelly's breakout thriller: cunning, poet-quoting serial killer of unprecedented savagery executes one homicide cop after another.
The President's Shadow
The President's Shadow $34.99
The President'S Shadow The third gripping novel in The Shadow series that follows hero Lamont Cranston and his young protege as they seek vigilante justice in New York City.For over 150 years, Lamont Cranston has been The Shadow.Possessed with an array of mental and physical powers, Cranston-a New York society-man turned crusader-uses his abilities in pursuit of justice.When a series of deadly natural disasters strike the planet, The Shadow immediately sets out to identify the human threat...A disgruntled graduate student? The power-hungry President of the Americas? Or could it be Shiwan Khan, The Shadow's fiercest enemy?Standing with The Shadow and his crime-fighting associates are his long love, Margo Lane, and his great-great granddaughter, Maddy.Will they triumph or perish? Whether they rise or fall, they'll do it together.___________________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put- nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL
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The Proof Of My Innocence
The Proof Of My Innocence $34.99
A blistering political critique wrapped up in a murder mystery - from the bestselling author of MIDDLE ENGLAND<p>Post-university life doesn't suit Phyl. Time passes slowly living back home with her parents, working a zero-hour contract serving Japanese food to holidaymakers at Heathrow's Terminal 5. As for her budding plans of becoming a writer, those are going nowhere.</p><p>That is, until family friend Chris comes to stay. He's been on the path to uncover a sinister think-tank, founded at Cambridge University in the 1980s, that's been scheming to push the British government in a more extreme direction. One that's finally poised to put their plans into action.</p><p>But speaking truth to power can be dangerous - and power will stop at nothing to stay on top.</p><p>As Britain finds itself under the leadership of a new Prime Minister whose tenure will only last for seven weeks, Chris pursues his story to a conference being held deep in the Cotswolds, where events take a sinister turn and a murder enquiry is soon in progress. But will the solution to the mystery lie in contemporary politics, or in a literary enigma that is almost forty years old?</p><p>Darting between decades and genres, THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE is a wickedly funny and razor-sharp new novel from one of Britain's most beloved novelists, showing how the key to understanding the present can often be found in the murkiest corners of the past.</p>
The Prospect
The Prospect $34.99
The Prospect When you dig, will you strike gold ... or unearth dangerous secrets? An exciting new series from the queen of rural crime.No matter how much or how little you find, you will never, ever own the gold. It will always own you.After a scandal, investigative reporter Zara Ellison and her partner, policeman Jack Higgins, have moved to Kalgoorlie but they are each struggling with this fresh start. The wild mining town has its own rules, and its inhabitants - drawn by the lure of gold and riches - guard their secrets carefully. Zara feels adrift in the swirling red dust of the lawless bush city, without sources or any leads for the hard-hitting stories she's known for. Jack is out of the detective squad and trying to find his feet back in uniform. On an isolated stretch of highway, a pair of grey nomads is involved in a devastating accident which leaves more questions than answers. Zara starts digging for her own kind of gold, while Jack's investigation sends him on a parallel path towards a dangerous smuggling ring. In the wide open spaces of the outback, some secrets are buried deep.