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The F team by Rawah Arja

The F team

Rawah Arja

Audio CD

Meet Tariq Nader, leader of 'The Wolf Pack' at Punchbowl Boys. He has been asked by the new principal to join a football competition with his mates in order to rehabilitate the public image of their school. But there's a catch - half of the team is made up of...

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Something terrible happened last night by Sam Blake

Something terrible happened last night

Sam Blake

Audio CD

It's Katie's 17th birthday - the dancefloor is packed, the drink is flowing and Raven's Hill School confession site is alight with gossip. Then a huge fight breaks out, sending guests fleeing. When Frankie, Jess and Sorcha go back to help Katie clear up her...

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Bandits, dirt bikes & trash by Robert Muchamore

Bandits, dirt bikes & trash

Robert Muchamore

Audio CD

Robin is pleased to hear from his old school friend Alan Adele, not least because Alan's father is Guy Gisborne's top henchman. Now that Gisborne is in the running to be elected Sheriff of Nottingham, he needs to keep his criminal activities under wraps. So...

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Killing moon by Jo Nesbo

Killing moon

Jo Nesbo

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Two young women are missing, connected only by their attendance at the same party, hosted by a notorious businessman. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will...

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The Cherrywood murders by Penny Blackwell

The Cherrywood murders

Penny Blackwell

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It has been a year since Tess had to trade the hustle and bustle of London life for pulling pints and moonlighting as a Cher impersonator in a country pub. The sleepy Yorkshire village of Cherrywood will always be home, but a return to rural life wasn't quite...

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Identity by Nora Roberts

Identity

Nora Roberts

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Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments. But after they host their first dinner party - attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy - her world is shattered. Nina...

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Napoleon's spy by Ben Kane

Napoleon's spy

Ben Kane

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1812. On the eve of the invasion of Russia, half-French, half-English Matthieu Carrey finds himself in the ranks of Napoleon's 500,000 strong army. With Tsar Alexander seemingly ill-prepared, a French victory seems certain. The Grande Armée will obliterate...

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The Lazarus solution by Kjell Ola Dahl

The Lazarus solution

Kjell Ola Dahl

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Summer, 1943. Daniel Berkåk works as a courier for the Press and Military Office in Stockholm. On his last cross-border mission to Norway, he carries a rucksack full of coded documents and newspapers, but before he has a chance to deliver anything he is shot...

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The last dance by Mark Billingham

The last dance

Mark Billingham

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He's a detective, a dancer, he has no respect for authority - and he's the best hope Blackpool has for keeping criminals off the streets. Meet Detective Declan Miller. A double murder in a seaside hotel sees a grieving Miller return to work to solve what...

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The scarlet papers by Matthew Richardson

The scarlet papers

Matthew Richardson

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VIENNA, 1946. A brilliant German scientist snatched from the ruins of Nazi Europe. MOSCOW, 1964. A US diplomat caught in a clandestine love affair as the Cold War rages. RIGA, 1992. A Russian archivist selling secrets that will change the twentieth century...

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Blotto, Twinks and the conquistadors' gold by Simon Brett

Blotto, Twinks and the conquistadors' gold

Simon Brett

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Blotto and Twinks are once again launched into another death-defying adventure, this time in the civil war-torn republic of Jalapeno, in Mexico. Desperate to escape her mother's match-making attempts Twinks sets out to visit her old friend, Begonia Guiteras,...

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Empire by Conn Iggulden

Empire

Conn Iggulden

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Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light in the dark. But even during times of peace, the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta...

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The perfect ones by Nicole Hackett

The perfect ones

Nicole Hackett

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Two days after arriving in Iceland for a promotional trip, Instagram influencer Alabama Wood goes missing. With no leads, the Icelandic police start their investigation by focusing on the two influencers seemingly closest to Alabama on the trip: Celeste Reed,...

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Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis

Dykette

Jenny Fran Davis

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Named one of the Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2023 by VogueNamed a Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of 2023 by Buzzfeed, Electric Lit, and ThemNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Our Culture, Yahoo!, The Millions, LitHub and SPY.comNamed a Most Anticipated Debut of...

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On Fire Island by Jane L. Rosen

On Fire Island

Jane L. Rosen

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"Dazzling...as funny as it is poignant, nostalgic as it is sharp." --Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After A book editor spends one last summer on Fire Island in this sparkling and surprising new novel from the author of A...

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Next of kin by Hannah Bonam-Young

Next of kin

Hannah Bonam-Young

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When people-pleasing Chloe learns that her birth mother has unexpectedly had another baby, she doesn't hesitate to become a next-of-kin guardian. But when she fails to pass Child Protective Services' financial evaluation, she is faced with a choice: see her...

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Impending strike by Sami A. Abrams

Impending strike

Sami A. Abrams

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Protecting him just might cost her everything...Elite Guardian Charlie Lee knows that there is no future with the woman he loves-fellow Guardian Lizzie Tremaine. And, he gets it-as a single mom, Lizzie has to protect her daughter. But more than anything, he...

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Social engagement by Avery Carpenter Forrey

Social engagement

Avery Carpenter Forrey

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"If you're looking for a page-turner with some bite, this one's for you." --theSkimm"Like a candy-colored wedding favor with a daringly dark center, Avery Carpenter Forrey's Social Engagement is as mordant and incisive as it is utterly delectable." -- Megan...

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The nightingale affair by Timothy Mason

The nightingale affair

Timothy Mason

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Inspector Charles Field hunts a serial killer targeting Florence Nightingale's nurses in Crimea and women in London in this twisty Victorian detective thriller from the author of The Darwin Affair. Tim Mason's gripping new novel finds Inspector Charles Field...

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Rootbound by Tarah DeWitt

Rootbound

Tarah DeWitt

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Despite her divorce, the absence of a pet, not having any genuine connections with other humans (apart from her sister Ava), and the fact that the remainder of her family is estranged from her life, Tait Logan is happy . . . Happy-adjacent, at least. She's...

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Kiss now, lie later by C. W. Farnsworth

Kiss now, lie later

C. W. Farnsworth

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One boy. One girl. Two feuding towns. MAEVE I've heard a lot of things about Weston Cole. Popular. Conceited. Supercilious. He's spent the last three years steadily dismantling my family's legacy. I should hate him. And I did. Until I encountered him freshman...

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Warrior by Simon Scarrow

Warrior

Simon Scarrow

eAudiobook

Rome, AD 61. Boudica's rebellion against Roman rule has failed. At a celebratory banquet, an ambitious historian, Caius Placonius Felicitus, takes an interest in a mysterious guest: Caratacus. Once a high king of Britannia, now living in exile, Caratacus...

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Sparrow by James Hynes

Sparrow

James Hynes

Audio CD

Raised in a brothel at the edge of a dying empire, a boy of no known origin creates his own identity. He is Sparrow, who sings without reason and can fly from trouble. His world is a kitchen, a herb-scented garden, a loud and dangerous tavern and the...

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The guest by Emma Cline

The guest

Emma Cline

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Summer is coming to a close on Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome ... One misstep at a dinner party and the older man she's been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources, but a gift...

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Whispering hearts by V. C. (Virginia C.) Andrews

Whispering hearts

V. C. (Virginia C.) Andrews

Audio CD

"An unputdownable gothic novel following a young woman who is determined to make it as a singer in America-no matter the cost. Renowned for her singing across the English countryside, Emma is tired of performing only in pubs and at church services. She's...

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The time traveller's almanac

The time traveller's almanac

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"The Time Traveller's Almanac is the largest, most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Theodore Sturgeon, Kim Newman, Greg Egan and Adrian Tchaikovsky amongst others present 17 temporal paradoxes, in which reality will be warped,...

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No true echo by Gareth P. Jones

No true echo

Gareth P. Jones

Audio CD

"Nothing ever happens in idyllic Wellcome Valley, much to Eddie Dane’s dismay. Then, one day, Scarlett White steps onto the school bus. She’s a stranger but somehow familiar. Equal parts smitten and intrigued, Eddie tries to get to know her but finds she has...

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She is not invisible by Marcus Sedgwick

She is not invisible

Marcus Sedgwick

Audio CD

"Laureth Peak's father is a writer. For years he's been trying, and failing, to write a novel about coincidence. His wife thinks he's obsessed, Laureth thinks he's on the verge of a breakdown. He's supposed to be doing research in Austria, so when his notebook...

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The ninth month by James Patterson

The ninth month

James Patterson

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"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Midwife Murders comes a twisted psychological thriller about a mother-to-be trying to find proof that she's being stalked, even when everyone around her distrusts her mother's intuition. Emily Atkinson leads a...

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Little cruelties by Liz Nugent

Little cruelties

Liz Nugent

Audio CD

"Three brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin. Will, Brian and Luke grow up competing for their mother's unequal love. As men, the competition continues - for status, money, fame, women. They each betray each other, over and over, until one of...

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Look after me by Aoife Walsh

Look after me

Aoife Walsh

Audio CD

"Phoebe's mum and dad are foster parents, and they're having a tough time. Her dad's moved out for bit, and her little foster brothers are playing up. So when Phoebe and her brother Adam find a baby abandoned in their den, they decide to try and look after her...

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Interworld by Neil Gaiman

Interworld

Neil Gaiman

Audio CD

"Joey Harker isn't a hero. In fact, he's the kind of guy who gets lost in his own house. But one day, Joey gets really lost. He walks straight out of his world and into another dimension. Joey's walk between worlds makes him prey to armies of magic and...

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It had to be you by Georgia Clark

It had to be you

Georgia Clark

Audio CD

"For the past twenty years, Liv and Eliot Goldenhorn have run In Love In New York, Brooklyn's top wedding planning business. That is, until Eliot dies while visiting his younger, blonder girlfriend, Savannah Shipley, an events intern from Kentucky. In a twist...

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Fractured by Dani Atkins

Fractured

Dani Atkins

Audio CD

"The night of the accident changed everything. Now, five years on, Rachel's life is crumbling. She lives alone in a tiny flat working in a dead-end job, desperate with guilt over her best friend's death. She would give anything to turn back the clock. But life...

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Black Light Express by Philip Reeve

Black Light Express

Philip Reeve

Audio CD

"Zen and Nova have ridden a train from one world to another before. They come from the Network Empire, whose stations are scattered across half the galaxy. But this time it's different. They've passed through a gate which shouldn't exist at all. They did...

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The blue bedroom and other stories by Rosamunde Pilcher

The blue bedroom and other stories

Rosamunde Pilcher

Audio CD

"Celebrate life's journeys with the beloved author whose stories of life and love have touched the world. With her evocative bestsellers "The Shell Seekers "and "Coming Home, "Rosamunde Pilcher opened your heart to the extraordinary powers of love, heartbreak,...

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21st birthday by James Patterson

21st birthday

James Patterson

Audio CD

"Detective Lindsay Boxer vows to protect a young woman from a serial killer long enough to see her twenty-first birthday. When young wife and mother Tara Burke goes missing with her baby girl, all eyes are on her husband, Lucas. He paints her not as a missing...

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Believe me by Dreda Say Mitchell

Believe me

Dreda Say Mitchell

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"While working on a property dispute, lawyer Gabby is shocked to discover a name more familiar than her own on the title deeds: her mother's. But her mother died twenty-five years ago from an undiagnosed illness at forty, leaving Gabby with more questions...

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The sunrise sisterhood by Cathy Bramley

The sunrise sisterhood

Cathy Bramley

Audio CD

"The holidays are here, and in Salcombe, Liz longs for the arrival of her god-daughters, Skye and Clare and Clare's daughter baby Ivy. After years on her own, she needs help to save the catering business she built with Clare's late mother, Jen. However,...

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Hot to trot by M. C. Beaton

Hot to trot

M. C. Beaton

Audio CD

"Private Detective Agatha Raisin immerses herself in the glittering lifestyle of the fabulously wealthy when Sir Charles Fraith is accused of murder - and Agatha is named as his accomplice! A high-society wedding, a glitzy masked ball, and an introduction to...

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Malibu rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Malibu rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Audio CD

"August 1983. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their baby sister, Kit. The siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu...

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Annie Dunne by Sebastian Barry

Annie Dunne

Sebastian Barry

Audio CD

"Annie Dunne and her cousin Sarah live and work on a small farm in a remote and beautiful part of Wicklow in late 1950s Ireland. All about them, a way of life is about to disappear. Like two old rooks, they hold on to their life, cherishing everything. When...

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The golden house by Salman Rushdie

The golden house

Salman Rushdie

Audio CD

"When the aristocratic Golden family moves into a self contained pocket of New York City, a park in Greenwich Village called "The Gardens," their past is an absolute mystery. They seem to be hiding in plain sight: Nero Golden, the powerful but shady patriarch,...

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To be where you are by Jan Karon

To be where you are

Jan Karon

Audio CD

"After twelve years of wrestling with the conflicts of retirement, Father Tim Kavanagh realizes he doesn't need a steady job to prove himself. Then he's given one--but what, exactly, does it prove? Meanwhile, newly married Dooley and Lace face a crisis that...

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Emily by Jilly Cooper

Emily

Jilly Cooper

Audio CD

"If Emily hadn't gone to Annie Richmond's party, she would never have met the impossibly irresistible Rory Balniel - never have married him and been carried off to the wild Scottish island of Irasa to live in his ancestral home. She'd never have met the wild...

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The roof of the world by Adrian Rigelsford

The roof of the world

Adrian Rigelsford

Audio CD

"Tibet, 1917. It's a time of great exploration, with intrepid teams of adventurers heading blindly into uncharted territory, determined to beat inexplicable odds and overcome any challenge they encounter. But some things are not that easy to defeat. An ancient...

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Beautiful you by Chuck Palahniuk

Beautiful you

Chuck Palahniuk

Audio CD

"Penny Harrigan is a low-level associate in a big Manhattan law firm with an apartment in Queens and no love life at all. So it comes as a great shock when she finds herself invited to dinner by one C. Linus Maxwell, aka Climax-Well, a software...

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Prince of fools by Mark Lawrence

Prince of fools

Mark Lawrence

Audio CD

"The Red Queen is old but the kings of the Broken Empire fear her as they fear no other. Her grandson Jalan Kendeth is a coward, a cheat and a womaniser; and tenth in line to the throne. While his grandmother shapes the destiny of millions, Prince Jalan...

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The last dragon by M. K. Hume

The last dragon

M. K. Hume

Audio CD

"King Artor lies slain and Ector, a mere boy, is acknowledged as the legitimate heir to the kingdom. But the land of the Celts is weakened. Meanwhile, it is revealed to young Arthur that he is the Bastard Prince, son of King Artor and Lady Elayne. Arthur...

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The wedding by Sian Ceinwen

The wedding

Sian Ceinwen

eAudiobook

Marrying a rock star. It's harder than you think.Heather York's life was a complete breeze. Sure, she was working herself to the bone on her recently launched fashion line, Serenity, in preparation for its debut at New York Fashion Week.Yes, her boyfriend,...

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From the grave by Karina Espinosa

From the grave

Karina Espinosa

eAudiobook

Secrets don't stay buried forever. Mackenzie Grey is a lone wolf who's earned her fair share of battle scars from the past, but that's all over now. Or so she thought. Known as the Freedom Princess, her heroic deeds have come with a heavy price when a...

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Varangian by Griff Hosker

Varangian

Griff Hosker

eAudiobook

The story of the last two Housecarls from Harold Godwinson's army who, forced from England by the Normans, journey down the Russian rivers to join the Varangian Guard where they fight, once more the Normans from Italy. The two men have to fight not only...

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Red tide by William C. Dietz

Red tide

William C. Dietz

eAudiobook

In RED TIDE, volume five of the Winds of War series, WWIII rages as the nuclear-powered Chinese Semi-Submersible Cruiser Sea Dragon goes to sea. When Chinese satellites detect the presence of an American Battle Group only a few hundred miles over the horizon,...

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Red sands by William C. Dietz

Red sands

William C. Dietz

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Red Sands is the story of Strike Team 3, a combined arms unit consisting of mechanized infantry Strykers, and Tanks. Natanz is a hardened Fuel Enrichment Plant, covering sixty-two square miles located twenty-six feet underground and protected by a concrete...

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The late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray

The late Mrs. Willoughby

Claudia Gray

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The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby's new wife."An absolute page-turner full of well-plotted mystery...

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The emperor of evening stars by Laura Thalassa

The emperor of evening stars

Laura Thalassa

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In the beginning, there was darkness.Before he met Callie, before he became the Bargainer, there was Desmond Flynn, the bastard son of a scribe. A boy born to a weak mother, cursed with little magic, and destined to marry a slave. But fate had something else...

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Daisy's decision by Ruby Dixon

Daisy's decision

Ruby Dixon

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I fear I've made a mistake. I left a pampered life and a loveless relationship to live on an icy, primeval world, all for the promise of a soulmate and children. But three years have passed, and my hopes and dreams have become dashed. I haven't resonated....

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Oathsword by Griff Hosker

Oathsword

Griff Hosker

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Now that he has made a name for himself and shown his courage in battle Sven Saxon Sword becomes not only a leader in battle but also a target for others when he fights. Beginning with the Battle of Svolder when hundreds of ships clashed in the sea, the novel...

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Love & other scams by Philip (Philip J.) Ellis

Love & other scams

Philip (Philip J.) Ellis

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Cat has a dangerously dwindling bank balance. She also has: · a month before her landlord kicks her out· a surprise wedding invitation from rich mean girl, Louisa· a secret talent for con artistry A priceless jewel the size of a cocktail olive is glinting on...

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Red dragon by William C. Dietz

Red dragon

William C. Dietz

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From William C. Dietz, the New York Times bestselling author of the America Rising novels, comes RED DRAGON, the third book in the Winds of War series following RED FLOOD. World War III is a few months month old. After attacking, and sinking the Destroyer USS...

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Fight where I am by Martha (Urban fantasy author) Carr

Fight where I am

Martha (Urban fantasy author) Carr

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Lieutenant Colonel Richard MacBlair has appeared out of thin air. Idina Moorfield has far more questions than the few answers her Uncle is willing to give her. He wants her to wait and she's tired of waiting. Does she have a choice? Not really when Uncle is...

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A dinner to die for by Jack Gatland

A dinner to die for

Jack Gatland

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After a fatal poisoning in Essence, the Michelin-Starred restaurant of celebrity TV chef Leroy Daniels, DI Declan Walsh and the team of the Temple Inn 'Last Chance Saloon' Command Unit find themselves in the middle of a multi-sensory gastro war, following an...

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Dividing line by Heather Atkinson

Dividing line

Heather Atkinson

eAudiobook

She's welcomed into the family, but will she survive them? Dividing Line is the first book in the Dividing Line Series of crime audiobooks. When Rachel marries Danny Maguire, younger son of the most powerful criminal family in Manchester, she thinks she can...

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The collected regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

The collected regrets of Clover

Mikki Brammer

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Clover Brooks ushers people peacefully through their last days, collecting their final words into three notebooks: ADVICE, CONFESSIONS and REGRETS.But Clover spends so much time with the dying that she's forgotten how to live . . .Can her clients' hard-won...

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Yellowface by R. F. (Rebecca F.) Kuang

Yellowface

R. F. (Rebecca F.) Kuang

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The new book from no. 1 New York Times and no. 2 Sunday Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang 'A riot' PANDORA SYKES 'Razor-sharp' TIME 'A wild ride' STYLIST 'Darkly comic' GQ 'Satirical and humorous' COSMOPOLITAN 'Unforgettable' WOMAN & HOME Athena Liu is a...

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The new China playbook by Keyu Jin

The new China playbook

Keyu Jin

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A myth-dispelling, comprehensive guide to the Chinese economy and its path to ascendancy.China's economy has been booming for decades now. A formidable and emerging power on the world stage, the China that most Americans picture is only a rough sketch, based...

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Collided by Lauren Asher

Collided

Lauren Asher

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Sophie Liam is Formula 1's golden boy. But he's nothing but a fraud. Charming. Devious. Seductive. And someone who promises to fulfill all my naughty bucket list items. I force him behind the safe lines of the friend zone. Instead of accepting our friendship,...

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The orphanage girls come home by Mary Wood

The orphanage girls come home

Mary Wood

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London, 1910. When Amy's chosen as part of a programme to resettle displaced children in Canada, her life changes tack. Her great sadness is having to say goodbye to Ruth and Ellen, the friends who became family to her during the dark days at the orphanage. As...

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The villa by Ruth Kelly

The villa

Ruth Kelly

eAudiobook

Death and mayhem erupt on an exclusive island as it plays host to a reality television show like no other . . . From bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Villa is an electrifying summer read, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Catherine Cooper. A Villa in...

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The spider by Lars Kepler

The spider

Lars Kepler

eAudiobook

Three years ago, Saga Bauer received a postcard with a threatening text about a gun with nine white bullets - one of which is waiting for Detective Joona Linna. But time passed and the threat faded. Until now. A sack with a decomposed body is found tied to a...

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To die in June by Alan Parks

To die in June

Alan Parks

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A woman enters a Glasgow police station to report her son missing, but no record can be found of the boy. When Detective Harry McCoy, seconded from the cop shop across town, discovers the family is part of the cultish Church of Christ's Suffering, he suspects...

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The middle daughter by Chika Unigwe

The middle daughter

Chika Unigwe

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Udodi's death was the beginning of the raging storm but at that moment, we thought that the worst had already happened, and that life would treat us with more kindness. When Nani is only seventeen, she loses her beloved sister and father. Misunderstood by the...

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Cold red by Chris Ryan

Cold red

Chris Ryan

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After six months in Regiment purgatory, SAS loner Jamie 'Geordie' Carter has been assigned to a new squadron. Tasked with flushing out the troop's bad apples, he's never been more exposed. And when someone tries to silence him, Carter is unexpectedly pulled...

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The silk code by Deborah Swift

The silk code

Deborah Swift

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England, 1943. When Nancy Callaghan discovers her fiancé has been unfaithful to her, she decides to throw herself into war work to help her country. With help from her brother Neil, soon Nancy is working for the Special Operations Executive in Baker Street,...

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The tumbling girl by Bridget Walsh

The tumbling girl

Bridget Walsh

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1876, Victorian London. Minnie Ward, the feisty scriptwriter for the Variety Palace Music Hall, is devastated when her best friend is found brutally murdered. She enlists the help of private detective Albert Easterbrook to help her find justice, even though he...

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An Italian island summer by Sue Moorcroft

An Italian island summer

Sue Moorcroft

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Will one summer in Sicily change her life for ever? After her marriage falls apart, Ursula Quinn is offered the chance to spend the summer working at a hotel on a beautiful island off the coast of Sicily, Italy. Excited by a new adventure, she sets off at...

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The doctor by Annie Payne

The doctor

Annie Payne

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Running away from a past she'd rather forget, Doctor Alison Wilson has moved to a new town to take up the role of Medical Officer at failing hospital Saint Margaret's. Tasked with shaking things up, she quickly learns that things are worse than they initially...

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Now you see us by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Now you see us

Balli Kaur Jaswal

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We are invisible. We clean your houses, we look after your children, we know your secrets. But now you know one of ours. The rules for being a maid are simple - no smoking, no boyfriends, no visitors and most importantly, be invisible. Corazon, Angel and...

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Murder by natural causes by Helen Erichsen

Murder by natural causes

Helen Erichsen

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Cilla is a 22-year-old contract killer, specialising in the dry job: a murder interpreted as death by natural causes. Neither strong, nor beautiful, she isn't your typical female protagonist. In fact, she is so unremarkable as to render her almost invisible,...

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The murderous type by Sue Minix

The murderous type

Sue Minix

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I wrote murder mysteries. I didn't investigate them. Until now ... Crime writer turned amateur sleuth, Jen has taken over the running of the local bookstore in her hometown of Riddleton. But balancing the books at Ravenous Readers is nothing compared to...

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My word against his by Lauren North

My word against his

Lauren North

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'It's me,' says the voice on the other end of the line. It's been thirteen years and I still recognise it. Thirteen years of nothing. Silence. Not even a birthday card. 'It's time for you to tell the truth. It's life or death.' Three hours later, car tyres...

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Target and destroy by Tom Marcus

Target and destroy

Tom Marcus

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The third novel in the Matt Logan series by former MI5 officer Tom Marcus which is a sequel to Capture or Kill and Defend or Die. It takes a certain type of person to tackle the dark realities of gangland London. Someone that operates in the shadows and...

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Mrs Porter calling by AJ Pearce

Mrs Porter calling

AJ Pearce

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THE FEEL-GOOD NOVEL OF THE SUMMER A heart-warming, heart-wrenching wartime story from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird, AJ Pearce. Emmy Lake is the much-loved agony aunt at Woman's Friend magazine, relied upon by readers across the country...

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Hush by Kate Maxwell

Hush

Kate Maxwell

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After five exhilarating years in New York, Stevie has a successful career and a glamorous social life. But what she most wants is a baby, an aspiration that feels impossible given that she is single, thirty-eight and living in a tiny apartment in Manhattan,...

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Red queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado

Red queen

Juan Gómez-Jurado

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Antonia Scott, the daughter of a British diplomat and a Spanish mother, has a gifted forensic mind, and her ability to reconstruct crimes and solve baffling murders is legendary. But after a personal trauma, she's refused to continue her work or even leave her...

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One for my enemy by Olivie Blake

One for my enemy

Olivie Blake

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In New York City where we lay our scene, two rival witch families fight to maintain control of their respective criminal ventures. On one side of the conflict are the Antonova sisters, each one beautiful, cunning and ruthless, and their mother, the elusive...

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The messenger by Megan Davis

The messenger

Megan Davis

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After moving back to Paris to live with his French dad, Alex Giraud is struggling to fit in among the kids of the rich elite at his exclusive school, and he feels stifled by the expectations of his overbearing father. Eddy Giraud used to be one of the most...

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A place of safety by Caroline Graham

A place of safety

Caroline Graham

Audio CD

Everyone deserves a second chance - or at least that's what ex-vicar Lionel Lawrence believes when he decides to open up the old rectory to a stream of young offenders. Lionel only wants to help these poor souls, but his good deed quickly spirals into a deadly...

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Paradise valley by Jennifer Scoullar

Paradise valley

Jennifer Scoullar

eAudiobook

Ambitious country reporter, Del Fisher, seems to have it all. She's just landed her dream job, along with an engagement to Nick, Winga's most eligible bachelor and son of local mayor and mining tycoon, Carson Shaw. But Del is blindsided when a feature article...

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Between us by Mhairi McFarlane

Between us

Mhairi McFarlane

Audio CD

"When Joe and Roisin join their group of friends for a weekend at a country house, it's a triple celebration - a birthday, an engagement and the launch of Joe's shiny new crime drama on TV. For Roisin, it's a chance to connect with the group of friends she...

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My word against his by Lauren North

My word against his

Lauren North

Audio CD

'It's me,' says the voice on the other end of the line. It's been thirteen years and I still recognise it. Thirteen years of nothing. Silence. Not even a birthday card. 'It's time for you to tell the truth. It's life or death.' Three hours later, car tyres...

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The making of another major motion picture masterpiece by Tom Hanks

The making of another major motion picture masterpiece

Tom Hanks

Audio CD

Spanning 80 years of a changing America and culminating in the opening of the film, we meet a colourful cast of characters including a troubled soldier returning from war, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film...

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Dust child by Phan Qûé Mai Nguŷẽn

Dust child

Phan Qûé Mai Nguŷẽn

Audio CD

In 1969, two sisters from rural Viet Nam leave their parents' home and travel to the bustling city of Sài Gòn. Soon their lives are swept up in the unstoppable flames of a war that is blazing through their country. They begin working as 'bar girls' in one of...

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The middle daughter by Chika Unigwe

The middle daughter

Chika Unigwe

Audio CD

Udodi's death was the beginning of the raging storm but at that moment, we thought that the worst had already happened, and that life would treat us with more kindness. When Nani is only 17, she loses her beloved sister and father. Misunderstood by the rest of...

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Broken light by Joanne Harris

Broken light

Joanne Harris

Audio CD

Bernie Moon's ambitions and dreams have been forgotten by everyone, even Bernie herself. At 19, she was full of promise, but now, facing 50 and going through menopause, she's a fading light. Until the murder of a woman in a local park unlocks a series of...

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Estella by Kathy George

Estella

Kathy George

Audio CD

At just three years of age, Estella is taken from her mother, adopted by the wealthy but eccentric Miss Havisham and taught how to break men's hearts. Satis House is dark and oppressive, and life with the vengeful Miss Havisham is a confusion of contradictory...

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The war nurses by Anthea Hodgson

The war nurses

Anthea Hodgson

Audio CD

In 1941, country girls Minnie Hodgson and Margot McNee set sail from Perth, Australia for Singapore in search of adventure. The girls are full of excitement and keen to do their part working as nurses to the fallen soldiers in a time of war. What they...

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Black lies by Mercedes Mercier

Black lies

Mercedes Mercier

Audio CD

Only a handful of inmates in Westmead Prison have committed crimes so atrocious they've been locked away for life, and for 15 years, convicted murderer Tomas Kovak has refused to disclose where he hid the body of his victim, a vulnerable young woman. When...

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His doctor at sea by Fiona McArthur

His doctor at sea

Fiona McArthur

Audio CD

"Stefano's princess in scrubs. Dr Kiri Fender knew when Prince Stefano of Aspelicus disappeared after their whirlwind affair that he was not the man who would give her a happy-ever-after. Even if she was the only woman who had infiltrated the steely barriers...

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The echo of old books by Barbara Davis

The echo of old books

Barbara Davis

Audio CD

Rare book dealer Ashlyn Greer's affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books' previous owners - an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of...

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