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The innocents by Bridget Walsh

The innocents

Bridget Walsh

The Variety Palace Music Hall is in trouble, due in no small part to a gruesome spate of murders that unfolded around it a few months previously. Between writing, managing the music hall and trying to dissuade her boss from installing a water tank in the...

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The household by Stacey Halls

The household

Stacey Halls

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, highly anticipated new novel, inspired by real historical figures and events. London, 1847. In a quiet house in the countryside outside London, the finishing...

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The four by Ellie Keel

The four

Ellie Keel

We were always The Four. From our very first day at High Realms. The four scholarship pupils. Outsiders in a world of power and privilege. It would have made our lives a lot easier if Marta had simply pushed Genevieve out of our bedroom window that day....

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The secret keepers by Tilly Bagshawe

The secret keepers

Tilly Bagshawe

The beautiful bastide at Beaulieu-sur-Mer has always been an idyllic retreat for the Challant family, a place of glorious memories and sun-drenched summers. But the summer of 1928 changes everything. One humid, stormy night, a young local boy suffers a fatal...

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Looking good dead by Peter James

Looking good dead

Peter James

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace has to solve a disturbing murder whilst protecting an innocent eye witness in Looking Good Dead by award winning crime author Peter James, read by Daniel Weyman. When a young woman's body is found butchered in Brighton, Roy...

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Still see you everywhere by Lisa Gardner

Still see you everywhere

Lisa Gardner

A remote tropical island. Countless dangerous secrets. No way to call help. Missing persons specialist Frankie Elkin is on an isolated island off the coast of Hawaii. Her mission: to find Lani, the missing sister of a Death Row serial killer known as the...

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Not dead enough by Peter James

Not dead enough

Peter James

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace thinks he's found a serial killer, but not everything is as it seems in Not Dead Enough, by award-winning crime author Peter James, read by Daniel Weyman. A beautiful socialite is dead. Roy Grace's leading suspect, her...

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Murder takes root by Rosie Sandler

Murder takes root

Rosie Sandler

This time, she's been commissioned by Lady Clara of Ashford Manor to restore the stately gardens to their former glory. But the estate is suddenly thrown into chaos when a dead body is discovered in one of the rooms. The police rule it as suicide, though...

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Date with justice by Julia Chapman

Date with justice

Julia Chapman

Date with Justice, the ninth novel in Julia's Chapman's witty and engaging Dales Detective series, sees Delilah's brother under suspicion of murder. Can Delilah and Samson prove he's innocent? The Dales Detective Agency is on the brink of closure. Samson...

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Killarney by Nikki Mottram

Killarney

Nikki Mottram

When child protection worker Dana Gibson arrives in the sleepy rural town of Killarney, she has one goal in mind - locate the whereabouts of foster child Jayden Maloney and return him to care. What she isn't anticipating is an unexpected attraction to her...

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Sparks of bright matter by Leeanne O'Donnell

Sparks of bright matter

Leeanne O'Donnell

When ambitious apprentice chemist and secret alchemist Peter Woulfe is tasked with caring for a mysterious illustrated book, the Mutus Liber, he quickly realises that the grimy underworld of Georgian London is even more dangerous than he first believed. Soon...

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Dead simple by Peter James

Dead simple

Peter James

Meet Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on his unforgettable first major case by award winning crime author Peter James, read by Daniel Weyman. It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. But a few hours later, the groom has disappeared and his friends are...

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Crosshairs by James Patterson

Crosshairs

James Patterson

A killer uses fearsome precision to take out impossible targets. Detective Michael Bennett teams with a shooting expert - a former Army Ranger and sniper with NYPD's Emergency Services Unit. But Officer Rob Trilling seems more comfortable with rifles than he...

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A Sicilian affair by Susan Lewis

A Sicilian affair

Susan Lewis

Some secrets are too devastating to share ... A fresh start where no-one knows her name is exactly what Catie is looking for from her Sicilian escape. When Catie meets handsome Giancarlo, she has stumbled across a love that could last forever ... if only she...

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A calamity of souls by David Baldacci

A calamity of souls

David Baldacci

Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee...

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A clock stopped dead by J. M. (Jean M.) Hall

A clock stopped dead

J. M. (Jean M.) Hall

Retired teachers Pat, Liz and Thelma are happiest whiling away their hours over coffee, cake and chat at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. But when their good friend Marguerite claims to have uncovered a mysterious charity shop that has since vanished, they...

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The river's edge by Joy Ellis

The river's edge

Joy Ellis

A series of gruesome murders on the Lincolnshire fens. An old enemy from the past. A deadly game of cat and mouse. The peaceful little village of Saltern-le-Fen is buzzing with excitement. A film crew are in town, shooting a new TV police drama, Fen Division...

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The devil's flute murders by Seishi Yokomizo

The devil's flute murders

Seishi Yokomizo

Amid the rubble of post-war Tokyo, inside the grand Tsubaki house, a once-noble family is in mourning. The old viscount Tsubaki - a brooding, troubled composer - has been found dead. When the family gather for a divination to conjure the spirit of their...

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Close to death by Anthony Horowitz

Close to death

Anthony Horowitz

Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community - seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life. At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his...

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The grazier's son by Cathryn Hein

The grazier's son

Cathryn Hein

When helicopter pilot Stirling Hawley travels to Grassmoor in Victoria's lush Western District to claim an inheritance, he doesn't expect to face a town that hates him. Nor does he anticipate being saved from near-death by glamorous vintage clothing designer...

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How to kill a guy in ten ways by Eve Kellman

How to kill a guy in ten ways

Eve Kellman

Are you on a date that doesn't feel right? Can't shake that creepy guy at the bar? Worried you're being followed home? Message M. After one too many terrifying encounters, Millie Masters sets up a hotline for women who feel unsafe walking home alone at night:...

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The sweet goodbye by Ron Corbett

The sweet goodbye

Ron Corbett

eAudiobook

In this thrilling new series from Edgar®-nominated author Ron Corbett, the most dangerous predator in the Maine wilderness walks on two feet--and it is Danny Barrett's job to bring him down.Something is not right in the North Maine Woods. A small family-run...

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Six truths and a lie by Ream Shukairy

Six truths and a lie

Ream Shukairy

eAudiobook

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of America's justice system, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Samira Ahmed. As fireworks pop off at a rowdy Fourth of July bonfire party, an explosion off the...

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Murder checks out by Victoria Gilbert

Murder checks out

Victoria Gilbert

eAudiobook

It's not all snowflakes and sugarplums when murder crashes Taylorsford's first Winterfest in the eighth installment of the Blue Ridge Library series, perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Ellery Adams. Returning to her role as an amateur detective is the last...

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The art of love and lies by Rebecca Anderson

The art of love and lies

Rebecca Anderson

eAudiobook

A free-spirited artist teams up with a no-nonsense detective to capture a thief who has stolen a priceless Michelangelo painting. Manchester, England, 1857. Rosanna Hawkins is one of Manchester's finest artists, even though no one knows her name. She...

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The lost boy by Rachel Amphlett

The lost boy

Rachel Amphlett

eAudiobook

Run. Don't look back. When a young teenager is stabbed to death at a busy fairground, Detective Mark Turpin is assigned the task of finding the boy's killer. But this was no random murder. Mark knows the victim, and the man who ordered his death. As he sifts...

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Listen to the marsh by Michael Lindley

Listen to the marsh

Michael Lindley

When a woman is found murdered in the marshes near Pawleys Island, suspects and motives prove elusive as Deputy Alex Frank leads the investigation to find the killer. A quirky new neighbor next to Hanna's beach house on Pawleys Island, and a new partner for...

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The missing maid by Holly Hepburn

The missing maid

Holly Hepburn

London, 1932. When Harriet White rebuffs the advances of her boss at the Baker Street Building Society, she finds herself demoted to a new position . . . a very unusual position. Deep in the postal department beneath the bank, she is tasked with working her...

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Murder under the mistletoe by Liz Fielding

Murder under the mistletoe

Liz Fielding

MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE'S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY. Abby Finch arrives at the old church hall armed with festive mistletoe and holly, ready to decorate. But within moments of her walking...

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The last light of day by Morgan Greene

The last light of day

Morgan Greene

Two bodies. One survivor. A chilling truth. Detective Jamie Johansson is finally finding normality in Stockholm when a phone call from her estranged mother draws her back to the UK. The bodies of two women have been discovered in the Brecon Beacons, badly...

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A trace of hares by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

A trace of hares

Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

Dr Nell Ward is in the lush, emerald hills of Ireland, to attend the wedding of two dear friends at a picture-perfect farmhouse. But family tensions are running high in the days before the happy couple tie the knot. And when Nell sees a fox kill a hare in the...

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Nosy neighbours by Freya Sampson

Nosy neighbours

Freya Sampson

You can choose your home, but you can't choose who lives next door . . . Twenty-five-year-old Kat Bennett has never felt at home anywhere, especially not in crumbling Shelley House. The other residents think she's prickly and unapproachable, but beneath her...

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The sea captain's wife by Jackie French

The sea captain's wife

Jackie French

You never know what the sea will give you ... or what it will take back. When Mair McCrae follows her island tradition and hunts for a husband cast up on the beach, she has no notion that the naked, half-drowned man she rescues is not just Captain Michael...

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Day one by Abigail Dean

Day one

Abigail Dean

Stonesmere will never be the same again ... When a lone gunman enters a primary school in a beautiful Lake District town, the effects of the tragedy radiate through idyllic Stonesmere with devastating consequences. At the epicentre of the tragedy is Marty,...

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The no. 1 lawyer by James Patterson

The no. 1 lawyer

James Patterson

Stafford Lee Penney is a small-town lawyer with a big-time reputation for winning every case he tries. In his sharp suits and polished Oxford shoes, Penney is Biloxi, Mississippi's number one lawyer and top local celebrity. Just as Penney notches his latest...

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City on fire by Graham (Police officer) Bartlett

City on fire

Graham (Police officer) Bartlett

After losing her sister to a drug overdose, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe is desperate to tackle the world of drugs that consumes the shadowy backstreets of Brighton. Operation Eradicate is her response, deploying undercover tactics to collapse drug circles...

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Out of darkness by Alex Gray

Out of darkness

Alex Gray

DSI William Lorimer and his wife Maggie are taking an extended holiday for the first time in years, and they're looking for an adventure. What better place than Zimbabwe, with its bustling cities and beautiful scenery? Back in Glasgow, PC Daniel Kohi, former...

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I only read murder by Ian (Author of How to be a Canadian) Ferguson

I only read murder

Ian (Author of How to be a Canadian)...

Miranda Abbott, once known for the crime-solving church pastor she played on television, has been reduced to amateur theater. But on opening night, one of the actors is murdered, and Pastor Fran must find the killer.

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The last verse by Caroline Frost

The last verse

Caroline Frost

Set in the country music world of 1970s Nashville, a struggling musician writes a hit song that both promises her long-sought-after fame and implicates her in a heinous crime. Nashville, 1977: A broken heart. A terrible crime. A song the world would sing. When...

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Against the law by David Gordon

Against the law

David Gordon

A special forces agent-turned-strip club bouncer with a side hustle as a hitman for the New York mob seeks out a deadly drug lord in the poppy fields of Afghanistan. Joe is a retired Special Forces operative with a bad case of PTSD and some substance abuse...

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The axe woman by Håkan Nesser

The axe woman

Håkan Nesser

Sweden 2012. When Inspector Gunnar Barbarotti returns to work after a terrible personal tragedy his boss asks him to investigate a cold case, hoping to ease him back gently into his police duties. Five years previously a shy electrician, Arnold Morinder,...

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Picture her dead by Lin Anderson

Picture her dead

Lin Anderson

A sinister killer is hiding the bodies of his victims in Glasgow's derelict cinemas in Picture Her Dead, the eighth novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod.When art student Jude Evans disappears on a trip to photograph one of...

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The reborn by Lin Anderson

The reborn

Lin Anderson

A ruthless killer is stalking Glasgow's streets in The Reborn, the seventh novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. When the body of a pregnant teenager is found at a Glasgow funfair, her unborn baby surgically removed, forensic...

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Murder in Moscow by Kelly Oliver

Murder in Moscow

Kelly Oliver

1918 Moscow Will following her heart mean losing her head? It could mean losing her job. Fiona Figg trails her nemesis Fredrick Fredricks to Moscow. But when she arrives at the grand Metropol Hotel, the bounder has vanished. After Fiona doesn't show up for...

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White Ash Ridge by S. R. (Crime writer) White

White Ash Ridge

S. R. (Crime writer) White

During a broiling heatwave, the inner circle of a high-profile charity attend a critical meeting at White Ash Ridge, a small hotel nestled in the Australian wilderness. As the temperature rises, a body is found lying in the thick bush, bludgeoned to death. One...

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The collapsing wave by Doug Johnstone

The collapsing wave

Doug Johnstone

Six months since the earth-shattering events of The Space Between Us, the revelatory hope of the aliens' visit has turned to dust and the creatures have disappeared into the water off Scotland's west coast. Teenager Lennox and grieving mother Heather are being...

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Four to score by Janet Evanovich

Four to score

Janet Evanovich

The unflappable, fashion savvy bounty hunter Stephanie Plum returns to action when her bondsman cousin hires her to haul in a waitress-gone-bad, Maxine Nowicki. With her unruly sidekicks, transvestite rock musician Sally Sweet, ex-hooker and wannabe bounty...

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The wheel of darkness by Douglas J. Preston

The wheel of darkness

Douglas J. Preston

Taking Constance on an international tour to expose her to a world she has never experienced, FBI agent Pendergast visits the Tibetan monastery where he received martial arts training, only to learn that a rare and dangerous artifact has been stolen.

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A killer harvest by Paul Cleave

A killer harvest

Paul Cleave

Joshua is convinced there is a family curse. It has taken loved ones from him, it has robbed him of his eyesight, and it is the reason why his father was killed while investigating the homicide of a young woman. But after his father's death, Joshua is handed...

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Three to get deadly by Janet Evanovich

Three to get deadly

Janet Evanovich

Bang, bang, she's back! Stephanie Plum, the tough-talking, mace-packing female bounty hunter from New Jersey, has returned to thrill and amuse listeners in the third book of this acclaimed series. Best-selling author Janet Evanovich creates an outrageously...

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Cemetery dance by Douglas J. Preston

Cemetery dance

Douglas J. Preston

Pendergast--the world's most enigmatic FBI Special Agent--returns to New York City to investigate a murderous cult. William Smithback, a New York Times reporter, and his wife Nora Kelly, a Museum of Natural History archaeologist, are brutally attacked in their...

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Every single secret by Christina Dodd

Every single secret

Christina Dodd

From New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd comes a twisty emotional thriller about a woman's perilous quest for revenge, perfect for fans of Sandra Brown, Jayne Ann Krentz, and Lisa Jewell. Never whisper the truth. Never reveal the past. In an...

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One of our own by Lucinda Berry

One of our own

Lucinda Berry

A suicide prevention hotline volunteer answers a call that turns her world upside down in this edge-of-your-seat audio original thriller by the bestselling author of The Perfect Child and The Best of Friends, performed by A.J. Cook (Criminal Minds) and Tessa...

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Bye, baby by Carola Lovering

Bye, baby

Carola Lovering

Every friendship has its shadow...On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It's her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she's just realized her infant daughter has gone missing....

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Murder in the tea leaves by Laura Childs

Murder in the tea leaves

Laura Childs

It's Lights, Action, Murder as tea maven Theodosia Browning scrambles for clues in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. When Theodosia Browning reads the tea leaves on the set of the movie, Dark Fortunes, things go from spooky to...

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Rose/House by Arkady Martine

Rose/House

Arkady Martine

Basit Deniau's houses were haunted to begin with. A house embedded with an artificial intelligence is a common thing: a house that is an artificial intelligence, infused with a thinking creature that is not human? That is something else. But now Deniau's been...

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The bag of secrets by Joy Ellis

The bag of secrets

Joy Ellis

Matt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn't guarantee a quiet life. An abandoned carpet bag full of mysterious handwritten notes. A body in a marshy lagoon. Matt is intrigued when his partner Liz brings home an old carpet bag she found...

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The dead letter delivery by C. J. Archer

The dead letter delivery

C. J. Archer

The discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical mystery.A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother's veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened...

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A grave robbery by Deanna Raybourn

A grave robbery

Deanna Raybourn

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, in this latest historical mystery from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn.Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a...

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Black wolf by Juan Gómez-Jurado

Black wolf

Juan Gómez-Jurado

The highly anticipated sequel to Juan Gómez-Jurado's number 1 international bestseller, Red Queen, featuring Antonia Scott, the most compelling and original detective since Lisbeth Salander. Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia. Antonia Scott is the...

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A stranger in the family by Jane Casey

A stranger in the family

Jane Casey

Every mother's worst nightmare ... When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one summer night, her disappearance tore her family apart. Now, 16 years later, her mother Helena is found dead, her husband by her side. It looks like a...

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My name was Eden by Eleanor Barker-White

My name was Eden

Eleanor Barker-White

One twin vanished. The other twin remained. Until now ... When her daughter Eden came home from the hospital, Lucy was profoundly relieved. Eden had survived a drowning incident and had no apparent brain damage, no serious injuries, not even a scratch on her....

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Good half gone by Tarryn Fisher

Good half gone

Tarryn Fisher

Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped - so why does no one believe her? Iris narrowly escaped her pretty, popular twin sister's fate as a teen - vanished long before the cops agreed to investigate. With no evidence to go on but a few fractured...

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Betwixt by Danielle Garrett

Betwixt

Danielle Garrett

One town. Two leading ladies. More magic than you can shake a wand at. Welcome to Beechwood Harbor. Betwixt is a collection of the in-between stories featuring your favorite paranormal pals in Beechwood Harbor. Betwixt Volume Two contains seven short stories...

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Sleepless city by Reed Farrel Coleman

Sleepless city

Reed Farrel Coleman

"A tour-de-force! The pace is relentless, the plot smart, his new lead character, Nick Ryan, is a hero for the times ... Reed is a brilliant storyteller."--Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhen you're in trouble, you call 911. When cops are in...

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The antique hunter's guide to murder by C.L Miller

The antique hunter's guide to murder

C.L Miller

Read by Emilia Fox and featuring an exclusive Q&A with the author, C L Miller, and the narrator. A bold, bright and delightful jaunt back to the golden age of detective fiction' Janice Hallett 'A delicious read - who could resist a treasure hunt with murder at...

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Jericho's dead by William (Horror fiction writer) Hussey

Jericho's dead

William (Horror fiction writer) Hus...

Former CID detective Scott Jericho is done with murder. Done with puzzles. Done with the dark rage that seems to haunt him. That is until a vicious serial killer targets someone close to him. Now Jericho is back, his thirst for justice remorseless. But time is...

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The dream home by T. M. Logan

The dream home

T. M. Logan

A FAMILY HOME. A DEADLY SECRET . . . PRE-ORDER THE UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MOTHER, THE CATCH AND THE HOLIDAY Adam and Jess move into a new house with their three young children: a rambling Victorian villa right...

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The boy who cried bear by Kelley Armstrong

The boy who cried bear

Kelley Armstrong

In The Boy Who Cried Bear, New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong keeps listeners on the edge of their seats while detective Casey Duncan tries to locate the threat before it's too late. Haven's Rock is a well-hidden town surrounded by forest. And...

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This disaster loves you by Richard Roper

This disaster loves you

Richard Roper

From the author of Something to Live For, a poignant and funny story about a man whose wife disappeared seven years ago and his journey to find her or find out what happened, interwoven with the story of their relationship, revealing how sometimes the biggest...

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The split by Kit Frick

The split

Kit Frick

From critically acclaimed author Kit Frick, this electrifying suspense novel explodes convention to deliver two interlocking thrillers in one, following a pair of sisters into a family's dark past and illuminating how a single choice can drastically alter the...

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The berry pickers by Amanda Peters

The berry pickers

Amanda Peters

Brought to you by Penguin.One family's deepest pain. Another family's darkest secret.On a hot day in 1960s Maine, six-year-old Joe watches his little sister Ruthie, sitting on her favourite rock at the edge of the blueberry fields, while their family, Mi'kmaq...

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The perfect crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

The perfect crimes of Marian Hayes

Cat Sebastian

Cat Sebastian returns to Georgian London with a stunning tale of a reluctant criminal and the thief who cannot help but love her. Marian Hayes, the Duchess of Clare, just shot her husband. Of course, the evil, murderous man deserved what was coming to him, but...

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The Bisley Wood murders by Biba Pearce

The Bisley Wood murders

Biba Pearce

"One girl disappears. And there's a link to an unsolved disappearance close to home. Katie Wells goes missing on her way to school. Her pink backpack is found weighed down with stones in a local reservoir. Time is running out to find her, and every second...

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The West London murders by Biba Pearce

The West London murders

Biba Pearce

A spate of brutal stabbings. An ambitious young detective. A killer hell-bent on revenge. A father is found dead in his posh West London home. Stabbed to death. By somebody who couldn't stop. There are seven or eight puncture wounds. There's no time to relax...

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The black country by Alex Grecian

The black country

Alex Grecian

Alex Grecian's The Black Country sees the Scotland Yard Murder Squad return in a gruesome historical thriller. When members of a prominent family disappear from a coal-mining village--and a human eyeball is discovered in a bird's nest--the local constable...

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The yard by Alex Grecian

The yard

Alex Grecian

1889, London. Jack the Ripper's reign of terror is finally over, but a new one is just beginning... In the late Victorian era, as many as 96 bodies a month are pulled from the Thames, the majority of them with their throats slit. The broken body of a Scotland...

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Four dogs missing by Rhys Gard

Four dogs missing

Rhys Gard

'Theo. Come to Oliver's winery. Search for Four Dogs Missing. You'll find me there. We need to talk.' While estranged twins Oliver and Theo Wingfield are identical in appearance, they couldn't be more different. Theo, an extrovert verging on arrogant, was...

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Murder in the library by Anita Davison

Murder in the library

Anita Davison

A body in a hospital isn't so unusual. Unless they've been murdered! 1916, London: Keen to support the war effort, bookshop manager and sometime amateur sleuth Hannah Merrill has taken a volunteer role in the library of the nearby military hospital. But...

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I only read murder by Ian Ferguson

I only read murder

Ian Ferguson

Miranda Abbott, once known for the crime-solving, karate-chopping church pastor she played on network television, has hit hard times. Turned down for a role on a cable reality show, Miranda is facing ruin when a mysterious postcard arrives, summoning her to...

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The bitter taste of murder by Camilla Trinchieri

The bitter taste of murder

Camilla Trinchieri

One year after moving to his late wife's Tuscan hometown of Gravigna, ex-NYPD detective Nico Doyle has fully settled into Italian country life, helping to serve and test recipes at his in-laws' restaurant. But the town is shaken by the arrival of wine critic...

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Murder on the vine by Camilla Trinchieri

Murder on the vine

Camilla Trinchieri

On a late October Sunday morning in Gravigna, Tuscany, Maresciallo Perillo is having breakfast with former NYPD homicide detective Nico Doyle when he is called back to the station in Greve. Hotel Bella Vista's young manager, Laura Benati, is worried. Her...

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The puzzle master by Danielle Trussoni

The puzzle master

Danielle Trussoni

Reality and the supernatural collide when an expert puzzle maker is thrust into an ancient mystery--one with explosive consequences for the fate of humanity--in this suspenseful thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Angelology "In short: The...

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The revenge game by Jordyn Taylor

The revenge game

Jordyn Taylor

A wickedly comic feminist mystery about the dark side of a hopeless romantic's seemingly perfect love story. A must-read for fans of The Cheerleaders!"Whip-smart ... A thrilling romp from start to finish."--Jessica Goodman New York Times bestselling author of...

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A dance with murder by Elizabeth Coleman

A dance with murder

Elizabeth Coleman

A charming and cheeky murder mystery, perfect for fans of Phryne Fisher, The Thursday Murder Club and The Tea Ladies A twist: PI Edwina 'Ted' Bristol's latest case is proving complicated. Ballerina Giselle Tereiti is the target of a stalker, but she's also the...

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On a quiet street by Carla Kovach

On a quiet street

Carla Kovach

Every family has its secrets. Some are more deadly than others... I live on a quiet tree-lined street with my perfect husband Cain. But when 18-year-old Charlotte knocks on the front door, what she says has me questioning just how well I really know my...

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A deadly promise by Rachel Amphlett

A deadly promise

Rachel Amphlett

When a woman's mutilated body is discovered in a remote countryside property, Detective Kay Hunter is faced with one of the most challenging investigations of her career.There is nothing in the victim's past to explain her brutal slaying, and no clues as to...

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The invite by A. J. McDine

The invite

A. J. McDine

It was an invite to die for... When the anonymous invite arrived, we knew exactly who it was from. Elle Romero, the beautiful, charismatic Texan who burst into our lives when we were teenagers. We'd gone our separate ways and lost touch. Until now. Elle, the...

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Glenrock by Lee Christine

Glenrock

Lee Christine

A murdered judge. Two missing lawyers. A thrilling tale of mystery and suspense from the bestselling author of Charlotte Pass and Dead Horse Gap. When Justice Maurice Tempest is murdered in the Glenrock State Conservation Area in Newcastle, local detective...

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The teacher by Freida McFadden

The teacher

Freida McFadden

Lesson #1: Trust no one. Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except... Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher...

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The fortune seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

The fortune seller

Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Yellowjackets meets The Cloisters in this beguiling coming-of-age story about class, reinvention, and destiny, set against the backdrop of two mysterious deaths. Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale...

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Village in the dark by Iris Yamashita

Village in the dark

Iris Yamashita

Detective Cara Kennedy thought she'd lost her husband and son in an accident, but harrowing evidence has emerged that points to murder--and she will stop at nothing to find the truth in this riveting mystery from the author of City Under One Roof. On a frigid...

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Simply the best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Simply the best

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns with the next book in her Chicago Stars series where a successful sports agent and the sister of his biggest client engage in a take-no-prisoners battle of the sexes. Take one hard-driving...

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The framed women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace

The framed women of Ardemore House

Brandy Schillace

An abandoned English manor. A peculiar missing portrait. A cozy, deviously clever muder mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz. Jo Jones has always had a little trouble fitting in. As a neurodivergent, hyperlexic book editor and...

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The good dog by Simon Rowell

The good dog

Simon Rowell

After gunshots echo through the summer night on Mount Macedon, Detective Sergeant Zoe Mayer and her loyal service dog Harry race to the summit at first light. What they find looks like a grisly murder-suicide: an alleged fraudster named Piers Johnson, and his...

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Kala by Colin Walsh

Kala

Colin Walsh

In the seaside town of Kinlough, on Ireland's west coast, three old friends are thrown together for the first time in years. They - Helen, Joe and Mush - were part of an original group of six inseparable teenagers in the summer of 2003, with motherless,...

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Deadly animals by Marie Tierney

Deadly animals

Marie Tierney

Thirteen-year-old Ava Bonney possesses an unusual intellect far beyond her years. While her friends play, Ava's fascination lies in the intricate process of animal decomposition, studying roadkill found in the streets around her home. But, one night, Ava's...

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Royal flush by Lynda La Plante

Royal flush

Lynda La Plante

Wealthy racing yard owner Edward de Jersey, has spent the last few years of his life reaping the rewards of his criminal mastermind past and spending his free time priming his star horse, Royal Flush, for a Derby win. Having successfully pulled off some of the...

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