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A month in the country  by J. L. (Joseph Lloyd) Carr

A month in the country

J. L. (Joseph Lloyd) Carr

"A sensitive portrayal of the healing process that took place in the aftermath of the First World War, J.L. Carr's A Month in the Country includes an introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald, author of Offshore, in Penguin Modern Classics. A damaged survivor of the...

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Bonjour, Sophie  by Elizabeth Buchan

Bonjour, Sophie

Elizabeth Buchan

"Can she escape the darkness of her past in the City of Light? It's 1959 and time for eighteen-year-old Sophie's real life to start. Her existence in the village of Poynsdean, Sussex, with her austere foster-father, the Reverend Osbert Knox, and his frustrated...

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The bell tower  by Roger Jon Ellory

The bell tower

Roger Jon Ellory

"Death Row duty comes with three simple rules: Do not make it personal. Do not question the system. Do not take justice into your own hands. Garrett Nelson will break every one of them. Injured during a drug bust, Deputy Garrett Nelson finds himself out of the...

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The things we keep  by Sally Hepworth

The things we keep

Sally Hepworth

"Anna Forster is only thirty-eight years old, but her mind is slowly slipping away from her. Armed only with her keen wit and sharp-eyed determination, she knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an...

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The lighthouse secret  by Carmel Harrington

The lighthouse secret

Carmel Harrington

"Family secrets never stay buried... 1951, Ireland On the windswept Cork coast, the lighthouse-keepers' wives wait, watching the sea. Their husbands are coming home. But one secret can never be revealed. 2023, Maine. Decades later, Mollie Kenefick, receives an...

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Overstaying  by Ariane Koch

Overstaying

Ariane Koch

"Koch's narrator is an impudent young woman, a contemporary Bartleby living alone in her parents' old house in the small hometown she hates but can't bring herself to leave. When a visitor turns up, promisingly new, she takes him in, and instantly her life...

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Under the paper moon  by Shaina Steinberg

Under the paper moon

Shaina Steinberg

"Five years after working for the Office of Strategic Services with Nick, whom she gets close to until the World War II end brings with it an act of deep betrayal, former spy Evelyn, now working as a PI, finds herself back in Nick's orbit when her latest case...

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Days of wonder  by Caroline Leavitt

Days of wonder

Caroline Leavitt

"As a teenager, for a moment, Ella Fitchburg found love--yearning, breathless love--that consumed both her and her boyfriend, Jude, as they wandered the streets of New York City together. But her life was unexpectedly upended when she was accused of trying to...

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The lost memories  by Lorna (Novelist) Cook

The lost memories

Lorna (Novelist) Cook

"Suffolk, 1944. American pilot Charlie's second tour is about to draw to a close, but his heart is forever changed when he meets Kitty, a local girl with dreams of joining the Women's Land Army. As love blooms, the pair are all too aware that every perilous...

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Crow moon  by Suzy Aspley

Crow moon

Suzy Aspley

"Strathbran, Scotland. A village steeped in folklore and impenetrable mists and a horrifying mystery... Martha Strangeways is struggling to find purpose in her life, after giving up her career as an investigative reporter when her young twins died in a house...

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A calamity of souls  by David Baldacci

A calamity of souls

David Baldacci

"Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1...

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Murder road  by Simone St. James

Murder road

Simone St. James

"April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. And now they're on a long dark road, late at night, when they see a woman up ahead, clearly in trouble. They stop and pick her up. It's only once she's in the car that they see the blood. Then headlights appear in the...

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Death on the Thames  by Alan Johnson

Death on the Thames

Alan Johnson

"THERE'S BLOOD ON THE WATER. NO ONE IS SAFE... 1999. A young Detective Constable Louise Mangan crosses the Thames one misty morning in pursuit of a killer. She finds a tranquil community on a leafy island close to Hampton Court Palace, but soon realises that...

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Lucky  by Jane Smiley

Lucky

Jane Smiley

"Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her Uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky--and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her...

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A mother's sorrow  by Margaret Dickinson

A mother's sorrow

Margaret Dickinson

"Sheffield, 1892. Patrick Halliday rules his family with a rod of iron. He's hard on both his wife and his elder daughter, Flora, but he spoils his youngest, Mary Ellen, because she reminds him of his beloved mother. When Mary Ellen, aged seventeen, finds that...

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The cryptic clue  by Amanda Hampson

The cryptic clue

Amanda Hampson

"In ZigZag Lane, in the heart of Sydney's rag-trade district, tea ladies Hazel, Betty and Irene find themselves in hot water. Having already solved a murder, kidnapping and arson case, and outwitting an arch criminal, they have proved themselves a useful...

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Every move you make  by C. L. Taylor

Every move you make

C. L. Taylor

"The only way to stop a stalker is to become one yourself... Alex, Lucy, River and Bridget. Four people with one thing in common: they are all being stalked. Their lives are filled with daily terror. Always watching. Always waiting. And never knowing what - or...

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Seven summers  by Paige Toon

Seven summers

Paige Toon

"Six summers ago Liv and Finn meet working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn's life is in LA with his band, and Liv's is...

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Extinction  by Douglas J. Preston

Extinction

Douglas J. Preston

"Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash investigates after a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by a gang of eco-terrorists at a park where extinct animals are brought back through genetic manipulation."--Provided by...

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Forgotten sisters  by Cynthia Pelayo

Forgotten sisters

Cynthia Pelayo

"Two sisters with a true-crime podcast and a haunted past become suspicious when a devoted listener tries to start up a relationship with one of the pair, as mysterious drownings and disappearances increase near their Chicago home."--Publisher.

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Still unwritten  by Caroline Khoury

Still unwritten

Caroline Khoury

"If Fran doesn't nail this audition for a major TV role, she's officially done as an actress. She just needs to tap into her inner seductress, who doesn't seem to exist. Enter stage right: Jae-seung. To Fran, he's just her landlord's ridiculously hot nephew,...

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Under a Siena sun  by T. A. Williams

Under a Siena sun

T. A. Williams

"Doctors Without Borders has been Lucy Young's life for the past four years. After being rescued from a conflict zone, she's making a change from saving lives under gunfire to practising medicine in safe, serene Siena. Now treating wealthy patients at a...

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Dreaming of Christmas  by T. A. Williams

Dreaming of Christmas

T. A. Williams

"It's the dream Christmas: snow, mountains... and, er, an ex-boyfriend. But can Zoe still find love in the Alps? Dumped on Christmas Eve by her long-term boyfriend, it's been a rough year for Zoe Lumsley. But then she gets an invitation she can't refuse: an...

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Dreaming of Italy  by T. A. Williams

Dreaming of Italy

T. A. Williams

"Working for a major Hollywood film company isn't all glitz and glam. But when Emma gets sent to tour around Italy to scout the perfect location for a new blockbuster movie, she's not going to complain. Especially when it could make or break her career......

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She has my child  by Emma Robinson

She has my child

Emma Robinson

"The first time I hear the miraculous thud of my baby's heartbeat, I'm clutching my sister's hand. I was so happy when she offered to be our surrogate. But then I see the look on her face and I'm flooded with fear. This precious baby girl might be my child,...

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A letter from Italy  by Rose (Novelist) Alexander

A letter from Italy

Rose (Novelist) Alexander

"1945. The tiny bundle in her arms barely stirs as she hurries out into the dark street. Remembering Villa Teresa, a thousand miles away in sun-soaked Italy, Betty thinks of the letter she had to write to stop the bombing and save Gianni. Instead it cost her...

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Akmaral  by Judith Lindbergh

Akmaral

Judith Lindbergh

"Before the Silk Road had a name, nomads roamed the Asian steppes and women fought side by side as equals with men. Like all women of the Sauromatae, Akmaral is bound for battle from birth, training as a girl in horsemanship, archery, spear, and blade. Her...

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Out of the mountain's shadow  by Rose (Novelist) Alexander

Out of the mountain's shadow

Rose (Novelist) Alexander

"1939: War has broken out, and in Albania Bekim's family take in a Jewish family fleeing from Nazi Austria. The years of war will shape his life in unimaginable ways as Bekim grows to love Hannelore, doing everything in his power to protect her. But will he be...

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Two sisters  by Alex (Pseudonym) Kane

Two sisters

Alex (Pseudonym) Kane

"Ever since being adopted as babies, twins Sinead and Orla have been the only family they've ever known. But as adults, their lives have taken different paths. Orla's got the big house in Glasgow, the supportive husband and teenage daughter, Molly Rose, while...

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Savage Ridge  by Morgan Greene

Savage Ridge

Morgan Greene

"Ten years ago, in the pine-shaded town of Savage Ridge, Nick, Emmy, and Pete murder their high school classmate, Sammy Saint John. His body is never found, and no arrests are made. The three friends make a pact to leave Savage Ridge and never return... Now,...

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The lucky eight  by Sheila Bugler

The lucky eight

Sheila Bugler

"When the plane crashed, 160 people perished. Now someone is killing off the survivors. Five years ago, a horrific airline disaster made headlines around the world. On the anniversary of the fatal crash, a number of those who were spared gather to mark the...

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No looking back  by Alex (Pseudonym) Kane

No looking back

Alex (Pseudonym) Kane

"Kat Denton is a woman running away from her past. For the past sixteen years, her life has been a living hell as Jimmy, the man she fell in love with as a teenager, becomes ever more cruel and abusive. Following the fire that killed her parents, leaving her...

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The road to Poitiers  by Jonathan Lunn

The road to Poitiers

Jonathan Lunn

"Two kingdoms clash in one of the greatest battles of the Hundred Years War. September 1356. Martin Kemp and his troop of archers ride with the Black Prince's army as it burns and plunders its way across France. When they find all the bridges across the Loire...

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Viper game  by Christine Feehan

Viper game

Christine Feehan

"GhostWalker Wyatt Fontenot, the subject of a secret military experiment that gave him special catlike abilities, returns home to the bayou and helps the mysterious Le Poivre de Cayenne protect three girls from a deadly enemy."--Publisher.

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Night game  by Christine Feehan

Night game

Christine Feehan

"Gator Fontenot of the Special Forces paranormal squad can't refuse an urgent request to save the elusive Iris Johnson, a victim of the same horrific experiments that warped Gator. Now unleashed, she's a flame-haired weapon of unimaginable destructive powers,...

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Nell  by Penelope Todd

Nell

Penelope Todd

"Nell is born to a new century, her early life forged in the freedoms of the NZ high country. Her own freedom is tested: by family expectation, by husband Herb's pride, by the rigours of family life on a Maniototo sheep station. Nell dares to step beyond the...

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Shaman  by Noah Gordon

Shaman

Noah Gordon

"Robert Jeremy Cole, the legendary doctor and hero of The Physician, left an enduring legacy. From the 11th century on, the eldest son in each generation of the Cole family has borne the same first name and middle initial and many of these men have followed...

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A perfect life  by Danielle Steel

A perfect life

Danielle Steel

"An icon in the world of television news, Blaise McCarthy seems to have it all: beauty, intelligence and courage. But privately, there is a story she has protected for years. Blaise's daughter Salima, blinded by juvenile diabetes, now lives in a year-round...

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The eagle has flown  by Jack Higgins

The eagle has flown

Jack Higgins

"The breathtaking sequel to the all-time classic, The eagle has landed. The greatest World War Two story of all time - is not over ... By the end of 1943, all evidence of the abortive German attempt to assassinate Winston Churchill has been carefully buried in...

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The girl on the train  by Paula Hawkins

The girl on the train

Paula Hawkins

"Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them....

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A kestrel for a knave  by Barry Hines

A kestrel for a knave

Barry Hines

"Billy Casper is a boy with nowhere to go and nothing to say; part of the limbo generation of school leavers too old for lessons and too young to know anything about the outside world. He hates and is hated. His family and friends are mean and tough and...

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The price of valour  by Django Wexler

The price of valour

Django Wexler

"In the wake of the King's death, war has come to Vordan. The new queen, Raesinia, is nearly powerless as the government tightens its grip and assassins threaten her life. Together with Marcus D'Ivoire, she sets out to turn the tide of history. But as all the...

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The heat  by Garry Disher

The heat

Garry Disher

"Wyatt needs a job. A bank job would be nice, or a security van hold-up. As long as he doesn't have to work with cocky idiots and strung-out meth-heads like the Pepper brothers. That's the sort of miscalculation that buys you the wrong kind of time. So he...

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The radiant way  by Margaret Drabble

The radiant way

Margaret Drabble

"1979. Three old Cambridge friends are brought together at a party to celebrate New Year's Eve and the end of a decade. Esther, Liz and Alix first met in Cambridge in the early Fifties, a time when their futures held glittering promise. But with the dawn of...

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The vanished  by Cara C. Putman

The vanished

Cara C. Putman

"When Janae Simmons left Kedgewick, VA, ten years ago, she knew she'd never return, but now she has. Nothing has changed, but she's not the same. Determined to carve out a place, she goes to work for local law firm, but nothing goes as planned. Carter...

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The lady he lost  by Faye Delacour

The lady he lost

Faye Delacour

"Lieutenant Eli Williams was supposed to be dead. In the two years since his shipwreck, his friends and family mourned him, his brother spent his savings, and his fiancée married someone else. So, when he turns up in the middle of the London social season, he...

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Walking on hidden wings  by Rachel Scott McDaniel

Walking on hidden wings

Rachel Scott McDaniel

"The daring adventures of a New York City socialite who exchanges her glittering gowns for a pair of coveralls and pilot goggles. Disguised as a flamboyant barnstormer, she travels throughout rural New York in hopes of unearthing clues behind her husband's...

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Christa comes out of her shell  by Abbi Waxman

Christa comes out of her shell

Abbi Waxman

"After a tumultuous childhood, Christa Liddle has hidden away, both figuratively and literally. Happily studying sea snails in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Christa finds her tranquil existence thrown into chaos when her once-famous father - long thought...

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If I should lose you  by Natasha Lester

If I should lose you

Natasha Lester

"Camille works as a transplant nurse, counselling families through heart-rending decisions. At home, her own daughter Addie is critically ill. When an invitation to curate an exhibition arrives from artist Jack Darcy, her late mother's lover, Camille is...

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One day  by David Nicholls

One day

David Nicholls

"15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. So where will they be on this one day next year? And the year after that? And every year that follows? Twenty years, two...

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Freedom  by Jonathan Franzen

Freedom

Jonathan Franzen

"Patty was an enviably perfect mother and the wife of Walter's dreams. Together with Walter - environmental lawyer, commuter cyclist, family man - she was doing her small part to build a better world. But now, in the new millennium, the Berglunds have become a...

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An intrigue of witches  by Esme Addison

An intrigue of witches

Esme Addison

"Thirty-year-old Black woman Camille Fitzsimons is a talented early American history professor, working in fast-paced Washington DC, with her eyes on promotion. She's also currently persona non grata. Who knew that making an inconvenient historical discovery...

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Sandcastle Inn  by Irene Hannon

Sandcastle Inn

Irene Hannon

"Vienna Price never intended to return for more than a passing visit to Oregon and all the bad memories she'd left behind. But when your career tanks, home is where you go to nurse your wounds and chart a new course. Only temporarily, of course--because as...

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In the shadow of war  by Adrienne Chinn

In the shadow of war

Adrienne Chinn

"For sisters Etta, Jessie and Celie Fry, the Great War and the hardships of the years that followed have taken a heavy toll. Determined to leave her painful past behind her, Etta heads to the bright lights of Hollywood whilst Jessie, determined to train as a...

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Thorn tree  by Max Ludington

Thorn tree

Max Ludington

"Now in his late-sixties, Daniel lives in quiet anonymity in a converted guest cottage in the Hollywood Hills. A legendary artist, he's known for one seminal work - Thorn Tree - a hulking, welded, scrap metal sculpture that he built in the Mojave desert in the...

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The hidden queen  by Peter V. Brett

The hidden queen

Peter V. Brett

"Humanity thought the war with demonkind was over. Now, after less than a generation to rebuild, the demon corelings have returned with a vengeance. The Spear of Ala-the fortress that stands at the gates of the demon's hive-is the last bastion against the...

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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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Taming 7  by Chloe (Fiction writer) Walsh

Taming 7

Chloe (Fiction writer) Walsh

"She's the quintessential sunshine girl. He's the lovable class clown. But storm clouds are rolling in, and this Tommen boy is about to get serious. Tommen's cheeky lad, Gerard 'Gibsie' Gibson, is a comedian at heart, but underneath his happy-go-lucky-nature...

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Audrey's gone AWOL  by Annie De Monchaux

Audrey's gone AWOL

Annie De Monchaux

"Audrey Lamont has happily devoted herself to family life for the best part of 40 years, but lately she's become aware that she lost herself somewhere between 'I do' and the weekly shop. Worse, her academic husband Simon has found time for romance - just not...

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The engraver's secret  by Lisa Medved

The engraver's secret

Lisa Medved

"Two women, a mysterious map, and a family secret spanning hundreds of years ... Spanish Netherlands, 1620s: raised by her father Lucas to know her mind, Antonia Vorsterman sees everything that goes on in her world - all the rivalries and jealousies that...

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Botanical short stories

Botanical short stories

A unique collection of contemporary short stories exploring our deep attachment to flowers and plants and the meanings they hold. From tokens of love to neolithic burial gifts, bridal bouquets to seasonal wreaths, healing potions to artistic masterpieces,...

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It takes a town  by Aoife Clifford

It takes a town

Aoife Clifford

"So many people had reason to hate her, but did anyone have reason to kill her? Everyone dies famous in a country town, but glamorous Vanessa Walton was a shining star. A celebrity since she was a child, Vanessa is back on the front page for all the wrong...

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Death of a foreign gentleman  by Steven Carroll

Death of a foreign gentleman

Steven Carroll

"Cambridge, UK, 1947. Martin Friedrich, a German philosopher, is cycling through an intersection on his way to give a lecture when a speeding car strikes and kills him. Shortly afterwards, Detective Sergeant Stephen Minter, an Austrian-born cockney Jew, whose...

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The mistress of Dara Island  by Averil Kenny

The mistress of Dara Island

Averil Kenny

"In the 1960s, a tropical island in the Coral Sea hides dark secrets behind its primordial beauty. Thalia - 'Tally' - Ramsey has grown up barefoot, wild and free on the island purchased by her maternal grandfather. It is a paradise with two faces: an idyllic...

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The MacKade brothers  by Nora Roberts

The MacKade brothers

Nora Roberts

"The pride of Jared MacKade: Jared MacKade believes in taking a stand, and he never turns his back on a fight. So when his work as an attorney brings him up against Savannah Morningstar, her rude behaviour and strong defenses aren't nearly enough to scare him...

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The dark feather  by Anna Stephens

The dark feather

Anna Stephens

"Ixachipan is in flames. Rebellion rages in every land and across every hill as the Empire of Songs battles to maintain control, but nowhere more fiercely than in the Singing City itself. In the great pyramid at its heart, Shadow Tayan faces the awful...

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These tangled threads  by Sarah Loudin Thomas

These tangled threads

Sarah Loudin Thomas

"Seven years ago, a hidden betrayal scattered three young friends living in the shadow of Biltmore Estate. Now, when Biltmore Industries master weaver Lorna Blankenship is commissioned to create an original design for Cornelia Vanderbilt's 1924 wedding, she...

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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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While we were burning  by Sara Koffi

While we were burning

Sara Koffi

"After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control - so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she needs...

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Shock waves  by Fleur McDonald

Shock waves

Fleur McDonald

"Detective Dave Burrows has longed for the top job in the stock squad but never thought he'd be acting in that role while his partner and best mate, Detective Sergeant Bob Holden, is treated for melanoma. Bob is keen to get back on the road and Dave can't wait...

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Goodbye Birdie Greenwing  by Ericka Waller

Goodbye Birdie Greenwing

Ericka Waller

"Birdie Greenwing has been at a loose end ever since her beloved twin sister and husband passed away. Too proud and stubborn to admit she is lonely, Birdie's world has shrunk. But then some new neighbours move in to the house next door. Jane wants a fresh...

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As young as this  by Roxy Dunn

As young as this

Roxy Dunn

"Elliot. Joe. Tommy. Nathanael. Wren. Oliver. Malik. Zach. Frank. Patrick. Noah. These are the men Margot has loved, liked, lusted over. Since she was seventeen, she's pictured them like stepping stones - each one bringing her closer to finding someone to...

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The spy  by Ajay Chowdhury

The spy

Ajay Chowdhury

"Detective Kamil Rahman is working for the Met Police when he gets the call from MI5. They've received intelligence of a terrorist plot, and it's Kamil they need. Posing as a disaffected cop and working in his friend Anjoli's restaurant on Brick Lane, Kamil...

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Funny story  by Emily Henry

Funny story

Emily Henry

"Daphne always loved the way Peter told their story. That is until it became the prologue to his actual love story with his childhood bestie, Petra. Which is how Daphne ends up rooming with her total opposite and the only person who could possibly understand...

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One last word  by Suzanne Park

One last word

Suzanne Park

"Sara Chae is the founder of the app One Last Word, which allows you to send a message to whomever you want after you pass. Safeguards are in place so the app will only send out when you're definitely, absolutely, 100% dead, but when another Sara Chae dies and...

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The beautiful people  by Michelle Gable

The beautiful people

Michelle Gable

"It's 1961, and for Margo Hightower, everything is about to change. True, her engagement is off, her family has fallen in scandal, and she's completely broke. But she's just been hired as assistant to photographer Slim Aarons - famous for his vibrant pictures...

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The husbands  by Holly Gramazio

The husbands

Holly Gramazio

"One night Lauren finds a strange man in her flat who claims to be her husband. All the evidence - from photos to electricity bills - suggests he's right. Lauren's attic, she slowly realises, is creating an endless supply of husbands for her. There's the one...

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The underground library  by Jennifer (Jennifer L.) Ryan

The underground library

Jennifer (Jennifer L.) Ryan

"On the day Juliet Lansdown reports to work for the first time at Bethnal Green Library, it isn't the bustling hub she's been expecting. But, in the face of German attacks, she's intent on making it a place where all of their neighbours feel safe and welcome....

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The spoiled heart  by Sunjeev Sahota

The spoiled heart

Sunjeev Sahota

"Nayan Olak hasn't risked love since his young son died. Instead he has ploughed his grief and energy into his work at the union, trying to create the world he would have wanted for his boy. Now he's running for the leadership: a huge moment for Nayan, the...

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Death in the details  by Katie Tietjen

Death in the details

Katie Tietjen

"Maple Bishop is ready to put WWII and the grief of losing her husband, Bill, behind her. But when she discovers that Bill left her penniless, Maple realizes she could lose her Vermont home next and sets out to make money the only way she knows how- by selling...

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Maya's laws of love  by Alina Khawaja

Maya's laws of love

Alina Khawaja

"Maya Mirza is so convinced she's unlucky in love and life that she's come up with a list of laws to explain it. Most importantly... Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. But that's about to change. Maya's headed to Pakistan for an arranged marriage with a...

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The Haven  by Fiona Neill

The Haven

Fiona Neill

"The Sawyer family were meant to have the adventure of a lifetime during their summer holiday at an experimental eco-community in one of England's most ancient forests, led by the enigmatic Mo. For Cass, the eldest Sawyer sibling and a lonely and unhappy...

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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

"After one too many terrifying encounters, Millie Masters sets up a hotline for women who feel unsafe walking home alone at night: Message M. But very quickly she realises that there's much more to be done to help the women who call in. Because the men just do...

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Annie Bot  by Sierra Greer

Annie Bot

Sierra Greer

"Annie is a robot, created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner, Doug. Playful and eager to please, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the outfits he buys for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his whims. Maybe the apartment isn't...

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Leave no trace  by Jo (Strategist) Callaghan

Leave no trace

Jo (Strategist) Callaghan

"One detective driven by instinct, the other by logic. It will take both to find a killer who knows the true meaning of fear . . . When the body of a man is found crucified at the top of Mount Judd, AIDE Lock - the world's first AI Detective - and DCS Kat...

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The sweet blue distance  by Sara Donati

The sweet blue distance

Sara Donati

"In 1845 Carrie Ballentyne was forced to leave the only home she'd ever known in the mountains of upstate New York, and her separation from Bonner, Ballentyne, and Savard relatives weighs heavily. In time Carrie finds footing as a midwife, but she never feels...

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Sanctuary  by Garry Disher

Sanctuary

Garry Disher

"Grace is a thief: a good one. She was taught by experts and she''s been practising since she was a kid. She specialises in small, high-value items - stamps, watches - and she knows her Jaeger-LeCoultres from her Patek Philippes. But it's a solitary life,...

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Earth  by John Boyne

Earth

John Boyne

"It's the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to...

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The last murder at the end of the world  by Stuart Turton

The last murder at the end of the world

Stuart Turton

"Solve the murder to save what's left of the world. Outside the island there is nothing: the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony....

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Toxic prey  by John Sandford

Toxic prey

John Sandford

"Gaia is dying. That, at least, is what Dr. Lionel Scott believes. A renowned expert in tropical and infectious diseases, Scott has witnessed the devastating impact of illness and turmoil at critical scale. Society as it exists is untenable, and the direct...

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A killing on the hill  by Robert Dugoni

A killing on the hill

Robert Dugoni

"The Great Depression. High-level corruption. And a murder that's about to become Seattle's hottest mystery. It's the kind of story that can make a reporter's career. If he lives to write about it."--

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The no. 1 lawyer  by James Patterson

The no. 1 lawyer

James Patterson

"Stafford Lee Penney is the best defence lawyer in Mississippi - he's never lost a case. Until now. Hot on the heels of his latest courtroom victory, his wife is brutally murdered. Devastated, Stafford Lee spirals into a losing streak that forces to abandon...

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I is another  by Jon Fosse

I is another

Jon Fosse

"The Other Name follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his life. He lives alone, his only friends being his neighbor,...

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The Red Hollow  by Natalie Marlow

The Red Hollow

Natalie Marlow

"Warwickshire, 1934. Deep in a hamlet in the Warwickshire countryside, Red Hollow Hall is a male-only sanitorium run by the charismatic psychiatrist Dr Moon. However, all is not well, and Dr Moon's patients are leaving Red Hollow in droves. Recent...

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Code name Butterfly  by Embassie Susberry

Code name Butterfly

Embassie Susberry

"In the City of Light, one woman will stand against darkness. Paris, 1941. With Nazi occupation imminent, journalist Elodie Mitchell plans to return home to Chicago. But an unexpected invitation to a Josephine Baker show changes everything. Mistaken for the...

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The guest  by B. A. Paris

The guest

B. A. Paris

"Iris and Gabriel have just got home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their dearest friends, Laure, is in their house - sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. She has walked out on her husband...

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Where hope prevails  by Janette Oke

Where hope prevails

Janette Oke

"When Beth Thatcher returns to Coal Valley, she has much to be excited about. She anticipates Jarrick's proposal of marriage and perhaps a spring wedding. The mine is expanding, and there are more schoolchildren than ever. But the town's rapid growth brings...

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Five little pigs  by Agatha Christie

Five little pigs

Agatha Christie

"Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were other suspects; the stockbroker who went to market; the amateur herbalist who stayed at home; the three-time divorcee who had roast beef and the devoted governess who had...

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The lost world  by Michael Crichton

The lost world

Michael Crichton

"It has been six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, and the island indefinitely closed to the public. There...

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Threepenny dreams  by Anna Jacobs

Threepenny dreams

Anna Jacobs

"Recently widowed, Hannah Firth is still young , young enough to dream of a new life. When her spiteful daughter-in- law uses her as an unpaid servant, Hannah tries to leave, but she is unaware of the depths that Patty's spite will lead her to."--Publisher.

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