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Samantha Cooper is having a day from hell.In less than 24 hours, her life has unravelled, leaving her single and with nowhere to live. Adding insult to injury, she’s trapped in an elevator with a gorgeous woman claiming to be a demon.Daphne is not at all what Samantha expected from someone claiming to be an evil supernatural entity. She’s pretty, witty, dressed in pink, and smells nice. And she’s here to offer Samantha a deal she can’t refuse. Six wishes in exchange for one tiny trade—Samantha’s soul. There’s a glaring loophole in their contract, one Samantha fully intends to exploit so she doesn’t fork over her soul. After all, she only needs one wish to win her ex back.Hell-bent to gather the last of the one thousand souls she needs so that she can be free of her own devilish deal, Daphne grants each of Samantha’s wishes . . . with a twist, so that Samantha is forced to make another.As Samantha’s wishes dwindle and Daphne offers her glimpses into the life she thought she wanted, the unlikely pair grows close. Perhaps the girl of Samantha’s dreams is actually the stuff of nightmares, but Samantha and Daphne will have to outsmart the Devil himself if they want a chance at happily ever after.

''A wonderful tale of lies, deception and misdirection, with a dark, dark thread running through it'' MORGAN CRYYour Past Is Right Behind YouJo has always kept her head down and surrounded herself with strangers who know nothing about her mum''s murder. But fifteen years after the killing she receives a box of unopened letters addressed to her - sent from the prison.But before she can read them, they''re stolen, and soon Jo realises that someone must have a terrible secret to hide.Determined to protect her new life from the violence of her past, she embarks on a mission to find out the truth.But can Jo find the sender, before they find her?A pacy, twisty thriller about secrets and betrayal, set amongst the historic streets of Edinburgh. Perfect for fans of B.A. Paris and C.L. Taylor.PRAISE FOR EMMA CHRISTIE:''One of the most exciting writers'' SUN''A great talent'' Lesley Kara''Well-drawn characters and painterly depictions of place'' A Times Thriller of the Month''A gripping, tense and highly original thriller'' Scots Magazine''Chilling, dark and twisty'' B P Walter''An emotional gut-puncher'' Jonathan Whitelaw''Powerful and moving'' Philippa East''Emma Christie is the queen of misdirection'' Trevor Wood''A novel that delivers in mystery, heart, and tension'' L.V. Matthews''An absolute gem of a book'' Marion Todd''A beautifully written story of love, loss, guilt and redemption'' Catherine Cooper

<p><b>Filled with wit and verve, Vaseem Khan brings his vibrant and dynamic style to this spin-off cosy crime series set in the world of James Bond. Charming, drily humorous, and intelligently crafted, <i>Quantum of Menace, </i>the first in the Q mystery books, will appeal to Bond fans, readers of <i>Murder Before Evensong,</i> <i>The Thursday Murder Club </i>and <i>Slow Horses </i>novels, and those who are looking for a new take on clever crime fiction.</b><br><br><b>'Excellent. An entertaining mash-up</b> <b>of Fleming, Le Carré and the best of British detective fiction' CHARLIE HIGSON<br></b><br><b>'A thrilling addition to the 007 universe .... worthy of Fleming himself' <i>THE EXPRESS</i></b><br><b><br>**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**</b><br><br><i>Q is out of MI6 . . .</i><br><i>. . . and in over his head</i><br><br>After Major Boothroyd (aka Q) is unexpectedly ousted from his role with British Intelligence developing technologies for MI6's 00 agents, he finds himself back in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water. His childhood friend, renowned quantum computer scientist Peter Napier, has died in mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a cryptic note. The police seem uninterested, but Q feels compelled to investigate and soon discovers that Napier's ground-breaking work may have attracted sinister forces . . . Can Q decode the truth behind Napier's death, even as danger closes in?<br><br><b>'Fast, wise, funny, suspenseful and highly recommended' LEE CHILD<br></b><br><b>'A cunning and propulsive thriller brimming with wit. A sparkling addition to Bond's literary universe' MARK BILLINGHAM</b><br> <b><br>'Clever, cunning and quirky ... Quintessential Khan' MICK HERRON<br><br></b><b>'A wonderful novel, escapist and playful, but with moments of deep tenderness and serious comment' ANN CLEEVES<br><br>'Punchy, witty, smart and thrilling' JANICE HALLETT<br><br>'An irresistible cocktail of thrills, wit, and style ... Fans of <i>Slow Horses </i>will LOVE this' WILL DEAN<br><br>'An original idea, brilliantly executed; shaken not stirred' RAGNAR JÓNASSON<br><br></b><b>'Only one man could bring a fan favourite 007 character to life with such wit and skill: the name's Khan, Vaseem Khan' BENJAMIN STEVENSON</b></p>

A darkly humorous and warmly touching suspense novel about friendship, love and death, The Winter Job flies a hundred and twenty kilometres an hour straight into the darkest heart of a Finnish winter night. Helsinki, 1982. Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to go – and no money – he’s desperate. A last-minute job offers a solution: transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjärvi, the northernmost town in Finland. With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, and an old friend turns up, offering to fix his faulty steering wheel, on the condition that he tags along. Soon after, a persistent Saab 96 appears in the rearview mirror. And then a bright-yellow Lada. That’s when Ilmari realises that he is transporting something truly special. And when he realises he might be in serious trouble…

V uličkách Barcelony sa svetlo a tieň nikdy nestretávajú náhodou. Henry Thompson, unavený detektív na dôchodku, sa stane náhodným svedkom smrti mladého muža. Krátko nato zmizne trinásťročné dievča – Sofía Sullivanová. Spočiatku nesúvisiace udalosti sa pomaly prepletajú do siete klamstiev, ticha a bolestivých spomienok. Mesto, ktoré nikdy nespí, ukrýva príbehy ľudí poznačených stratou a túžbou po pravde. Henry sa spolu s vyšetrovateľkou Oliviou Harperovou púšťa do pátrania, ktoré odhaľuje minulosť plnú viny, klamstiev a nenápadných spojení. Sofia nie je len prípad. Je zrkadlom toho, čo zostalo skryté. A Barcelona, s vôňou dažďa a slaného mora, sa stáva labyrintom, z ktorého nie je návratu. Mysteriózny psychologický román, ktorý je nabitý napätím, záhadami a spojeniami, ktoré často menia priebeh udalostí.

Following the highly acclaimed Nocturnes and Night Music, Night & Day is filled with eerie surprises and dark delights. Night & Day takes us from the dusty shelves of an uncanny library filled with fictional characters to a bunker deep beneath the earth where scientists seek revenge on old Nazis, from an English marsh haunted by a mother and her son to a country house where a grieving widower finds comfort in a most unlikely source. Concluding with the author's account of how an obscure horror film brought him closer to his lost father, and how nostalgia can help through our hardest times, this is a collection that will move, entertain, and keep you reading late into the night.

The new Hercule Poirot mystery by Sophie Hannah, follow-up to the bestselling Hercule Poirot's Silent Night. New Year's Eve, 1932. Hercule Poirot and his good friend Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on the Greek island of Lamperos for a little holiday…or is it? Catchpool suspects Poirot has a different reason for being there - one he won't reveal. As the clock ticks towards the New Year and a festive guessing game takes a sinister turn, can Poirot stop a murderer who is determined to strike before midnight?

Pre-order the superbly written southern gothic ghost story, longlisted for GoodRead''s Horror Book of the Year 2024 . . . ----A young woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: they''re under a curse ‘A sinister and beautifully rendered Southern Gothic, This Cursed House explores the real-life horrors of racism and trauma. Del Sandeen’s stunning debut haunted me’ Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching ----New Orleans, 1962The Duchon estate looms over New Orleans, a crumbling relic of Southern charm. Its walls decaying under the weight of its long-buried secrets. At its door stands Jemma Barker, fleeing the frozen streets of Chicago and a past she won’t talk about. But Jemma wasn’t invited. She was summoned.Inside await the light-skinned Duchons, bound by a family curse. They believe Jemma is the one who will save them. Never mind her darker skin, a shade they’ve always scorned. But their curse isn’t just supernatural. It’s woven into generations of silence, superiority, and shame.As the house stirs and Jemma’s past creeps in, she must decide: will she be the Duchons’ salvation, or risk losing herself to their darkness? ---- Praise for This Cursed House: ‘An absolute marvel of a debut from a prodigious talent. A richly atmospheric, utterly chilling ghost story, an enthralling puzzle box of family scandals and secrets – that''s also an unflinching examination of the insidiousness of racism, the horrors of colorism’ Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Black Sheep and Such Sharp Teeth ‘An enthralling, twisty Southern Gothic historical full of family secrets and century-spanning sins. A remarkable debut’ Eden Royce, award-winning author of Root Magic‘An inglorious remnant of American history is handled so deftly that you won''t believe it''s Del Sandeen''s first novel’ Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor

The seminal, multi-million-copy Icelandic bestseller, Snowblind, celebrates its tenth anniversary, including a never-before-published Ari Thór prequel, Fadeout.  **Introduction by Anthony Horowitz***  The blizzard returns…   ‘A modern Icelandic take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom…’ Ian Rankin   ‘Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty’ Peter James   ‘Seductive … Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully’ Ann Cleeves   ‘A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended’ Lee Child  ***More than 5 million copies sold worldwide***   _____  Snowblind  Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik – with a past that he's unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theatre, Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life.   An avalanche and unremitting snowstorms close the mountain pass, and the 24-hour darkness threatens to push Ari over the edge, as curtains begin to twitch, and his investigation becomes increasingly complex, chilling and personal. Past plays tag with the present and the claustrophobic tension mounts, while Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness – blinded by snow, and with a killer on the loose.   Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic Noir to soaring new heights.  Fadeout When Ari Thór Arason receives a staggeringly high bill for a foreign credit card that was taken out in his name, his life takes a turn he never anticipated. The bill in question belongs to his namesake – his father, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances when Ari was only a child.   Seeking answers, Ari Thór travels to London to investigate, hoping to learn the truth about what happened to his father all those years ago, and discovering far more than he could ever have imagined…   ––––––––   'His first novel to be translated into English has all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunnit although it feels bitingly contemporary in setting and tone' Sunday Express   'A chiller of a thriller' Washington Post   'Required reading' New York Post   'This classically crafted whodunit holds up nicely, but Jonasson's true gift is for describing the daunting beauty of the fierce setting, lashed by blinding snowstorms that smother the village in "a thick, white darkness" that is strangely comforting' New York Times   'Morally more equivocal than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers alluring glimpses of darker, and infinitely more threatening horizons' Independent   'A stunning murder mystery by one of Iceland's finest writers' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir   'There is a young pretender beavering away, his eye on the crown: Ragnar Jónasson…' Barry Forshaw   'As dazzling as its title implies' William Ryan   'An isolated community, subtle clueing, clever mis-direction and more than a few surprises combine to give a modern day Golden Age whodunnit. I look forward to the next in the series' Dr John Curran   'The best sort of gloomy storytelling' Chicago Tribune   'The pro

Zigzag Girl is a twisty contemporary mystery with a touch of magic, set in Atlantic City and the eerie New Jersey Pine Barrens. Lucy Moon, a brilliant young magician with a mysterious past, works in the town’s theatre, staging performances of enchantment and conjure. But one night, during the ‘Sawing a Woman in Half’ trick, Lucy discovers her friend’s body in the box, dead. As Lucy digs deeper, she uncovers a trail of murders and suspects. With the help of a fierce group of female magicians and mystics, she must expose the truth before she becomes the final act.

The new Hercule Poirot mystery by Sophie Hannah, follow-up to the bestselling Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night.New Year''s Eve, 1932. Hercule Poirot and his good friend Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on the Greek island of Lamperos for a little holiday…or is it? Catchpool suspects Poirot has a different reason for being there — one he won''t reveal. As the clock ticks towards the New Year and a festive guessing game takes a sinister turn, can Poirot stop a murderer who is determined to strike before midnight?

Occupied France, 1944In the shadow of the ravaged battlefields of Verdun, where the scars of the First World War never healed, Vianne, struggling to hold onto her crumbling family chateau, takes in her traumatized nephew Blaise after the arrest of her sister by the Nazis.But when Blaise says he can see eerie figures in the fog and whispers from the forbidden forest beyond the fence, it seems something ancient and sorrowful stirs in the soil where soldiers of the Great War once bled. As strange guests arrive at the old house and secrets surface, Vianne must face the terrifying possibility that the brutal SS aren’t the only horrors she must face…If you loved The Others you''ll love this!Readers are LOVING The Ghost House…''Andie Newton blends historical suspense with the eerie pull of the supernatural. Perfect for fans of atmospheric ghost stories with rich emotional stakes.'' Terry Lynn Thomas, USA Today bestselling author of The Silent Woman

The streets of East London are alive with different languages, cultures and religions. Private investigators Lee Arnold and Mumtaz Hakim are well-versed in the community''s tensions, the sad day-to-day reality that includes the desecration of graves at Plashet Jewish cemetery in East Ham.The vandalism of these final resting places leads to a disturbing discovery: one of the damaged coffins does not contain human remains but instead a sculpture of a man made of clay. This so-called ''golem'', a term from Jewish myth given to a figure brought to life by supernatural means, proves intriguing to Arnold and Hakim, even more so when it is stolen from a police storage facility in an armed raid.The case leads the pair deep into London''s past and its connections to wartime Prague, and onto the trail of a priceless jewel worth killing for. Nadel is also well known for her CWA Silver Dagger winning Inspector Ikmen series, which was recently adapted as the massively successful series on the BBC. Nadel was born and raised in the East End of London, a setting which she brilliantly brings to life in this series. The latest in Nadel''s gritty, original and timely series following private investigators Lee Arnold and Mumtaz Hakim.

An hilarious and gripping festive whodunnit, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha Christie It's Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch. Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to host its annual scavenger hunt for its rabble of regulars. There's the landlord, Mickey, his wife Sofia and their wayward son, James; local policeman Alex and his supernaturally minded deputy Don; as well as Sita, Mrs Fazarkaley, the Kapoors and Curtis, who's never far from his beloved dog Barkley. Quite the crowd. And this year, they are interrupted by a knock at the door from Maddie Marlowe, a journalist who was homeward bound to Edinburgh for Christmas - only to be stranded by car failure, and by the snow storm that's closing in on the village. But Maddie's arrival won't be the only surprise of the night. When the power is cut off and darkness descends, the hunt turns deadly. Maddie and her unexpected Christmas companions must try to find the murderer amongst them, as it seems one of the group would kill to win . . .'Nothing like a good murder to get you into the Yuletide spirit'  READER REVIEW 'Cosy crime gets festive' WOMAN & HOME 'Really good fun' BEST

The stakes are sky-high when a power-mad Chinese president threatens Taiwan in the #1 New York Times bestselling Jack Ryan series.For decades, Taiwan has been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government. New Chinese President Li Jian Jun is done fooling around. He''s devised a secret military operation to take the island. Only one man knows how to stop Li''s bloody plan for reunification: Minister of Defense Qin Haiyu. Fearing for his life and the safety of his family, Qin covertly makes contact with the CIA in Beijing and signals his desire to defect to the West.To get Qin out, John Clark creates an international task force reminiscent of Rainbow Six and goes undercover in mainland China. Meanwhile, Lt. Commander Katie Ryan is deployed to the tip of the spear on the destroyer USS Jason Dunham to defend Taiwan. Threatened by an encircling Chinese armada, she''s under pressure to find a flaw in the invaders'' plan for her father to exploit.For his part, President Jack Ryan may have the power of the entire US military at his disposal, but what he really needs are Li''s secret plans from Defense Minister Qin so he can stave off a war. Because America''s Defense Protocol could lead to a game of mutual destruction that could cost the lives of thousands of young soldiers, sailors, special operators . . . and his daughter.Jack Ryan returns in a blockbuster new novel of action, thrills and intrigue in the world created by master storyteller Tom Clancy.__________PRAISE FOR TOM CLANCY''Constantly taps the current world situation for its imminent dangers and spins them into an engrossing tale''NEW YORK TIMES''Exhilarating. No other novelist is giving so full a picture of modern conflict''SUNDAY TIMES''A brilliantly constructed thriller that packs a punch''DAILY MAIL''Heart-stopping action . . . entertaining and eminently topical''WASHINGTON POST

When the chief suspect in the disappearance of Áróra’s sister is found dead, and Áróra’s new financial investigation leads to the street where her sister was last seen, she is drawn into a shocking case that threatens everything … The unmissable finale to the chilling, twisty, award-winning series… When the fate of Áróra’s missing sister, Isafold, is discovered, Áróra is relieved that she can halt a search that has taken over her life, even if the mystery remains unsolved. But when Isafold’s boyfriend – chief suspect in her disappearance – is found dead in the same place that Isafold’s body was found, Áróra begins to lose her grip on reality. To distract herself, she dives headfirst into a money-laundering case that her friend Daníel is investigating. But she finds that there is more than meets the eye, and once again, all leads point towards Engihjalli, the street where Isafold lived and died, and a series of shocking secrets that could explain and endanger everything… Atmospheric, dark and chilling, Black as Death is the much-anticipated finale to the addictive, twisty An Áróra Investigation series, as Áróra and her friends search for answers that may take them to places even darker than death…

Píše se rok 1992. Kapitán Jack Reacher používá při své práci vojenského vyšetřovatele nestandardní, ale velmi účinné metody. Také proto si jej vybere ministr obrany, aby se ve speciální pracovní skupině podílel na vyšetřování série podivných, zdánlivě nesouvisejících úmrtí starších mužů. Jeden záhadně vypadl z nemocničního okna. Druhý požil neobvyklý jed. Další zahynul na jezeře při rybaření. A tím seznam zdaleka nekončí… Reacher ve skupině zastupuje americkou armádu a spolupracuje s agenty FBI, CIA a ministerstva financí. Ukáže se, že všichni mrtví muži jsou spojeni s tragickou událostí, k níž došlo v Indii před třiadvaceti lety – a která se nepřímo týká i ministra obrany a jeho manželky. Pracovní skupina musí prokázat výsledky. A to brzy. Jinak se v této vysoké hře, kterou nedobrovolně hrají, stanou její členové obětními beránky. Reacher to dobře ví, ale nedělá si hlavu ani z politiků, ani z mocenského zákulisí. Chce jenom rychle najít vraha a odhalit tajemství, které stálo život tolik lidí. A tak si nakonec – jako vždycky – poradí po svém. Neobvykle a efektivně.

Washington, 1943: Joe, agent nacistické rozvědky, dostane tajnou zprávu, že do Ameriky míří britský premiér Churchill, aby se setkal s prezidentem Rooseveltem. Joe spřádá plány, neboť smrt obou státníků by mohla vést k vítězství Třetí říše. Zároveň přijíždí agentka britské tajné služby Saffron Courtneyová, aby na celou diplomatickou misi dohlédla. Saffron čeká v Americe ještě další úkol a ten může nehezky zamíchat kartami…

A huszonegy éves Tanner Quimby sürgősen lakhatást keres, lehetőleg olyan helyen, ahol továbbra is egész nap melegítőalsóban heverészhet, és videójátékozhat. Mivel meglehetősen rossz anyagi helyzetben van, erősen korlátozottak a lehetőségei – így, amikor szinte az ölébe hull a gondozói állás egy idős nő mellett, megragadja az alkalmat, még ha egy porcikája sem kívánja, hogy egy „öregasszonnyal” éljen egy fedél alatt. Louise Wilt egyik lánya ragaszkodott ahhoz, hogy valaki éjjel-nappal felügyelje az édesanyját. A két nő eleinte viszonylagos közönyben él egymás mellett – mígnem Tanner különös dolgokra lesz figyelmes. Például: miért van a kerti fészer olyan szigorúan bezárva, mintha börtön volna…? Miért hasonlít kísértetiesen Louise-ra a helyi híradásban szereplő, minden idők egyik legnagyobb amerikai ékszerrablásának gyanúsítottja…? És miért jelenik meg Louise hajnali egy órakor Tanner szobájában, bepakolt bőrönddel, és ragaszkodik ahhoz, hogy azonnal hagyják el a házat…? Így veszi kezdetét a szeretettel, humorral és szellemes párbeszédekkel átitatott történet egy korántsem alábecsülendő képességekkel megáldott idős hölgyről, és egy céltalan fiatal lányról, akik együtt életük egyik legnagyobb kalandjára indulnak...