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The Perfect Nurse
''My name is Darcy, I''m your nurse. I''m here to help you.'' I repeat the words I''ve said so many times. Except this time, I don''t mean it...If you saw me, you''d think I was pretty ordinary - I wear a crisp, white nursing uniform, my hands are scrubbed clean and you''d have no reason to believe I was anything other than a good citizen. A good nurse.But looks can be deceiving. You shouldn''t trust me - because I don''t even know if I can trust myself.Now I stare in the mirror - dark smudges under my eyes and blood on my hands - listening for the sound of police sirens.Because the truth is I had to do something terrible. I broke all the rules a nurse should follow. And now someone is dead...An utterly page-turning psychological thriller from the number one bestselling author of The Doctor''s Wife. If you loved Behind Closed Doors, Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train then The Perfect Nurse will have you flipping the pages until the breath-taking final pages.What readers are saying about The Perfect Nurse:''Absolutely gripping and addictive... I couldn''t put it down!... A thrilling ride from start to finish... Kept me on the edge of my seat... I was hooked... Excellent... Flawless... Electrifying and unforgettable!'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''WOW!... Had my jaw on the floor... Made me gasp out loud. I could not put this book down... I just HAD to know what was going to happen... A must-read... Completely blew my mind... A WILD ride!'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''Talk about binge worthy!... I was literally on the edge of the sofa with my heart racing.... GULP! I just had to keep on reading... I kept saying to myself ''one more page''. Next, it''s lights out and it''s 4am!... What a wild ride!... l loved every minute... Wowser!'' coffeeandpages2021, ?????''Absolutely jaw-dropping... WOW!'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''HOLD THE FRONT PAGE! This is my FAVOURITE Daniel Hurst book to date! Absolutely fantastic!... So many absolutely jaw-dropping moments, that snatched my breath away as the tension built to an explosive finale.Just. WOW!I cannot WAIT for the next one in this brilliant new series.'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''So addictive and compelling made me want more and more I loved the plot twists and the twists unexpected!! Highly recommend I loved this book!! I binged in one day! So shocking and the cliffhanger twist at the END!!!! You need to read this!!!!'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''WOW... Boy, I am shocked but the best kind of shocked! It was absolutely amazing!... This book blew me away and I finished it in 24 hours, I couldn''t put it down!... A fast-paced psychological thriller that has you on the edge of your seat and you might think you know the how the story will go but you will be so wrong!'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''Had me hooked immediately!Absolutely fantastic! Constant twists and turns. I just didn''t want to put this down until I knew how it ended. Daniel is definitely my favourite author!'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''I devoured this book... Wowza, did it slap me in the face!... Starts with a bang and doesn''t slow down until the end. The plot continues to build at a rapidly terrifying pace and then comes the free-fall plot twist that will leave you speechless!'' KKEC Reads, ?????
A Thief's Blood
''Flynt is as bold and ruthless a killer-agent as James Bond, and even more resourceful'' ScotsmanA city on the brink of civil war. A madman pulling the strings.A family is found butchered in a dismal room in the Rookery, London’s poorest district. Not even their small children are left alive.Most of the authorities pay scant attention, except for Thieftaker General Jonathan Wild. Intrigued by this development, Colonel Nathaniel Charters tasks his most trusted operative, Jonas Flynt, with discovering why.When another family is murdered just as brutally, Flynt uncovers evidence of a simmering conflict between rival gangs, with Wild seemingly desperate to keep a lid on the slaughter.The question for Flynt is how deep is his new friend The Admiral, a gang leader, involved, and is he capable of killing innocents? Or is there someone else in London, more dangerous and more deranged, with blood on their hands?A scintillating serial killer thriller set amidst the dirt and grime of Georgian London, the next thrilling instalment in the McIlvanney longlisted Company of Rogues series.Praise for A Thief''s Blood A Glasgow Times Book of 2024''Skelton has the storyteller''s essential gift: the ability to lead you on, ever eager to know what happens next'' Yorkshire Post''Skelton’s eighteenth-century London is, as always, exquisitely rendered and thoroughly immersive .... In a solidly-plotted historical thriller with danger lurking around every corner and intrigue brewing from the lowest dungheap to the highest palace in the land, the realisation that these murders are inflaming existing rivalries to the point where an epic confrontation is almost unavoidable raises the stakes even further. There’s no sign here that the dark and brooding Jonas Flynt’s adventures are running out of steam yet'' Herald
Slow Horses
A SPECIAL SIGNED ANNIVERSARY EDITION CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SLOW HORSESFeaturing an exclusive foreword from Mick Herron and an exclusive essay from Tim Shipman (author of All Out War)With stunning sprayed edges and endpapers, new cover design, ribbon marker and signed by the author, this unmissable one-off special edition is the perfect gift and collector''s item for fans of Slow Horses, the basis of the award-winning TV show starring Gary Oldman----''To have been lucky enough to play Smiley in one''s career; and now go and play Jackson Lamb in Mick Herron''s novels - the heir, in a way, to le Carré - is a terrific thing'' Gary OldmanSlough House is the outpost where disgraced spies are banished to see out the rest of their derailed careers. Known as the ''slow horses'' these misfits have committed crimes of drugs and drunkenness, lechery and failure, politics and betrayal while on duty.In this drab and mildewed office these highly trained spies don''t run ops, they push paper. Not one of them joined the Intelligence Service to be a slow horse and the one thing they have in common is they want to be back in the action.''The most exciting development in spy fiction since the Cold War'' The Times''The most enjoyable British spy novel in years'' Mail on Sunday''The new spy master'' Evening Standard
The Stepdaughter
Discover Caroline Blackwood''s darkly brilliant debut - a perfect rediscovered classic for fans of Shirley Jackson and Ottessa Moshfegh''A bracingly nasty book . . . Splendid, dark, often very funny'' MEGAN NOLAN, TelegraphA lavish Upper West Side apartment is the site of a familial cold war about to enter a phase of dangerous escalation.J is a lonely woman without the luxury of being alone. Her husband has fled to Paris with his latest flame, leaving J with not only their own four-year-old daughter, Sally Ann, but the sulky, cake-mix addicted, thirteen-year-old Renata, a leftover from his previous marriage. Writing letters in her head to imaginary friends, J delights in dwelling on the hapless Renata, who ''invites a kind of cruelty''. This is an invitation J fully intends to take up - and like so many stepmothers before her, she will find that wickedness, once indulged, is a difficult habit to kick. A mordant black splinter of a book, Caroline Blackwood''s first novel is a testament to her razor-sharp mastery - and mockery - of the darkest depths of human feeling.''Contained and ferocious'' TLS''Punchy . . . a clever and perfectly formed novel'' The Times''One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived'' VIRGINIA FEITO''Witty, observant, clever'' Guardian ''The perfect book for people who find Joan Didion too even-keeled, Renata Adler too fair-minded . . . In its own way, it''s a perfect novel . . . It deserves to be a cheeky summer hit'' LA REVIEW OF BOOKS''Blackwood was in fact a writer of rare distinction, the author of wit-drenched books about the wages of class, women''s inhumanity to women, bitchiness, greed, abjection, family, monsters'' NEW YORKER''Caroline Blackwood sits firmly alongside the greats like Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith. Her writing is smart, economical and as dark as night'' ARAMINTA HALL
The Woman Who Laughed
''The very definition of unputdownable'' David Peace''Mason packs more into 200 pages than many writers do at twice the length'' Sunday TimesIn the first months of 2020 there was a spate of murders of Black sex workers in northern cities. One of them was Ella Bailey, last seen talking to a punter in an alley in Sheffield city centre, and although no trace of her was ever found, the punter, Michael Godley, soon confessed to all three murders.Five years later, as another sex worker is murdered in the same district, the bag Ella had been carrying with her reappears, hanging on the door handles of a café, and a local vagrant claims to have seen Ella sitting on a bench in a churchyard near the site of the murder. South Yorkshire Police call in the Finder.So begins a search that takes him back to the strange days of the pandemic, to talk to those who knew Ella best, such as her wayward girlfriend ''Loz'', abusive boyfriend Caine Poynton-Smith and respectable foster-parents still struggling to come to terms with Ella''s life. How did their intelligent, strong-willed daughter - bright student and national schoolgirl athletics champion - end up in that alley?As fear grips the city, our Finder must court danger to discover the truth.
How the Other Half Die
''Succession meets The White Lotus. Absolutely enthralling'' Antony Johnston''Relentlessly page-turning'' Philippa East''Pure escapism'' L D SmithsonPrivilege has a price. But who will pay it?On the eve of her seventieth birthday, Geri gathers her brother''s spoilt adult children together on the family''s private island and tells them that she''s ready to name her successor as CEO of the lucrative global empire founded by their grandfather.Her announcement triggers a frenzy of suspicion, rivalry and back-stabbing. Each of the three siblings believes the role should go to them - despite the dark secrets that they all harbour.As Geri uncovers the black heart of her own family, will the best among them win the prize? Or will the heirs to the Chalice crown finally get what they so richly deserve?Praise for Rachel North:''Creepy and compulsive'' Sabine Durrant''A stonking page-turner'' Emma Curtis
Shy Creatures
In all failed relationships there is a point that passes unnoticed at the time, which can later be identified as the beginning of the decline. For Helen it was the weekend that the Hidden Man came to Westbury Park.
Croydon, 1964. Helen Hansford is in her thirties and an art therapist in a psychiatric hospital where she has been having a long love affair with Gil: a charismatic, married doctor.
One spring afternoon they receive a call about a disturbance from a derelict house not far from Helen''s home. A thirty-seven-year-old man called William Tapping, with a beard down to his waist, has been discovered along with his elderly aunt. It is clear he has been shut up in the house for decades, but when it emerges that William is a talented artist, Helen is determined to discover his story.
Shy Creatures is a life-affirming novel about all the different ways we can be confined, how ordinary lives are built of delicate layers of experience, the joy of freedom and the transformative power of kindness.
Death and Boules
Saint-Sauver, home to Richard Ainsworth and Valérie d’Orçay’s detective agency, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its town twinning with Anglethorp Spa in Lincolnshire. Events are planned, a huge brocante, street parties and the centrepiece, an exhibition boules tournament between the two towns and a team of international boules all-stars. Everything is going well, the sun shines, the wine flows and the entente is very cordiale. Until the mayor turns up dead in an antique dresser having apparently been killed twice. Inevitably Richard and Valérie have very different views on the subject and engage in their own battle: who will solve the crime first?
The Rose Apple Tree Mystery
''The sharpest exercise in decolonising fiction in Singapore''s literary landscape. It is also, simply, really fun to read!'' - Ong Sor Fern----------''Til death do us part...Singapore, 1947. Newlyweds Su Lin and Le Froy are in the Cameron Highlands, an idyllic pocket of countryside on the tropical Malay Peninsula. But this is no honeymoon ... Le Froy is on a protection assignment for powerful businessman Max Moreno and his wife Elfrieda, whose associates have been brutally murdered.But the hideaway cannot protect the Morenos from vicious threats and ghostly sightings, and when Elfrieda vanishes with a stash of precious emeralds, Su Lin and Le Froy fear the worst. The only clue to Elfrieda''s disappearance is rotting fruit from a rose apple tree, piled outside her lodge.When monsoon floods make escape from the Highlands impossible, Su Lin is determined to find Elfrieda with time to spare to get to know her new husband. But when Max''s body is discovered surrounded by rose apples, passion turns to policing: Su Lin and Le Froy must work together try to prevent further deaths, including their own.----------Praise for Ovidia Yu:''One of Singapore''s finest living authors'' - South China Morning Post''One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature'' - The Scotsman''Chen Su Lin is a true gem. Her slyly witty voice and her admirable, sometimes heartbreaking, practicality make her the most beguiling narrator heroine I''ve met in a long while'' - Catriona McPherson''Charming and fascinating with great authentic feel. Ovidia Yu''s teenage Chinese sleuth gives us an insight into a very different culture and time. This book is exactly why I love historical novels'' - Rhys Bowen''Unassuming, brilliantly observant'' -SCMP''Ovidia Yu''s writing helped me peel back the layers to understand Singapore. The story and Chen Su Lin''s initiative and tenacity, set against a backdrop of wartime Singapore, intrigued both the historian and the mystery lover in me'' - Kara Owens CMG CVO, British High Commissioner to Singapore
Deep Hostage
A world on the edge. VIP hostages. A diver''s mission to avert global disaster.Terrorists hold two of the most powerful people on Earth hostage. Their demands are impossible to meet. The consequences could lead to World War III.For John McCready, what starts out as a rescue mission, turns into a race against time to a backdrop of global disaster.As the clock ticks down, he''s left to confront impossible odds and make the ultimate decision of life and death.From a desperate fight for survival deep underwater in California, to the knife-edge tension of a confrontation high above the Pacific, Deep Hostage will take you over the edge, as one man is forced to the brink with the fate of the world in his hands.An action-adventure thriller that will keep you turning the pages and leave you breathless until the very end.
The Serpent Dance
‘The Wicker Man meets Rebecca, with darkly beautiful surroundings and mysterious, brooding locals - this is the perfect summer holiday read'' - Fiona Leitch, bestselling author of the Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker cozy crime seriesOn the Feast of St John the Cornish villagers of Trevennick dance around midsummer bonfires and make offerings to the river. It''s not the sort of thing that appeals to Audrey Delaney, who is very much a city mouse. But when her (sort of, almost) boyfriend Noah whisks her away on a surprise trip to the West Country, she''s determined to do the best she can to enjoy herself, if that''s what it takes to remove the question mark from their relationship.Then their first night ends in tragedy, and Audrey finds herself stuck in the back of beyond, embroiled in a police inquiry, and unsure who to trust. Not Noah, who obviously had an ulterior motive for bringing her here. And certainly none of the villagers: brooding mussel farmer Trevor, weirdly intense vicar Lamorna, and infuriatingly cocky and omnipresent jack-of-all-trades Griffin. She''ll have to untangle the mysteries of this insular community quickly, though, because people are dying fast. The river will have its due...
A Killer of Influence
Following a convention in the Scottish Highlands, eight social media influencers vanish without a trace, leaving their followers – and families – in a state of shock, and the police clueless as to their whereabouts.And then, the livestreams begin.Broadcast live from their squalid underground cells, the young influencers are forced into a sadistic battle for survival.With each livestream, their captor pits them against each other in a twisted competition for likes. The influencer with the fewest positive reactions faces a gruesome end – live on camera.As the likes increase and the death toll rises, DCI Jack Logan and his team must traverse both the Scottish wilderness and the darkest corners of the internet to try and save the remaining captives.But how do you catch a killer who is always one click ahead?
Immortal Murder (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 25)
The twenty-fifth enthralling Hugh Corbett medieval mystery from Paul Doherty, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell. January 1313. As London is gripped by a freezing winter, Sir Hugh Corbett becomes embroiled in a ghoulish game of kings played out between the English and French courts. Years earlier, Corbett prevented a gang of rifflers from breaking into the Royal Treasury, but the leading chieftain, Sarasin, escaped. Now Sarasin is caught killing a squire of Queen Isabella's and Corbett swiftly has the riffler tried and hanged from the signpost of The Twilight tavern. The matter should have ended there but more mayhem ensues as, one by one, those who helped bring Sarasin to trial are gruesomely murdered. Behind all this is an individual calling himself the Immortal. He swears the most bloody vengeance against Corbett and all those who support the royal clerk, and, as danger dogs Corbett's every footstep, he must act quickly to prevent further bloodshed. What readers say about Paul Doherty:'Paul Doherty's depictions of medieval England are truly outstanding''Another brilliant story in the excellent Hugh Corbett series by a superb historical author''Good plots, clever twists and mostly impossible to work out'
Odessa Sea
Dirk Pitt is caught up in a dangerous and thrilling mystery on the murky waters of the Black Sea . . .As Director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, Dirk Pitt has always had a knack for finding trouble. This time, though, trouble has found him . . .On a NUMA mission to the Black Sea to locate the wreck of a lost Ottoman Empire ship, Pitt and his friend Al Giordino respond to an urgent Mayday from a nearby freighter. By the time they reach the ship there''s no one left alive - just dead bodies and the smell of sulphur in the air. When a massive blast from the stern suddenly scuttles the ship, Pitt and Giordino are lucky not to be added to the death toll.As they investigate the fate of the lost ship, they''re plunged deep into an extraordinary mystery. And when connections emerge between a desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov empire, a Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo, modern-day nuclear smugglers and a brilliant engineer developing cutting-edge drone technology, Pitt is faced with the most dangerous challenge of his career. One that will threaten the lives of his family and friends.Packed with breathtaking suspense, switchback plotting and remarkable imagination, Odessa Sea proves once again that, when it comes to adventure, Clive Cussler is in a league of his own.Praise for Clive Cussler''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail''Oceanography''s answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes - Cussler''s fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers'' Associated Press''Nobody does it better. . . nobody!'' Stephen Coonts''Just about the best storyteller in the business'' New York Post''The adventure king'' Daily Express
A Schooling in Murder
*A Times Best Book of the Year* From the author of The Ashes of London, comes a new historical mystery set in the last days of WWII 'Ten out of ten' The Times ‘A grand piece of work – a triumph and one of Taylor’s best’ MICK HERRON 'A wonderfully unique novel from the master of historical crime fiction. Beautiful, haunting, and quite brilliant' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON ‘As good as I’d expect from a master of the craft’ VAL MCDERMID 'A wonderful, subtle novel, set in a strange, enclosed world. Beautiful writing and a gloriously satisfying ending' ANN CLEEVES __________ England, May 1945 In the last days of World War II, Monkshill Park School for Girls stands far apart from the violence in Europe. Yet a woman has been murdered in its grounds. Annabel Warnock, a teacher with a secretive past, has disappeared. The teachers and girls whisper that she’s run away, but in fact she has met a violent end. Replacement tutor and amateur crime writer Alec Shaw arrives to find a school riven with bitter rivalries and dangerous tensions. He begins to suspect there is a real-life mystery waiting to be solved… and these echoing halls hide a killer.
Death in the Air
''Glamorous, gripping, absolutely heaps of fun'' LUCY FOLEY''Crisp as a gin and tonic and delightfully wicked'' KEVIN KWAN''An old-fashioned mystery in the model of Agatha Christie'' VOGUE, Best Book of 2024______________________Murder. It''s terrible for your karma. Even worse for your holiday.Ro Krishna has just arrived at Samsara, a world-class hotel-spa nestled in the Indian Himalayas. With his charm and Oxford education, he had it all - well, until he left his job under mysterious circumstances. At Samsara, he can relax and enjoy the hotel''s various health and wellness treatments, as well as a sparkling dose of mysticism.Until one of the guests is found dead. As everyone scrambles to figure out what happened, Ro is pulled into an investigation that endangers them all. Because it turns out that it''s not just heiresses and Bollywood stars who have checked in - there''s a murderer in their midst . . ._______________________READERS ARE LOVING DEATH IN THE AIR''Spellbinding''''Excellently paced, wonderful twists''''I LOVED THIS''''Hard to put down''''Will leave you guessing until the very end''
The Bright Fabric of Life
A feel-good, uplifting tale of two women who make a life-changing connection. In Ethiopia, beautiful Sylvie''s successful life is derailed by a disastrous childbirth. With no money and no hope, all seems lost. In London, feisty Juliet is struggling with the many challenges facing a female surgeon as well as inner traumas of her own. Unsure how to balance career, love and life, she escapes to Ethiopia.Under the vast African sky, these two women''s lives are unexpectedly brought together. Can they help each other come to terms with their pasts? And will they be able to see a bright future on the horizo? ublished with the support of global best-selling writer Alexander McCall Smith. Proceeds from this book go to the Uganda Childbirth Injury Fund https://www.ucif.co.uk/
When Devils Sing
When Devils Sing is a rural, atmospheric YA horror is perfect for fans of Stephen King. In a small town in the American South four unlikely allies investigate a local teen's disappearance - but what they discover festering at the core of their community is far more sinister than they could've ever imagined . . .
When Dawson Sumter goes missing, all he leaves behind is a smattering of blood in room 4 of the debt-ridden motel owned by Neera Singh's family.
Disappearances like this aren't uncommon in the rural Georgia town of Carrion. Especially during the Cicada Festival, which takes place every thirteen years when a cicada brood returns from underground, shrieking their deafening screams.
Desperate to find out if Dawson is still alive, Neera joins forces with three other local teens: Isaiah, clandestine true crime podcaster; Reid, son of the wealthiest man in the region; and Sam, estranged daughter of the local hitman. As they find themselves entangled in a messy web of secrets and lies, they discover just how deep the rot in Carrion goes...
The Lady in the Park
When a woman is found unconscious on a ping-pong table in Peckham's Warwick Gardens, it looks like a case of mistaken identity. Why would anyone want to injure this popular local mum of six? But Jim Domino, retired CID detective turned private eye, keeps asking questions. As the crime escalates to murder, Domino's investigations take him to the leafy Thames Valley, and plunge him into a dark world of ruthless people-traffickers and drug dealers. How might these sinister activities be linked to the Peckham murder? Assisted by sharp observations from his six-year-old grandson, Danny, Domino finds that important clues can come from unexpected sources. The Lady in the Park is about the good in most people, and about love, grief and childhood. The first in an exciting new crime fiction series, it weaves a diverse cast of characters into a twisty immersive plot that will leave readers craving for more investigations featuring the inimitable Jim Domino and his young sidekick, Danny.
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