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John Grisham's epic follow-up to his phenomenal global bestseller The Firm... TEN DAYS TO SAVE A LIFE. ONE SECOND TO END IT. Mitch McDeere has cheated death and come out the other side. Fifteen years ago, he stole millions from the mob and disappeared. Now, with his enemies jailed or dead, he has fought his way to the top of the biggest law firm in the world. When a new case takes him to Libya, he finds himself in the middle of the biggest hostage negotiation in recent history. The terrorists want $100 million in 10 days. Lives are on the line: and for McDeere, it's personal. The clock is ticking. The stakes are high. And there's nowhere left for McDeere to hide...

THREE STORIES. THREE CRIMES. WILL JUSTICE PREVAIL?Is the law always black and white? These stories show the shades of grey...Jake Brigance has a choice to make: help an old friend who stole money from his clients or turn him over to the police?Cody Wallace is three hours away from his execution. There will be no last-minute requests for mercy. But as the clock ticks down, will Wallace get his dying wish?Kirk and Rusty Malloy are feuding lawyers and partners. As their business disintegrates, they turn to hotshot lawyer Diantha Bradshaw to help save them: but how much can they trust each other - and her???350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: JOHN GRISHAM IS THE MASTER OF THE LEGAL THRILLER ??Readers love Sparring Partners:''Gripping, full of twists and turns'' ????? ''All three tales are very compelling reads!'' ????? ''Great short stories'' ????? ''John Grisham never fails to deliver'' ????? ''A page turner'' ?????

''ACHING AND POIGNANT'' AVA REID''BITTERSWEET, HOPEFUL'' ALLISON SAFT ''STUNNING, HEARTBREAKING'' MEG SHAFFERSOMETIMES LOVE IS A RISK WORTH TAKING''If you were eighty, and you''d spent your whole life not letting yourself love him, and he was eighty, and he''d never been turned to stone ­­- how much would you regret it?'' The island of Stenland is cursed: women, chosen at random, awaken with three black slashes on their forehead. The first person they meet eyes with turns to stone. This is how Tess Eriksson''s mother killed Soren Fell''s parents. It was an accident, but that has never made it any easier to forgive. Since then, all Tess has wanted is to leave Stenland. All Soren has wanted is to stay. The only thing they want more . . . is each other. But how can you love one person more than everything else combined? And how do you take the risk on love, if it could mean destroying the person you hold most dear?READERS LOVE LAURA BROOKE ROBSON''Laura Brooke Robson is a gifted writer'' ?????''So many passages are beautiful and perfectly captured'' ?????''A delicious read that was hard to put down'' ?????''Laura Brooke Robson is a talent to watch'' ?????''Poetic, beautiful, funny, heart-wrenching'' ?????

You are a wonder of creation. This represents Pope Francis' story for you. Even when your face is lined with worries or fatigue, remember that you are always a light that shines through the night. This is the greatest gift you've ever received, and no one can take it away from you. Never stop dreaming. Believe in even greater and more beautiful truths. Let yourself be surprised by love. This is what it means to Live Well. This is the greatest and most beautiful wish we can extend to each other. Joy - the wholesome and concrete kind, the joy we have all been searching for since birth - will be the natural outcome. It won't be an easy path; life's difficulties and the pervasive pessimism and cynicism of our era will periodically make it difficult to recognize and welcome grace into our life. But the late pope guarantees us that it is precisely when we open our hearts to providence and allow tenderness and mercy to enter that life becomes beautiful. We can always begin again. God can rebuild a story within us from the fragments. Let yourself be inspired by Pope Francis' 15 Rules for a Good Life, revel in the wondrous creation that you are, and savour the experience of what it means to live authentically.

** With a bonus story for the paperback edition. ** 'You like it darker? Fine, so do I' writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys and mysteries; each feels iconic. In 'Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream', a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny's most catastrophically. 'Rattlesnakes', a sequel to Cujo, sees a grieving widower travel to Florida for respite and instead receive an unexpected inheritance - with major strings attached. 'The Answer Man' asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful. King writes to feel 'the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind' and his ability to surprise, amaze and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. You like it darker? You got it.

'God is doing something different. God isn't  just concerned with the popular and the  powerful, the rich and the important, God  cares about the weird and odd people, the  smelly ones, and the ones no one else trusts.  Not only that: God has a really special mission for them.' Right from the start of his time on Earth - Jesus chose to hang out with and work with the most unlikely people. As word spread about his amazing choices and teaching, the invitation was offered: Come and See. So forget what you think you already know and take up the invitation for yourself - to come and see this Jesus. Grounded in scholarly understandings of Scripture, and opened up in a way that makes sense today, Come and See tackles questions of fairness, justice, inclusion, friendship, doing the right thing, and care for community. Journey with Shannon T. L. Kearns in 40 different encounters in the Bible. There are reflections, journaling and action prompts that root the Bible teaching into real life - so 'Come and See' how Jesus' message is just as revolutionary, exciting and relevant today.

The epic sequel to the #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Immortal Longings. Romance, politics and power meld in this pulse-pounding, electric enemies-to-lovers epic fantasy romance, inspired by Antony and Cleopatra. The games are over. Let chaos reign. Calla Tuoleimi has done the impossible. Against all odds, she won San-Er's bloody games and eliminated the king. She now serves as royal advisor to August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne. Only Calla knows it isn't really August. Anton Makusa is still furious about Calla's betrayal in the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August's body, and has no intention of giving it back. But when his first love awakens from a years-long coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton will have to journey to the kingdom's furthest reaches to prevent anarchy - before their real identities are exposed . . .

''Vaseem Khan writes with charm and wit, and an eye for detail that transports the reader entirely. I couldn''t love this series more'' CHRIS WHITAKER''Historical fiction at its finest'' MAIL ON SUNDAYFrom the award-winning author of MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSE and THE LOST MAN OF BOMBAY comes a brilliant new mystery featuring the inimitable Persis Wadia.Bombay, 1951. A political rally ends in tragedy when India''s first female police detective, Persis Wadia, kills a lone gunman as he attempts to assassinate the divisive new defence minister, a man calling for war with India''s new post-Independence neighbours. With the Malabar House team tasked to hunt down the assassin''s co-conspirators - aided by agents from Britain''s MI6 security service - Persis is quickly relegated to the sidelines. But then she is given a second case, the burned body of an unidentified white man found on a Bombay beach. As she pursues both investigations - with and without official sanction - she soon finds herself headed to the country''s capital, New Delhi, a city where ancient and modern India openly clash. Meanwhile, Persis''s colleague, Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, lies in a hospital fighting for his life as all around him the country tears itself apart in the prelude to war...

The explosive account of the succession of Elizabeth I from bestselling author Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces ''COMPELLING AND BRILLIANT'' - ALISON WEIR''Reads like a political thriller'' - GARETH RUSSELL, author of Queen James''Part political thriller . . . A thrilling achievement'' - KATE WILLIAMS, author of Rival Queens''Wonderful . . . like a political thriller'' - ELIZABETH NORTON, author of The Lives of Tudor Women----------In March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace. The queen''s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor - something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her last breath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her.Or so we''ve been led to believe.But, as enthralling new research shows, this is not what happened. Elizabeth went to her grave without formally naming an heir. The notion of an approved succession from Tudors to Stuarts is little more than an elaborately constructed fiction - a fiction that went on to have devastating consequences. The Stuart regime rapidly descended into turbulence and uncertainty, conspiracy and persecution, witchcraft and gunpowder.With a combination of rigorous research and brilliant storytelling, The Stolen Crown takes us behind palace doors to reveal the secret history of the Tudor succession.

Fall in love between the pages . . . Still grieving the death of her best friend, Erin knows she needs to start living - but has no idea how. Then she loses her favourite book, heavily annotated and containing her friend''s final words to her.When James finds Erin''s note-filled book in his local community library, he writes his own message back, and soon they are locked in an anonymous book exchange . . .But Erin and James have a shared history that neither of them realise. How will Erin react when she discovers the other writer isn''t a stranger at all - but the person she once swore she''d never forgive?A story of second chances and new beginnings, this is a love letter to books - and a love letter to love.Your favourite authors are loving The Book Swap:''Catnip for any book geek'' CESCA MAJOR''It''s You''ve Got Mail, but make it even more bookish'' NIAMH HARGAN''A gorgeous debut from tremendous Tessa Bickers'' SALLY PHILLIPS''What a gorgeous, life-affirming, bookishly beautiful novel this is!'' CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN''If you love books and you love love, you are going to adore The Book Swap'' JULIE COHEN''Sensitively written, deeply moving and yet still an accessible, uplifting and enormously enjoyable read . . . a tale that stays with the reader long after it is finished'' My Weekly''Heartwarming'' Bella

WINNER OF THE GERMAN BOOK PRIZE, THE SWISS BOOK PRIZE AND THE JÜRGEN PONTO LITERATURE PRIZE''Powerful''Times Literary Supplement''Formally adventurous''New York Times ''An exquisite inquiry into what it means to be an individual in a body, a family, a society, with all the attendant misery, humour, joy and enduring mystery''Krystelle Bamford, author of Idle GroundsAs their grandmother slides into dementia, an unnamed narrator begins to ask questions - to fill in the gaps, to resist the silence that shrouds their family. Childhood memories resurface, revealing a path into the past, winding back through generations. This matrilineal line leads toward nature, witchcraft, freedom. Could this be where they belong?What follows is an astounding quest for liberation - from generational trauma, class identity, the limits of language. It''s a search for other forms of knowledge and traditions, other ways of becoming. Bold and expansive, Blood Book is an unforgettable reckoning with the past, and a mesmerising exploration of who we are.''Everything about it is fantastic''Die Welt''One can only marvel''Die Zeit''An important new voice for a new form of writing''Tages-AnzeigerPublished in the US as Sea, Mothers, Swallow, Tongues

''An absolute rollercoaster! So many twists and turns... When I thought I''d figured it all out... BOOM! There came the ending. I''m speechless!'' Reader review ?????''This story is wild!! Actual mind-blowing psychological fiction that has you simultaneously shouting at the characters to stop their crazy antics, while turning pages at a rate of knots to find out what will happen next!! This is the most original book I have read in YEARS!'' Reader review ?????''Oh my god! I literally couldn''t put this book down! I had to keep reading, the suspense is unreal. Absolutely packed with twists and shocking turns'' Reader review ?????On Riddleston Road each house reaches three storeys high, with smart gabled roofs and neat garden paths unfurling from pastel coloured front doors. Wide, sash windows stare outwards from the brick facades, revealing a glimpse of beautiful interiors. And concealing dark secrets.Today a new family has moved into number twenty-three. A family who shouldn''t be there.As Iris stacks boxes in the hallway, she knows she has made a mistake in coming here. This house will mean her son will get the future he deserves. That will make everything she''s done worth it.But someone knows Iris''s secret and what she did to get her dream home... Would she kill to keep it? A completely addictive psychological thriller with twists you just won''t see coming. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Louise Candlish and Lisa Jewell.Everyone is gripped by The Family at No 23:''I was hooked from the beginning and I had to find out what was going to happen. I didn''t even want to go to work because I''d have to stop reading. You won''t want to put this book down I finished it in 24 hours!... Just wow!'' Reader review ?????''Great book. Was up all night reading it... the twists and turns are fab. Definitely 5 stars ??????????'' Reader review ?????''What. A. Debut. This one is going to get people talking... a fantastic read that you will not want to put down. Bravo!'' Reader review ?????''Had me up the entire night reading it. I simply could not put it down. It had everything I was looking for in a thriller and then some. If you are looking for a book that is really going to capture your attention immediately this is the book for you'' Reader review ?????''The perfect blend of domestic dilemma and spiralling suspense. I loved it!'' Helen Cooper ''Wrapped in darkness and secrets - I raced through it'' Sophie Flynn''Wow!'' J.M. Hall''I couldn''t put it down... A gripping, breath-holding novel that will make you question what you would do for your family'' Leah Pitt ''Wonderful!'' R.B. Egan''Made me gasp'' Chris Bridges

With his trademark reverence and revelry, The Revd. Fergus Butler-Gallie travels through time and place to get to the heart of the religion he is so passionate about. In this book he takes us from Bethlehem and the birth of Christ some 2000-odd years ago, to the immediate present and future of Christianity. He brings together a Baptist Church in the segregationist American South with a medieval monastery in the heart of the Greek countryside; the Vatican - beautiful, imposing, vainglorious, the seat of Catholicism - with a sparse, tiny private church above the rocky coastline of Southern Japan. Twelve Churches is a quest for a new people''s history of Christianity, told through the stories of twelve churches scattered across the globe. Through a patchwork of interlinking and varied human stories, Butler-Gallie takes us on a physical and historical journey, exploring the role of hope, faith and beauty in Christianity, but also its fraught relationships with sex, violence and power. The story of Christianity is, he shows, the story of our modern world: it''s a story of who we should be, as well who we sometimes are.

The Darke family and their associates are under attack.Ruby''s burlesque club has been razed to the ground.Her son Kit''s closest associate, Rob Hinton, is dead.And when Ruby''s lover, gangland boss Thomas Knox, is blown to pieces by a car bomb, everyone suspects a rival gang.But is that the truth?All they have to do is stay alive and outwit someone who seems hellbent on revenge . . . Readers LOVE Jessie Keane:''Jessie Keane has taken the title of Queen of gangland crime''?????''Jessie''s books... get better and better''?????''A true writer of gangland. I guarantee you will be hooked''?????''One of the best gangland reads ever''?????''Any underworld readers will not be able to put this down''?????''One of my favourite crime authors, gritty and exciting''?????''Jessie Keane always does it for me''?????''Jessie has knocked it out of the park''?????''I couldn''t put this book down from the beginning''?????''WOW. What a page turner!'' ?????

*NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE* In this powerful novel from master storyteller Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale of the contestants of a gruelling walking competition where there can only be one winner-the one that survives. In a dystopian near-future, America has fallen on hard times. Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour day and night, without ever stopping. The winner gets 'The Prize' - anything he wants for the rest of his life. But the rules of the Long Walk are harsh and the stakes could not be higher. There is no finish line-the winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you're given a warning. Three warnings and you're out of the game - forever.

The darkly seductive sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling YA romantic fantasy Sing Me To Sleep, in which a siren must decide if saving her kingdom is worth betraying the boy she loves. Saoirse Sorkova is on the run. Framed for the old king's death, her siren identity compromised, even the newly crowned King Hayes can't protect her if she's caught. The only way to save her life is to send her on a dangerous mission across the magical barrier that surrounds Keirdre. As Saoirse unravels multiple plots that threaten her family, and the kingdom, and Hayes is forced to make dangerous compromises, Saoirse begins to ask the question: is Hayes the best future for her, or Keirdre? And if not . . . is she willing to turn against him? TROPES Morally Grey FMC Forbidden romance Sirens Revenge & Betrayal Found Family