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A Chicago PD analyst is thrust into the perilous underworld as she embarks on a desperate quest to find her missing brother in this intricately plotted thriller!Gang-related murders cast a dark shadow over the city as a new player emerges in the deadly fentanyl trade. Maude Kaminski, technical analyst for the Chicago PD, takes her place on the task force created to end the bloody territory wars.But Maude''s world is upended when a child''s backpack is discovered among the possessions of a dead homeless woman. The backpack belonged to Maude?s two-year-old brother, Michael, and is the first trace of him since he was taken ? since Maude let someone take him ? over twenty years ago.As Maude desperately searches for other signs of Michael she turns for help to her best friend, chef Sags Pfister, who harbors a dark past of her own. Long-buried secrets begin to surface, forcing Maude from behind her computer into undercover work and underneath the dark streets of Chicago, where she has to confront her deepest fears. How far would she go to protect her family?For fans of Janet Evanovich, readers will love this witty, tense, rollercoaster of a ride!

Members of the Detection Club, the most prestigious group of crime writers in the world, celebrate the eightieth birthday of their former president ? the original king of cozy crime, Simon Brett ? with this stunning collection of all-new short stories. A long-married crime-writing couple plot murder most horrid, with a jaw-dropping twist . . . A group of school friends dig up a long-buried dark secret . . . A widower joins a local amdram society, with surprisingly dramatic results . . . A deranged fan stalks a celebrated TV personality . . . An online romance turns sour . . . and much, much more.From police procedurals to the sharpest satire, from historical mystery to dark and twisted chillers, these twenty-two original tales, written by some of Britain?s most remarkable bestselling authors, are essential reading for crime and mystery fans.With stories by Abir Mukherjee, Aline Templeton, Alison Joseph, Andrew Taylor, Ann Cleeves, Catherine Aird, Christopher Fowler, David Stuart Davies, Elly Griffiths, Frances Brody, John Harvey, Kate Ellis, L.C. Tyler, Liza Cody, Lynne Truss, Martin Edwards, Michael Jecks, Michael Ridpath, Michael Z. Lewin, Peter Lovesey, Ruth Dudley Edwards ? and last, but very much not least, Simon Brett, who?s brought back his much-loved amateur sleuth, washed-up actor Charles Paris, to tread the boards once again.

Who killed the reclusive Agatha Dobbs? Newly married Elizabeth Wilkins is determined to prove Agatha?s niece?s innocence in this compelling 1920s mystery.October, 1926. Newly married Elizabeth Wilkins is ready for whatever life throws at her and her lawyer husband, Fred. So when Fred comes home anxious about his client, Caroline Dobbs, Elizabeth can?t help getting involved. Caroline is suspected of murdering her elderly aunt Agatha at Agatha?s farm on the outskirts of Oak Park, and was seen arguing with her on the day she died by neighbour and local gossip-monger, Mrs Edwards, yet Fred seems convinced of Caroline?s innocence.Elizabeth joins the influential local Nineteenth Century Woman?s Club as she attempts to find out more about the reclusive Agatha Dobbs, and soon uncovers astonishing secrets. Can she unravel the mystery in time to save Caroline from a terrible fate?A page-turning and warm-hearted 1920s mystery featuring a strong-willed and courageous heroine, perfect for fans of Frances Brody and Victoria Thompson.

An unflinching examination of motherhood and the dark side of domesticity set against a suburban backdrop that?s anything but blissful. This twisty tale invites readers to a slow motion unravelling that culminates in a devastating finale!Who was I? What had I become?Breathe, I commanded. You?re doing this for your family.When Laurel and Rob West move into their new home in New Jersey, it seems too good to be true. But Laurel can?t shake off her old feelings of anxiety. The neighbor who pays far too much attention to the Wests? two young children . . . Rob watching her every misstep . . . and there?s something people aren?t telling her about this house . . . I promised myself I wouldn?t go to that neighborhood again. Not that street. Not so soon.But I couldn?t help it. They made it too easy.Corey Sutton is trying to outrun her past. Recently divorced and reeling from a devastating loss, she moves into her widowed mother?s retirement condo in Florida. Everyone says she just needs some time to recover and rebuild . . . but is Corey beyond saving? She wants answers. And there?s very little she won?t do to get them.Though Laurel and Corey have never met, the women have something in common, and if they''re not careful, it may just destroy them both . . .

This action-packed standalone sees two brothers saved from a cult as children, now grown up, and drawn into the complicated web of a serial killer. . .All angels are not goodness and light. In fact . . . they''re some of the most murderous creatures you''ll ever come acrossFormer detective Nate Freeman just wants to be left alone as he recovers from the case that ended his career two years ago. As a child, he and his brother Will were saved from a religious fanatic compound in the US and brought to the UK. Now, as an adult, Nate has no idea where Will, or any of the other surviving ''Children of Hamor'' are, until they suddenly start turning up dead - minus some skin . . .When his old boss DCI Openshaw asks him to assist in finding the serial killer who is hell bent on collecting the symbols so brutally branded onto the children''s backs in the name of Berith - the Fallen Angel - Nate finds himself conflicted. As one of ''the promised'' Nate is in mortal danger, and as the case builds momentum Will becomes the prime suspect. It''s an intense race against time for Nate to uncover the identity of the ''angelic'' serial killer and save his own skin in the process!

Two planets. Seven spells. One battle for survival.Adrian Capstan''s dream of going to Mars and becoming a wizard is about to be realized when he travels to the red planet armed with seven ancient spells. By connecting to magical forces on Mars, he hopes he''ll finally be able to bring the mysterious spells alive.But when Adrian lands at the Mars spaceport, he discovers a scene of destruction. Revolt against Earth has led to a dangerous regime ruling the planet, and the wizards are under attack. As Adrian begins to unlock the spells, he is drawn into an epic fight for survival. And when he unleashes the seventh spell''s true power, the stakes for the two planets couldn''t be higher . . .

An eerie Appalachian town. A fatal fire. Three women whose fates intertwine . . .Essa Montgomery and her brother Clyde were brought up in New Hope, a serpent-handling church in Vintera, West Virginia, until the shocking deaths of both their parents closed the church down. Now twenty, reclusive Essa lives alone in her childhood home in the shadow of New Hope, which to her horror has been taken over by a new charismatic, unsettling pastor who continues the dangerous practice. So when the church burns down, she''s glad - until she learns that two people died in the blaze, and her brother''s the prime suspect . . .Life has made Juliet Usher, who scratches a living as a psychic medium, both assertive and ruthless. With a baby on the way, it''s the worst possible time for her partner Clyde to be arrested. She''ll do anything to survive and keep him out of prison - no matter what it takes!Merrit Callahan has always been ambitious. A striving news reporter, she''s willing to go the extra mile and break the rules to get the big scoop. And in small-town Vintera, she thinks she might have found the story that will be the making of her career.Fans of Angie Kim''s Miracle Creek and Eli Cranor''s Ozark Dogs will love this gripping and creepy mystery novel inspired by Shakespeare''s Measure for Measure using a contemporary setting filled with shocking twists and turns!

A female sheriff tries to fill her late father''s boots and be the sheriff her small Washington State mountain town needs as a deadly snow storm engulfs the town, in this dark, twisty mystery."Riveting" Library Journal Starred ReviewThe world felt pure. Nature made the location pristine again, hiding the scene from prying eyes. As if no one had died there at all.In the months since Bet Rivers solved her first murder investigation and secured the sheriff''s seat in Collier, she''s remained determined to keep her town safe. With a massive snowstorm looming, it''s more important than ever that she stays vigilant.When Bet gets a call that a family of tourists has stumbled across a teen injured in a snowmobile accident on a mountain ridge, she braves the storm to investigate. However, once she arrives at the scene of the accident it''s clear to Bet that the teen is not injured; he''s dead. And has been for some time . . . Investigating a possible homicide is hard enough, but with the worst snowstorm the valley has seen in years threatening the safety of her town, not to mention the integrity of her crime scenes - as they seem to be mounting up as well - Bet has to move fast to uncover the complicated truth and prove that she''s worthy of keeping her father''s badge.

The discovery of two graves digs up past crimes and a dangerous killer trying to erase their tracks in this fast-paced K-9 thriller series set in Chicago.Another day another find for dog trainer Cory Pratt''s cadaver dogs Alice and Rex. This time a mass grave with three bodies and a second single grave over three decades old. A cold case that Cory''s sibling and Chicago Police detective Crystal has to solve fast as the killer of the four men is still out there.While the identities of the men are determined one by one, the bodies are linked to an infamous crime which remains unsolved to this day. And with the killer trying to cover their tracks, other dangerous and lethal individuals start getting involved . . .Figuring out what happened all those years ago while trying to minimise the current body count, Cory, Crystal and the dogs are hot on the heels of the killer. But their involvement puts them right on their list and in more danger than they bargained for. For fans of action-packed K-9 mystery series, such as Margaret Mizushima''s Timber Creek K-9 mystery, Paula Munier''s Mercy Carr mystery and Susan Furlong''s Bone Gap Travellers mystery: "A mighty impressive thriller" (Booklist)

The Rowan community is in hiding, but another seismic event is about to restore their powers - and unlock the mystery behind the rowan tree''s supernatural forces in this enthralling sci-fi novel.The CIA''s devastating attack on the rowan tree and its growing global community has left its members in survival mode. The loss of their unique abilities was a huge blow, and they have been in hiding for the past eleven months. Sensing another huge, transformational event involving the rowan''s supernatural forces is about to happen, journalist Valentina Garnier travels to England where a stunning event occurs at an ancient circle of stones close to Stonehenge - one which will finally reveal the truth behind the rowan tree''s mysterious power. Is it really an existential threat to humanity, or a cry for help from an alien life force?This page-turning novel with magical and mysterious supernatural forces at its heart is perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Ben Aaronovitch.

The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as a murder investigation isn''t going to stop them!London, 1947. Spirited Miss Iris Sparks and ever-practical Mrs Gwendolyn Bainbridge are called to action when Gwen''s beau Salvatore ''Sally'' Danielli is accused of murder!Sally has taken a job at the BBC studios at Alexandra Palace, but when the beautiful Miss JeanneMarie Duplessis - one of the Parisian performers over for a new variety show - is found dead in the old theatre, a number of inconvenient coincidences make him Suspect No:1.Just days earlier, Miss Duplessis had arrived at The Right Sort, desperately looking for a husband - any husband - to avoid having to return to Paris. As the plot thickens, Iris is pulled back into the clandestine circles she moved in during the war and it soon becomes apparent that to clear Sally''s name, she and Gwen would need to go on the hunt for a killer once more!Those who enjoy reading Kerry Greenwood''s Phryne Fisher mysteries and Dorothy Sayers will adore this warm and witty historical mystery!

Dare you enter the stone circle . . .? The world''s most unlikely ghost-busting duo - actress Diana and handsome young bishop Alistair - are back in this spine-tingling paranormal mystery from New York Times bestselling British fantasy authorThere are stories about the dilapidated stone circle at Chipping Amesbury, going back centuries. Of people going missing, never to be seen again. Of people found dead inside the circle. Of monsters, and of demons. The villagers may tell the tales with relish to visiting tourists, but a careful observer will notice that there is no transport to the stones, no tours on offer, and the locals stay well away.Alistair Kincaid, the youngest ever bishop of All Souls Hollow, is an expert in Britain''s ancient stone circles. That''s why, when landowner Sir Neville Chumley announces his plans to restore the circle to its ancient glory, he agrees to take part in a documentary about the project. Well - that, plus talented actress Diana Hunt is on board. Ever since their last encounter, when the pair of them hunted ghosts and solved a murder, the tabloids have dubbed them the Holy Terrors, and Alistair can''t wait to see her again.But soon after filming begins, Alistair and Diana are plunged into a terrifying mystery. For the repositioning of the final stone unleashes a series of blood-chilling events that threaten to make them both believe in demons - if, that is, they make it out of the stone circle alive.The Holy Terrors novels are funny, scary and thoroughly entertaining - perfect for fans of Simon R. Green''s urban fantasy novels, as well as those who enjoy American Horror Story, The Haunting of Hill House, horror novels, and murder mysteries with a supernatural twist.

Be careful what you wish for . . . Introducing Hollywood script supervisor Evelyn Galloway, who''s drawn into a murder investigation after landing her dream job on the set of Hitchcock''s Rebecca.1939, Los Angeles. Evelyn Galloway can''t believe her luck! On her first day in LA, she lands her dream job of script supervisor, and on the hottest film in town - Hitchcock''s adaptation of Rebecca. But her good fortune quickly changes when a legendary actor cancels their lunch the following day and is found murdered at home.Evelyn realizes she could be a witness to the crime, having passed the bungalow''s grounds on her way home the night before. Who was the man looking upset in a gazebo? And why was movie starlet Madeleine Nabors running wildly away from the scene?When the tabloid reports contradict what Evelyn saw with her own eyes, she soon finds herself pitted against powerful studio bosses and unscrupulous journalists as she races to uncover the truth.A charmingly gripping historical cozy featuring obsession, power and murder, perfect for fans of Verity Bright and Nicola Upson''s SHOT WITH CRIMSON.

When students of St Ignatius go missing, painter and amateur sleuth Georgia O''Keeffe must infiltrate the school to figure out what''s going on in this thrilling historical mystery set in 1930s New Mexico from multi award-winning author Kathryn Lasky.New Mexico, 1936. Settling in for a harsh winter alone at her house at the Ghost Ranch, painter and occasional amateur sleuth Georgia O''Keeffe makes the most of the weather before a storm rolls in. But when she finds the ideal spot to capture a particularly nice sunset, Georgia discovers a boy - cold, exhausted and desperate . . .Joseph Reyes is a student at St Ignatius School, and he claims that sinister Sister Angelica and Father Raphael have raped and killed his sister. And she is not the only one who suddenly went missing!Georgia is determined to find out what''s happening at this seemingly peculiar school, but as she investigates she uncovers even more disturbing machinations that link the school to the newly founded Opus Dei institution and its cult-like practices as well as Nazis and hidden spies - not knowing how much she puts herself in danger.Lovers of historical mysteries that feature real-life people will have a blast! "Step aside Miss Marple, Eugenia Potter, and Kinsey Millhone - Georgia O''Keeffe is the new sleuth in town!" (Award-winning author Katherine Hall Page).

Nurse Florence Shaw is baffled when a quiet patient dies in an apparent suicide pact with her husband. Can she uncover the truth behind this mysterious woman?Richard and Christine Clay have been married for decades. Their relationship has stood the test of time despite Christine appearing passive while her husband is unmistakably dominant - at times bullying and controlling.Nurse Florence Shaw has seen Christine at the surgery a number of times with minor complaints over the past year, none of which has led to a serious diagnosis. But when Florence hears that the couple appear to have entered into a suicide pact, she is shocked, though not surprised that Richard has survived. Was Christine''s death really a suicide, or was there more to this quiet woman than meets the eye?

Painter and amateur sleuth Georgia O''Keeffe investigates a tragic death when she returns to Taos in the second instalment of this twisty historical mystery set in the 1930s by multi award-winning author Kathryn Lasky."Step aside Miss Marple, Eugenia Potter, and Kinsey Millhone - Georgia O''Keeffe is the new sleuth in town!" Award-winning author Katherine Hall PageNew Mexico, 1935. Painter Georgia O''Keeffe is at her friend Mabel Dodge Luhan''s home, Los Gallos, a house inhabited by a colorful range of artists, authors and society figures, to attend the memorial service of the renowned writer D.H. Lawrence.Georgia has been commissioned to design the stained-glass windows for the small memorial chapel in Lawrence''s honor. But when she checks to see how the light comes through the glass, another much more horrible sight awaits her: beloved Navajo potter Flora Namingha is dead, her face smashed in with a stone . . .With Flora''s fiancé locked up as the obvious suspect and the local police negligent in its investigation, it seems like no one other than Georgia is capable of solving the murder and making sure justice is done.When Georgia''s lover Sheriff Ryan McCaffrey comes to town unannounced, things get more complicated, and Georgia suddenly finds herself in a complex tangle of revenge, international espionage, Nazis and thugs that will require all her artistic sensibilities and amateur sleuthing skills to unravel!Kathryn Lasky brings Georgia O''Keeffe, considered one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century, to vivid life, along with her set of eccentric famous friends. Lovers of twisty historical mysteries with authentic characters, stunning settings and strong female amateur sleuths are in for a treat!