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Anna Maybourne dropped out of university to move to the farming town of Harper's Creek with her mother, sister and grandmother. They don't talk about why.They hoped being back home might help Grandma's dementia - but it only descends deeper - while Anna becomes obsessed with the murder of two local girls, exactly three years apart.The case was closed, but as the next three-year anniversary looms - and the town suffers a drought - people pray, people worry, and people wait.But Anna believes that the killer is watching and that Grandma somehow knows more than she should. They say both are, in their own ways, mad.Because when Grandma speaks, only Anna understands that instead of being over, the mystery seems like it's starting again...A murder mystery unlike any other: full of secrets, suspense, and a shocking twist that could only come from the mind of Sarah Pinborough...***PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH'Pinborough writes like an absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN'Sarah Pinborough is a twisted genius' LISA JEWELL'A cracking good story ... You'll never guess the ending' STEPHEN KING'Full of (the) clever twists... I'm a big fan' HARLAN COBEN'No one tells stories like Sarah Pinborough' CHRIS WHITAKER

'Triumphant' REBECCA YARROS'Essential reading' JOHN GWYNNE'Meticulous fantasy' RACHEL GILLIG'Masterful' ADALYN GRACE'Deeply romantic' MARIE LU'Outrageously fun' ROSHANI CHOKSHI'Beautifully crafted' ELISE KOVA'Swashbuckling' LAURA STEVEN'Cinematic' DANIELLE L. JENSEN'Stunning' ADRIENNE YOUNG'Epic' ISABEL IBANEZ'Her best yet' SARAH REES BRENNAN'Magic' JACQUELINE CAREYMAY THE SEA ALWAYS SING FOR YOUCat Rose knows what it is to live in two worlds, in two times. Before - as Lady Catrine Rose of the Meridian Empire, chained to a loathsome lord with a dwindling fortune.And after - as the Widow Rose, queen of a pirate tavern on the Lyrian Sea, determined to be the master of her own fate.But tides turn and winds change. The Meridian Empire looms on the horizon, the full weight of her navy falling on the Lyrian, bent on reclaiming the wealthy colonies and crushing the pirate republic once and for all. Ship after ship is captured, save for one, captained by a pirate who continually evades both noose and blade: the legendary Valerian Kane.With his fearsome ship and uncanny connection to the song of the sea, Valerian is the only man who might rally the pirates who remain.The only man who threatens the Empire. And the only man Cat has ever loved, blazing in and out of her life like a star.Desperate for victory, the Empire offers Cat a devastating choice: bring them Valerian or hang. In truth, no choice at all.But Cat Rose is nothing if not a survivor. A storm is rising on the Lyrian Sea - the question is, what will it leave in its wake?From Sunday Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard comes an epic adventure of love and betrayal amid a brutal war for the high seas.

EVEN THE MOST WRETCHED SOULS CAN MASQUERADE AS DIVINE . . .'An utterly original and epic tale' STEPHANIE GARBER'A triumph of fantasy' KAYLIE SMITH'Devastating in the best of ways' REBECCA ROSS'Not your typical angels vs demons story' MARIA V. SNYDER'An edge-of-your-seat page turner' ISABEL IBANEZ'Ferociously romantic' ADRIENNE YOUNG'I adored every page' SUE LYNN TAN'Cancel all your plans' KRISTEN CICCARELLI'Resplendent . . . This book will not disappoint' TAMORA PIERCEThere is no good in demons. They are born of corruption, and drawn ever toward the sin that made them. Where trust is given, ruin follows.- From the Divine Scriptures, V:12 Aurelie Chantelune was born to serve. Raised as a knight in a kingdom ravaged by demons, she's spent her life honing her blade, driven by the memory of the monsters who tore her family apart and by the knowledge that she's one of the few who can stop them. If Aurelie can claim her first kill, she'll inherit a legacy passed down through the Chantelune bloodline: a soulbond with Yuriel, an angel whose power is vital to her kingdom's survival. But when those she loves begin turning into the very monsters she's sworn to destroy, Aurelie is forced to seek help from the last place she ever imagined. Desperate, she forges a second and far more dangerous bond with Severin, a demon she can hardly trust, but who claims to know how to end the war for good. With their lives and fates entwined, Aurelie, Yuriel, and Severin must team up to hunt down a cure capable of turning demons back into humans. But the more they learn about one another and the deeper their relationships grow, the more Aurelie begins to question the war and her place in it. With both of her bonded on opposing sides, she'll have to make a choice: continue to stand with the angels, or risk everything by trusting a demon.The Wretched Divine is the heart-pounding adult debut from Sunday Times-bestselling author Adalyn Grace, about an ancient war between angels and demons, and the human knight determined to end it at any cost.

The Third Reich cast a long shadow, not least over those born in Germany at that time. Whether the children of Nazi perpetrators or Holocaust survivors, they all had to come to terms with their dark past, based on an inhuman racial ideology.Renate was born in 1941, the daughter of an unknown SS General and Nazi war criminal who fathered her as part of his racial duty to produce 'A Child for Hitler.' Joe was born in 1946 in a Displaced Persons camp for Holocaust survivors. Dan was born in Haifa in 1938 to German Jewish immigrant parents. Then it was Palestine, later Israel, and Dan was a proud Israeli, until he wasn't so sure any more. All three grew up surrounded by silence and secrets, because their parents wanted to protect them from the horrors of the dark Nazi past which had devastated their lives.Decades later the three met, each trying to come to terms with their legacies of silence, secrets and pain. In Children of the Third Reich, acclaimed historian Catrine Clay traces their stories from Germany to the United States and Israel, confronting their dark pasts in order to find ways to a better future.

Raw, authoritative and compelling, this is an intimate portrait of the Egyptian King - a biography that matches Mo's magnificent career.Mohamed Salah is one of the greatest footballers of all time. Records have been battered and bettered with such ferocity that there is a special archive of stats under the headline 'Only Mo Salah'. Yet his influence and impact stretches far beyond just goals, triumphs and trophies.Salah is a cultural behemoth; a man who means many different things to a diverse spread of people across the globe - not least in Egypt, where he has become a symbol of hope. However, through all of the success and exposure, Salah has remained true to himself, despite being largely misunderstood.In this extraordinary biography packed with untold stories, acclaimed football writer Melissa Reddy paints a true portrait of Salah by speaking to teammates, friends, coaches, his local community, sporting directors, backroom staff and more. Reddy explores how he beat the odds to transcend his humble background in rural Nagrig along with the early sacrifices that led him to Cairo and onto Basel, his true experience at Chelsea before his rebirth with Fiorentina and Roma, which allowed him to reach his full potential at Liverpool, where he made being extraordinary the norm.All of this while carrying Egypt's national team on his shoulders.Alongside the success, there is an honest journey through Mo's lowest moments and missteps too, backlit by the millions of people leaning heavily on him. Only Mo Salah climbs well beyond how a kid from a remote village scaled unimaginable heights to become a history-maker on and off the pitch, it showcases why Salah has a formidable claim to being the most important footballer on the planet.

When the dressmakers had gone, she wrapped her arms around herself and squeezed tightly. Their visit had been awful; they had seen her pink and blue flesh, its hairs, dents and ripples. Her poor body, made to endure such scrutiny. But if she were really to go into the world, there was a price to pay. She must offer herself for scorn in order to feed her starving mind and imagination. And if she didn't, she would sit here for what would feel like eternity. She called for tea and eclairs.It's 1896 in Sevres, France and, from her bedroom window, Odette Huré watches a funeral bier carry her father's coffin away. She is twenty-one and she has not left the house for ten years, soothing herself with books and food. Odette's only joy is found in the extravagant menus she dreams up and which the housekeeper reluctantly prepares for her. With the sudden death of her father, the walls she has built around herself begin to crumble. Forced into society, she discovers she is now responsible for a fortune and a stockings factory - renowned for its exquisite designs which adorn the slender ankles of Parisian femmes célebres. Now Odette must try and navigate a world she has hidden from for so long. In doing so she must excavate the secrets her father left behind, face the dark truth about her own identity - and with the help of her unconventional, self-made family, blossom to discover all that she is capable of. Melding a beautifully researched historical setting and sharp portrayal of an unconventional woman fighting against the limitations of her society, Odette Rising is an unforgettable tale of darkness and light, secrets and lies, friendship and betrayal.'Absorbing, stirring and vividly drawn, Odette Rising is a triumph of storytelling' CLARE LESLIE HALL, author of BROKEN COUNTRY'Reads like a subverted fairytale, steeped in wonder and daring . . . Masterful' FLORENCE KNAPP, author of THE NAMES

Return to the Magnificent North and the breathtaking love story that has captivated readers all over the world in this beautifully illustrated novella!Jacks and Evangeline Fox have finally found their happily ever after.Everything here in the Hollow is wonderful and perfect. Nothing is going to go wrong.No one is keeping a secret . .. except for maybe one.But don't worry, it's not going to rewrite reality or alter history or change the ending of Jacks and Evangeline's story.Definitely not. Featuring cameos from fan-favourite characters and twenty full-page illustrations by Lotusbubble, the fourth instalment in the Once Upon a Broken Heart universe will immerse readers once again in this beloved No.1 Sunday Times bestselling series. Because every story has the potential for infinite endings.THE ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART SERIES1. Once Upon a Broken Heart2.The Ballad of Never After3. A Curse for True Love4. The Mirror of Infinite Endings'Dazzling from start to finish' ADALYN GRACE'An unputdownable fairy tale' KERRI MANISCALCO'Edgy, dark, and gorgeously written' JODI PICOULT'A sugar-crusted, poison-spiked romp' CASSANDRA CLARE'A wondrous story about my favourite thing: kissing' ISABEL IBANEZ'Enchanting, intriguing, and delightfully whimsical' BRIGID KEMMERER'Stephanie Garber is the queen of fairy tales' MARY E. PEARSON

Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.When Harry Bosch was eleven years old, his mother was murdered and he became a ward of the state, housed in MacLaren Children’s Center, a notorious facility where abuse was rampant. Decades after its closure, a massive class action lawsuit has resulted in a multibillion-dollar settlement for former residents. But when Bosch’s half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, brings him word that Harry is entitled to $400,000, Bosch says he doesn’t want the money. He wants justice.News of the settlement awakens his memories of a place he had hoped never to revisit, and a boy named Chops, a fellow inmate who wound up dead. Chops’s body was found in a hidden space under a staircase that the staff used to discipline their charges. The kids knew it only as “the hollow.” But Chops’s death was covered up and never solved. Now Bosch knows he must reopen the investigation and learn the truth, even if the killer is long dead.As Bosch digs into the files, he picks up the trail of a predator who not only survived, but went on to a life of vicious crime. Forced to face a history that both scarred him and launched him on his mission as a cop, Bosch must bring down a sadistic criminal and finally put to rest the demons of his past.

After decades of war against alien oppressors, the humans of the Defiant Defense Force are finally free. Yet for Arturo Mendez, leader of Skyward Flight, freedom isn't what he thought it would be.His first postwar assignment seems simple: The DDF has found evidence of other settlements of humans who were isolated during their long war against the aliens, and Arturo and his flight of pilots are to escort a team of diplomats as they attempt to make contact. It's an easy mission-get in, guard the diplomats, and get out.But no element of this mission turns out to be simple. Blightfall is inhospitable, surrounded by mysterious debris and covered in giant, invasive forests that have swallowed most of the planet. Upon arrival, Arturo's team is attacked, and it quickly becomes clear that this human settlement isn't what it appears to be.Now trapped in an unfamiliar world and unsure who to trust, Arturo and his team must find allies and uncover long-buried secrets if they hope to escape and return home.

How did one extraordinary prince create Saudi Arabia?Why were a million Armenians killed during WWI?How did an elderly cleric overthrow the Shah and become ruler of Iran?Why did the Arab Spring fail?Could Trump's peace deal lead to a new Middle East?THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE MAKING OF TODAY'S MIDDLE EAST: A SPELLBINDING HISTORY FROM THE BESTSELLING, PRIZEWINNING HISTORIAN AND MASTER STORYTELLER, SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIOREThe Middle East has forever been the source of religions, prize of empires, spark-wheel of conflicts, well of radicalism and epicentre of our tumultuous world. No other region has such a hold on our imagination nor such a propensity to unleash mayhem. Yet few know its real history; fewer still understand its variety and cosmopolitanism, its complexity and interconnectedness.In The Cauldron, Simon Sebag Montefiore delivers a fresh and unique history of the entire region in all its diversity, from 1900 up to the present day. Taking the reader on a spectacular journey from the Ottoman sultanate to the Trump presidency, from Morocco to Iran, this is a dazzling panorama of faith and fanaticism, creativity and tolerance, dictatorship and democracy brought to life by an extraordinary cast of kings, warriors, poets, terrorists and peacemakers.This is the essential story of how the Middle East of 1900 became the Middle East of today - and tomorrow.Who was the last great Ottoman sultan? Why did Faisal become king of both Syria and Iraq? How did Britain and France carve up the Middle East? Why did the Kurds never get a state? How did Ataturk create Turkey? Was Nasser the greatest Arab hero? Why was Algeria's war of independence so violent? Who killed Sadat and Rabin? Could a two-state solution in Israel/Palestine ever work? How did Hezbollah dominate Lebanon? Is UAE the most successful Arab state? Why did Bin Laden attack the USA; why did the USA destroy Saddam? Who created a caliphate in the twenty-first century? What happened to the Christians of Iraq? Will Israeli democracy survive? Why is the Sudanese civil war so brutal? Is Erdogan keen to recreate an Ottoman empire?

'A gorgeous, genre-defying journey through broken worlds' BRIGITTE KNIGHTLEY'A book that bites back' ALEXANDRA KENNINGTON'Deliciously tender' SARA OMER'Your vicious new obsession' LYRA SELENE'10/10 would trade my soul for another chapter' MIKAYLA BRIDGE'For everyone who wished the beast hadn't turned back into a human' HAZEL MCBRIDEIMMORTALITY HAS NEVER TASTED SO GOOD.Fi has toppled immortal beasts. Antal welcomes being conquered.After helping the Lord Daeyari reclaim his territory, semi-reformed smuggler Fi dons a daunting new role: rebuilding a city alongside her monstrous partner, a haven free from bloody sacrifice. So when Antal's father unexpectedly summons him home, Fi's first instinct is to ready her claws.Only, claws won't be enough for this adversary.Antal faces his first homecoming in five decades, dreading two truths. From his father's seat on the governing council, he could undo everything Antal has built. And their last argument ended with Antal's lover dead on the floor.But a greater danger lurks: the appearance of a creature that even the daeyari fear, burning its way through the Planes. With Antal's father leading the hunt, he and Fi must ally with a team of immortals who could turn fangs on them at any moment.Or worse, strain their still-fresh love until it snaps.Monster romance meets epic fantasy in Sunsplitter, the breathtaking sequel to instant Sunday Times bestseller Voidwalker, a dazzling new fantasy universe unmissable for fans of the world-building scale of Sarah J. Maas and the world-shifting stakes of Rebecca Yarros.

The highly anticipated, explosive conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.Hell is empty and all the devils are here...Alex Stern made it to hell and back more than once, but this time she left the door open behind her. Demons are creeping through the streets of New Haven and the Yale campus, feeding on the souls of the living, terrifying the dead. Alex and her allies can hunt them, but it's only a matter of time before the gates to the underworld open and they face a war they cannot win.To stop it, they'll have to reach deep into the secrets of Yale and its societies, and discover the truth hidden in Alex's own blood.While she struggles to hold onto the dream of a future Yale once offered, Alex must contend with the machinations of a corrupt Lethe Board and a deadly vampire with his own connection to the societies. But for the first time in her life, she won't have to face the fight alone. Dawes, Turner, Mercy, and even Tripp will have a role to play, none more so than Alex's mentor Darlington, the golden boy who lived so long in her head, now back in the flesh and cursed with dangerous powers of his own.Hell itself is stalking the delegates of Lethe House, and they're all about to learn that demons don't play by human rules.PRAISE FOR THE NINTH HOUSE SERIES:'Impossible to put down' STEPHEN KING'One of the best fantasy novels I've read in years' LEV GROSSMAN'Ninth House rocked my world' JOE HILL'I wouldn't blame you for taking the day off to finish it' KELLY LINK'Mesmerising' CHARLAINE HARRIS'A tour de force' THE NEW YORK TIMES'Compulsively readable' KIRKUS'Atmospheric' BOOKLIST'The fantasy novel of the year' THE I

MURDER COMES TO LONDON'S MOST LUXURIOUS HIGH-RISE: AND EVERY RESIDENT IS A SUSPECT.The Heights: a gleaming, high-end high-rise looming over Hyde Park. Newly built from steel and smoked glass, a billionaire's playground offering sumptuous suites for the global elite.But when a night concierge is found murdered in the lobby, the building's rarefied atmosphere is shattered, and the gilded lives within come under intense police scrutiny.In a world designed to keep prying eyes out, where the residents are not used to being held to account, born-and-bred Londoner Detective Gillian Gish must find a way past their power, wealth and unimaginable influence.The rules may be different at the top - but is anyone truly above the law? Or could it be that the higher you rise, the further you fall...?THE FIRST STANDALONE THRILLER IN TWO DECADES FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKINA brand-new full-length novel, expanded from the previously published short story The Rise.*****PRAISE FOR THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN:'Ian Rankin is a genius'LEE CHILD'Great fiction, full stop'THE TIMES'Whatever he writes, it will be worth reading ... Rankin has redefined the genre'GUARDIAN'Rankin is a phenomenon'SPECTATOR'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best'SCOTSMAN'The king of crime fiction'SUNDAY EXPRESS'The arrival of a Rankin novel remains one of life's pleasures'EXPRESS

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When English mathematician Matthew Watkins went to San Francisco to study an early version of ChatGPT, he expected dry technical work. Instead, he uncovered a series of 'rare tokens' that made the system go haywire. Some produced gibberish.Others turned it hostile. One trigger word - petertodd - sent the machine into what looked like full-blown paranoia. Was it a simple bug? A trail of breadcrumbs left by whistleblowers? Or a glimpse into how AI really thinks?The search for answers pulls Watkins into the secretive world of AI safety research.In this rapidly expanding domain, the line between science and belief blurs: billionaires play god while rogue chatbots win fortunes and groupies. What starts as a computer mystery becomes something much bigger: both a window into the eerie inner worlds of LLMs and a cryptic clue to what might be history's greatest power grab.The system has since been patched. Even so, before the window closed, we saw inside for a brief moment - and what stared back at us was both stranger and more human than we might like to admit.