Tag: April-2025
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Turned
by Emma Bloor A local author, who lives in Wiltshire has set this thriller in Lechlade, come and meet Emma at a book signing on May 24th in Lechlade Library from10am till 1pm. Reality is an illusion Something isn’t right in Addison Rae’s head. Things have changed and reality doesn’t seem real. The dead mayor…
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Private Monaco
by James Patterson When Jack Morgan is invited to the luxurious Monaco coast to set up a new Private office, it seems like the perfect opportunity to relax in an iconic destination. But the vacation is quickly cut short when Jack’s partner Justine is abducted. The kidnappers send Jack clear instructions – and a gun.…
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Book Lovers
by Emily Henry Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he’s Nora’s work nemesis. Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she’s the one men date before finding their happy-ever-after. To prevent another dating dud, Nora’s sister…
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Lost For Words
by Stephanie Butland THIS BOOKSHOP KEEPS MANY SECRETS . . . Loveday Cardew prefers books to people. If you look carefully, you might glimpse the first lines of the novels she loves most tattooed on her skin. But there are some things Loveday will never show you. Into her refuge – the York book emporium…
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Marble Hall Murders
by Anthony Horowitz Susan Ryeland has had enough of murder. She’s edited two novels about the famous detective, Atticus Pünd, and both times she’s come close to being killed. Now she’s back in England and she’s been persuaded to work on a third. The new ‘continuation’ novel is by Eliot Crace, grandson of Miriam Crace…
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agathe Christie Poor Roger Ackroyd. He knew the woman he loved had been harbouring guilty secret. And then, yesterday, she killed herself. But guilty secrets rarely stay secret. Who had been blackmailing her? Had it really driven her to suicide? Sadly, Roger Ackroyd wasn’t going to live long enough to find out . .…
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agathe Christie Sneak Peek: “Poirot’s eyes sparkled with an extraordinary brilliance. ‘It is a riddle, Hastings, a riddle to be solved—by the little grey cells, and the grey cells alone.’” This gripping scene marks the moment when Poirot takes charge of the investigation into the mysterious death of Emily Inglethorp, setting the stage for…
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Strangers in Time
by David Baldacci Journey back to wartime London with Strangers in Time, a gripping wartime drama from David Baldacci, the internationally bestselling author of The 6:20 Man and A Calamity of Souls. During one of the fiercest conflicts the world has ever known, three strangers’ lives collide . . . EVERY SECOND COUNTS Orphaned with no prospects, Charlie Matters’ life…
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Second Chance Summer
by Phillipa Ashley From the moment Lily Harper arrives at a remote retreat on the breath-taking Scilly Isles, she is itching to get back to civilisation – and her thriving business. Slowing down simply isn’t in her vocabulary, and so she quickly clashes with the gorgeous but dour Sam who runs the retreat. Just as Lily…
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Bad Manners
by Amy Beashel Would it kill you to smile, darling? Perhaps… A men-only charity dinner. A clutch of young waitresses. The jokes are uncomfortable. The hands linger. The collars loosen. Behind closed doors, the wine flows. The night is dark. The faces blur. The memories warp. Behind closed doors, the money flows. But revenge is…