Tag: crime
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Adam and Eve
by Jeffrey Archer THE ULTIMATE TALE OF COURAGE AND SACRIFICE FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER November 11th, 1918. As the guns of the Great War fall silent, two babies draw their first breath. Eve is the daughter of an Earl. Adam, a shepherd’s son. Yet from their first meeting they form an extraordinary bond that neither…
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The Heights
by Ian Rankin 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…
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The Stretch
by Martina Cole Doing time runs in the family . . . Johnny Raglan’s been sent down for life, and to him it’s just another adventure. His mother Dolly has been through it all before, so she knows the score. And she takes it upon herself to show Johnny’s wife Janey what it takes to…
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Missing
by Charlie Hedges Have they chosen to go missing or is someone else involved? Every 90 seconds in the UK, a missing person is reported to the police. A pioneer in the field with experience spanning four decades, Charlie Hedges’ job is to work out the best way to find them. What’s going on in…
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Murder At The Grand Alpine Hotel
by Lucy Foley The brand new Miss Marple novel from Lucy Foley, the No.1 bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast. High in the Swiss Alps, with glorious mountain views and exclusive access to powdery slopes, the Grand Alpine Hotel draws guests from far and wide. The notorious actress The high-flying politician…
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Father Brown Large Print Mysteries: The Innocence Of Father Brown
by C.K. Chesterton Father Brown Large Print Mysteries If you’re looking for Father Brown books by G. K. Chesterton , you’ve come to right place. Father Brown the fictional character brought to life by G. K. Chesterton has delighted readers for more than one hundred years since his debut in 1911 Since then he’s appeared…
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Cold Blooded Killer
by Alex Pine Snow is falling. Murder is calling. Journalist Gordon Carver receives news that sends a chill down his spine. Rushing home from the pub, he frantically calls his police contact, DCI James Walker to share his discovery, only to be struck from behind, plunging him into darkness. James misses the call, and by…
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Secret Service
by Tom Brady From British journalist and bestselling author, Tom Bradby, Secret Service is a fresh-from-the-headlines thriller that follows senior MI6 agent Kate Henderson as she races to unmask a Russian mole in the UK government. To those who don’t really know her, Kate Henderson’s life must seem perfectly ordinary. But she is in fact…
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Death Writ Large
by Susie Dent A mysterious letter. A silenced scholar. A city paved with injustice. When mysterious symbols appear as graffiti around Oxford, lexicographer Martha Thornhill recognises them from an alphabet created by a deceased writer whose papers she once worked on. But this is no publicity stunt, and tensions intensify when further graffiti is found…
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Who Pays The Piper
by Pam Keevil Who is the young man found floating in the river? The only key to his identity is a small tattoo on the wrist. Is it a case of suicide, a tragic accident or a suspicious death? When the victim is linked to a nearby eco-commune, the wealthy aristocrat who funds the place…