Tag: crime
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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…
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One Final Turn
by Ashley Weaver The fifth and final installment in the Electra McDonnell series brings safecracker Ellie on a mission across World War II-era Europe to Lisbon, Portugal to rescue a key group of escaped POWs.Ellie McDonnell is about to embark on her most perilous mission yet: go to Lisbon, Portugal to save her beloved cousin…
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The Cove
by L.J. Ross Gabrielle Adams has it all – brains, beauty, a handsome fiancé, and a dream job in publishing. Until, one day, everything changes. ‘The Tube Killer’ takes his victims when they least expect it: standing on the edge of a busy London Underground platform, as they wait for a train to arrive through…
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The Locked Door
by Freida McFadden Some doors are locked for a reason… While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement. Until the day the police arrived at their front door. Decades later, Nora’s father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora…
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Private Tokyo
by James Patterson One secret could destroy a city… A covert operative is murdered on the streets of Tokyo, hunted down by a masked assassin and silenced before he can expose what he’s stolen. With his final breath, he delivers a message that crosses continents: Get Jack Morgan. Private detective Morgan arrives in Tokyo to find…
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The Shadow Step
by Mark Billingham Typically, such a step perfectly demonstrates synchronized elegance. It showcases a couple in near telepathic harmony with one another. It does not normally end with someone stone-dead in a lake. DS Declan Miller is a magnet for strange cases, but how can he catch a killer when the man confessing to the crime…
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The Secrets We Hide
by Karin Slaughter Welcome to North Falls―a small town with big secrets. The house at 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other in the quiet, residential street. But rumours are rife about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors. Then one afternoon gunshots ring out. Allison Vickery is found murdered in her…
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Meet Local Author, Alison Marsh
Join us in welcoming Ali, from Kencot when she will be telling us about her life as a Private Investigator Ever wondered what a private investigator really does? Join us for a special evening with local author Ali Marsh, who’ll be sharing the real‑life secrets, surprises, and behind‑the‑scenes stories that inspired her book ‘Private Lies’.…
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Blood, Rust and Steel
by Stuart MacBride Acting Detective Inspector Roberta Steel has never been shy, but she’s finally retiring. After thirty years of policing Aberdeen’s underbelly, she’s all set for her twilight years to feature gardening gloves, afternoon tea, crosswords puzzles, and shouting at the telly. So, when a body turns up in a wheelie bin, it looks…