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Manchester's Bowie Boys confront a dark secret
Fifteen years ago Jake Powell was hustling on the fringes of Manchester's gay Village: running wild with a crowd of rentboys, purse-snatchers and disco trash; sleeping with anyone and everything. Now he's the boss of a smart West End casino. But, inside, he's living a life fogged by regret.
When Detective Inspector Davey Green takes a sudden and unexpected interest in his past, Jake is forced to confront...
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Joe Hunter has been Marked for Death in his most explosive outing to date. It should be a routine job. Joe Hunter and his associates are hired to provide security for an elite event in Miami. Wear a tux, stay professional, job done. But things go wrong. Hunter is drawn into what appears to be a domestic altercation. When he crosses the mysterious Mikhail however, he soon finds something altogether more sinister…Before long this chance encounter...
3) Jello Salad
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A dangerously moreish mix of Tarantino violence and Almodóvar camp
They're opening a new restaurant in Soho tonight. Susan Ball's the owner, and she's funding the joint with the money she ripped off from her gangster husband, Frank 'Ballistic' Ball.
Hogie's the cook. He's from Manchester and his long blond locks have made him a natural TV chef. The trouble is, he's also a screaming pervert.
Cheb's the Maitre D. He's just back from Goa and he might...
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What price justice?
Jack Kowalski is a young barrister who finds himself working on the biggest drugs trial in British history. He argues a savage 'cut-throat' defence – a risky tactic where the defendants blame each other.
As the son of Polish immigrants Kowalski has always found it hard to fit in, with a sense of inferiority denting his performances in Court. Now he must face his demons and fight not only for his clients, but also for his future.
When...
5) Other Women
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Sophie thought she and Jonah were happy, bringing up their small daughter, until one summer's day, she discovers that Jonah is far from the man she thought he was. Sam - an attractive English teacher - seems to offer her some comfort, and new friendships are a support.
But is Sam really who he says he is? Where have her new friends appeared from? Is anyone telling the truth? As Jonah's lies threaten Sophie and her daughter, can anyone be trusted?...
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Two desperate criminals. Something she never saw coming. A searing suspense thriller from bestselling author Nick Louth
In Manchester, two hardened gang members on the run take Catherine Blake and her one-year-old son hostage at gunpoint. She is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Held in a Transit van, Catherine needs a plan fast. But it means diving into her captors' risk-drenched world, and playing them at their own game.
Catherine has been...
7) Unconvicted
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A Polish-British barrister takes on two trials that could jeopardize his career in this razor-sharp legal thriller by the author of Cut-throat Defence.
Junior barrister Jack Kowalski is crushed. His client Timothy Smart appears to have committed a monstrous crime while on bail – a bail application Jack fought hard to win.
When a high-profile Polish footballer is charged with rape and demands a fellow countryman represent him, Jack must overcome...
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Victim, killer, or detective-you can't outrun your past-in this nail-biting Dani Stephens crime thriller from the author of The Rules of Murder.
It looks like suicide to DI Dani Stephens.
A woman drowned in a bath; half a bottle of vodka and a packet of pills. But then evidence suggests that the woman was murdered-and that solving this mystery will mean delving deep into the past.
Still haunted by the previous investigation that left...
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No one can escape from the past.
James Blake and his family were safe and secure – until he received a phone call that could mean only one thing: their enemies knew where they were.
A stolen Picasso lies at the heart of an international conspiracy that reaches into the life of a prominent US politician, with devastating consequences not only for him but for anybody who happens to be caught up in the crime.
Wolfgang Heller, a ruthless assassin,...
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Before she can move forward, she must first go back...
When Chala loses her beloved stepfather, it opens the floodgates to a lifetime of secrets. Since childhood, Chala has battled with the guilt she feels for a tragedy that changed the entire course of her life. Now, she is forced to re-evaluate everything she believed about those she loved.
On a soul-searching trip to Kenya, Chala learns that some things are harder to bear than the burden she...
11) Forgive No More
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No more running, no more hiding – it's time to fight back.
The Blake family can only live in security if the truth about the conspiracy threatening their lives is brought into the full light of day.
As the stakes are raised higher than ever before, James must return to Italy to confront those seeking to destroy those he loves. Forces from around the world, from Washington to Munich, London to Tijuana, are ranged against him.
As the mystery begins...
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In an unputdownable crime thriller from the author of The Essence of Evil, everyone connected to a closed case is getting killed. Let the games begin . . .
Henry and Caroline Redfearne's annual ball is the hottest social event of the year.
But the fun is cut short by the discovery of their son's body, apparently the victim of a frenzied assault. He was last seen heading off with seventeen-year-old Sophie Blackwood, and a blood trail seems...
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A priceless relic... and a monster that will do anything to get hold of it. Perfect for fans of Ripper Street or From Hell. In the summer of 1888, a killer is about to rampage through East London. But what are the real motives behind the murders? Police Commissioner Charles Warren has in his possession an ancient artefact of incredible value, and unknowable danger. Discovered on a mission to Jerusalem, he smuggled the relic back to England, never...
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He's your attacker.
He's a murderer.
He's your twin.
When DI Dani Stephens returns to work after an attack that almost ended her life, she's quickly plunged into a horrific new case, as dead bodies are discovered on the streets of Birmingham.
But with no link between the victims, Dani has to get inside the killer's mind - so turns to the murderer she knows best. Her own twin brother…
But what makes a psychopath? Can understanding her twin...
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A grisly murder at an elite sanitarium draws a rural police inspector into a conflict with powerful men in this mystery set in 1960s France.
France, 1964. At the exclusive Clos du Lac sanitarium, a man is discovered standing in the therapy pool. Someone has chained him to the bottom, and left him there to die a slow, agonizing death.
Inspector Lucas Rocco believes it's an unusual and elaborate method of execution, but finds that both the inhabitants...
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Based on the hit TV series, a murder at exclusive spa resort leaves a small circle of suspects for the British detective inspector on the case. DI Richard Poole has been seconded from London to the beautiful Caribbean island of Saint Marie. More comfortable in woolen suits than short-sleeved shirts, he's struggling to adapt to his new home. But this paradise is about to get deadly.
When self-appointed guru Aslan Kennedy gets murdered in his...
17) More Than Us
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When parents disagree on how to care for their child, is it justifiable to take extreme measures?
Emily and Paul have a glorious home, money in the bank and two beautiful children. Since leaving Scotland for Paul to play football for an Australian team they have been blessed. But sadness lies behind the picture-perfect family - sixteen-year-old Cameron has battled with health troubles his entire life. There's no name for what he has, but his disruptive...
18) The Drone
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Previously published as The Bid
The prisoner who wakes up in a box miles from anywhere.
The jailer who doesn't question his job.
The shipment of drones stolen from a cargo hub.
The terrorists planning a devastating attack on US soil.
When drone expert James Chadwick disappears without a trace, Cruxys Solutions investigators Ruth Gonzales and Andy Vaslik are assigned to track his last movements.
With few clues to go on, the hunt moves from London...
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In this "gem" of a second novel based on the hit tv series, a British detective inspector must solve the suspicious death of a supermodel (Daily Express). When Polly Carter is found dead at the foot of a cliff, it looks like suicide, but DI Richard Poole is not convinced. Famous for her looks and wild party-girl lifestyle, her friends are adamant she would never have killed herself.
Seconded from London to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie,...
20) Tell No Lies
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Now they're coming after Caelan's team…A tortured body is found in a basement. Drug dealing and people smuggling is on the rise. Then police start going missing. There seems to be no connection between the crimes, but Detective Caelan Small senses something isn't right. Plunged into a new investigation, lives are on the line. And in the web of gangs, brothels and nerve-shattering undercover work, Caelan must get to the truth – or be killed trying....
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