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You can't outrun your past...The latest nail-biting Dani Stephens mystery thriller. 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 her boyfriend in intensive care, Dani's search takes her into the world of...
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Deadly truths lie buried beneath the snow.
Three people are stranded at a pub on a winter's night – a couple, the Fairweathers, and a woman, Alison Evans. Hours later, in the middle of the night, the pub alarm begins to sound and Alison Evans is missing. Within moments, her body is discovered outside.
The following day a young boy disappears while sledding with his grandfather.
The two cases couldn't be more different, but as the two investigations...
3) Acid Casuals
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Sex, drugs, and disco: just a day in the life of Manchester's deadliest hitwoman Estela has come to Manchester on a business trip. But not just any old business trip: she's here to kill her ex-boss, the notorious gangster John Burgess. When Estela's previous life as Paul Sorel comes to light, however, things start to get sticky. Plunged into a world of dodgy bouncers, bent coppers, weird DJs and Moss Side gangsters, Estela must use every skill at...
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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...
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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...
6) 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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When a woman goes missing, it gets personal for DCI Craig Gillard. But he could never imagine what happens next. Criminologist Martin Knight lives a gilded life and is a thorn in the side of the police. But then his wife Liz goes missing. There is no good explanation and no sign of Martin… To make things worse, Liz is the ex-girlfriend of DCI Craig Gillard who is drawn into the investigation. Is it just a missing person or something worse?...
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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.
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9) 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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I know they think I, killed my husband. Because they, think I've, killed before.
Eight years ago, a girl I knew died. I try not to think too much about that time, about the person I used to be, when that tragedy happened. It hurts too much. Besides, it's so far in the past. Now, I have a beautiful home and a committed husband. I should be looking to the future.
But then, one day, my husband is found dead in the home we built together. The police...
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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...
12) 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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You'll be perched on the edge of your seat with this unputdownable three-book collection including; The Life She Wants, The Eight-Year Lie and The Other Son.
The Life She Wants: Paula worries that her marriage to Tommy is hanging by a thread. Lately, it seems like he's pulling away from her, and he keeps avoiding a much-needed conversation about finally having children. When Tommy suggests a cruise getaway for the two of them, Paula is thrilled....
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Welcome to Eldey, an island with deadly secrets.
Mona: a carefree artist, staying at the Cloister to work on her illustrations.
Beth: the harried mother of a toddler, on the remote Welsh island for a weekend with her family.
Charlotte: a reluctant stepmother who wanted a romantic getaway with her husband.
One of them is a serial killer who poisoned four of her friends at her eleventh birthday party.
They all fit the profile. Who will risk...
15) Snow Kills
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The fourth in the D.I. Jack Dylan series, set in Yorkshire and written by the husband and wife team who are the storyline consultants to TV's Happy Valley and Scott & Bailey.
When hairdresser Kayleigh Harwood is reported missing by her mother in the worst blizzards Harrowfield has experienced in years, D.I. Jack Dylan and his team are called in. Kayleigh's car is found abandoned with her mobile phone inside but there is no sign of her. At the edge...
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It ends with a car crash. Two women, both maimed, their long blonde hair matted with blood.
It begins with waking up, in an unfamiliar hospital bed. Bright lights, nurses — and handcuffs.
She is told her name is Reeta Doe, and that she's been in an accident. That she's in Florida. That the FBI have been following her since Mississippi. That she has brutally murdered two women. College girls, who look just like her. Two more are missing, and one...
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Who said nothing ever happens in the French countryside?
Picardie, 1964. On a deserted country road, three Moroccan nationals are shot dead with precision, a cold-blooded execution, one bullet each. To Inspector Lucas Rocco, it's a mystery. Why them and why here?
A short time later, he happens upon two police officers who have been assaulted by an enraged motorist, one of them seriously. The unapologetic assailant, found to have an unregistered gun...
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The opposite of the truth isn't always a lie...
What is the truth? And how do you recognise it when you hear it?
Jenny and Pippa are twins. Like many twins they often know what the other is thinking. They complete each other.
When Pippa disappears Jenny is left to face the world alone, as she tries to find out what happened to her 'other half'.
But the truth, for Jenny, can be a slippery thing.
19) One Good Lie
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Her sister's boyfriend. Her worst nightmare.
Ruby can't help but worry for her fragile younger sister, Sophie, who is still wracked with guilt over their mother's death. Still, she's glad that Sophie's boyfriend, Ewan, is supporting her. He's been her rock, not only taking care of her, but her two little kids, too. So what if he doesn't like talking about his past?
When news of a woman's death spreads through their town like wildfire, Ruby doesn't...
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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...
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