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<p>A MURDER The body of eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found abandoned on a remote beach at the head of An Loch Dubh &ndash; the Black Loch &ndash; on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. A swimmer and canoeist, it is inconceivable that she could have drowned. A SECRET Fin Macleod left the island ten years earlier to escape its memories. When he learns that his married son Fionnlagh had been having a clandestine affair with the dead girl and is suspected of her murder, he and Marsaili return to try and clear his name. A RECKONING But nothing is as it seems, and the truth of the murder lies in a past that Fin would rather forget, and a tragedy at the cages of a salmon farm on East Loch Roag, where the tense climax of the story finds its resolution.</p>

<p><strong>"A super cozy mystery... The perfect pick up for a weekend read by the fire. It has everything... Hijinks, who-dun-its, loveable characters, and a wonderful setting. And a main character who is FIERCE"</strong> NetGalley review </p> <p> <strong>She can write the perfect murder mystery... But can she solve one in real life? </strong> </p> <p>Meet <strong>Jen Dawson</strong>, mystery writer, coffee lover, and amateur detective?</p> <p>Crime writer <strong>Jen</strong> returns to her small hometown with a bestselling book behind her and a bad case of writer's block. Finding sanctuary in the local bookstore, with an endless supply of coffee, Jen waits impatiently for inspiration to strike.</p> <p> <strong>But when the owner of the bookstore dies suddenly in mysterious circumstances, Jen has a real-life murder to solve.</strong> </p> <p>The stakes are suddenly higher when evidence places Jen at the scene of the crime and the reading of the will names her as the new owner of the bookstore ...</p> <p>Can she crack the case and clear her name, before the killer strikes again?</p> <p> <strong>Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Lauren Elliott and Ellery Adams, this is an absolutely gripping new bookish cozy crime series that will have you hooked from the very first page.</strong> </p> Readers adore <em>Murder at the Bookstore</em>: <p>"<strong>Warm, amusing, and relatable</strong>... <strong>A very entertaining cozy mystery</strong>... A relaxing night-time read, and it was perfect for that... <strong>I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys cozy mysteries</strong>" NetGalley review </p> <p>"I<strong> loved</strong> trying to figure out the murder before I got to the end. <strong>This was a cozy, page-turning read</strong>" NetGalley review </p> <p>"<strong>This ingenious author has written a cannot put down novel</strong>" NetGalley review </p>

<p> <strong>You thought you were alone. Think again.</strong> </p> <p>The groundbreaking fifth thriller in Lars Kepler's bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.</p> <p><strong>CLOSE THE CURTAINS</strong><br/>A film arrives at Stockholm's National Crime Investigation Department showing a woman in her own home, plainly unaware she is being watched. The police don't take it seriously ... until she is found murdered.</p> <p><strong>LOCK THE DOOR</strong><br/>When the next video arrives, Detective Margot Silverman frantically attempts to identify the victim. But it's already too late. Because at the time the video was sent, the killer was already inside their house...</p> <p><strong>BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE</strong><br/>Soon Stockholm is in the grip of terror. Who will the Stalker target next?</p>

<p><b>Book 18 in the acclaimed and number one-bestselling Three Pines series featuring the beloved Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.</b><br/><br/>It's spring and Three Pines is re-emerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should return.<br/><br/>But something has.<br/><br/>As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Surete du Quebec investigators' lives after many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they've arrived in the village of Three Pines.<br/><br/>But to what end?<br/><br/>Gamache and Beauvoir's memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought them together, come rushing back. Did their mother's murder hurt them beyond repair? Have those terrible wounds, buried for decades, festered and are now about to erupt?<br/><br/>As Chief Inspector Gamache works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by a long dead stone mason is discovered. In it the man describes his terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village. Every word of the 150-year-old letter is filled with dread. When the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up.<br/><br/>As the bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir and the villagers discover a world of curiosities. But the head of homicide soon realizes there's more in that room than meets the eye. There are puzzles within puzzles, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge.<br/><br/>In unsealing that room, an old enemy is released into their world. Into their lives. And into the very heart of Armand Gamache's home.<br/><br/><b>PRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES:</b><br/><b><br/>'Enthralling ... </b>With beautifully drawn characters, this is <b>crime writing of the highest order</b>'<i> <b>DAILY MAIL</b></i><br/><br/>'A <b>satisfying and multi-layered mystery</b>, in Penny's excellent series' <i><b>IRISH INDEPENDENT</b></i><br/><br/>'Louise Penny is on peak form ... <b>a grown-up, timely thriller</b> that considers the nature of cowardice ... merges the personal and professional life of her detective with equal skill and wit' <i><b>THE TIMES</b></i><br/><br/>'A <b>great sense of place and characterisation</b> ... very much a book that will make you think' <i><b>SHOTS</b></i><br/><br/>'Louise Penny is one of the greatest crime writers of our times' <b>DENISE MINA</b><br/><br/>'Gamache has become to Canada what Hercule Poirot is to Belgium' <b><i>THE NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><br/><br/>'Louise Penny twists and turns the plot expertly tripping the reader up just at the moment you think you might have solved the mystery' <b><i>DAILY EXPRESS</i></b><br/><br/>'The series is deep and grand and altogether extraordinary . . . Miraculous' <b><i>WASHINGTON POST</i></b><br/><br/>'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' <b>ELLY GRIFFITHS</b></p>

<p><b>Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town.</b><br/><br/>Stephen King's HOLLY marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly's gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in <i>Mr Mercedes</i> to Bill Hodges's partner in <i>Finders Keepers</i> to a full-fledged, smart, and occasionally tough private detective in <i>The Outsider</i>. In King's new novel, Holly is on her own, and up against a pair of unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries.<br/><br/>When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl's desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down.<br/><br/>Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics. But they are harbouring an unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, one that may be related to Bonnie's disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they are up to: they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless.<br/><br/>Holly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmanoeuvre the shockingly twisted professors in this chilling new masterwork from Stephen King.<br/><br/><b>'I could never let Holly Gibney go. She was supposed to be a walk-on character in <i>Mr Mercedes </i>and she just kind of stole the book and stole my heart. <i>Holly </i>is all her.' STEPHEN KING </b></p>

<p><b>"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own . . .<br/></b><br/>Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.<br/><br/>I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew's handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it's hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina's life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.<br/><br/>I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it's like. But she soon finds out... and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it's far too late.<br/><br/>But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don't know who I really am.<br/><br/>They don't know what I'm capable of . . .<br/><br/><b>An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves <i>The Woman in the Window</i>, <i>The Wife Between Us</i> and <i>The Girl on the Train</i> won't be able to put this down!<br/></b><br/>Read what everyone's saying about <i>The Housemaid</i>:<br/><br/>"I got severe whiplash from the twistiest turns... Every time I thought I had it figured out... WRONG!!!... I am still reeling... outstanding... If you love a top notch psychological thriller that will have you questioning your own sanity, then this 5-star read is for you" NetGalley reviewer, FIVE STARS<br/><br/>"What a wild ride!!! Freida definitely delivered the best twisty ending... Gripping from start to finish... honestly, I just could not put it down... An absolutely mind-blowing shocker that kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat literally until the very end" Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS<br/><br/>"So many twists and turns... I was hooked right away - I even read my Kindle while waiting in my kid's school pick-up line so I wouldn't have to put this book down!... addictive... pure perfection!" Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS</p>

<p><b>Praise for the Strike series:</b><br/><br/>'The work of a <b>master storyteller</b>'<br/><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br/><br/>'A <b>blistering</b> piece of crime writing'<br/><i>Sunday Times</i><br/><br/>'<b>Unputdownable</b>'<br/><i>Daily Express</i><br/><br/>'One of crime's <b>most engaging</b> duos'<br/><i>Guardian</i><br/><br/>'A page-turner that will <b>keep you up all night</b>'<br/><i>Observer</i><br/><br/>'Superb . . . an<b> ingenious </b>whodunnit'<br/><i>Sunday Mirror</i><br/><br/>'Strike and Robin are just as <b>magnetic</b> as ever'<br/><i>New York Times</i><br/><br/>'<b>Outrageously entertaining</b>'<br/><i>Financial Times</i></p>