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Three Seconds Fti [Bok / Pocket]

<p>'Pacy and intense ... kept me frantically turning pages till the nail-biting end' <b>Andrea Mara</b><br/><br/>'Terrific . . . totally gripping and tightly plotted' <b>Jane Casey </b><br/><br/>* * *<br/><br/><b>A chilling blend of crime and psychological thriller from the bestselling author of <i>If I Tell</i></b><br/><br/>An au pair disappears in the heart of suburbia. When her body shows up, all eyes are on the only witness to her abduction, a two-year-old child.<br/><br/>Detective and expert witness interviewer Laura Shaw knows she is needed. But in the aftermath of a case that nearly broke her, Laura questions if she can continue to do police work. Her partner, Detective Niamh Darmody, is on the case, but without Laura to rely on, she's struggling too.<br/><br/>When the discovery of a second body blows all their theories out of the water, Laura and Niamh must accept that the killer is poised to strike again.<br/><br/><b>All they know is that he is tantalisingly close, hidden in plain sight. </b><br/><b>But they won't see him - not until he wants them to . . .</b><br/><br/>* * *<br/><br/>'Thrilling . . . an adrenaline-charged page-turning read that leaves readers wanting more' <b>Myles McWeeney, <i>Irish Independent </i></b><br/><br/>'Enthralling ... a real page-turner, a modern Irish crime epic that will have you rooting for Laura and Niamh right to the very end' <i><b>Hot Press</b> </i><br/><br/>'A highly empathetic writer ... a well-crafted, character-driven thriller, set in a suburban milieu worthy of Andrea Mara ... for anyone missing Tana French's 'Dublin Murder' series' <b><i>Irish Examiner</i></b></p>

<p><b><i>Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had got there. But someone must have brought him. And shackled him. And whoever had done those things was going to rue the day. </i></b><b><i>That was for damn sure.</i></b><br/><br/>Jack Reacher wakes up, alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a makeshift bed. His right arm has suffered some major damage. His few possessions are gone. He has no memory of getting there.<br/><br/>The last thing Reacher can recall is the car he hitched a ride in getting run off the road. The driver was killed.<br/><br/>His captors assume Reacher was the driver's accomplice and patch up his wounds as they plan to make him talk.<br/><br/><b>A plan that will backfire spectacularly . . .</b><br/><br/><b>'</b>There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' <b>MICK HERRON</b><br/><br/><i>Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, In Too Deep is the 29th book in the internationally bestselling series.</i><br/><br/>And be sure not to miss Reacher no.28, <i>The Secret</i>! <b>***OUT NOW**</b></p>

<p>A three-year-old girl disappears without a trace from her wealthy parents' summer house. The alarm was on all night long and the windows and doors were locked. Investigators do not find any evidence of an abduction and fear the worst.<br/><br/>Experienced lawyer, Joanna Chylka, and her novice protege, Kordian Orynski, are tasked with defending a married couple charged with murder by the prosecutor's office. The trial is circumstantial in nature, but everything seems to point to the parents' guilt - after all, when you eliminate what is impossible, whatever remains must be the truth.</p>

<p><b>THE ACCLAIMED LEGAL THRILLER FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME DRAMA </b><br/><br/>Young Cassie Booth goes missing on her paper round. Then her bloodstained jacket is found in a boathouse belonging to Karl Wilding - but there is little evidence against him.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, a routine visit by Detective Inspector Pat North to appease persistent complainer Stephen Warrington soon spirals into something far more sinister. As his behaviour becomes increasingly obsessive, North suspects that Warrington has been involved in a far more horrific crime.<br/><br/>Only one of the men is guilty of Cassie's murder. But can the jury unravel the complex web of lies and deliver justice?</p>

<p><em>It appeared that Helen McAllister - for whatever reason - had simply got out of the car sometime the previous morning, taking her keys and bag and phone with her, and walked away...</em></p><p>Ten years later there has been no trace found of the teacher who went missing from a small village on the last day of the school year. Her lover Alice Hauser's accusations of impropriety on the part of the senior investigating officer, DI Thomas Maitland, led to his early retirement, his life in disrepair.</p><p>Maitland now lives alone, consumed with grief over the death of his wife two years ago. Then he's involved in a road accident in which a man is killed. The victim's twin, John, is convinced that Maitland is to blame for his brother's death. And when John meets Alice, they are determined that Maitland should pay the price they demand of him...</p>

<p><b>'An excellent action-thriller' </b><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br/><b>'The action never lets up for a moment'</b> <i>Daily Mail</i><br/><b>'Very entertaining' </b><i>Guardian</i><br/><b>'An old-fashioned blockbuster...Conway writes with brio and ambition'</b><i> Financial Times</i><br/><b>'The most incredible spy franchise since Ian Fleming' </b>Matthew Vaughn<br/><b>_____________________</b><br/><br/><b>The globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the upcoming action blockbuster <i>Argylle</i> , featuring a star-studded cast including Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cena.</b></p><p><br/>One Russian magnate's dream of restoring a nation to greatness has set in motion a chain of events which will take the world to the brink of chaos. Only Frances Coffey, the CIA's most legendary spymaster, can prevent it. But to do so, she needs someone special.<br/><br/>Enter Argylle. His life came to a crashing halt as a teenager. Since then he has been treading water, building barriers between himself and the world. Until one moment of compassion and brilliance will bring him to the attention of the most powerful woman in the secret world.<br/><br/>Coffey knows all about Argylle's dark past. She knows it haunts him. But she also knows it may give him the skills to join the team going up against one of the most powerful men in the world. His crash course in espionage will take him from the jungles of Thailand to the boulevards of Monaco, from the monasteries of Mount Athos to a forgotten cavern buried deep in the mountains.<br/><br/>It is a deathly rollercoaster ride that will either make him - or break him...</p>