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Clive Cussler The Serpent's Eye [Bok / Inbunden]

It's a deadly game of blackmail. And they're making him play. Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: he's good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his fledgling career and, possibly, his entire life. One night that secret catches up with him in the form of some bad men in a dark alley - they have a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him. The men make it clear to Kyle that he no longer owns his own future - that he must do as they tell him, or the video will be made public knowledge, with all the unpleasant consequences. What price do they demand for Kyle's secret?Strangely, it is for Kyle to do exactly what any ambitious young lawyer would want to do: take a job in New York as an associate at the largest law firm in the world, a job that is incredibly well paid and, with mammoth hours and outrageous billing, could lead to partnership and a fortune. But Kyle won't be working for the company, but against it - passing on the secrets of the company's biggest trial to date, a dispute between two defense contractors worth billions of dollars to the victor. Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him and the FBI, who would love to unmask the conspiracy. Will his intellect, cunning and bravery be enough to extricate him from an impossible dilemma? Full of twists and turns and reminiscent of "The Firm", "The Associate" is vintage John Grisham.

<p>Agatha Christie's masterpiece, and the best-selling murder mystery book of all time, celebrates its 80th birthday with this gorgeous hardback Special Edition.</p> <p> <strong>'We're not going to leave the island. None of us will ever leave. It's the end, you see - the end of everything...'</strong> </p> <p>1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number.</p> <p>The 10 strangers include a reckless playboy, a troubled Harley Street doctor, a formidable judge, an uncouth detective, an unscrupulous mercenary, a God-fearing spinster, two restless servants, a highly decorated general and an anxious secretary. One by one they are picked off. Who will survive? And who is the killer? Copies of an ominous nursery rhyme hang in each room, the murders mimicking the awful fates of its 'Ten Little Soldier Boys'.</p>

<p>Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover with special finishes.</p> <p>Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.</p> <p>Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer - in case he or she decides to strike again.</p>

<p>A strange house A ghost from the past As soon as she moves into Hillside, Gwenda knows there's something strange about this house. A sealed room. A hidden door.</p><p>The apparition of a young woman being strangled. But strangest of all - this all seems quite familiar. As her friend Jane Marple investigates, the answer seems to lie in a crime committed nearly twenty years ago.</p><p>The killer may have gotten away with murder. But Miss Marple is never far behind. Never underestimate Miss Marple.</p>

The Body In The Library [Bok / Inbunden]

A quiet English village A shocking murder An unlikely detective <p>Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe.</p> <p>So when he's found dead in the vicarage study, there's no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead.</p> <p>In fact, Jane Marple can think of at least seven.</p> <p>As gossip abounds in the parlours and kitchens of the parish, everyone becomes an amateur detective.</p> <p>The police dismiss her as a prying busybody, but only the ingenious Miss Marple can uncover the truth . . .</p> <p> <strong>Never underestimate Miss Marple.</strong> </p> <p><strong>'Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers.'</strong><br/>Val McDermid</p> <p> <strong>'Always keeps her reader enthralled and guessing to the end.'</strong><br/><em>Times Literary Supplement</em> </p>