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<p>John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh&apos;s most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he&apos;s joined them... As new allies and old enemies circle, and the days and nights bleed into each other, even the legendary detective struggles to keep his head. That is, until a murder at midnight in a locked cell presents a new mystery. They say old habits die hard... However, this is a case where the prisoners and the guards are all suspects, and everyone has something to hide. With no badge, no authority and no safety net, Rebus walks a tightrope - with his life on the line. But how do you find a killer in a place full of them?</p>

<p><b>Are you sitting comfortably? Then he'll begin . . .</b><br/><br/>Washington Poe has a story to tell.<br/>He needs you to listen.<br/>He needs you to pay attention.<br/><br/>It starts with the robber birds. Crows. Dozens of them. Enough for a murder . . . Poe will tell you about that.<br/><br/>He'll tell you about a man who was tied to a tree and stoned to death, a man who had tattooed himself with a code so obscure, not even the gifted analyst Tilly Bradshaw could break it. He'll tell you how the man's murder was connected to tragedy that happened fifteen years earlier when a young girl massacred her entire family.<br/><br/>And finally, he'll tell you about the Mercy Chair. And why people would rather kill themselves than talk about it.<br/><br/>Poe hopes you've been listening closely. Because in this story, nothing is as it seems . . .<br/><br/><b>Praise for M W Craven</b><br/><br/><b><i>The Curator</i> shortlisted for the VN Thriller of the Year 2022 & longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger 2021<br/><br/><i>Dead Ground </i>longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2022 & longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2022<br/><br/>'The Poe and Tilly books are a joy' Steve Cavanagh<br/><br/>'Unputdownable, gripping, clever and with a rich seam of trademark Craven humour running through it' Imran Mahmood<br/><br/>'A sinful treat' Vaseem Khan<br/><br/>'Fast, furious, and utterly enjoyable.' Keith Nixon<br/><br/>'An unforgettably compulsive read' <i>Bishop's Stortford Independent</i><br/><br/>'Heart-pounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking, <i>Dead Ground</i> is further proof that M.W. Craven never disappoints. Miss this series at your peril.' Chris Whitaker<br/><br/>'Dark and entertaining, this is top rank crime fiction.' Vaseem Khan, Author of the Malabar House series and the Baby Ganesh Agency series<br/><br/>'M. W. Craven is one of the best crime writers working today. <i>Dead Ground</i> is a cracking puzzle, beautifully written, with characters you'll be behind every step of the way. It's his best yet.' Stuart Turton<br/><br/>'Fantastic' Martina Cole<br/><br/>'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James<br/><br/>'I've been following M.W. Craven's Poe/Tilly series from the very beginning, and it just gets better and better. <i>Dead Ground</i> is a fast-paced crime novel with as many twists and turns as a country lane. I can't wait for the next one.' Peter Robinson<br/><br/>'<i>Dead Ground </i>is both entertaining and engaging with great characters and storyline. I loved this first dip into the world of Tilly and Poe!' BA Paris<br/><br/>'A brutal and thrilling page turner' Natasha Harding, <i>The Sun</i><br/><br/>'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks set to be a great new series' Mick Herron<br/><br/>'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent. Tightly plotted, and not for the faint hearted!'<br/>David Mark<br/><br/>'Satisfyingly twisty and clever and the flashes of humour work well to offer the reader respite from the thrill of the read.' Michael J. Malone<br/><br/>'Nothing you've ever read will prepare you for the utterly unique Washington Poe' Keith Nixon</b></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>

<p><b>You'd think you would be allowed to relax over Christmas, but not in the world of the Thursday Murder Club.</b><br/><br/>On Boxing Day, a dangerous package is smuggled across the English coast. When it goes missing, chaos is unleashed. The body count starts to rise - including someone close to the Thursday Murder Club - as our gang face an impossible search and their most deadly opponents yet.<br/><br/>With the clock ticking down and a killer heading to Cooper's Chase, has their luck finally run out? And who will be 'The Last Devil To Die'?<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/><b>Readers can't get enough of the <i>Thursday Murder Club</i> series!</b><br/><br/>'Opening the new Osman is like sitting down to dinner with treasured friends you know are going to kill you - deliciously!' <b>PETER JAMES</b><br/><br/>'Full of humour and heart, Osman delivers another must-read. I loved it' <b>HARLAN COBEN</b><br/><br/>'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly' <b>VAL MCDERMID</b><br/><br/>'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' <b>IAN RANKIN</b><br/><br/>'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' <b>MARIAN KEYES</b><br/><br/>'Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny' <b>MARK BILLINGHAM</b></p>

<p>Following City on Fire and City of Dreams, City in Ruins is the explosive, impossible to put down conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Don Winslow&apos;s epic, genre-defining crime trilogy and the final book of Winslow&apos;s extraordinary career. Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest dreams rich. The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman - a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, a woman he might even fall in love with. Life is good. But then Danny reaches too far. When he tries to buy an old hotel on a prime piece of real estate with plans to build his dream resort, he triggers a war against Las Vegas power brokers, a powerful FBI agent bent on revenge and a rival casino owner with dark connections of his own. Danny thought he had buried his past, but now it reaches up to him from the grave to pull him down. Old enemies surface, and when they come for Danny they vow to take everything - not only his empire, not just his life, but all that he holds dear, including his son. To save his life and everything he loves, Danny must become the ruthless fighter he once was - and never wanted to be again. Ranging from the gritty back rooms of Providence, RI to the power corridors of Washington, DC and Wall Street to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, City in Ruins is an epic crime novel of love and hate, ambition and desperation, vengeance and compassion.</p>

<p><b>'Smart characters, shocking twists'</b> Lisa Gardner<br/><b>'A compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters'</b> <i>Sun</i><br/><b>'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough'</b> Heidi Perks<br/><b>'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy' </b>Jo Spain<br/><b>_________________________________</b><br/><b><br/>Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke behind bars. Now a new killer has recreated Burke's most infamous crimes-and disappeared without a trace.</b><br/><br/>Detective Lindsay Boxer put serial killer Evan Burke in jail.<br/><br/>Reporter Cindy Thomas put Burke on the bestseller list, in her true-crime book about the case.<br/><br/>An obsessed fan is studying every detail-and committing fresh horrors that carry Burke's signature.<br/><br/>Now Lindsay's tracking an elusive suspect, one who's penning a deadly playbook featuring Cindy's name in blood-red ink.<br/><b>_________________________________ </b><br/><br/><b>Praise for James Patterson<br/><br/>'The master storyteller of our times'</b> Hillary Rodham Clinton<br/><b>'Nobody does it better' </b>Jeffrey Deaver<br/><b>'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' </b>Patricia Cornwell<br/><b>'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.'</b> Ian Rankin</p>

<p><b>Half fairy tale and half historical account of a revolution that never was, Owen King's <i>The Curator</i> is full of sly humor, sensuality, and strangeness - Holly Black</b><br/><b><br/>From <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author Owen King comes a Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjurers the most wonderful criminals.</b><br/><br/>At first glance, the world has not changed: the trams on the boulevards, the grand hotels, the cafes abuzz with conversation. The street kids still play on the two great bridges that divide the city, and the smart set still venture down to the Morgue Ship for an evening's entertainment.<br/><br/>Yet it only takes a spark to ignite a revolution.<br/><br/>For young Dora, a maid at the university, the moment brings liberation. She finds herself walking out with one of the student radicals, Robert, free to investigate what her brother Ambrose may have seen at the Institute for Psykical Research before he died.<br/><br/>But it is another establishment that Dora is given to look after, The Museum of the Worker. This strange, forgotten edifice is occupied by waxwork tableaux of miners, nurses, shopkeepers and other disturbingly lifelike figures.<br/><br/>As the revolution and counter-revolution outside unleash forces of love, betrayal, magic and terrifying darkness, Dora's search for the truth behind a mystery that she has long concealed will unravel a monstrous conspiracy and bring her to the very edge of worlds.<br/><br/><b>In <i>The Curator</i>, Owen King has created an extraordinary time and place - historical, fantastical, yet compellingly real, and a heroine who is courageous, curious and utterly memorable.</b><br/><br/><b>'<i>The Curator</i> feels a little like Owen King somehow brought a curiosity cabinet to life. There are terrors here, but also marvels and delights, and a set of the most interesting characters I've met in some time. Put <i>The Curator</i> on the same shelf as other classics of the uncanny and uncategorisable, like Susanna Clarke's <i>Piranesi </i>and Mervyn Peake's <i>Gormenghast.</i> I loved it' - Kelly Link</b><br/><br/><b>'Owen King's <i>The Curator</i> is a rich read. Language, characters, and a fascinating world combine to create an intensely satisfying experience' - Charlaine Harris</b></p>