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A GRIPPING STANDALONE NOVELLA FROM MULTI-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR JOY ELLIS. Detective Sam Helsdown waits anxiously at the airport. He's excited and more than a little nervous to be picking up his daughter. It's the first time he's seen ten-year-old Zoe in two years. Flight BA631 from Athens lands and soon people begin trickling through Arrivals. A blonde-haired girl races towards him and throws herself into his arms crying, 'Daddy!'. Sam hugs her tightly. But then he looks down at her properly - and an icy horror grips him.The next day, the phone rings. The voice is urgent. 'Help will come. Until then, guard her with your life.' It's Julia, his ex. Ruthless criminals are closing in and Sam will do whatever it takes to keep this girl safe. This utterly gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of L.J. Ross, J.D. Kirk, Elly Griffiths, Rachel McLean or Ann Cleeves. Please note that this is a novella, not a full-length book.

THE ONE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU NEED TO READ THIS YEAR.My husband and I are desperate for a baby. So I stole one.All my adult life, I've longed for a baby. We tried IVF. We tried everything. Now we're waiting to adopt. We have a beautiful home and all the love in the world to give a child. But we're told it will take years.Then one day, at Rocky Point Beach, one thing leads to another. I make a split-second decision - and I come home with a baby. His name is Liam. He has tiny red bow lips and the chubbiest cheeks. He's gorgeous. I call him Jonah.Now what happens when my husband gets home?AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE, NAIL-BITING TENSION AND THE BIGGEST TWIST YOU'LL READ THIS YEAR.

DISCOVER THE LATEST EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT CRIME THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR D.E. WHITE.Detective Dove Milson is on the final stretch of a long drive back from Cornwall. She's tuning the radio when her fiancé swears next to her. She follows his gaze up to the bridge spanning the motorway.Something is falling from the bridge.Someone is falling.No, not one person.Three people plunge to the tarmac below. Two women and a man.Dove is immediately caught up in the investigation into this horrifying event. But what led three people with no apparent connection to jump together?Was it a suicide pact?An accident?Murder?Now Dove must find out what happened - before anyone else is pushed over the edge.This electrifying crime thriller set on the south coast of England is perfect for fans of Cara Hunter, Emmy Ellis, Robert Bryndza, Rachel Lynch, Helen H. Durrant and Angela Marsons.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling has a summer job cooking at a prestigious Oxford college. But she's not expecting murder on the menu.Maurice Raines, womanising taxidermy society president, is found with a knife in his neck in the dining hall.Everyone is in classes at the time of his death. So, frustratingly, it seems they all have an alibi.The suspects include Maurice's wife - and his lover.The police need Jenny's help to solve this perplexing case. But can Jenny keep her focus, with a budding romance of her own simmering nicely?This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.Please note this book was first published as Deadly Stuff under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling has her dream job cooking for Lord and Lady Avonsleigh in a genuine castle.But the dream is about to curdle. One of the castle's treasures, a fabulously jewelled dagger, is used to murder a staff member. The victim is found stabbed through the heart in the conservatory.Lady Avonsleigh insists that Jenny help the police find the murderer.But how can Jenny solve this case when the murder was committed in front of several reliable witnesses, none of whom saw a thing?This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.Please note this book was first published as An Invisible Murder under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers. Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth. Jenny Starling is doing the catering for the village cricket match. But she's not expecting one of the players to come to a sticky end. Everyone from the village has turned out to watch the match, which marks the club's centenary. The next man up to bat, Tristan Jones, is nowhere to be found. He is discovered behind the pavilion, murdered by a blow to the back of the head with an old cricket bat. The handsome twenty-something stockbroker had a reputation as a Lothario, with an appetite for married women. Did a scorned woman or a cuckolded husband kill him? He's annoyed other people too. He took big risks with other people's money and lost their lifesavings. Soon another body turns up and Jenny Starling is going to need all her cunning to crack this complex case.This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley. Please note this book was first published as Just Not Cricket under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is working for a wealthy businessman on a luxury paddle steamer. All she has to do is cook for his small number of guests. But things quickly turn sour.She discovers the body of one of the passengers in the store cupboard. Who wanted him dead and why?Jenny will have to ignore many red herrings and follow the clues to get to the bottom of a complex and intriguing murder mystery.Is Jenny up the creek without a paddle?This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.Please note this book was first published as Dying for a Cruise under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is working at picturesque Spindlewood Inn in the Cotswolds for the weekend. It's hosting a Regency Extravaganza, involving historical costume, amateur dramatics and food. A recipe for murder?Leading actress and reputed man-eater Rachel Norman portrays a doomed noblewoman. But when she turns up actually drowned in the pond, there's suddenly a murder to investigate.There's been plenty of trouble at the idyllic country inn. The performers weren't a happy troupe, and Jenny discovers a simmering romantic tension.Who wanted Rachel dead and why? Has Jenny Starling bitten off more than she can chew this time?This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is spending Christmas in a snowed-in Cotswolds country house cooking all the traditional food she loves. But the family she's working for are not full of the seasonal spirit. In fact, they seem to hate each other.On Christmas Eve, someone is found dead on the kitchen table. And the head of the family is blaming Jenny!But with an incompetent detective called in, and seemingly no motive for the murder, Jenny will have to put aside the brandy butter and give the police a hand.Jenny will stop at nothing to clear her name and find the real killer.This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.Please note this book was first published as A Fatal Fall of Snow under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is catering the twenty-first birthday party of upper-class twins, Alicia and Justin.Jenny arrives at their parents' stunning country house and is immediately met by the police. A young man has drowned in the pond. Was it an accident . . . or murder?But the birthday party must go ahead. Just after midnight, everyone gathers for a champagne toast - and one of the guests falls down dead. Everyone at the party becomes a suspect - and the police are completely baffled.When someone adds an extra ingredient of poison to Jenny's precious recipes, she will stop at nothing to find the culprit.Jenny Starling must unmask a ruthless killer before more party guests die.INCLUDES A BRILLIANT BONUS SHORT STORY THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, L.J. Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.

A NEWLY-DISCOVERED NOVEL FROM MULTI-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR JOY ELLIS'S ARCHIVES. NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED!THREE NICE PEOPLE. THREE TERRIBLE CRIMES. WHAT MADE THEM DO THESE AWFUL THINGS?It's the night shift worker who finds them. Huddled in a hospital store cupboard is elderly Edith Higgins. Knifed to death. Sitting behind her is Staff Nurse Lily Frampton, a scalpel clasped in her blood-soaked hand.No one can understand why this kind-hearted, dedicated nurse would brutally murder a frail patient she's spent months caring for.That same day, mild-mannered schoolteacher Rod Black is found surrounded by the battered bodies of his pupils. Why would a well-respected teacher beat five schoolboys to death?Then a third shocking - and equally inexplicable - incident takes place in a London homeless shelter.What could turn three honest, upright citizens into cold-blooded killers?Once again, DCI Bob Foreman calls on Ellie McEwan for help. Can Ellie use her extraordinary psychic gift to uncover the truth?But will that make Ellie the killer's next target?DISCOVER A TOTALLY ENTHRALLING CRIME THRILLER.This utterly gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of L.J. Ross, J.D. Kirk, Elly Griffiths, Susan Hill, Kate Ellis or Ann Cleeves.

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . .Mike Nash's son, 14-year-old Daniel, is walking the dog across the fields when he hears the sound of gunshots. He calls his dad, who races to the scene. There are four bodies buried beneath a rockfall in an abandoned lead mine, but there's no sign of the shooter.Meanwhile, Nash's team investigates the murders of three criminals, part of a group known as the Country House Bandits. Four were due to be released from prison and expected to come home to substantial rewards for their silence.But the first man is stabbed to death in his cell. The second is killed three days after his release. And the third is attacked on his way home.The fourth man disappears without a trace.What links the lead mine murders to the slaying of the Country House Bandits? And where is the fourth man?With the body count rising, Nash and his team are pushed to the limit to find a ruthless killer.

Nick Shannon is on bail. Can he stay out of trouble long enough to avoid prison for the second time?A corpse magnet. That's what they call Nick. Wherever he goes, a dead body isn't far behind.But he's not expecting any casualties in his latest case. Nick is on his way to Fairstead Hospital to meet his new client, Alan Cooper, CEO of the private establishment.Nick's been hired to carry out an independent review of the business. He immediately discovers one of the staff members is running a profitable scam.Time to break the bad news to Cooper.But Cooper isn't available for a meeting right now. He's lying on the floor of his office with a syringe in his right hand and five empty ones on the floor beside him. Blood is trickling from his head, his lips and fingers are tinged blue.The only thing that can save him is a shot of medicine that rapidly reverses an overdose. But the hospital pharmacy is out of stock . . .Nick curses. The corpse magnet strikes again.Who killed poor Cooper? And more importantly, why? Nick makes it his mission to find out.

Discover the most gripping thriller of 2024.EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SUSPENSE WITH ONE TWIST AFTER ANOTHER.Mary's in the shower after a long day's work when the lights go out. Her phone screen flashes in the dark. The text is from an unknown number:'You're not alone in this room.'When she wakes up, her head is pounding and there's a churning in the pit of her stomach. She's lying naked on the cold hard floor of a room she's never seen before. The door is locked.There's a deep cut across her thigh. The key to the door has been sewn into her leg. It's the only way out of this room.Detective April Fisher must race against time to catch a killer in a sick game of cat and mouse.This brand-new, electrifying crime thriller packed with twist after shocking twist is perfect for fans of Charlie Gallagher, Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, D.S. Butler or Mark Billingham.

The newly-discovered novel from multi-million-selling author Joy Ellis. Never before published!Flower shop owner Ellie McEwan is driving home late one frosty November night when a shadowy figure leaps into the road out of nowhere. Ellie swerves to avoid him - and slams head-on into the crash barrier.Days later, Ellie wakes up in hospital - and notices there's something different. Everyone she looks at - the doctor, the nurse, her friend Carole - is surrounded by a coloured aura. Her near-death experience seems to have given her a new ability.And now Ellie must use her new-found gift to catch a killer.The battered body of a young woman is found in the grounds of a local hotel. She's the third woman to be murdered in this sleepy Surrey village, her hands crushed and mutilated. Just like the other two.Each of the women was a skilled professional - a musician, a doctor and an artist. Apart from that, they appear to have nothing in common.And now the police's one lead - a key witness - is missing.Although sceptical, a desperate DCI Bob Foreman calls on Ellie for help. But Ellie's involvement in the investigation will throw her into the path of a brutal killer . . .

I've struggled to build a good life for me and my son. But one moment will destroy everything.I hear my son cry out. I rush, half-dressed, to the window and see two men marching up my driveway. They knock my son to the ground. They want the keys to my car.I phone my husband. 'Susannah,' Lance says in a voice I don't recognise. 'Hand them the keys. Do not call the police.'It brings back the wild panic I experienced all those years ago when I discovered I was pregnant after an intense holiday romance. I couldn't tell the father. And I struggled as a single mother.But when Lance suggested we move in with him and I could finally give my son a proper loving home it was the happiest day of my life.But our life was built on lies. Not just about money. Everything.AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF DOMESTIC SUSPENSE AND NAIL-BITING TENSION WITH A SHATTERING FINAL TWIST.Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Valerie Keogh, Patricia MacDonald, T.M. Logan and Clare Mackintosh.

A HEARTWARMING AND HEART-WRENCHING SAGA SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR BILL KITSON.From humble origins, the Cowgill family have bettered their lot. Through love and loss, hope and heartbreak, they work hard and face their troubles together, no matter what life throws at them.Yorkshire, 1959.Memories of the war are finally fading and a new era is beginning. But for the Cowgill family there are fresh challenges to face and new battles to be fought.Reminiscing over times gone by at Number 1 Byland Crescent, Jenny Cowgill takes a break from her baking to sit and enjoy the long-awaited postcard from Spain from her son, Andrew.But she is soon disturbed by a knock at the door. The policeman says a member of the Cowgill family has suffered a serious accident in London and her husband Mark must go at once. It's Mark's estranged sister Lizzie.Lizzie's accident leaves her with life-changing injuries. Her career is over. Now perhaps she will finally come home to reconcile with the family in Scarborough?After all, her father Sonny is soon turning ninety and a grand celebration with all the family is planned. And young Andrew is about to return from his travels in Spain. He has quite the surprise in store . . .Discover the trials and tribulations of a Yorkshire family through the decades.Readers of Sheila Riley, Pam Howes, Lizzie Lane, Tania Crosse, Dilly Court, Dinah Jeffries, Suzanne Goldring and all fans of Downton Abbey and The Forsyte Saga will devour this touching saga series.

Jennifer and her family are starting their new life in a small village in Brittany. The views are stunning, the locals are mostly friendly, and the bread is amazing. But life in France still has its perils . . .It's their first family Christmas in the village of Louennec and Jennifer decides to throw a Christmas party for some of the other expats. The wine is flowing and her new friend Pippa's homemade biscuits are going down a treat. But before they can get started organising this year's Christmas panto, they realise estate agent Adam is missing . . .They are horrified to find him sprawled face down in the fish pond.Adam's death shakes the whole community. All the Brits in the area bought their houses from him. Who would want to hurt him?The French police are making slow progress. So Jennifer and Pippa start doing some digging. But can they solve the mystery before the killer strikes again?

People feared him. They respected him. But most of all, they obeyed him. And now he's gone.Danielle Lewis has just inherited the top spot in the Lewis crime family, following her uncle Ged's death.The reluctant heiress has no interest in fighting for territory with the rival Flynns.And she certainly has no interest in finding the ¿5 million stash of cocaine that Ged brought down from the north just before his death.All she wants is to be left alone to take care of Ged's orphaned infant daughter.But Ged's death has left a hole at the top of the Dublin crime world. The alliance between the Lewises and the Flynns is on shakier ground than ever.Danielle doesn't want to be boss. But if she doesn't step up, someone far worse will.Fans of Kerry Kaya, Kimberley Chambers, Emmy Ellis, Emma Tallon, Caz Finlay and Martina Cole, get ready for the explosive new novel in this brilliant gangland crime series packed with twists, turns and deceit.

From bestselling author Anya Mora, a deliciously dark, twisty and utterly gripping new novel about the dangers of obsession.We were sent to Glennmare Academy. An elite boarding school on a windswept island off the coast of Seattle where the unruly daughters of affluent East Coast families are exiled.Kitty, Bernie, Coretta, Diane, Jolie. We're more like sisters than roommates. Even if Kitty is gone.At Glennmare, each bed is filled with a teenage girl who wears ribbons in her hair, a nod to innocence we lost long ago. When we were sent out into the world, away from home, to fend to for ourselves.If we start telling the truth about what happened that night we might just break down. What could we say about our twenty-five-year-old teacher who quotes obscure poetry and works in the stables, but who understands each of us so perfectly?We are teenage girls with the belief in a power other people don't understand. The power of hands held tight and secrets whispered in the dead of night.But why isn't she back yet? Kitty should be back by now, shouldn't she?Perfect for fans of The Secret History and books by Monica Murphy, Keri Lake, Vera Kurian and Roxy Sloane.

Newly promoted DCI Jemima Huxley faces her most challenging case yet in this fast-paced crime thriller from a bestselling author.Detective Jemima Huxley is called out to a gruesome scene in an isolated rural valley town.In Rhymney Valley, an area long-since left behind after the closure of the mines, two men have been bound and hanged from a strange old iron structure.From the decomposition, it's clear the bodies have been here some time. Birds have pecked the men's faces to ribbons. They both have something carved onto their foreheads - but in their current state, it's impossible to work out what.Jemima sets up a task force in the nearest station, but there are soon rising tensions between local police and these big-city detectives. The old guard have never encountered a woman in charge before. For Jemima's team, it's like stepping back in time.Then Jemima hears about a spate of unexplained deaths among young people in the area. Could it be connected to these grisly murders?Whatever is going on out in these valleys is darker than anything Detective Jemima Huxley has ever seen. It will take everything she's got to crack this case - before any more young lives are lost.

Is it ever too late to start living for the first time? Florence is buoyant and colourful, an ageing tribute band singer who's full of life. And the complete opposite of staid Stuart, her new landlord. Stuart's not sure about having a lodger. And he's not used to the singing and dancing that now fills the house. Nor the pairs of voluminous knickers left to dry on every spare surface in the bathroom. Florence is everything Stuart has never allowed himself to be: bold, fearless, unabashedly herself. He's spent his life putting everyone's needs ahead of his own, avoiding risks and hiding from chances. Soon Florence is persuading Stuart to dance with her in the kitchen. And when his childhood sweetheart shows up again, it's Florence who encourages him to make his move. Florence can see how much he's changed, even if he won't admit it. But Stuart has changed. He's no longer the timid man he was when they first met. Life is about to give Stuart a second chance, if only he has enough courage to grasp it . . .

It's the day of the Christchurch Dog Show. The whole town is aquiver with excitement. The ladies of the Charity Shop Detective Agency are hoping to make lots of new furry friends.After a very dramatic Best Biscuit Catcher competition, Fiona, Sue and Daisy, from the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop, come across a shocking scene.The dog show's vet is performing CPR on a woman. The ladies rush over, but it's too late.Back at the shop, the ladies are shocked to learn that the poor woman was murdered. Someone injected Sylvia Steadman with something very nasty indeed.Then our silver sleuths uncover that Sylvia was the owner of ex-Crufts-winner Charlie. She must have had lots of very jealous competitors . . .There's barely time for elevenses. The charity shop detectives must roll up their sleeves - they have a killer to catch.Fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Janice Hallett, Simon Brett, Ian Moore and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett will adore this exciting new talent in cozy crime.

AN ENTHRALLING MURDER MYSTERY FULL OF SHOCKING TWISTS FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR.Sometimes you can just murder your ex. But would you?Corrie Dawes is exhausted after a long day catering for the wealthy residents of exclusive, gated Eden Park.She pulls open the back of her delivery van and screams. Inside, a man's body lays face down in a bowl of leftover trifle - with one of her vegetable knives lodged in his back.She immediately calls her husband, Detective Jack Dawes. When he arrives they discover the victim is none other than Tom Broadbent, Corrie's ex.Corrie hasn't seen or spoken to Tom in over twenty years. What is he doing in Kings Richington? And more importantly, how has he wound up dead in her van?Jack's been warned off the case, and the investigation is handed over to surly Detective Crumb. He's convinced Corrie lured Tom to her van and killed him - and he's determined to prove it.It's up to Corrie to clear her own name. Can she find the real killer? Or will she pay the price for someone else's dirty work?This entertaining and absorbing mystery is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, L.J. Ross, J.R. Ellis, Ian Moore, Catherine Moloney, Richard Osman or Faith Martin.

A brand-new British crime mystery set on the Somerset coast from bestselling author Michael Hambling. Packed full of twists, this crime thriller will keep you turning the pages until the stunning conclusion.The body is found slumped on a mudbank in Watchet harbour, washed up with the incoming tide. A middle-aged man. The post-mortem reveals he was viciously beaten before ending up in the sea. And strangely his lungs are filled with fresh water.That's when Detective Sophie Allen of the Wessex Serious Crimes Unit is called in. She and her team end up with the tricky cases, the ones no one else can handle.A few days later, a second body is discovered in woodland high up on Exmoor.Then a new lead takes the case in an unexpected direction - and a very personal one for Sophie. It takes her back to a family tragedy fifteen years before, and memories she'd prefer to leave buried forever.

¿¿¿¿¿ 'An engaging and multi-layered mystery.' Melyssa DISCOVER YOUR NEW FAVOURITE AMATEUR SLEUTH SERIES. A QUIRKY MURDER MYSTERY SET IN THE SLEEPY SOMERSET TOWN OF KINGSLEIGHMeet the workers of Kingsleigh Costsave. There's Bea, a maths whizz with a heart of gold. Ant, a hapless high-school drop-out. And wisecracking Dot, in her late fifties and always beautifully coiffed.A royal visit is coming to Kingsleigh. Definitely worth rolling out the red carpet for! The only problem is no one's actually seen the red carpet since the grand opening of the deli counter back in 2001 . . . Our loveable amateur sleuths are on the case. Ant is searching for the carpet, but Bea and the rest of the team have another problem on their hands. A young lad is spotted shoplifting and new security guard Evan gives chase down the high street. Later that day, the boy is found dead. Gentle giant Evan swears he let the boy go after rugby tackling him to the ground. So how did the lad wind up dead? The Supermarket Sleuths are on the case - and hopefully they'll find the missing carpet before the royals arrive!AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING COZY MYSTERY FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS AND LOVEABLE CHARACTERS.If you love Richard Osman, Janice Hallett, Peter Boland, the Reverend Richard Coles and Ian Moore, prepare to be enchanted by this cozy character-driven mystery!ABOUT THE DETECTIVEBea Jordan has lived in Kingsleigh all her life. She works on the checkout at Costsave and really cares about her regulars. She puts her maths skills to use making sure her customers get the best value in their weekly shop. She lives a quiet life, until she ends up investigating murders . . .

She's changed her name. She's changed her life. She's moved away from everyone she's ever cared about. But he's going to find her . . . Sara is content to live a quiet life, living alone in her rambling old farmhouse in the sleepy Texas countryside. Her forever home. Then there's a knock at her door. It's a police detective. An escaped prisoner is on the loose. Convicted killer Thomas Barnard has been sighted just a few miles away. "If you see this man, do not open your door," he warns. Sara's peaceful little town is suddenly swarming with cops, reporters and television cameras. But it's not the escaped prisoner that frightens Sara the most. Her biggest fear is that he might find her here - in the one place on earth she thought she was safe. As storm clouds gather, a lethally dangerous man makes his way purposefully towards Sara's farmhouse. He's getting closer . . . but what is it he really wants? Sara is about to face a nightmare beyond her worst imagining . . .

A BRAND-NEW CRIME THRILLER SET ON THE SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND. A box of treasure. A burned body and an old flame. Detective Inspector Andy Horton arrives at Portsmouth CID to find a rusty, old metal box on his desk. It was found in the mud at Sinah Lake and contains a collection of rare gold and silver coins. But why are there handcuffs attached to the box? Or more importantly, who was originally attached to it? Soon after, Horton is called out to an isolated stretch of Gosport shore where a body has been found in a burned-out car. But the vehicle and body are so badly charred that it's almost impossible to identify the victim. Then Horton is dealt a double blow when his old flame Harriet Ames drops a bombshell: she's been transferred to a local police team and they're going to be seeing a lot more of each other. Horton can't let Harriet distract him. Not now. Especially when another body has just been discovered . . . An absolutely gripping detective mystery perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, Rachel McLean, Helen H. Durrant, Angela Marsons, Elly Griffiths, Karin Slaughter, Matt Brolly and Simon McCleave.THE DETECTIVEDI Andy Horton's mum walked out on him when he was a child and he grew up in a children's home. Now he lives onboard his yacht in Southsea Marina. He rides a Harley-Davidson and never wears a suit or tie - unless it's to go to court. He's an instinctive copper and a man of contrasts, which often lands him in trouble with his bosses. He has a desperate need to belong, and yet is always just on the outside. Self-contained, afraid to show his feelings, but he's a risk-taker that seeks justice.THE SETTINGPortsmouth boasts a vibrant waterfront, a diverse multicultural population, an international port, a historic dockyard, and is home of the Royal Navy. Portsmouth Harbour is one of the busiest in the world - and one of the best places to hide a body, it seems. Set against the backdrop of the sea, the Solent area of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight is every detective's worst nightmare. The sea is ever-changing and often the best clues get swept away by the tide.

Matt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn't guarantee a quiet life. An abandoned carpet bag full of mysterious handwritten notes. A body in a marshy lagoon. Matt is intrigued when his partner Liz brings home an old carpet bag she found dumped in the local library. It contains a pile of mysterious handwritten notes. Liz is convinced the bag belongs to Old Molly, a local woman who lives on the streets. The following day, a body is discovered in a marshy lagoon. It's Old Molly. Suffocated with an expensive men's handkerchief. Molly clearly knew something that got her killed. Liz believes she was trying to tell them something important. She calls on her nephew David to help decipher the carpet bag notes. Meanwhile Matt is hired to find teenage runaway Liam Cooper. Liam has been missing for ten days now, and Matt has a very bad feeling about him. A few days later, a second body is discovered in an old barn out on the fens. Matt and Liz must piece together the cryptic clues Molly has left for them before more people die. The answers lead to the remote fenland village of Marshdyke-St-Mary - and a series of shocking secrets stretching back many years.

I just met my new son-in-law . . . And he's my ex-husband.They're here. I watch them arrive from the kitchen window. My pregnant daughter and her new husband. They've barely known each other six months.I greet him with a tight smile that he recognizes as fake.Luke is no good for my beautiful, fragile Cerys. He'll break her heart. I know that because he broke mine - when he was married to me.I don't know what he wants. But I'm going to make it my business to find out.I'll do anything to keep my daughter safe. Don't underestimate me.AN EXHILARATING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE WITH TWISTS THAT WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS.