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  • Run For Your Life: (Michael Bennett 2). A ruthless killer. A brilliant plan. One chance to stop him.

    A man who calls himself ‘the Teacher’ is devising a meticulous plan. Cold-hearted and cunning, it is time for everyone to learn his name as he teaches New York a lesson it will never forget. Intent on exacting revenge and causing mass hysteria, he embarks on the worst killing spree the city has ever seen. The whole New York Police Department is tested to its limits; none more so than Detective Michael Bennett as the Teacher leads him on a terrifying chase that brings danger perilously close to home.

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  • Cross (Alex Cross)

    Alex Cross was a rising star in Washington, DC, Police Department when an unknown shooter killed his wife, Maria, in front of him. Years later, having left the FBI and returned to practising psychology in Washington, DC, Alex finally feels his life is in order… Until his former partner, John Sampson, calls in a favour. John’s tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown and he needs Alex to help find this brutal predator. When the case triggers a connection to Maria’s death, could Alex have a chance to catch his wife’s murderer? Will this be justice at long last? Or the endgame in his own deadly obsession?

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  • I, Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 16)

    Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that his niece, Caroline, has been found brutally murdered. Cross vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that Caroline was mixed up in one of Washington’s wildest scenes. And she was not this killer’s only victim. The hunt for her murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Alex and Bree are soon facing down some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain – they will do anything to keep their secrets safe. As Cross closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable – a revelation that could rock the entire world.

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  • Swimsuit: A beautiful life. A terrible death?

    _______________________A beautiful life. A terrible death…A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels’ parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board the first flight to Maui and begin the hunt for their daughter.Ex-cop Ben Hawkins, now a reporter for the LA Times, gets the McDaniels assignment. The ineptitude of the local police force defies belief – Ben has to start his own investigation for Kim McDaniels to have a prayer … and for Ben to have the story of his life. All the while, the killer sets the stage for his next production. His audience expects the best – and they won’t be disappointed. Swimsuit is a heart-pounding story of fear and desire, transporting you to a place where beauty and murder collide and unspeakable horrors are hidden within paradise.___________________________’Patterson’s annual thriller is another exceptional treat’ Mirror’Billed as one of his scariest yet. It terrified me rigid ? but there was no way in a million years I could put it down … utterly compulsive’ Daily Express’The thriller genre’s leading goal scorer … Pulp fiction at its most moreish’ Shortlist’Another edge-of-your-seat thriller from James Patterson’ Asda Magazine’His usual brilliant blend of pace and intrigue’ Mirror

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  • Cross Fire: (Alex Cross 17)

    _________________________________________’No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent – which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.’ LEE CHILD, international bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series_________________________________________The seventeenth book in the bestselling Alex Cross seriesA sniper has Washington?s corrupt elite in their sights. Detective Alex Cross could be next.Alex Cross is planning his wedding to Brianna Stone when the killings begin. Two of the capital?s most hated, corrupt politicians, slain by a sniper?s bullets ? and there are more to come. Public opinion is divided: is the marksman a murderer or a hero?As the media frenzy intensifies, Cross battles over jurisdiction with an FBI rival ? and soon receives a call from the Mastermind, his deadliest adversary.Cross?s worst fears are coming true: the Mastermind is in D.C., and this time he won?t stop until Cross and his family are dead?

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  • Judge and Jury

    Andie DeGrasse, aspiring actress and single mother, does not want to do jury service. But despite her attempts to get dismissed, she still ends up as Juror No.11 in a landmark trial against notorious Mafia Don, Dominic Cavello.Cavello, A.K.A the Electrician, is linked to hundreds of unspeakable crimes and his power knows no bounds. But Senior FBI agent Nick Pellisante has been tracking him for years and conviction is a sure thing. As the jury reaches its verdict, the Electrician makes a devastating move. The entire nation is reeling, and Andie’s world is shattered. The hunt for Cavello just got personal, and she and Pellisante join together, determined to exact justice – at any cost.

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  • Step on a Crack

    The scene is set for a huge funeral in St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. The rich and the famous from all over America – and beyond – have arrived to honour a former First Lady after her sudden, unexpected death. Then follows an attack that was three years in the planning. Hostages are taken – the ex-President among them – ransoms demanded, a couple of hostages shot to show the kidnappers mean business. It’s all brilliantly and chillingly co-ordinated, and Michael Bennett, the detective in charge of the case, knows it will be his biggest ever challenge.

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  • The Jester

    Freedom – in eleventh-century France, it is a luxury enjoyed by only the King and nobility. For the serf, it is surely worth fighting for. But is it worth dying for? Arriving home disillusioned from the Crusades, Hugh DeLuc discovers that his village has been ransacked and his wife abducted. The dark riders came in the dead of night, like devils, wearing no colours but black crosses on their chests, leaving no clue as to who they are. Knights they may be, but honour and chivalry are not part of their code. They search for a relic, one worth more than any throne in Europe, and no man can stand in their way. Until Hugh, taking on the role of a jester, is able to infiltrate the enemy’s castle where he believes his wife is being held captive. And when a man is fighting for freedom – for his wife, and for everything he holds dear – he will prove a formidable opponent.

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  • Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, 1)

    Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years, now one of PBS’s “100 Great American Reads”Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. He works and lives in the ghettos of D. C. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. He’s a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities.Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Blond, mysterious, seductive, she’s got an outer shell that’s as tough as it is beautiful. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. What is she running from? What is her secret?Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the “crime of the century,” is playing at the top of his game. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?Gary Soneji is every parent’s worst nightmare. He has become Alex Cross’s nightmare. And now, reader, he’s about to become yours.

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  • The Quickie

    When Lauren Stillwell sees her husband with another woman, her perfect world is destroyed. His betrayal turns her into a woman lusting for revenge.It was supposed to be a way to even the score. But Lauren’s one night stand takes a shocking turn, and she witnesses an unbelievable crime. She’s left torn between uncovering the truth and her fear that the truth may be unbearable. But either choice could cost her everything – even her life.

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  • Now You See Her

    A successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to protect the life she’s built in New York – including lying to everyone, even her daughter, about her past.Nina’s secret life began eighteen years ago. She had a carefree existence in Key West, a handsome police-officer husband, and a baby on the way. But Nina’s world is shattered when she unearths a terrible secret that causes her to run for her life and change her identity.Now, years later, when an innocent man is framed for murder, Nina knows she must return to Florida and confront the murderous evil she fled.

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  • Cross (Alex Cross Book 12)

    Alex Cross was a rising star in Washington, DC, Police Department when an unknown shooter killed his wife, Maria, in front of him. Years later, having left the FBI and returned to practising psychology in Washington, DC, Alex finally feels his life is in order… Until his former partner, John Sampson, calls in a favour. John’s tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown and he needs Alex to help find this brutal predator. When the case triggers a connection to Maria’s death, could Alex have a chance to catch his wife’s murderer? Will this be justice at long last? Or the endgame in his own deadly obsession?

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  • I, Michael Bennett: (Michael Bennett 5). New York?s top detective becomes a crime lord?s top target

    ________________________What happens when the justice system comes under assault?Detective Michael Bennett arrests infamous South American crime lord Manuel Perrine in a deadly chase that leaves Bennett?s lifelong friend Hughie McDonough dead. From jail, the prisoner vows to rain terror down upon New York City – and to get revenge on Michael Bennett.Perrine’s men create chaos: police officers are shot, judges murdered. As Bennett is engulfed in the struggle against this widening organised violence, he realises that not only is he being targeted, but that the lives of everyone he loves are under threat.

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  • Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross)

    Join Alex Cross on his most terrifying murder case yet in this #1 New York Times bestseller and one of PBS’s “100 Great American Reads.”In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears. In the sequel to Along Came a Spider, Washington D.C.’s Alex Cross is back to solve the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, cooperating, competing-and they are working coast to coast.

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  • 10th Anniversary: An investigation too close to home (Women?s Murder Club 10) (Women’s Murder Club)

    The No. 1 bestselling 10th novel in the Women?s Murder Club series__________________________________A HONEYMOON INTERRUPTEDDetective Lindsay Boxer has finally married her long-time boyfriend Joe. But homicide detectives don’t have time for honeymoons, and she’s soon back on the beat. A fifteen-year-old girl is found unconscious in the street, naked but for a cheap plastic raincoat, and haemorrhaging badly after having given birth. But her baby is nowhere to be found.A DEEPENING MYSTERYAt the same time, Lindsay’s close friend and fellow member of the Women’s Murder Club reporter Cindy Thomas is investigating a terrifying story. Two women have reported sexual assaults, but neither can remember anything of the attacks. Are these the first of many? Cindy is determined to uncover the truth, but her headstrong approach could lead her straight into danger…A BATTLE BETWEEN FRIENDSMeanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano ? a member of the Women?s Murder Club ? is prosecuting the case of her life: a renowned heart surgeon accused of murdering her husband. The case looks like a slam dunk. But when Lindsay finds evidence that could destroy Yuki?s case, she?s forced to make a terrible choice.YOU CAN?T HAVE IT ALL?

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  • Private Games: (Private 3): 2

    July 2012: The Games have arrived in London and the stage is set for one of the greatest ever showcases of sporting excellence.When Sir Denton Marshall, a key member of the London Olympic organising committee, is found brutally murdered, Peter Knight, head of Private London, is called to the scene. Private are working with the organising committee on security for the Games, so Denton Marshall was a valuable client. But there is a more personal link: Denton was also the fianc? of Knight’s mother.Knight is devastated by Denton’s murder, but it soon becomes clear that this is no isolated incident. The killer is targeting the Games itself, and the lives of everyone involved are under threat.

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  • Merry Christmas, Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 19)

    ______________________________________’No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent – which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.’ LEE CHILD, international bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series______________________________________The nineteenth novel in the bestselling Alex Cross seriesDetective Alex Cross is called into action on Christmas Eve ? and he?ll be lucky to see the New Year?Celebrating Christmas with his family, veteran Washington D.C. detective Alex Cross hears his phone ring. He knows what that sound means: this won?t be a merry Christmas.A drug-crazed father has taken his own family hostage, and the lives of the rest of the Fowler family depend on Cross. But it?s not just them. As the suburban nightmare unfolds, so too does a far greater threat ? a terrorist attack like Washington has never seen, and Cross is caught right in the middle?

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  • Zoo (Zoo Series)

    NOW A MAJOR TV SERIESAll over the world, brutal animal attacks are crippling entire cities. Jackson Oz, a young biologist, watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity of the impending violence becomes terrifyingly clear.With the help of ecologist Chloe Tousignant, Oz races to warn world leaders before it’s too late. The attacks are growing in ferocity, cunning, and planning, and soon there will be no place left for humans to hide.

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  • Private: No. 1 Suspect: (Private 4)

    Since former US Marine Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the world?s most successful detective agency. But when his former lover is found murdered in Jack?s bed, Jack is instantly the number one suspect.With his team stretched to breaking point and Jack fighting for his life, he finds himself strong-armed by the mob into recovering $30 million in stolen pharmaceuticals, and Jack realises he is facing his most powerful enemies ever.

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  • 12th of Never: A serial killer awakes… (Women?s Murder Club 12)

    A baby on the way and two killers on the loose.Will Detective Lindsay Boxer be pushed to breaking point?An eccentric professor walks into Lindsay s homicide department to report a murder that hasn t yet happened.A convicted serial killer wakes from a two-year coma. He says he s ready to tell where the bodies are buried, but does he have a much more sinister plan in mind?Lindsay doesn t have much time to stop a terrifying future from unfolding. But all the crimes in the world seem like nothing when she is suddenly faced with the possibility of the most devastating loss of her life.

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  • Pop Goes the Weasel P B Format

    Geoffrey Shafer is a man who never loses and is prepared to play the games of games for the highest stakes of all. Alex Cross is a senior Washington, DC, homicide detective determined to unmask the man he has nicknamed the weasel, the prime suspect for a spate of killings that he has been forbidden to investigate. In Pop Goes The Weasel, James Patterson ahs created a formidable villain every reader will see in the shadows when the lights are out, a tender love story, a plot powered by relentless suspense and psychological thrills kicked up to an all-time high. This book has 491 pages and is 19.7cm x 12.7cm x 3.1cm

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  • Double Cross (Alex Cross)

    Just when Alex Cross’s life is calming down, he’s drawn back into the game to confront the Audience Killer – a terrifying genius who stages his killings as public spectacles in Washington, DC and broadcasts them live on the net. In Colorado, another criminal mastermind is planning a triumphant return. From his maximum-security prison cell, Kyle Craig has spent years plotting his escape and revenge. Craig prefers to work alone, but if joining forces with DC’s Audience Killer helps him to get the man who put him away – Alex Cross – then so be it.

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  • Private India: (Private 8)

    When Santosh Wagh isn t struggling out of a bottle of whisky he s head of Private India, the Mumbai branch of the world s finest PI agency.In a city of over thirteen million he has his work cut out at the best of times. But now someone is killing women seemingly unconnected women murdered in a chilling ritual, with strange objects placed carefully at their death scenes.As Santosh and his team race to find the killer, an even greater danger faces Private India a danger that could threaten the lives of thousands of innocent Mumbai citizens…

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  • NYPD Red 3

    A chilling conspiracy leads NYPD Red into extreme dangerHunter Alden Jr.has it all: a beautiful wife, a brilliant son and billions in the bank. But when his son goes missing and he discovers the severed head of his chauffeur, it?s clear he?s in danger of losing it all.The kidnapper knows a horrific secret that could change the world as we know it. A secret worth killing for. A secret worth dying for.New York?s best detectives, Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald, are on the case. But by getting closer to the truth, Zach and Kylie are edging ever closer to the firing line?

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  • The Thomas Berryman Number

    You are about to read one of the classic novels of suspense by the world’s bestselling thriller writer.It starts with three terrifying murders in the American South. It ends with a relentless and unforgettable manhunt in the North.In between is the gripping story of a ruthless assassin, the woman he loves, and the beloved leader he is hired to kill.

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  • Private Sydney

    Even for Private Investigations, the world?s top detective agency, it?s tough to find a man who doesn?t exist . . .Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile research company, Eric Moss shouldn?t be difficult to find. Except it?s not just the man who?s gone missing. Despite the most advanced technology at their disposal, they find every trace of him has vanished too. And they aren?t the only ones on the hunt. Powerful figures want Moss to stay ?lost?, while others just as ruthlessly want him found. Meanwhile, a routine background check becomes a frantic race to find a stolen baby and catch a brutal killer ? a killer Private may well have sent straight to the victim?s door . . .

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  • Learning to Ride: BookShots (Sunnybell Series)

    James Patterson?s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.She never wanted to love a cowboy…Rodeo king Tanner Callen doesn’t want to be tied down. When he sees Madeline Harper at a local honky-tonk and everything about her screams New York, he brings out every trick in his playbook to take her home. But soon he learns that he doesn’t just want her for a night and, instead, hopes it could be for ever…

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  • Let?s Play Make-Believe: BookShots

    James Patterson?s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.Make believe I love you?Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin don?t believe in love at first sight and certainly not on a first date. But from the instant they lock eyes, life becomes a sexy, romantic dream come true. That is, until they start playing a strangely intense game of make-believe ? a game that?s about to go too far.

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  • Sacking the Quarterback: BookShots

    James Patterson?s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.The golden boy of American football just went bad.Quarterback Grayson Knight has a squeaky-clean reputation. So when he’s arrested for drug possession, lawyer Melissa St. James knows that something doesn’t add up. It’s clear he’s hiding something, though he denies it.But there’s one thing he can’t deny ? he wants Melissa.

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  • Never Never: (Harriet Blue 1) (Detective Harriet Blue Series, 1)

    Detective Harriet Blue needs to get out of town, fast.With her brother under arrest for a series of brutal murders in Sydney, Harry?s chief wants the hot-headed detective kept far from the press. So he assigns her a deadly new case ? in the middle of the outback.Deep in the Western Australian desert, three young people have disappeared from the Bandya Mine. And it?s Harry?s job to track them down.But still reeling from events back home, and with a secretive new partner at her side, Harry?s not sure who she can trust anymore. And, in this unforgiving land, she has no idea how close she is to a whole new kind of danger . . .

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  • NYPD Red 5: A shocking attack. A killer with a vendetta. A city on red alert

    The one who knows the secrets is the one who holds the power.The richest of New York?s rich gather at The Pierre?s Cotillion Room to raise money for those less fortunate. The mayor is present, along with Detectives Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald of the elite NYPD Red task force providing security. The night is shattered as a fatal blast rocks the room, stirring up horrifying memories of 9/11. Is the explosion an act of terrorism ? or a homicide? A big-name female filmmaker is the next to die, in a desolate corner of New York City. The crimes keep escalating, and the perpetrators may be among the A-list New Yorkers NYPD Red was formed to protect.Zach and Kylie track a shadowy killer as he masterfully plays out his vendetta ? and threatens to take down NYPD Red in the bargain.

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  • Target: Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 26)

    ______________________________From the author of Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller The President is Missing.TARGET: HEAD OF STATEMen and women from across the nation line the streets of Washington D.C. to mourn the unexpected death of the President. Hit by painful memories of the loss of his first wife, Alex Cross is left reeling by this tragedy.TARGET: UNITED STATES CABINETA sniper’s bullet strikes another devastating blow to the heart of Washington with the assassination of a prominent Senator. The shock of this attack puts huge pressure on the police to deliver a speedy response, and as Chief of Detectives, Alex’s wife Bree Stone is given an ultimatum: solve the case, or lose her job. TARGET: ALEX CROSSThe new President calls on Alex Cross to lead an unparalleled FBI investigation to help capture America’s most wanted criminal. Alex has a terrible feeling that the assassination is just the beginning of a much larger plan. All too soon this fear springs to life as a terrifying chain of events plunges the government and the entire country into chaos.The stakes have never been higher for Alex Cross as his courage, his training and his capacity for battle are stretched to their limits in the most important case of his life.______________________________THE BEST ALEX CROSS YET?Here’s what the fans say:’It’s been a while since I last read a James Patterson Alex Cross novel and I had forgotten what a good series this is. A fabulous read”Another winner for Alex Cross and the great J. P.!’ ‘Once again, the author produces a very readable book. It is fast moving and the plot develops at a real pace. I thoroughly enjoyed this and recommend it to all.’ ‘Target: Alex Cross is from page 1 till the last one a warm bed for every thriller lover. Snuggling down, on a rainy day, and this book in your hands, you’ll forget the rest of the world.’ ‘Multiple story lines woven into one keeps you interested and will make you hate yourself for finishing this book in one go. Where’s number 27??? I want it now.’ ‘I’ve been following Alex Cross since Along Came A Spider and I’m not ready for his story to end yet! This was a fast, fun ride and it did not disappoint.’

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  • Criss Cross: (Alex Cross 27)

    __________________________________’Sensationally plotted, it leaps off the page and grabs you by the throat’ DAILY MAIL’No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent – which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.’ LEE CHILD, international bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series__________________________________Could a ghost from his past take everything away from Alex Cross?Mere hours after witnessing the execution of a killer he helped put behind bars, Alex Cross is called to the scene of a copycat murder. A note signed ‘M’ rests on the corpse: ‘You messed up big time, Dr. Cross.’Was an innocent man just put to death? As the executed convict’s family launch a vicious campaign against Cross, his abilities as a detective are called into question.The enigmatic ‘M’ lures Cross out of Washington, DC to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with distressingly familiar details that conjure up decades-old cases and Cross family secrets.Details that make it clear M is after a prize so dear that ? were the killer to attain it ? Cross’s life would be destroyed.__________________________________’Alex Cross is a legend.’ HARLAN COBENReaders say it’s one of the best Alex Cross books yet:?I have to say that this is one of my favourite Alex Cross books in a long time!??I read this book in one sitting and highly recommend it. I’ve read every single Alex Cross book and this one didn’t disappoint. It has a great mix of new cases linked to old cases for Cross.? ?Romped through the latest Alex Cross book! Great read that I just couldn?t put down.? ?An intriguing storyline involving the Cross family and enemies from his past. A must read for Patterson fans.??As always with James Patterson, he had me from the first page, and kept the pace up to the last.??Roll on the next instalment.??I absolutely loved this book and once I started reading I just couldn?t put it down. It?s a fast-paced read, no time to take a break or breathe out as the situations and mysteries are on a roll and unstoppable.??A great addition to the Cross series by the most known author in the world for mystery thrillers??James Patterson is back at the top of his game with this one.??I’m a massive fan of the Alex Cross series so I jumped at the chance to review the latest installment, and I’m so pleased it didn’t disappoint. It’s action-packed right from the start and had me gripped straight away. ??This book is fast paced with lots of twists and turns. My first James Patterson but not my last, really enjoyed and so will you.??I have long been a fan of the author and his long running Alex Cross series and this book does not disappoint .??I think this one constitutes a must read for fans of Patterson and Dr Cross.?

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  • The Midwife Murders

    A missing patient is a hospital ward’s worst nightmare ? until even more people disappear . . .Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan is used to guiding expectant mothers through pregnancy. But when two kidnappings and a vicious stabbing happen on her watch, her focus abruptly changes.Something has to be done, and Lucy is fearless enough to try. As rumours and accusations fly around Manhattan, Lucy teams up with a sceptical NYPD detective to solve the case. But the truth is far more twisted than either of them could ever have imagined.

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  • Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life

    The sweet scents of rural life infuse Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, a collection of Roald Dahl’s country stories – but there is always something unexpected lurking in the undergrowth . . .Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the fine art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills, Roald Dahl brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange passions wonderfully to life. Lacing each tale with dollops of humour and adding a sprinking of the sinister, Dahl ensures that this collection is brimful of the sweet mysteries of life.’A sophisticated account of village life. The rural characters are moulded by Dahl’s dark, inquisitive imagination. Compelling and very funny’ Time Out’Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive’ Irish TimesRoald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl’s Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl’s stories continue to make readers shiver today.

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  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

    In The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, seven tales of the bizarre and unexpected are told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl.Enter a brilliant, sinister and wholly unpredictable world. Here you will find the suggestion of other-worldly goings on in a dark story about a swan and a boy; the surprising tale of a wealthy young wastrel who suddenly develops a remarkable new ability; and meet the hitchhiker whose light-fingers save the day.’An unforgettable read, don’t miss it’ Sunday TimesRoald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl’s Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl’s stories continue to make readers shiver today.

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