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Paradise City
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An audacious, compassionate state-of-the-nation novel about four strangers whose lives collide with far-reaching consequences. Beatrice Kizza, a woman in flight from a homeland that condemned her for daring to love, flees to London. There, she shields her sorrow from the indifference of her adopted city, and navigates a night-time world of shift-work and bedsits. Howard Pink is a self-made millionaire who has risen from Petticoat Lane to the mansions of Kensington on a tide of determination and bluster. Yet self-doubt still snaps at his heels and his life is shadowed by the terrible loss that has shaken him to his foundations. Carol Hetherington, recently widowed, is living the quiet life in Wandsworth with her cat and The Jeremy Kyle Show for company. As she tries to come to terms with the absence her husband has left on the other side of the bed, she frets over her daughter's prospects and wonders if she'll ever be happy again. Esme Reade is a young journalist learning to muck-rake and doorstep in pursuit of the elusive scoop, even as she longs to find some greater meaning and leave her imprint on the world. Four strangers, each inhabitants of the same city, where the gulf between those who have too much and those who will never have enough is impossibly vast. But when the glass that separates Howard's and Beatrice's worlds is shattered by an inexcusable act, they discover that the capital has connected them in ways they could never have imagined.
Design For Murder: Based on ‘Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair’
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Never before published in paperback, and back in print for the first time since 1951, this long-lost novelisation reworks the nail-biting radio serial ‘Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair’ with new and original characters. The Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard visits retired Detective Lionel Wyatt with the chilling news that an old adversary they never caught has struck again, strangling an innocent girl. Wyatt is reluctant to return to police work, but then another body is found – this time at his own home, with a personal message: ‘With the compliments of Mr Rossiter’. In Design for Murder, Francis Durbridge adapted his longest Paul Temple serial, Paul Temple and the Gregory Affair, into a full-length novel. All the obligatory elements from the thrilling radio episodes were present, but in a new twist, he renamed the principal characters: Paul and Steve Temple became Lionel and Sally Wyatt, and ‘Mr Rossiter’ replaced the villainous Gregory. Reprinted for the first time in 66 years, fans of Francis Durbridge and of Paul Temple can finally relive this ingenious adventure. Also includes an introduction by bibliographer Melvyn Barnes plus the exclusive 1946 Radio Times short story ‘Paul Temple’s White Christmas’.
The Mamur Zapt and the Donkey-Vous (Mamur Zapt, Book 3)
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A classic murder mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, which sees the Mamur Zapt investigate a series of suspicious kidnappings in the Cairo of the 1900s. Cairo in the 1900s. ‘Tourists are quite safe provided they don’t do anything stupidly reckless,’ Owen, the Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo’s secret police, assures the press. But what of Monsieur Moulin and Mr Colthorpe, kidnapped from the terrace at Shepheard’s Hotel? Were these kidnappings intended as deliberately symbolic blows at the British? Owen had better unravel it quickly, or else… And where better to start from than the donkey-vous, Cairo’s enterprising youths who hire out their donkeys for rides…
Death at Breakfast
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A classic winter’s crime novel by one of the most highly regarded exponents of the genre. Victor Harleston awoke with uncharacteristic optimism. Today he would be rich at last. Half an hour later, he gulped down his breakfast coffee and pitched to the floor, gasping and twitching. When the doctor arrived, he recognised instantly that it was a fatal case of poisoning and called in Scotland Yard. Despite an almost complete absence of clues, the circumstances were so suspicious that Inspector Hanslet soon referred the evidence to his friend and mentor, Dr Lancelot Priestley, whose deductions revealed a diabolically ingenious murder that would require equally fiendish ingenuity to solve.
The Seven (The Vagrant Trilogy)
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‘An exciting new writer – sharp, compelling and original’ Mark Lawrence Years have passed since the Vagrant journeyed to the Shining City, Vesper in arm and Gamma’s sword in hand. Since then the world has changed. Vesper, following the footsteps of her father, journeyed to the breach and closed the tear between worlds, protecting the last of humanity, but also trapping the infernal horde and all those that fell to its corruptions: willing or otherwise. In this new age it is Vesper who leads the charge towards unity and peace, with seemingly nothing standing between the world and a bright new future. That is until eyes open. And The Seven awaken.
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, Book 1)
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It's not until you're broken that you find your sharpest edge "I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruin" At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist. But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don’t truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls as a bloodstained child of eight, falsely accused of murder: guilty of worse. Stolen from the shadow of the noose, Nona is sought by powerful enemies, and for good reason. Despite the security and isolation of the convent her secret and violent past will find her out. Beneath a dying sun that shines upon a crumbling empire, Nona Grey must come to terms with her demons and learn to become a deadly assassin if she is to survive… A brilliant new series from the bestselling author of PRINCE OF THORNS
Players of the Game (Shadow in the Storm, Book 3)
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The third instalment in the Shadow of the Storm series Jeniche and Alltud have been on an adventure for nearly three years. Now, the time has come for them to go home. But as they leave their hostel in the dead of the night, these plans are thwarted. The Qasireu of Alboran awaits the two travellers with a quest: they must move an item of great value, whose identity is to remain unknown. Carrying this item across the dusty moutains, they make a chance encounter: a woman from her past, who seems to know a great deal about the amulet around Jeniche’s neck and the power it possesses. Yet, the amulet isn’t the only secret the travellers carry with them. For little do they know, the item they are moving could pose a threat to the entire world.
Foundation
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WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today. The Galactic Empire has prospered for twelve thousand years. Nobody suspects that the heart of the thriving Empire is rotten, until psychohistorian Hari Seldon uses his new science to foresee its terrible fate. Exiled to the desolate planet Terminus, Seldon establishes a colony of the greatest minds in the Empire, a Foundation which holds the key to changing the fate of the galaxy. However, the death throes of the Empire breed hostile new enemies, and the young Foundation’s fate will be threatened first.
Foundation and Empire
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WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today. The First Foundation survived two centuries of barbarism as the once-mighty Galactic Empire descended into chaos. Now it mist prepare for war against the remnants of the Empire as the Imperial fleet advances on their planet, Terminus. Hari Seldon predicted this war; he even prepared his Foundation for it. But he couldn’t foresee the birth of the mutant Mule. In possession of a power which reduces fearsome opposition to devoted slaves, the Mule poses a terrible threat to Seldon’s Foundation.
A Killing Mind (DI Sean Corrigan, Book 5)
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The fifth novel in the DI Sean Corrigan series – authentic and terrifying crime fiction with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride. A serial killer stalks the streets… In the darkest corners of London, a killer is on the hunt. His murders are brutal. Teeth pulled out. Nails pulled out. Bodies abandoned. A detective follows his every move… DI Sean Corrigan of the Special Investigations Unit desperately tries to use his ability to understand the minds of killers before another victim is ruthlessly murdered. A clash of dangerous minds… Corrigan is all too willing to take deadly risks to track down his quarry, but this time the killer has set a trap, just for him. Will Corrigan stop the murderer in time, or is he about to become a victim himself?
The Forever Ship (Fire Sermon, Book 3)
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Book Three in the critically acclaimed The Fire Sermon trilogy—The Hunger Games meets Cormac McCarthy’s The Road in this richly imagined post-apocalyptic series by award-winning poet Francesca Haig. The apocalypse has come and gone, and now every person is born a twin: one a strong Alpha, one a mutated Omega. The Omegas live in segregation, cast out by their families as soon as their mutation becomes clear. Forced to live apart, they are ruthlessly oppressed by their Alpha counterparts. The only thing that keeps the Alphas at bay is the fact that whenever one twin dies, so does the other. In this thrilling conclusion to The Fire Sermon trilogy, Cass, Piper, and Zoe have discovered that Elsewhere exists, and it’s more real and more complicated than any of them could have imagined. Now, they must race to prevent the Alphas from destroying what might be the only salvation for the Omegas. The end to their lifelong discrimination is in sight, but before she can be free, Cass must overcome her loyalty to her Alpha twin, Zach, her most dangerous enemy. But if they’re not careful, both will die in the struggle for power.
My Absolute Darling: The Sunday Times bestseller
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A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ? A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR ? A METRO BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘The year’s must read novel’ The Times ‘One of the most important books you’ll pick up this decade’ Harper’s Bazaar ‘An outstanding book that could be this year’s A Little Life’ Guardian ‘You think you’re invincible. You think you won’t ever miss. We need to put the fear on you. You need to surrender yourself to death before you ever begin, and accept your life as a state of grace, and then and only then will you be good enough.’ At 14, Turtle Alveston knows the use of every gun on her wall; That chaos is coming and only the strong will survive it; That her daddy loves her more than anything else in this world. And he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her with him. She doesn’t know why she feels so different from the other girls at school; Why the line between love and pain can be so hard to see; Why making a friend may be the bravest and most terrifying thing she has ever done And what her daddy will do when he finds out … Sometimes strength is not the same as courage. Sometimes leaving is not the only way to escape. Sometimes surviving isn't enough. ‘This book has challenged me like no other. It’s a masterpiece. A work of art on a page. I guarantee this book will take your breath away’ Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep ‘Brutal yet beautiful, My Absolute Darling has floored me. Dear Turtle, a heroine amidst the horror. Exceptional, unflinching storytelling’ Ali Land?, author of Good Me Bad Me ‘An incandescent novel with an extraordinary, unforgettable heroine, both deeply contemplative and utterly thrilling’ Observer – Thriller of the month ‘There are echoes of Ma’s bravery in Emma Donoghue’s Room, or the resilience of Cormac McCarthy’s protagonists as they struggle to stay alive. Tallent’s world is shocking in the truest sense of the word’ Irish Times ‘An utterly fantastic read. Every page is brimming with energy. And Turtle Alveston is as enthralling a character as I’ve encountered in a good long while’ Kevin Powers, author of The Yellow Birds
Amprenta omului
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n anii 1870, Jacques Rebière i Thomas Midwinter, doi tineri ambiioi, descoper c au aceeai fascinaie de a nelege cum funcioneaz mintea omeneasc.Cercetrile lor n noul domeniu al psihiatriei i poart dintr-un ospiciu englezesc de la ar n cmpiile Africii, din slile de conferin ale Parisului n Alpii austrieci i n California. i nsoesc n aceast cltorie iniiatic Sonia, sora devotat a lui Thomas, i Katharina, o fost pacient, a crei sosire n sanatoriul lor de boli nervoase dezvluie pentru prima dat direciile diferite ale cercetrii lor. La trecerea ntr-un nou secol i n vreme ce Europa este divizat de Primul Rzboi Mondial, cei doi prienteni sunt constrni la o tragic introspecie a propriilor idealuri i credine.Impresionant i provocator n acelai timp, romanul lui Sebastian Faulks caut rspuns la ntrebarea ce fel de fiine suntem noi, oamenii, i dac nu cumva nebunia este preul pe care l pltim pentru a fi umani.Cel mai ambiios roman al lui Sebastian Faulks de pn acum… Dragoste, loialitate, curaj, compasiune, generozitate… acetia sunt polii n jurul crora graviteaz povetile sale.“ – The Independent
Dincolo de s?nge
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Uneori singura solu?ie este v?rsarea de s?nge.Un criminal ac?ioneaz? animat de cele mai perverse dorin?e, f?r? nici o remu?care ?n fa?a tinere?ii ?i inocen?ei victimelor. Are o list? lung? la activ ?i nu las? urme. Uciderea ?i mutilarea adolescentei Jennifer Maidment este ?n sine un act de o cruzime ?nfior?toare, iar dr. Tony Hill descoper? ?n scurt timp c? nu este dec?t primul dintr-o campanie care vizeaz? un grup de tineri aparent f?r? nici o leg?tur? ?ntre ei, ademeni?i de monstru prin intermediul unei re?ele de socializare online.Un nou caz ?nfrico??tor, care ?i rede?teapt? celebrului psiholog ?i profiler Tony Hill fantomele trecutului.
Otr?vurile din Caux – Nestemata scobit?. Vol. 1
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Dup? ?nfr?ngerea Regelui ?i a Reginei M?tr?gun?, ?n Caux este din nou lini?te. Totu?i, a mai r?mas de ?ndeplinit o Profe?ie: bunul rege Verdegris, acum bolnav de moarte, urmeaz? a fi g?sit ?i vindecat de Nobilul Vl?star, nimeni alta dec?t Ivy Manx.Al?turi de prietenul ei Rowan, t?n?ra trebuie s? se aventureze ?n interiorul Breslei Degust?torilor, condus? de diabolicul Vidal Vinegret. Colac peste pup?z?, primejdiile se ?nmul?esc odat? cu apari?ia unei plante otr?vitoare care-i amenin?? c?l?toria: feriga rea, cunoscut? ?i ca f?c?toarea-de-regi, cea care ??i poate ?nnebuni victimele, lu?ndu-le prizoniere ?ntr-un t?r?m ?ntunecat.Vor reu?i eroii no?tri s? contracareze ac?iunile du?manilor lor ?i s? ?nf?ptuiasc? Profe?ia? Ce alte noi aventuri li se mai deschid ?nainte?Aventurile lui Ivy Manx continu? ?ntr-o nou? carte misterioas? ?i mortal de hazlie.
Vecinul
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Dup? Aurul spartanilor ?i Imperiul pierdut, so?ii Sam ?i Remi Fargo se ?ntorc ?ntr-o nou? aventur? extraordinar?.Mae?tri ai v?n?torilor de comori, Sam ?i Remi Fargo nu sunt deloc obi?nui?i cu v?n?toarea de oameni. Dar un baron texan al petrolului apeleaz? la ei cu o rug?minte personal?: un detectiv particular angajat s?-i g?seasc? tat?l disp?rut s-a pierdut f?r? urm? ?i el. Dat fiind c? detectivul le este prieten, ar fi dispu?i Sam ?i Remi s?-i caute pe am?ndoi? ?n ciuda suspiciunilor, cei doi accept? noua provocare, iar ceea ce vor descoperi va fi mai mult dec?t ?i-ar fi putut imagina. ?n c?l?toria care ?i poart? prin Tibet, Nepal, Bulgaria, India ?i China, Sam ?i Remi Fargo se trezesc implica?i ?n traficul cu fosile de pe pia?a neagr?, descoper? un cuf?r vechi de secole, un regat tibetan disp?rut, un dirijabil inventat cu secole ?naintea vremii sale… ?i un schelet care ar putea transforma complet ?ntreaga istorie a evolu?iei umane.Plin de imagina?ie ?i cu un suspans care-?i taie r?suflarea, Regatul dovede?te ?nc? o dat? de ce Clive Cussler este considerat ?unul dintre cei mai buni autori contemporani de thriller“. – New York PostRomanele lui Cussler sunt publicate ?n peste 40 de limbi, ?n mai bine de o sut? de ??ri ale lumii.
Albastru de safir. Culorile dragostei
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B?iatul vrea adev?rul…Criminalul vrea s? se distreze…Steven Lamb, un b?iat de doisprezece ani, sap? gropi ?n Parcul Na?ional Exmoor, ?n c?utarea cadavrului unchiului s?u, necunoscut, disp?rut la v?rsta de unsprezece ani. Bunica lui Steven este convins? c? fiul ei nu e mort ?i ?nc? ?l mai a?teapt? s? se ?ntoarc? acas?, ?n timp ce familia se destram? ?n jurul ei. Iar Steven este hot?r?t ca, aduc?nd bunicii oasele fiului ucis, s? refac? leg?turile dintre ei ?i s? dea un sens lumii din jurul s?u.O scrisoare trimis? de copil presupusului uciga? al unchiului s?u declan?eaz? un joc periculos ?ntre un copil disperat ?i un criminal ?n serie aflat ?n ?nchisoare, care se plictise?te. Un joc care va avea mult mai multe consecin?e terifiante dec?t ??i putuse imagina Steven vreodat?…“Bauer dovede?te un talent remarcabil ?n crearea ritmului, a intrigii ?i, cel mai important, reu?e?te s? intre chiar ?i ?n pielea celor mai resping?toare personaje ale sale.“ – Kirkus Reviews“Original, fluid ?i plin de atmosfer?, este un debut care ??i taie respira?ia.“ – Val McDermidPremiul Gold Dagger, 2010Roman publicat ?n 17 ??ri
Umbra nop?ii
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O noapte ploioas?, ?n Londra. Un ritual de ini?iere din cadrul unei bande se sf?r?e?te cu focuri de arm? ?ntr-o ma?in? care vireaz? brusc pe trotuar ?i plonjeaz? ?ntr-o sta?ie de autobuz. Totul duce la moartea unei victime nevinovate. Dar realitatea este mult mai teribil?…O via?? este distrus? ?i alte trei sunt marcate pentru totdeauna: a t?n?rului care a ap?sat pe tr?gaci, a unui b?tr?n gangster care pl?nuia o r?zbunare mortal? ?i a femeii ?ns?rcinate care se lupt? cu disperare s? descopere adev?rul. Cum se va descurca ea, cu numai dou? s?pt?m?ni ?nainte de a na?te, ?ntr-o lume ?n care moartea este un risc profesional??ntr-un ora? ?n care violen?a poate fi ?nt?mpl?toare sau meticulos planificat?, ?n care bandele de adolescen?i intr? ?n conflict cu cele ale infractorilor de carier? ?i ?n care loialitatea se pl?te?te cu s?nge, orice este posibil.
Black Mamba Boy
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Named as one of the Granta Best Of Young British Novelists 2013. Longlisted for the Orange Prize and winner of the Betty Trask Award. For fans of Half of a Yellow Sun, a stunning novel set in 1930s Somalia spanning a decade of war and upheaval, all seen through the eyes of a small boy alone in the world. Aden, Yemen, 1935; a city vibrant, alive, and full of hidden dangers. And home to Jama, a ten year-old boy. But then his mother dies unexpectedly and he finds himself alone in the world. Jama is forced home to his native Somalia, the land of his nomadic ancestors. War is on the horizon and the fascist Italian forces who control parts of East Africa are preparing for battle. Yet Jama cannot rest until he discovers whether his father, who has been absent from his life since he was a baby, is alive somewhere. And so begins an epic journey which will take Jama north through Djibouti, war-torn Eritrea and Sudan, to Egypt. And from there, aboard a ship transporting Jewish refugees just released from German concentration camps, across the seas to Britain and freedom. This story of one boy's long walk to freedom is also the story of how the Second World War affected Africa and its people; a story of displacement and family.
Grand Conspiracy: Second Book of The Alliance of Light
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Where there is light, there must always be shadow… The fifth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series. The wars began when two half-brothers, gifted of light and shadow, stood shoulder to shoulder to defeat the Mistwraith. Their foe cast a lifelong curse of enmity between them that has so far woven three bitter conflicts and uncounted deadly intrigues. It is a time of political upheavel, fanaticism and rampaging armies. Distrust of sorcery has set off a purge of the talented mageborn – none reviled more than Arithon, Master of Shadow. Through clever manipulation of events at the hands of his half-brother Lysaer, Lord of Light, Arithon’s very name has become anathema. Now the volatile hatreds that spearheaded the campaign against Shadow have overtaken all reason. Those that still stand in Arithon’s desperate defence are downtrodden, in retreat and close to annihilation. The stage is set for the ultimate betrayal.
The Art of Losing
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An exceptionally mature and tautly written first novel reminiscent of Josephine Hart's ‘Damage’. Haunted by childhood loss, 23-year-old Louise takes on her late mother’s name and sets out to find Nicholas, the man she has always held responsible for her mother’s death. Now a middle-aged lecturer, husband and father, Nicholas has nevertheless been unable to shake off the events of his past, when he and Louise’s mother, Lydia, had a clandestine, destructive and ultimately tragic affair. As Louise infiltrates his life and the lives of his family, she forms close and intimate relationships with both his son and his wife, but her true identity remains unknown to Nicholas himself. Tensions grow and outward appearances begin to crack, as Louise and Nicholas both discover painful truths about their own lives, each other and the woman they both loved.
