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Camel Club
The stunning new conspiracy thriller from the bestselling author of Hour Game
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The Perfect Present: Memories are a Gift...
Haunted by a past she cant escape, Laura Cunningham desires nothing more than to keep her world small and preciseher quiet relationship and growing jewellery business are all she needs to get by. Until the December day when Rob Blake walks into her studio and commissions a necklace that will tell his enigmatic wife Cats life in charms. As Laura interviews Cats family, friends and former lovers, she steps out of her world and into theirs a charmed world where weekends are spent in Verbier and the air is lavender-scented, where friends are wild, extravagant and jealous, and a big love has to compete with grand passions. Hearts are opened, secrets revealed and as the necklace begins to fill up with trinkets, Cats intoxicating life envelops Lauras own. By the time she has to identify the final charm, Lauras metamorphosis is almost complete. But the last story left to tell has the power to change all of their lives forever, and Laura is forced to choose between who she really is and who it is she wants to be.
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The Forgotten
What, or who, is silencing the residents? Military criminal investigator John Puller is drawn closer to home when his aunt is found dead in her house in Paradise, Florida. The local police have ruled the death as an accident, but Puller finds evidence to suggest that she may well have been murdered. On the surface the town lives up to its name, but as Puller digs deeper he realises that this town and its inhabitants are more akin to Hell than Paradise. His belief is confirmed as evidence of strange and inexplicable events come to light. And when he learns the truth about the happenings in this once sleepy town, he knows that his discoveries will impact far more than Paradise. About the Author David Baldacci is a worldwide bestselling novelist. With his books published in over 45 different languages and in more than 80 countries, and with over 110 million copies in print, he is one of the world’s favourite storytellers. His family foundation, the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization, works to eliminate illiteracy across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at www.DavidBaldacci.com, and his foundation at www.WishYouWellFoundation.org, and to look into its programme to spread books across America at www.FeedingBodyandMind.com.
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Not Dead Yet
Deadly obsession is only the beginning. For LA producer Larry Brooker, this is the movie that could bring the fortune that has so long eluded him . . . For rock superstar, Gaia, desperate to be taken seriously as an actor, this is the role that could get her an Oscar nomination . . . For the City of Brighton and Hove, the publicity value of a major Hollywood movie being filmed on location, about the citys greatest love storybetween King George 1Vth and Maria Fitzherbertis incalculable. For Detective Superintendent Roy Grace of Sussex CID, it is a nightmare unfolding in front of his eyes. An obsessed stalker is after Gaia. One attempt on her life is made days before she leaves her Bel Air home to fly to Brighton. Now, he has been warned, the stalker may be at large in his city, waiting, watching, planning.
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The Dispatcher
The phone rings. It's your daughter. She's been dead for four months. Ian Hunt is the police dispatcher for the small town of Bulls Mouth, East Texas. Just as his shift is ending he gets a call from his fourteen-year-old daughter, Maggie. Maggie, who has just been declared dead, having been snatched from her bedroom seven years ago. Her call ends in a scream. The trail leads to a local couple, but this is just the start of his battle to get his daughter back. What follows is a bullet-strewn cross-country chase along Interstate 10, from Texas to California. The riveting novel from the acclaimed author of Acts of Violence and Low Life is a brilliantly original, blood drenched thriller, about the lengths a man will go to for his daughter.
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Low Life
When Simon Johnson is attacked in his LA apartment, he knows he must defend himself or die. Turning on the lights after the scuffle, Simon realises he has killed his attacker and the resemblance of the man to himself is uncanny. He embarks on a gripping existential investigation, into his own murky past, and that of Jeremy Shackleford, the (apparently) happily married maths teacher whose body is now lying in Simon's bathtub under forty gallons of ice.
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The Shadow Throne
The Shadow Throne displays taut writing and nail-biting suspense in a debut that is chillingly believable. Will this unlikely trio succeed in navigating the treacherous, shadowy politics of India and Pakistan? A mysterious murder at the Qutub Minar triggers a call to ace journalist Chandrasekhar from his cop acquaintance, Inspector Syed Ali Hassan. The victim is unlike anyone Chandra has ever seen: a white Caucasian male who has all the looks of a throwback to Greek antiquity. Soon after, Hassan calls in to report the case has been taken away from him in all likelihood by RAW the Research & Analysis Wing, the uber-agency of Indian intelligence. What began as a murder enquiry soon morphs into a deadly game of hide-and-seek within the shadowy world of Pakistan’s ISI and India’s RAW; and Chandra, his friend history professor Meenakshi Pirzada and Hassan find themselves in a race against time to avert a sub-continental nuclear holocaust. As the action moves to its hair-raising climax among the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan, Chandra must face up to the fact that Inspector Hassan is not all that he seems…
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Home Front
From the international bestselling author of Night Road. From a distance, Michael and Jolen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid dependable marriage, exciting careers and children they adore. But after twelve blissful years together, the couple has lost their way. They are unhappy and edging towards divorce. Then an unexpected deployment tears their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harms way and leaving the other at home, caring for the children and waiting for news. When the worst happens, each must face their darkest fear and fight for the future of their family. An intimate look at the inner landscape of a disintegrating marriage and a dramatic exploration of the price of war. Home Front is a provocative and timely portrait of hope, honour, loss, forgiveness - and the elusive nature of love.
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Where There Is Evil
Sandra Brown has not been out of the headlines since Where There Is Evil was first published in 1998. Her father died in April 2006 and on his deathbed said 'She has haunted me my whole life', asked Sandra for forgiveness and the story made national headlines A play based on the book will be performed at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Film rights are in negotiation
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The Remorseful Day
For a year, the murder of Yvonne Harrison has baffled Thames Valley CID. But one man has yet to tackle the case, Chief Inspector Morse. So why is he adamant that he will not lead the reinvestigation, despite two anonymous phone calls that hint at new evidence? And why does he seem to be carrying out his own private enquiries?
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Hover Car Racer
Jason Chaser has been obsessed by racing for years. Now he has won a place at the world-famous International Race School – and the chance to become a professional hover car racer. But someone is determined to stop him. And with the sabotage attempts getting more extreme he must outwit his enemy at every twist and turn. Jason isn’t just fighting for his place on the start line, he’s racing for his life.
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Balance Of Power
Richard North Patterson's eleven previous novels include seven consecutive international bestsellers (among them NO SAFE PLACE, DEGREE OF GUILT and DARK LADY- Random House). Formerly a trial lawyer in Washington and San Francisco, he now lives with his wife and their family in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard.
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The Sixth Man
As each new theory brings a new revelation, King and Maxwell are pushed to the limit. Could this be the case which leaves the duo permanently parted? When alleged serial killer Edgar Roy is locked away in Cutter’s Rock psychiatric unit, private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy’s lawyer, Ted Bergin, to examine the case further. But the investigation is derailed before it begins when Bergin is found murdered in his car on the highway. A sinister trail of terrifying events begins to unfold as King and Maxwell attempt to determine Roy’s guilt or innocence. When the FBI becomes involved, it fast becomes apparent that there’s much more to this case than meets the eye. As they dig deeper into Roy’s past and learn about his phenomenal ability, they are bombarded with obstacles, half-truths, and dead ends which make filtering the facts all the more difficult. As each new theory brings a new revelation, King and Maxwell are pushed to the limit. Could this be the case which leaves the duo permanently parted? When alleged serial killer Edgar Roy is locked away in Cutter’s Rock psychiatric unit, private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy’s lawyer, Ted Bergin, to examine the case further. But the investigation is derailed before it begins when Bergin is found murdered in his car on the highway. A sinister trail of terrifying events begins to unfold as King and Maxwell attempt to determine Roy’s guilt or innocence. When the FBI becomes involved, it fast becomes apparent that there’s much more to this case than meets the eye. As they dig deeper into Roy’s past and learn about his phenomenal ability, they are bombarded with obstacles, half-truths, and dead ends which make filtering the facts all the more difficult. David Baldacci is a resident of his native Virginia, visit him at www.DavidBaldacci.com.
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Zero Day
The new heart-racing thriller from the Number One International Bestselling Author John Puller is a former war hero and now the best military investigator in the U.S. Army s Criminal Investigative Division. He is a loner with few possessions by preference, but he has an indomitable spirit and an unstoppable determination for finding the truth. His father was the most decorated U.S. Marine in history, but now resides in a nursing home far from his battlefield glory. Puller s older brother, also a military vet, is serving a life sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary. Puller is called out to a remote, rural area far from any military outpost to investigate into the brutal murder of a family in their home. The dead husband was in the army and the wife worked for a Pentagon contractor. The local homicide detective, a woman with personal demons of her own, clashes with Puller over the investigation. What neither of them knows is what is waiting for them across the street from the murdered family s home. It is something that will turn an already complicated case on its head. As Puller digs through deception after red herring, he realizes that absolutely nothing, and nobody, he s so far seen in this small town, are what they seem. He is truly one man against an overwhelming force.
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The Princess Diaries 9. To The Nines
Mia has hit an all-time low. Lilly isn’t speaking to her. Someone is posting horrible things about her on ihatemiathermopolis.com. Grandmere is forcing her to give a speech to two thousand of the most powerful businesswomen in America. And oh yeah: Michael, the love of her life, has dumped her. But despite what the press seems to think, Mia has more on her mind than recruiting a new Prince Charming. Like solving a 400-year-old mystery that could mean BIG changes for little Genovia. But is Mia really ready to throw away her tiara – especially if it means destroying a dynasty? About the Author Meg Cabot is the author of several successful books for teenagers and adults. Her PRINCESS DIARIES series has sold in vast quantities and two movies based on the series have been massively popular around the world. Her books have topped the US and UK bestseller lists for weeks. She and her husband split their time between Florida and Indiana.
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Wish You Were Dead
A glossy high-school crime thriller from a bestselling American author. A blogger is listing the kids who should die; a killer is picking them off one at a time. In the small American town of Soundview, someone is blogging about the local high school kids, and the comments aren’t kind. But are the posts cruel taunts or vicious threats? Then seventeen-year-old Lucy Cunningham goes missing after a night out, and the hunt is on to catch a killer. About The Author Todd Strasser was born and raised in New York. He sold his first novel, Angel Dust Blues, in 1978. He is the author of more than 120 books for teens and middle graders including the best-selling Help! I m Trapped In . . . series, and numerous award- winning Young Adult novels including The Wave, Give A Boy A Gun, The Accident, Can t Get There From Here, Boot Camp, and If I Grow Up. Several of his books have been adapted for television and his novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date became the feature release Drive Me Crazy. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he has also written for television, newspapers, and magazines such as The New Yorker, Esquire, and The New York Times. Todd now divides his time between writing books and speaking at schools and conferences. When he s at home, he likes to spend time with his children, fish, play tennis and ski, but his favorite new sport is surfing