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Catagory: Literature & Fiction

The Last Hours: Chain of Iron

The Shadowhunters must catch a killer in Edwardian London in this dangerous and romantic sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Chain of Gold, from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare. Chain of Iron is a Shadowhunters novel.

Cordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James’s charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero’s blade.

But the truth is far grimmer. James and Cordelia’s marriage is a lie, arranged to save Cordelia’s reputation. James is in love with the mysterious Grace Blackthorn whose brother, Jesse, died years ago in a terrible accident. Cortana burns Cordelia’s hand when she touches it, while her father has grown bitter and angry. And a serial murderer is targeting the Shadowhunters of London, killing under cover of darkness, then vanishing without a trace.

Together with the Merry Thieves, Cordelia, James and Lucie must follow the trail of the knife-wielding killer through the city’s most dangerous streets. All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie, that she plans to raise Jesse from the dead; Cordelia, that she has sworn a dangerous oath of loyalty to a mysterious power; and James, that he is being drawn further each night into the dark web of his grandfather, the arch-demon Belial. And that he himself may be the killer they seek.

Hotel Magnifique

The legendary Hotel Magnifique is like no other: a magical world of golden ceilings, enchanting soirées and fountains flowing with champagne. It changes location every night, stopping in each place only once a decade. When the Magnifique comes to her hometown, seventeen-year-old Jani hatches a plan to secure jobs there for herself and her younger sister, longing to escape their dreary life.

Luck is on their side, and with a stroke of luminous ink on paper the sisters are swept into a life of adventure and opulence. But Jani soon begins to notice sinister spots in the hotel’s decadent façade. Who is the shadowy maître who runs the hotel? And can the girls discover the true price paid by those who reside there – before it’s too late?

Daughter of the Pirate King

A page-turning, seafaring adventure from YA fantasy sensation Tricia Levenseller – the first book in the Daughter of the Pirate King duology

Kidnapped my interest from the first chapter and never let it go – Anna Banks, author of Of Triton

Seventeen-year-old Alosa, daughter of the feared Pirate King, is on a mission. She must retrieve an ancient hidden map, the key to a legendary treasure trove. The catch? Alosa needs to conceal her considerable combat skills and allow herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship.

More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has only one thing standing between her and the map: her captor, the unexpectedly clever and unfairly attractive first mate, Riden. But luckily, she has a few tricks up her sleeve – and no lone pirate can stop the Daughter of the Pirate King.

Daughter of the Siren Queen

Alosa’s mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. First mate Riden, still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, is a constant distraction, but now he’s under her orders. And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father’s justice.

When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the treasure first…

After all, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen.

A Horse Walks into a Bar

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017

The setting is a comedy club in a small Israeli town. An audience that has come expecting an evening of amusement instead sees a comedian falling apart on stage; an act of disintegration, a man crumbling, as a matter of choice, before their eyes. They could get up and leave, or boo and whistle and drive him from the stage, if they were not so drawn to glimpse his personal hell. Dovaleh G, a veteran stand-up comic – charming, erratic, repellent – exposes a wound he has been living with for years: a fateful and gruesome choice he had to make between the two people who were dearest to him.

A Horse Walks into a Bar is a shocking and breathtaking read. Betrayals between lovers, the treachery of friends, guilt demanding redress. Flaying alive both himself and the people watching him, Dovaleh G provokes both revulsion and empathy from an audience that doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry – and all this in the presence of a former childhood friend who is trying to understand why he’s been summoned to this performance.

At Night All Blood is Black

 

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2021


A GUARDIAN and THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR


‘This slight book is an extraordinarily powerful exploration of what happens to the souls of men sent to kill and be killed’ — The Times, Historical Fiction Books of the Year


‘Extraordinary… full of sadness, rage and beauty’ Sarah Waters

 

Alfa and Mademba are two of the many Senegalese soldiers fighting in the Great War. Together they climb dutifully out of their trenches to attack France’s German enemies whenever the whistle blows, until Mademba is wounded, and dies in a shell hole with his belly torn open.

 

Without his more-than-brother, Alfa is alone and lost amidst the savagery of the conflict. He devotes himself to the war, to violence and death, but soon begins to frighten even his own comrades in arms. How far will Alfa go to make amends to his dead friend?

At Night All Blood is Black is a hypnotic, heartbreaking rendering of a mind hurtling towards madness.

A Line to Kill

By the global bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz, the third novel in his acclaimed Hawthorne and Horowitz series. The Russian mafia, a strange religious order and not one but two murders – stand by for a hugely enjoyable, twisty turny read.

‘EASILY THE GREATEST OF OUR CRIME WRITERS’ Sunday Times
‘A homage to the Golden Age of mystery – it is pure delight’ New York Times
‘Witty, wry, clever, a fabulous detective story and perfect summer reading’ Kate Mosse
‘Funny, intriguing, thrilling and thought-provoking: a marvellous mystery’ Adam Hamdy
‘A golden-age whodunnit on steroids’ Kirkus Reviews
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Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne and the writer Anthony Horowitz have been invited to a literary festival on the island of Alderney to talk about their new book . . .

Very soon they discover that dark forces are at work.

Alderney is in turmoil over a planned power line that will cut through it, desecrating a war cemetery and turning neighbour against neighbour.

And the visiting authors seem to be harbouring any number of unpleasant secrets.

When the festival’s wealthy sponsor is found brutally murdered, Alderney goes into lockdown and Hawthorne knows he doesn’t have to look too far for suspects. There’s no escape. The killer is still on the island.

And there’s about to be a second death . . .
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Readers can’t get enough of Hawthorne and Horowitz …

***** ‘I loved this smartly written whodunit, but it’s the characters of Hawthorne and Horowitz that have completely won me over.’

***** ‘A Line to Kill was a very clever, suspenseful and compelling murder mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed ‘

***** ‘This is a worthy addition to this highly addictive series, and I can’t wait to begin the next installment.’

***** ‘Engaging, fun banter between Horowitz and Hawthorne, double deception, locked room mystery, multiple suspects that all have a motive, and someone with murder in their eyes.’

The School for Good Mothers

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
AN OBAMA’S 2022 SUMMER READING PICK
A BETWEEN THE COVERS NOVEMBER 2022 PICK

‘Will resonate with fans of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere‘ ELLE
‘Destined to be a feminist classic – kept me up at night’ PANDORA SYKES
‘The Handmaid’s Tale for the Squid Game generation’ TELEGRAPH

Frida Liu had fed and changed her toddler Harriet. She had a work deadline – an article to finish, a job hanging by a thread, a file she’d left in the office. She would go get it. Harriet would be fine. But then the neighbours heard her crying.

Soon, the state will decide that Frida is not fit to care for her daughter. That she must be re-trained. That bad mothers everywhere will be re-educated. Will their mistakes cost them everything?

The School for Good Mothers is an explosive and thrilling novel about love, perfectionism and parenthood.

A riveting, thought-provoking read’ DAILY MAIL
‘A remarkable, propulsive novel’ VOGUE
‘A portrait of our fanatical culture of judgement against women, and mothers in particular’ METRO

Then She Was Gone

THE BESTSELLING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE AND TOP RICHARD & JUDY SELECTION.

She was fifteen, her mother’s golden girl.
She had her whole life ahead of her.
And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.

Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet.

But what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter.

Because his daughter is the image of Ellie.

Now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.

What really happened to Ellie? And who still has secrets to hide?
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OVER 1,000 5* REVIEWS – this is why readers love this book:

‘Grips to the point of OBSESSION‘
‘My life STOPPED while I read this book’
‘My heart was THUMPING in my chest’
‘This is EDGE OF YOUR SEAT reading’
‘This book left me BREATHLESS‘
‘Cancel all plans and BUY THIS BOOK‘

Wrong Place Wrong Time

THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE YEAR

‘Perfection, every word, every moment. One of the best books I’ve ever read’ LISA JEWELL
‘Wow. Amazing! Loved every page . . . If you are looking for a summer read, I’ve found it!’ HOLLY WILLOUGHBY
‘Page-turning time-loop thriller . . . An intelligent puzzle full of heart and good sense’ GUARDIAN
‘A mind-bending page-turning thriller. Non-stop thrills right from the start. A rare gem’ STEVE WRIGHT, RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB
‘A spellbinding “whydunnit”. A novel with a difference’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Skilful, satisfying. Couldn’t put it down. Don’t miss it!’ OBSERVER, ‘THRILLER OF THE MONTH’

CAN YOU STOP A MURDER AFTER IT’S ALREADY HAPPENED? . . . DISCOVER THE MOST TALKED ABOUT THRILLER OF THE YEAR
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It’s late. You’re waiting up for your son.

Then you spot him: he’s with someone. And – you can’t believe what you see – your funny, happy teenage boy stabs this stranger.

You don’t know who. You don’t know why. You only know your son is charged with murder. His future is lost.

That night you fall asleep in despair. But when you wake . . . it is yesterday. The day before the murder.

Somewhere in the past lie the answers – a reason for this crime.

And your only chance to stop it . . .
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‘Masterfully plotted and ingenious. One of the best books I’ve read this year’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
‘A genre-defining masterpiece. An instant classic’ HOLLY SEDDON
‘I was gripped’ JANE CORRY
‘Brilliantly original, so tense and so moving’ LUCY CLARKE
‘So riveting you’ll pull a sickie and ignore all family and friends until the breath-taking final page’ CELIA WALDEN
‘Mindblowingly good. I’m in awe’ JANE FALLON
‘Fiendishly clever and flawlessly executed’ ROSIE WALSH

PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER:

‘Gillian McAllister just gets better and better’ CLAIRE MACKINTOSH

‘Like watching a gripping, claustrophobic box set’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS

‘The queen of the moral dilemma’ HOLLY SEDDON

‘If Jodi Picoult wrote thrillers, they would look like this’ ROSMUND LUPTON

‘Any writer can keep you turning the pages – few can make you care this much’ ERIN KELLY

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