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'A harrowing and suspenseful page turner that perfectly encapsulates "Northern Noir". This is how a police procedural is done.' Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw Man Four dead bodies. One missing person. Let the game begin. When an anonymous tip-off leads detectives Nikki Parekh and Sajid Malik to the sprawling Salinger estate, Nikki's senses are on high alert. The brutal murder of all four members of the Salinger family has shocked the sleepy...

We don't pick and choose what to be afraid of. It's like our fears pick us. Tash Carmody has been traumatised since childhood, when she witnessed her gruesome imaginary friend Sparrow lure young Mallory Fisher away from a carnival. At the time nobody believed Tash, and she has since come to accept that Sparrow wasn't real. Now fifteen and mute, Mallory's never spoken about the week she went missing. As disturbing memories resurface, Tash starts...

The USA Today Bestseller! A stunning new historical novel perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Dinah Jeffries! From debutante to farmer's daughter all roads lead to Bletchley… In a different world, Evie Milton would have accepted her fate, married an aristocrat, and become the doyenne of one of England's finest estates, just like her mother. In a different world, Rose Wiley would have married her fiancé, David, established a modest homestead, and...

The new gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author The Date and The Sister MEET THE WALSH FAMILY Lucy: Mother. Wife. Falling to pieces ...Aidan: Father. Husband. In too deep ...Connor: Son. Brother. Can never tell the truth ... Everyone in this family has something to hide, but what are they trying to protect, and at what cost? IT WAS ALL FOR YOU. * * * What authors and readers are saying about Louise Jensen: 'So good, raced through...

Can an unlikely partnership… Turn into a permanent commitment? Foster dad Patrick Callahan would do anything to prevent the siblings he fosters from being separated. But that means he'll have to partner with his ex-fiancée, Torey Bryant, to save the local community center. With Patrick's old-school ideas and Torey's high-tech upgrades, the pair can't agree on anything. Could accepting their differences keep the children together-and give them...

From the ALA YALSA Award-winning author and multiple award-winning filmmaker Kailin Gow comes the Alchemists Academy Series...DESCRIPTIONA new student has entered The Alchemists Academy, and he brings with him an explosive power that threatens the Academy and the legend of Merlin. Wirt thought he was the only bad boy at the Academy, but he was wrong. Not only is Roland Black worse than Wirt, but a new teacher had replaced one of their beloved teachers,...

"Irresistible. Brooke Clonts' latest fantasy will keep you spellbound to the surprising end." -Richard Paul Evans, #1 New York Times bestselling author Some secrets should stay buried. Bryanna Delacey struggles with her grades. When she's invited to participate in a special education program in England, she seizes the opportunity, but after she arrives, the body of a student with sacrificial markings turns up dead in a canal. Panic ripples...

An unexpected inheritance… With a surprising cowboy twist Sarah Hearst thought she'd be welcome in Prospect, Colorado. After all, she and her sisters inherited their celebrity great-aunt's beloved-if admittedly run-down-hometown property. Instead, she's getting a serious cold shoulder from the entire town. Sarah's only ally is Wes Armstrong, her new drop-dead-gorgeous cowboy neighbor. But Wes has his own plans for her land…and falling for him...

Could returning home… Be where love begins? Widower Wyatt Maxwell's daughter is his world. So instead of deploying, the navy officer resigns and returns to the family ranch, despite the tensions and hometown matchmakers waiting for him. Thankfully, his outspoken new nanny, Katrina Tapson, only wants lodging for herself and her nephew and isn't interested in romance. But when Katrina proves the calm to his storm, will Wyatt decide loving again...

Seventeen-year-old Nerissa John isn't supposed to exist. Designed as a disposable novelty, her kind was believed to be eliminated years ago. But after a fatal act of self-defense exposes her, the local authorities offer Nerissa and her family a solution: In exchange for their services, they are allowed to live under false identities in the most exclusive place on Earth-the island of Panacea-the lap of luxury for the world's elite traveler. With...