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What is the link between the abduction of a little girl and a dead prostitute? When the body of a prostitute is found, followed by the discovery of children locked in an attic, DI Gus McGuire is handed the case. But what at first appears to be a simple murder soon turns into an international manhunt for the members of a twisted child trafficking ring. McGuire, who is suffering with his own emotional problems, must pick his way through the web of deceit and uncover the truth in time before the body count rises. Can McGuire identify The Matchmaker before it’s too late? And can he trust those he is working with?

When the matriarch of a rich Seattle family dies under suspicious circumstances, private investigator Thomas Austin is on the case. This time, the suspect list is easy.

Dara Tailor has had to grow up fast. With a mother addicted to cocaine, Dara must look after her seven younger siblings, until social services split them up for ever. Grace Perry has led a sheltered life. Until her widowed mother is attacked and left for dead and Grace is taken into care. At Holly Brookes Children's Home, the two girls unite in the face of horrific abuse and form an unbreakable bond of loyalty. But when their loyalty is tested can they rely on each other to do the right thing? Friendship - it's all about trust.

'Once again, Michael Wood, the master of horror and suspense, has written a book that put me through the wringer with its taut, horrifying, dark and devious storyline.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dr Olivia Winter is back. And she’s got a brand new case to solve. A BRUTAL MURDER When Isaac McFadden is...

Brought to you by Penguin. Read by award-winning narrator Jeff Harding. **NOW A MAJOR PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON** March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher...

Up until now, the only serial killers Tony Hill had encountered were safely behind bars. This one’s different - this one’s on the loose. Four men have been found mutilated and tortured. As fear grips the city, the police turn to clinical psychologist Tony Hill for a profile of the killer. But soon Tony becomes the unsuspecting target in a battle of wits and wills, where he has to use every ounce of his professional nerve to survive.

**T.M. LOGAN'S BRAND NEW UNMISSABLE THRILLER, THE WEEKEND, IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIO** Do you know where your kids are? The brand new up-all-night thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Richard and Judy pick The Holiday and The Catch. I should have...

THE NEW BLOCKBUSTER THRILLER FROM MILLION COPY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER MICHAEL CONNELLY 'The second book in the new series from America's greatest living crime writer is another absolutely unputdownable police procedural' DAILY MIRROR 'If you're not yet a Connelly reader, this is as good an...

Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night, the highlight of any high school experience. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, she will be dead. Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family retreated inwards, the community moved on. But all that’s about to change.

**T.M. LOGAN'S BRAND NEW UNMISSABLE THRILLER, THE WEEKEND, IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW IN HARDBACK, EBOOK AND AUDIO** THE UTTERLY UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HOLIDAY AND THE CATCH. You wake up, your husband is dead and YOU are the prime suspect. Your children have been taken...

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Time waits for no man… It’s 2003, and Trainee Detective Constable Max Ryan is tired of pen-pushing and ready to get stuck into the gritty underbelly of London in the aftermath of the Millennium, where murder rates are...

Brought to you by Penguin. Read by award-winning narrator Jeff Harding. **NOW A MAJOR PRIME TV SERIES STARRING ALAN RITCHSON** Jack Reacher is alone, the way he likes it. He watches a man cross a New York street and drive away in a Mercedes. The car contains $1 million of ransom money. Reacher's...

'Louise Penny's writing is intricate, beautiful and compelling' PETER JAMES 'Penny is a joy' IRISH TIMES There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings. Winter in Three Pines, and the sleepy village is carpeted in snow...

A new standalone novel from 'Britain's greatest living thriller writer' and author of the bestselling Slough House series, now a TV series starring Gary Oldman. THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *A 'Book of the Year' in The Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Spectator...

Brought to you by Penguin. Two women. Twenty years of secrets. And a man who doesn't remember anything. Or does he? Everyone has secrets. What if you can't remember yours? 'How long have you been sitting out here?' 'I got here yesterday.' 'Where did you come from?' 'I have no idea.' Lily has...

Detective Kim Stone knows from the moment she looks down on Ashley Reynolds that this is no ordinary crime. No one has a bad word to say about this loving wife and mother. So why did someone murder her, and wait to make sure she was dead? Ashley was a social worker, and some claimed she tore families apart. But her husband is also acting strangely, planning to take their daughter and leave town. Did the threat to her come from home or work?

A teenage girl is found murdered, encased in glass. Detective Dove Milson is called out to a chilling murder scene by the coast. The murder is a replica of the work of a serial killer known as the Glass Doll Murderer, who entombed his victims in glass to watch them die. He would've be the prime suspect, but he's already dead. The kicker? Dove's own niece was one of the Glass Doll's original victims.

Cal Lovett's sister, Margot, has been missing since he was a child. When Marc Dubois, The Woodland Killer, learns of Cal's true-crime podcast, Finding Justice, he invites Cal into his cell to talk. Dubois has famously refused to speak about his crimes, so why has he asked Cal to meet with him? And why does Dubois know so much about him?

London Olympics 2012. The world is watching as the greatest show on earth takes to the stage. Billions of eyes on London. Nations united in celebration. It should be a moment of celebration. But for one shadowy organisation, it's the perfect target. William Warwick and his elite Scotland Yard...

Brought to you by Penguin Now a major BBC series starring Lesley Manville Featuring his famous literary Detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of the worldwide best seller Magpie Murders, a brilliantly brain-teasing literary thriller by Anthony Horowitz. The follow-up to Magpie Murders...