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How the Dead Speak - Val McDermidová
Buy Val McDermid s masterful new thriller, 1989, now!_______________ The queen of crime is still at the top of her game Independent No one can tell a story like she can Daily Express One of today s most accomplished crime writers Literary Review We are all creatures of habit. Even murderers . . . When human remains are discovered in the grounds of an old convent, it quickly becomes clear that someone has been using the site as their personal burial ground. But with the convent abandoned long ago and bodies dating back many years, could this be the work of more than one obsessive killer?The investigation throws up more questions as the evidence mounts but, after their last disastrous case, Tony Hill and Carol Jordan can only watch from afar. As they deal with the consequences, someone with a terrifying routine is biding their time - and both Tony and Carol find themselves closer to the edge than they have ever been before . . .Masterful and filled with suspense, this an electrifying, heart-racing thriller from the number one bestseller. _______________Praise for Val McDermid: Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable Guardian Compulsively readable Irish Times As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get Sunday Express It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go Daily Mail One of today s most accomplished crime writers Literary ReviewThis is the eleventh book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.
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Let the Dead Speak - Jane Casey
A top ten Sunday Times bestselling authorFrom award-winning author Jane Casey comes a powerful crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final pageâ ¦*Donâ ™t miss the newest Maeve Kerrigan and Josh Derwent thriller â “ THE STRANGER IN THE FAMILY â “ out now!*A murder without a bodyEighteen-year-old Chloe Emery returns to her West London home one day to find the house covered in blood and Kate, her mother, gone. There may not be a body, but everything else points to murder.A girl too scared to talkMaeve Kerrigan is young, ambitious and determined to prove sheâ ™s up to her new role as detective sergeant. She suspects Chloe is holding something back, but best friend Bethany Norris wonâ ™t let Maeve get close. What exactly is Bethany protecting Chloe from?A detective with everything to proveAs the team dig deeper into the residents of Valerian Road, no one is above suspicion. All Maeve needs is one person to talk, but thatâ ™s not going to happen. Because even in a case of murder, some secrets are too terrible to shareâ ¦What people are saying about Let the Dead Speak:â ˜I was utterly grippedâ ™ Susie Steiner, author of Missing, Presumedâ ˜Sharp, complex and gripping to the very endâ ™ Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls â ˜Fiendishly grippingâ ™ John Connolly, author of the Charlie Parker series A tremendously twisty, emotional readâ ™ Sarah Hilary, author of Someone Elseâ ™s Skinâ ˜Fans of intelligent police procedurals and meaty crime fiction are in for a real treatâ ™ Sinead Crowley, author of Can Anybody Help Meâ ˜If you havenâ ™t discovered Jane Casey yet, this is the perfect place to startâ ™ Mark Edwards, author of Follow You Homeâ ˜All the twists and turns of a top-rate police procedural but with the psychological depth of a top-rate psych thrillerâ ™ Tammy Cohen, author of When She Was Bad
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The Distant Echo - Val McDermidová
The first novel in the bestselling Karen Pirie seriesThe award-winning Number One bestseller and Queen of crime fiction Val McDermid carves out a stunning psychological thriller. The past is behind them, but whatâ ™s still to come will tear them apartâ ¦From the creators of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, KAREN PIRIE is now on ITV, starring Lauren Lyle (Outlander)Some things just wonâ ™t let go.The past, for instance.That night in the cemetery.The girlâ ™s body in the snow.On a freezing Fife morning four drunken students stumble upon the body of a woman in the snow. Rosie has been raped, stabbed and left for dead in an ancient Pictish cemetery. And the only suspects are the four young men now stained with her blood.Twenty-five years later the police mount a â ˜cold caseâ ™ review of Rosieâ ™s unsolved murder and the four are still suspects. But when two of them die in suspicious circumstances, it seems that someone is pursuing their own brand of justice. For the remaining two there is only one way to avoid becoming the next victim â “ find out who really killed Rosie all those years agoâ ¦
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The Skeleton Road - Val McDermidová
THE ENTHRALLING KAREN PIRIE MYSTERY FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLER. THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES IS NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES STARRING LAUREN LYLE The queen of crime is still at the top of her game Independent Gripping, thought-provoking and original - a tour-de-force Literary ReviewWhen a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a crumbling, gothic building in Edinburgh, Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is faced with the unenviable task of identifying the bones. As Karen s investigation gathers momentum, she is drawn deeper into a dark world of intrigue and betrayal. Meanwhile, someone is taking the law into their own hands in the name of justice and revenge -- but when present resentment collides with secrets of the past, the truth is more shocking than anyone could have imagined . . .If you love The Skeleton Road, don t miss Silent Bones - the brand-new Karen Pirie thriller, available to order now.Praise for Val McDermid: Grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go Daily Mail As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get Sunday Express One of today s most accomplished crime writers Literary Review McDermid remains unrivalled ObserverThis is the third book in the bestselling Karen Pirie series.
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Dead Beat - Val McDermidová
The stunning first novel in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.â ˜This is crime writing of the very highest orderâ ™ The TimesIntroducing Kate Brannigan, Manchesterâ ™s most-loved private detective â “ a woman who wonâ ™t take no for an answer.As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter, Moria Pollock. It was supposed to be a nice simple case, but the search soon leads Kate into the dark underworld of Leeds, Manchester and Bradford â “ and finally to a shocking confrontation with a killerâ ¦
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The Grave Tattoo - Val McDermidová
The award-winning and Number One bestselling Val McDermid crafts an electrifying psychological suspense thriller that mixes history, heritage and heinous crimes.A 200 year-old-secret is now a matter of life and death.And it could be worth a fortune.It s summer in the Lake District and heavy rain over the fells has uncovered a bizarrely tattooed body. Could it be linked to the old rumour that Fletcher Christian, mutinous First Mate on the Bounty, had secretly returned to England?Scholar Jane Gresham wants to find out. She believes that the Lakeland poet William Wordsworth, a friend of Christian s, may have sheltered the fugitive and turned his tale into an epic poem â “ which has since disappeared.But as she follows each lead, death is hard on her heels. The centuries-old mystery is putting lives at risk. And it isn t just the truth that is waiting to be discovered, but a bounty worth millions â ¦
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The Last Temptation - Val McDermidová
The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV s Wire in the Blood, written by the award-winning Val McDermid. The hunt for a serial killer leads from Britain through Europe in this terrifying psychological thriller. A twisted killer targeting psychologists has left a grisly trail across Europe. Dr Tony Hill, expert at mapping the minds of murderers, is reluctant to get involved. But then the next victim is much closer to home... Meanwhile, his former partner DCI Carol Jordan is working undercover in Berlin, on a dangerous operation to trap a millionaire trafficker. When the game turns nasty, Tony is the only person she can call on for help. Confronting a cruelty that has its roots in Nazi atrocities, Tony and Carol are thrown together in a world of violence and corruption, where they have no one to trust but each other.
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The Mermaids Singing - Val McDermidová
In this special 20th anniversary edition, Lee Child introduces the Gold Dagger award-winning serial killer thriller that began the Number One bestselling crime series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill, hero of TVâ ™s much-loved Wire in the Blood.You always remember the first time. Isnâ ™t that what they say about sex? How much more true it is of murderâ ¦Up till now, the only serial killers Tony Hill had encountered were safely behind bars. This oneâ ™s different â “ this oneâ ™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.A tense, beautifully written psychological thriller, The Mermaids Singing explores the tormented mind of a serial killer unlike any the world of fiction has ever seen.
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How the Dead Live - Derek Raymond
This, the third novel in the Factory Series, sees Raymond s nameless detective leave London for a remote village called Thornhill, where he s meant to be looking into the disappearance of a local doctor s wife. How The Dead Live is a haunting, fantastical novel, with a hellish country house at its centre; a mystery with little interest in the mystery, a police procedural with almost no procedure. Instead, and as ever with Raymond, it s a brilliantly unsettling investigation into love and damnation. This is life seen from the very bottom of the bottle - a fitting succesor to classic noir writers such as Jim Thompson and David Goodis.
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The Book of Dave - Will Self
The Book of Dave is Booker-shortlisted author Will Self s dazzling sixth novel What if a demented London cabbie called Dave Rudman wrote a book to his estranged son to give him some fatherly advice? What if that book was buried in Hampstead and hundreds of years later, when rising sea levels have put London underwater, spawned a religion? What if one man decided to question life according to Dave? And what if Dave had indeed made a mistake?Shuttling between the recent past and a far-off future where England is terribly altered, The Book of Dave is a strange and troubling mirror held up to our times: disturbing, satirizing and vilifying who and what we think we are. At once a meditation upon the nature of received religion, a love story, a caustic satire of contemporary urban life and a historical detective story set in the far future - this compulsive novel will be enjoyed by readers everywhere, including fans of Martin Amis and Anthony Burgess s A Clockwork Orange. Vivid, visceral and breathtakingly ambitious, this is Self s best yet GQ Mindboggling ... darkly hilarious ... A fascinating book Evening StandardWill Self is the author of nine novels including Cock and Bull; My Idea of Fun; Great Apes; How the Dead Live; Dorian, an Imitation; The Book of Dave; The Butt; Walking to Hollywood and Umbrella, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He has written five collections of shorter fiction and three novellas: The Quantity Theory of Insanity; Grey Area; License to Hug; The Sweet Smell of Psychosis; Design Faults in the Volvo 760 Turbo; Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys; Dr. Mukti and Other Tales of Woe and Liver: A Fictional Organ with a Surface Anatomy of Four Lobes. Self has also compiled a number of nonfiction works, including The Undivided Self: Selected Stories; Junk Mail; Perfidious Man; Sore Sites; Feeding Frenzy; Psychogeography; Psycho Too and The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Prawn Cracker.
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Fever Of The Bone - Val McDermidová
Buy Val McDermid s masterful new thriller, 1989, now! No-one can plot or tell a story like she can. The hairs on my neck literally stood up Daily Express So gripping it puts your life on hold The Times You should have been a detective. If there s one thing the last year has proved, it s how good you are at finding things out. Things that are buried so deep nobody even thinks twice about them. The sort of things that turn people s lives inside out once they re exposed. Meet Tony Hill s most twisted adversary - a killer with a shopping list of victims, a killer unmoved by youth and innocence, a killer driven by the most perverted of desires. The murder and mutilation of teenager Jennifer Maidment is horrific enough on its own. But it s not long before Tony realises it s just the start of a brutal and ruthless campaign that s targeting an apparently unconnected group of young people. Struggling with the newly awakened ghosts of his own past and desperate for distraction in his work, Tony battles to find the answers that will give him personal and professional satisfaction in his most testing investigation yet . . .A shocking, nail-biting Tony Hill and Carol Jordan thriller from the number one bestseller.Praise for Val McDermid: It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go Daily Mail As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get Sunday Express One of today s most accomplished crime writers Literary Review McDermid remains unrivalled Observer The queen of crime is still at the top of her game IndependentThis is the sixth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.
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The Torment of Others - Val McDermidová
The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Tony Hill, hero of TV s Wire in the Blood, written by the award-winning Val McDermid. This is a psychological thriller - and serial killer - that will keep you up at night. For some, there is nothing so sweet, so thrilling, as the torment of others ... A dead girl lies on a blood-soaked mattress, her limbs spread in a parody of ecstasy. The scene matches a series of murders which ended when irrefutable forensic evidence secured the conviction of one Derek Tyler. But Tyler s been locked up in a mental institution for two years, barely speaking a word - except to say that the Voice told him to do it. Top criminal psychologist Dr Tony Hill is prepared to think the unthinkable - this is not a copycat murder but something much stranger. While DCI Carol Jordan and her team mount a desperate and dangerous undercover police operation to trap the murderer, Hill heads towards a terrifying face-off with one of the most perverse killers he has ever encountered...
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Beneath the Bleeding - Val McDermidová
The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV s Wire in the Blood. The award-winning Val McDermid is at the height of her powers in this tense masterclass in psychological suspense. The race is on to uncover the identity of a murderer with nothing to lose - and everything to kill for. When Robbie Bishop, star midfielder for the Bradfield Vics, is poisoned by a rare and deadly toxin, profiler Dr Tony Hill and trusted colleague DCI Carol Jordan have their work cut out for them. Robbie was adored, so the public want answers - but the answers aren t coming, and trails are running cold. Then a bomb explodes in the football stadium, causing massive casualties - and another man dies from poisoning. Is there a link between the cases? And what are the motives for these crimes? The clock is ticking for Tony and Carol - and the death toll keeps rising...
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Killing the Shadows - Val McDermidová
The Number One bestselling, award-winning Queen of crime fiction Val McDermid delivers a searing psychological suspense thriller. A serial killer is on the loose. His victims? Crime writersâ ¦A murderer is at large, hunting with a bloodlust that shatters all the conventional wisdom on how serial killers operate.Professor Fiona Cameron is a psychologist who uses computer technology to track serial offenders. She vowed never to work for the Met again after they went against her advice and screwed up an investigation as a result. But when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin, tells her a fellow crime novelist has been murdered, Fiona canâ ™t help taking an interest.With the killer striking again, Fiona is caught in a race against time, not only to save a life, but to bring herself redemption, both personal and professional.
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The Torment Of Others - Val McDermidová
Stunning psychological thriller featuring Tony Hill, hero of The Wire in the Blood, from one of Britain s bestselling novelists.For some, there is nothing so sweet, so thrilling, as the torment of others!A dead girl lies on a blood-soaked mattress, her limbs spread in a parody of ecstasy. The scene matches a series of murders which ended when irrefutable forensic evidence secured the conviction of one Derek Tyler. But Tyler s been locked up in a mental institution for two years, barely speaking a word - except to say that the Voice told him to do it. Top criminal psychologist Dr Tony Hill is prepared to think the unthinkable - this is not a copycat murder but something much stranger. While DCI Carol Jordan and her team mount a desperate and dangerous undercover police operation to trap the murderer, Hill heads towards a terrifying face-off with one of the most perverse killers he has ever encountered!
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Past Lying - Val McDermidová
KAREN PIRIE RETURNS. A MASTERFUL THRILLER BY THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER VAL MCDERMID__________Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn t be surprised when an author s manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime.Karen can t ignore the plot s chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there s a problem: the author died before he finished it.As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiralling game of betrayal and revenge, where lies are indistinguishable from the truth and with more than one unexpected twist . . .The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet.Praise for Val McDermid McDermid is at her considerable best GUARDIAN Irresistible PATRICIA CORNWELL A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre PETER JAMES Outstanding SPECTATOR Another masterpiece DAVID BALDACCI Sensational. One of Britain s most accomplished writers SUNDAY EXPRESS
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A Place of Execution - Val McDermidová
A riveting psychological thriller from the Number One bestselling Queen of crime fiction â “ Val McDermid.In the Peak District village of Scardale, thirteen-year-old girls didnâ ™t just run away. So when Alison Carter vanished in the winter of â ™63, everyone knew it was a murder.Catherine Heathcote remembers the case well. A child herself when Alison vanished, decades on she still recalls the sense of fear as parents kept their children close, terrified of strangers.Now a journalist, she persuades DI George Bennett to speak of the hunt for Alison, the tantalizing leads and harrowing dead ends. But when a fresh lead emerges, Bennett tries to stop the story â “ plunging Catherine into a world of buried secrets and revelations.â ˜One of the all-time greats â “ special in every wayâ ™ Lee Childâ ˜This book changed everything I thought I knew about crime fictionâ ™ Belinda Bauer, bestselling author of Snapâ ˜Every now and then, a writer transforms the landscape of the literary canon: Val McDermid is one such writerâ ™ Fiona Cummins, bestselling author of Rattleâ ˜Just mesmerizingâ ™ Joseph Knox, bestselling author of Sirensâ ˜A brilliant bookâ ™ Holly Watt, award winning author of To the Lions From the first pages, we know we re in the hands of a master Jeffrey Deaverâ ˜Beautifully writtenâ ™Daily Telegraph One of the best detective stories I ve read Ruth Rendellâ ˜Possibly the best McDermid has writtenâ ™Sunday TelegraphPerfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths and Lynda La Plante.
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1979 - Val McDermidová
The shadows hide a deadly story . . .1979. It is the winter of discontent, and reporter Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop. There are few women in the newsroom and she needs something explosive for the boys club to take her seriously.Soon Allie and fellow journalist Danny Sullivan are exposing the criminal underbelly of respectable Scotland. They risk making powerful enemies - and Allie won t stop there.When she discovers a home-grown terrorist threat, Allie comes up with a plan to infiltrate the group and make her name. But she s a woman in a man s world . . . and putting a foot wrong could be fatal.This is the atmospheric, heart-pounding first novel in a gripping new series by the Queen of Crime Val McDermid.__________Praise for Val McDermid: Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable Guardian No one can plot or tell a story like she can Daily Express Compulsively readable Irish Times One of today s most accomplished crime writers Literary Review As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get Sunday Express It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go Daily Mail
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Cross and Burn - Val McDermidová
Don t miss Silent Bones, Val McDermid s twisty new mystery__________________ The queen of crime is still at the top of her game Independent No one can plot or tell a story like she can Daily ExpressSomeone is brutally killing women. Women who bear a striking resemblance to former DCI Carol Jordan. The connection is too strong to ignore and soon psychological profiler Tony Hill finds himself dangerously close to the investigation, just as the killer is closing in on his next target.This is a killer like no other, hell-bent on inflicting the most severe and grotesque punishment on his prey. As the case becomes ever-more complex and boundaries begin to blur, Tony and Carol must work together once more to try and save the victims, and themselves.A breathless, thrilling mystery from the number one bestseller.__________________ Praise for Val McDermid: It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go Daily Mail So gripping it puts your life on hold The Times As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get Sunday Express One of today s most accomplished crime writers Literary Review McDermid remains unrivalled ObserverThis is the eighth book in the bestselling Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series.
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Star Struck - Val McDermidová
A gripping Kate Brannigan thriller, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.â ˜Val McDermid remains unrivalledâ ™ ObserverManchester PI Kate Brannigan finds herself with no choice but to take the only case on offer: bodyguarding a paranoid soap star.But the glitzy world of showbusiness has a darker side. And as Kate scratches the surface, she uncovers dramas, threats and bitter rivalries. And when a self-styled â ˜Seer to the Starsâ ™ is murdered, Kate is left with more questions than answers.
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Silent Bones - Val McDermidová
THE POWERFUL NEW THRILLER IN THE KAREN PIRIE SERIES, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES Beautifully structured, witty and twisty ANN CLEEVES A perfect crime novel KATE MOSSE Powerful, moving and wise HARLAN COBENThe truth is buried just beneath the surface . . .When torrential rain causes a landslide on a motorway in Scotland, it reveals a crime scene: someone hid a body in the tarmac eleven years before. Journalist Sam Nimmo had been the prime suspect in the murder of his fiancée when he disappeared, and now DCI Karen Pirie and her Historic Cases Unit must find out who buried him, and why.Meanwhile, in Edinburgh, new evidence reopens a closed case and the accidental death of a hotel manager starts to look like murder. But what did Tom Jamieson s book club have to do with his demise - and what will they do to keep their secrets?Karen and her team begin to untangle a web of lies, one that connects their murder cases with Scotland s rich and powerful. They will be tested to their limits - and possibly beyond . . .PRAISE FOR VAL MCDERMID The Queen of Crime shows no sign of abdicating MICK HERRON No one does it better than Val McDermid CHRIS WHITAKER Delivers on every level MARIAN KEYES McDermid plots her novels in masterly style SCOTSMAN McDermid remains unrivalled OBSERVER
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Pohřbené tajemství - Val McDermidová
Pro mladý manželský pár Alici a Willa Sommervilleovy je to zpočátku vzrušující povyražení. V rašelinné bažině na Skotské vysočině chtějí najít Alicino dědictví. A poklad to není jen tak ledajaký: Alicin dědeček sem na konci války zakopal se svým parťákem dvě vzácné motorky. Jenže když Alice zorganizuje jejich vyproštění, dočká se nepříjemného překvapení – najde nejen motocykly, ale i mrtvolu mladého sportovce… v botách značky Nike z roku 1995… a s dvěma střelami v těle. Jak spolu souvisí obě záležitosti, které od sebe dělí padesát let, se začne ptát detektiv vrchní inspektorka Karen Pirieová z edinburské jednotky starých případů. Aby rodiny, které ztratily milovaného člověka, dostaly odpovědi, na něž mají právo a nikdy na ně není pozdě.Ne každý ovšem sdílí Kareninu touhu po spravedlnosti – a to nejen lidé, pro které vražda znamená pohodlné řešení rodinných či finančních problémů, ale bohužel i Karenini kolegové v nejvyšších policejních kruzích.
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Stranded - Val McDermidová
There are stories here which will make you shudder, and which will linger long in the mind Ian Rankin Passion. Obsession. Revenge. A stunning collection of chilling short stories from the queen of the psychological thriller. White nights of passion and revenge in St. Petersburg. A bingo-hall tyrant trapped by masked intruders. The sleazy flipside of the international publishing scene. Nineteen nail-biting, intense and intricately plotted crime stories from one of the UK s greatest psychological thriller writers, this diverse collection demonstrates the scope of Val McDermid s imagination and her immense powers as a storyteller.
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1979 - Val McDermidová
THE FIRST IN A THRILLING NEW SERIES FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLERKaren Pirie returns . . . Pre-order Past Lying, the eagerly-awaited new Karen Pirie thriller, publishing October 2023____________________She s on the hunt for a killer story . . . 1979. It s the winter of discontent, and Allie Burns is chasing her first big scoop. One of few women in the newsroom, she needs something explosive for the boys club to take her seriously.Soon Allie and fellow reporter Danny Sullivan are making powerful enemies with their investigations - and Allie won t stop there. When she discovers a terrorist threat close to home, she devises a dangerous plan to make her name.But Allie is a woman in a man s world . . . and putting a foot wrong could be fatal.____________________ A supremo of the genre at the height of her powers PETER JAMES The Queen of Crime has delivered another masterpiece DAVID BALDACCI Allie is a fabulous character, I ll go wherever she takes me MARIAN KEYES A thrilling snapshot of a fascinating era JANE HARPER McDermid at her nail-biting, heart-rending best CHRIS WHITAKER Her best book in years THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE MONTH Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following SCOTSMAN A perfect snapshot of the social and political issues of the time LINWOOD BARCLAY Full of wit, thrills and incisive social observation and features a marvellous new character MICK HERRON I have been reading Val McDermid for twenty-five years, so I am really saying something when I tell you I enjoyed this novel the most CHRIS BROOKMYRE The good news is that this excellent novel marks the start of a new series GUARDIAN Brilliant characters, masterful plotting CHRIS HAMMER An excellent opener to what promises to be an outstanding series SPECTATOR The fast-paced storytelling flows irresistibly IRISH TIMES Riveting DAILY EXPRESS Sensational. One of Britain s most accomplished writers SUNDAY EXPRESS A nail-biting new series OBSERVER
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Marple: Twelve New Stories - Kate Mosse, Agatha Christie, Val McDermidová, Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Leigh Bardugová, Naomi Aldermanová,
A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery. * Naomi Alderman * Leigh Bardugo * Alyssa Cole * Lucy Foley * Elly Griffiths * Natalie Haynes * Jean Kwok * Val McDermid * Karen M. McManus * Dreda Say Mitchell * Kate Mosse * Ruth Ware Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930 s The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie s last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.
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1989 - Val McDermidová
1989. The world is on the brink of revolution and journalist Allie Burns is a woman on a mission. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society s most vulnerable, Allie is determined to investigate and give voice to the silenced.Elsewhere, a ticking clock begins the countdown to a murder. As Allie begins to connect the dots and edges closer to exposing the truth, it is more shocking than she ever imagined. There s nothing like a killer story, and to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . .The brand-new unmissable, heart-stopping thriller from number one bestseller, Val McDermid
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Out of Bounds - Val McDermidová
Don t miss Past Lying, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go Daily Mail Incredibly suspenseful Sunday Mirror__________ There are lots of things that ran in families, but murder wasn t one of them . . . When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car and ends up in a coma, a routine DNA test could be the key to unlocking the mystery of a twenty-year-old murder inquiry. Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is an expert at solving the unsolvable. With each cold case closed, justice is served. So, finding the answer should be straightforward, but it s as twisted as the DNA helix itself.Meanwhile Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another case, one that she has no business investigating. And as she pieces together decades-old evidence, Karen discovers the most dangerous kinds of secrets. Secrets that someone is willing to kill for . . .An atmospheric, gripping mystery from the number one bestseller.__________Praise for Val McDermid: Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable Guardian Compulsively readable Irish Times As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get Sunday ExpressThis is the fourth book in the bestselling Karen Pirie series.
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Match Up - Sandra Brown, Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry, Lee Child, Kathy Reichs, Peter James, Val McDermidová, C. J. Box, David Morrell, Gayle Lynds
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ... Lee Child s Jack Reacher will team up with Kathy Reichs Temperance Brennan to unmask a cunning killer. Val McDermid s Tony Hill and Carol Jordan work with Peter James s Roy Grace on a very unusual murder case.These are just some of the never-before-seen pairings in Match Up - a brand new collaboration between the world s famous crime writers. Edited be international bestseller Lee Child, this exclusive page-turning anthology promises the same thrills and chills brought to you by the previous collection, Face Off. Read on for the full list of author and character pairings:Diana Gabaldon s Claire Randall Fraser + Steve Berry s Cotton MaloneLisa Scottoline s Bennie Rosato + Nelson DeMille s John Corey Sandra Brown s Lee Coburn + C.J. Box s Joe PickettKathy Reichs s Temperance Brennan + Lee Child s Jack ReacherVal McDermid s Tony Hill + Peter James s Roy GraceCharlaine Harris s Harper Connelly + Andrew Gross s Ty HauckGayle Lynds s Liz Sansborough + David Morrell s RamboKarin Slaughter s Jeffrey Tolliver + Michael Koryta s Lincoln PerryLara Adrian s Lucan Thorne + Christopher RiceJ.A. Jance s Ali Reynolds + Eric Van Lustbader s Bravo ShawLisa Jackson s Regan Pescoli + John Sandford s Lucas Davenport
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1989 - Val McDermidová
THE SECOND THRILLING NOVEL IN VAL MCDERMID S NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIESThere s nothing like a killer story . . . 1989. The world is changing, and Allie Burns is still on the front line, covering the stories that count. Although Allie is no longer an investigative journalist, her instincts are sharper than ever. When she discovers a lead about the exploitation of society s most vulnerable, Allie is determined to give a voice to those who have been silenced. As Allie edges closer to exposing the truth, she travels behind the Iron Curtain, to East Berlin on the brink of revolution. The dark heart of the story is more shocking than she ever imagined. And to tell it, Allie must risk her freedom and her life . . . The latest Allie Burns thriller, set a decade after the bestselling first novel in the ground-breaking, iconic new series.Praise for 1979 McDermid is at her considerable best GUARDIAN Irresistible PATRICIA CORNWELL A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre PETER JAMES Outstanding SPECTATOR Another masterpiece DAVID BALDACCI Sensational. One of Britain s most accomplished writers SUNDAY EXPRESS A thrilling snapshot of a fascinating era JANE HARPER Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following SCOTSMAN A brilliant thriller LINWOOD BARCLAY A nail-biting new series OBSERVER Full of wit, thrills and incisive social observation MICK HERRON Her best book in years THE TIMES
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Queen Macbeth - Val McDermidová
Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags the truth out of the shadows, exposing the patriarchal prejudices of history.A thousand years ago in an ancient Scottish landscape, a woman is on the run with her three companions â “ a healer, a weaver and a seer. The men hunting her will kill her â “ because she is the only one who stands between them and their violent ambition. She is no lady: she is the first queen of Scotland, married to a king called Macbeth.As the net closes in, we discover a tale of passion, forced marriage, bloody massacre and the harsh realities of medieval Scotland. At the heart of it is one strong, charismatic woman, who survived loss and jeopardy to outwit the endless plotting of a string of ruthless and power-hungry men. Her struggle won her a country. But now it could cost her life.Part of Polygon s DARKLAND TALES series.
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Queen Macbeth - Val McDermidová
Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags the truth out of the shadows, exposing the patriarchal prejudices of history. A thousand years ago in an ancient Scottish landscape, a woman is on the run with her three companions – a healer, a weaver and a seer.The men hunting her will kill her – because she is the only one who stands between them and their violent ambition. She is no lady: she is the first queen of Scotland, married to a king called Macbeth. As the net closes in, we discover a tale of passion, forced marriage, bloody massacre and the harsh realities of medieval Scotland.At the heart of it is one strong, charismatic woman, who survived loss and jeopardy to outwit the endless plotting of a string of ruthless and power-hungry men. Her struggle won her a country. But now it could cost her life.
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A Darker Domain - Val McDermidová
The second riveting crime novel in the Karen Pirie series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.â ˜A superb mysteryâ ™ The TimesFrom the creators of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, KAREN PIRIE is now on ITV, starring Lauren Lyle (Outlander)Twenty-five years ago, a woman and her baby son were kidnapped and held to ransom. Catriona Grant ended up dead and little Adam s fate has remained a mystery ever since.When a new clue is discovered in a deserted Tuscan villa â “ along with grisly evidence of a recent murder â “ cold case expert DI Karen Pirie is assigned to follow the trail.She s already working a case from the same year. During the Miners Strike of 1984, pit worker Mick Prentice vanished. Where did he really go? And is there a link to the Grant mystery?The truth is stranger â “ and far darker â “ than fiction.
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Bloody Scotland - Stuart MacBride, Val McDermidová, Ann Cleevesová, Denise Mina, Chris Brookmyre, Anderson Lin, Sara Sheridan, Doug Johnstone, Gordon
WINNER OF THE CWA SHORT STORY DAGGERIn Bloody Scotland a selection of Scotland s best crime writers use the sinister side of the country s built heritage in stories that are by turns gripping, chilling and redemptive.Stellar contributors Val McDermid, Chris Brookmyre, Denise Mina, Ann Cleeves, Louise Welsh, Lin Anderson, Doug Johnstone, Gordon Brown, Craig Robertson, E S Thomson, Sara Sheridan and Stuart MacBride explore the thrilling potential of Scotland s iconic sites and structures. From murder in an ancient broch and a macabre tale of revenge among the furious clamour of an eighteenth century mill, to a dark psychological thriller set within the tourist throng of Edinburgh Castle and a rivalry turning fatal in the concrete galleries of an abandoned modernist ruin, this collection uncovers the intimate - and deadly - connections between people and places.Prepare for a dangerous journey into the dark shadows of our nation s buildings - where passion, fury, desire and death collide.
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Still Life - Val McDermidová
Don t miss Silent Bones, the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller No one can tell a story like she can Daily Express The queen of psychological thrillers Irish Independent____________ The bodies never stay buried forever . . . On a freezing winter morning, fishermen pull a body from the sea. It is quickly discovered that the dead man was the prime suspect in a decade-old investigation, when a prominent civil servant disappeared without trace. DCI Karen Pirie was the last detective to review the file and is drawn into a sinister world of betrayal and dark secrets.But Karen is already grappling with another case, one with even more questions and fewer answers. A skeleton has been discovered in an abandoned campervan and all clues point to a killer who never faced justice - a killer who is still out there.In her search for the truth, Karen uncovers a network of lies that has gone unchallenged for years. But lies and secrets can turn deadly when someone is determined to keep them hidden for good . . .____________Praise for Val McDermid: Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable Guardian Compulsively readable Irish Times As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get Sunday Express It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go Daily Mail One of today s most accomplished crime writers Literary Review
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Forensics - Val McDermidová
The dead talk. To the right listener, they tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died - and who killed them. Forensic scientists can unlock the mysteries of the past and help justice to be done using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene or the faintest of human traces. Forensics draws on interviews with top-level professionals, ground-breaking research and Val McDermid s own experience to lay bare the secrets of this fascinating science. And, along the way, she wonders at how maggots collected from a corpse can help determine time of death, how a DNA trace a millionth the size of a grain of salt can be used to convict a killer and how a team of young Argentine scientists led by a maverick American anthropologist uncovered the victims of a genocide.In her novels, McDermid has been solving complex crimes and confronting unimaginable evil for years. Now, she s looking at the people who do it for real. It s a journey that will take her to war zones, fire scenes and autopsy suites, and bring her into contact with extraordinary bravery and wickedness, as she traces the history of forensics from its earliest beginnings to the cutting-edge science of the modern day.
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Marple: Twelve New Stories - Agatha Christie, Val McDermidová, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Leigh Bardugová, Jean Kwok, Karen McManus, Naomi Aldermanov
A special edition collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime⠙s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie⠙s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.·Naomi Alderman·Leigh Bardugo·Alyssa Cole·Lucy Foley·Elly Griffiths·Natalie Haynes·Jean Kwok·Val McDermid·Karen M. McManus·Dreda Say Mitchell·Kate Mosse·Ruth WareMiss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930⠙s The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie⠙s last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.
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Winter - Val McDermidová
A warm hug of a book... like sitting by a roaring winter fire JACKIE KAYWinter is the time to snuggle indoors without guilt; to curl up on the sofa with a good book or a box set, a hot drink or a wee whisky to hand.Val McDermid has always had a soft spot for winter: the bitter clarity of a crisp cold day, the vivid skies over the Firth of Forth, the crunch of frost on fallen leaves and the chance to be enveloped in big jumpers and thick socks.In Winter, she takes us on an adventure through the season, from the frosty streets of Edinburgh to the windblown Scottish coast, from Bonfire Night and Christmas to Burns Night and Up Helly Aa. She remembers winters from childhood, the thrill of whizzing over a frozen lake on skates, carving a neep (swede) for Halloween and being taken to see her first real Christmas tree in the town square, lights twinkling bravely in the dark Scottish winter night.Above all, she shows us that winter is a time of rest, retreat and creativity, for scribbling in notebooks and settling in beside the fire. This is a charming and cosy celebration of the winter season from one of Scotland best-loved writers.
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Crack Down - Val McDermidová
The third stunning thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid.â ˜This is crime writing of the very highest orderâ ™ The TimesManchester-based private eye Kate Brannigan thought it would be safe to let her boyfriend help out with her investigation. But now heâ ™s behind bars and sheâ ™s been left caring for his eight-year-old son.Soon Kate finds herself drawn into the world of drug traffickers, child pornographers, and violent gangland enforcers â “ bringing her face to face with death in the most terrifying investigation of her career.
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To Hear The Trees Speak - Sprinkel Olivia
Imagine if you could hear the trees speak. How would it change your life? Your relationship to the world around you? This is the story of what happened when the trees whispered me to quit my job, leave my life in New York and go on a journey to listen. It is the story of what I learnt from ten trees on five continents - and the lessons that the trees have for all of us on how to be in a rapidly changing world.Olivia Sprinkel was sitting in her office in New York, an experienced international sustainability strategy and communications consultant, and as a newly single woman, she decided she had to make a change in her life and undertake a journey. To Hear the Trees Speak: Adventures in Listening is the story of her travels to Europe, North and South America, Australia, and South Asia, to discover ten of our world s essential trees and their habitats. The ten trees range from the banyan and bodhi to the olive, giant sequoia and beech.Powerfully crafted, this is important and accessible nature writing blended with insightful memoir.
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The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall - Gans David, Jim Marshall, Amelia Davis
One of the greatest bands of all time and one of the greatest music photographers in history meet in this incredible visual archive featuring exclusive never-before-seen photos.Jim Marshall took thousands of photos of the Grateful Dead throughout their career—from Woodstock to the last free concert on Haight Street and beyond. Marshall’s magnificent images chronicle the band’s trajectory as hairstyles changed, relationships came and went, and the music evolved into the sound that would become beloved by generations to come. Marshall’s instinctive eye matched the Dead’s improvisational style, and he was welcomed into its family as he immersed himself in San Francisco’s counterculture scene throughout the 1960s and ’70s. He documented casual domestic scenes and transcendent concerts alike, offering a nuanced and intimate portrait of the band. The striking images in this book—a third of which have never been published—are printed in the rich, high-contrast tones that Marshall favored. They include glimpses of remarkable moments like the Newport Pop Festival, Woodstock, and the Human Be-In. Quotes from contemporaries, collaborators, and members of the wider Dead community bring the images alive, while longer essays contextualize this photographic archive. Whether you were there from the beginning or wish you had been, this is your chance to see a glorious era of music history as you’ve never seen it before, through the eyes of a visionary artist.PHOTOGRAPHY ICON: Jim Marshall is the great rock-and-roll photographer, as his images of the Grateful Dead prove. In addition to being a legendary artist, he was a peer, colleague, and friend to the musicians and documented countless iconic musical moments throughout the 1960s and 1970s. NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES: From electrifying photos of the band playing live onstage to more intimate portraits of rehearsals, this collection showcases an amazing array of images. One-third of the photos have never before been published, making The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall an exclusive treat for any Deadhead or photography fan. THE ULTIMATE DEADHEAD COLLECTIBLE: Many books and documentary films have been created about the Grateful Dead, but Marshall #39;s photographs offer an unmatched time capsule of the Dead and their era. Published to coincide with the band #39;s 60th anniversary, this book is a perfect gift for anyone who #39;s interested in music history or nostalgic for the counterculture of the ’60s and ’70s.Perfect for: Fans and followers of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, and Dead Company Jim Marshall fans Classic rock devotees and musicians Photographers and photography book collectors Holiday shoppers looking for a great present for music lovers Birthday or any special occasion gift-giving to any devoted fan of the Dead and iconic American rock bands
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Can the Monster Speak? - Paul Preciado
In November 2019, Paul B. Preciado was invited to speak in front of 3,500 psychoanalysts at the École de la Cause Freudienne⠙s annual conference in Paris. Standing up in front of the profession for whom he is a ⠘mentally ill person⠙ suffering from ⠘gender dysphoria⠙, Preciado draws inspiration in his lecture from Kafka⠙s ⠘A Report to an Academy⠙, in which a monkey tells an assembly of scientists that human subjectivity is a cage comparable to one made of metal bars. Demonstrating the discipline⠙s complicity with the ideology of sex, gender and sexual difference dating back to the colonial era, Preciado was heckled and booed and unable to finish. The lecture, filmed on smartphones, ended up published online, where fragments were transcribed, translated and published with no regard for exactitude. Eighteen months on, Can the Monster Speak? is published in a definitive translation for the first time.
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Sins of the Dead - Anderson Lin
The sins of the dead are all consuming . . . Sins of the Dead is the thrilling thirteenth book in Lin Anderson s forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction â “ Daily MailWhile illegally street racing in the underground tunnels of Glasgow, four Harley-Davidson riders make a horrifying discovery: a dead man left in the darkness, hands together on his chest as if peacefully laid to rest. The cause of death is unclear, the only clues being a half glass of red wine and a partially eaten chunk of bread by his side that echo the ancient religious practice of sin-eating.Called to the scene, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is perplexed by the lack of evidence. But when another body is found near her own flat, laid out in a similar manner, she fears a forensically-aware killer stalks the city and is marking the victims with their unique signature. Even more worryingly, the killer appears to be using skills they may have learned while attending her forensic science lectures at Glasgow University.There are signs that Rhona is being targeted, that the killer is playing with her and the police â “ drawing them into a deadly race against time, before the sin-eaterâ ™s next victim is chosen . . . The best Scottish crime series since Rebus â “ Daily RecordSins of the Dead is the thirteenth book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson. It is followed by Time for the Dead.Readers love Sins of the Dead: I was thoroughly gripped from start to finish as I always am! I really and honestly couldn t put it down Enjoyed this from first page to last - I m officially hooked Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Martina Cole and Silent Witness.
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The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (7th Edition)
Discovered on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in the decade after the Second World War, the Dead Sea Scrolls are a historical and religious record of immense significance, altering our understanding of Jewish and early Christian history.The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English is translated and edited with an introduction and notes by Geza Vermes in Penguin Classics. He will heal the wounded and revive the dead and bring good news to the poor The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judaean desert between 1947 and 1956 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. These extraordinary manuscripts appear to have been hidden in the caves at Qumran by the Essenes, a Jewish sect in existence before and during the time of Jesus. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, the scrolls have transformed our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and the origins of Christianity. This acclaimed translation by Geza Vermes, the world s leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, has established itself as the classic version of these texts. This revised seventh edition contains a new foreword, amendments and a fully updated bibliography. Geza Vermes (b.1924) was born in Hungary. He studied in Budapest and Louvain. He was the first Professor of Jewish Studies at Oxford. His other books published by Penguin are The Changing Faces of Jesus and The Authentic Gospel of Jesus.
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Fruit of the Dead - Rachel Lyon
An electric contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and Demeter set over the course of one summer on a lush private island, exploring who holds the power in a modern underworld. Camp counsellor Cory Ansel, eighteen and aimless, afraid to face her high-strung single mother in New York, is no longer sure where home is when the father of one of her campers offers an alternative. The CEO of a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, Rolo Picazo is middle-aged, divorced, magnetic. He is also intoxicated by Cory. When Rolo proffers a childcare job (and an NDA), Cory quiets an internal warning and allows herself to be ferried to his private island off the coast of Maine. Plied with luxury and opiates manufactured by his company, she continues to tell herself she’s in charge. Her mother, Emer, head of a teetering agricultural NGO, senses otherwise. When her daughter seemingly disappears, Emer crosses land and sea to heed a cry for help she alone is convinced she hears. Alternating between the two women’s perspectives, Fruit of the Dead incorporates its mythic inspiration with a light touch and devastating precision. The result is a lush and haunting story that explores love, attraction, control, obliteration and America’s own late capitalist mythos. Praise for Fruit of the Dead ‘An unnerving literary thriller... An absorbing exploration of ancient themes like power and temptation.’ Mail on Sunday #39;Riveting and lush… a spellbinding account of a young woman’s hunger for freedom, the sordid underbelly of big pharma, and the siren call of addiction. #39; Leslie Jamison, author of Splinters #39;A gripping literary thriller, Fruit of the Dead presents a coming-of-age tale that is so well-observed and intoxicating that the reader will lose track of time, but won #39;t forget how they spent it. Egan and Cline fans: assemble. #39; Caoilinn Hughes, author of The Wild Laughter ‘Ancient Greece meets Succession by way of Emma Cline, Fruit of the Dead is a deliciously dark examination of agency and power, and the savage complexity of the mother-daughter bond.’ Ruth Gilligan, author of The Butchers ‘Mesmerised and profoundly alarmed, I read this in one go; I’ve been haunted by it ever since. I’ve passionately loved Lyon’s writing for years, and Fruit of the Dead further confirms what I’ve long suspected: I want to lunge to read anything she writes.’ R. O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries
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None but the Dead - Anderson Lin
On an isolated Scottish island, a secretive community is forced to face the darkness of its past. None but the Dead is the thrilling eleventh book in Lin Anderson #39;s forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. #39;One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction #39; – Daily MailSanday, one of Britain #39;s northernmost islands. Inaccessible when the wind prevents the ferry crossing, or fog grounds the tiny, island-hopping plane. When human remains are discovered at an old primary school, Rhona MacLeod and her assistant are dispatched to excavate the grave.In Glasgow, the suspicious death of an older man appears to have links to the island – and DS Michael McNab arrives to investigate. Desperately uncomfortable in such surroundings, he finds that none of the tools of detective work are there. No internet, no CCTV, and no police station.As the weather closes in, the team – including criminal profiler and Orkney native Professor Magnus Pirie – are presented with a series of unexplained incidents, apparently linked to the discovery of thirteen magic flowers representing the souls of dead children who had attended the primary school. But how and in what circumstance did they die? And why are their long-forgotten deaths significant to the current investigation?As a major storm approaches, bringing gale-force winds and high seas, the islanders turn on one another. As past and present evil deeds collide, long-buried secrets will break to the surface . . . #39;The best Scottish crime series since Rebus #39; – Daily RecordNone but the Dead is the eleventh book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson. It is followed by Follow the Dead.Readers love None but the Dead: #39;I really LOVED this book #39; #39;Really enjoyed the change of location #39; #39;A terrific read and a must for every crime thriller loving reader #39;Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Martina Cole and Silent Witness.
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The Special Dead - Anderson Lin
A night of passion leads into an occult nightmare – and more lives are at risk. The Special Dead is the thrilling tenth book in Lin Anderson #39;s Glasgow-set forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. #39;One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction #39; – Daily MailWhen Mark is invited back to Leila #39;s flat and ordered to strip, he thinks he #39;s about to have the experience of his life. Waking later, he finds Leila gone from his side. Keen to leave, he opens the wrong door and enters a nightmare. Behind swaying Barbie dolls that hang from the ceiling is Leila – dead.Rhona MacLeod #39;s forensic investigation reveals the red plaited silk cord used to hang Leila to be a cingulum, a Wiccan artefact used in sex magick. Sketches of sexual partners hidden in the dolls provide a link to nine powerful men, but who are they? As the investigation continues, it looks increasingly likely that other witches will be targeted too.Working the investigation is the newly demoted DS Michael McNab, who is keen to stay sober and redeem himself with Rhona – but an encounter with Leila #39;s colleague and fellow Wiccan Freya Devine threatens his resolve. Soon, McNab realizes Freya may hold the key to identifying the men linked to the dolls. But the Nine will do anything to keep their identities a secret . . . #39;The best Scottish crime series since Rebus #39; – Daily RecordThe Special Dead is the tenth book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson. It is followed by None but the Dead.Readers love The Special Dead: #39;Her characters are real, the plot intriguing and fast moving #39; #39;I never guessed where it was all going. A cracking read #39; #39;After finishing this book I bought the rest in the series and I can #39;t wait to read them #39;Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Martina Cole and Silent Witness.
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Follow the Dead - Anderson Lin
A plane crash, a missing person â “ and a girl abducted. Follow the Dead is the thrilling twelfth book in Lin Anderson s forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction â “ Daily MailOn holiday in the Scottish Highlands, forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod joins a mountain rescue team on Cairngorm summit, where a mysterious plane has crash-landed on the frozen Loch A an. Nearby, a climbing expedition has left three young people dead â “ with a fourth still missing.In Glasgow, DS Michael McNab s raid on the Delta Club produces far more than just a massive haul of cocaine. Underage girls are found amongst the city s elite â “ during an interview, one reveals that she was smuggled into Scotland via Norway, and it seems the plane crash in the Cairngorms may be linked to the club. But, before McNab can discover more, the girl is abducted.Joined by Norwegian detective Alvis Olsen, who harbours disturbing theories about how the two cases are connected with his homeland, Rhona searches for the missing link. What she uncovers is a dark underworld populated by ruthless people willing to do anything to ensure the investigation dies in the frozen wasteland of the Cairngorms . . .Shortlisted for the 2018 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year. The best Scottish crime series since Rebus â “ Daily RecordFollow the Dead is the twelfth book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson. It is followed by Sins of the Dead.Readers love Follow the Dead: A different setting for Rhona in this Highland epic . . . I enjoyed this immensely This book takes you on such a journey round Scotland If you like crime thrillers, you will not be disappointed Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Martina Cole and Silent Witness.
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Marple: Twelve New Stories - Agatha Christie, Val McDermidová, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Leigh Bardugová, Jean Kwok, Karen McManus, Naomi Aldermanov
A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.
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Broken Ground - Val McDermidová
When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone s long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems. It s not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she d already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she s dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own . . .
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Sabretooth: The Dead Don
Sabretooth has long been Wolverine s most vicious foe, but much of his past is shrouded in mystery - including this thrilling tale from the early 1900s of NYC! Journey into the past for a secret chapter in the savage saga of Sabretooth - as a feared gangster and murderer who rose to power among the notorious New York gangs of the early 1900s! Victor Creed may be dead, but the secrets from his past - and the ways in which they may affect Wolverine in the present - are very much alive! With names like the Frankengang, the Spirits of 76 and the Nightshifters, the feuding gangs of the Big Apple are as varied and colourful as they are deadly. But the question is, are they as deadly as Mad Dog Murphy, new guy in town? When a lethal player known as Dragonfire makes the leap from the mean streets of K un-Lun to the even meaner streets of NYC, it looks like deep-fried Sabretooth may be on the menu! Featuring vampires, a gangster in steampunk arnor and a murderous crocodile man on the loose, discover Sabretooth s blood-soaked quest to be the Kingpin of the Five Points Underworld! Collecting: Sabretooth: The Dead Don t Talk (2024) 1-5
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