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**In a nail-biting hunt for a missing loved one, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life, and death is all too easily blurred.**
**The fourth Stephens and Mephisto mystery from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series - a must-read for fans of Bryant and May.** **'Mixes cosiness and sharpness in a way that recalls the best of Agatha Christie' *Sunday Express* (on *Smoke and Mirrors* )** **What do a murdered Br
A DAY ON THE WATER A lazy cruise up the Atlantic Coast is all ex-Navy SEAL turned private investigator Will Novak has in mind until thugs ambush him. Novak is kidnapped, drugged, and hauled out of town ... A NIGHT IN THE COUNTRY Taken to a horse farm deep in Virginia, Novak finds himself at the cent
In New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson's second novel in the Truly Devious series, there are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can imagine. No answer is given freely, and someone will pay for the truth with their life. The Truly Devious case?an unsolved kidnapping and triple murde
"A recent abduction becomes an unexpected link to a decades-long spree of unspeakable crimes. Eight-year-old Brooklyn Mercer has gone missing. And as accustomed as FBI agents Eliza Sterling and Brandon Eddison are to such harrowing cases, this one has struck a nerve. It marks the anniversary of the
**Bestselling author Astrid Scholte, returns with a thrilling adventure in which the dead can be revived...for a price.** Seventeen-year-old Tempe was born into a world of water. When the Great Waves destroyed her planet, its people had to learn to survive living on the water, but the ruins of
"This classic whodunit boasts a new cast of characters: a self-centered magician, a compulsive gambler, a sweet cat wrangler and her grandmother, a caring nurse, and a wealthy couple. How are their lives intertwined with a show cat named Abra? In 2009, two Siamese cats performed in Magic Harry's Hoc
"What have the extraordinary cats of millionaire Katherine "Katz" Kendall surfed up now? "Idyllic vacation cabin by a pond stocked with catfish." It's July in Erie, Indiana, and steamy weather fuels the tension between Katz and her fiance, Jake. Katz rents the cabin for a private getaway, though Sia
"When a beautiful professor is accused of being a witch, she retreats to her cabin in the woods. Soon a man dressed like a scarecrow begins to stalk her, and vandals leave pentagrams at her front gate. The town of Erie, Indiana has never known a witch hunt, but after the first accusation, the news s
_The Ravishing of Lol Stein_ is a haunting early novel by the author of _The Lover._ Lol Stein is a beautiful young woman, securely married, settled in a comfortable life--and a voyeur. Returning with her husband and children to the town where, years before, her fiance had abandoned her for another
Dear Diary, Oh, who am I kidding? Dear Life, You're cruel. You're heartless. You're sick. You're really damned twisted. Do you know that? Nope Still doesn't cut it. Dear Fateyeah, that's the one. Dear Fate, What the actual hell? What exactly did I do to deserve the life
### Amazon.com Review _Wit'ch Fire_ grabs you in the first scene, and doesn't let go until the very end. This is the beginning of a new fantasy series--the Banned and the Banished--by first-time author James Clemens, but its sophistication and style are reminiscent of experienced fantasists such a
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L
Sul ciglio di una strada, una donna stringe tra le mani un mazzo di fiori azzurri. Γ il giorno di San Valentino, ma ad attenderla non c'Γ¨ un appuntamento romantico. Γ trascorso un anno esatto dalla morte di suo marito, e quei fiori sono destinati al luogo in cui l'uomo ha perso la vita. Ma quando ar
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*The Planet of Dante's Joy* Join John Carmody of Earth on an unforgettable adventure on the weirdest planet in the galaxy. Just when Carmody had given up understanding this weird world and decided simply to accept whatever happened, it was the Night of Light. All the citizens of Dante's Joy slumber
Invisible aliens invade the bucolic English countryside in Brian W. Aldiss & rsquo;s Nebula Award & ndash;winning science fiction novella, plus nine other stories of the fantastic and the odd A meteor shower in the skies above the rolling English countryside late in the nineteenth century fires the
Β‘CONOZCA A JACK LEVINE! Es el detective privado mΓ‘s divertido y astuto de Nueva York. Es 1947 y ha ido a Hollywood a ayudar a un guionista de cine amigo suyo. CorrecciΓ³n: un guionista de cine amigo suyo muerto. LeVine se ha metido en un caso de asesinato polΓtico protagonizado por Humphrey Bogart,
Β‘CONOZCA A JACK LEVINE! Es el detective privado mΓ‘s divertido y astuto de Nueva York. Es 1947 y ha ido a Hollywood a ayudar a un guionista de cine amigo suyo. CorrecciΓ³n: un guionista de cine amigo suyo muerto. LeVine se ha metido en un caso de asesinato polΓtico protagoniz
'This is not a love story I ever wanted to tell, because I hoped it would just go on and on, and never end. I thought that we'd grow old together. I never wanted it to be a tale.
Two best friends. Ten Christmases. One happy ending. When best friends Alexandra and Lucas share a first kiss on Christmas night their senior year of high school, it feels like the best years of their lives are ahead of them. Then Alex goes off to college, and Lucas stays behind to work at his dad's
### From Publishers Weekly A historical figure already larger than life, Capt. Sir Richard Francis Burton, pursues a legendary and violent Victorian creature, Spring Heeled Jack, at the behest of the prime minister in this convincingly researched debut. Fans of steampunk will be intrigued by the al