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Me: I've just turned forty. My ex dumped me a year ago - and I'm still not over him.Her: My best friend Maddie has everything I've ever wanted. A successful, handsome husband. A designer riverside home. A cleaner. A gardener. A luxury kitchen that cost three times my salary. And Joe, their sixteen-year-old son.Him: Joe, my strapping, sweet-natured godson, says I'm like his second mum. Sometimes I think I'm closer to him than his real mum.Then, late one night, there's a hammering at the door. It's Joe. Visibly upset and angry. He rushes past me before I even get the chance to invite him inside.What he tells me - and what happens next will destroy EVERYTHING.AN EXHILARATING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE WITH TWISTS THAT WILL MAKE YOU GASP.This shocking story of family secrets and lies is perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Patricia MacDonald, Shalini Boland, T.M. Logan and Clare Mackintosh.

A TOTALLY GRIPPING BRITISH CRIME MYSTERY FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR JANICE FROST.It begins as a Halloween prank. It ends in cold-blooded murder.Halloween. One of the busiest nights of the year for Lincolnshire police. Special Constable Jane Bell is called out to reports of someone in a Dracula mask terrorising the residents of a nearby estate with a replica knife. She races to the scene - but the man in the mask flees into the night.The next morning, Detective Steph Warwick turns up on Jane's doorstep. There's been a murder. Dracula went on to attack two women, retired schoolteacher Susan Gedney and her daughter Gina. Susan died at the scene, Gina survived. The knife turned out to be all too real.Then another young woman disappears from the picturesque village where Susan and Gina lived. She was last seen out on a country walk - but she never returned.Three woman targeted from the same small village. This is no coincidence.Detectives Steph and Jane are faced with the most baffling case of their careers.This unputdownable mystery full of twists is the perfect read for fans of Angela Marsons, Helen H. Durrant, Rachel McLean and Michael Hambling.

MEET DETECTIVE KATE HAMBLIN IN THIS BESTSELLING SERIES FROM A FORMER POLICE OFFICER.A peaceful summer holiday on the Pembrokeshire coast ends in cold-blooded murder.Detective Kate and her husband Hayden are enjoying an idyllic summer in Pembrokeshire. They are taking a break to recharge their batteries and work on their marriage.But a series of seemingly random incidents destroys their rural haven.One night, someone tries to break into their cottage.Two days later, a charred body is discovered in a burned-out caravan. Next to the blackened shell, the police find a scrap of paper - with Kate's name and address on it.Then Kate is approached by a team of detectives. They have a mission for her - and her husband can know nothing about it.It all leads back to a stash of stolen jewels in a ruined abbey on the Somerset Levels.Kate and Hayden's peaceful summer break has suddenly become a nightmare. Can their marriage survive . . . ?DISCOVER AN ADDICTIVE CRIME THRILLER FULL OF TWISTS YOU WON'T WANT TO PUT DOWN.Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Joy Ellis, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons and Helen H. Durrant.

MEET DETECTIVE HEDLEY SHARPE IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW CRIME SERIES FULL OF STUNNING TWISTS.A brand-new mystery from #1 bestselling author Helen H. Durrant that will have you gripped from start to explosive finish.Day 1. Chloe Todd believes her baby daughter is sleeping peacefully in her pram in the back garden. She lifts away the blanket to check on her - and gasps in shock.Chloe's neighbour calls the police. But all is not as it seems . . .Day 2. Superintendent Hedley Sharpe is called to a murder scene in the city centre. A body is discovered in a cellar beneath an empty shop. A single shot to the head. The victim has been dead at least a year.Day 3. A second body is found in the cellar next door. Again a single bullet wound in the head. But this time the body is fresh.Hedley Sharpe doesn't believe in coincidence. The two murders must be linked. Then he uncovers a connection to young mother Chloe Todd - and the case takes an extraordinary twist.Hedley's investigations will unearth a series of dark secrets. Secrets that reach back into his own troubled past.Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, Joy Ellis, J.D. Kirk, Rachel Abbott, Elly Griffiths or J.M. Dalgliesh.

A GRIPPING STANDALONE NOVELLA FROM MULTI-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR JOY ELLIS. Detective Sam Helsdown waits anxiously at the airport. He's excited and more than a little nervous to be picking up his daughter. It's the first time he's seen ten-year-old Zoe in two years. Flight BA631 from Athens lands and soon people begin trickling through Arrivals. A blonde-haired girl races towards him and throws herself into his arms crying, 'Daddy!'. Sam hugs her tightly. But then he looks down at her properly - and an icy horror grips him.The next day, the phone rings. The voice is urgent. 'Help will come. Until then, guard her with your life.' It's Julia, his ex. Ruthless criminals are closing in and Sam will do whatever it takes to keep this girl safe. This utterly gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of L.J. Ross, J.D. Kirk, Elly Griffiths, Rachel McLean or Ann Cleeves. Please note that this is a novella, not a full-length book.

Today a new secretary started at work and I don't trust her. Her eyes follow my every move. I feel a chill whenever she's near. She wants to take everything that's mine. But maybe I'm tougher than she thinks.

THE ONE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU NEED TO READ THIS YEAR.My husband and I are desperate for a baby. So I stole one.All my adult life, I've longed for a baby. We tried IVF. We tried everything. Now we're waiting to adopt. We have a beautiful home and all the love in the world to give a child. But we're told it will take years.Then one day, at Rocky Point Beach, one thing leads to another. I make a split-second decision - and I come home with a baby. His name is Liam. He has tiny red bow lips and the chubbiest cheeks. He's gorgeous. I call him Jonah.Now what happens when my husband gets home?AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE, NAIL-BITING TENSION AND THE BIGGEST TWIST YOU'LL READ THIS YEAR.

DISCOVER THE LATEST EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT CRIME THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR D.E. WHITE.Detective Dove Milson is on the final stretch of a long drive back from Cornwall. She's tuning the radio when her fiancé swears next to her. She follows his gaze up to the bridge spanning the motorway.Something is falling from the bridge.Someone is falling.No, not one person.Three people plunge to the tarmac below. Two women and a man.Dove is immediately caught up in the investigation into this horrifying event. But what led three people with no apparent connection to jump together?Was it a suicide pact?An accident?Murder?Now Dove must find out what happened - before anyone else is pushed over the edge.This electrifying crime thriller set on the south coast of England is perfect for fans of Cara Hunter, Emmy Ellis, Robert Bryndza, Rachel Lynch, Helen H. Durrant and Angela Marsons.

Detective Jack is called out to a body on the South Bank. The victim is badly bruised and broken. That makes three. Jack uncovers a connection between kidnapped Katie Spearing and the three victims. Now it's a desperate race against time.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling has a summer job cooking at a prestigious Oxford college. But she's not expecting murder on the menu.Maurice Raines, womanising taxidermy society president, is found with a knife in his neck in the dining hall.Everyone is in classes at the time of his death. So, frustratingly, it seems they all have an alibi.The suspects include Maurice's wife - and his lover.The police need Jenny's help to solve this perplexing case. But can Jenny keep her focus, with a budding romance of her own simmering nicely?This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.Please note this book was first published as Deadly Stuff under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling has her dream job cooking for Lord and Lady Avonsleigh in a genuine castle.But the dream is about to curdle. One of the castle's treasures, a fabulously jewelled dagger, is used to murder a staff member. The victim is found stabbed through the heart in the conservatory.Lady Avonsleigh insists that Jenny help the police find the murderer.But how can Jenny solve this case when the murder was committed in front of several reliable witnesses, none of whom saw a thing?This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.Please note this book was first published as An Invisible Murder under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers. Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth. Jenny Starling is doing the catering for the village cricket match. But she's not expecting one of the players to come to a sticky end. Everyone from the village has turned out to watch the match, which marks the club's centenary. The next man up to bat, Tristan Jones, is nowhere to be found. He is discovered behind the pavilion, murdered by a blow to the back of the head with an old cricket bat. The handsome twenty-something stockbroker had a reputation as a Lothario, with an appetite for married women. Did a scorned woman or a cuckolded husband kill him? He's annoyed other people too. He took big risks with other people's money and lost their lifesavings. Soon another body turns up and Jenny Starling is going to need all her cunning to crack this complex case.This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley. Please note this book was first published as Just Not Cricket under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is working for a wealthy businessman on a luxury paddle steamer. All she has to do is cook for his small number of guests. But things quickly turn sour.She discovers the body of one of the passengers in the store cupboard. Who wanted him dead and why?Jenny will have to ignore many red herrings and follow the clues to get to the bottom of a complex and intriguing murder mystery.Is Jenny up the creek without a paddle?This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.Please note this book was first published as Dying for a Cruise under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is working at picturesque Spindlewood Inn in the Cotswolds for the weekend. It's hosting a Regency Extravaganza, involving historical costume, amateur dramatics and food. A recipe for murder?Leading actress and reputed man-eater Rachel Norman portrays a doomed noblewoman. But when she turns up actually drowned in the pond, there's suddenly a murder to investigate.There's been plenty of trouble at the idyllic country inn. The performers weren't a happy troupe, and Jenny discovers a simmering romantic tension.Who wanted Rachel dead and why? Has Jenny Starling bitten off more than she can chew this time?This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is spending Christmas in a snowed-in Cotswolds country house cooking all the traditional food she loves. But the family she's working for are not full of the seasonal spirit. In fact, they seem to hate each other.On Christmas Eve, someone is found dead on the kitchen table. And the head of the family is blaming Jenny!But with an incompetent detective called in, and seemingly no motive for the murder, Jenny will have to put aside the brandy butter and give the police a hand.Jenny will stop at nothing to clear her name and find the real killer.This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.Please note this book was first published as A Fatal Fall of Snow under Faith Martin's pen name JOYCE CATO.

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling is catering the twenty-first birthday party of upper-class twins, Alicia and Justin.Jenny arrives at their parents' stunning country house and is immediately met by the police. A young man has drowned in the pond. Was it an accident . . . or murder?But the birthday party must go ahead. Just after midnight, everyone gathers for a champagne toast - and one of the guests falls down dead. Everyone at the party becomes a suspect - and the police are completely baffled.When someone adds an extra ingredient of poison to Jenny's precious recipes, she will stop at nothing to find the culprit.Jenny Starling must unmask a ruthless killer before more party guests die.INCLUDES A BRILLIANT BONUS SHORT STORY THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.This delightful cozy mystery series is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, L.J. Ross, Richard Osman, the Rev Richard Coles, Janice Hallett, Fiona Leitch and Veronica Heley.

A NEWLY-DISCOVERED NOVEL FROM MULTI-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR JOY ELLIS'S ARCHIVES. NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED!THREE NICE PEOPLE. THREE TERRIBLE CRIMES. WHAT MADE THEM DO THESE AWFUL THINGS?It's the night shift worker who finds them. Huddled in a hospital store cupboard is elderly Edith Higgins. Knifed to death. Sitting behind her is Staff Nurse Lily Frampton, a scalpel clasped in her blood-soaked hand.No one can understand why this kind-hearted, dedicated nurse would brutally murder a frail patient she's spent months caring for.That same day, mild-mannered schoolteacher Rod Black is found surrounded by the battered bodies of his pupils. Why would a well-respected teacher beat five schoolboys to death?Then a third shocking - and equally inexplicable - incident takes place in a London homeless shelter.What could turn three honest, upright citizens into cold-blooded killers?Once again, DCI Bob Foreman calls on Ellie McEwan for help. Can Ellie use her extraordinary psychic gift to uncover the truth?But will that make Ellie the killer's next target?DISCOVER A TOTALLY ENTHRALLING CRIME THRILLER.This utterly gripping crime thriller is perfect for fans of L.J. Ross, J.D. Kirk, Elly Griffiths, Susan Hill, Kate Ellis or Ann Cleeves.

Some people would kill for a good match.In her 30 years as Temple Hill's most renowned matchmaker, Sarla thought she'd seen it all. Blissful unions, marriages of convenience, Mr and Mrs Good Enough. Not to mention the bitter unfortunates who never made it down the aisle.She's received as many threats as thank-yous along the way. Surely no one would actually harm her.A series of threatening notes, sent in blood-red envelopes, suggest otherwise.Then the body of a woman is found at Sarla's office, sprawled on her stomach next to a heavy bronze statue of the Nataraja - the god of dance. Who was the intended victim?Sarla turns to Radhi, Temple Hill's resident amateur sleuth, for help.But in the marriage game, everyone has their secrets. And as Radhi quickly learns, some are more deadly than others.Jealous rivals. Jilted lovers. Jaded rejects. But who among them would be angry enough to commit murder?

**MEETI SHROFF-SHAH WAS LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER IN 2022!**Radhi returns home to Mumbai to lick her wounds after a failed relationship and a bout of writer's block, but she soon gets caught up in the tangled mystery surrounding the death of her best friend's father.Among the rarefied circles of Mumbai's posh Temple Hill, there is nothing more tragic than loss of face - not even loss of life.Radhi's pregnant best friend Sanjana's father is found dead in his study. Everyone says it's suicide. And yet, just hours before, he was telling Sanjana that he couldn't wait to hold his grandchild in his arms.Something feels off to Radhi. Her suspicions are further raised by the surly cook and timid young maid's odd behaviour.And who did the second cup of tea on his desk belong to?Radhi is determined to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs beneath the diamond-studded prayer meetings and the lavishly catered 'pure-veg' brunches, the faster she finds herself drawn into a web of festering grievances, hidden agendas and long-buried secrets.As the intense Indian summer draws to an end and the monsoon sets in, Radhi risks everything to find out the truth.A FABULOUSLY ENGROSSING AND ATMOSPHERIC CRIME MYSTERY THAT WILL TRANSPORT YOU STRAIGHT TO MUMBAI.Fans of Faith Martin, Richard Osman, Victoria Dowd, Vaseem Khan, Ian Moore, Louise Penny, Shamini Flint and Agatha Christie will devour this brilliant, atmospheric murder mystery.

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . .Mike Nash's son, 14-year-old Daniel, is walking the dog across the fields when he hears the sound of gunshots. He calls his dad, who races to the scene. There are four bodies buried beneath a rockfall in an abandoned lead mine, but there's no sign of the shooter.Meanwhile, Nash's team investigates the murders of three criminals, part of a group known as the Country House Bandits. Four were due to be released from prison and expected to come home to substantial rewards for their silence.But the first man is stabbed to death in his cell. The second is killed three days after his release. And the third is attacked on his way home.The fourth man disappears without a trace.What links the lead mine murders to the slaying of the Country House Bandits? And where is the fourth man?With the body count rising, Nash and his team are pushed to the limit to find a ruthless killer.

Nick Shannon is on bail. Can he stay out of trouble long enough to avoid prison for the second time?A corpse magnet. That's what they call Nick. Wherever he goes, a dead body isn't far behind.But he's not expecting any casualties in his latest case. Nick is on his way to Fairstead Hospital to meet his new client, Alan Cooper, CEO of the private establishment.Nick's been hired to carry out an independent review of the business. He immediately discovers one of the staff members is running a profitable scam.Time to break the bad news to Cooper.But Cooper isn't available for a meeting right now. He's lying on the floor of his office with a syringe in his right hand and five empty ones on the floor beside him. Blood is trickling from his head, his lips and fingers are tinged blue.The only thing that can save him is a shot of medicine that rapidly reverses an overdose. But the hospital pharmacy is out of stock . . .Nick curses. The corpse magnet strikes again.Who killed poor Cooper? And more importantly, why? Nick makes it his mission to find out.

Discover the most gripping thriller of 2024.EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SUSPENSE WITH ONE TWIST AFTER ANOTHER.Mary's in the shower after a long day's work when the lights go out. Her phone screen flashes in the dark. The text is from an unknown number:'You're not alone in this room.'When she wakes up, her head is pounding and there's a churning in the pit of her stomach. She's lying naked on the cold hard floor of a room she's never seen before. The door is locked.There's a deep cut across her thigh. The key to the door has been sewn into her leg. It's the only way out of this room.Detective April Fisher must race against time to catch a killer in a sick game of cat and mouse.This brand-new, electrifying crime thriller packed with twist after shocking twist is perfect for fans of Charlie Gallagher, Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, D.S. Butler or Mark Billingham.

The newly-discovered novel from multi-million-selling author Joy Ellis. Never before published!Flower shop owner Ellie McEwan is driving home late one frosty November night when a shadowy figure leaps into the road out of nowhere. Ellie swerves to avoid him - and slams head-on into the crash barrier.Days later, Ellie wakes up in hospital - and notices there's something different. Everyone she looks at - the doctor, the nurse, her friend Carole - is surrounded by a coloured aura. Her near-death experience seems to have given her a new ability.And now Ellie must use her new-found gift to catch a killer.The battered body of a young woman is found in the grounds of a local hotel. She's the third woman to be murdered in this sleepy Surrey village, her hands crushed and mutilated. Just like the other two.Each of the women was a skilled professional - a musician, a doctor and an artist. Apart from that, they appear to have nothing in common.And now the police's one lead - a key witness - is missing.Although sceptical, a desperate DCI Bob Foreman calls on Ellie for help. But Ellie's involvement in the investigation will throw her into the path of a brutal killer . . .

Determined to do her bit for the war effort, Yorkshire lass Evie Sinclair leaves home to become a Gunner Girl. She meets fellow recruits Lily and Gloria and they become firm friends who support each other through love and loss.

I've struggled to build a good life for me and my son. But one moment will destroy everything.I hear my son cry out. I rush, half-dressed, to the window and see two men marching up my driveway. They knock my son to the ground. They want the keys to my car.I phone my husband. 'Susannah,' Lance says in a voice I don't recognise. 'Hand them the keys. Do not call the police.'It brings back the wild panic I experienced all those years ago when I discovered I was pregnant after an intense holiday romance. I couldn't tell the father. And I struggled as a single mother.But when Lance suggested we move in with him and I could finally give my son a proper loving home it was the happiest day of my life.But our life was built on lies. Not just about money. Everything.AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF DOMESTIC SUSPENSE AND NAIL-BITING TENSION WITH A SHATTERING FINAL TWIST.Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Valerie Keogh, Patricia MacDonald, T.M. Logan and Clare Mackintosh.

A HEARTWARMING AND HEART-WRENCHING SAGA SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR BILL KITSON.From humble origins, the Cowgill family have bettered their lot. Through love and loss, hope and heartbreak, they work hard and face their troubles together, no matter what life throws at them.Yorkshire, 1959.Memories of the war are finally fading and a new era is beginning. But for the Cowgill family there are fresh challenges to face and new battles to be fought.Reminiscing over times gone by at Number 1 Byland Crescent, Jenny Cowgill takes a break from her baking to sit and enjoy the long-awaited postcard from Spain from her son, Andrew.But she is soon disturbed by a knock at the door. The policeman says a member of the Cowgill family has suffered a serious accident in London and her husband Mark must go at once. It's Mark's estranged sister Lizzie.Lizzie's accident leaves her with life-changing injuries. Her career is over. Now perhaps she will finally come home to reconcile with the family in Scarborough?After all, her father Sonny is soon turning ninety and a grand celebration with all the family is planned. And young Andrew is about to return from his travels in Spain. He has quite the surprise in store . . .Discover the trials and tribulations of a Yorkshire family through the decades.Readers of Sheila Riley, Pam Howes, Lizzie Lane, Tania Crosse, Dilly Court, Dinah Jeffries, Suzanne Goldring and all fans of Downton Abbey and The Forsyte Saga will devour this touching saga series.

Jennifer and her family are starting their new life in a small village in Brittany. The views are stunning, the locals are mostly friendly, and the bread is amazing. But life in France still has its perils . . .It's their first family Christmas in the village of Louennec and Jennifer decides to throw a Christmas party for some of the other expats. The wine is flowing and her new friend Pippa's homemade biscuits are going down a treat. But before they can get started organising this year's Christmas panto, they realise estate agent Adam is missing . . .They are horrified to find him sprawled face down in the fish pond.Adam's death shakes the whole community. All the Brits in the area bought their houses from him. Who would want to hurt him?The French police are making slow progress. So Jennifer and Pippa start doing some digging. But can they solve the mystery before the killer strikes again?

People feared him. They respected him. But most of all, they obeyed him. And now he's gone.Danielle Lewis has just inherited the top spot in the Lewis crime family, following her uncle Ged's death.The reluctant heiress has no interest in fighting for territory with the rival Flynns.And she certainly has no interest in finding the ¿5 million stash of cocaine that Ged brought down from the north just before his death.All she wants is to be left alone to take care of Ged's orphaned infant daughter.But Ged's death has left a hole at the top of the Dublin crime world. The alliance between the Lewises and the Flynns is on shakier ground than ever.Danielle doesn't want to be boss. But if she doesn't step up, someone far worse will.Fans of Kerry Kaya, Kimberley Chambers, Emmy Ellis, Emma Tallon, Caz Finlay and Martina Cole, get ready for the explosive new novel in this brilliant gangland crime series packed with twists, turns and deceit.

From bestselling author Anya Mora, a deliciously dark, twisty and utterly gripping new novel about the dangers of obsession.We were sent to Glennmare Academy. An elite boarding school on a windswept island off the coast of Seattle where the unruly daughters of affluent East Coast families are exiled.Kitty, Bernie, Coretta, Diane, Jolie. We're more like sisters than roommates. Even if Kitty is gone.At Glennmare, each bed is filled with a teenage girl who wears ribbons in her hair, a nod to innocence we lost long ago. When we were sent out into the world, away from home, to fend to for ourselves.If we start telling the truth about what happened that night we might just break down. What could we say about our twenty-five-year-old teacher who quotes obscure poetry and works in the stables, but who understands each of us so perfectly?We are teenage girls with the belief in a power other people don't understand. The power of hands held tight and secrets whispered in the dead of night.But why isn't she back yet? Kitty should be back by now, shouldn't she?Perfect for fans of The Secret History and books by Monica Murphy, Keri Lake, Vera Kurian and Roxy Sloane.

Newly promoted DCI Jemima Huxley faces her most challenging case yet in this fast-paced crime thriller from a bestselling author.Detective Jemima Huxley is called out to a gruesome scene in an isolated rural valley town.In Rhymney Valley, an area long-since left behind after the closure of the mines, two men have been bound and hanged from a strange old iron structure.From the decomposition, it's clear the bodies have been here some time. Birds have pecked the men's faces to ribbons. They both have something carved onto their foreheads - but in their current state, it's impossible to work out what.Jemima sets up a task force in the nearest station, but there are soon rising tensions between local police and these big-city detectives. The old guard have never encountered a woman in charge before. For Jemima's team, it's like stepping back in time.Then Jemima hears about a spate of unexplained deaths among young people in the area. Could it be connected to these grisly murders?Whatever is going on out in these valleys is darker than anything Detective Jemima Huxley has ever seen. It will take everything she's got to crack this case - before any more young lives are lost.