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Weird Rules to Follow
By Kim Spencer. 2022
High score
By Destiny Howell. 2022
"We do this my way. No one gets hurt. And if I call it off, it's off. Got it? My…
name's Darius James--but everyone calls me DJ. At my old school, I was the go-to guy for all kinds of tricky problems that needed creative solutions. But at my new school, Ella Fitzgerald Middle, I'm just trying to blend in. Well, I was, anyway, until my best friend, Conor, got himself transferred to the Fitz too. Now Conor owes 100,000 arcade tickets to the biggest bully around--and he only has two weeks to make it happen. Impossible? Not with my head in the game." -- Provided by publisherCreep
By Eireann Corrigan. 2019
"Teenager Olivia Danvers knows that the previous residents at 16 Olcott Place moved out in the middle of the night,…
but nobody really knows why; the new family, the Donahues, have three children including a daughter, Janie, Olivia's age, and the two become close friends--but when the threatening letters start arriving from the "Sentry of Glennon Heights" the two girls realize that the house and town are hiding sinister secrets, which could tear their whole world apart."--Provided by publisherThe missing girl
By Norma Fox Mazer. 2008
A middle-aged man secretly stalks the Herbert family's five sisters, ages eleven to seventeen, as they carry out their everyday…
activities in the small town of Mallory, New York. Then the stranger makes his move, luring Autumn, the youngest girl, into his house. For junior and senior high readers. 2008Better with Butter
By Victoria Piontek. 2021
"Afraid of absolutely everything, 12-year-old Marvel momentarily forgets her anxiety when she rescues a fainting goat named Butter and must…
fight for her new friend when she is told she might have to give Butter up forever." -- Provided by publisherLife Without Me
By Anna Legat. 2015
A darkly and brilliantly funny look at what being a fly on the wall is really like, Life Without Me is Anna…
Legat’s debut novel.Georgie Ibsen is a successful, cynical, fortysomething hotshot lawyer. She runs her life, professional and personal, with precision and clear purpose. She’s just made a breakthrough in a crucial case, her family is growing more independent … things couldn’t be better.Until it all comes to a screeching halt when she’s involved in a hit-and-run and ends up in a coma.Somehow, in her comatose state, Georgie is given unique glimpses into the lives of her nearest and dearest, their most intimate secrets: her boring husband’s intense involvement with a colleague; her son’s lovelorn yearning for his mother’s nurse; her fifteen-year-old daughter’s bad boy boyfriend, who just might be linked to the criminal mastermind involved in her last big case…Throw in a neurotic actress sister, a senile mother with a traumatic past, and a smug subordinate barrister who’s out to ruin her case in her absence…oh, and a sex-god lawyer extraordinaire who’s a deeply troubled soul with a penchant for some unsavoury practices…although Georgie is out of action, life certainly isn’t boring without her!The Family at Number 11: A twisty, nail-biting and unputdownable psychological thriller
By Kathryn Whitfield. 2023
The perfect neighbours. Or your worst nightmare?Penny and Jake live in a beautiful home in a beautiful neighbourhood with their…
beautiful baby boy. It's the perfect life. Except that Penny is desperately lonely and can't shake the feeling that she isn't bonding with her baby like she should be.So when Celia moves in across the street with her husband, Pete, and their gorgeous children, Penny is delighted to have a friend.But things aren't quite what they seem behind closed doors. Because Celia and Pete have a secret. And the truth threatens to devastate everyone around them.A completely gripping and unputdownable psychological suspense that will have you turning the pages long into the night. Perfect for fans of The Family Across the Street, The Woman Next Door and Shari Lapena.The Family at Number 11: A twisty, nail-biting and unputdownable psychological thriller
By Kathryn Whitfield. 2023
The perfect neighbours. Or your worst nightmare?Penny and Jake live in a beautiful home in a beautiful neighbourhood with their…
beautiful baby boy. It's the perfect life. Except that Penny is desperately lonely and can't shake the feeling that she isn't bonding with her baby like she should be.So when Celia moves in across the street with her husband, Pete, and their gorgeous children, Penny is delighted to have a friend.But things aren't quite what they seem behind closed doors. Because Celia and Pete have a secret. And the truth threatens to devastate everyone around them.A completely gripping psychological suspense that will have you listening long into the night. Perfect for fans of The Family Across the Street, The Woman Next Door and Shari Lapena.(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group LtdThe Family at Number 11: A twisty, nail-biting and unputdownable psychological thriller
By Kathryn Whitfield. 2023
The perfect neighbours. Or your worst nightmare?Penny and Jake live in a beautiful home in a beautiful neighbourhood with their…
beautiful baby boy. It's the perfect life. Except that Penny is desperately lonely and can't shake the feeling that she isn't bonding with her baby like she should be.So when Celia moves in across the street with her husband, Pete, and their gorgeous children, Penny is delighted to have a friend.But things aren't quite what they seem behind closed doors. Because Celia and Pete have a secret. And the truth threatens to devastate everyone around them.A completely gripping and unputdownable psychological suspense that will have you turning the pages long into the night. Perfect for fans of The Family Across the Street, The Woman Next Door and Shari Lapena.DISCOVER THE DEBUT THRILLER GETTING INSIDE EVERYONE'S HEAD THIS YEAR'Tense and moving' - HARRIET TYCE, author of Blood Orange'A clever…
and emotionally charged debut' - LESLEY KARA, author of The Rumour'Brilliantly written with plenty of surprises along the way' - T M LOGAN, author of The Holiday'Haunting and compelling . . . it had me immediately gripped' - KAREN HAMILTON, author of The Perfect Girlfriend'It had my head spinning' - LAURA PEARSON, author of Missing Pieces'Instantly gripping . . . a psychological thriller with real heart and depth' LISA BALLANTYNE, author of The Guilty One---------------------------------------------------------Alison feels like she's losing her mind. She is convinced that her ex-husband Jack is following her. She is certain she recognises the strange woman who keeps approaching her at work.She knows she has a good reason to be afraid. But she can't remember why.Then the mention of one name brings a lifetime of memories - and the truth - crashing back...An electric, page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Louise Candlish, Adele Parks and Erin Kelly. ---------------------------------------------------------A thriller you'll want to talk about the moment you've finished it!'A twist that will make you feel like you've been hit by an express train' S Magazine'Clever, impressive and instantly gripping . . . Surprising twists will make your head spin in the build up to a moving yet chilling finale' Daily Express'As soon as you've finished, you'll be dying to start again to try and spot the clues you've missed' Woman's Weekly'So original!' HeatElisabeth's Daughter
By Marianne Fredriksson. 2001
Katarina Elg is young and free. She adores falling in love, but lasting closeness frightens her and she cannot accept…
being tied down. Independence is more precious than anything else. Then she becomes pregnant and decides, surprisingly perhaps, to keep the baby. Her mother, Elisabeth, is supportive, but her lover reacts violently, believing that the pregnancy is no accident. Is violence inherited, Katarina wonders, and if so, can it be inherited among victims as well as perpetrators? These thoughts lead her to approach her mother, and the two women open up to each other as the past is confronted and explored.A Song for the Dark Times: The Brand New Must-Read Rebus Thriller
By Ian Rankin. 2020
From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR…
THE DARK TIMES 'Genius ... Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.'THE TIMES* * * * *'He's gone...'When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect.He wasn't the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective?As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast - and a small town with big secrets - he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn't want to find...PRAISE FOR A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES:'Magnificent ... utterly unputdownable and an immersive pleasure' MARIAN KEYES'This is Rankin at his best, Rebus at his best, storytelling that meets the moment and transcends all genres and expectations'MICHAEL CONNELLY'An outstanding addition to one of the finest bodies of work in crime fiction' MICK HERRON'Rankin remains the king of the castle' THE TIMES'Typically compelling' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Masterly storytelling' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Excellent' LIZ NUGENT'The best that the crime genre can offer' FT'Rankin grows better with time . . . Rebus grows ever more compelling' DAILY MAIL* * * * *PRAISE FOR THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER:'Ian Rankin is a genius'LEE CHILD'A master storyteller'GUARDIAN'Rebus is one of British crime writing's greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse'DAILY MAIL'Great fiction, full stop'THE TIMES'One of Britain's leading novelists in any genre'NEW STATESMAN'Rankin is a phenomenon'SPECTATOR'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best'SCOTSMAN'The king of crime fiction'SUNDAY EXPRESSFathers and children: Introduction by John Bayley (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
By Ivan Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Avril Pyman. 1991
Classic nineteenth-century Russian novel portraying the conflicting points of view of two generations. The protagonist, Bazarov, is a young, radical…
intellectual who tries in vain to convert his aristocratic father and his friend's uncle to his theories of a new social orderFrom the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR…
THE DARK TIMES 'Genius ... Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.'THE TIMES* * * * *'He's gone...'When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect.He wasn't the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective?As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast - and a small town with big secrets - he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn't want to find...PRAISE FOR A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES:'Magnificent ... utterly unputdownable and an immersive pleasure' MARIAN KEYES'This is Rankin at his best, Rebus at his best, storytelling that meets the moment and transcends all genres and expectations' MICHAEL CONNELLY'An outstanding addition to one of the finest bodies of work in crime fiction' MICK HERRON'Rankin remains the king of the castle' THE TIMES'Typically compelling' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Masterly storytelling' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Excellent' LIZ NUGENT'The best that the crime genre can offer' FT'Rankin grows better with time . . . Rebus grows ever more compelling' DAILY MAIL* * * * *PRAISE FOR THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER:'Ian Rankin is a genius'LEE CHILD'A master storyteller'GUARDIAN'Rebus is one of British crime writing's greatest characters: alongside Holmes, Poirot and Morse'DAILY MAIL'Great fiction, full stop'THE TIMES'One of Britain's leading novelists in any genre'NEW STATESMAN'Rankin is a phenomenon'SPECTATOR'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best'SCOTSMAN'The king of crime fiction'SUNDAY EXPRESSAll You Ever Wanted
By Susan Elliot Wright. 2022
'Sinister and compelling' My Weekly'An outstanding thriller with an ending we didn't see coming' BellaYou are inside. With your husband and baby.…
Your life warm and calm and untroubled. I am outside. Alone. Looking in. Watching you. You have all I ever wanted. Now it's time for you to share.'A gripping blend of creepy psychological suspense and powerful domestic drama. Elliot Wright uses her insight into human nature and her storytelling skills to thrilling effect.' T J Emerson, author of The Perfect Holiday 'With her taut writing and immaculate pacing, Susan Elliot Wright has created a dark and sinister tale of toxic family relationships, full of secrets and lies, layered with a perfect example of the smothering isolation felt by so many new mothers. I was utterly gripped from start to finish.' Lisa Hall, author of The Woman in the Woods'Wonderfully tense from the very first page, I ripped through this in a few nights.' Sophie Flynn, author of Keep Them Close'A real page turner. I read it in one sitting, desperate to know whether what any of the characters told me was true, and gripped as it came to its devastating and unpredictable climax.' Penny Hancock, author of The Choice'An unnerving, suspenseful study of what it truly means to mother and build family ties. Susan creates an authentic and compelling picture of the many facets of a woman's inner world. The way she portrays motherhood and the responsibility of care is timely, compassionate and honest. I devoured it!' Amy Heydenrych, author of Chasing Marian'All You Ever Wanted is packed full of menace and danger, and deftly exposes the fragility of family life. Susan Elliot Wright reminds us to be careful what we wish for…' Emma Bamford, author of Deep WaterShe was the most brutal killer of our time. And she may have been my mother...When website columnist Robin Diamond…
is contacted by true crime podcast producer Quentin Garrison, she assumes it's a business matter. It's not. Quentin's podcast, Closure, focuses on a series of murders in the 1970s, committed by teen couple April Cooper and Gabriel LeRoy. It seems that Quentin has reason to believe Robin's own mother may be intimately connected with the killings.Robin thinks Quentin's claim is absurd. But is it? The more she researches the Cooper/LeRoy murders herself, the more disturbed she becomes by what she finds. Living just a few blocks from her, Robin's beloved parents are the one absolute she's always been able to rely upon, especially now amid rising doubts about her husband and frequent threats from internet trolls. Robin knows her mother better than anyone.But then her parents are brutally attacked, and Robin realises she doesn't know the truth at all...The Lip: a novel of the Cornwall tourists seldom see
By Charlie Carroll. 2021
A haunting debut novel of a young woman living on the edge in a Cornwall the tourists never see, struggling…
with the aftermath of family tragedy.'This unsparing debut novel portrays the unromantic side of Cornwall few visitors see and which so many novelists choose to overlook. Charlie Carroll inhabits his damaged heroine completely' Patrick GaleAway from the hotels and holiday lets, there is an unseen side of Cornwall, where the shifting uncertainties of the future breed resentment and mistrust. Melody Janie is hidden. She lives alone in a caravan in Bones Break: a small cliff-top on Cornwall's north coast. She spends her time roaming her territory, spying on passing tourists and ramblers, and remembering. She sees everything and yet remains unseen. However, when a stranger enters her life, she is forced to confront not only him but the terrible tragedies of her past. The Lip is a novel about childhood, isolation and mental health, told in the unique and unforgettable voice of Melody Janie. 'All of this is Bones Break. All of this is mine. I know every inch of it; I know it as intimately as the seagulls. I stand at dead-centre, my feet teetering on the edge of the lip. Below, the thundering tattoo of waves on rock. Wind catches the tips of my hair, lifting them above my ribs: less force than it takes to knock me down; enough to make me right myself with a step to the left, and then another back again. Here on the lip, it is vital to know where my feet are.'(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton LtdThe Gifted School: 'Snapping with tension' Shari Lapena
By Bruce Holsinger. 2019
Ambitious parents, wilful kids, and the pursuit of prestige - no matter the cost... A gripping page-turner, perfect for fans…
of Big Little Lies. 'More than a touch of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies' The ObserverIn the peaceful, privileged community of Crystal, Colorado, a group of close friends are raising their families in harmony. Until one day, news begins to spread that a 'gifted school' will be opening its doors in their town. There are only a few prestigious places, and the competition will be ferocious. As parents and children begin to compete, cracks start to show in this picturesque community. Fault lines appear between friends and siblings, in marriages and careers, as old resentments start to simmer and long-buried secrets threaten to detonate under the pressure...Just how far will these parents go to give their children a good education, and what will be the ultimate price?Praise for The Gifted School . . .font>'Wise and addictive... an incisive inspection of privilege, race and class' NEW YORK TIMES'Snapping with tension, this is a book for our times. It will push a lot of buttons for a lot of people' SHARI LAPENA, AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR 'Like Big Little Lies with standardized testing... a deeply pleasurable read' MEG WOLITZER, AUTHOR OF THE FEMALE PERSUASION'Exposes how easily a mix of good intentions, self-delusions, and minor sins can escalate' THE NEW YORKER'The summer read that predicted the college-admissions scandal' THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'Timely and relevant' OPRAHMAG.COM'A (hilariously) timely book that explores the lengths to which privileged parents will go to get their kids a top education' NEW YORK POST'On the pulse of modern times'MAGIC BOOK CLUB 'If you loved the shananigans of the pushy parents in TV hit Big Little Lies you'll love this scorching novel . . . bitingly dark'PETERBOROUGH TELEGRAPH'Relevant and relatable'I PAPERThe Chain: The Award-Winning Suspense Thriller of the Year
By Adrian McKinty. 2019
THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR CHILD BACK IS TO KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD'A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the…
hype' GUARDIAN'A heart-stopping roller coaster' DAILY MAIL* * * * *YOUR PHONE RINGS.A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD.TO FREE THEM YOU MUST ABDUCT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD.YOUR CHILD WILL BE RELEASED WHEN YOUR VICTIM'S PARENTS KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD.IF ANY OF THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN:YOUR CHILD WILL BE KILLED.VICTIM. SURVIVOR. ABDUCTOR. CRIMINAL.YOU WILL BECOME EACH ONE. YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE CHAIN * * * * *THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING THRILLERWinner: Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the YearWinner: Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Fiction Winner: International Thriller Writers Awards - Best Hardcover Winner: Macavity Awards - Best International Crime Fiction Winner: Barry Award - Thriller of the Year*****'A heart-stopping roller coaster'DAILY MAIL'The book everyone is talking about'MIRROR'Scary, plausible, gripping.'IAN RANKIN'You'll miss meals, sleep, and your stop on the bus - guaranteed.'VAL McDERMID'I writhed with the pain of withdrawal when I finished it. Deserves to be the popular hit of the year.'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Incredibly propulsive and original. You won't shake it for a long time.'STEPHEN KING'A masterpiece. You will never be able to forget it.'DON WINSLOW'A unique and unforgettable thriller. Breath-taking, breakneck, brilliant.'MARK BILLINGHAM'Striking, memorable, should be savoured.'TANA FRENCH'Explosively brilliant. Genuinely unputdownable. Terribly plausible'OBSERVER'I may not read a better thriller in my lifetime.'STEVE CAVANAGH 'An electrifying thriller - one of the very best of its kind'FIONA CUMMINS'What a fantastic idea and perfectly written. I'm quite jealous.'ANTHONY HOROWITZ'Terrifying. Terrific.'MICK HERRON'THE CHAIN does for parenting what Gone Girl did for marriage. A must-read thriller.'JAMES SWALLOW'Diabolical, unnerving, relentless.'DENNIS LEHANE'Utterly brilliant'ELLY GRIFFITHSA 'THRILLER OF THE YEAR' SELECTION FOR:GUARDIANDAILY TELEGRAPHAMAZONEXPRESSOBSERVERTIME MAGAZINEOn My Life: the gripping fast-paced thriller with a killer twist
By Angela Clarke. 2019
When a pregnant woman is imprisoned on suspicion of murder, she must fight to prove her innocence from behind bars…
or her baby may be given away to whoever framed her...Framed. Imprisoned. Pregnant. It's her worst nightmare...Jenna Burns thought she had the perfect life: a loving fiancé, a great job, a beautiful home. Then she returns home one day to find her stepdaughter murdered; her partner missing.And the police think it was her...Jenna knows she's been framed. But how can she prove it from behind bars? And then she finds out she is pregnant. It's not only her life at stake. Surrounded by prisoners who'd hurt her if they knew what she's accused of; aware that someone outside hates her enough to kill; Jenna will do whatever it takes to clear her name, save her baby, and find out the truth. But can she do it in time? (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited