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Everyone has their own version of what happened to the school that day: The survivor, who escaped but is now trapped in a lie. The newspapers, hellbent on turning a tragedy into a spectacle. And the outsider, who claims it never really happened at all… They all want the truth. But who’s ready to face it? As events spiral out of control and conspiracies ignite, the true story is revealed. Piece by shocking piece.

'One of the world's thriller masters' – Daily Mail Zero Day is the explosive first instalment in David Baldacci's thrilling John Puller series, featuring a gifted investigator with an unstoppable drive to find out the truth . . . * * * * * Distinguished as a top investigator in the US...

1. An Inspector Arrives: December in Baker Street, Watson is trying to fill the house with the Christmas Spirit but his plans are soon crushed, when Inspector Lestrade proposes a strange case to Holmes.

December in Baker Street, Watson is trying to fill the house with the Christmas Spirit but his plans are soon crushed, when Inspector Lestrade proposes a strange case to Holmes.

December in Baker Street, Watson is trying to fill the house with the Christmas Spirit but his plans are soon crushed, when Inspector Lestrade proposes a strange case to Holmes.

It is 1910, and the century is full of change. Sir Thomas Pitt, head of Special Branch, has persuaded his son, Daniel, to take on his first case as a newly qualified barrister. Having successfully defended his client and made a lifelong friend, Daniel is summoned to the Old Bailey to assist in the defence of renowned biographer Russell Graves, who is accused of the brutal murder and disfigurement of his wife. When the jury finds him guilty, Graves is sentenced to be hanged in 21 days.

*A Times Best Book of the Year* *An iPaper Best Crime Thriller of the Year* 'Everything I love in a crime novel – passion, interesting and rooted characters and a great story' Ann Cleeves Don't miss this award-winning debut crime thriller set in Sheffield introducing DI Diana Walker: A grizzly...

Gavin is creating a unique 'holiday experience’ - every facility any tourist who hates going abroad will ever want will all be available on a converted North Sea oil rig. To test the facilities he's hosting a reunion for his old school friends. He is so busy showing off that he doesn't notice that another group have invited themselves along - a collection of terrorist mercenaries who are occasionally of more danger to themselves than to the public.

Lenny Henry plays double murderer Frank Watt, who is getting ready to face life on the outside after 30 years in prison. He's looking forward to getting out, but things have changed a lot since the '80s and he's institutionalised. He quite likes his bookish, monklike life inside and the anger he was boiling over with when he went to prison is down to a manageable simmer.

21. The Bearer of God: Holmes, Watson and Lestrade reach a closed off room via the secret corridor. In it somebody is kept against their will. Their identity and reason for imprisonment lead to disturbing findings.

Holmes, Watson and Lestrade reach a closed off room via the secret corridor. In it somebody is kept against their will. Their identity and reason for imprisonment lead to disturbing findings.

Holmes, Watson and Lestrade reach a closed off room via the secret corridor. In it somebody is kept against their will. Their identity and reason for imprisonment lead to disturbing findings.

Other than the bullet lodged less than a centimeter from his heart, former Detroit police officer Alex McKnight thought he had put the nightmare of his partner’s death and his own near-fatal injury behind him. After all, Maximilian Rose, convicted of the crimes has been locked in the state pen for years. But in the small town of Paradise, Michigan, where McKnight has traded his badge for a cozy cabin in the woods, a murderer with Rose’s unmistakable trademarks appears to be back to his killing ways.

A woman's body is discovered in Hyde Park. Wearing only one shoe. Close by, Detective Jack MacIntosh finds a black stiletto, diamante buckle glinting in the morning sun. But it doesn't belong to the victim. Two days later, another young woman is found strangled to death in nearby Green Park. Wearing just one shoe - the matching stiletto. Hidden in the long grass beside the body, the police uncover a low-heeled court shoe. Detective Jack and his team are in a race against time to find the owner of the court shoe before it's too late.