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'Chilling and addictive. . . lingers in the memory long after you put it down' The Herald 'An impressive, assured psychological thriller' The Scotsman A stunning debut novel. Beautifully constructed, it thrums with mystery and tension. A magnificent achievement' NICOLA STURGEON 'I absolutely...

Gwen Kendall spent 10 years in the Navy and used the last four to create a life for herself she could be proud of away from the confines of her overprotective family. Being the only woman in the Kendall clan tended to be a bit overwhelming at times. Chad Schaeffer had been hired on to help restore an old farmhouse for one of the returning Kendall siblings. He’d heard about the trouble the family had encountered and honestly didn’t want to go anywhere near their properties. He had a change of heart when he saw the most recently returned Kendall sibling stepping out of her car.

In accountancy, every debit has a credit. Kevin McAteer, twenty-three, living in London, is about to discover that real life is different. Just qualified as a Chartered Accountant after years of penury and study, he is flying high with a new Bedsit and a new girlfriend, Paula. An audit investigation in Maidenhead leads him into danger, with fraud, people smugglers, murderers, and money laundering.

Los Angeles, die Stadt der Träume: Kathy "Think" Lipinski ist eine brillante Psychotherapeutin. Doch sie hat mit inneren Dämonen zu kämpfen, denn bei ihrem letzten Patienten beging sie einen schweren Fehler. Jetzt arbeitet sie als Bewährungshelferin. Der Job scheint wie für Think gemacht. Denn eine ebenso bahnbrechende wie umstrittene neue Technologie ermöglicht es der Regierung, die Gedanken von Straftätern auf Bewährung zu überwachen. Think kann dadurch die Gedanken ihrer "Schützlinge" in ihrem Kopf hören.

Los Angeles, die Stadt der Träume: Kathy "Think" Lipinski ist eine brillante Psychotherapeutin. Doch sie hat mit inneren Dämonen zu kämpfen, denn bei ihrem letzten Patienten beging sie einen schweren Fehler. Jetzt arbeitet sie als Bewährungshelferin. Der Job scheint wie für Think gemacht. Denn eine ebenso bahnbrechende wie umstrittene neue Technologie ermöglicht es der Regierung, die Gedanken von Straftätern auf Bewährung zu überwachen. Think kann dadurch die Gedanken ihrer "Schützlinge" in ihrem Kopf hören.

The Irish police owe the French Gendarme a favor. When Capitaine Trouvenon requests an Irish policewoman with, amongst other qualifications, big boobs and an ability to shoot, for an undercover job at the Cannes film festival, they select Madeline Curtis (Maddie), a detective sergeant who speaks fluent French and who meets their criteria.

Brendan, a quiet trainee accountant, naively agrees to carry a suitcase for Aftab, his boss, who has invited him to his wedding in India. He is plunged into the strange feudal world of a remote palace in rural India, together with smuggled currency, man-eating tigers, and arranged marriages.

Don DeLillo's extraordinary Libra is a brilliant reimagining of the events and people surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Shots ring out. A president dies. And a nation is plunged into psychosis . . . Concentrating on the lives of Lee Harvey Oswald, some rogue former...