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In the second Rick Robichaud adventure, Rick finds himself in the eye of a storm of events that plays out in Digby County, Nova Scotia; in board rooms in Russia and situation rooms at NATO; and in piracy on the high seas.

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2021***A coming-of-age, historical thriller set in pre-war Germany and France in which a feckless amateur historian must find his courage to carry out a near-impossible quest ordered by SS leader Heinrich Himmler. Tasked with an ominous and impossible assignment - to locate the Holy Grail and bring it back for the glory of Nazi Germany - idler Otto Eckhart must use all his ingenuity to defeat his private demons and the dark power of the Third Reich. And will it all end happily with the bold and beautiful woman who becomes embroiled in his quest?Reviews'The 39 Steps meets PG Wodehouse.' Sarah Neary, Room of Joy'I loved this extremely funny novel. Clever, gripping and sweetly romantic too.' Jasper Rees, Author'Reading this is like sinking into a hot bath... evocative, funny, poignant.' Robert Wade screenwriter, Casino Royale, Skyfall, No Time to Die 'Edworthy's characters are alive, his locations beautifully sketched. Otto Eckhart's Ordeal is warm, witty and page-turningly good - highly recommended.' Award-winning author Isabel Ashdown

As an unexploded World War 2 bomb is discovered, a strange a figure appears on the evening train from London to Nottingham and the carriage is transformed to the 1940s.Though easily dismissed as the foolish stories of overworked imaginations, he keeps appearing and the city is gripped by fear. Is he a ghost? A predator?Local journalist, Arlene Bates demands action from the police and, with an uncomfortable reputation for "peculiar" cases, a reluctant DCI Jenner is assigned to investigate.Then the direst predictions are confirmed when Karen Renshaw is viciously attacked on the train, remaining in a coma while the strange figure cannot be found. As Jenner probes Karen's background, old mysteries are opened up and the web of suspicion widens. Is this a lone attack or the first of many?Events in the past and present come together. Time is running out as a fearful deadline approaches.

May 1941. One of the senior choristers of St Paul's Cathedral choir, Dr Edwin Roberts, is found beaten to death in the crypt of the Cathedral. Coburg and Lampson are called in to investigate. When they get there, Coburg is pleasantly surprised to be greeted there by Arthur Waterson, an old Etonian friend, now sporting a dog collar. Waterson believes that there may be a connection between the very precious books that are housed in the crypt and Dr Roberts' work at Bletchley Park. As Coburg and Lampson work to solve a very puzzling case, it becomes clear that there is more to the brutal murder than they first suspected .

Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this sci-fi ode to the cozy mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detectiveA mind is a terrible thing to erase...Welcome to the HMS Fairweather, Her Majesty's most luxurious interstellar passenger liner! Room and board are included, new bodies are graciously provided upon request, and should you desire a rest between lifetimes, your mind shall be most carefully preserved in glass in the Library, shielded from every danger.Near the topmost deck of an interstellar generation ship, Dorothy Gentleman wakes up in a body that isn't hers-just as someone else is found murdered. As one of the ship's detectives, Dorothy usually delights in unraveling the schemes on board the Fairweather, but when she finds that someone is not only killing bodies but purposefully deleting minds from the Library, she realizes something even more sinister is afoot.Dorothy suspects her misfortune is partly the fault of her feckless nephew Ruthie who, despite his brilliance as a programmer, leaves chaos in his cheerful wake. Or perhaps the sultry yarn store proprietor-and ex-girlfriend of the body Dorothy is currently inhabiting-knows more than she's letting on. Whatever it is, Dorothy intends to solve this case. Because someone has done the impossible and found a way to make murder on the Fairweather a very permanent state indeed. A mastermind may be at work-and if so, they've had three hundred years to perfect their schemes...Told through Dorothy's delightfully shrewd POV, this novella is an ode to the cozy mystery taken to the stars with a fresh new sci-fi take. Perfect for fans of the plot-twisty narratives of Dorothy Sayers and Ann Leckie, this well-paced story will leave readers captivated and hungry for the series's next installment.

Some things are worse than death... or high school. Fourteen-year-old Xenia Findlay survived the crash that claimed her parents and her best friend Bethany. Moving to Porter Valley to live with her great aunt should have been the perfect opportunity to heal. Instead of the peace and quiet she so desperately needs, she's plagued by terrible headaches... and hallucinatory visits from her dead friend.Worse, the students of Porter Valley High are disappearing. As, one by one, the missing students join Bethany in Xenia's visions she begins to suspect that what she sees is real. If that's true, then everything she thought she knew-about the world, about death, and about herself-is wrong. Magic is real. Ghosts exist. And a monster lurks in the shadows of her idyllic new home.The bodies are piling up and it won't be long before the ghastly force preying upon Porter Valley turns its eyes upon her. If Xenia can unlock the power she's discovered, she might just save herself, her town... and her very soul.A thrilling new Urban Fantasy sure to please fans of Seanan McGuire, Faith Hunter and Jim Butcher.Magical Girl Blues is Book 2 in The Clandestine Series.

"Natalie March is a successful doctor enjoying a busy life in Washington DC. She always thought that her maternal grandparents perished in the gulag, Stalin's notorious network of labor camps. But when a young Russian dancer comes to her office claiming to be her cousin, Natalie must face a surprising truth: her grandmother, Katarina Melnikova, is still very much alive. Natalie eagerly travels to Siberia to meet her, only to be drawn into a web of mystery, intrigue, and danger that will push her to the limits of her endurance.--"--Provided by publisher.

A tense piece of Afro-British noir set against the spiralling inequalities of early twenty first century London. For fans of Walter Mosely, a novel which explores themes of history and evil through a distinctly British, but equally critical lens.

A romantic thriller which follows its protagonist from his teens into adulthood and is set against a backdrop of recent historical events. The main theme that permeates throughout is the lasting impact of trauma, demonstrating a range of human vulnerabilities: love, loss, loyalty, betrayal, and survival.

A cosy crime mystery series set in the villages of Staffordshire. The second book in this crime series.

A prisoner of the Kremlin and of a failed exchange several years ago, Royal is losing hope of ever being free again-particularly when the firing squad date is already set for his execution. He has exhausted all avenues of escape. Now it seems to be the end of the line ...¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Janna has been through way-too-much pain and anguish recently, and yet somehow she can't walk away from helping Royal, even though he'd walked away from her a long time ago. Maybe because she has nothing left to care about, this would be her last gift to give-if someone can just get to Royal in time.Time is against them. Conditions are against them. Enemies are against them. Can they fight the odds, and, in the process, save themselves?

Being undercover...may put their hearts in danger!Perfect for fans of:¿Romance in uniform¿ Fake dating¿ Workplace romance-

RUTHLESS AMBITIONHugh Ventham MP, tipped for high office, can't shake off the mental image of a sordid party he attended many years ago. Any one of the people there could derail his career if they talk about it. So he must eliminate them all.A COMPROMISING PHOTOBut someone took a photo. And one of the attendees will stop at nothing to ensure it is never discovered. If they fail, they will face ruin.A BAFFLED POLICE FORCEAs the murders mount up, Mexton CID struggle to see the connection between them. Are they random killings or is there a link? If so, who would want to kill such a disparate group of people? And who is the mysterious figure in the background with their own lethal agenda?With police resources stretched to breaking point, DC Mel Cotton and her team face deadly challenges as they hunt for the killer. And when the mysterious figure strikes, will she get out alive?

A historical thriller