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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 glamorous French weddingIt's set to be one of the society weddings of the year, but thriller-fan Hetty Jones is feeling out of her depth. She's already picking up on family tension between her boyfriend Davey and his twin sisters Ailsa and Juliette, which can't just be put down to pre-wedding nerves. Hetty feels out of place in this company; Davey's family are rich and well-educated, while she grew up on a council estate. Davey's cousin Isabelle is to marry Jean-Jacques, a French right-wing politician, in the family chateau.A fairy tale eventAilsa is hesitant about coming back to France. Eight years ago, something happened that nearly destroyed the family. But that was dealt with, wasn't it? Hetty has secrets of her own that she doesn't want known. Ailsa is drawn back into the past. What, exactly, did happen? The expensive wedding is everything it should be, until the groom is taken ill. The revellers carry on, but something is seriously wrong.Then things start to unravel Relationships begin to fracture and secrets from the past surface - with murderous results... Who is telling the truth? Who is out for revenge?

Single-mum Roz compares herself to everyone else, from her sister to friends to people on social media, and feels she's missing out. She wants what they've got - a husband, a father for her daughter, and respect.When she meets Daniel, Roz thinks her dreams are possible, until he dies suddenly and tragically. Devastated by grief and loneliness, she rushes headlong into a relationship with Mark, a widower she meets in an online support group.Yet as Mark's behaviour becomes more controlling and manipulative, Roz realises he isn't the man of her dreams. He is hiding a jaw-dropping secret that spells danger for Roz and her daughter...

Abergarry, Scotland 1998 The art world is shaken by the brutal and very public murder of a dealer, who'd unknowingly sold a forged painting. By contrast, the death of a woman strangled in her own home, in the same year, barely causes a ripple and remains unsolved. 2019An acquaintance of the murdered woman is spotted near the crime scene, years after being declared dead himself. The woman's daughter, Hazel Douglas suspects him of being involved in her mother's murder. She engages local PI team Maddy Clifford and Paul Mackenzie to reopen the case. Then a third murder seems to close the circle, with Hazel at its centre. With the focus now on her, Hazel places her life and her freedom in the hands of a trusted friend, but as the investigation takes a sinister turn, she realises she can't trust anyone... And her options are disappearing fast.

Hector Percy appears to have it all. He shares his magnificent home, Glebe Hall, with his beloved wife Esme and son Jack, alongside their two closest friends and their daughter. But beneath the veneer of entitlement, Hector lives in fear of those who might snatch away his inheritance. Esme suspects he's right; they'd created the perfect existence but now the arrangement is crumbling. If that happens their blissful life at Glebe Hall would be over.Then tragedy strikes, forcing Hector and Esme to confront their future far sooner than they expected. One moment tearing the two families apart. Is this the end of their dreams?Former detective Steph Grant finds herself embroiled in the family dynamics as she, along with partner and former boss, DI Hale, are pulled into the investigation. Delving into the history of the two families and the Hall, Steph and Hale unearth buried secrets - secrets that shake the very foundations of Glebe Hall, secrets that will change the future forever.

Death stalks MextonWhen a spate of poisonings hits the town of Mexton, DC Mel Cotton and her colleagues are left perplexed. All the deaths seem to be ingeniously planned and the police cannot see anything obvious to connect the victims.Is a vigilante at work?Jenny Pike, reporter for the Mexton Messenger, seems to think there's a link and she's not afraid to publish her controversial theories. All the victims seem to have got away with harming people in some way. Is that the connection?Fear from the EastAlready stretched to the limit, Mel and her colleagues also face another huge challenge. A ruthless Albanian gang has launched a crime wave in the area and someone has murdered a notorious blackmailer.How will the team cope? With a serial poisoner at large, is anyone safe?

When Verity Hudson goes missing, Peddyr Quirk - with assistance from his effervescent wife Connie - investigates a strange new case which unfolds in an unsavoury part of town. It soon becomes apparent that they are not the only ones looking for Verity.A freelance researcher is searching for her birth mother.An influential man of power and money is desperate to find his estranged sister.A local politician is determined to expose a hidden tragedy. A TV journalist will stop at nothing to expose the true story ... if it can be uncovered.Where is Verity, who is Verity, and who will find her first?

A selection of twisted and moving Christmas tales from the Hobeck Books family of authors and directors.From ghostly skatings on thin ice, echoes of peppermint creams and the joys of being a secret Santa, to rebellious turkeys, deserted offices, spiteful colleagues and yuletide loneliness - these stories touch on the strength of human spirit, with the odd splash of blood and gore.All royalties from the sale of this book go to Streetreads, a charitable initiative that encourages reading and creativity amongst the homeless in Scotland.

An unwilling heroInspector George Zammit, of the Maltese Pulizija likes a quiet life, keeping his head down and avoiding trouble. But when he investigates a body floating in the waters of Valletta's Grand Harbour, he soon finds himself entangled in an international criminal plot which leads him on a perilous adventure. A powerful crime familyNatasha Bonnici is part of a sophisticated Italian crime family whose attentions turn to the oil riches beneath the Libyan desert, where they encounter Abdullah Belkacem, a Libyan militia leader with big ambitions. Nick Walker sells his Maltese online gaming company to a shady purchaser and finds himself at the centre of Europe's biggest money laundering operation. Troubled watersSet against a backdrop of the world of oil smuggling, the turmoil of North Africa and the seemingly unchecked corruption in the Southern Mediterranean, their paths all collide, with disastrous results.

Eighteen-year-old Darcy Woodard appears to have it all - intelligence, good looks and artistic gifts. His teachers adore him, as does former policewoman Steph Grant, who is now the receptionist at Darcy's college. But beneath the surface, all is not as it seems. Darcy is convinced he doesn't fit in and he tries to ignore their online taunts.There's Darcy's dysfunctional mother Esther who is trapped in a literary time warp. Then there's his sister Marianne, who Darcy desperately wants to protect from the dark forces that surround her. Then tragedy rocks Darcy's life when a drugs gang forces its way into his life and all the people he cares for. What can Steph and her former boss DI Hale do to protect the local community? And can they really trust Darcy to help them defeat the county lines gang?

DC Mel Cotton is back with a new case to solve, the murder of Duncan Bennett, an unassuming worker at a local confectionary warehouse. As Mel's team investigate, one key question remains... who would want 'boring' Duncan dead? And the case soon becomes far more complex and dangerous than expected, threatening to overwhelm Mexton's small police force. With terrorists, a paedophile network and a hitman in town, Mel and her colleagues face their greatest challenge yet. Mel's own courage will be tested to the limits and no-one is safe. Who is stirring up hatred and violence in the area? And can Mel prevent herself from becoming too involved and putting her life in severe jeopardy?

It's autumn in Abergarry. The nights lengthen, the weather turns and the atmosphere darkens as the community is rocked by a brutal roadside murder: a loan shark's 'bag man', Craig Lumsden, is found bludgeoned to death in his car in the early hours of the morning. The season for murder.The case seems simple enough, and the fingers quickly point to the most obvious suspect. But things are rarely as simple as they seem...A murder that's too close to home.Too close for comfort and definitely too close for complacency for private investigators Maddy Clifford and Paul Mackenzie. Delving into the case brings at least one of them face-to-face with danger... Will life in Abergarry ever be the same again?

Glasgow, 1999Reaching the point of no return, Martina is ready to make her move. After years of being the victim, it's now time to turn the tables.Mexton, 2019The small grey-haired woman grimaced as she entered the police station, dragging a tartan shopping trolley containing her husband's head.'What are you useless buggers going to do about this?'DC Melanie Cotton's fledgling career is about to take an interesting turn. Freshly promoted to CID, Mel is excited by this disturbing and mysterious case - her first murder investigation as a detective.She's determined to make her markBut, as she discovers, there's far more to this case than a gruesome killing, and Mel's skills and courage are about to tested to the limit.