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**MEETI SHROFF-SHAH WAS LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER IN 2022!**Radhi returns home to Mumbai to lick her wounds after a failed relationship and a bout of writer's block, but she soon gets caught up in the tangled mystery surrounding the death of her best friend's father.Among the rarefied circles of Mumbai's posh Temple Hill, there is nothing more tragic than loss of face - not even loss of life.Radhi's pregnant best friend Sanjana's father is found dead in his study. Everyone says it's suicide. And yet, just hours before, he was telling Sanjana that he couldn't wait to hold his grandchild in his arms.Something feels off to Radhi. Her suspicions are further raised by the surly cook and timid young maid's odd behaviour.And who did the second cup of tea on his desk belong to?Radhi is determined to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs beneath the diamond-studded prayer meetings and the lavishly catered 'pure-veg' brunches, the faster she finds herself drawn into a web of festering grievances, hidden agendas and long-buried secrets.As the intense Indian summer draws to an end and the monsoon sets in, Radhi risks everything to find out the truth.A FABULOUSLY ENGROSSING AND ATMOSPHERIC CRIME MYSTERY THAT WILL TRANSPORT YOU STRAIGHT TO MUMBAI.Fans of Faith Martin, Richard Osman, Victoria Dowd, Vaseem Khan, Ian Moore, Louise Penny, Shamini Flint and Agatha Christie will devour this brilliant, atmospheric murder mystery.

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . .Mike Nash's son, 14-year-old Daniel, is walking the dog across the fields when he hears the sound of gunshots. He calls his dad, who races to the scene. There are four bodies buried beneath a rockfall in an abandoned lead mine, but there's no sign of the shooter.Meanwhile, Nash's team investigates the murders of three criminals, part of a group known as the Country House Bandits. Four were due to be released from prison and expected to come home to substantial rewards for their silence.But the first man is stabbed to death in his cell. The second is killed three days after his release. And the third is attacked on his way home.The fourth man disappears without a trace.What links the lead mine murders to the slaying of the Country House Bandits? And where is the fourth man?With the body count rising, Nash and his team are pushed to the limit to find a ruthless killer.

Nick Shannon is on bail. Can he stay out of trouble long enough to avoid prison for the second time?A corpse magnet. That's what they call Nick. Wherever he goes, a dead body isn't far behind.But he's not expecting any casualties in his latest case. Nick is on his way to Fairstead Hospital to meet his new client, Alan Cooper, CEO of the private establishment.Nick's been hired to carry out an independent review of the business. He immediately discovers one of the staff members is running a profitable scam.Time to break the bad news to Cooper.But Cooper isn't available for a meeting right now. He's lying on the floor of his office with a syringe in his right hand and five empty ones on the floor beside him. Blood is trickling from his head, his lips and fingers are tinged blue.The only thing that can save him is a shot of medicine that rapidly reverses an overdose. But the hospital pharmacy is out of stock . . .Nick curses. The corpse magnet strikes again.Who killed poor Cooper? And more importantly, why? Nick makes it his mission to find out.

Discover the most gripping thriller of 2024.EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SUSPENSE WITH ONE TWIST AFTER ANOTHER.Mary's in the shower after a long day's work when the lights go out. Her phone screen flashes in the dark. The text is from an unknown number:'You're not alone in this room.'When she wakes up, her head is pounding and there's a churning in the pit of her stomach. She's lying naked on the cold hard floor of a room she's never seen before. The door is locked.There's a deep cut across her thigh. The key to the door has been sewn into her leg. It's the only way out of this room.Detective April Fisher must race against time to catch a killer in a sick game of cat and mouse.This brand-new, electrifying crime thriller packed with twist after shocking twist is perfect for fans of Charlie Gallagher, Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, D.S. Butler or Mark Billingham.

The newly-discovered novel from multi-million-selling author Joy Ellis. Never before published!Flower shop owner Ellie McEwan is driving home late one frosty November night when a shadowy figure leaps into the road out of nowhere. Ellie swerves to avoid him - and slams head-on into the crash barrier.Days later, Ellie wakes up in hospital - and notices there's something different. Everyone she looks at - the doctor, the nurse, her friend Carole - is surrounded by a coloured aura. Her near-death experience seems to have given her a new ability.And now Ellie must use her new-found gift to catch a killer.The battered body of a young woman is found in the grounds of a local hotel. She's the third woman to be murdered in this sleepy Surrey village, her hands crushed and mutilated. Just like the other two.Each of the women was a skilled professional - a musician, a doctor and an artist. Apart from that, they appear to have nothing in common.And now the police's one lead - a key witness - is missing.Although sceptical, a desperate DCI Bob Foreman calls on Ellie for help. But Ellie's involvement in the investigation will throw her into the path of a brutal killer . . .

Determined to do her bit for the war effort, Yorkshire lass Evie Sinclair leaves home to become a Gunner Girl. She meets fellow recruits Lily and Gloria and they become firm friends who support each other through love and loss.

I've struggled to build a good life for me and my son. But one moment will destroy everything.I hear my son cry out. I rush, half-dressed, to the window and see two men marching up my driveway. They knock my son to the ground. They want the keys to my car.I phone my husband. 'Susannah,' Lance says in a voice I don't recognise. 'Hand them the keys. Do not call the police.'It brings back the wild panic I experienced all those years ago when I discovered I was pregnant after an intense holiday romance. I couldn't tell the father. And I struggled as a single mother.But when Lance suggested we move in with him and I could finally give my son a proper loving home it was the happiest day of my life.But our life was built on lies. Not just about money. Everything.AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF DOMESTIC SUSPENSE AND NAIL-BITING TENSION WITH A SHATTERING FINAL TWIST.Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Valerie Keogh, Patricia MacDonald, T.M. Logan and Clare Mackintosh.

A HEARTWARMING AND HEART-WRENCHING SAGA SERIES FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR BILL KITSON.From humble origins, the Cowgill family have bettered their lot. Through love and loss, hope and heartbreak, they work hard and face their troubles together, no matter what life throws at them.Yorkshire, 1959.Memories of the war are finally fading and a new era is beginning. But for the Cowgill family there are fresh challenges to face and new battles to be fought.Reminiscing over times gone by at Number 1 Byland Crescent, Jenny Cowgill takes a break from her baking to sit and enjoy the long-awaited postcard from Spain from her son, Andrew.But she is soon disturbed by a knock at the door. The policeman says a member of the Cowgill family has suffered a serious accident in London and her husband Mark must go at once. It's Mark's estranged sister Lizzie.Lizzie's accident leaves her with life-changing injuries. Her career is over. Now perhaps she will finally come home to reconcile with the family in Scarborough?After all, her father Sonny is soon turning ninety and a grand celebration with all the family is planned. And young Andrew is about to return from his travels in Spain. He has quite the surprise in store . . .Discover the trials and tribulations of a Yorkshire family through the decades.Readers of Sheila Riley, Pam Howes, Lizzie Lane, Tania Crosse, Dilly Court, Dinah Jeffries, Suzanne Goldring and all fans of Downton Abbey and The Forsyte Saga will devour this touching saga series.

Jennifer and her family are starting their new life in a small village in Brittany. The views are stunning, the locals are mostly friendly, and the bread is amazing. But life in France still has its perils . . .It's their first family Christmas in the village of Louennec and Jennifer decides to throw a Christmas party for some of the other expats. The wine is flowing and her new friend Pippa's homemade biscuits are going down a treat. But before they can get started organising this year's Christmas panto, they realise estate agent Adam is missing . . .They are horrified to find him sprawled face down in the fish pond.Adam's death shakes the whole community. All the Brits in the area bought their houses from him. Who would want to hurt him?The French police are making slow progress. So Jennifer and Pippa start doing some digging. But can they solve the mystery before the killer strikes again?

People feared him. They respected him. But most of all, they obeyed him. And now he's gone.Danielle Lewis has just inherited the top spot in the Lewis crime family, following her uncle Ged's death.The reluctant heiress has no interest in fighting for territory with the rival Flynns.And she certainly has no interest in finding the ¿5 million stash of cocaine that Ged brought down from the north just before his death.All she wants is to be left alone to take care of Ged's orphaned infant daughter.But Ged's death has left a hole at the top of the Dublin crime world. The alliance between the Lewises and the Flynns is on shakier ground than ever.Danielle doesn't want to be boss. But if she doesn't step up, someone far worse will.Fans of Kerry Kaya, Kimberley Chambers, Emmy Ellis, Emma Tallon, Caz Finlay and Martina Cole, get ready for the explosive new novel in this brilliant gangland crime series packed with twists, turns and deceit.

From bestselling author Anya Mora, a deliciously dark, twisty and utterly gripping new novel about the dangers of obsession.We were sent to Glennmare Academy. An elite boarding school on a windswept island off the coast of Seattle where the unruly daughters of affluent East Coast families are exiled.Kitty, Bernie, Coretta, Diane, Jolie. We're more like sisters than roommates. Even if Kitty is gone.At Glennmare, each bed is filled with a teenage girl who wears ribbons in her hair, a nod to innocence we lost long ago. When we were sent out into the world, away from home, to fend to for ourselves.If we start telling the truth about what happened that night we might just break down. What could we say about our twenty-five-year-old teacher who quotes obscure poetry and works in the stables, but who understands each of us so perfectly?We are teenage girls with the belief in a power other people don't understand. The power of hands held tight and secrets whispered in the dead of night.But why isn't she back yet? Kitty should be back by now, shouldn't she?Perfect for fans of The Secret History and books by Monica Murphy, Keri Lake, Vera Kurian and Roxy Sloane.

Newly promoted DCI Jemima Huxley faces her most challenging case yet in this fast-paced crime thriller from a bestselling author.Detective Jemima Huxley is called out to a gruesome scene in an isolated rural valley town.In Rhymney Valley, an area long-since left behind after the closure of the mines, two men have been bound and hanged from a strange old iron structure.From the decomposition, it's clear the bodies have been here some time. Birds have pecked the men's faces to ribbons. They both have something carved onto their foreheads - but in their current state, it's impossible to work out what.Jemima sets up a task force in the nearest station, but there are soon rising tensions between local police and these big-city detectives. The old guard have never encountered a woman in charge before. For Jemima's team, it's like stepping back in time.Then Jemima hears about a spate of unexplained deaths among young people in the area. Could it be connected to these grisly murders?Whatever is going on out in these valleys is darker than anything Detective Jemima Huxley has ever seen. It will take everything she's got to crack this case - before any more young lives are lost.

Is it ever too late to start living for the first time? Florence is buoyant and colourful, an ageing tribute band singer who's full of life. And the complete opposite of staid Stuart, her new landlord. Stuart's not sure about having a lodger. And he's not used to the singing and dancing that now fills the house. Nor the pairs of voluminous knickers left to dry on every spare surface in the bathroom. Florence is everything Stuart has never allowed himself to be: bold, fearless, unabashedly herself. He's spent his life putting everyone's needs ahead of his own, avoiding risks and hiding from chances. Soon Florence is persuading Stuart to dance with her in the kitchen. And when his childhood sweetheart shows up again, it's Florence who encourages him to make his move. Florence can see how much he's changed, even if he won't admit it. But Stuart has changed. He's no longer the timid man he was when they first met. Life is about to give Stuart a second chance, if only he has enough courage to grasp it . . .

It's the day of the Christchurch Dog Show. The whole town is aquiver with excitement. The ladies of the Charity Shop Detective Agency are hoping to make lots of new furry friends.After a very dramatic Best Biscuit Catcher competition, Fiona, Sue and Daisy, from the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop, come across a shocking scene.The dog show's vet is performing CPR on a woman. The ladies rush over, but it's too late.Back at the shop, the ladies are shocked to learn that the poor woman was murdered. Someone injected Sylvia Steadman with something very nasty indeed.Then our silver sleuths uncover that Sylvia was the owner of ex-Crufts-winner Charlie. She must have had lots of very jealous competitors . . .There's barely time for elevenses. The charity shop detectives must roll up their sleeves - they have a killer to catch.Fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Janice Hallett, Simon Brett, Ian Moore and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett will adore this exciting new talent in cozy crime.

AN ENTHRALLING MURDER MYSTERY FULL OF SHOCKING TWISTS FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR.Sometimes you can just murder your ex. But would you?Corrie Dawes is exhausted after a long day catering for the wealthy residents of exclusive, gated Eden Park.She pulls open the back of her delivery van and screams. Inside, a man's body lays face down in a bowl of leftover trifle - with one of her vegetable knives lodged in his back.She immediately calls her husband, Detective Jack Dawes. When he arrives they discover the victim is none other than Tom Broadbent, Corrie's ex.Corrie hasn't seen or spoken to Tom in over twenty years. What is he doing in Kings Richington? And more importantly, how has he wound up dead in her van?Jack's been warned off the case, and the investigation is handed over to surly Detective Crumb. He's convinced Corrie lured Tom to her van and killed him - and he's determined to prove it.It's up to Corrie to clear her own name. Can she find the real killer? Or will she pay the price for someone else's dirty work?This entertaining and absorbing mystery is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, L.J. Ross, J.R. Ellis, Ian Moore, Catherine Moloney, Richard Osman or Faith Martin.

A brand-new British crime mystery set on the Somerset coast from bestselling author Michael Hambling. Packed full of twists, this crime thriller will keep you turning the pages until the stunning conclusion.The body is found slumped on a mudbank in Watchet harbour, washed up with the incoming tide. A middle-aged man. The post-mortem reveals he was viciously beaten before ending up in the sea. And strangely his lungs are filled with fresh water.That's when Detective Sophie Allen of the Wessex Serious Crimes Unit is called in. She and her team end up with the tricky cases, the ones no one else can handle.A few days later, a second body is discovered in woodland high up on Exmoor.Then a new lead takes the case in an unexpected direction - and a very personal one for Sophie. It takes her back to a family tragedy fifteen years before, and memories she'd prefer to leave buried forever.

¿¿¿¿¿ 'An engaging and multi-layered mystery.' Melyssa DISCOVER YOUR NEW FAVOURITE AMATEUR SLEUTH SERIES. A QUIRKY MURDER MYSTERY SET IN THE SLEEPY SOMERSET TOWN OF KINGSLEIGHMeet the workers of Kingsleigh Costsave. There's Bea, a maths whizz with a heart of gold. Ant, a hapless high-school drop-out. And wisecracking Dot, in her late fifties and always beautifully coiffed.A royal visit is coming to Kingsleigh. Definitely worth rolling out the red carpet for! The only problem is no one's actually seen the red carpet since the grand opening of the deli counter back in 2001 . . . Our loveable amateur sleuths are on the case. Ant is searching for the carpet, but Bea and the rest of the team have another problem on their hands. A young lad is spotted shoplifting and new security guard Evan gives chase down the high street. Later that day, the boy is found dead. Gentle giant Evan swears he let the boy go after rugby tackling him to the ground. So how did the lad wind up dead? The Supermarket Sleuths are on the case - and hopefully they'll find the missing carpet before the royals arrive!AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING COZY MYSTERY FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS AND LOVEABLE CHARACTERS.If you love Richard Osman, Janice Hallett, Peter Boland, the Reverend Richard Coles and Ian Moore, prepare to be enchanted by this cozy character-driven mystery!ABOUT THE DETECTIVEBea Jordan has lived in Kingsleigh all her life. She works on the checkout at Costsave and really cares about her regulars. She puts her maths skills to use making sure her customers get the best value in their weekly shop. She lives a quiet life, until she ends up investigating murders . . .

She's changed her name. She's changed her life. She's moved away from everyone she's ever cared about. But he's going to find her . . . Sara is content to live a quiet life, living alone in her rambling old farmhouse in the sleepy Texas countryside. Her forever home. Then there's a knock at her door. It's a police detective. An escaped prisoner is on the loose. Convicted killer Thomas Barnard has been sighted just a few miles away. "If you see this man, do not open your door," he warns. Sara's peaceful little town is suddenly swarming with cops, reporters and television cameras. But it's not the escaped prisoner that frightens Sara the most. Her biggest fear is that he might find her here - in the one place on earth she thought she was safe. As storm clouds gather, a lethally dangerous man makes his way purposefully towards Sara's farmhouse. He's getting closer . . . but what is it he really wants? Sara is about to face a nightmare beyond her worst imagining . . .

A BRAND-NEW CRIME THRILLER SET ON THE SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND. A box of treasure. A burned body and an old flame. Detective Inspector Andy Horton arrives at Portsmouth CID to find a rusty, old metal box on his desk. It was found in the mud at Sinah Lake and contains a collection of rare gold and silver coins. But why are there handcuffs attached to the box? Or more importantly, who was originally attached to it? Soon after, Horton is called out to an isolated stretch of Gosport shore where a body has been found in a burned-out car. But the vehicle and body are so badly charred that it's almost impossible to identify the victim. Then Horton is dealt a double blow when his old flame Harriet Ames drops a bombshell: she's been transferred to a local police team and they're going to be seeing a lot more of each other. Horton can't let Harriet distract him. Not now. Especially when another body has just been discovered . . . An absolutely gripping detective mystery perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, Rachel McLean, Helen H. Durrant, Angela Marsons, Elly Griffiths, Karin Slaughter, Matt Brolly and Simon McCleave.THE DETECTIVEDI Andy Horton's mum walked out on him when he was a child and he grew up in a children's home. Now he lives onboard his yacht in Southsea Marina. He rides a Harley-Davidson and never wears a suit or tie - unless it's to go to court. He's an instinctive copper and a man of contrasts, which often lands him in trouble with his bosses. He has a desperate need to belong, and yet is always just on the outside. Self-contained, afraid to show his feelings, but he's a risk-taker that seeks justice.THE SETTINGPortsmouth boasts a vibrant waterfront, a diverse multicultural population, an international port, a historic dockyard, and is home of the Royal Navy. Portsmouth Harbour is one of the busiest in the world - and one of the best places to hide a body, it seems. Set against the backdrop of the sea, the Solent area of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight is every detective's worst nightmare. The sea is ever-changing and often the best clues get swept away by the tide.

Matt and Liz may have retired from the police, but that doesn't guarantee a quiet life. An abandoned carpet bag full of mysterious handwritten notes. A body in a marshy lagoon. Matt is intrigued when his partner Liz brings home an old carpet bag she found dumped in the local library. It contains a pile of mysterious handwritten notes. Liz is convinced the bag belongs to Old Molly, a local woman who lives on the streets. The following day, a body is discovered in a marshy lagoon. It's Old Molly. Suffocated with an expensive men's handkerchief. Molly clearly knew something that got her killed. Liz believes she was trying to tell them something important. She calls on her nephew David to help decipher the carpet bag notes. Meanwhile Matt is hired to find teenage runaway Liam Cooper. Liam has been missing for ten days now, and Matt has a very bad feeling about him. A few days later, a second body is discovered in an old barn out on the fens. Matt and Liz must piece together the cryptic clues Molly has left for them before more people die. The answers lead to the remote fenland village of Marshdyke-St-Mary - and a series of shocking secrets stretching back many years.

I just met my new son-in-law . . . And he's my ex-husband.They're here. I watch them arrive from the kitchen window. My pregnant daughter and her new husband. They've barely known each other six months.I greet him with a tight smile that he recognizes as fake.Luke is no good for my beautiful, fragile Cerys. He'll break her heart. I know that because he broke mine - when he was married to me.I don't know what he wants. But I'm going to make it my business to find out.I'll do anything to keep my daughter safe. Don't underestimate me.AN EXHILARATING PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE WITH TWISTS THAT WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS.

This brand-new novel by bestselling author Anya Mora will take you take you on an emotional rollercoaster.It's as if my heart is bursting out of my chest. I turn around, looking at the little girl behind me. Nine-year-old Jubilee, our new adopted daughter, is beaming. She's the little girl I always wanted and we're finally taking her home.Three months later.'This can't be happening,' I say. 'She can't be gone. She's just a little girl, our little girl. She was here in her bed last night. I remember. I . . .'I feel the panic rising, my worst fear surfacing. What if I brought her home - only to be taken?Jubilee is not the first girl to go missing in our town. They found a body out in the cornfield - bones broken, a beautiful young girl gone.Our community has already lost so many daughters. Mine will not be next.Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Jeneva Rose, Colleen Hoover and Keri Beevis

DISCOVER THE FIENDISHLY TWISTY, UTTERLY ADDICTIVE CRIME FICTION OF VICTORIA DOWD.**FROM THE WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 AND SHORTLISTEE OF THE CWA DAGGER AWARD 2023**A winter wedding.A mysterious disappearance.A body under the ice.Handsome Spear proposes marriage and Ursula Smart suddenly has a glimpse of the sort of happy life she had never imagined for herself. Beginning with a small winter wedding, on the edge of a secluded, frozen lake, away from it all.But trouble is never far from the Smart women, especially when the atmosphere is already so frosty.Tensions start rising as soon as they arrive and it's not just Ursula's mother Pandora getting cabin fever.Poisoning. Stabbing. A mysterious disappearance. Who's targeting the wedding party?Then on a midnight jaunt, Ursula sees a face trapped under the ice, eyes staring in frozen horror. And her happy future begins to fall apart.Weddings should be joyous occasions. But there's a murderer at this one.

MEET ABBY FINCH. SHE'S THE BUSY MUM OF THREE, AN EXPERT GARDENER AND THE STAR OF YOUR NEW FAVOURITE COZY MURDER MYSTERY.Abby Finch heads to the old church hall armed with mistletoe and holly ready to help decorate in time for the festive season. But she arrives in time to witness a horrifying sight. Edward Marsh reaches to test the antique star at the top of the tree. There's a fizz and the lights go out.Abby hears the sickening thud of a body hitting the ground. When the lights turn back on Edward is dead.It soon becomes clear it was no accident.The real victim should have been Gregory Tatton, a dapper silver fox, popular with the ladies of the seniors' lunch club. And a known blackmailer . . .Abby is desperate to know the truth, but putting herself in danger isn't on her Christmas list.Who's been naughty? Who's been nice? Who's hiding the fact they're a murderer?Fans of Faith Martin, Jane Adams, Frances Evesham, M.C. Beaton, Clare Chase or Jeanne M. Dams will love this addictive cozy mystery!

An absolutely heartbreaking and uplifting story of hardship and hope in the aftermath of World War I.1922. After the horrors of the Great War, the close-knit Truscott family return to everyday life on their busy Hampshire farm.But the two Truscott sisters are on very different paths. Kate is happily married to Albert, content to be a mother and farmer's wife. Her younger sister Dot sets her heart on becoming a teacher.But an unforeseen tragedy means Dot must give up her place at college. Instead she resigns herself to becoming a lady's companion to wealthy Mrs Humboldt, who is a difficult woman to please.Accompanying Mrs H. to Eastbourne, Dot enters an intoxicating new world of cocktails, circuses and dance halls, a life far removed from her quiet Hampshire village. And soon this naïve country girl catches the eye of a sophisticated seducer . . .Dot must quickly learn the ways of the world if she is to forge her own path, on her own terms. But in her single-minded pursuit of her career, is she in danger of missing out on love altogether?

If you love Miss Marple or Agatha Raisin, you'll love Rina!Meet Rina Martin, a retired actress with a taste for tea, gardening and crime solving.She played a TV sleuth for years, but now she has to do it for real.Rina's friend Bridie Duggan is tying the knot! At a majestic country house on a private island. Rina and thirteen other guests row out for the ceremony.One of them has murder in mind . . .The next day, Rina's out exploring the island when she hears a blood-curdling scream. She races down the twisty steps to shore - to find a dead body!This guest didn't fall to their death. They were pushed.A storm is rolling in on Bridie's perfect day. Now there's no way on or off the island.Rina can't stand by and wait for the police to come to their rescue.But what if Rina's snooping just moved her from the guestlist to the kill list?If you love Agatha Christie, Jeanne M. Dams, Glenda Young, Stella Cameron and Frances Evesham, prepare to be hooked by this page-turning whodunnit mystery.

Four dead.One clinging to life.A tragic accident or is someone out to kill?Detective Dove Milson is called out to a gruesome scene under the pier: four bodies floating in a flooded escape room. The chamber is meant to flood with seawater as the tide rises. But the water release valve has been tampered with and the ladder out of the top hatch has been removed. The entrance has also been broken into, and the CCTV from the night is missing.What really happened after midnight in room 6?Dove discovers one of the dead was a person of interest in a cold case. Five years ago, a young woman was assaulted in an abandoned quarry and she's been in a coma ever since.What's the connection and are they related to a string of attacks on the beach?One thing is clear.Dove's in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with someone and only one of them will escape with their life.Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter, K.L. Slater, Robert Bryndza, Helen Fields, Helen H. Durrant and Angela Marsons.

It's New Year's Day. But there's no rest for Detective Markham and the gang.Not when they've found a body down at Beauclair Drive allotments!Headteacher Catherine Leckie loved nothing more than pottering in her shed. This time, someone was there waiting - and left her strangled body lying on the floor!It's up to Markham to puzzle out who. But the deeper he digs into Catherine's secrets, the more dirt he finds.Little does he suspect the body count's about to rise . . .When Markham's prime suspect is found pushing up daisies - on the same allotments - the gang realize no one is safe from this elusive killer.Can Markham crack the case before more green-fingered victims die?Perfect for fans of Faith Martin, Frances Lloyd, The Rev Richard Coles, Richard Osman and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett.

AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS, THE BODY COUNT RISES.Firefighters race to put out a blaze at a remote farmhouse. They discover two young girls alone in the house.Their mother is gone - and in her place is the dead body of a man, frozen naked in the foetal position. Two chess pieces made of ice have been left on the doorstep.Then it happens again.A missing woman.A frozen body.Chess pieces made of ice.Detective Dove Milson and her team are on the case, but time is running out to stop a serial killer. Then ice sculptures are left outside Dove's front door.Is this check or checkmate?In this utterly gripping thriller, what's frozen in the past may destroy the present.The Ice Daughters is the unputdownable follow-up to Glass Dolls in D. E. White's bestselling Detective Dove Milson series.

After another disastrous relationship, single-mum Samantha just wants a fresh start - for her and her teenage daughter and best friend, Lily.Samantha accepts a post as matron in an exclusive residential home on the outskirts of a quiet village in the Peak District.But nothing is as it seems at the Hallow Croft residential home.Forty years ago, a girl was killed in the grounds.One of the residents is kept locked away from the others - 'for their own safety'.The previous matron disappeared. The only trace of her now is a scuffed diary.People even say a local coven of witches cursed the home and the Shuttleworth family who owns it.And now Samantha's daughter might be the curse's next victim.