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The zoo is wonderful - it has seals and giraffes and elephants and tigers, and Benny's favorite, a little monkey named Amos. It also has a mystery. Someone is mixing up signs, switching off electricity, and endangering the animals' lives. If the Boxcar Children want to save the animals, they'll have to solve the mystery - and fast!
There are only two possibilities: either lovely old Miss Beresford from Earlsraven is suffering from dementia or there's something fishy going on at her house! But what has Nathalie got to do with it? The young woman has just moved from Liverpool to tranquil Earlsraven to take up her aunt's legacy: the Black Feather pub. But when Miss Beresford discovers a dead body in her garden, Nathalie and her cook Louise begin to investigate. About the series: There was nothing in the will about this...Cottages, English roses and rolling hills: that's Earlsraven. In the middle of it all: the "Black Feather". Not only does young Nathalie Ames unexpectedly inherit this cosy inn from her aunt, she also falls heir to her aunt's secret double life! She solved criminal cases together with her cook Louise, a former agent of the British Crown. And while Nathalie is still trying to warm up to the quirky villagers, she discovers that sleuthing runs in the family. Ellen Barksdale was born in the English seaside resort of Brighton, where her parents ran a small boarding house. From childhood she was a bookworm, and from a young age was interested in crime novels. Her first experience of crime fiction was with the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon. After years of reading crime fiction, she recently decided to take up writing herself. "Tea? Coffee? Murder!" is her first mystery series. The author lives near Swansea with her partner Ian and their three mongrels Billy, Bobby and Libby.Mostra libro
For the Unchipped, safety is nothing but an illusion... Bill is one of the lucky few. While the other Unchipped near the City of California scavenge for food amid the constant threat of gunfire, Bill's spent the last two years at the Mansion--a haven for the select few who design products to be sold in the green city. He's safe for now... unlike his friend Kaarina, who is leading a revolution on the other side of the world. Bill is the Mansion's CEO, but he's haunted by the act of violence that got him the job. Danger lies beyond the protective gates of this repressive sanctuary, but a carefree existence inside the City of California remains mysterious, intriguing... and unattainable. When he discovers the trailer just outside the fence, Bill is forced to make an impossible choice. Defend the Mansion by killing the intruders... or let them live and risk everything he has? ***If you're looking for books like The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, and Brave New World you're going to love the Unchipped series! ***Get free access to Unchipped short stories, plus the Unchipped prequel, The Meeting, by signing up for my newsletter @TayaDeVere (dot) com!Mostra libro
Dreamland Creations rockets to Fortune 500 under CEO Olivia Montgomery. But beneath success lies an enigmatic toy, a radical defense plan, and a string of murders. LAPD's Hunter Harden must untangle the web, but murder is just the start. Step into a world where corporate ascent meets enigma, shadows harbor secrets, and a nation's fate teeters. As the web tightens, alliances blur. Will the truth illuminate or plunge all into darkness?Mostra libro
***Don’t miss SOMEONE IN THE WATER, Sarah Clarke’s gripping new summer thriller, available to pre-order now***How far would you go to protect your child? 'Tense and tightly plotted with a killer twist' Louise Jensen, author of The Intruders Bullied at school, Rachel’s teenage daughter Lucy is a shadow of the sweet, happy child she once was. So when Rachel returns home one night to find Lucy gone, she fears the worst. Rachel searches through the night with her husband and Lucy’s older sister, desperate to find her child safe. The following morning, a body is found in the woods. But the nightmare is only just beginning.Praise for The Night She Dies: 'The very definition of a page-turner and keeps you guessing until the literal last page’ Katy Brent, author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It ‘Thought-provoking, shocking at times, and plenty of surprises along the way’ Catherine Cooper, The Island 'A taut, chilling tale of love, loss and revenge' A.A. Chaudhuri, author of She's Mine 'So tense it's actually painful. My fingernails will never recover' Sarah J Naughton, author of The Mothers 'I absolutely love Sarah Clarke's books and this might just be her best yet' Sophie Flynn, author of What Stays Unsaid Readers LOVE The Night She Dies 'A brilliant and engaging read with so much tension and so many secrets!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Such a gripping read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Great emotional psychological thriller… totally engrossing and intriguing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Haunting and atmospheric, this is a page-turner' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For fans of Gillian Mcallister (Wrong Place Wrong Time), Sue Watson (His First Wife), John Marrs (When You Disappeared), Nicola Sanders (Don't Let Her Stay), and Tm Logan (The Daughter). HarperCollins 2024Mostra libro
Absolute Secret Touches | Captivating · Erotic · Abyssal This novel is an absolute must-read for anyone looking for a story that gets under their skin. From the very first page, author Robin Rafferty Paxton transports us to a world full of titillating eroticism, mysterious hints, and an underlying tension that steadily increases until the breathtaking end. The author masterfully portrays the inner turmoil of her characters and keeps the reader in suspense until the very last page. The ending is shocking, unexpected, and absolutely brilliant. The author Robin Rafferty-Paxton masters the art of weaving explicit eroticism with subtle tension in this psychological thriller. The detailed descriptions in Absolute Secret Touches blur the lines between imagination and reality. He draws the reader into a world full of passion, titillating, direct eroticism, and psychological suspense.Absolute Secrets and Touches The protagonist, Inia, falls under the spell of the charismatic and enigmatic Sidney Bricks, and what begins as a tempting stay in his luxurious mansion develops into a psychological cat-and-mouse game. The erotic scenes are described sensually and passionately, without neglecting the subtle threat that constantly hangs in the air.Sometimes. Somewhere. An erotic thrill hung in the air as she reached for his penis and slowly enclosed it with her soft lips. She knelt before him. Behind her knelt a woman, wearing a black mask of fine lace that concealed her eyes. She was naked except for her thong, which only framed her mound of Venus. She nestled against his buttocks from behind and reached around to cup her breasts, gently massaging their erect nipples with her long, lacquered fingernails. He watched as she sucked his cock... Not suitable for under 18s.Mostra libro
"A novel as compelling as the incredible true story it's based on." James Wade, two-time Spur Award-winning author of Hollow Out the Dark. When Santa Claus enters a Texas bank just before Christmas in 1927, no one expects him to pull a gun. The fake white beard hides his identity from his neighbors while he and three others take everything. But their easy heist goes sideways fast when armed lawmen and citizens assemble to claim a new reward for dead bank robbers. Taking hostages, the gang forces a path through a frenzied and bloody shootout, setting the whole Lone Star state on their trail. One bandit dies in the getaway. One is executed in the electric chair. One swings from a rope in a mob lynching. The last man finds a life he always hoped for … if only he can keep it. Closely based on a true story, The Last Man is a gritty Prohibition-era Western novel filled with flawed characters and second chances. "Do not miss this fabulous Texas tale!” Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The Black Midnight and the Bayou Nouvelle series.Mostra libro
