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  Flame Changer

  Skye Sullivan

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  A magical talent show, a ghostly messenger and a devious murder. Elsie’s problems are piling up faster than the ‘treasures’ in Zippy’s hoard… 
  On the night of the Obsidian Moon, everyone in town’s on edge. It’s the one night of the year when ghosts can cross into the mortal realm—and believe me, they can hold a grudge. But when a dead body washes up in the pond, the cause of death is ghastly rather than ghostly. 
  The victim is someone from Colt Ridgeback’s past… and part of the reason he lives in his mountain cabin, isolated from the warmth of the town. When he’s named as a suspect, Elsie knows she has to clear his name—and bring him back into the fold. 
  But not even a murder is going to stop Professor Hissington’s Dragonsoul Academy’s Annual Talent Show. Elsie doesn’t have a talent (unless slamming an entire dozen hazelnut cream donuts counts? If so, just give her the trophy already) but she has a magic wand, the power of the All-Flame and a dragon familiar. But a gathering of all the young dragonmancers together with their familiars is risky business. It’s the kind of event that draws the eyes of the Obsidian Covenant… 
  Elsie’s also drawn the attention of someone—or something—else. A mysterious woman seems to know an awful lot about Elsie’s past, her family and her future. She conjures up a frightening vision, and Elsie doesn’t know whether the images can be trusted, or if it’s all a trap. 
  Can Elsie clear Colt’s name (and unburden his guilty heart), perform in the talent show and decipher the clues about her birth family? Or is this the time when everything is going to crash and burn…

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  The Gardens

  Emma Babbington

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  Pre-order this gripping domestic psychological thriller, full of shocking family secrets, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and C.L. Taylor in 2026! 
  *****It might look idyllic, but the secrets buried there are deadly… 
  When human bones are found in the garden attached to the glamorous London home where she grew up, Jess McIntyre prepares to receive the news she has dreaded for thirty-four years: that her sister, Nina, is dead and now here is the proof. 
  Nina disappeared without a trace in 1992, aged eighteen, the summer she fell in with a charismatic group of friends who squatted in a vacant house on the other side of Willow Gardens. 
  Having moved to Australia years ago, widow and single mum Jess arrives back in London to provide a DNA sample to help the investigation, with her teenage son, Ollie, in tow. 
  As they try and unravel the secrets of Nina's past, and her connection to a sinister cult, will they discover that some bodies are best left buried…?Readers love Emma Babbington! 
  'I could not put this down! The twists and turns – I did NOT see them coming!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'I haven’t read a book with such well developed characters in a long time and this book manages to match that with a fast, clever plot' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'You will not be able to out this one down' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'A twisty, atmospheric story that's deeper and more complex than your everyday domestic thriller' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  'I stayed up well past the time I should have been asleep. Five stars no doubt. Can't wait to see what else this author has to offer' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  For fans of Nicole Trope (The Boy in the Photo), Ali Lowe (The School Run), Shari Lapena (Someone We Know), Gillian Mcallister (Wrong Place Wrong Time), and Freida Mcfadden (The Boyfriend).

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  One of Us is Missing

  B. M. Carroll

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  There's no such thing as safety in numbers ... 
   
  Rachel and Rory Sullivan decide to celebrate making it through a tough year by taking their children, Emmet and Bridie, to their first stadium concert. By the end of the night, one of the four has vanished without a trace. 
   
  As the police investigation intensifies, suspicion is cast on the remaining family members. Everyone has been deceiving one another, but who is to blame for what went wrong? The passing of each hour amplifies their terror that life will never be the same again. 
   
  One of Us is Missing is a dark domestic thriller about the dangers lurking right in plain sight.

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  Opulence and Ashes

  Kate Belli

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  Spring, 1890. The long New York winter is over, the buds are blossoming, and romance is in the air. But not all’s right in Gilded-Age Manhattan. Genevieve, a society journalist, and her fiancé, Daniel, are working with photographer Dagmar Hansen on an investigation into the House of Refuge, a children’s workhouse, inspired by Daniel’s near incarceration when he was young. Genevieve is also working on her own piece for the Globe about the Sunflower Mission House, which burned down in a suspicious fire. When a blaze consumes Dagmar’s studio—and Genevieve barely escapes with her life in another—Daniel urges her to stop her investigation. But Genevieve is determined to finish the story, and her leads take her deep into the heart of the Bowery. When Genevieve suddenly goes missing, Daniel searches the city in a desperate effort to find her. When their new Fifth Avenue home is also set ablaze, Daniel fears the worst. Someone has their sights on Genevieve—and if she can’t escape, she could be the next to go up in flames.

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  The Impersonator

  Mike Ryan

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  Bridge and Nicole are hired to find a man who stole a million dollars from his employer. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy to find him. The man has fled the country, and has numerous aliases, leading Bridge and Nicole to question everything they come across. Will they be able to find him and bring him back to justice, or will he slip away, leaving them holding the short end of the stick?

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  Bad Tidings

  Nick Oldham

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  The search for a Christmastime serial killer leads Det. Supt. Henry Christie into the crossfire of warring Lancashire crime families.   Lancashire’s Chief Constable lures Det. Superintendent Henry Christie away from his much-needed Christmas vacation with the possibility of catching a serial killer. Though he has a new fiancée to celebrate with and an ailing mother to care for, Henry can’t refuse the chance to bring a murderer to book.   In his thirty years with the Lancashire constabulary, Henry’s never dealt with a case like this. Multiple victims disappeared on Christmas Eve, only to turn up gruesomely murdered on New Year’s Day. But as he follows the leads to the likely next target—who happens to be the mentally deranged son of a Lancashire crime family—Henry finds himself stepping into a blood-soaked turf war.   “Oldham shows just how exciting a proper police investigation can be in this top-notch procedural.” —Publishers Weekly

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