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  Wake Up Dead

  Roger Smith

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  An amphetamine-fueled thriller about a bombshell American widow on the run in Cape Town's violent badlands—from a writer being compared to George Pelecanos and Richard PriceA split-second decision with no second chance: get it wrong and you wake up dead.On a blowtorch-hot night in Cape Town, American ex-model Roxy Palmer and her gunrunner husband, Joe, are carjacked, leaving Joe lying in a pool of blood. As the carjackers make their getaway, Roxy makes a fateful choice that changes her life forever. Disco and Godwynn, the ghetto gangbangers who sped away in Joe's convertible, will stop at nothing to track her down. Billy Afrika, a mixed-race ex-cop turned mercenary, won't let her out of his sight because Joe owed him a chunk of money. And remorselessly hunting them all is Piper, a love-crazed psychopath determined to renew his vows with his jailhouse "wife," Disco.As these desperate lives collide and old debts are settled in blood, Roxy is caught in a wave of escalating violence in the beautiful and brutal African seaport. With savage plotting and breakneck suspense that ends in a shattering cataclysm of violence, Wake Up Dead confirms Roger Smith as one of the world's best new thriller writers.

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  White Sun War - The Campaign for...

  Mick Ryan

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  After decades of poising on the brink, the United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan. Deploying their most futuristic technologies in this grand strategic competition of the twenty-first century, the stakes could not be higher. Not only the future of the Taiwanese people but the fate of the world lies in the balance. 
   
   
   
  In an era when humans no longer just use machines, but partner with them in all aspects of military operations, this fictional account views this future war through the eyes of the American, Chinese, and Taiwanese caught up in the maelstrom, revealing the heartbreak, courage, leadership, and despair of high-tech warfare played out on land, at sea, in space, and in cyberspace. 
   
   
   
  White Sun War asks listeners to ponder anew an essential question for the future of security in western Pacific and the entire Indo-Pacific region: is a war for Taiwan winnable?

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  Nanny Wanted - The Richard and...

  Lizzy Barber

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  Nanny Wanted is a gripping thriller from the bestselling author of Out of Her Depth, Lizzy Barber.'Nanny Wanted is the perfect gothic suspense novel, with complex characters and a creeping sense of dread.' - Clare Mackintosh, author of The Last PartyA remote Cornish mansion. The perfect couple. And the deadly secrets that bind them.When Lily finally leaves her toxic relationship, a job as a nanny at Kewney Manor seems like the perfect solution. There, she can cut herself off from her old life, and never have to see him again.The Rowes seem like a model family, and Lily falls instantly in love with her new home. But she can’t help feeling that something isn’t quite right. Why will nobody tell her about the nanny who came before her? Where does Laurie go at night? And what does Charles really want?As Lily becomes increasingly entangled in the Rowes’s lives, she realizes that the perfect family may not be all that they seem. And as much as she fears the past she is running from, perhaps the present is where the real danger lies . . .Praise for Nanny Wanted:'A masterful read-in-one-sitting thriller. Every bit as gripping as last year’s Out of Her Depth (one of my favourite novels of 2022).' - B P Walter bestselling author of The Dinner Guest'A tense, slow-burn du Maurier style domestic noir. Loved it.' - Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of The Chalet and The Cruise'A gorgeous setting that hides a multitude of dark secrets.' - Nikki Smith, bestselling author of Look What You Made Me Do

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  What Child is This?: A Sherlock...

  Bonnie MacBird

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  It’s the season of peace and goodwill, but a Victorian Christmas is no holiday for the world’s most popular detective in this new book from Bonnie MacBird, author of the bestselling Sherlock Holmes novel Art in the Blood. 
  It’s Christmastime in London, and Sherlock Holmes takes on two cases. The angelic three-year-old child of a wealthy couple is the target of a vicious kidnapper, and a country aristocrat worries that his handsome, favourite son has mysteriously vanished from his London pied à terre. Holmes and Watson, aided by the colourful Heffie O’Malley, slip slide in the ice to ensure a merry Christmas is had by nearly everybody . . . 
  In this historical fiction, the suspense is palpable as the top detective, Sherlock Holmes, navigates the mystery of the season. The traditional thrillers take a backseat as this tale of crime and police procedural unfolds in the heart of Victorian London. 
  For fans of Anthony Horowitz (Marble Hall Murders), James Lovegrove (Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon), M. K. Wiseman (Sherlock Holmes & the Ripper of Whitechapel), Christian Klaver (The Classified Dossier), and Charles Veley (The Last Moriarty). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  MOE - Slowed

  Juan Boyd

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  Is luck enough to overcome the obstacles of love? Mo adapts after facing the consequences of his actions as he matures through adolescent years in this short novel. You have the opportunity to learn and grow with Mo and hopefully not make the same mistakes he made. If you’re seeking wisdom you might be able to extract some from this guy that has experienced a whole lot in his young life. 
  Mo deals with the viscous realities of addiction to sex and drugs with very little guidance. You can use his failures as stepping stones to success. You can use his story to motivate you while at your lowest. 
  What do you do when you face adversity? How do you react to controversary? How do you respond to new responsibility? 
  Life is thrown at Mo fast when he returns home after being discharged from the Navy. He unknowingly tap dances on lines you just don't cross and becomes a guide for young people who are learning the do's and don'ts of the adult world. He learns tough lessons about very important things like the age of consent, STD's, and dealing with poverty. He's shown tough love by family and friends that helps mold him into a polished young man that reaches his full potential. Try not to judge as Mo tells the unique story about everything he has been through and reflects on the good and bad.

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  What If - A Psychic Visions Novel

  Dale Mayer

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  Book 20: Psychic VisionsDetective Abigail Cartwright has earned a reputation for solving weird homicide cases, but, when she’s called to a lecture hall at the local university, she faces the oddest one yet. During a What If, lecture, run by soon-to-be-retired Professor Gertrude Milligan, two students died. Without any signs of how or why. Confused, Abby digs in to solve the mystery, only to find several old cases connect—or do they? Were the two students murdered, or was something else going on? Professor Leon Wellington is worried about his aunt Gertie. Their personal history was bad enough, but to have two of her favorite students die right in front of her has left her shocked and grieving. How can she not be a prime suspect in this case? Then she goes missing. When the past collides with the present, the stakes are higher than ever, as a killer realizes how close he is to losing everything.

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