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  Nice Work

  Peter Cheyney

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  The guy in the dirty grey fedora looked like he might have come out of the Bellevue Morgue—off a slab. He was big and his jaw jutted over the edge of his upturned coat collar. His eyes shifted all over as if he was waiting for somebody to pick up any time.  
  His shoes were broken and the upper of one had gone rotten with wet. Each time he took a step it squelched. His fingers, inside his coat-pocket, were clasped round the butt of a .38 police Positive that had once been issued to a copper who got himself cited for bravery in the line of duty the day after they buried him. 
  He turned off Bowery at Kenmare. He was limping. He had a blister on his right foot where the shoe was broken. He hastened his steps with an effort. On Mott he saw the newsboy. 
  The limping guy looked around, and worked up slowly towards the boy. 
  The boy made a play of selling him a news-sheet. The limping guy took it. On the front page he could see his own picture, and across the top of the sheet was a banner caption—"Fremer Breaks Jail—Kills Two Guards." 
  That was him! 
  This is a classic short story featuring Peter Cheyney’s popular detective Lemmy Caution. 

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  Cornish Curse The: As cosy as a...

  Jo Silva

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  ‘The sleeper book of the year… so much fun to read that you forget to even try and solve the case. And good luck solving it anyway, with twists within twists within twists’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  Donna Nightshade’s first rule of composting: shred. Things rot quicker that way – cabbages, flowers, dead bodies… 
  When Donna branches out from floristry to private investigation and opens The Edge of the World Detective Agency, the last thing she expects is to have a murder fall into her lap almost immediately. Now, normally she wouldn’t be one to look a gift horse in the mouth, but there’s one significant problem with the case – all the evidence points to Donna as the murderer! 
  Donna may have hated the man, but she’s not the only one who had the means and motive, so she dons her deerstalker. Staying two steps ahead of the police – specifically her ex, Detective Sergeant Joe Enys – won’t be easy, but with pirate blood in her veins nothing can stop ‘deadly’ Donna from claiming her bounty and making the real culprit walk the plank! 
  *Previously published as The Wrecker’s Curse*Readers ADORE The Edge of the World Detective Agency: 
  ‘The characters were quirky and slightly magical, the writing was good and the mystery was totally unpredictable. Well done to the author for writing an excellent cosy mystery’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘Intelligently written with comedy, sarcasm, murder and peculiarity at its heart making for an entertaining and intriguing read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘There aren’t enough words to tell you how much I enjoyed this book. I absolutely loved it. I am not often lost for words when trying to explain what makes a book special’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘I didn’t put it down until I was finished…and slightly sleep deprived as a result…and I’m thrilled!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘Kept me reading and put a smile on my face. And I can’t ask more than that. A really promising debut’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘More than a fun read, it is a good cozy mystery with fascinating characters, sneaky twists, and incredible red herrings’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  In THE CORNISH CURSE, Jo Silva introduces us to the world of amateur sleuths, where crime and fiction intertwine in the most unexpected ways. This latest literary work is a testament to Silva's prowess as a storyteller. 
  For fans of J M Dalgliesh (A Dead Man on Staffin Beach), Peter Boland (THE VANILLA KILLER an absolutely gripping British mystery full of twists), C. S. Harris (Who Will Remember), Clare Chase (Murder in the Fens), and Helen Cox (A Body in the Borderlands). 
  HarperCollins 2023

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  Night Moves

  Michael Anderle

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  Pain and Agony are two madcap masters of mayhem, but even they need friends. 
   
   
   
  What are friends for? Companionship, support, and a helping hand when your luck is down. But the cost of friendship becomes something altogether different during their latest escapade. 
   
   
   
  If you aren't going to help when things get rough, then what are you but a traitor? 
   
   
   
  When longtime allies are at odds, and enemies new and old close in, the answer has lethal consequences. 
   
   
   
  A reigning queen of city's underbelly shows up, and what choice do Pain and Agony have but to put their faith in friendship? It's funny how the friends who say they'll always be there are the first to run when you need them. 
   
   
   
  Join the dysfunctional duo as they navigate the violent and brutal realities of being buddies with a kingpin. 
   
   
   
  There will be destruction and dastardly deeds galore, but there's no promise that anyone is coming out of this one alive.

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  The Perfect Family Man

  M. DeLuca

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  I wish I could say that the tragedy of little Jack disappearing brought me and Nate closer together. But my husband is more distant from me now than he’s ever been. Perhaps that’s why I don’t ask him exactly where he’s going when he sets off on another business trip. Or perhaps I was too distracted by the woman moving in across the street with bouncing blonde hair and a cherubic toddler boy. He reminds me so much of the child I lost. But his mother doesn’t seem to properly watch him. And I can’t be sure, but I think Nate and this woman share a look of recognition before he leaves. The first day Nate’s away, things feel okay, even though I know when he returns we’re going to have to discuss what I found in his coat pocket. But one day turns into two and then three. I don’t want to seem like the crazy wife, but I have to call his work and ask what’s going on. And that’s when they tell me the shocking truth. Nate hasn’t worked for the company in six months. Once I’ve found this lie, it’s hard not to pick at the scab of our marriage, see what other secrets lie beneath his apparent love for me. By the end of the week, I hope I might finally learn the truth about my husband, about the woman across the street, and about what really happened to my little boy.

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  Angel of Death - The...

  Rob Sinclair

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  An action-packed Ryker thriller from million-copy bestselling author Rob Sinclair. 
  'With action torn from tomorrow’s headlines, Angel of Death is an unmissable read!'– Alex Shaw 
  Ismail Karaman is one of the deadliest terrorists in recent history. So why is he free to float around the Persian Gulf on his luxury yacht? 
  Ex intelligence agent James Ryker thinks he knows why, and the answer lies at the corrupt heart of the SIS. Ryker isn’t one to let the bad guys get away with murder, but Karaman has many enemies, and one in particular will make all their lives much more complicated… 
  They call her the Angel of Death – a former agent whose last encounter with Karaman cost her everything, and left her in a Lebanese prison cell. Now she’s free, and with nothing else to lose, she’s determined to get her revenge… whatever it takes. 
  Ryker and the Angel may have the same target, but that doesn’t mean they’re on the same side. Who will reach Karaman first? And who will still be standing when the bodies pile up? 
  Praise for Rob Sinclair 
  'A very entertaining read' M J Porter 
  'A cracking thriller with a Reacheresque hero you can't help but root for!' John Ryder 
  'An action-packed, high-stakes and heart-stopping thriller' Bookish Jottings 
  'Action and suspense from the off' David's Book Blurg 
  'A shocking and exciting page-turner' Lynda's Book Reviews 
  'Perfectly paced and full of action' Little Miss Book Lover 87 
  'A thrilling tale told at breakneck pace' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 
  'A rollercoaster ride of skulduggery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 
  'A great page-turner of a read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review 
  'Fast paced, brutal in places and yet highly entertaining and enjoyable. Twists and turns all over the place' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

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  Homicide in the Indian Hills

  Erica Ruth Neubauer

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  Intrepid American newlywed Jane Wunderly learns that tigers aren’t the only dangers lurking in 1920s India, when a murder in a popular resort town threatens to destabilize the local government and undermine the resistance movement for Indian self-rule. … 
    
  Ooty, 1927: Accompanying Mr. Redvers on an assignment to Ootycamund to quell revolutionary rumblings, Jane finds there’s more than meets the eye to India’s Queen of Hill Stations. Ooty’s lush tea plantations and tranquil gardens barely conceal its secrets—scandalous affairs, political sabotage, and a mounting anti-colonial movement. Even Redvers intends to subvert his official mission in Ooty, by arranging a series of clandestine meetings with local resistance leaders. But it’s not until the shocking death of a British national that Jane and Redvers are truly drawn into Ooty’s deepest shadows. 
    
  Jane’s suspicions that the death is more than a tragic accident are soon confirmed, but word of a murder could stoke Ooty’s simmering tensions into a full boil. Navigating corrupt local officials, festering personal vendettas, and a complicated network of bureaucratic entanglements that lead to the top tiers of government, Jane and Redvers edge closer to the truth … and its deadly consequences. Someone is willing to spill blood to protect their interests, will Jane become just another of Ooty’s darkest secrets?

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