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One Last Secret by Adele Parks
From the Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Adele Parks comes a blisteringly provocative novel about power, sex, money and revenge.
This gripping novel follows luxury escort Dora as she takes on one last job. A week at a beautiful French chateau should be easy for her – she’s smart, stunning and discreet. Dora only needs to convince the other guests that she’s Daniel’s girlfriend.
One final, luxurious week and she can leave the dangerous, difficult escort world, because Dora has fallen in love and is ready to embrace a better future. But she has one last dangerous secret…
If you want to give the gift of a whip-smart protagonist, an immersive, escapist read, and twists the reader won’t see coming, this is THE book to give.
Snowed in for Christmas by Sarah Morgan
This Sunday Times bestselling novel is filled with family drama, festive spirit and feel-good romance – perfect for curling up with a blanket and warm drink!
This Christmas the Miller siblings have one goal – to avoid their family’s well-meaning questions. Ross, Alice and Clemmie have secrets that they don’t intend to share, and they are relying on each other to deflect attention.
Lucy Clarke is facing a Christmas alone, and the prospect of losing her job – unless she can win a major piece of business from Ross Miller. She’ll deliver her proposal to his family home in the Scottish Highlands and then leave.
But after a storm Lucy is stuck. As everyone settles in for a snowed-in Christmas, tensions bubble to the surface and suddenly Lucy finds herself facing a big family fallout with a family that isn’t hers…
Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay
A missing woman. A husband suspected. The truth will … Take Your Breath Away.
The latest Sunday Times bestselling novel from Linwood Barclay opens when Andy’s wife Brie vanishes from their home one night. People assume Andy got away with murder, the police can’t build a case against him, but still his friends and neighbours abandon him.
Six years later, Andy’s life is back on track, and he’s settled with a new girlfriend. And when he hears his old house has been bulldozed and rebuilt, he’s not bothered. But then, a woman who looks like Brie shows up at their old address, screaming ‘Where’s my house? What happened to my house?’ before vanishing as quickly as she appeared.
And as dark suspicions resurface, Andy’s future depends on discovering what the hell is going on. The trick is staying alive long enough to find out…
All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
They claim they saw nothing. She knows they’re lying.
Set in 1996, in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, All That’s Left Unsaid centres around the brutal murder of a local teenage boy. As the victim’s sister sets out to uncover the truth that many witnessed but no one will speak up about, she begins to expose complex traumas that go beyond the tragic night her brother was killed.
This is a profound exploration of racism during a time in Australia’s history many of us know very little about. In this international bestseller, Tracey probes the intricate bonds of friendship, family, and community through an unforgettable cast of characters, all connected by a devastating crime.
Midnight in Everwood by M. A. Kuzniar
In the darkness of night, magic awaits… this magical re-imagining of The Nutcracker is the perfect gift for a Christmas Eve read.
In Midnight in Everwood, Marietta longs to be a ballerina, but as Christmas draws nearer, her dancing days are numbered – she must marry and take up her place in society in the New Year. But, when a mysterious toymaker, Dr Drosselmeier, purchases a neighbouring townhouse, it heralds the arrival of magic and wonder in Marietta’s life.
After Drosselmeier constructs an elaborate theatrical set for her final ballet performance on Christmas Eve, Marietta discovers it carries a magic all of its own – a magic darker than anyone could imagine. As the clock chimes midnight, Marietta finds herself transported from her family’s ballroom to a frozen sugar palace, silent with secrets, in a forest of snow-topped fir trees. She must find a way to return home before she’s trapped in Everwood’s enchanting grip forever.
The Night Watch by Neil Lancaster
A spine-tingling new Scottish police procedural thriller, perfect for crime fiction and mystery fans. If you’re wondering what book to get a fan of Line of Duty, this is it!
A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at the northernmost tip of Scotland. It was supposed to be his honeymoon, but now his wife will never see him again.
The case is linked to several mysterious deaths, including the murder of the lawyer’s last client – Scotland’s most notorious criminal… who had just walked free. DS Max Craigie knows this can only mean one thing: they have a vigilante serial killer on their hands. But this time the killer isn’t on the run; he’s on the investigation team. And the rules are different when the murderer is this close to home.
He knows their weaknesses, he knows how to stay hidden, and he thinks he’s above the law…
