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Secrets and Lies
Janet Woods
A destructive secret is guarded by a network of lies . . . until they begin to unravel.
1933. Esmé Carr travels to Australia with her best friend in search of adventure. Left behind is Esmé's adolescent niece. Meggie Elliot has an imaginative and independent frame of mind, but there is mystery surrounding her birth - one she intends to unravel, despite her mother's warnings to leave the past alone. When the truth surfaces it's not what Meggie wants to hear, and Esmé must reconcile the rift between mother and daughter.
The Golden Mile to Murder
Sally Spencer
An Inspector Woodend mystery.
The investigation into the brutal murder of a Blackpool policeman during holiday season was never going to be easy, but the case is not Woodend's only problem. His new boss, DS Ainsworth, is just waiting for an opportunity to stick a knife in his back; and his invaluable assistant, Bob Rutter, has been replaced by a new sergeant more intent on advancing her own career than helping him. Then, it appears, the Blackpool police seem to think it might be better if the killer were never found . . .
Blood Ritual
Sarah Rayne
A chilling tale from a master storyteller.
The descendants of Elizabeth Bathory, a bloodthirsty Hungarian countess who terrorized the Carpathian countryside in the sixteenth century, are determined that her line shall not die. Fearing her heredity, Catherine, a paternal descendant, has escaped to a convent. Here she meets journalist Michael Devlin who is haunted by the last thing he saw before losing his sight.
Devil's Piper
Sarah Rayne
A gripping tale of horror from a devilishy good storyteller.
On inheriting his grandfather's tumbledown Irish cottage, adjoining the grounds of an old monastery, Isarel West discovers some old sheet music composed by his grandfather entitled the Devil's Piper Suite, and starts to play it. But little can he realize the evil that the music conjures up.
The Burning Altar
Sarah Rayne
A man stumbles across a secret Tibetan tribe with chilling consequences in this horrifically good page-turner.
Patrick Chance was a notorious Victorian rake whose memoirs of his travels through Tibet caused a sensation at the time. But, having retraced his ancestor's footsteps, Sir Lewis Chance is the only one who knows the truth. For he has also stumbled on the strange, secret tribe who guard the sinister Stone Tablets in remote Tibet. A group whose perverted beliefs, blood rituals and horrific customs have torturous, hellish consequences.
A Fete Worse than Death
Dolores Gordon-Smith
A Jack Haldean mystery
It's 1922 and Jack Haldean, young crime writer and former Royal Flying Corps pilot, is enjoying the local fete on a beautiful summer's day in rural Sussex. But then Jack's fellow officer, Jeremy Boscombe, is found dead in the fortune teller's tent and later the same day Boscombe's shady friend, Reggie Morton, is murdered in the village pub. Jack's search for the truth will lead him back to the Battle of the Somme and an act of terrible betrayal.
Mad About the Boy?
Dolores Gordon-Smith
A Jack Haldean mystery
It's midsummer 1923 and Isabelle's parents are celebrating their silver wedding with a fabulous ball at their Sussex country house. But Isabelle has a dilemma: two men, the glamorous Malcolm and the quiet, troubled Arthur are in love with her. Her romantic difficulties are forgotten however when one of the guests apparently commits suicide. But Jack Haldean is not convinced.
As if by Magic
Dolores Gordon-Smith
A Jack Haldean mystery
Destitute and desperate, George Lassiter breaks into the kitchen of a stranger's house for food and shelter. There he witnesses the murder of a beautiful girl. But when the police search the house the next day, they find nothing. The corpse has vanished, as if by magic. Even George's friend and rescuer Jack Haldean believes it was nothing more than a nightmare. But the consequences of that nightmare will plunge Jack into a tangle of lies and obsession as he hunts a ruthless killer.
Situation Tragedy
Simon Brett
A Charles Paris mystery.
West End TV are planning a new sit-com series called The Strutters and Charles Paris has landed the role of a golf club barman. But when, one by one, members of the production crew start falling victim to mysterious 'accidents', Paris finds himself on the trail of a mass murderer.
Murder Unprompted
Simon Brett
A Charles Paris mystery.
As understudy to the lead in a West End play, Charles Paris's thespian and detective skills are called upon once again when the lead is shot dead on stage on the opening night. The suspects range from a jealous wife to a bitter actor who lost his part, from the playwright who heard his beautiful lines twisted to the director who saw his work ruined.
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