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Lucy Foley – The Midnight Feast

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Lucy Foley – The Midnight FeastThe Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Published by HarperCollins UK on June 6, 2024
Genres: Crime
Pages: 432
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For starters, everyone here is lying...

‘Delicious and darkly glamorous’ Lisa Jewell

‘This is crime writing at its finest’ Janice Hallett

‘Lucy Foley is queen of the locked room mystery’ Guardian

**FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLER – TAKE YOUR PLACE AT THE TABLE FOR THE THRILLER OF THE YEAR**

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In the shadow of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor hotel – and a sumptuous feast.

But as the candles are lit, tensions spark. Old animosities reignite.

This isn’t a celebration, but a reunion.

And time someone got their just deserts...

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Laced with atmosphere and a chilling edge of folklore, The Midnight Feast is the delicious new murder mystery from Lucy Foley

'Her best work so far' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'A book that is asking to be binge read' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Dark, twisty, eerie' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'This is the type of party you will be scared to miss!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'A spectacular read!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Laced with a gothic edge and with a sultry, slow burn plot' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Fiendish, sharp, wicked' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Midnight Feast was a Sunday Times bestseller for w/c 03/06/2024 & w/c 10/06/2024

Gareth Rubin – Holmes And Moriarty

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Gareth Rubin – Holmes And MoriartyHolmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin
Published by Simon and Schuster on September 26, 2024
Genres: Crime
Pages: 400
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THE CLEVER AND INTRIGUING CRIME MYSTERY FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INSTANT TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, THE TURNGLASS.

A new Sherlock Holmes novel, endorsed by the Conan Doyle Estate. 

'A wonderfully entertaining, high-speed, high-stakes adventure with two, no FOUR and more, characters from classic detective fiction! Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin is the real deal: an accomplished tribute, true to the spirit of Conan-Doyle, but with a thrillingly original story and enough accomplished inventiveness to captivate and satisfy. The perfect fix for Holmes fans - thoroughly recommended!' Janice Hallett

Two adversaries. One deadly alliance. Together, can they unlock the truth? 

Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend, Dr John Watson, have been hired by actor George Reynolds to help him solve a puzzle. George wants them to find out why the audience who comes to see him perform every night are the same people, only wearing disguises. Is something sinister going on and, if so, what?
 
Meanwhile, Holmes’ archenemy, Professor James Moriarty is having problems of his own. Implicated in the murder of a gang leader, Moriarty and his second, Moran, must go on the run from the police in order to find out who is behind the set-up.
 
But their investigation puts them in the way of Holmes and Watson and it’s not long before all four realise that they are being targeted by the same person. With lives on the line, not just their own, they must form an uneasy alliance in order to unmask the true villain. With clues leading them to a hotel in Switzerland and a conspiracy far greater than any of them expected, who can be trusted – and will anyone of them survive?

'Beautifully written and perfectly capturing the Holmesian spirit. And, yes, sometimes I side with Prof. Moriarty, and I don't care who knows it. Love an evil genius . . .' Vaseem Khan 

'Holmes and Moriarty is a rip-roaring thriller, fast-paced and twisty as the greatest detective and the greatest criminal become unlikely allies against the most formidable foes' Martin Edwards

Chris Whitaker – All The Colours Of The Dark

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Chris Whitaker – All The Colours Of The DarkAll the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
Published by Hachette UK on June 25, 2024
Genres: Crime
Pages: 592
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AN EPIC LOVE STORY, A SOARING THRILLER, AND A SWEEPING COMING-OF-AGE TALE: A READING EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER...

A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK - and selected for Books of the Year by Amazon, Waterstones, Audible, Apple Books, Google Play, and a GoodReads Choice Award Finalist.

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'Hits like a sledgehammer. An absolutely must-read novel' GILLIAN FLYNN

'A wonderful book' RICHARD OSMAN

'Impeccably crafted, deeply emotional, entirely shattering' BONNIE GARMUS

'A brilliant work of art' JODI PICOULT

'I've never read anything quite like it. This book will stay with you for a very long time' LUCY FOLEY

'Kept me frantically turning the pages' KRISTIN HANNAH

'An epic sweep ... Ambitious, powerful and moving, this is a tour de force.' GUARDIAN

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Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of teenager Joseph 'Patch' Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who will risk everything to find her best friend.

But when she does: it will break her heart.

Patch lies alone in a pitch-black room - until he feels a hand in his. Her name is Grace and, though they cannot see each other, she lights their world with her words.

But when he escapes: there is no sign she ever even existed.

Left with only her voice and her name, he paints her from broken memories - and charts an epic search to find her.

As years turn to decades, and hope becomes obsession, Saint will shadow his journey - on a darker path to hunt down the man who took them - and set free the only boy she ever loved.

Even if finding the truth means losing each other forever...

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'It's as good as everyone says. I have absolutely no doubt it's the book of the year' JENNIE GODFREY

'A book to lose yourself in - a huge achievement' ALEX MICHAELIDES

'A luminous and heartbreaking book - a crime novel, yes, but vaster and more moving than anything I expected.'
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Alex Pavesi – Ink Ribbon Red

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Alex Pavesi – Ink Ribbon RedInk Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi
Published by Random House on November 7, 2024
Genres: Crime
Pages: 400
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The problem with telling tales is that you might get caught out by the twist: discover the most original literary thriller of 2024, from the author of the sensational Eight Detectives

'A spectacularly crafty puzzle with characters who come more and more to life as the stakes get higher' Mail on Sunday

'More fun than Eight Detectives' The Times

‘Today's greatest exponent of playful detective fiction’ Guardian

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Six friends gather at a country house for a birthday weekend. They decide to play a game.

All six names go in a hat. Choose two, and imagine one murdering the other.

Write it down. Type it up. Read it out.

Points are given for making the murders sound convincing.

Of course, when given such a task, it’s only natural to use what you know.

Secrets. Grudges. Affairs.

But once you’ve put it in a story, that secret is out.

So with each fictional murder, someone gets a motive for a real one.

Which leads to the most important question:

When a real murder comes, will you be able to spot it in time?

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‘The master puppeteer of literary crime’ Janice Hallett

Praise for the sensational bestseller Eight Detectives

‘One of the year's most entertaining crime novels’ Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

‘So, so clever . . . Agatha Christie would take her hat off to this one - bravo!’ Sarah Pinborough

‘A wonderfully tricksy debut and a loving tribute to the golden age of crime fiction’ Mail on Sunday

‘A box of delights . . . Pavesi's revelations are completely unexpected, right up to the end’ New York Times