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Devil's Tumble
MY COUSIN BEFORE THE STRANGER. MY BROTHER BEFORE MY COUSIN…
The Scud missile did not bring the dreaded sarin gas but it did point the way to the first dead body. The first in a trail of blood that would lead Kuwaiti homicide detective Riad al Ajmi from the world of the rich to the slums of the underworld as a war rages on the horizon and old wounds are opened once more. Kuwait City, March 2003. The Iraq War—the city swarming with American troops as refugees start streaming in, bringing with them tales of horror. Some going all the way back to the earlier rape of the city and uncovering old secrets—terrible secrets—that some would do anything to keep hidden.
Even murder.
Then there’s the ritualistic slaughter of a young nurse at Kuwait’s Armed Forces Hospital, the killer dressed in the Class A uniform of a ranking American officer—shades of a serial killer previously encountered in Seoul.
Enter CWO Sally Kendrick and WO Troy DuBois, American Military Police CID, flown in to find this killer before it threatens to spill into the realm of civilian Kuwait, straining the uneasy relationship between host city and foreign troops.
A second murder on the military compound raises the possibility of Kuwaiti involvement and soon the duo find themselves working with a reluctant Riad, who prefers to do things his way, which is not quite the army’s way. As the body count mounts, the scene is complicated by the unexpected arrival of Riad’s uncle, the scion of a well-known Lebanese crime family. What is he doing there? How did he even manage to get into a city in total lockdown? Could he be linked to what was happening on that hospital compound and on the streets of the city?
Still struggling to deal with the violent death of his wife at the hands of a jihadist, leaving him the sole carer for a young daughter, Riad finds himself drawn into the circles of the city’s rich and the arms of a sultry seductress, whose motives might just hold the key to the biggest secret of all.
As the hunter becomes the hunted, this fast-moving thriller builds to a shattering climax, where Riad faces the fine line between the law and that most elusive entity of all—justice.
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Detective Inspector Denison Stories
In Detective Inspector Denison Stories: The Imposter and the Informers’ Murders, the chilling discovery of two murdered colleagues thrusts Detective Inspector Denison into the most personal and challenging case of his career. With scant clues and a list of suspects that keeps growing, Denison and his dedicated team must navigate a maze of secrets and deceit. Every lead, every hunch, and every decision becomes critical as they race against time to unravel the mystery. But as they delve deeper, Denison learns that the truth may be more treacherous than he ever imagined. Will he bring the killer to justice before they strike again?
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Delusions
A man sits in a room, in front of him there is a clock. It ticks interminably slowly, seeming like a tick every hour instead of every second. The other strange thing about the clock is that the hands are moving anticlockwise.
Add in the man who is not there, and you have a journey built on love, belief and dangerous delusions.
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Delany's Progress
Delany left the army after becoming seriously injured whilst on active duty in foreign parts. He was repatriated to England and when he was fully recovered, and because of his admiration for the positive actions of a police officer friend, he joined the Constabulary.
His new employers soon became aware that he would make an excellent officer and that he was particularly adept at deep undercover work.
This book covers some of his, at times death defying, adventures.
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Deathless
She just wants it all to end, the curse to be lifted, to be set free. Francesca Abella has a plan, a plan that should have been straightforward, but things never work out that way. The myth… Deathless falls in to a hole so deep she doesn’t know how to break free. Her accomplice, Ebony Tyler, becomes an important fixture in Francesca’s existence. Mason Young is only meant for one purpose… he is the cure to her nightmare. All these plans backfire at Francesca when Mason becomes so much more. She wanted to keep her true identity hidden away from him. The perfect plan she had in place all changes, her curse takes a back seat when Mason’s safety becomes her priority.
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Dark Revenge
Suzanne, once a resident of the Convent of the Golden Orb, finds herself drawn back to its echoing halls, now transformed into the luxurious Hotel Orb de L’Or in Switzerland. But a fateful trip to the hotel’s historic caves results in tragedy.What does the cryptic ‘Count’s Revenge’ signify? And is there a cure for its menacing consequences?Determined to unveil the truth behind Suzanne’s death, her former employer from International Viewpoint delves deep into the enigma. With a trusted circle of allies, he ventures into a web of secrets and shadows, racing against time to decipher a mystery that’s more intricate than it first appears.
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Dark Lies
Olive is living a quiet life with her young son Charles in a small town on the coast, but all is not as it seems. Strangers from the past come back to haunt her.
Life hasn’t always been easy for Olive, but just as she thought it couldn’t get any worse, she is left to work through a spiderweb of lies.
Throughout the story, Olive discovers that it can be the people who you think you know best that hold the most secrets.
When the lies and deceit take a hold on her, the innocence of her son keeps her sane.
After being trapped in the same chapter of her life for months on end, the truth helps Olive find clarity to finally move forward.
Whilst beginning to understand the truth, she realises there is more to the story than meets the eye.
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Dark Days on the Fairest Isle
It’s a turbulent time on the island. A grandmother has disappeared. Resisting her parents’ objections to her going back into the violence they had fled to settle in the U.S., twenty-six-year-old Claire Wynter returns to the place of her childhood to help the family members there search for the missing grandmother with whom she had lived as a child and whom she loves almost as much as she does her own mother. Once on the island, Claire receives a jolt of reality. The family members have given up their search, feeling that the prevailing violence had swallowed up the grandmother, so it was useless looking for her. Claire finds herself a one-woman search party, but she feels certain her grandmother is alive and begins her search. She accepts help from an unlikely source and sets out on a venture she could not have undertaken on her own. The suspenseful path to finding her grandmother leads through missteps, dashed hopes, and to a beckoning romance. Everyone involved—most of all Claire—is unprepared for the outcome.
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Dancing in the Dark
Up until yesterday, I knew who I was. Up until yesterday, my life was mapped out.
Joey is a smart guy who has it all figured out: a girlfriend, a good university degree, and then the professional job of his dreams.
One knock at the door and that all changes.
His life will never be the same and his world has been turned upside down.
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Damned If I Do
We both stood there exhausted, looking at each other like they do in old western films. “I just need to talk to you Archer, please don’t throw more stuff at me. I would never hurt you or your family.” He glared at me while lifting his arm back up. I glanced to his sides to see what else he had to throw but didn’t see anything. Then it sunk in that the only other thing around us both was my car.
It was levitating above me as I looked at Archer who was glaring at me again. “Speak then, but when you are finished know that I will destroy your car and you under it.” I could feel my eyes stinging as tears began to form. I wasn’t ready to die but I was stuck at this point.
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Daddy Won't You Please Come Home?
At 21, Sam Middlemas was haunted by a recurring dream: two little girls of distinct backgrounds beckoning him home. He tried to shake it off, but the dream persisted. It wasn’t until he saw his own daughter grow that he recognized her as one of the girls from his visions. Tragedy struck when his daughter’s life was cut short, turning his orderly world into chaos. Thrust into an unexpected journey spanning continents, Sam seeks answers. This gripping tale follows his quest to unravel the mystery of the dream, leading to a heart-stopping revelation.
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Curiosity Kills
In the heart of the town stands Bright House, ominously empty, with its owners too terrified to reside there. A dark curse has plagued the Bright lineage: no firstborn survives past their twenty-first birthday.As Paula Bright, pregnant and determined, seeks to shield her unborn child from this malevolent fate, she stumbles upon a shadowy presence. This ancient evil, hidden within the house’s very foundation, has claimed the lives of Bright descendants for over a century.Torn between trust and suspicion, Paula seeks refuge in the church, desperate to dispel the consuming dread. Yet, there are others, driven by insatiable greed, who crave the dark power tied to the Bright legacy. Unfazed by the consequences, they threaten not only the Brights but anyone connected to them.With her family’s future hanging in the balance, Paula faces a harrowing choice: risk her child’s life in pursuit of a cure or succumb to the haunting curse. The answers lie with a single, enigmatic figure, but with deception at every corner, whom can Paula truly trust? Dive into Curiosity Kills and unravel the mysteries of Bright House.
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