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Killing Hurts
Christian Gardener, a teenager with the soul of a forty-year-old, has always been a self-confessed loner and an outsider in his own time. Despite his love for his adoptive parents, he struggles with his mother’s attitude towards his father, sparking a determination to change his family dynamics.
His drastic actions set him on an unexpected path, further complicated by a life-altering lottery win. Christian believes he’s found true love in Caroline, but his hopes are shattered after a fight at a party leads to their breakup. Feeling lost in a world of his own making, Christian’s life takes a dark turn as he succumbs to a murderous impulse, driven by a newfound and dangerous passion.
When a chance encounter with his past reopens old wounds, Christian’s life spirals into chaos. Now caught between what was and what could be, he faces a critical decision that will determine his ultimate fate.
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Use of the Fruit
When Esmeralda Ruiz returns home from London in search of land to farm and a safe haven, she doesn’t realize the moral peril of living with Rex Trevail, a reclusive and erudite man. She also doesn’t know about the hidden animosity between Rex and the village mayor, Javier Crespo, whose source is shrouded in mystery. As she delves into an old crime involving the disappearance of a mysterious and talented woman, she finds herself drawn to both men: Rex, who enlightens her mind but obsesses over his past and the injustice of life, and Javier, who charms her with his geniality but conceals his own dark secret.
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The Ghost of Carter's Caravan
Richard Melrose is going nowhere in life when a chance find sets him off on a transformational journey of discovery into elements of humanity he can barely believe, the impact of which is profound both to him and the people he encounters.
A cast of compelling characters come to life through a series of events exploring issues such as how the media operates, the working of government, the financial sector, and international crime. The novel combines contemporary adventure with a deeper examination of the fundamental human conditions of life.
The Ghost of Carter’s Caravan is an unputdownable thriller that takes readers on a thought-provoking existential quest, delivering a powerful and immersive reading experience that lives up to its tantalising premise.
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Dead Goes the Neighbourhood
A baffling murder mystery consumes the town of Muriel which is situated ‘next door’ to infamous Brumby Flat, South Australia where wild rumours fly as high as the travelling circus trapeze and romantic betrayal threatens to overwhelm the residents of both towns.
Senior Detective Phillip Duncan reluctantly returns to town, called in to investigate the murders of two seemingly unrelated individuals in the region he knows all too well. Some old characters return, and some surprising new romances blossom while others fade out for good.
When a travelling circus rolls into town, expect a climatic showdown with plenty of sequins, sparkles and spandex in the mix. Raquel Willaston is lured back into performing on the high trapeze. But very quickly, she realises that everyone working under this big top has their own secret agenda to hide.
Will this prove to be Detective Duncan’s last case, as another dangerous serial killer closes in, intent to cover up their bloody trail?
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Where Is Amanda?
Sixteen-year-old Amanda, a headstrong but gullible teenager, navigates life with her close-knit group of friends and her beloved boyfriend, Matt. Madly in love, she would do anything for him. But Matt harbours a secret that threatens to catch up with them, poised to destroy their lives, families, and friendships. As the couple remains blissfully unaware of the impending storm, even the police are oblivious to the looming danger. Brace yourself for a story with a devastating ending that will leave you breathless. Where Is Amanda? is a gripping tale of love, secrets, and the consequences of youthful naivety. Happy reading!
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Belzoni's Children: Awakening of the Great Fallen Angel
In the sun-drenched island of Crete, an English writer’s hospital stay takes an unexpected turn. A mysterious roommate, their conversations a captivating blend of art, archaeology, reincarnation, and the rigid structures of the English class system, vanishes without a trace. Or so it seems.
Upon returning home, the writer uncovers a journal and a worn tarot deck tucked away in his luggage: undeniable proof of his enigmatic encounter. Penned in 1823 by a Paduan named Giovanni Battista Belzoni, the journal reveals a fascinating life. A strongman who captivated British music hall crowds as ‘The Patagonian Samson,’ Belzoni also made his mark as a daring procurer of Egyptian artifacts for the British Museum.
But within the journal’s pages lies a chilling account – a terrifying confrontation with Satan himself within the depths of the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
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Covert Decisions
Mark Taylor, a retired United States Special Forces operative, seeks a fresh start in the computer software industry, specializing in security systems. When one of his major clients abruptly terminates their contract and pays a substantial sum to do so, Mark can’t shake the feeling that something is amiss.
As Mark delves deeper, he finds himself drawn back into a shadowy world, questioning the authenticity of the security and intelligence services he once trusted. He uncovers a terrorist plot targeting New York City, still haunted by the memories of 9/11. Despite his efforts, no one believes his warnings.
Desperately racing against time, Mark must navigate through the bureaucratic maze of the CIA and FBI to get them to listen. In this globe-trotting thriller, Donald Peters offers a gripping insight into the complexities of international terrorism, revealing that things are not always what they seem.
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Schism
Early 21st century America simmers with colliding ideologies, torn between nostalgia for a romanticized past and yearning for an impossible risk-free future. When such disparate values clash, eruptions lay bare our deepest divisions and resentments, triggering uncontrolled hostility. Utopian visions devolve into vehicles for personal vendettas and blood feuds, capable of cascading into uncontainable turmoil.
This provocative character study peers into modern America’s soul, chronicling the relentless unravelling of societal fabric against gathering storms. Is stability mere illusion when all moorings have been severed?
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Ghosts of Old
Sixteen years after brutal tyranny and rebellion plunged the land into chaos, a fragile peace reigns for those who endured the storms – survivors like Lindsay. Having finally found refuge, former freedom fighters believe the worst darkness has passed now that the Gordons’ despotic bloodline was severed long ago. They could not be more wrong.
In this false calm before evil stirs anew, a lone Gordon remains: Natasha, the last of her maniacal line. Growing stronger as complacency takes root, she patiently plots to recapture all that her forebears lost. And the key to completing her foreordained rise is Lindsay’s demise.
Soon this haven is set to splinter as an obsessive Natasha closes in while Lindsay discovers too late that the fight for liberty is far from finished. Must she marshal tattered resistance forces before a vengeful tyrant enslaves them all? Or will the cunning, ravenous last Gordon prevail to usher in darkness invisible since seeming victory? The time has come for one final clash between an emboldened dove and a ruthless scion fuelled solely by obligation to restore her twisted heritage whatever the cost.
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The Uneasy Silence
The Australian Government is facing a national embarrassment when two ASIS (Australian Secret Intelligence Service) agents have gone missing on the Mornington Peninsula along with top secret files, mobile telephones, and their laptops.
The director of ASIS decides to sidestep accountability by using the National Missing Persons (NMPCC) arm of the AFP (Australian Federal Police), and tasks the team of operation Reveles to work covertly to ensure that this matter never leaks out to the local population in the town of Sorrento nor become a feeding frenzy for the Australian Media.
AFP Lead Detective Emir ‘Eddy’ Muravic under the supervision of his boss AFP Inspector Phil Morris soon discovers that the chic town of Sorrento is not just full of party goers, holiday makers, sea, and tree changers and ‘A Listers’ but an underbelly which could threaten his own family, and childhood visions of the Mornington Peninsula.
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Mea Culpa
JUSTICE: The administration and conformity of the law according to prescribed and accepted principles.
In a gripping new mystery, Chief Inspector Augustus T. Rose faces his most challenging case yet. When two priests are found brutally murdered and mutilated, Rose must navigate a complex web of pressure from the upper echelons of the Police, the Catholic Church, and the relentless media to swiftly bring the killer to justice.
As the investigation unfolds, Rose finds himself grappling with an unexpected moral dilemma. The killer’s motive becomes increasingly clear, forcing the seasoned inspector to confront the blurred lines between duty and empathy. With each step forward, Rose is drawn deeper into a psychological game of cat and mouse, where his own beliefs and principles are put to the ultimate test.
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Us
The year is 2032, and the world is facing extinction due to what humanity has done to its own planet. All life on Earth – from ants to elephants, from tiny blades of grass to mighty oak trees – will cease within a matter of years unless climate change is reversed.
John Carter arrives on Earth, in human form, from his own distant planet, which can no longer support life. On a mission to save Earth, he meets Christine Jackson, a reporter for The Times and a high-profile climate change activist. The two fall in love and become inseparable.
But a major obstacle looms in the form of Clean Oil Global, an international company determined to prioritize profit over welfare, despite the devastating impact of fossil fuels. However, hope emerges with the rise of The Planet Earth Party, a brand-new political force in the UK that sweeps to power, decimating the tired old order of Conservatives and Labour.
The fight to save Planet Earth from extinction is on, and the enemy is us.
£12.99