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A Highland Christmas (Hamish Macbeth #0)
by M.C. BeatonIn dark, wintry Lochdubh, Christmas Cheer is about as welcome as a flat tyre on a deserted road. The Calvinist element in town has always resisted what they view as secular frivolity, so for most of the townsfolk there'll be no carols, feasting, gifts - or even whisky on Christmas Day!And for PC Hamish Macbeth there's no holiday from crime - he finds himself hunting for a missing cat belonging to a lonely spinster. Curt and unfriendly, the woman is convinced her pet has been stolen but once behind her heavily-bolted door, Hamish can spot her true problem - she lives in fear, though of who or what he cannot guess.Then someone steals a Christmas tree and lights from the nearby village of Cnothan. So it is up to Hamish to sort all these problems out - and he had better do it quickly, for the church bells will soon peal on the eve of Christmas.This one-off standalone story is a special Christmas treat for all fans of Hamish Macbeth and can be read at any point in the ongoing series.Also features the first UK publication of a Hamish Macbeth short story, Knock, Knock, You're Dead!Praise for the Hamish Macbeth series:'First rate ... deft social comedy and wonderfully realized atmosphere.' Booklist'It's always a treat to return to Lochdubh.' New York Times'Readers will enjoy the quirks and unique qualities of the cast ... Beaton catches the beauty of the area's natural geography and succinctly describes its distinct flavour.' Library Journal'Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying.' Publishers Weekly
The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains #1)
by M. G. Leonard Sam SedgmanAdventures on Trains is a major mystery series from the prize-winning M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. First stop, The Highland Falcon Thief, a breathless train journey full of deceptions, puzzles and clues to solve.Harrison Beck is reluctantly joining his travel-writer Uncle Nat for the last journey of the royal train, The Highland Falcon. But as the train makes its way to Scotland, a priceless brooch goes missing, and things are suddenly a lot more interesting. As suspicions and accusations run high among the passengers, Harrison begins to investigate and uncovers a few surprises along the way. Can he solve the mystery of the jewel thief and catch the culprit before they reach the end of the line?'A chuffing triumph' The Times, Children's Book of the Week'Like Murder on the Orient Express but better . . . a terrific read!' Frank Cottrell BoyceHear whispers in the dining car, find notes in the library, and unknown passengers among the luggage as you help Harrison to solve the mystery aboard one of the world's grandest trains. Fast-paced and packed with illustrations and clues, Adventures on Trains is a stop you won't want to miss!
Highland Fling (Mirabelle Bevan)
by Sara SheridanScottish Highlands, 1958Britain is awash in Cold War anxiety as Mirabelle Bevan heads for the Highlands on a holiday to visit Superintendent Alan McGregor's family. More glamorous than she expected, the Robertsons welcome her with open arms and an array of cocktails, but she has scarcely arrived when the body of an American fashion buyer turns up brutally murdered, plunging the local village into disarray and sending shockwaves around the close, Highland community. Mirabelle can't resist investigating, but what she finds lays the limitations of her feelings for McGregor bare and calls into question the loyalties of all those around her from the Robertson's housekeeper Mrs Gillies to the family of the dead woman. What started as a relaxing break in scenic surroundings soon spirals into a week fraught with danger. As the press descend on the Robertson's Highland estate, it rapidly becomes clear that things are not as black and white as they first appeared and Mirabelle can't count on anyone . . .Praise for Sara Sheridan: 'Sara Sheridan never fails to surprise. Unfailingly stylish, undeniably smart, Miss Bevan is destined to bring the exploits of the past to the best-seller lists of the present' - Daily Record'Beautifully realised vivid characters, both heroes and villains, the atmospheric Brighton setting and plot that zipped along at a lovely pace left me in no doubt that Sara Sheridan and Mirabelle Bevan are a crime force to be reckoned with' - Goodreads'Beneath that prim exterior lies a fearless, fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants kind of gal. One part Nancy Drew, two parts Jessica Fletcher, Mirabelle has a dogged tenacity to rival Poirot' - Sunday Herald
The Highlander's Dangerous Temptation: The Highlander's Stolen Touch At The Highlander's Mercy The Highlander's Dangerous Temptation Yield To The Highlander (The MacLerie Clan #3)
by Terri BrisbinCursed by past tragedies, notorious highlander Laird Athdar MacCallum has devoted himself to leading his people – and has vowed never to marry again.
The Highway (Cassie Dewell #1)
by C.J. BoxInvestigator Cassie Dewell is on the trail of a serial killer in the book that inspired the series Big Sky.There's a killer on the road...It was Danielle and Gracie's secret. A teenage adventure. A 1,000-mile drive along the spine of the Rocky Mountains to visit Danielle's boyfriend in Montana.When rookie cop Cassie Dewell catches her mentor and friend, Investigator Cody Hoyt, planting evidence, he is suspended from the force, his reputation in tatters. He's already drowning his sorrows when his son calls. His girlfriend and her sister have disappeared.Unable to investigate himself, Cody turns to his protégée for her help finding the girls. Soon they discover that Danielle and Gracie aren't the first to disappear in the area.When Cody, goes missing too, it's up to Cassie to find them. Before it's too late.
Highway Blue: A Novel
by Ailsa McFarlaneAn Observer 10 BEST DEBUTS OF 2021A hypnotic story of young love on the run'I loved Highway Blue - a dark, glimmering, journey deep into modern America' Rosie Price, author of What Red Was'Highway Blue holds you captive like a blues song or incantation' Olivia Sudjic, author of Asylum RoadAnne Marie is adrift San Padua, living a precarious life of shift-work and shared apartments. Her husband Cal left her on their first anniversary and two years later, she can't move on.When he shows up suddenly on her doorstep, clearly in some kind of trouble, she reluctantly agrees to a drink. But later that night a gun goes off in an alley near the shore and the young couple flee together, crammed into a beat up car with their broken past. Their ill-at-ease odyssey takes them across a shimmering American landscape and through the darker seams of the country, towards a city that may or may not represent salvation.Highway Blue is a story of being lost and found; of love, in all its forms; and of how the pursuit of love is, in its turn, a kind of redemption.EARLY READERS LOVE HIGHWAY BLUE(all reviews from NetGalley)'This will be one of the best books of the year''Highly recommended''I was glued to it from the first page and couldn't put it down''Thoroughly engrossing and wonderfully written''Fabulous characters''An author to watch!'
The Highway Kind: Original Stories by Michael Connelly, George Pelecanos, C. J. Box, Diana Gabaldon, Ace Atkins & Others
by Patrick MillikinLike fiction, cars take us into a different world: from the tony enclaves of upper crust society to the lowliest barrio; from muscle car-driving con men to hardscrabble kids on the road during the Great Depression; from a psychotic traveling salesman to a Mexican drug lord who drives a tricked-out VW Bus. We all share the roads, and our cars link us together. Including entirely new stories from Michael Connelly, C.J. Box, George Pelecanos, Diana Gabaldon, James Sallis, Ace Atkins, Luis Alberto Urrea, Sara Gran, Ben H. Winters, and Joe Lansdale, THE HIGHWAY KIND is a street-level look at modern America, as seen through one of its national obsessions.
The Hike
by Lucy Clarke*The Sunday Times bestseller* *DISCOVER YOUR NEXT ESCAPE WITH THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR* ‘A tear-those-pages thriller’ ABIGAIL DEAN‘Secrets galore’ DAILY MAIL‘Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully written’ GILLIAN McALLISTER‘Queen of the destination thriller’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS
The Hill: The Bridge / The District / The Wharf / The Hill (Brody Law #4)
by Carol EricsonAs a P.I., he was used to protecting people. But one beautiful heiress is challenging every move he makes in the conclusion of Carol Ericson's Brody Law miniseries.
Hill Country Holdup (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by Angi MorganDr. Jane Palmer had every intention of telling FBI agent Steve Woods he was a father. But the rehearsed lines and practiced responses were forgotten the moment her little boy was kidnapped. Now, heart breaking and on the verge of falling apart, Jane needed Steve more than ever….
Him: A dark and gripping love story with a heartbreaking and shocking ending
by Clare Empson'Gripping and heartbreaking' Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request'Dark and addictive' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things'So emotionally true' Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series'Heartbreaking and beautifully drawn.' Victoria Selman, author of Blood for Blood*******************15 years ago, Catherine met the love of her life...She fell into a passionate love affair at university and they were meant to be together forever.13 years ago, she married someone else...She has two children and has moved on from her life with Lucian. Or so she thought.4 months ago, she stopped speaking to everyone...She witnessed something so traumatic that the doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past.This is her story.*******************Why readers love HIM, this heart-breaking, moving love story with a shocking twist. For fans of Liane Moriarty, Lisa Jewell and Julie Cohen.'The Great Gatsby meets Big Little Lies by way of Brideshead Revisited.' Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars'You know the ending will break you, but you'll want to get there anyway.' Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars'The shocking final reveal was completely unexpected, brilliantly portrayed, and heart-breaking enough to keep me turning the pages.' Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars'It's an utterly compelling and ultimately heart-breaking story about love, loss and grief and the danger of not valuing what you have before it's too late.' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars
A Hint of Death (A Bob Skinner Short Story)
by Quintin JardineAn original digital short story featuring DS 'Sauce' Haddock and Edinburgh's finest, Chief Constable Bob Skinner, from Scotland's Crime Master.When DS 'Sauce' Haddock visits his old teacher to investigate an alleged jewellery theft, it quickly becomes clear that another, far darker truth, lies beneath the surface. With Chief Constable Bob Skinner's help, Haddock will soon discover that outward appearances are never as they seem, and that no crime can go unpunished...*Also features an extract from Quintin Jardine's latest Bob Skinner mystery, HOUR OF DARKNESS*
Hinton Hollow Death Trip (Detective Sergeant Pace Series #3)
by Will CarverFive days in the history of a small rural town, visited and infected by darkness, are recounted by Evil itself. A stunning high-concept thriller from the bestselling author of Good Samaritans and Nothing Important Happened Today.‘Cements Carver as one of the most exciting authors in Britain. After this, he’ll have his own cult following’ Daily Express________________It’s a small story. A small town with small lives that you would never have heard about if none of this had happened.Hinton Hollow. Population 5,120.Little Henry Wallace was eight years old and one hundred miles from home before anyone talked to him. His mother placed him on a train with a label around his neck, asking for him to be kept safe for a week, kept away from Hinton Hollow.Because something was coming.Narrated by Evil itself, Hinton Hollow Death Trip recounts five days in the history of this small rural town, when darkness paid a visit and infected its residents. A visit that made them act in unnatural ways. Prodding at their insecurities. Nudging at their secrets and desires. Coaxing out the malevolence suppressed within them. Showing their true selves.Making them cheat.Making them steal.Making them kill.Detective Sergeant Pace had returned to his childhood home. To escape the things he had done in the city. To go back to something simple. But he was not alone. Evil had a plan. ________________Praise for Will Carver‘Weirdly page-turning’ Sunday Times‘Laying bare our 21st-century weaknesses and dilemmas, Carver has created a highly original state-of-the-nation novel’ Literary Review‘Arguably the most original crime novel published this year’ Independent‘At once fantastical and appallingly plausible … this mesmeric novel paints a thought-provoking if depressing picture of modern life’ Guardian‘This book is most memorable for its unrepentant darkness…’ Telegraph‘Unlike anything else you’ll read this year’ Heat‘Utterly mesmerising…’ Crime Monthly
Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody #No. 8)
by Elizabeth PetersIs the Hippopotamus Pool a legend? Or Amelia's nemesis!A masked stranger offers to reveal an Egyptian queens' lost tomb - and Amelia Peabody and her irascible archaeologist husband Emerson are intrigued, to say the least. When the guide mysteriously disappears before he can tell them his secret, the Peabody-Emersons sail to Thebes to follow his trail, helped - and hampered - by their teenage son Rameses, and beautiful ward Nefret. Before the sands of time shift very far, all of them will be risking their lives foiling murderers, kidnappers, grave robbers, and ancient curses. off once again on a rollicking adventure involving archaeology, murderers, kidnappers, grave robbers and ancient curses.And the hippopotamus Pool? It's a legend of war and wits that Amelia is translating, one that alerts her to a hippo of a different type - a nefarious, overweight art dealer who is on course to become her new arch-enemy!
Hireling's Tale (Castlemere #6)
by Jo BannisterTwo people are hiring out their services in Castlemere - a prostitute with only hours to live, and a hired assassin with only hours to make his kill . . . When the naked body of a young prostitute is found on a narrowboat on the Castlemere Canal, police enquiries focus on the nearby Barbican Hotel. For with a sales conference in progress there's no shortage of men who could have met the girl there. But soon Superintendent Shapiro and his team have a great deal more to contend with. For the dead woman was not the only person to have hired herself out that night: a paid assassin is at large - and he is gunning for the conference organizer Philip Kendall. Jo Bannister's Castlemere novels are tough and very realistic - in the tradition of Lynda La Plante's Prime Suspect.
His 7-Day Fiancée (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by Gail BarrettGail Barrett When Amanda is held at gun point in his casino mega-billionaire Luke offers to pose as fiancé to the single mum in order to protect her. Yet Luke is blindsided by his desire for her. Has the notorious playboy met the only woman who can tame him?
His and Hers: A Novel
by Alice Feeney‘Stunning, addictive … this book should not be missed!’ Samantha Downing, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Lovely Wife ‘This is great … Keeps you guessing all the way through’ Jane Fallon
His Best Friend's Baby: His Best Friend's Baby The Sharpshooter's Secret Son (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser. #1)
by Mallory KaneFormer air force special ops soldier Matt is a survival expert. So when he found out his dead best friend’s son was being held for ransom, he vowed to bring the baby boy safely back into his mother Aimee’s arms. Yet he didn’t expect Aimee to capture his heart!
His Bloody Project: Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae
by Graeme Macrae BurnetSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016.WINNER, Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 2016.The year is 1869. A brutal triple murder in a remote community in the Scottish Highlands leads to the arrest of a young man by the name of Roderick Macrae. A memoir written by the accused makes it clear that he is guilty, but it falls to the country’s finest legal and psychiatric minds to uncover what drove him to commit such merciless acts of violence. Was he mad? Only the persuasive powers of his advocate stand between Macrae and the gallows.Graeme Macrae Burnet tells an irresistible and original story about the provisional nature of truth, even when the facts seem clear. His Bloody Project is a mesmerising literary thriller set in an unforgiving landscape where the exercise of power is arbitrary.
His Brand Of Justice: Conard County: Hard Proof / His Brand Of Justice (longview Ridge Ranch) (Longview Ridge Ranch #4)
by Delores FossenCan she remember the killer, before it’s too late?
His Case, Her Baby (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser. #1)
by Carla CassidyPeyton’s world is shattered when her baby is kidnapped. Distraught, she finds comfort in sheriff Tom’s arms. But knocking down the wall that Tom has built around his heart will be tough, even though he would move mountains to reunite her with her daughter.
His Child (Mills And Boon Intrigue Ser.)
by Delores FossenAfter being abducted and artificially inseminated, Jessie Barrett was in danger and running for her life.
His Christmas Assignment: Conard County Witness His Christmas Assignment Agent Gemini Risk It All (Bachelor Bodyguards #1)
by Lisa ChildsOnce a bad boy, always a bad boy.
