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A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering: The brilliantly entertaining new thriller by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Day
by Andrew Hunter MurrayThe new Andrew Hunter Murray is here . . . A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering is a gripping thriller about what it's like to be young, skilled, unemployed - and on the run.'Fantastic' Zoe Ball'Madly fun and exciting' Lisa Jewell‘Who knew murder could be so funny. A joyous read from start to finish. I loved it!’ Claire Mackintosh'Witty, dazzling and incredibly addictive' Jenny Colgan‘A bloody brilliant, fantastic book ... I’m bereft now I’ve finished it’ Philippa Perry'It’s laugh-out-loud funny, proceeding at a pace that makes it almost impossible to put down.' Sunday Times'Smart, satirical, knowledgable, accurate, punchy, laugh out loud funny, surprising, shocking, thought provoking ... Loved it.' Matt Chorley, The Times__________Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder.My name is Al. I live in wealthy people's second homes while their real owners are away.I don’t rob them, I don’t damage anything… I’m more an unofficial house-sitter than an actual criminal.Life is good.Or it was - until last night, when my friends and I broke into the wrong place, on the wrong day, and someone wound up dead.And now … now we’re in a great deal of trouble.__________Readers love A Beginner's Guide . . .***** 'I just didn't want this to end. The narrator's voice is very, very engaging: a little cynical, very witty and all round jolly good fun.'***** 'I was more than pleasantly surprised. It has some brilliantly written characters and the plot keeps you engaged throughout.'***** 'I was gripped to the very end.'***** 'Great fun, fast paced and quirkily written.'***** 'This book is so far fetched that it's brilliant!'__________More love for A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering . . .‘[Andrew Hunter Murray] has written something so funny and clever, you will want to give him a badge.’ Cariad Lloyd'A propulsive plot, an ingenious narrator and lashings of intrigue make this a genuine and thoroughly enjoyable page-turner.' Guardian'A thoroughly entertaining mix of whodunnit, social satire and a cunningly smuggled-in love story. Highly recommended.' Mail on Sunday'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal'This is a giddy, addictive thrill ride of a book - who knew accidental espionage was so much fun?!' Daisy Buchanan'Legit brilliant, FUN and FUNNY and I couldn’t recommend it more' Stevie Martin‘Dark, funny, and deeply twisted' Val McDermid'An excellent pacy caper’ Professor Sophie Ratcliffe'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal'The plot is corset-tight and lavish with its surprises. An amusing crime caper…a delight.' Strong Words Magazine'Filled with humour, shocks, love and hate – and a few handy tips on how to beat the housing crisis… Funny, thoughtful and all-round entertaining.' Press Association
The Beholders
by Hester Musson'Held me completely in its thrall until the very last line’ SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, bestselling author of Pandora ‘A well-researched and thoroughly convincing page-turner’ LAURA SHEPPERSON, bestselling author of The Heroines A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Bell Tower: The brand new suspense thriller from an award-winning bestseller
by R.J. ElloryLIFE ON DEATH ROW TAKES ITS TOLL.UNTIL YOU CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE... Death Row duty comes with three simple rules: Do not make it personal Do not question the system Do not take justice into your own handsGarrett Nelson will break every one of them. Injured during a drug bust, Deputy Garrett Nelson finds himself out of the Sheriff's Department. Uncertain of his future, he takes a job at a Florida Penitentiary. Situated on the grounds of an old Spanish mission, the bell tower is now an execution chamber. After a dangerous manhunt for escaped convicts through the Everglades, Nelson's belief in the justice system is tested to the limit. In a heartbreaking conflict of duty versus conscience, he must decide whether he's willing to let the State execute an innocent man, or risk his own life and family in order to find the truth.Gripping and heart-breaking by turns, and beautifully set against the backdrop of Florida's Everglades, THE BELL TOWER is the latest literary suspense novel from the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS. ****PRAISE FOR R.J. ELLORY'Beautiful and haunting... A tour de force' MICHAEL CONNELLY'Beautifully written novels that are also great mysteries' JAMES PATTERSON'A uniquely gifted, passionate, and powerful writer' ALAN FURST'In the top flight of crime writing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'The master of the genre' CLIVE CUSSLER
The Best Revenge (Jonas Merrick series)
by Gerald SeymourOn the Mongolian steppes a general in the People's Liberation Army stakes his career, and his life, on a GPS-free missile guidance system that will change the balance of power on the battlefield.In Bath a young Chinese woman has secured the affections of a young brainiac working on that very problem.In Leamington Spa a deep cover operative has given himself away.And in London Jonas Merrick watches all, assessing, planning. A moment, perhaps, for him to strike a blow to China's espionage network in the UK.One thing he does not see, however, is in Moscow. An order given: 'bring me his head'. Tautly plotted and frighteningly authentic The Best Revenge cements Jonas Merrick as one of the great figures of modern spy fiction.
The Best Way to Bury Your Husband: Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . .
by Alexia Casale'I loved loved loved this book!' CHRISTINA RICCI ‘Poignant and funny, dark and searing’ ANDREA MARA'A darkly comedic story . . . I loved it' JESSE SUTANTO 'Perfect for those who like feminism with their dead bodies' JULIE COHEN'Tense, funny, moving and strangely cosy' HOLLY BOURNE---Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . .Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did.But Sally isn't the only woman in town being pushed to breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising solidarity is formed.So can they find the best way to bury their husbands - and get away with it?Darkly funny and with a big beating heart, The Best Way to Bury Your Husband is an irresistible page-turner about the power of female friendship.
The Bezzle (Red Team)
by Cory DoctorowMoney-laundering, cyber-knavery and shell-company chicanery: Marty Hench is an expert in them all. He's Silicon Valley's most accomplished forensic accountant and well versed in the devious ways of Fortune 500s, divorcing oligarchs, and international drug cartels alike (and there's more crossover than you might imagine). Cory Doctorow's hard-charging, read-in-one-sitting, techno take on the classic PI pulp novel.**It's 2006, and Marty Hench is at the top of his game as a self-employed forensic accountant, a veteran of the long guerrilla war between the people who want to hide money and the people who want to find it. He spends his downtime holidaying on Catalina Island, where scenic, imported bison wander the bluffs and frozen, reheated fast food burgers cost $25. (Wait, what?) When, during one vacation, Marty disrupts a seemingly innocuous scheme, he has no idea he's kicked off a chain of events that will overtake the next decade of his life. Because he's made his most dangerous mistake yet. He's trespassed into the playgrounds of the ultra-wealthy and identified their latest target: California's Department of Corrections, who manage the state's prison system. Secure in the knowledge that they're living behind far too many firewalls to be identified, the tycoons have hundreds of thousands of prisoners at their mercy, and the potential of millions of pounds to make off them.But now, Marty is about to ruin their fun... A seething rebuke of the privatized prison system that delves deeply into the arcane and baroque financial chicanery involved in the 2008 financial crash, The Bezzle is a red-hot follow up to Red Team Blues.
The Birthday Weekend: A suspenseful page-turner about friendship, sisterhood and long-buried secrets
by Zoe MillerIt was a celebration to die for . . .What happened on holiday was supposed to stay on holiday - but that was before a body was found . . .Socialite Lucinda Oliver planned a lavish celebration for her fortieth birthday - a weekend escape at an Irish coastal town with her sister Stella and her closest friends. The weekend was to end with a blow-out party and a special announcement, one Lucinda had been dropping hints about for weeks.But before Lucinda could reveal her secret, she went missing. And now, six months later, her car has been found submerged in the Atlantic Ocean.Devastated, Stella decides to gather Lucinda's friends once more, in that same coastal town - the first time they've all been together since her disappearance. But soon she starts to suspect that one of the group knows the truth about Lucinda's accident. Which one of them is lying? Stella vows to find out, discovering that what happened to her sister links back to another birthday celebration, ten years ago...Praise for Zoë Miller's novels:'Shimmers with suspense and intrigue from the very first page' Sunday Independent'This engaging mystery copper-fastens Zoë Miller's mastery of the art of sinuous plotting' Irish Independent
Blizzard
by Marie Vingtras"Tension to the very end" - L'ExpressTo find the child they must survive the stormA blizzard rages in an isolated corner of Alaska. Few inhabitants live in this desolate place. Scattered across the vast, white expanse, they shelter in solitude from the tempest and the extreme cold. But amid this storm and far from home, a woman walks alone with the child.She stops for a moment to re-tie the laces of her boots filled with snow. Instants later she looks up and the child under her care has vanished. In desperation she searches for him, knowing that every minute that goes by in this snowstorm is a threat to both of their lives. Soon she is joined in the hunt by the other neighbours. And as the search intensifies to save the missing child from certain death, she too will become the object of pursuit.Blizzard is a gripping thriller, quiet and unnerving at first, but then building to a breath-taking climax.
Blotto, Twinks and the Phantom Skiers (Blotto Twinks #13)
by Simon Brett'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. James'Murder most enjoyable' Colin DexterBlotto and Twinks are off on another adventure - and this time they're bound for the Alpine village of Luzvimmen in Switzerland, where Blotto participates in racing the prestigious and very fast Croissant Run, though someone seems determined to sabotage his chances.Twinks, on the other hand, is on a mission to rescue her friend's sister from the sinister finishing school she is trapped in - the Convent of the Sacred Icicle. Once inside, Twinks is threatened by an elderly nun who shows her a secret glacier in which the Phantom Skiers are entombed... awaiting resurrection so they can wreak vengeance on people who are too curious... like Blotto and Twinks.Meanwhile, up at Schloss Luzvimmen, the crazed Count von Strapp is set on global domination via a deadly arsenal of Swiss cheese hardware he's planning to unleash on the world...Yes, everything's much as usual in the world of Blotto and TwinksPraise for Simon Brett'One of British crime's most assured craftsmen . . . Crime writing just like in the good old days, and perfect entertainment' Guardian'Few crime writers are so enchantingly gifted' Sunday Times'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone' Jilly Cooper
Bone Lands
by Pip Fioretti'Isn't it your job to stop people being murdered?'1911, on a winter's night in arid New South Wales wool country, mounted trooper Augustus Hawkins discovers the bodies of three young people. They are scions of the richest family in the district, savagely murdered on a road that Hawkins should have been patrolling, had he not been busy bedding the local schoolteacher.Detectives arrive from Sydney and the disgraced Hawkins, a traumatised veteran of the Boer War, comes under fierce scrutiny. With his honour and sanity at stake, he becomes hell-bent on finding the murderer. But as ever darker secrets are revealed about the people he thinks of as friends, Hawkins is forced to confront an uncomfortable question: who is paying the price for the new nation's prosperity?
Bonehead: the gripping new crime thriller from the international bestseller
by Mo Hayder**THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER MO HAYDER, WITH A FOREWORD FROM KARIN SLAUGHTER**A terrifying accident . . . Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash at her school reunion killed several of her classmates, she was saved from a grisly fate. She is haunted by what she thinks she saw that night - a vision of a skeletal woman, known by the locals as the Bonehead - a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her. A mystery waiting to be solved . . . Now a police officer in Gloucestershire, Alex fights to overcome the past by helping other people. But when her path crosses with someone who was there that fateful night, her new life begins to unravel at the seams. What really happened the night of the crash? And what does she have to do for the petrifying Bonehead to finally leave her be? A new crime thriller from the Queen of Fear - prepare to be terrified by Bonehead . . . PRAISE FOR MO HAYDER:'Hayder has a profound ability to shock and surprise her readers' Karin Slaughter'Oozes sinisterness from the first page' Entertainment Weekly'With Mo Hayder you never know where you are going until you get there' Times'A first-class shocker . . . a frightening mix of forensics, thrills, analytical police work and poetic images' Guardian'Wickedly constructed . . . The detail, if you can stomach it, is fascinating' Daily Telegraph'Lacerating' Independent'Stomach-churning, fast-paced, top-notch' Sunday Express'Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written' Harlan Coben'This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry' Tess Gerritsen'An authentically disturbing, gripping winner' Financial Times
The Book of Doors: The thrillingly addictive page-turner full of secrets, mystery and magic . . .
by Gareth Brown‘Joyful, exuberant, and crackling with adventure.' STUART TURTON‘A clever and beautiful novel about the power of books.’ SUNYI DEAN‘Full of magic, wonder and heart.’ ANITA FRANK‘A magical, mesmerising adventure from the very first page.’ A. J. WEST ----------------------------------Because some doors should never be opened.New York bookseller Cassie Andrews is not sure what she’s doing with her life. She lives quietly, sharing an apartment with her best friend, Izzy. Then a favourite customer gives her an old book. Full of strange writing and mysterious drawings, at the very front there is a handwritten message:This is the Book of Doors. Hold it in your hand, and any door is every door.Cassie is about to discover that the Book of Doors is a special book – a magic book. A book that bestows extraordinary abilities on whoever possesses it. And she is about to learn that there are other magic books out there that can also do wondrous – or dreadful and terrifying – things.Because where there is magic there is power and there are those who will stop at nothing to possess it. Suddenly Cassie and Izzy are confronted by violence and danger, and the only person who can help them is Drummond Fox who has a secret library of magical books hidden in the shadows for safekeeping, a man fleeing his own demons. Because there is a nameless evil out there that is hunting them all . . .Because this book is worth killing for.Addictive, brilliantly written and utterly irresistible, The Book of Doors is the spell-binding, mind-bending, heart-pounding new adventure that is perfect for fans of The Binding, The Midnight Library and A Discovery of Witches . . .----------------------------------‘A stunning fever dream of a story.’ LEE CHILD‘A beautiful, unputdownable love letter to books.’ BETH LEWIS‘A real page-turner – incredibly ambitious and inventive.’ ROSIE ANDREWS
The Book of Secrets: The dark and dazzling new book from the bestselling author of The Clockwork Girl!
by Anna MazzolaThe thrilling and unputdownable new novel from bestselling author of The Clockwork Girl, Anna Mazzola!'Vividly alive with menace, magic, and mystery' ESSIE FOX'A vivid and atmospheric historical adventure' DAILY MAIL'A writer of great variety and inventiveness. A haunting, complex work' THE TIMES Rome, 1659.Months after the plague has ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay as they should. The Papal authorities commission prosecutor Stefano Bracchi to investigate, telling him he will need considerable mettle to reach the truth.To the west of the Tiber, Girolama and her female friends are at work, helping other women with childbirths and foretelling their futures. Elsewhere in the city, a young wife, Anna, must find a way to escape her abusive husband. But in a city made by men for men, there are no easy paths out. Stefano's investigation at the Tor di Nona prison will introduce him to horror, magic and an astonishing cast of characters. He will be left wondering if certain deeds should remain forever unpunished...The Book of Secrets is inspired by real events that took place in 17th century Italy.Praise for The Book of Secrets:'Exceptional. Anna Mazzola's finest work yet' ELODIE HARPER'Dark, viscerally-atmospheric and richly-imagined' TAMMY COHEN'Utterly compelling, brilliant and rage-inducing' CAROLINE LEA'Deeply unsettling in all the best ways. Absolutely loved it!' JAMES OSWALD'Compelling and brilliantly atmospheric' ANDREW TAYLOR'Rich and satisfying... another superb historical thriller from Anna Mazzola' CAROLINE GREEN'A hugely entertaining read but also an important one in an era when women's rights are being called into question. Magnificent' LIZ NUGENT'A fascinating, evocative, darkly beautiful story. A compelling tale of female strength & ancient knowledge'HELEN FIELDS'A powerful, perceptive page turner. Feminist historical fiction that is chillingly timely. Bravo!'D V BISHOP'I couldn't put it down. A spectacular insight into life for women in 17th century Rome. I adored it' JULIE OWEN-MOYLAN'A tense and pacy historical thriller that fans of Robert Harris will love. I inhaled this book' TARIQ ASHKANANI'Elegant and compelling writing from an author at the peak of her powers' AJ WEST'A compulsive deep-thinking read, with a message for modern times' CATE QUINN'Passages so lyrical I read them twice. Compelling and poignant. Stunning' RACHEL WOLF'Captivating, haunting and so beautifully wrought' FREYA BERRY'Meticulously researched, beautifully constructed and jam-packed with tension!' REBECCA NETLEY
The Borrowdale Body: The enthralling English cozy crime series (Lake District Mysteries)
by Rebecca TopeFrom the author of the bestselling Cotswold Mystery series ... Two days before an auction of the contents of High Gates House in Borrowdale, Christopher Henderson bumps into Jennifer Reade, the heir to the entire estate, and the expected recipient of the proceeds of the house clearance sale. She discovers a dead man in the cellar of the house but threatens and cajoles Christopher into remaining silent about it until after the auction to avoid complications and delays. The auction begins but is soon halted by the police with the news that a murder has been committed. Simmy, Christopher's wife and amateur sleuth, applies herself to the mystery of the deaths but not everyone is as they appear and Simmy will have to contend with a ruthless and determined killer in her fight for the truth.
The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Treasure Hunt Monster (The Breakfast Club Adventures #4)
by Marcus RashfordMarcus and the Breakfast Club Investigators are back and better than ever, just in time for a brand new adventure!When a treasure hunt is announced at Rutherford School, Marcus teams up with his friends to win. But an otherwordly monster is set on spoiling their fun. . .Using clues from a comic book, can the Breakfast Club uncover the mystery behind the monster and find the prize?The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Treasure Hunt Monster is the fourth book in an exciting mystery series by England International footballer, child food-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE, inspired by Marcus's own experiences growing up! Written with Alex Falase-Koya and packed with tons of illustrations by Marta Kissi, it is it the perfect book for children aged 8-11.
The Brothers
by Kimberley ChambersDon't miss the Diamond Geezers limited edition of the brand new novel from the Queen of Gangland Crime – limited to hardback pre-orders!
The Bump In Their Forbidden Reunion / Wedding Night In The King's Bed: The Bump In Their Forbidden Reunion (the Fast Track Billionaires Club) / Wedding Night In The King's Bed
by Amanda Cinelli Caitlin CrewsTotally forbidden and scandalously pregnant!
The Busy Body
by Kemper Donovan'A hugely entertaining character who is wry, gossipy and completelycompelling. Full of twists and turns worthy of a classic mystery novel' ALEX MICHAELIDES, author of The Silent Patient'Gripping . . . with a wonderful detective readers will be dying to meet again'SOPHIE HANNAHHow to put a positive spin on a murder mystery...Meet our narrator: witty, nosy, a professional weaver of lies - aka ghostwriter for the richand famous - and now, lander of The Dream Assignment (that is, a politician's tell-allmemoir).Enter Dorothy Gibson: recently toppled Presidential C andidate, aka that woman, the mosttalked-about person in the country right now... for all the wrong reasons.Add -- an invitation to the middle of nowhere, one well-heeled neighbour dying underSuspicious C ircumstances, a secret investigation -- and an unreasonably beautiful man.The result -- a story even our ghostwriter wasn't expecting. And for once, it's all hers...
A Calamity of Souls: The brand new novel from the number one bestselling author of Simply Lies
by David Baldacci'This is David Baldacci at his best' - Michael Connelly'I couldn’t stop turning the pages, fascinated, moved, horrified' – Alex Michaelides'Baldacci on top form - a tragic, gripping and intensely believable thriller.' - Peter James'A tour de force' – S.A. Cosby'May be the best novel David Baldacci has ever written' - Scott Turow'A tale of high tension, false assumptions and stubborn humanity' - Stacey AbramsSet in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a murder case sets a duo of Black and white lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from the number one bestselling author David Baldacci.Jack Lee is a white lawyer from Freeman County, Virginia, who has never done anything to push back against racism, until he decides to represent Jerome Washington, a Black man charged with killing an elderly and wealthy white couple. Doubting his decision, Lee fears that his legal skills may not be enough to prevail in a case where the odds are already stacked against both him and his client. And he quickly finds himself out of his depth when he realizes that what is at stake is far greater than the outcome of a murder trial.Desiree DuBose is a Black lawyer from Chicago who has devoted her life to furthering the causes of justice and equality for everyone. She comes to Freeman County and enters a fractious and unwieldy partnership with Lee in a legal battle against the best prosecutor in town. Yet DuBose is also aware that powerful outside forces are at work to blunt the victories achieved by the Civil Rights era.Lee and DuBose could not be more dissimilar. On their own, neither one can stop the prosecution’s deliberate march towards a guilty verdict and the electric chair. But together, the pair fight for what once seemed impossible: a chance for a fair trial and true justice.
California Bear: A Novel
by Duane SwierczynskiThis "fresh, exciting, and brilliantly unpredictable" thriller (James Patterson) from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly) follows four unlikely vigilantes who pit themselves against the villain behind California&’s coldest case when they decide to take justice into their own hands. NONE OF YOU ARE SAFE &“KILLER&”: Jack Queen has been exonerated and freed from prison thanks to retired LAPD officer Cato Hightower. But when guilt gnaws at Jack, he admits: &“I actually did it.&” To which Hightower responds: &“Yeah, no kidding.&” You see, the ex-cop has a special job in mind for the ex-con… THE GIRL DETECTIVE: Fifteen-year-old Matilda Finnerty has been handed a potential death sentence in the form of a leukemia diagnosis. But that&’s not going to stop her from tackling the most important mystery of her life: Is her father guilty of murder? GENE JEANIE: Jeanie Hightower mends family trees for a living, but the genealogist is unable to repair her own marriage. And her soon-to-be ex may have entangled her in a scheme that has drawn the bloody wrath of… THE BEAR: A prolific serial killer who disappeared forty years ago, who is only now emerging from hibernation when the conditions are just right. And this time, the California Bear is not content to hunt in the shadows… From two-time Edgar nominee Duane Swierczynski, California Bear is clever, moving, and surprising as it takes aim at the true crime industry, Hollywood, justice, and the killers inside us all.
Certainty and Ambiguity in Global Mystery Fiction: Essays on the Moral Imagination
by John J. Han, C. Clark Triplett, and Matthew BardowellMystery fiction as a genre renders moral judgments not only about detectives and criminals but also concerning the cultural structures within which these mysteries unfold.In contrast to other volumes which examine morality in crime fiction through the lenses of personal guilt and personal justice, Certainty and Ambiguity in Global Mystery Fiction analyzes the effect of moral imagination on the moral structures implicit in the genre. In recent years, public awareness has attended to the relationship between social structures and justice, and this collection centers on how personal ethics and social ethics are bound together amidst the shifting moral landscapes of mystery fiction.Contributors discuss the interplay between personal guilt and social guilt – considering morality and justice on an individual level and at a societal level – using frameworks of certainty and ambiguity. They show how individual characters in works by Agatha Christie, Gabriel García Márquez, Natsuo Kirino, F.H. Batacan, and Stephen King, among others, may view their moral standing with certainty but clash with the established mores of their culture. Featuring essays on Japanese, Filipino, Indian, and Colombian mystery fiction, as well as American and British fiction, this volume analyzes social guilt and justice across cultures, showing how individuals grapple with the certainty, and, at times, the moral ambiguity, of their respective cultures.
The Chaos Agent: The superb, action-packed new Gray Man thriller (Gray Man #13)
by Mark GreaneyArtificial intelligence leads to shockingly real devastation in this new novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man series.A car accident in Japan. A drowning in Seoul. A home invasion in Boston. Someone is killing the world's leading experts on robotics and artificial intelligence. Is it a tech company trying to eliminate the competition or something even more sinister? After all, AI may be the deadliest battlefield gamechanger since the creation of gunpowder. Meanwhile, the quest for a quiet life has led the Gray Man to Central America, where he and his lover Zoya Zakharova have assumed new identities. Eventually, they're tracked down and offered a job by an old acquaintance of Zoya's: to extract a Russian scientist who is on the kill list. They reject it, but just being seen with him is enough to put assassins on their trail. Now, they're back on the run, but no matter which way they turn, whoever's tracking them is always one step ahead. Since flight's no longer possible, fight is the only option left, and no one fights dirtier than the Gray Man.
A Chapter on Murder (The Bookstore Mystery Series)
by Sue MinixI loved writing murder mysteries, until I was thrust into the centre of one …