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Sadie's childhood has always been shrouded in mystery. But there are three things she knows. She was raised by two aunts. She never knew her parents. She is convinced she was stolen. Cristy Ward, podcast host, is gripped by Sadie's story. It's perfect for her next true-crime investigation. Yet Sa...

The story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires. Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everyt...

It's Camilla's first day back at work, her daughter's first day at nursery. But husband Luke is nowhere to be seen. The only trace of him is an unfinished note. Camilla tries to put it out of her mind; there must be a rational explanation. At work, there are welcomes back, and too many distractio...

Ali Dawson and her cold case team investigate crimes so old, they're frozen - or so their inside joke goes. Most people don't know that they travel back in time to complete their research. The latest assignment sees Ali venture back farther than they have dared before: to 1850s London in order to...

DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her hippy neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation so she has more tolerance for them than most. When one of them goes missing she feels duty-bound to find out what happened. But her path leads her to more than just a m...

In Berlin's artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouse still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography and sex...

Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in the small village of Three Pines in Quebec. Someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide, as he sits with his wife in their back garden. When he finally answers the call, his rage shatters the calm of the...

Emmie Brown has always known she was adopted. Nellie Brown sacrificed everything to make their life together comfortable and Emmie never doubted her devotion. But, when Emmie finds a stash of letters and a hidden photo after her mother's death, everything she has believed changes. And she won't b...

Eating for health is finally exciting, with these nutritionally balanced recipes and time-saving health hacks you can be reassured your meal is good for you and rich with flavour. As a GP working in the NHS, Dr Rupy Aujla knows that the simple act of eating well every day is one of the most power...

This is the fifteenth book in J.D. Kirk's thrilling DCI Jack Logan series.