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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Can the secrets of the past be forgiven this Christmas? Christmas is approaching on the island of Jersey, but Libby is feeling far from festive. Her police work and duties as vicars wife weigh heavily on her, shes anxious about her troubled children, and now her best friend, Stella, has suddenly turned against her, citing a mysterious family grudge. Libby is devastated by Stellas unexpected coldness. But then her father shows her a diary written by her great-aunt Queenie, which sheds light on a long-hidden secretone rooted in love, loyalty and betrayal. Writing during the Nazi occupation of Jersey in the winter of 1941, Queenie reveals a community torn apart by illicit romance, heartbreak and revengeand by dark acts of fear and desperation. The more Libby immerses herself in Queenies journal, the more she understands why its secrets still haunt her family and Stellas. Christmas is a time of forgiveness, but is the treachery of their shared past too shameful to be forgotten? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. A Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestseller. Lisa Gray explodes onto the literary stage with this taut, edge-of-the-seat thriller, and her headstrong protagonist, Jessica Shaw, reminiscent of Lee Childs Jack Reacher, delivers a serious punch. Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author Private investigator Jessica Shaw is used to getting anonymous tips. But after receiving a photo of a three-year-old kidnapped from Los Angeles twenty-five years ago, Jessica is stunned to recognize the little girl as herself. Eager for answers, Jessica heads to LAs dark underbelly. When she learns that her biological mother was killed the night she was abducted, Jessicas determined to solve a case the police have forgotten. Meanwhile, veteran LAPD detective Jason Pryce is in the midst of a gruesome investigation into a murdered college student moonlighting as a prostitute. A chance encounter leads to them crossing paths, but Jessica soon realizes that Pryce is hiding something about her fathers checkered history and her mothers death. To solve her mothers murder and her own disappearance, Jessica must dig into the past and find the secrets buried there. But the air gets thinner as she crawls closer to the truth, and its getting harder and harder to breathe. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. As the chief forensic anthropologist for the FBIs Chicago field office, Christine Prusik has worked her fair share of bizarre cases. Yet this one trumps them all: a serial killer is strangling young women and dumping their bodies in the steep, forested ravines of southern Indiana. With each victim, the killer leaves a calling card: a stone figurine carved like the spirit stones found among the primitive tribes of Papua New Guineathe same tribes from whom Prusik narrowly escaped a decade earlier while doing field research. The similarity is eerie and, frankly, terrifying; Prusik still carries the scars from the tribesmens attack. But is the connection real? Or have the dark details of Prusiks nightmares finally wormed their way into her waking life? Displaying the expertise of a veteran writer, debut novelist Lloyd Devereux Richards skillfully builds layers of psychological suspense and terror into a compulsively readable whodunit. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. An Amazon Charts bestseller. What would it take to make you intervene? When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of ituntil she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as shes decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girlsbeautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballardhas disappeared. A year later, Anna is still missing. Ella is wracked with guilt over what she failed to do, and shes not the only one who cant forget. Someone is sending her threatening lettersletters that make her fear for her life. Then an anniversary appeal reveals that Annas friends and family might have something to hide. Annas best friend, Sarah, hasnt been telling the whole truth about what really happened that nightand her parents have been keeping secrets of their own. Someone knows where Anna isand theyre not telling. But they are watching Ella. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Calling all teensTake over the vast empty space called the kitchen and learn gourmet cooking from a master chef! Over 50 mouthwatering step-by-step recipes, from Brilliant Breakfasts to Star-Studded Salads to Shooting Star Entrees and Red Carpet Desserts. Each recipe an American favorite! Pizza Coast-to-Coast" section introduces pizza from three regions of the United States: New York, Chicago, and California More than 60 dazzling photographs by James Peterson On Your Mark Get Set Cook! format of recipes provides helpful organization Step-by-step drawings clarify steps whenever necessary Chefs tips, safety section, cooking terms, and definitions Kitchen essentials and kitchen equipment An emphasis on fresh, nutritious ingredients for healthy eating. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. From the bestselling author of Checking Out and Dry Hard comes a hilarious story about losing the love of your life, and finding yourself in the aftermath. When Ollie Sweet is very publicly dumped by The One, his seemingly perfect world dissolves into misery, self-pity, and a bizarre rooftop meeting with a suicidal man in flip-flops. While most would seek out the support of loved ones at such a torrid time, natural-born journalist Ollie asks the subscribers of his website: how did they get over their failed relationships? When Ollie follows some of their more extreme advice, chaos inevitably ensues, including accidentally exposing himself to some unsuspecting wildlife, jumping out of a perfectly serviceable aeroplane, and suffering from an extremely painful bottom, courtesy of a maniacal Scotsman. Of course, all of this goes down a storm with his online following, and Ollie soon finds himself the centre of everyones attention whether he likes it or not! With his eclectic collection of supporters to guide him, can Ollie mend his broken heart, heal his broken bottom, and learn to find happiness again? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. A Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestseller. From the bestselling author of The Beekeepers Promise comes a gripping story of three young women faced with impossible choices. How will historyand their familiesjudge them? Paris, 1940. With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they can. But all three are hiding secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting with the Resistance; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; and Viviennes involvement is something she cant reveal to either of them. Two generations later, Claires English granddaughter Harriet arrives in Paris, rootless and adrift, desperate to find a connection with her past. Living and working in the same building on the Rue Cardinale, she learns the truth about her grandmotherand herselfand unravels a family history that is darker and more painful than she ever imagined. In wartime, the three seamstresses face impossible choices when their secret activities put them in grave danger. Brought together by loyalty, threatened by betrayal, can they survive historys darkest era without being torn apart? The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Meet Zoe and Greg Milton, a married couple who have let themselves go a bit. Zoe was a stunner in her college days, but the intervening decades have added five stone, and removed most of her self-esteem. Greg's rugby-playing days are well and truly behind him, thanks to countless pints of beer and chicken curry. When Elise, a radio DJ and Zoe's best friend, tells them about a new competition, it seems like the perfect opportunity to turn their lives around. Fat Chance will pit six hefty couples against one another to see who can collectively lose the most weight and walk away with a 50,000 prize. So begins six months of abject misery, tears, and frustrationthat just might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to themin another laugh-out-loud look at the way we live now from bestselling author Nick Spalding. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Life is full of surprises in a winning novel about a girl dreaming big during one unexpected small-town summer. When seventeen-year-old aspiring designer Tahira Janmohammads coveted fashion internship falls through, her parents have a Plan B. Tahira will work in her aunts boutique in the small town of Bakewell, the flower capital of Ontario. Its only for the summer, and shell get the experience she needs for her college application. Plus her best friend is coming along. It wont be that bad. But she just cant deal with Rowan Johnston, the rude, totally obsessive garden-nerd next door with frayed cutoffs and terrible shoes. Not to mention his sharp jawline, smoldering eyes, and soft lips. So irritating. Rowan is also just the plant-boy Tahira needs to help win the Bakewell flower-arranging contestan event that carries clout in New York City, of all places. And with designers, of all people. Connections that she needs! No one is more surprised than Tahira to learn that floral design is almost as great as fashion design. And Rowan? Turns out hes more than ironic shirts and soil under the fingernails. Tahiras about to find out what shes really made ofand made for. Because here in the middle of nowhere, Tahira is just beginning to bloom. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. When Liz Hoole, a free-spirited liberal from the Midwest, marries into a conservative Quaker family, she knows that raising children in compliance with Quaker values will be challenging. Twenty-five years later, she still feels like shes falling short of expectations. Fortunately, her faith and her friends in the small, rural North Carolina town of Cedar Branch keep her strong. After her best friends politically powerful father dies, Liz stumbles upon secrets from the past that threaten to unravel the current harmony in Cedar Branch, a town with a history of racial tension. As she researches more and eavesdrops on gossip at the Quaker Cafe, where everyone meets each morning, Liz soon discovers the truth about an injustice that she cannot reveal to anyonenot even her husband. Surrounded by a cast of richly drawn Southern characters, Liz learns that even good people can make bad choices. Now, she must decide whether she has the strength to bring a past wrong to light, despite the consequences. Revised edition: This edition of The Quaker Cafe includes editorial revisions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Thirty-year-old Celeste Hamiltons life is at a crossroads: she has just left a disastrous marriage, and her estranged mother has recently died, leaving the familys rose business in jeopardy. Reluctantly, Celeste returns to the family home, a moated manor house in Suffolk, to help her two younger sisters sort out the estate and revive the business. Having endured the fallout from her mothers Narcissistic Personality Disorder when she was younger, Celeste is filled with self-doubt and crippling insecurities. But she must find the strength and courage to take charge and make some tough decisions to keep the old house from falling down around them. The Rose Girls is an uplifting, tender and romantic story of courage, perseverance and the healing power of family. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A riveting novel of psychological suspense about perfect lives and hidden secrets by New York Times bestselling author T.R. Ragan. Nora Harmon has a lot to be thankful for: two great kids, a stable marriage, and now, a dream career. Software consultant Jane Bell wants Nora on her team. Shes offering a fantastic salary, flexible hours, and a chance to travel the world. It sounds too good to be true, but Jane wont take no for an answer. Jane acts more like a friend than a boss, and Noras personal and professional boundaries begin to blur. Jane is smitten with Noras perfect familyparticularly her daughterand far too attentive to Noras husband. Nora cant help but feel insecure and unsettled. Maybe Jane is everything she says she is: a lonely woman in need of feeling the love of a kind and decent family. Maybe Nora is just being paranoid. Maybe not. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In the second installment of USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwells Sinful Brides series, a noblewoman risks her reputationand her hearton Londons most notorious gaming proprietor. Thanks to her older siblings, Lady Penelope Tidemore is no stranger to scandal. In order for her to make a good match, her secret longings for intrigue and romance must be quelled. Yet it is through terrible mischance that Penelope is caught in a compromising positionhowever innocentwith the darkly enigmatic viscount Ryker Black. Mr. Black is no gentleman. Raised from the streets and proprietor of the most notorious gaming hell in London, Black lives in a world filled with debauchery and danger. Taking a Society wife from the very ton he despises is not part of his plan, even if the innocent Penelope turns his blood hot with desire. But Penelope isnt afraid of Mr. Black, and she soon discovers that his reputation as a scoundrel may be designed to hide a surprising vulnerability. As this unlikely husband and wife grow closer, they learn that what started as chance could end up sealing their fates. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Morris, Jennifer E. (illustratore). Eduardo Guadardo may look fluffy. He may look cute. But hes no little lamb. Hes about to graduate from the FBIthats the Fairytale Bureau of Investigationsas an Elite Sheep. He knows five forms of kung fu, and he can outfox the foxiest of foxes. In fact, hes so good they put him on his own case: to keep the farmers daughter, Mary, safe from Wolf, Troll, and Witch. Its a job for somebody baaaaaaadsomeone like a soon-to-be Elite Sheep. The thing is, protecting Mary isnt quite as easy as Eduardo expected This imaginary backstory for Mary Had a Little Lamb is hilarious, action-packed, and filled with subterfuge (that means pulling the wool over your eyes, for you civilians). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger Award Two murders. An abandoned asylum. Will a mysterious former patient help untangle the dark truth? The body of an elderly woman has been found in the bowels of a derelict asylum on the banks of the Thames. As Detective Lew Kirby and his partner begin their investigation, another body is discovered in the river nearby. How are the two murders connected? Before long, the secrets of Blackwater Asylum begin to reveal themselves. There are rumours about underground bunkers and secret rooms, unspeakable psychological experimentation, and a dark force that haunts the ruins, trying to pull back in all those who attempt to escape. Urban explorer Connie Darke, whose sister died in a freak accident at the asylum, is determined to help Lew expose its grisly past. Meanwhile Lew discovers a devastating family secret that threatens to turn his life upside down. As his world crumbles around him, Lew must put the pieces of the puzzle together to keep the killer from striking again. Only an eccentric former patient really knows the truthbut will he reveal it to Lew before its too late? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. From bestselling author Amanda Prowse comes a heartwarming tale of first impressions and lasting love. Thomasina Hitch Waycott loves living and working on the remote family farm and B&B. But she also wants more. To see the world. To own her own home. To fall madly in love. But those are fairy tales, and if her life is a fairy tale, then shes the ugly duckling. Her deformed lip, her crooked limbs and her weak heart have kept her from taking chances. But thats about to change. When Grayson Potts comes to stay, hes unlike anyone Thomasina has ever met. Hes aloof, eccentric and exceptionally kind. Hes also totally unconcerned with the physical flaws that have always defined Thomasina. The two form a bond that neither has had before. Its possible that it could become something more, but Thomasina also wonders if its too good to be true. By putting her heart on the line, Thomasina may open herself to heartbreak. But she may also open herself to so much more. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. From bestselling author Amanda Prowse comes the poignant tale of a woman who has always been there for her family. But will they be there for her? Rae-Valentine and Howard were childhood sweethearts. Theyve shared twenty-five peaceful years since they were brought together by Dolly, Howards larger-than-life sister. But now, on the night of their wedding anniversary, Howard reveals a shocking betrayal that leaves Rae reeling. Heartbroken, she takes Dolly on her would-be anniversary trip to Antigua and the two women drink and dance and talk like they havent in years. But in the break from real life, Rae realises her choices have always been made for her, and suddenly shes questioning not only her fragile marriage but also her one-sided friendships. Is she really the pushover everyone else sees? When Howard comes looking for reconciliation, Rae has a choice to make: keep the peace, as she always has, or put herself first for once and find out who she really is. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. What would you do if you learned that the life you lived was a lie? Nina McCarrick lives the perfect life, until her husband, Finn, is killed in a car accident and everything Nina thought she could rely on unravels. Alone, bereft and faced with a mountain of debt, Nina quickly loses her life of luxury and she begins to question whether she ever really knew the man she married. Forced to move out of her family home, Nina returns to the rundown Southampton council estateand the sistershe thought she had left far behind. But Nina cant let herself be overwhelmedher boys need her. To save them, and herself, she will have to do what her husband discouraged for so long: pursue a career of her own. Torn between the life she thought she knew and the reality she now faces, Nina finally must learn what it means to take control of her life. Bestselling author Amanda Prowse once again plumbs the depths of human experience in this stirring and empowering tale of one womans loss and love. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In this mesmerizing drama, one life-altering event catapults a family into turmoil, revealing secrets that may leave them fractured foreveror bind them together tighter than ever before. From the outside, the Davenports look like any other family living a completely ordinary lifeuntil that devastating day when five-year-old Jonah is killed, and the family is torn apart. As the fury of guilt engulfs them, the Davenports slowly start to unravel, one by one. Losing her son forces Rachel to withdraw into a frayed, fuzzy reality. Her husband, Sam, tries to remain stoic, but hes consumed by regret with the choices hes made. Eden mourns her brother, while desperately fighting to regain a sense of normalcy. And Aunt Ruth, Rachels sister, works too hard to care for the family, even as her own personal issues haunt her. Told from multiple points of viewincluding Jonahsthe family struggles to cope with unthinkable loss. But as they face their own dark secrets about that terrible day, they have a choice: to be swallowed up in sadness forever, or begin the raw, arduous ascent back to living. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A brilliant, breathless thriller that kept me guessing to the last shocking page. Erin Kelly, Sunday Times bestselling author of He Said/She Said An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller. It was supposed to be the perfect reunion: six university friends together again after twenty years. Host Ali finally has the life she always wanted, a career she can be proud of and a wonderful family with her college boyfriend, now husband. But that night her best friend makes an accusation so shocking that nothing will ever be the same again. When Karen staggers in from the garden, bleeding and traumatised, she claims that she has been assaultedby Alis husband, Mike. Ali must make a split-second decision: who should she believe? Her horrified husband, or her best friend? With Mike offering a very different version of events, Ali knows one of them is lyingbut which? And why? When the ensuing chaos forces her to re-examine the golden era the group shared at university, Ali realises there are darker memories too. Memories that have lain dormant for decades. Memories someone would kill to protect. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The chilling new psychological thriller from the #1 bestselling author of I Am Watching You. It was their darkest secret. Three schoolgirls made a promiseto take the horrible truth of what they did to the grave. Thirty years later, Beth and Sally have tried to put the trauma behind them. Though Carol has distanced herself from her former friends, the three are adamant that the truth must never come to light, even if the memory still haunts them. But when some shocking news threatens to unearth their dark secret, Beth enlists the help of private investigator Matthew Hill to help her and Sally reconnect with estranged Carolbefore the terrible act they committed as teenagers is revealed. Beth wishes she could take back the vow they made. But somebody is watching and will stop at nothing to ensure the secret stays buried. Now, with her beloved family in peril, can Beth still keep the promise? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. Seventy-one, and a man used to controlling those around him, Saul struggles to make peace with his disconnected family before Alzheimers consumes his sanity. His ramblings, humor, emotions, lucid moments, and confusion are laid bare, as well as the thoughts and feelings of his loved ones: his wife, Monique, conflicted and depressedcaring, yet angry; his daughter, Florence, compassionate, yet proper and reserved; his son, Joey, self-centered and narcissistic, seemingly indifferent to his familys challenges; and his doctor, an Alzheimers specialist, who cares for Saul until his final days. From the beginning Saul and his family know how it has to end, because no one has ever outsmarted Alzheimers. But as they navigate the meandering road that will eventually bring Sauls demise, they leave behind their once disconnected lives and come together to weather their difficult journey. Heartfelt and moving, this lauded novel, winner of 2014 gold medals from the Independent Publisher Book Awards, Readers Favorite Book Awards, and the Living Now Book Award for Inspirational Fiction, will appeal to fans of Lisa Genovas Still Alice or Nicholas Sparkss The Notebook. Best Book Of 2014 Alzheimers Weekly Revised edition: This edition of An Absent Mind includes editorial revisions.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Loch Ewe, 1940. When gamekeepers daughter Floras remote highland village finds itself the base for the Royal Navys Arctic convoys, life in her close-knit community changes forever. In defiance of his disapproving father, the lairds son falls in love with Flora, and as tensions build in their disrupted home, any chance of their happiness seems doomed. Decades later, Floras daughter, singer Lexie Gordon, is forced to return to the village and to the tiny cottage where she grew up. Having long ago escaped to the bright lights of the West End, London still never truly felt like home. Now back, with a daughter of her own, Lexie learns that her motherand the hostile-seeming village itselfhave long been hiding secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew. As she pieces together the fragments of her parents story, Lexie discovers the courageous, devastating sacrifices made in her name. Its too late to rekindle her relationship with her mother, but can Lexie find it in her heart to forgive the past, to grieve for all thats lost, and finally find her place in the world? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A harrowing debut novel of a tragic disappearance and one sisters journey through the trauma that has shaped her life. For eleven-year-old Esme, ballet is everythinguntil her four-year-old sister, Lily, vanishes without a trace and nothing is certain anymore. People Esme has known her whole life suddenly become suspects, each new one hitting closer to home than the last. Unable to cope, Esme escapes the nightmare that is her new reality when she receives an invitation to join an elite ballet academy in San Francisco. Desperate to leave behind her chaotic, broken family and the mystery surrounding Lilys disappearance, Esme accepts. Eight years later, Esme is up for her big break: her first principal role in Paris. But a call from her older sister shatters the protective world she has built for herself, forcing her to revisit the tragedy shes run from for so long. Will her family finally have the answers theyve been waiting for? And can Esme confront the pain that shaped her childhood, or will the darkness follow her into the spotlight? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. An RNA Romantic Novel Award nominee. Heartbroken and hoping for a new start, Abi Howes takes a summer job in rural France at the Chateau Bellevue. The old chateau echoes with voices from the past, and soon Abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable womans story, a story that could change the course of her summerand her life. In 1938, Eliane Martin tends beehives in the garden of the beautiful Chateau Bellevue. In its shadow she meets Mathieu Dubosq and falls in love for the first time, daring to hope that a happy future awaits. But Frances eastern border is darkening under the clouds of war, and history has other plans for Eliane When she is separated from Mathieu in the chaos of German occupation, Eliane makes the dangerous decision to join the Resistance and fight for Frances liberty. But with no end to the war in sight, her loyalty to Mathieu is severely tested. From the bestselling author of Sea of Memories comes the story of two remarkable women, generations apart, who must use adversity to their advantage and find the resilience deep within. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Truth is rarely pure and never simple Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past. Or so it seems to intelligence officer Hugo Hawksworth, wounded on a secret mission and now reluctantly assuming an altogether less perilous role at Selchester. The Castles faded grandeur hides a web of secrets and scandalsthe Earl has been missing for seven years, lost without a trace since the night he left his guests and walked out into a blizzard. When a skeleton is uncovered beneath the flagstones of the Old Chapel, the police produce a suspect and declare the case closed. Hugo is not convinced. With the help of the spirited Freya Wryton, the Earls niece, he is drawn back into active service, and the ancient town of Selchester is dragged into the intrigues and conspiracies of the Cold War era. With a touch of Downton Abbey, a whisper of Agatha Christie and a nod to Le Carre, A Man of Some Repute is the first book in this delightfully classic and witty murder mystery series. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Britain is at warbut the greatest threat to the Crown might be within the Palace walls. London, 1941: Major Edgar Brampton is found shot dead in his office in Buckingham Palace. All signs point towards a self-inflicted tragedy, but when Palace authorities hurry his body away and order staff to stay silent, fellow courtier Guy Harfords suspicions are raised. While the outside world faces the onslaught of war, within the Palace walls a curious mystery unfolds. Rumours swirl about Bramptons relationship with the Queen, and theres talk of other plots involving those closest to the King. To get to the bottom of what really happened, Guy joins forces with some unlikely alliesRodie Carr, a beautiful East End burglar, and Rupert Hardacre, a postman with a pastbut time may be running outfor him, for the King, and for Britain. Someone has their eye on the crown, and theyll do anything to get it. Can Guy solve the case before more blood is spilled on the royal carpets? Or will he be the next victim? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. They thought she was insane. But what if she was telling the truth? 1942, New Zealand. Ediths been locked away for a long time. She was just five years old when she was sent to Seacliff Lunatic Asylum. Fifteen years later, she has few memories of her life before the asylum, but longs for one beyond it. When she survives a devastating fire that destroys her ward, Edith is questioned by the police and a young doctor, Declan Harris. Intrigued by his beautiful patient, Declan begins to doubt the official reasons for her incarceration. Is she truly mador could the impossible stories she told as a child actually be true? Time is running out. With Edie awaiting a new and permanent treatment, soon there will be little of her left to save. Meanwhile intrigue has tipped into obsessionDeclan needs to uncover the truth, but in doing so he will risk losing everything. As he sets out to save her mind, will he lose his own? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. An Amazon Charts bestseller. Shes a total stranger. But she knows who you are Suzi did a bad thing. Shes paying for it now, pregnant, scared, and living in an isolated cottage with her jealous husband, Nick. When Nora moves into the only house nearby, Suzi is delighted to have a friend. So much so that shes almost tempted to tell Nora her terrible secret. But theres more to Nora than meets the eye. Its impossibledoes she already know what Suzi did? Meanwhile, Elle spends her days in her perfect home, fixated on keeping up appearances. But when her husband betrays her, it unravels a secret going all the way back to her childhood. Shell do whatever it takes to hold on to him, even if that means murder. After all, shes done it before Caught up in their own secrets and lies, these strangers will soon realise they have more in common than they could ever have imagined. When a shocking event brings them together, their lives will never be the same again. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Kenny Gabriel is three years away from turning sixty, has forty-three quid in the bank and is occasionally employed to find people who would rather not be found. Broke, clientless and depressed, he knows things cant get much worse. Then hes summoned to the office of London media magnate Frank Parr, whose daughter, Harry, is missingand theres ten grand on the table to get her back. Its a lot of money, and God knows Kenny needs the cash. But he and Frank have a history hed rather not revisit. Kenny worked for him in the seventies, when Frank was the head of a Soho magazine empire and owner of an infamous nightclub. And Kenny might still be working for Frank nowif he hadnt witnessed his boss brutally torturing another employee. Kenny suspects taking this job is a mistake, and hes probably right. Because while he may be done with the past, the past is far from done with him. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.